Wilkins TownshipPA
A town of 6,044, settled in 1821.
Is Wilkins Township a good place to live?
Wilkins Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C, ranked 850th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 80% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 86% of the state's. 29% of residents are 65 or older in Wilkins Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%.
What makes Wilkins Township stand out
Where Wilkins Township beats most towns.
How Wilkins Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Wilkins Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for schools (better than 14%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Acrisure Stadium and 57 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wilkins Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
3 mi Theme parkKennywood
10 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
10 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
10 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
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Moving to Wilkins Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wilkins Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wilkins Township.
Wilkins Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Wilkins Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Wilkins Township earns a D
Its public schools are run by Woodland Hills SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins El STEAM AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 447 | D |
| Life Male STEAM Academy CSLargest public high schoolGrades 6–10 | Grades 6–10 | 101 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Wilkins Township has set aside 4.1% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Wilkins Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eastmont Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 2. Linhart Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide). 44% of Wilkins Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Wilkins Township has lost 4.8% of its people since 2020, down to 6,044 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Wilkins Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Wilkins Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wilkins Township
Wilkins Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Wilkins Township’s working residents commute to Pittsburgh
Wilkins Township has about as many jobs (3,279) as working residents, but only 111 people both live and work here. Jobs based here fell from 4,469 in 2013 to 3,279.
Most working residents leave Wilkins Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Wilkins Township has lost 1,190 jobs, to 3,279 in 2023. Wilkins Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Wilkins Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Wilkins Township are less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Wilkins Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 14% of adults have diabetes in Wilkins Township.
| Wilkins Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Wilkins Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wilkins Township
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Wilkins Township
About 3 of every 100 Wilkins Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Wilkins Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Wilkins Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,357 at the 2010 census. It is served by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, the 43rd District of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and the 34th District of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Wilkins Township was named for William Wilkins (1779–1865), a politician from Pennsylvania who served in both houses of Congress and as U.S. Secretary of War.
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- Established
- 1821
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
Wilkins Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Wilkins Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins Township | #850 | C | B− | — | D | C+ |
| Churchill | #237 | A | B− | A− | D | A |
| Monroeville | #636 | B | C+ | C | B− | A− |
| Turtle Creek | #750 | C+ | A | A− | D | D |
| Forest Hills | #356 | A− | B− | B+ | D | A |
| Chalfant | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Braddock | #883 | C | A | — | D | C− |
| Penn Hills | — | — | — | — | C− | — |
Wilkins Township, North Braddock and Penn Hills report no FBI crime data of their own. Chalfant and Penn Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wilkins Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Wilkins Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wilkins Township, PA a good place to live?
Wilkins Township grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #850 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Wilkins Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.