Pittsburg, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

38,963

0.126% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.8

2.74% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$122,400

7.27% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

19,664

0.681% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Pittsburg, KS had a population of 39k people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pittsburg, KS declined from 39,012 to 38,963, a −0.126% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Pittsburg, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Pittsburg, KS are Pittsburg State University (1,801 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Pittsburg, KS was $122,400, and the homeownership rate was 60.1%.

Most people in Pittsburg, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Pittsburg, KS was 2 cars per household.

Pittsburg, KS borders Joplin, MO and Parsons, KS.

United States Kansas

Economy

The economy of Pittsburg, KS employs 19.7k people. The largest industries in Pittsburg, KS are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,731 people), Educational Services (2,664 people), and Manufacturing (2,567 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

19.7k

2023 Value

± 970

0.681%

1 Year growth

± 6.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pittsburg, KS grew at a rate of 0.681%, from 19.5k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pittsburg, KS, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,258 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,826 people), and Production Occupations (1,692 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pittsburg, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

19.7k

2023 Value

± 970

0.681%

1 Year growth

± 6.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pittsburg, KS grew at a rate of 0.681%, from 19.5k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pittsburg, KS, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,731 people), Educational Services (2,664 people), and Manufacturing (2,567 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pittsburg, KS, though some of these residents may live in Pittsburg, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,792

Median earning men ± $1,400

$30,291

Median earning women ± $3,015

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,000), Public Administration ($50,518), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,485).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,438), Construction ($47,993), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,438).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

76
Other Services (except Public Administration)
58
Health Care and Social Assistance
51
Management of Companies and Enterprises

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$156k
Manufacturing
$126k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$51.4k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pittsburg, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (41%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.23%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pittsburg, KS awarded 1,801 degrees. The student population of Pittsburg, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,796 male students and 3,062 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pittsburg, KS are White (1,424 and 82.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (106 and 6.14%), Two or More Races (71 and 4.11%), and Black or African American (67 and 3.88%).

The largest universities in Pittsburg, KS by number of degrees awarded are Pittsburg State University (1,801 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pittsburg, KS are General Business Administration & Management (203 and 11.3%), Elementary Education & Teaching (194 and 10.8%), and Registered Nursing (128 and 7.11%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Pittsburg, KS, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 37.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 5,858 (47.7% men and 52.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 5,858 students enrolled in Pittsburg, KS, 47.7% men and 52.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,512 records, of which 53.9% were women and 46.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
64 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
128 degrees awarded
Construction Management
78 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Pittsburg, KS was Elementary Education & Teaching with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Pittsburg, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Pittsburg State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,801 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pittsburg State University with 1,801 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 805 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pittsburg, KS, which is 0.808 times less than the 996 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,424 degrees mean that there were 13.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 106 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,836) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,938) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pittsburg, KS was $122,400 in 2023, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $114,100 to $122,400, a 7.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Pittsburg, KS is 60.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Pittsburg, KS have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pittsburg, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pittsburg, KS is N/A. In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Pittsburg, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

Housing

Property

$122,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,796

$9,560

Median Property Taxes

±$621

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 Pittsburg, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.1%

Homeownership

2023

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 60.1% of the housing units in Pittsburg, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pittsburg, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $107,261, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $88,000 and $87,694.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pittsburg, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

15.9k

Number of Households

± 838

In N/A, the median household income of the 15.9k households in Pittsburg, KS N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Pittsburg, KS 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pittsburg, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.2%)
Carpooled (10.4%)
Worked At Home (5.18%)

In 2023, 80.2% of workers in Pittsburg, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.4%) and those who worked at home (5.18%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pittsburg, KS have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Pittsburg, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pittsburg, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pittsburg, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pittsburg, KS (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pittsburg, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

N/A% of the population of Pittsburg, KS has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 27.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pittsburg, KS N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pittsburg, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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