Earlier in April, the Census Bureau released 2018 Annual Statistics from its Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) program. This data provides current information on the rental and homeowner vacancy rates, and characteristics of units available for occupancy for the United States, regions, states and the nation's largest metropolitan...

Moderate employment growth for the Pittsburgh region in recent years masks ongoing shifts in types of jobs in demand within the regional workforce. While total nonfarm jobs in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) increased by just 5.4% between 2010 and 2018, far greater employment gains and losses are taking place within specific...

In recent decades, Western Pennsylvania has experienced extremely low rates of international immigrants moving into the region. As a result, the foreign-born population residing within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area has dropped from just over 25% a century ago, to under 4% today, a proportion that has consistently been among the lowest for large...

Demographic change is not new for the city of Pittsburgh, but there is evidence some longstanding trends have reversed in the most recent years. The graphics below combines data on population by race from the most recent five decennial censuses (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010) along with population estimates compiled from the American Community...