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Duquesne, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Duquesne is a Census city of 5,149 people across 1.82 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $44,180, 46.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Duquesne
What Duquesne is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.82 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,835
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Duquesne
How many people live in Duquesne
- Population5,149
- Median age38.6
- Population under 181,146 plus or minus 282
- Share under 1822.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over875 plus or minus 194
- Share 65 and over17.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households2,221
- Family households1,057
- Share of households that are families47.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Duquesne
Income and work in Duquesne
- Median household income$44,180
- Per capita income$25,741
- Civilian labor force2,480
- Employed2,254
- Unemployed226 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over3,598
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Duquesne
Housing in Duquesne
- Housing units3,067
- Occupied units2,221
- Vacant units846
- Vacancy rate27.6 percent
- Owner occupied1,042 plus or minus 209
- Renter occupied1,179
- Ownership rate46.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$63,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$739
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.1 percent
- Single family units2,178
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more826 plus or minus 237
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Duquesne
How Duquesne gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,763
- Commuting under 15 minutes316 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.9 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more877 plus or minus 250
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone36.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport21.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Walked7.2 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Worked from home20.9 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Duquesne
Flood risk in Duquesne
- NFIP communityCity of Duquesne
- NFIP community number420028
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14
The City of Duquesne participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420028 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Duquesne
Allegheny County context, not Duquesne figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Duquesne.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Duquesne questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Duquesne, Pennsylvania?
5,149, in 2,221 households. Duquesne city covers 1.82 square miles of land, which is 2,835 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Duquesne in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Duquesne?
$44,180. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $63,800. Median gross rent is $739 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Duquesne in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Duquesne appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Duquesne, city of, community 420028, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Duquesne figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Duquesne.
Is zoning published for Duquesne?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.