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Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Wilkinsburg is a Census borough of 14,027 people across 2.25 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $46,416, 30.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wilkinsburg
What Wilkinsburg is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area2.25 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land6,226
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilkinsburg
How many people live in Wilkinsburg
- Population14,027
- Median age40.0
- Population under 182,131
- Share under 1815.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,908
- Share 65 and over20.7 percent
- Households7,685
- Family households2,965
- Share of households that are families38.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilkinsburg
Income and work in Wilkinsburg
- Median household income$46,416
- Per capita income$37,575
- Civilian labor force7,713
- Employed6,853
- Unemployed860 plus or minus 266
- Unemployment rate11.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over10,779
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilkinsburg
Housing in Wilkinsburg
- Housing units9,563
- Occupied units7,685
- Vacant units1,878
- Vacancy rate19.6 percent
- Owner occupied2,312
- Renter occupied5,373
- Ownership rate30.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,025
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent
- Single family units4,428
- Share single family46.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,121
- Share in buildings of two or more53.6 percent
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wilkinsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,103
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,032 plus or minus 375
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,148 plus or minus 439
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.1 percent
- Drove alone44.3 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport21.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home24.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wilkinsburg
Flood risk in Wilkinsburg
- NFIP communityBorough of Wilkinsburg
- NFIP community number422667
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Borough of Wilkinsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422667 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Wilkinsburg
Allegheny County context, not Wilkinsburg figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wilkinsburg.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wilkinsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania?
14,027, in 7,685 households. Wilkinsburg borough covers 2.25 square miles of land, which is 6,226 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wilkinsburg in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wilkinsburg?
$46,416. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,500. Median gross rent is $1,025 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wilkinsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wilkinsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wilkinsburg, borough of, community 422667, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wilkinsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wilkinsburg.
Is zoning published for Wilkinsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.