Pittsburg Metro Area

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  2. Pittsburg Metro Area Statistics
  3. Pittsburg Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Pittsburg Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Pittsburg Metro Area Family Information
  6. Pittsburg Metro Area Education Information
  7. Pittsburg Metro Area Business Information
  8. Pittsburg Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Pittsburg Metro Area Criminal Information
  10. Pittsburg Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Pittsburg Metro Area Counties
  12. Pittsburg Metro Area Cities


Pittsburg Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Pittsburg Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 38,242
  • Land Area (2000): 1,535.623 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.542 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 17,221
Pittsburg Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 48,560 62.47%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 3,759 4.84%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 25,418 32.70%

Pittsburg Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Pittsburg Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 16,422 15,363 1,060 6.45% 65
1991 15,973 15,068 905 5.67% 57
1992 16,594 15,669 925 5.58% 56
1993 17,065 15,975 1,090 6.39% 64
1994 17,508 16,560 949 5.42% 54
1995 18,133 17,248 885 4.88% 49
1996 18,609 17,658 951 5.11% 51
1997 17,954 17,020 934 5.20% 52
1998 18,014 17,184 829 4.60% 46
1999 18,340 17,636 704 3.84% 39
2000 18,891 18,031 861 4.56% 46
2001 18,999 18,028 971 5.11% 51
2002 19,247 18,245 1,002 5.20% 52
2003 19,446 18,351 1,095 5.63% 56
2004 19,272 18,069 1,203 6.24% 62
2005 19,444 18,318 1,126 5.79% 58
2006 19,379 18,399 980 5.06% 51
2007 19,388 18,455 933 4.81% 48
2008 19,389 18,388 1,001 5.16% 52
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,213 18,193 1,020 5.31% 53
Feb 2008 19,368 18,405 963 4.97% 50
Mar 2008 19,460 18,436 1,024 5.26% 53
Apr 2008 19,227 18,336 891 4.63% 46
May 2008 19,424 18,443 981 5.05% 51
Jun 2008 19,768 18,804 964 4.88% 49
Jul 2008 19,286 18,190 1,096 5.68% 57
Aug 2008 19,298 18,271 1,027 5.32% 53
Sep 2008 19,459 18,415 1,044 5.37% 54
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Pittsburg Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 2,044 10.63%
2. Educational Services 1,990 10.35%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,032 5.37%
4. Metal Manufactuing 862 4.48%
5. Public Administration 844 4.39%
6. Printing and Related Manufacturing 778 4.05%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 740 3.85%
8. Health Care 726 3.78%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 624 3.25%
10. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 578 3.01%
11. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 572 2.98%
12. Repair and Maintenance 522 2.72%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 428 2.23%
14. Finance and Insurance 418 2.17%
15. Food Manufacturing 360 1.87%
16. Department and Other General Stores 326 1.70%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 320 1.66%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 300 1.56%
19. Truck Transportation 296 1.54%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 294 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 3,756 21.56%
2. Health Care 3,474 19.94%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,480 8.50%
4. Social Assistance 890 5.11%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 784 4.50%
6. Finance and Insurance 598 3.43%
7. Public Administration 516 2.96%
8. Department and Other General Stores 496 2.85%
9. Personal and Laundry Services 410 2.35%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 398 2.28%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 300 1.72%
12. Printing and Related Manufacturing 298 1.71%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 262 1.50%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 252 1.45%
15. Food Manufacturing 222 1.27%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 212 1.22%
17. Metal Manufactuing 196 1.13%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 192 1.10%
19. Construction 188 1.08%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 170 0.98%

Pittsburg Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 1,428 7.43%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 908 4.72%
3. Other Management Occupations 786 4.09%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 782 4.07%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 780 4.06%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 732 3.81%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 716 3.73%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 616 3.20%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 548 2.85%
10. Other Construction Trades 532 2.77%
11. Printing Workers 464 2.41%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 444 2.31%
13. Postsecondary Teachers 438 2.28%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 432 2.25%
15. Construction Laborers 428 2.23%
16. Farmers and Farm Managers 400 2.08%
17. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 394 2.05%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 388 2.02%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 364 1.89%
20. Top Executives 320 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 994 5.71%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 934 5.36%
3. Secretaries and Admins 932 5.35%
4. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 814 4.67%
5. Registered Nurses 768 4.41%
6. Waiters and Waitresses 698 4.01%
7. Other Management Occupations 656 3.77%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 630 3.62%
9. Other Production Occupations 576 3.31%
10. Child Care Workers 560 3.21%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 542 3.11%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 484 2.78%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 464 2.66%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 464 2.66%
15. Cashiers 390 2.24%
16. Postsecondary Teachers 376 2.16%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 370 2.12%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 348 2.00%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 344 1.97%
20. Other Personal Care, Not child care 296 1.70%

Pittsburg Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 30,892 49.66%
15-35 hours 10,366 16.66%
1-14 hours 2,160 3.47%
No regular hours 18,792 30.21%

Pittsburg Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,098 3.10%
5 AM-5:29 AM 639 1.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,199 3.39%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,884 5.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,337 9.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,857 13.72%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 7,457 21.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,689 10.42%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,778 5.02%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,495 4.22%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 827 2.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 332 0.94%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,631 10.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,183 8.99%

