McKeesport vs West Mifflin

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

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

West Mifflin has the higher population (19,338 vs 17,520 in McKeesport). West Mifflin has the higher median household income ($70,335 vs $31,854 in McKeesport). West Mifflin has the higher median home value ($131,400 vs $69,800 in McKeesport).

Population, income & housing

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
Population	17,520	19,338
Median age	40.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$31,854	$70,335
Median home value	$69,800	$131,400
Median gross rent	$786	$748
Housing units	9,638	9,131
Homeownership rate	48.9%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
Population	19,225 → 17,520 (-8.9%)	19,834 → 19,338 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$29,094 → $31,854 (+9.5%)	$52,679 → $70,335 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $69,800 (+45.4%)	$99,000 → $131,400 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $786 (+24.0%)	$640 → $748 (+16.9%)

McKeesport

Population

19,22517,520

Median household income

$29,094$31,854

Median home value

$48,000$69,800

Median gross rent

$634$786

West Mifflin

Population

19,83419,338

Median household income

$52,679$70,335

Median home value

$99,000$131,400

Median gross rent

$640$748

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
Under 5	5.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.9%
75 and over	8.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	81.5%
Black or African American	38.1%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
No high school diploma	14.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	42.6%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
Drove alone	67.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.0%
Public transit	9.5%	5.5%
Walked	3.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	12.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
1-unit, detached	67.5%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	4.3%
20 or more units	9.9%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	McKeesport	West Mifflin
Poverty rate	32.9%	11.9%
Average household size	2.11	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1947	1956