Census place 2056025

Pittsburg

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Pittsburg city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Pittsburg.

According to the 2025 estimate, Pittsburg has a population of 20,569 and 1,532 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 38 covered Kansas places are: median household income is $43,419, below the comparison median of $68,803; median home value is $123,200, below the comparison median of $192,500; and typical commute is 15.8 minutes, below the comparison median of 19.5 minutes. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median household income
$43,419
Below the comparison median of $68,803
median home value
$123,200
Below the comparison median of $192,500
typical commute
15.8 minutes
Below the comparison median of 19.5 minutes

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Pittsburg's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
20,569
2025 estimate
Annual change
0%
Population estimate
Density
1,532/sq mi
13.4 sq mi land area
Median age
25.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$43,419
Median home value
$123,200
Median gross rent
$854
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.2%
Typical commute
15.8 min
Drive-alone commute
76.5%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
3.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
53.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
52.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
62.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.6%
Working from home
5.8%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
90.5%
Homes built 2020+
0.5%
Households without a vehicle
10.1%
Households with children
32.3%
Residents with a disability
16.8%
Residents without insurance
15.1%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Crawford County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
16
Severe Storm declarations
13
Hurricane declarations
1
Severe Ice Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: JOPLIN 24 N (7 mi from place center)
Average high
68°F
Average low
45.4°F
Annual rainfall
45.8"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Pittsburg.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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