Pittsburg, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 56,769. Estimated population in July 2024: 62,547 (+10.2% change)
Males: 27,887 (49.1%), Females: 28,882 (50.9%)
Contra Costa County
Zip code: 94565
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $50,557
Median house value: $165,100
Population by Race
Races in Pittsburg:
- Hispanic (32.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.2%)
- Black (18.9%)
- Other race (16.1%)
- Filipino (8.7%)
- Two or more races (7.2%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.3%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.7%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (6.3%), Italian (6.1%), Irish (5.9%), English (3.8%), United States (2.2%), French (1.7%).
Elevation: 30 feet
Land area: 15.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pittsburg
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pittsburg city
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
24.8% Foreign born (13.9% Latin America, 8.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,657 (+18.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pittsburg:
- SUTTER DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; ANTIOCH, CA)
- MT DIABLO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CONCORD, CA)
- JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; WALNUT CREEK, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pittsburg:
- BUCHANAN FIELD (about 12 miles; CONCORD, CA; Abbreviation: CCR)
- TRAVIS AFB (about 17 miles; FAIRFIELD, CA; Abbreviation: SUU)
- METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL (about 31 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Abbreviation: OAK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pittsburg:
- RIO VISTA MUNI (about 18 miles; RIO VISTA, CA; Abbreviation: O88)
- LIVERMORE MUNI (about 24 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; Abbreviation: LVK)
- BYRON (about 24 miles; BYRON, CA; Abbreviation: C83)
Amtrak stations near Pittsburg:
- 6 miles: ANTIOCH-PITTSBURG (ANTIOCH, I ST. & SANTA FE TRACKS). Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: MARTINEZ (401 FERRY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: SUISUN-FAIRFIELD (SUISUN, 177 MAIN ST. (UNDER HWY. 12)). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Pittsburg:
- LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,244; Location: 2700 E LELAND RD; Public; Website: www.losmedanos.net)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Pittsburg:
- DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PLEASANT HILL, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,029)
- SAINT MARYS COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA (about 17 miles; MORAGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,545)
- SOLANO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 19 miles; SUISUN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,598)
- MERRITT COLLEGE (about 26 miles; OAKLAND, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-HAYWARD (about 27 miles; HAYWARD, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,988)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY (about 27 miles; BERKELEY, CA; Full-time enrollment: 29,690)
- LAS POSITAS COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LIVERMORE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,564)
Schools
Public high schools in Pittsburg:
- PITTSBURG SENIOR HIGH (Students: 2,353; Location: 250 SCHOOL ST.; Grades: 08 – 12)
- EAST GATE COMMUNITY DAY (Students: 41; Location: 1025 BLACK DIAMOND BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 12)
- GATEWAY HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 27; Location: 205 PACIFICA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Pittsburg:
- CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 477; Location: 1210 STONEMAN AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pittsburg:
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,221; Location: 1201 STONEMAN AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HILLVIEW JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 1,076; Location: 333 YOSEMITE DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- RIVERVIEW MIDDLE (Students: 1,001; Location: 205 PACIFICA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SHORE ACRES ELEMENTARY (Students: 788; Location: 351 MARINA ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY (Students: 720; Location: 4141 HARBOR ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- LOS MEDANOS ELEMENTARY (Students: 682; Location: 610 CROWLEY AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY (Students: 680; Location: 663 CANAL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- STONEMAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 662; Location: 2929 LOVERIDGE ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
- PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 655; Location: 985 W. 17TH ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
- WILLOW COVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 653; Location: 1880 HANLON WAY; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Pittsburg:
- ST PETER MARTYR (Students: 324; Location: 425 WEST 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- RAILROAD JUNCTION (Students: 14; Location: 2224 RAILROAD AVE; Grades: KG – KG)