Clairton vs McKees Rocks

A side-by-side comparison of Clairton and McKees Rocks: population, income, housing, and more.

Clairton and McKees Rocks are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clairton has the higher population (6,105 vs 5,827 in McKees Rocks). Clairton has the higher median household income ($39,884 vs $33,510 in McKees Rocks). McKees Rocks has the higher median home value ($70,400 vs $59,100 in Clairton).

Population, income & housing

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
Population	6,105	5,827
Median age	40.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,884	$33,510
Median home value	$59,100	$70,400
Median gross rent	$932	$933
Housing units	3,496	3,483
Homeownership rate	59.8%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
Population	6,619 → 6,105 (-7.8%)	5,919 → 5,827 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$37,282 → $39,884 (+7.0%)	$26,259 → $33,510 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$43,200 → $59,100 (+36.8%)	$51,800 → $70,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $932 (+12.3%)	$694 → $933 (+34.4%)

Clairton

Population

6,6196,105

Median household income

$37,282$39,884

Median home value

$43,200$59,100

Median gross rent

$830$932

McKees Rocks

Population

5,9195,827

Median household income

$26,259$33,510

Median home value

$51,800$70,400

Median gross rent

$694$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	19.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.5%
75 and over	10.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	57.2%
Black or African American	44.7%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
No high school diploma	8.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	35.8%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
Drove alone	71.1%	66.2%
Carpooled	11.5%	5.8%
Public transit	3.9%	11.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
1-unit, detached	57.8%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	18.3%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	7.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Clairton	McKees Rocks
Poverty rate	29.9%	33.1%
Average household size	2.30	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1942	1946