Wilson is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,169 people and two associated neighborhoods, Wilson is the 149th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Wilson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The citizens of Wilson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.44% of adults in Wilson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Wilson in 2022 was $37,338, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,352 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 23.51% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wilson include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Yugoslavian.

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