East McKeesport vs West Homestead

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

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

East McKeesport has the higher population (2,063 vs 1,870 in West Homestead). West Homestead has the higher median household income ($81,477 vs $64,103 in East McKeesport). West Homestead has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $80,000 in East McKeesport).

Population, income & housing

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
Population	2,063	1,870
Median age	47.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,103	$81,477
Median home value	$80,000	$159,000
Median gross rent	$741	$1,041
Housing units	1,112	953
Homeownership rate	68.4%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
Population	1,955 → 2,063 (+5.5%)	1,782 → 1,870 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$43,302 → $64,103 (+48.0%)	$53,106 → $81,477 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$73,200 → $80,000 (+9.3%)	$110,200 → $159,000 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $741 (+6.9%)	$872 → $1,041 (+19.4%)

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

West Homestead

Population

1,7821,870

Median household income

$53,106$81,477

Median home value

$110,200$159,000

Median gross rent

$872$1,041

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
Under 5	0.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.2%	11.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	22.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	14.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.7%	11.6%
65 to 74	15.7%	7.7%
75 and over	8.4%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	73.6%
Black or African American	8.8%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
No high school diploma	5.9%	1.0%
High school graduate	48.1%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
Drove alone	68.9%	67.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	6.4%
Public transit	5.8%	6.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	16.6%
Other means	2.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
1-unit, detached	67.4%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	3.1%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	East McKeesport	West Homestead
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.5%
Average household size	2.11	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1952	1957