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McKeesport, PA

17,749 Population
5 square miles 3,515 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±3.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 42.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.8 ±0.1

Economics

$23,388 ±$1,661 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $43,041 ±$339
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $41,234 ±$183
$31,635 ±$5,590 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $71,283 ±$563
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,170 ±$347

28.9% ±4.2% (4,931  ±720) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 10.7% 246,703 (±0.2% / ±5,223)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,482,439 (±0.1% / ±18,052)

28.3 minutes ±2.6 (171,405  ±21,164) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 26.6 26,565,024 (±0.2 / ±213,977)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.7 146,141,410 (±0.1 / ±650,543)

Families

8,266 ±407 Number of households
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,020,243 ±2,870
  • Pennsylvania: 5,193,727 ±8,465
2.1 ±0.1 (16,919  ±30) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 2.3 2,303,559 (±0 / ±311)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,572,124

5% ±2.6% (201  ±106) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 4.8% 24,700 (±0.2% / ±1,118)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,663 (±0.1% / ±3,328)

Housing

10,023 ±424 Number of housing units
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,126,708 ±399
  • Pennsylvania: 5,753,908 ±890

$58,500 ±$4,900 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $192,400 ±$1,357
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Pennsylvania: $226,200 ±$546

12.1% ±2.5% (2,124  ±,438.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 11.3% 264,868 (±0.2% / ±5,516.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.4% 1,468,975 (±0.1% / ±15,527.1)

Social

86.6% ±4.9% (11,114  ±782) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 94.8% 1,633,115 (±0.5% / ±8,347)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.7% 8,366,889 (±0.2% / ±21,602.8)
13.3% ±2.1% (1,704  ±,279.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 37.1% 640,054 (±0.3% / ±5,040.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 33.8% 3,081,318 (±0.2% / ±13,474.5)

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

2.2% ±1% (396  ±173) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 4.1% 97,690
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.3% 941,805

8% ±1.8% (1,107  ±251) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 7% 134,349 (±0.1% / ±1,990)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.6% 680,824 (±0.1% / ±5,453)
1,107 Total veterans ±251 1,005 Male ±246 102 Female ±57

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