Wilson is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,156 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 149th largest community in Pennsylvania. Wilson has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Also of interest is that Wilson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The percentage of adults in Wilson who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.33% of the adults in Wilson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wilson in 2022 was $32,513, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,052 for a family of four. However, Wilson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Wilson is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Wilson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wilson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wilson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.14% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wilson include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Wilson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.