McKean vs Penn State Erie (Behrend)

A side-by-side comparison of McKean and Penn State Erie (Behrend): population, income, housing, and more.

McKean and Penn State Erie (Behrend) are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Penn State Erie (Behrend) has the higher population (1,561 vs 494 in McKean). Since 2019, McKean's population has grown faster (+2.7% vs -4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Population	494	1,561
Median age	40.2 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	—
Median home value	$198,000	—
Median gross rent	$907	—
Housing units	249	5
Homeownership rate	53.7%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Population	481 → 494 (+2.7%)	1,626 → 1,561 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$64,219 → $69,583 (+8.4%)	—
Median home value	$136,800 → $198,000 (+44.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$800 → $907 (+13.4%)	—

McKean

Population

481494

Median household income

$64,219$69,583

Median home value

$136,800$198,000

Median gross rent

$800$907

Penn State Erie (Behrend)

Population

1,6261,561

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Under 5	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.0%	0.6%
18 to 24	2.6%	98.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	1.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	0.0%
75 and over	13.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	78.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
No high school diploma	3.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	48.3%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	65.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Drove alone	79.6%	31.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.5%
Walked	4.0%	37.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	17.5%
Other means	0.9%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
1-unit, detached	59.4%	0.0%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	100.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McKean	Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Poverty rate	15.8%	—
Average household size	2.18	—
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1973	—