East Pittsburgh vs Wilmerding

A side-by-side comparison of East Pittsburgh and Wilmerding: population, income, housing, and more.

East Pittsburgh and Wilmerding are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Pittsburgh has the higher population (1,822 vs 1,781 in Wilmerding). East Pittsburgh has the higher median household income ($40,227 vs $37,764 in Wilmerding). East Pittsburgh has the higher median home value ($72,300 vs $65,000 in Wilmerding).

Population, income & housing

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
Population	1,822	1,781
Median age	33.9 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$40,227	$37,764
Median home value	$72,300	$65,000
Median gross rent	$768	$773
Housing units	1,031	1,161
Homeownership rate	35.5%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
Population	1,576 → 1,822 (+15.6%)	1,860 → 1,781 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$30,663 → $40,227 (+31.2%)	$27,113 → $37,764 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $72,300 (+67.7%)	$53,300 → $65,000 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $768 (+24.3%)	$705 → $773 (+9.6%)

East Pittsburgh

Population

1,5761,822

Median household income

$30,663$40,227

Median home value

$43,100$72,300

Median gross rent

$618$768

Wilmerding

Population

1,8601,781

Median household income

$27,113$37,764

Median home value

$53,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$705$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
Under 5	6.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	13.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	18.8%	19.1%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.6%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	21.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	9.8%
75 and over	5.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
White (non-Hispanic)	35.9%	66.5%
Black or African American	59.8%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
No high school diploma	1.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	45.1%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
Drove alone	60.4%	60.9%
Carpooled	15.7%	5.0%
Public transit	4.3%	15.9%
Walked	5.5%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	12.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
1-unit, detached	37.4%	33.2%
1-unit, attached	16.9%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	25.7%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	14.8%
20 or more units	5.8%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	East Pittsburgh	Wilmerding
Poverty rate	29.6%	29.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	21	42
Median year structure built	1945	1941