Elgin vs McKean

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and McKean: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McKean has the higher population (494 vs 211 in Elgin). McKean has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $59,479 in Elgin). McKean has the higher median home value ($198,000 vs $88,600 in Elgin).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	McKean
Population	211	494
Median age	54.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,479	$69,583
Median home value	$88,600	$198,000
Median gross rent	$1,083	$907
Housing units	81	249
Homeownership rate	89.3%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	McKean
Population	190 → 211 (+11.1%)	481 → 494 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $59,479 (+19.0%)	$64,219 → $69,583 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$79,600 → $88,600 (+11.3%)	$136,800 → $198,000 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,083 (+37.4%)	$800 → $907 (+13.4%)

Elgin

Population

190211

Median household income

$50,000$59,479

Median home value

$79,600$88,600

Median gross rent

$788$1,083

McKean

Population

481494

Median household income

$64,219$69,583

Median home value

$136,800$198,000

Median gross rent

$800$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	McKean
Under 5	3.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.1%	20.0%
18 to 24	1.9%	2.6%
25 to 34	19.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	4.3%	13.8%
45 to 54	19.9%	7.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.9%
75 and over	20.9%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	McKean
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	95.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	McKean
No high school diploma	1.6%	3.9%
High school graduate	69.4%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	McKean
Drove alone	82.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.4%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	McKean
1-unit, detached	92.6%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.5%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	McKean
Poverty rate	8.5%	15.8%
Average household size	2.81	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	1964	1973