McKean vs Platea

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

McKean and Platea 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 462 in Platea). McKean has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $67,500 in Platea). McKean has the higher median home value ($198,000 vs $166,100 in Platea).

Population, income & housing

	McKean	Platea
Population	494	462
Median age	40.2 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$67,500
Median home value	$198,000	$166,100
Median gross rent	$907	—
Housing units	249	198
Homeownership rate	53.7%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean	Platea
Population	481 → 494 (+2.7%)	434 → 462 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$64,219 → $69,583 (+8.4%)	$59,000 → $67,500 (+14.4%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $198,000 (+44.7%)	$139,700 → $166,100 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $907 (+13.4%)	$975 → $1,107 (+13.5%)

McKean

Population

481494

Median household income

$64,219$69,583

Median home value

$136,800$198,000

Median gross rent

$800$907

Platea

Population

434462

Median household income

$59,000$67,500

Median home value

$139,700$166,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,107

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean	Platea
Under 5	5.3%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	11.5%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	13.8%	26.4%
65 to 74	10.9%	16.7%
75 and over	13.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean	Platea
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	97.4%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
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	2.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean	Platea
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	48.3%	55.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean	Platea
Drove alone	79.6%	81.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	9.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean	Platea
1-unit, detached	59.4%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	McKean	Platea
Poverty rate	15.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1973	1978