People QuickFacts Allegheny County Pennsylvania Population, 2012 estimate 1,229,338 12,763,536 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 1,223,348 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.5% 0.5% Population, 2010 1,223,348 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.2% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.5% 21.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 16.6% 15.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.0% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 81.8% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 13.3% 11.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.9% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.8% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.7% 5.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 80.5% 79.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.9% 87.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.7% 5.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.9% 10.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 92.0% 87.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 34.5% 26.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 100,196 1,007,939 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.5 25.7  Housing units, 2011 588,591 5,579,275 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.4% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 27.0% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $118,700 $163,200 Households, 2007-2011 523,175 4,952,566 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.27 2.47 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $30,530 $27,824 Median household income, 2007-2011 $49,805 $51,651 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.4% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Allegheny County Pennsylvania Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 33,347 297,023 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 662,099 4,976,193 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -4.2 -2.2 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 71,880 762,405  Total number of firms, 2007 95,698 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 15,725,247 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 18,141,618 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 20,075,411 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,456 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,540,334 19,625,449 Building permits, 2011 1,300 14,967     Geography QuickFacts Allegheny County Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 730.08 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,675.6 283.9 FIPS Code 003 42 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts