Neighborhood Change in Pittsburgh Sabina Deitrick, PhD University of Pittsburgh National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership Conference 6 May 2015

Employment in Pittsburgh Region,

Persistence of population loss prevalent over decades. Did not rebound after 1980s and 1990s, with slow job growth, negative net migration, and “natural decrease” Duality in shifts in trends: – Most shrinking cities experiencing downtown revivals defined by baby boom retirees and “millennial” new residents. – But continued decline with protracted poverty, abandonment, and vacancy in non-core neighborhoods and communities. Pittsburgh – Long Run Shrinking City

Population by race, city of Pittsburgh, U.S. Census and University Center for Social and Urban Research

Shrinking Pittsburgh in Shrinking Allegheny County, by Municipality, 1960 – 2010

YearTotal Population Cumulativ e Loss , ,852113, ,779181, ,853223, ,306262,575 1 Decade of Loss

YearTotal Population Cumulativ e Loss , ,852113, ,779181, ,853223, ,306262,575 2 Decades of Loss

YearTotal Population Cumulativ e Loss , ,852113, ,779181, ,853223, ,306262,575 3 Decades of Loss

YearTotal Population Cumulativ e Loss , ,852113, ,779181, ,853223, ,306262,575 4 Decades of Loss

12 Net domestic population migration from the Pittsburgh MSA

Source: American Community Survey, 2010 Percentage of population with bachelor’s degree or higher, by age group, Pittsburgh MSA, 2010

Population Change by Neighborhood, Age 25 – 34 Cohort, Pittsburgh,