Fox Chapel vs McKees Rocks

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

Fox Chapel 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 5,264 in Fox Chapel). Fox Chapel has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $33,510 in McKees Rocks). Fox Chapel has the higher median home value ($880,100 vs $70,400 in McKees Rocks).

Population, income & housing

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
Population	5,264	5,827
Median age	45.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$33,510
Median home value	$880,100	$70,400
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	1,834	3,483
Homeownership rate	91.1%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.8%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
Population	5,121 → 5,264 (+2.8%)	5,919 → 5,827 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$205,987 → $250,001 (+21.4%)	$26,259 → $33,510 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$662,400 → $880,100 (+32.9%)	$51,800 → $70,400 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$694 → $933 (+34.4%)

Fox Chapel

Population

5,1215,264

Median household income

$205,987$250,001

Median home value

$662,400$880,100

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)

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
Under 5	3.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	23.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.4%
25 to 34	5.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	18.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	19.0%
65 to 74	14.4%	11.5%
75 and over	5.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	57.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	5.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	6.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
No high school diploma	1.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	2.9%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	36.9%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	49.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
Drove alone	73.4%	66.2%
Carpooled	2.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	11.0%
Walked	2.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.4%	7.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
1-unit, detached	93.2%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Fox Chapel	McKees Rocks
Poverty rate	1.3%	33.1%
Average household size	2.97	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1966	1946