Pittsburg is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 56,820 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Pittsburg is the 133rd largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pittsburg is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pittsburg is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pittsburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.88%), sales jobs (10.94%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.65%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Pittsburg are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Pittsburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.34 minutes every day commuting to work.

Even though Pittsburg is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Pittsburg Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Pittsburg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.72% of the adults in Pittsburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pittsburg in 2000 was $18,241, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,964 for a family of four.

Pittsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pittsburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pittsburg is White, followed by African-American. Pittsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.98% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Pittsburg include Italian, German, Irish, and English.

In addition, Pittsburg has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.82%).

The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.