Pittsburg

Decennial Census Data

1960
TOTAL POPULATION	19,062	100%
In households	18,987	100%
In group quarters	75	0%
RACE
White	15,910	84%
Negro	2,669	14%
Other races	22	0%
Indian	34	0%
Japanese	20	0%
Chinese	77	0%
Filipino	330	2%
SEX
Male	9,598	50%
Female	9,464	50%
AGE
Under 5 years	2,488	13%
5 to 17 years	5,101	27%
18 to 64 years	10,303	54%
65 years and over	1,170	6%
Median age	26	X
HOUSEHOLDS
Families	4,798	100%
With own children under 18	3,049	64%
Population per household	3	X
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
All housing units	6,174	100%
All occupied units	5,742	93%
Owner occupied	3,374	59%
Renter occupied	2,368	41%
Vacant	432	7%
Median value dollars	11,600	X
Median gross rent dollars	61	X
PLACE OF BIRTH
Native	16,893	89%
Foreign born	2,169	11%
INCOME IN 1959
Families median income dollars	6,100	X
YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
Population 25 years and over	9,999	100%
High school 4 years	2,328	23%
College 4 years or more	470	5%
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK
All workers	6,417	100%
Private automobile or car pool	5,340	83%
Railroad, subway or elevated	0	0%
Bus or streetcar	159	3%
Walked to work	529	8%
Other means	105	2%
Worked at home	102	2%
Not reported	182	3%
OCCUPATION
Employed	6,539	100%
Professional, technical, and kindred	571	9%
Farmers and farm managers	0	0%
Managers, officials, and propr's exc. farm	437	7%
Clerical and kindred	828	13%
Sales	382	6%
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred	944	14%
Operatives and kindred	1,675	26%
Private household workers	152	2%
Service workers, except private household	735	11%
Farm laborers and farm foremen	18	0%
Laborers, except farm and mine	586	9%
Occupation not reported	211	3%
CLASS OF WORKER
Self-employed	440	7%