Pennsylvania · Census place 85188
Wilkinsburg borough, PA
Quick answer
Wilkinsburg borough has 14,165 residents, ranking #51 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $48,565, the median home is worth $140,300 and median gross rent runs $978 a month.
- Population
- 14,165Wilkinsburg borough residents
- Median household income
- $48,565Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $140,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $978Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 32%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Wilkinsburg borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Wilkinsburg borough median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 32% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Hershey CDP 14,334
- Indiana borough 14,170
- Ardmore CDP 14,165
- Dunmore borough 14,123
- Willow Grove CDP 13,919
- Ephrata borough 13,729
- Carnot-Moon CDP 13,639
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