Crafton vs McKees Rocks

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

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

Crafton has the higher population (5,995 vs 5,827 in McKees Rocks). Crafton has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $33,510 in McKees Rocks). Crafton has the higher median home value ($193,600 vs $70,400 in McKees Rocks).

Population, income & housing

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
Population	5,995	5,827
Median age	43.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,458	$33,510
Median home value	$193,600	$70,400
Median gross rent	$1,006	$933
Housing units	3,323	3,483
Homeownership rate	55.1%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
Population	5,838 → 5,995 (+2.7%)	5,919 → 5,827 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$52,449 → $71,458 (+36.2%)	$26,259 → $33,510 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$147,900 → $193,600 (+30.9%)	$51,800 → $70,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)	$694 → $933 (+34.4%)

Crafton

Population

5,8385,995

Median household income

$52,449$71,458

Median home value

$147,900$193,600

Median gross rent

$806$1,006

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)

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	16.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	19.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	11.5%
75 and over	5.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	57.2%
Black or African American	8.1%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	6.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
No high school diploma	4.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
Drove alone	69.7%	66.2%
Carpooled	3.3%	5.8%
Public transit	7.2%	11.0%
Walked	2.0%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
1-unit, detached	46.7%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	7.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Crafton	McKees Rocks
Poverty rate	8.4%	33.1%
Average household size	1.93	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1938	1946