Editing Pittsburg, Texas (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1880= 745
|1890= 1203
|1900= 1783
|1910= 1916
|1920= 2540
|1930= 2640
|1940= 2916
|1950= 3142
|1960= 3796
|1970= 3844
|1980= 4245
|1990= 4007
|2000= 4347
|2010= 4497
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=4335}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Pittsburg racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4857908&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br />(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,542
|35.57%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,080
|24.91%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|6
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|34
|0.78%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|5
|0.12%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|9
|0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|135
|3.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,524
|35.16%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,335'''
|
|}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, 4,347 people, 1,593 households, and 1,056 families ved inin the city.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|1,301.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 1,779 housing units had an average density of {{convert|532.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (U.S. Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 54.50% White, 27.97% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 15.76% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. About 23.86% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. As of the [[2020 United States census]],<ref name=":0" /> its population was 4,335; according to the American Community Survey in 2020, 34.3% of the population was non-Hispanic White, 30.9% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8% multiracial, and 32.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS 5-Year Demographic and Housing Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4857908&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05 |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> These statistics reflected nationwide demographic trends of diversification.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=August 13, 2021 |title=A Changing Country |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/13/briefing/census-2020-diversity-united-states.html |access-date=April 21, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Passel |first1=Jeffrey S. |last2=Lopez |first2=Mark Hugo |last3=Cohn |first3=D’Vera |title=U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=August 12, 2021 |title=US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58195166 |access-date=April 21, 2022}}</ref>

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $24,789, and for a family was $28,398. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,882. 27.7% of the population and 23.8% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 38.8% of those under the age of 18 and 14.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. In 2020, the median household income grew to $48,340.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS 5-Year Financial Characteristics Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=income&g=1600000US4857908&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2503 |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>