Demographics of Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania

Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania had 7,777 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −350 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Carnegie borough, in four figures

7,777
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,978 ±61.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −350 people.; 40.4 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,656 ±$11,221
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,127	100.0	100.0
2021	8,041	98.9	100.2
2022	7,930	97.6	100.7
2023	7,875	96.9	101.6
2024	7,829	96.3	102.5
2025	7,777	95.7	103.1

Population of Carnegie borough, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,127	—
2021	8,041	−86
2022	7,930	−111
2023	7,875	−55
2024	7,829	−46
2025	7,777	−52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±3.2: for men 38.2 ±3.0 and for women 48.5 ±7.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Carnegie borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	602 ±256	7.5% ±3.2	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	718 ±158	9.0% ±2.0	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	477 ±156	6.0% ±2.0	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,540 ±347	31.8% ±4.3	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,933 ±287	24.2% ±3.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,708 ±321	21.4% ±4.0	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,656 ±$11,221, and income per person $44,498 ±$4,497, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Carnegie borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	867 ±210	20.6% ±4.9	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	850 ±238	20.2% ±5.6	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	529 ±129	12.5% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	628 ±181	14.9% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	853 ±220	20.2% ±5.1	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	314 ±95	7.4% ±2.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	176 ±69	4.2% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Carnegie borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	929 ±381	11.7% ±4.8	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	92 to 616	8.3% to 45.9%	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	282 ±112	6.6% ±2.6	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	144 to 442	12.1% ±5.9	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Carnegie borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Carnegie borough	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	4,527 ±259	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±7.2	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±2.8	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.5% ±4.5	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.5% ±5.5	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$171,500 ±$14,747	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$890 ±$87	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±3	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Carnegie borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	28 to 320	0.4% to 4.0%	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,355 ±512	79.7% ±6.4	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	389 to 1,237	4.9% to 15.5%	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	89 to 347	1.1% to 4.3%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	417 ±201	5.2% ±2.5	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Carnegie borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	6,257 ±331	78.4% ±4.1	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,086 ±279	13.6% ±3.5	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 40	0% to 0.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	619 ±284	7.8% ±3.6	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	198 to 652	2.5% to 8.2%	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	89 to 299	1.1% to 3.7%	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Carnegie borough among the places of Pennsylvania

140th of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Carnegie borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wilson borough	8,183 ±36
Camp Hill borough	8,169 ±39
Bellevue borough	8,128 ±21
Parkville CDP	8,128 ±732
Dormont borough	8,063 ±29
Carnegie borough	7,978 ±61
Latrobe borough	7,977 ±16
Grove City borough	7,830 ±29
Ancient Oaks CDP	7,777 ±830
Breinigsville CDP	7,769 ±1,095
Palmyra borough	7,755 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in Pennsylvania by median age
No. 28 Places in Pennsylvania by foreign-born share
No. 36 Places in Pennsylvania by poverty rate
No. 44 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income
No. 73 Places in Pennsylvania by median household income
No. 129 Places in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026