Pittsburg is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 4,515 people and three associated neighborhoods, Pittsburg is the 422nd largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Pittsburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.46% of the Pittsburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Pittsburg is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Pittsburg who work in food service (9.16%), teaching (7.85%), and office and administrative support (7.62%). Being a small city, Pittsburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Pittsburg, just 12.48% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Pittsburg in 2022 was $23,150, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,600 for a family of four. However, Pittsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pittsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pittsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pittsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 35.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pittsburg include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. Pittsburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.11%. The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
