Allegheny
Pennsylvania

What stands out

If you had to describe Allegheny County in numbers, start here: the uninsured rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (5.1%), the share working from home is in the top 5% of American counties (16%), and high-school completion is in the top 6% of American counties (95%). Within Pennsylvania it ranks 4th of 67 counties for the uninsured rate, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 1,245,310 people live here with you, which makes it one of the country's big urban counties. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -8,665).

Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% income tax and exempts all retirement income, including Social Security, pensions and 401(k) and IRA withdrawals after age 59½. It is one of six states with an inheritance tax, which applies even to children at 4.5%. Local earned-income taxes of 1% to nearly 4% apply in most municipalities, and Philadelphia's wage tax is the highest of any city in the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $72,537 a year, higher than 79% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $78,297. Unemployment runs 4.2%, higher than 75% of American counties. 16% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 22 minutes each way.

Pennsylvania takes 3.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,227 a year.

Home

The median home costs $244K, pricier than 54% of American counties, about 1.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,110 a month. Property tax is 1.68% of home value, roughly $3,358 a year on that median home, higher than 91% of American counties. 65% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.3 per 1,000 residents, lower than 81% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 31 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 77.2 years, longer than 67% of American counties. There are 9,340 active physicians in the county, about 75.0 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 3.8 of 5 stars. 5.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.37 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 91% of American counties. 95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 21 points. 75% of eligible voters turned out. Under Pennsylvania law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 52°F, highs near 62 and lows near 42, colder than 65% of American counties. About 37 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 78 out of 100, riskier than 79% of American counties; the county has had 18 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 277 Mbps down, faster than 87% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 29 breweries, 36 museums.