McKeesport vs Wilkinsburg

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

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

McKeesport has the higher population (17,520 vs 14,165 in Wilkinsburg). Wilkinsburg has the higher median household income ($48,565 vs $31,854 in McKeesport). Wilkinsburg has the higher median home value ($140,300 vs $69,800 in McKeesport).

Population, income & housing

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
Population	17,520	14,165
Median age	40.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$31,854	$48,565
Median home value	$69,800	$140,300
Median gross rent	$786	$978
Housing units	9,638	9,876
Homeownership rate	48.9%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	10.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
Population	19,225 → 17,520 (-8.9%)	15,485 → 14,165 (-8.5%)
Median household income	$29,094 → $31,854 (+9.5%)	$36,743 → $48,565 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$48,000 → $69,800 (+45.4%)	$87,800 → $140,300 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $786 (+24.0%)	$838 → $978 (+16.7%)

McKeesport

Population

19,22517,520

Median household income

$29,094$31,854

Median home value

$48,000$69,800

Median gross rent

$634$786

Wilkinsburg

Population

15,48514,165

Median household income

$36,743$48,565

Median home value

$87,800$140,300

Median gross rent

$838$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
Under 5	5.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	10.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	19.9%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.4%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.2%
75 and over	8.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	37.2%
Black or African American	38.1%	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	1.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
No high school diploma	14.1%	6.4%
High school graduate	42.6%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
Drove alone	67.3%	47.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.8%
Public transit	9.5%	20.8%
Walked	3.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.5%	19.8%
Other means	1.1%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
1-unit, detached	67.5%	33.7%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	11.8%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	22.1%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	16.5%
20 or more units	9.9%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McKeesport	Wilkinsburg
Poverty rate	32.9%	20.3%
Average household size	2.11	1.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1947	1947