Wilson, Pennsylvania demographics

Wilson, PA demographics: median age 35.4; 23.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wilson borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4285592. The survey estimates a population of 8,183 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wilson is 35.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.0 years. There are 2,888 households (±245). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.4 ±4.0	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	2,235 ±446	27.3% ±5.4 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	1,831 ±413	22.4% ±5.0 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,000 ±447	36.7% ±5.5 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,117 ±259	13.7% ±3.2 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	4,053 ±367	49.5% ±4.5 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	4,130 ±370	50.5% ±4.5 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	4,641 ±615	56.7% ±7.5 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,209 ±519	14.8% ±6.3 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	329 ±283 · low precision	4.0% ±3.5 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	998 ±504 · low precision	12.2% ±6.2 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,006 ±350	12.3% ±4.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,259 ±535	76.5% ±6.5 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,924 ±530	23.5% ±6.5 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,888
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,399 ±248	48.4% ±7.5 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	253 ±154 · low precision	8.8% ±5.3 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	477 ±189	16.5% ±6.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	676 ±211	23.4% ±7.0 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	83 ±65 · low precision	2.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,888
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,062 ±148	36.8% ±4.1 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,826 ±249	63.2% ±6.8 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,888
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	676 ±211	23.4% ±7.0 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	939 ±255	32.5% ±8.4 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	495 ±194	17.1% ±6.5 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	417 ±181	14.4% ±6.1 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	164 ±122 · low precision	5.7% ±4.2 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	197 ±156 · low precision	6.8% ±5.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,183
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	7,404 ±354	90.5% ±4.3 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	779 ±350	9.5% ±4.3 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,886
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	6,342 ±462	80.4% ±5.6 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,183 ±451	15.0% ±5.7 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	12 ±20 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	14 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	20 ±30 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	207 ±162 · low precision	2.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	38 ±70 · low precision	0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	64 ±73 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	6 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,243
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	652 ±264	12.4% ±5.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,921 ±310	36.6% ±5.5 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	951 ±253	18.1% ±4.7 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	490 ±241	9.3% ±4.6 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	795 ±248	15.2% ±4.7 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	434 ±227 · low precision	8.3% ±4.3 pp · low precision	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,065
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	7,547 ±261	93.6% ±3.0 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	274 ±171 · low precision	3.4% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	186 ±147 · low precision	2.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	58 ±48 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of Wilson residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 87.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilson	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.5% ±6.3 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.4% ±2.8 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Wilson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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