Pittsburg Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,769 7.82%
5-9 9,115 25.74%
10-14 8,622 24.35%
15-19 4,664 13.17%
20-24 3,410 9.63%
25-29 1,087 3.07%
30-34 2,089 5.90%
35-39 540 1.53%
40-44 714 2.02%
45-59 1,214 3.43%
60-89 564 1.59%
At least 90 618 1.75%

Pittsburg Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 58 0.16% 29,609 83.63%
30-44 22 0.06% 3,321 9.38%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,214 3.43%
At least 60 16 0.05% 1,166 3.29%

Pittsburg Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 184 0.50%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,603 9.80%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 30,239 82.27%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 52 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 136 0.37%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 96 0.26%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,096 2.98%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,350 3.67%

Pittsburg Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 31,032 (72,854 people)
Families (2000): 19,006 (56,366 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,368
People at same address in 1995: 37,327
Pittsburg Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 4,802 15.23%
$10,000-$14,999 3,177 10.07%
$15,000-$19,999 2,738 8.68%
$20,000-$24,999 2,773 8.79%
$25,000-$29,999 2,431 7.71%
$30,000-$34,999 2,049 6.50%
$35,000-$39,999 1,753 5.56%
$40,000-$44,999 1,883 5.97%
$45,000-$49,999 1,530 4.85%
$50,000-$59,999 2,534 8.03%
$60,000-$74,999 2,554 8.10%
$75,000-$99,999 1,857 5.89%
$100,000-$124,999 588 1.86%
$125,000-$149,999 357 1.13%
$150,000-$199,999 281 0.89%
$200,000 or more 231 0.73%

Pittsburg Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,751 30.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,382 28.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 972 6.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,140 13.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 257 1.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,758 11.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 59 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 781 5.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 24 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 256 1.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 119 0.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.01%

Pittsburg Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 23,869 28.93%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 10,842 13.14%
Public Assistance 959 1.16%
Retirement 4,490 5.44%
Self Employment 4,249 5.15%
Social Security 9,563 11.59%
Supplemental Security 1,498 1.82%
Wage / Salary 22,927 27.79%
Other 4,101 4.97%

Pittsburg Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 8,954 57.88%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,515 42.12%

Pittsburg Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,574 8.47%
Color 1 Box Married 16,694 54.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 10,313 33.93%
Color 3 Box Widowed 817 2.69%

Pittsburg Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,400 10.33%
Color 1 Box Married 16,723 50.83%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,445 25.67%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,334 13.17%

Pittsburg Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Pittsburg Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,874 4.78%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 5,871 9.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 16,661 27.74%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 18,780 31.27%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,491 5.81%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 7,829 13.03%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,558 7.59%

Pittsburg Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 740 1.94% 344 0.90% 1,084 2.83%
Kindergarten 898 2.35% 112 0.29% 1,010 2.64%
Grades 1-4 3,189 8.34% 384 1.00% 3,573 9.34%
Grades 5-8 3,527 9.22% 470 1.23% 3,997 10.45%
Grades 9-12 3,993 10.44% 324 0.85% 4,317 11.29%
Undergrad college 8,887 23.24% 190 0.50% 9,077 23.74%
Graduate or professional school 1,107 2.89% 42 0.11% 1,149 3.00%
Total 22,341 58.42% 1,866 4.88% 24,207 63.30%

Pittsburg Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Pittsburg Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 78 80
2004 76 81

Pittsburg Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Pittsburg Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 62,528 84.21%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 11,723 15.79%

Pittsburg Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 77
Pittsburg Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Pittsburg Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,732 12.37%
10-19 Years 5,847 15.29%
20-29 Years 6,913 18.08%
30-39 Years 4,566 11.94%
40-49 Years 4,945 12.93%
50-59 Years 3,886 10.16%
60-69 Years 2,660 6.96%
70-79 Years 2,554 6.68%
80-89 Years 1,748 4.57%
90+ Years 391 1.02%

Pittsburg Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 18,634 48.73%
Color 1 Box Female 19,608 51.27%

Pittsburg Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 35,282 92.26%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 910 2.38%
Color 1 Box African-American 671 1.75%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 547 1.43%
Color 2 Box Asian 421 1.10%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 342 0.89%
Color 6 Box Other Race 35 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 34 0.09%

Pittsburg Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 17,620 26.50%
2. Irish 10,001 15.04%
3. English 8,371 12.59%
4. United States Or American 6,865 10.33%
5. Italian 5,697 8.57%
6. French Non-Basque 4,131 6.21%
7. Dutch 1,829 2.75%
8. Scotch Irish 1,688 2.54%
9. Scottish 1,504 2.26%
10. Swedish 1,226 1.84%

Pittsburg Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 69,530 95.28%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,568 2.15%
3. Chinese 326 0.45%
4. German 262 0.36%
5. Arabic 244 0.33%
6. French 241 0.33%
7. Japanese 148 0.20%
8. Other Asian 106 0.15%
9. Thai 76 0.10%
10. Italian 66 0.09%

Pittsburg Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 75,657 97.32%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 562 0.72%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,518 1.95%

Pittsburg Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Pittsburg Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Pittsburg Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Crawford County    

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