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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Pittsburgh.
- People are 32.5% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in New York.
 Pittsburgh, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 2010305,351  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 1990369,879  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area55.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pittsburgh, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3421.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Pittsburgh, PANew York, NYUnited States
 White63.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian5.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pittsburgh, PANew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population32.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married53.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households137,747  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households79,690  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 2 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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