Key Finding: Pittsburgh had the highest estimated residential electricity price among the 11 metropolitan areas examined. In 2024, Pittsburgh’s estimated residential price was 19.46 cents per kilowatt...
Key Finding: The number of Allegheny County residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly called SNAP, increased substantially between 1997 and 2023. This increase o...
Key Finding: In Allegheny County, income and home values are concentrated at the top. The top 20% bring in half of all income, and the top 20% of residential properties make up half of all housing val...
Key Finding: Health and Welfare spending declined by 10.32 percentage points as a share of the county operating budget from 2005 to 2025, while Public Safety spending increased by 4.14 percentage poin...