Wilkinsburg, PA

Census Place

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2022 Population

14,340

1.05% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

44.1

5.25% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

23%

1.96% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$46,013

15.6% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$127,400

29.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Wilkinsburg, PA had a population of 14.3k people with a median age of 44.1 and a median household income of $46,013. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Wilkinsburg, PA declined from 14,492 to 14,340, a −1.05% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,793 to $46,013, a 15.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wilkinsburg, PA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (49.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (37.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.22%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.89%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%).

None of the households in Wilkinsburg, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Wilkinsburg, PA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Wilkinsburg, PA was $127,400, and the homeownership rate was 30%.

Most people in Wilkinsburg, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wilkinsburg, PA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wilkinsburg, PA is home to a population of 14.3k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.03% of Wilkinsburg, PA residents were born outside of the country (578 people).

In 2022, there were 1.32 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.09k people) in Wilkinsburg, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.39k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.04k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.1%

2022 Citizenship

97.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.1% of Wilkinsburg, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Wilkinsburg, PA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wilkinsburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wilkinsburg, PA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
7.09k ± 605
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.39k ± 482
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 414

2.96%

Hispanic Population

424 people

2.96% of the people in Wilkinsburg, PA are hispanic (424 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wilkinsburg, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.03%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

578 people

4.45%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

645 people

As of 2022, 4.03% of Wilkinsburg, PA residents (578 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wilkinsburg, PA was 4.45%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wilkinsburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
224 ± 98
Gulf War (1990s)
130 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
73 ± 45

Wilkinsburg, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.72 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wilkinsburg, PA employs 6.78k people. The largest industries in Wilkinsburg, PA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,512 people), Educational Services (771 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (699 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($102,745), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,148), and Construction ($68,750).

Employment

Occupations

6.78k

2022 Value

± 676

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wilkinsburg, PA declined at a rate of −2.4%, from 6.95k employees to 6.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wilkinsburg, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (941 people), Management Occupations (582 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (505 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wilkinsburg, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.78k

2022 Value

± 676

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Wilkinsburg, PA declined at a rate of −2.4%, from 6.95k employees to 6.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wilkinsburg, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,512 people), Educational Services (771 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (699 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wilkinsburg, PA, though some of these residents may live in Wilkinsburg, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,148

Median earning men ± $7,620

$37,536

Median earning women ± $3,960

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($104,212), Public Administration ($94,231), and Construction ($83,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($81,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,942), and Information ($49,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wilkinsburg, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wilkinsburg, PA was $127,400 in 2022, which is 0.452 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $98,600 to $127,400, a 29.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Wilkinsburg, PA is 30%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Wilkinsburg, PA have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wilkinsburg, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Wilkinsburg, PA is $46,013. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Wilkinsburg, PA was Census Tract 5605 with a value of $92,056, followed by Census Tract 5604 and Census Tract 5615, with respective values of $49,048 and $42,461.

Property

$127,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$18,125

$2,374

Median Property Taxes

±$305

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wilkinsburg, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wilkinsburg, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

30%

Homeownership

2022

58.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 30% of the housing units in Wilkinsburg, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 30%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wilkinsburg, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5605
Census Tract 5604
Census Tract 5615

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wilkinsburg, PA was Census Tract 5605 with a value of $92,056, followed by Census Tract 5604 and Census Tract 5615, with respective values of $49,048 and $42,461.

The following map shows all of the places in Wilkinsburg, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,013

Median Household Income

± $4,611

7.91k

Number of Households

± 732

In 2022, the median household income of the 7.91k households in Wilkinsburg, PA grew to $46,013 from the previous year's value of $39,793.

The following chart displays the households in Wilkinsburg, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wilkinsburg, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (46.6%)
Public Transit (20.5%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)

In 2022, 46.6% of workers in Wilkinsburg, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (20.5%) and those who worked at home (15.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wilkinsburg, PA have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.42% of the workforce in Wilkinsburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wilkinsburg, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wilkinsburg, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wilkinsburg, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wilkinsburg, PA (3.26k out of 14.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wilkinsburg, PA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96% of the population of Wilkinsburg, PA has health coverage, with 33% on employee plans, 31.1% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Allegheny County, PA see 875 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (887 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1030 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 245 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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875 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Allegheny County, PA

Primary care physicians in Allegheny County, PA see an average of 875 patients per year. This represents a 1.35% decrease from the previous year (887 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Allegheny County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.1% under 18 years, 24.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 40.6% were men and 59.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.01%

Uninsured

33%

Employer Coverage

31.1%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

1.31%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wilkinsburg, PA declined by 16.4% from 4.8% to 4.01%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Wilkinsburg, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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