Wilkinsburg is home to 14,027 people in Pennsylvania. 30% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 40%. Density works out to 6,226 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $155,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. The population has fallen 27% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,416, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wilkinsburg
What changed most since 1990
Population21,080 → 14,027(−33%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants42.1% → 30.1%(−12.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share46.2% → 36.6%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.6%(82)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.3%(63)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.9%(212)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.5%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 560 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wilkinsburg, decade by decade
Wilkinsburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,080
$54,503
$96,963
23.1%
63.8
2000
19,196
$48,494
$97,094
22.4%
59.8
2010
15,930
$42,610
$96,384
27.0%
60.6
2020
14,349
$45,632
$112,720
38.6%
69.6
2024
14,027
$46,416
$155,500
36.7%
80.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
