Pittsburg is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 77,131 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Pittsburg is the 118th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Pittsburg are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Pittsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Pittsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Pittsburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pittsburg, the average commute to work is 36.27 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Pittsburg use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Pittsburg‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Pittsburg citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.63% of adults in Pittsburg have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Pittsburg in 2022 was $38,833, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,332 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. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pittsburg, accounting for 43.00% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pittsburg residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pittsburg include German, Italian, English, Irish, and European.

Pittsburg also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.01%.

The most common language spoken in Pittsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.