Apartments for rent in Carnegie, PA

Carnegie is a small town in Pennsylvania with a population of just under 8,000. It's a great place to settle into adulthood, as young professionals make up a higher percentage of the population here (21%) than nationally (15%). Overall, the town's residents, at an average age of just over 40, skew younger than most cities in Pennsylvania. In terms of housing, residents are evenly split between renting (50%) and owning (50%) their residence, driven in part by a relatively low average rent that is $105 a month lower than the state average. Over the course of a year, renters in Carnegie will save around $1,300 compared to the state average.

Carnegie has an average commute time of about 26 minutes. Many residents (42%) drive themselves to work, while public transportation is used by just 3% of the town. Walking (3%) isn't a common way to get to work, though the number exceeds the national average.

Compared to the national average (13%), Carnegie has a relatively large concentration of college graduates, as 17% of the town's residents over the age of 25 possess a Bachelor's Degree. Furthermore, 25% have earned a Bachelor's, Master's, Professional, or Doctoral degree. Many Carnegie residents work in one of three industries: healthcare, retail, and entertainment. Combined, these industries account for 22% of the workforce in the town. Meanwhile, looking at job function, many of the town's residents work in sales, making it the top profession in the town. Carnegie workers earn an average annual income of about $57,000, about $6,000 less than the Pennsylvania average. Carnegie's average income also falls below the national average ($73,345).