The Pittsburgh Youth Study

Abstract

, the Pittsburgh metropolitan area had about 2,358,695 inhabitants and the City of Pittsburgh had about 334,563 citizens, of which 26% were African American, 72% Caucasian, and the remainder (2%) were from other ethnic groups. In 2000, the city counted 18,612 boys between ages 0 and 9, 15,220 boys between ages 10 and 17, and 24,742 young men between ages 18 and 24. Pittsburgh has a very stable population; 80% of the residents had been born in the state, compared to 62% on average across the USA. Only 3% of Pittsburgh inhabitants were foreign born compared to 8% across the USA and only 2% of the City's population was not fluent in English. The median family income in Pittsburgh was similar to that in the USA as a whole, with 17% of the children living below the poverty level. There are 90 neighborhoods in the city, many of which, because of rivers, railways, or ravines, are geographically distinct. Most of the neighborhoods are racially divided, with African Americans tending to live in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods.