Demographics of Pittsburg city, California

Pittsburg city, California had 77,542 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,186 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pittsburg city, in four figures

77,542
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,257 ±56.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,186 people.; 36.6 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $99,861 ±$5,565
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.

Pittsburg city, California's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pittsburg city, California'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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The figures

Pittsburg city, California's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pittsburg city, California'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	76,356	100.0	100.0
2021	75,925	99.4	100.2
2022	75,693	99.1	100.7
2023	76,156	99.7	101.6
2024	77,025	100.9	102.5
2025	77,542	101.6	103.1

Population of Pittsburg city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	76,356	—
2021	75,925	−431
2022	75,693	−232
2023	76,156	+463
2024	77,025	+869
2025	77,542	+517

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.2: for men 36.0 ±1.7 and for women 37.3 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pittsburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	4,582 ±602	6.0% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,044 ±858	15.8% ±1.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,180 ±861	10.7% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,019 ±1,211	28.9% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,630 ±1,140	24.4% ±1.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,802 ±826	14.2% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $99,861 ±$5,565, and income per person $38,833 ±$1,317, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pittsburg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	3,028 ±499	12.7% ±2.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,651 ±437	11.1% ±1.8	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,076 ±467	12.9% ±1.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,150 ±500	13.2% ±2.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,696 ±538	19.7% ±2.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,192 ±437	13.4% ±1.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,988 ±498	16.8% ±2.0	20.5% ±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 Pittsburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	8,469 ±1,202	11.2% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,655 ±494	16.5% ±2.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,165 ±731	9.6% ±1.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,649 ±416	10.4% ±2.5	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pittsburg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pittsburg city	California	United States
Housing units	24,482 ±647	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±0.5	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±2.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±2.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$597,900 ±$12,906	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,264 ±$58	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±1	1976 ±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 Pittsburg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32,791 ±2,148	43.0% ±2.8	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,081 ±1,482	15.8% ±1.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,464 ±1,087	13.7% ±1.4	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,835 ±1,743	19.5% ±2.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	52 to 252	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	527 to 1,641	0.7% to 2.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	336 to 1,156	0.4% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,104 ±832	5.4% ±1.1	4.4% ±<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 Pittsburg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	43,179 ±1,530	56.6% ±2.0	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,905 ±794	9.1% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,766 ±447	2.3% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24,407 ±1,354	32.0% ±1.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	14,260 ±1,198	18.7% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,147 ±893	13.3% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pittsburg city among the places of California

119th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Pittsburg city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chino Hills city	77,927 ±59
Alameda city	77,238 ±40
Pleasanton city	76,960 ±34
Carmichael CDP	76,948 ±2,489
Bellflower city	76,819 ±90
Pittsburg city	76,257 ±56
Apple Valley town	75,473 ±80
Redlands city	73,375 ±52
Rocklin city	73,327 ±76
Turlock city	72,502 ±61
Lake Elsinore city	72,461 ±68

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pittsburg city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 99 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 109 Places in California by median rent
No. 123 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 201 Places in California by median household income
No. 204 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 229 Places in California 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