County profile
Allegheny County, PA
United States · GDP 2024
#42 of 3,127 US counties by GDP50th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$132.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
709,774
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
33,812
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$75.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,225,035
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$78.5k±$994
Bachelor's degree+
45.8%±0.5%
Poverty rate
11.5%±0.4%
Business applications
15,915 · 2025
Retail establishments
3,971
32.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The Kraft Heinz CompanyConsumer Defensive$24.9B57C2WESCO International, Inc.Industrials$23.5B70B3The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.Financial Services$23.1B71B4DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$17.2B74B5PPG Industries, Inc.Basic Materials$15.9B82B+6Alcoa CorporationBasic Materials$12.8B77B+7Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationIndustrials$11.2B81B+8EQT CorporationEnergy$8.6B73B9Howmet Aerospace Inc.Industrials$8.3B77B+10American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$5.5B66B11Education Management CorporationConsumer Defensive$2.3B——12Kennametal Inc.Industrials$2.0B71B13Koppers Holdings Inc.Basic Materials$1.9B72B14Federated Hermes, Inc.Financial Services$1.8B84B+15Matthews International CorporationIndustrials$1.5B61C16Duolingo, Inc.Technology$1.0B71B17L.B. Foster CompanyIndustrials$540.0M67B18Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.Industrials$416.3M42D19Krystal Biotech, Inc.Healthcare$389.1M77B+20Mastech Digital, Inc.Industrials$191.4M60C21Montauk Renewables, Inc.Utilities$176.4M35D22Enterprise Financial Services Group, Inc.Financial Services$33.1M50D23Smith Micro Software, Inc.Technology$17.4M47D24Aurora Innovation, Inc.Technology$3.0M46D25Innovative Designs, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$2.8M65BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care32%
Retail trade15%
Professional services15%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance12%
Education12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,225,035
residents · 2025 · -2.0% since 2020
Income per capita $77.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−31,483
International migration+18,601
Natural change−12,510
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$107.0B2019
$103.4B2020
$111.2B2021
$119.6B2022
$127.3B2023
$132.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$227.6k±$1.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$10/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±0.3%
Affordability
3.0× wages
Residential permits
$635.7M
3,191 units · 2.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Strong wind 96Ice storm 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4752016
4962017
5272018
5522019
5732020
6302021
7012022
7392023
7782024
8022025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 41% since 20212,2632021
3,4062022
3,9532023
2,9992024
3,1912025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.6 km
I-279
Nearest freight rail
0.5 km
NS
Nearest port
3.9 km
HANSON READY MIX
Nearest commercial airport
21.3 km
PITTSBURGH INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):18,698,249 short tons/yr · Pittsburgh, PA Port of
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR30 filings from 16 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$75.8k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Allegheny?
Allegheny's economy produced $132.9B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.