CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wilkinsburg

Pennsylvania · 21,080 residents · 2.25 sq mi

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With 21,080 people, Wilkinsburg is a city in Pennsylvania. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $40,400. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 22%. The median household earns $22,709, about 25% below the national median. 17.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,080

+10%vs 2000

vs 19,196 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,421)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,412)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(921)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(1,086)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,449)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(4,005)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(3,353)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(2,003)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(1,890)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,932)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,158)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(450)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,709

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,621 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,000

−23%vs 2000

vs $16,890 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$392

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

42.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.6% in 2000

57.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic29%(5,558)

Black66.1%(12,684)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(216)

Asian0.8%(155)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic46.3%(9,764)

Black52.9%(11,141)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(116)

Asian0.3%(55)

Other0.6%(120)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.4%(330)

South American0.6%(89)

Central American0.5%(72)

Mexican0.4%(59)

Colombian0.4%(58)

Salvadoran0.4%(54)

Spaniard0.1%(21)

Honduran0.1%(18)

Chilean0.1%(18)

Paraguayan0.1%(8)

Bolivian0%(5)

Asian origin

Korean0.7%(98)

Chinese0.6%(88)

Asian Indian0.5%(69)

Indonesian0%(7)

Filipino0%(6)

Taiwanese0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

German8.9%(1,244)

Italian7.6%(1,067)

Irish7.1%(994)

English5.6%(791)

Polish4.2%(584)

Subsaharan African2.8%(386)

American2.3%(322)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(320)

Arab1.4%(193)

Scottish1.2%(168)

Russian1.2%(167)

Jordanian1.2%(162)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.1%(151)

Welsh0.9%(125)

French0.9%(123)

Israeli0.7%(104)

West Indian0.5%(77)

Greek0.5%(74)

Swedish0.5%(72)

Nigerian0.5%(66)

Lithuanian0.3%(42)

French Canadian0.3%(41)

Hungarian0.3%(41)

Slovak0.3%(40)

Jamaican0.3%(37)

Guyanese0.3%(36)

Moroccan0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(31)

Dutch0.2%(29)

Croatian0.2%(28)

Austrian0.2%(27)

Finnish0.2%(26)

Portuguese0.2%(26)

Iranian0.1%(19)

Ghanaian0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Cape Verdean0.1%(8)

Haitian0.1%(8)

Latvian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.7%(2,999)

Married26.9%(1,398)

Widowed4%(206)

Divorced11.4%(591)

Women 15+

Never married55.8%(3,978)

Married21.5%(1,535)

Widowed8%(567)

Divorced14.7%(1,046)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−8.7 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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