One downside of living in Duquesne, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.28 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For a small city, Duquesne has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Duquesne exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The percentage of people in Duquesne with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.61% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Duquesne in 2022 was $24,342, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,368 for a family of four. However, Duquesne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Duquesne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Duquesne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duquesne residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Duquesne include German, African, Irish, Slovak, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Duquesne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
