Wilmerding

Population: 1,781
Median household income: $37,764
Median home value: $65,000

Located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Wilmerding is a community with a population of 1,781. At $37,764, its median household income sits below Allegheny County's $76,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilmerding's population declined 4.2% from 1,860 to 1,781, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $53,300 to $65,000.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,781
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $37,764
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 1,161
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 17.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8601,781

Median household income

$27,113$37,764

Median home value

$53,300$65,000

Median gross rent

$705$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,860	$27,113	$53,300	$705
2020	1,840	$30,242	$55,600	$759
2021	1,846	$26,985	$55,400	$849
2022	1,834	$36,161	$62,500	$793
2023	1,781	$37,764	$65,000	$773

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	5.6%
5 to 17	242	13.6%
18 to 24	102	5.7%
25 to 34	341	19.1%
35 to 44	260	14.6%
45 to 54	229	12.9%
55 to 64	253	14.2%
65 to 74	175	9.8%
75 and over	80	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,184	66.5%
Black or African American	546	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	13.5%
High school graduate	564	42.2%
Some college or associate's	392	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	116	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	86	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone60.9%

Carpooled5.0%

Public transit15.9%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	391	60.9%
Carpooled	32	5.0%
Public transit	102	15.9%
Walked	34	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	12.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	25.8%
15 to 29 min	72	12.9%
30 to 44 min	126	22.5%
45 to 59 min	101	18.1%
60+ min	116	20.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 29.1% (518 of 1,781)

	Count	Share
Family households	383	44.6%
Nonfamily households	476	55.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	859	74.0%
Vacant	302	26.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	348	40.5%
Renter-occupied	511	59.5%

1-unit, detached33.2%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units23.7%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	386	33.2%
1-unit, attached	182	15.7%
2 to 4 units	275	23.7%
5 to 19 units	172	14.8%
20 or more units	111	9.6%
Mobile home & other	35	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4285496
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3942, -79.8100

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