Coraopolis vs McKees Rocks

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

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

McKees Rocks has the higher population (5,827 vs 5,464 in Coraopolis). Coraopolis has the higher median household income ($60,174 vs $33,510 in McKees Rocks). Coraopolis has the higher median home value ($151,500 vs $70,400 in McKees Rocks).

Population, income & housing

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
Population	5,464	5,827
Median age	39.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,174	$33,510
Median home value	$151,500	$70,400
Median gross rent	$900	$933
Housing units	2,971	3,483
Homeownership rate	52.5%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
Population	5,488 → 5,464 (-0.4%)	5,919 → 5,827 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$43,145 → $60,174 (+39.5%)	$26,259 → $33,510 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $151,500 (+60.0%)	$51,800 → $70,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $900 (+28.6%)	$694 → $933 (+34.4%)

Coraopolis

Population

5,4885,464

Median household income

$43,145$60,174

Median home value

$94,700$151,500

Median gross rent

$700$900

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)

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.2%
55 to 64	8.9%	19.0%
65 to 74	13.9%	11.5%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	73.2%	57.2%
Black or African American	14.6%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	6.0%
Two or more races	7.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
No high school diploma	4.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	32.2%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
Drove alone	61.8%	66.2%
Carpooled	10.5%	5.8%
Public transit	3.7%	11.0%
Walked	4.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.1%	7.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
1-unit, detached	61.1%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	7.5%
20 or more units	14.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Coraopolis	McKees Rocks
Poverty rate	15.1%	33.1%
Average household size	2.07	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1938	1946