McKean vs Wattsburg

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

McKean and Wattsburg 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 340 in Wattsburg). McKean has the higher median household income ($69,583 vs $44,875 in Wattsburg). McKean has the higher median home value ($198,000 vs $101,700 in Wattsburg).

Population, income & housing

	McKean	Wattsburg
Population	494	340
Median age	40.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,583	$44,875
Median home value	$198,000	$101,700
Median gross rent	$907	$1,150
Housing units	249	144
Homeownership rate	53.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean	Wattsburg
Population	481 → 494 (+2.7%)	501 → 340 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$64,219 → $69,583 (+8.4%)	$39,345 → $44,875 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $198,000 (+44.7%)	$83,500 → $101,700 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $907 (+13.4%)	$725 → $1,150 (+58.6%)

McKean

Population

481494

Median household income

$64,219$69,583

Median home value

$136,800$198,000

Median gross rent

$800$907

Wattsburg

Population

501340

Median household income

$39,345$44,875

Median home value

$83,500$101,700

Median gross rent

$725$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean	Wattsburg
Under 5	5.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	20.0%	26.5%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	20.6%
45 to 54	7.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	5.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	9.7%
75 and over	13.6%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean	Wattsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	96.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean	Wattsburg
No high school diploma	3.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	48.3%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean	Wattsburg
Drove alone	79.6%	53.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	33.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	11.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean	Wattsburg
1-unit, detached	59.4%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	1.4%
20 or more units	14.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	McKean	Wattsburg
Poverty rate	15.8%	43.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1973	1945