McKean vs Waterford

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

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

Waterford has the higher population (1,254 vs 494 in McKean). McKean has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $58,875 in Waterford). McKean has the higher median home value ($198,000 vs $163,000 in Waterford).

Population, income & housing

	McKean	Waterford
Population	494	1,254
Median age	40.2 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$58,875
Median home value	$198,000	$163,000
Median gross rent	$907	$1,031
Housing units	249	665
Homeownership rate	53.7%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean	Waterford
Population	481 → 494 (+2.7%)	1,316 → 1,254 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$64,219 → $69,583 (+8.4%)	$50,000 → $58,875 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $198,000 (+44.7%)	$137,500 → $163,000 (+18.5%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $907 (+13.4%)	$809 → $1,031 (+27.4%)

McKean

Population

481494

Median household income

$64,219$69,583

Median home value

$136,800$198,000

Median gross rent

$800$907

Waterford

Population

1,3161,254

Median household income

$50,000$58,875

Median home value

$137,500$163,000

Median gross rent

$809$1,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean	Waterford
Under 5	5.3%	3.5%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	2.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	25.2%
65 to 74	10.9%	8.6%
75 and over	13.6%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	90.6%
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%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean	Waterford
No high school diploma	3.9%	10.2%
High school graduate	48.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean	Waterford
Drove alone	79.6%	74.3%
Carpooled	8.4%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean	Waterford
1-unit, detached	59.4%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	18.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	12.3%
20 or more units	14.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	McKean	Waterford
Poverty rate	15.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1973	1963