East McKeesport vs Emsworth

A side-by-side comparison of East McKeesport and Emsworth: population, income, housing, and more.

East McKeesport and Emsworth are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Emsworth has the higher population (2,458 vs 2,063 in East McKeesport). Emsworth has the higher median household income ($65,435 vs $64,103 in East McKeesport). Emsworth has the higher median home value ($177,300 vs $80,000 in East McKeesport).

Population, income & housing

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
Population	2,063	2,458
Median age	47.6 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,103	$65,435
Median home value	$80,000	$177,300
Median gross rent	$741	$993
Housing units	1,112	1,167
Homeownership rate	68.4%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	42.5%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
Population	1,955 → 2,063 (+5.5%)	2,503 → 2,458 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$43,302 → $64,103 (+48.0%)	$55,926 → $65,435 (+17.0%)
Median home value	$73,200 → $80,000 (+9.3%)	$135,400 → $177,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $741 (+6.9%)	$841 → $993 (+18.1%)

East McKeesport

Population

1,9552,063

Median household income

$43,302$64,103

Median home value

$73,200$80,000

Median gross rent

$693$741

Emsworth

Population

2,5032,458

Median household income

$55,926$65,435

Median home value

$135,400$177,300

Median gross rent

$841$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
Under 5	0.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	15.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	9.4%
75 and over	8.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	80.8%
Black or African American	8.8%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
No high school diploma	5.9%	3.6%
High school graduate	48.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
Drove alone	68.9%	72.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	3.9%
Public transit	5.8%	3.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	20.0%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
1-unit, detached	67.4%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	16.1%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	East McKeesport	Emsworth
Poverty rate	6.1%	13.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1952	1953