Wilkinsburg

Population: 14,165
Median household income: $48,565
Median home value: $140,300

Wilkinsburg, a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has 14,165 residents. At $48,565, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilkinsburg's population declined 8.5% from 15,485 to 14,165, while its median home value rose 59.8% from $87,800 to $140,300.

47.3% of workers drive to work alone. 33.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,165
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,565
Median home value: $140,300
Median gross rent: $978
Housing units: 9,876
Homeownership rate: 32.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,48514,165

Median household income

$36,743$48,565

Median home value

$87,800$140,300

Median gross rent

$838$978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,485	$36,743	$87,800	$838
2020	15,367	$37,649	$93,000	$870
2021	14,492	$39,793	$98,600	$869
2022	14,340	$46,013	$127,400	$925
2023	14,165	$48,565	$140,300	$978

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3419.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	531	3.7%
5 to 17	1,440	10.2%
18 to 24	1,127	8.0%
25 to 34	2,822	19.9%
35 to 44	1,745	12.3%
45 to 54	1,316	9.3%
55 to 64	2,179	15.4%
65 to 74	1,733	12.2%
75 and over	1,272	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,273	37.2%
Black or African American	6,802	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	263	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	145	1.0%
Two or more races	874	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	800	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree17.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	6.4%
High school graduate	2,366	21.4%
Some college or associate's	3,920	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,163	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,914	17.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone47.3%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit20.8%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,318	47.3%
Carpooled	409	5.8%
Public transit	1,460	20.8%
Walked	191	2.7%
Bicycle	34	0.5%
Worked from home	1,389	19.8%
Other means	216	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	992	17.6%
15 to 29 min	2,251	40.0%
30 to 44 min	1,506	26.8%
45 to 59 min	379	6.7%
60+ min	500	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 20.3% (2,848 of 14,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,933	36.8%
Nonfamily households	5,036	63.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,969	80.7%
Vacant	1,907	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,552	32.0%
Renter-occupied	5,417	68.0%

1-unit, detached33.7%

1-unit, attached11.8%

2 to 4 units22.1%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units15.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,326	33.7%
1-unit, attached	1,167	11.8%
2 to 4 units	2,182	22.1%
5 to 19 units	1,626	16.5%
20 or more units	1,575	15.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4285188
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4442, -79.8733

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