Neighborhood Snapshots

Background

Have you ever wondered how many jobs are in your neighborhood? How many people own their homes? What recreational opportunities there are? Neighborhood Snapshots feature work, play, and people-based data in a series capturing all 90 Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

You can view your neighborhood's data & coloring map, share your thoughts on the Snapshots, and explore their sources below.

Find Your Neighborhood Snapshot

East & Central

East & Central Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

North

North Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

South & West

South Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

West Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

Explore the Data

The Neighborhood Snapshots compiled multiple data sources to show a picture of every community. You can explore sources like the US Census, Child Opportunity Index, and Pittsburgh Data Dashboards to learn more or compare Pittsburgh's data to other geographies.

OnTheMap

The US Census Bureau OnTheMap tool explores local employment dynamics including share of jobs, share of workers, and commuting distances by geography.

Diversity Index

The US Census Bureau Diversity Index tells us how likely two people chosen at random will be from different race and ethnicity groups. A value of 0 indicates that everyone in the population has the same racial and ethnic background. A value close to 100 indicates that almost everyone in the population has different racial and ethnic characteristics.

American Community Survey estimates for Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

This University of Pittsburgh data set and report published information on demographics, education, commuting, and earnings by neighborhood.

Child Opportunity Index

This interactive map displays child opportunity by census tract. The Child Opportunity index measures the quality of resources and conditions that foster healthy development for children. COI scores are calculated using 44 indicators in three broad categories – education, health and environment, and social and economic.

Pittsburgh City Steps Dashboard

This dashboard displays information on known City of Pittsburgh steps in the public Right-of-Way.

Pittsburgh Crash Data Dashboard

This dashboard displays information on reportable crash data in Pittsburgh from the jurisdictions of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Pennsylvania State Police.

Pittsburgh Community Garden Map

This Grow Pittsburgh map locates community gardens, farms, school gardens, and composting sites in Pittsburgh.

POGOH Bike System Map

This map locates bike share stations and bike routes in the City of Pittsburgh.

Crash Data Dashboard – City of Pittsburgh: Data timeline- 2019-2023 [map]. Scale Not Given. City of Pittsburgh, PA. (April 14, 2025).

diversitydatakids.org. 2024. “Child Opportunity Index 3.0 database, 2020 census tracts,” (Feb 07 2025).

“Map | POGOH,” POGOH, 2025, accessed April 14, 2025. https://pogoh.com/system-map/

Steps Dashboard [map]. Scale Not Given. City of Pittsburgh, PA. (April 14, 2025).

University of Pittsburgh University Center for Social and Urban Research, Comparison of 2008-2012 and 2018-2022 American Community Survey estimates for the City of Pittsburgh and neighborhoods, (June 2024), Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/ucsur_neighborhoodp...

U.S. Census Bureau; 2010 Census Summary File 1 (SF1); 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC); generated by Annie Deely using census.gov; https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/inte... (April 14, 2025).

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (2002-2022) [computer file]. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program [distributor], accessed on April 14, 2025 at https://onthemap.ces.census.gov. LODES 8.3 [version]

“Pittsburgh Community Garden Map,” Grow Pittsburgh, 2025, accessed April 14, 2025. https://www.growpittsburgh.org/pittsburgh-communit...

Who's Listening?

Annie Deely

Neighborhood Planner

Department of City Planning

Methods & Limitations

Learn how we decided what data to include on each fact sheet.

The topics that are covered were selected with input from your neighborhood planners, City staff, local subject matter experts, and peer city fact sheets.

Dozens of measures were discussed and prioritized to create this smaller set of data points that highlight the current state of your neighborhood. These topics had to be found in some measure across all 90 communities.

As an example, “Age” census brackets can get very detailed. To capture a “snapshot” we chose "Under 18,"
"Over 65," and the "Median Age" to understand larger groups: youth, seniors, and the middle value or median.

Another example is found in race and ethnicity. Data from the US Census is evolving in how they are characterized today. People who identified as Black, Asian, Hispanic, and White in 2010 and 2020 have been changing how they identify today. Many people now identify as two or more races. Hispanic is not a race but an ethnicity, Spanish speaking. And Asian as an ethnicity (those that share a common history and culture) might be identified as racially Asian and ethnically as Indian.

This project has limitations because of the availability and sustainability of the data. Many data sources outside of the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics are not freely available, updated regularly, or able to be disaggregated down to the Census Block Group level to show equity gaps at the neighborhood level. Gender identity, many public health measures, disability, and undocumented status are not included because of this. We have listed these for transparency of the challenges the project revealed.

Showing the differences across and within Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods is one way to see what they need and what’s necessary to build equity. Ensuring that people have fair and just access to opportunity and resources is foundational to building a plan for the future growth and vibrancy of the Steel City. Disparities exist among race, ethnicity, income, employers, employees, development, natural and built assets. The Neighborhood Snapshots capture a moment in time, foundational to planning for a vibrant future.

Many neighborhood boundaries fall neatly within Census tracts. Others do not and had to be broken down into smaller Census Block Groups. Additionally, some of these geographic boundaries changed with redistricting in 2020 due to population changes. As mentioned in answering "Why don’t all topics add up to 100%?", residents also have started to identify their race/ethnicity differently.

The following topics were drawn from the 5-year American Community Survey 2018-2022: Population, Female-Male, Age, Housing, Diversity Ranking, and Mode of Travel. The following topics were extracted from the US Census “On the Map” tool using the Pittsburgh neighborhood shapefile with the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) longitudinal survey 2021, all jobs: Educational Attainment, Earnings, Workers that live in the neighborhood, resident worker Commute Distance, and Jobs sectors within the neighborhood. Workers and Jobs topics are from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) in the US Census.

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Neighborhood Snapshots

Background

Find Your Neighborhood Snapshot

East & Central

East & Central Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

North

North Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

South & West

South Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

West Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

Explore the Data

Annie Deely

Neighborhood Planner

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Neighborhood Snapshots

Background

Find Your Neighborhood Snapshot

East & Central

East & Central Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

North

North Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

South & West

South Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

West Neighborhoods

Fact Sheets

Explore the Data

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