Duquesne is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,134 people and three associated neighborhoods, Duquesne is the 282nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

A relatively large number of people in Duquesne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Duquesne is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Duquesne, the average commute to work is 31.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

For a small city, Duquesne has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Duquesne exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The percentage of people in Duquesne with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Duquesne in 2018 was $24,342, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,368 for a family of four. However, Duquesne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Duquesne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duquesne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duquesne residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Duquesne include German, African, Irish, Slovak, and Italian.

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