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Wilson borough, Northampton County, PA

8,196 Population
1.2 square miles 7,094.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Northampton County: 42 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,802 ±$4,462 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Northampton County: $44,837 ±$1,491
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$80,928 ±$11,445 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Northampton County: $86,687 ±$1,637
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

11.2% ±6.3% (911  ±510) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Northampton County: 8.8% 26,577 (±0.7% / ±2,172)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

29.9 minutes ±7.1 (104,475  ±27,196) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northampton County: 27.4 3,690,820 (±0.6 / ±103,407)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

2,923 ±230 Number of households
  • Northampton County: 121,496 ±846
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.8 ±0.2 (8,113  ±20) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Northampton County: 2.5 303,453 (±0 / ±320)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

5.1% ±4.2% (113  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 4.6% † 3,211 (±0.6% / ±449)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

3,211 ±245 Number of housing units
  • Northampton County: 128,612 ±154
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$191,800 ±$7,609 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Northampton County: $285,000 ±$3,453
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

4.9% ±2.8% (397  ±222.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Northampton County: 10.6% 33,088 (±0.7% / ±2,201.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

86.8% ±8.8% (4,712  ±559.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Northampton County: 92.7% 205,721 (±1.5% / ±3,282.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
20.1% ±5.2% (1,091  ±288.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Northampton County: 33.8% 74,974 (±0.9% / ±1,999.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11% ±4% (901  ±325) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Northampton County: 8.4% 26,475
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

7.1% ±2.9% (422  ±177) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Northampton County: 6.5% 16,638 (±0.3% / ±830)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
422 Total veterans ±177 405 Male ±175 17 Female ±30

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