Duquesne, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,149

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

12.5% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.9%

22.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,180

7.21% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$63,800

Population & Diversity

Duquesne, PA is home to a population of 5.15k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.06% of Duquesne, PA residents were born outside of the country (106 people).

In 2024, there were 1.15 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.33k people) in Duquesne, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.03k White (Non-Hispanic) and 568 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Duquesne, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Duquesne, PA was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Duquesne, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Duquesne, PA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.33k ± 435
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.03k ± 442
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
568 ± 339

2.95%

Hispanic Population

152 people

2.95% of the people in Duquesne, PA are hispanic (152 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Duquesne, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

2.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

106 people

1.16%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

60 people

As of 2024, 2.06% of Duquesne, PA residents (106 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Duquesne, PA was 1.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Duquesne, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
100 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 37

Duquesne, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.45 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Duquesne, PA.

Economy

The economy of Duquesne, PA employs 2.25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Duquesne, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Retail Trade (411 people), and Educational Services (375 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($75,273), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,273), and Manufacturing ($60,417).

Employment

Occupations

2.25k

2024 Value

± 456

4.21%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duquesne, PA grew at a rate of 4.21%, from 2.16k employees to 2.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Duquesne, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (496 people), Sales & Related Occupations (232 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (224 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Duquesne, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.25k

2024 Value

± 456

4.21%

1 Year growth

± 26.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Duquesne, PA grew at a rate of 4.21%, from 2.16k employees to 2.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Duquesne, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (425 people), Retail Trade (411 people), and Educational Services (375 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Duquesne, PA, though some of these residents may live in Duquesne, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,776

Median earning men ± $7,506

$29,798

Median earning women ± $7,093

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($107,750), Manufacturing ($61,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($43,214).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,705), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,350), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($19,408).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Duquesne, PA was $63,800 in 2024, which is 0.192 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $57,500 to $63,800, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Duquesne, PA is 46.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Duquesne, PA have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Duquesne, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 0 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$63,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,840

$1,042

Median Property Taxes

±$222

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Duquesne, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Duquesne, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

46.9%

Homeownership

2024

72.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 46.9% of the housing units in Duquesne, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Duquesne, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,180

Median Household Income

± $5,758

2.22k

Number of Households

± 362

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.22k households in Duquesne, PA grew to $44,180 from the previous year's value of $41,208.

The following chart displays the households in Duquesne, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Duquesne, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (36.8%)
Public Transit (21.5%)
Worked At Home (20.9%)

In 2024, 36.8% of workers in Duquesne, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (21.5%) and those who worked at home (20.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Duquesne, PA have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.61% of the workforce in Duquesne, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Duquesne, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Duquesne, PA (1.18k out of 5.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Duquesne, PA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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