Wilkinsburg is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,981 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Wilkinsburg is the 62nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Wilkinsburg was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Wilkinsburg is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 85.19% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wilkinsburg is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wilkinsburg who work in office and administrative support (13.88%), management occupations (8.59%), and maintenance occupations (7.45%). Also of interest is that Wilkinsburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Wilkinsburg is also a borough of artists. Wilkinsburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Wilkinsburg’s character. A relatively large number of people in Wilkinsburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. For a small borough, Wilkinsburg has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Wilkinsburg exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The education level of Wilkinsburg citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.14% of adults in Wilkinsburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Wilkinsburg in 2022 was $35,482, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,928 for a family of four. However, Wilkinsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wilkinsburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Wilkinsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilkinsburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wilkinsburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Wilkinsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
