Allegheny County · Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
Quick answer
Pittsburgh, PA has a population of 302,971 and a median household income of $62,637 — about $5,220 a month before tax. That ranks 63 of 94 covered metros by income and 62 of 94 by population.
Population
302,971
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$62,637
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
7%
Pennsylvania + local
Income rank
#63
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Pittsburgh household at the median income of $62,637 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,096 a year in sales tax at 7%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Pennsylvania exempts or discounts several categories. Allegheny County is one of only two Pennsylvania counties allowed a local sales tax; the other is Philadelphia.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Pittsburgh-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Pennsylvania Department of Revenue rate tables · rates as published for 2026