Charleroi vs McGovern

A side-by-side comparison of Charleroi and McGovern: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McGovern has the higher population (4,290 vs 4,203 in Charleroi). McGovern has the higher median household income ($110,778 vs $43,487 in Charleroi). McGovern has the higher median home value ($304,400 vs $56,200 in Charleroi).

Population, income & housing

	Charleroi	McGovern
Population	4,203	4,290
Median age	36.5 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,487	$110,778
Median home value	$56,200	$304,400
Median gross rent	$845	$1,166
Housing units	2,309	1,936
Homeownership rate	47.7%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charleroi	McGovern
Population	3,953 → 4,203 (+6.3%)	2,790 → 4,290 (+53.8%)
Median household income	$34,866 → $43,487 (+24.7%)	$77,446 → $110,778 (+43.0%)
Median home value	$39,500 → $56,200 (+42.3%)	$204,000 → $304,400 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$688 → $845 (+22.8%)	$942 → $1,166 (+23.8%)

Charleroi

Population

3,9534,203

Median household income

$34,866$43,487

Median home value

$39,500$56,200

Median gross rent

$688$845

McGovern

Population

2,7904,290

Median household income

$77,446$110,778

Median home value

$204,000$304,400

Median gross rent

$942$1,166

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charleroi	McGovern
Under 5	6.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	7.3%	15.7%
75 and over	7.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charleroi	McGovern
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	11.8%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charleroi	McGovern
No high school diploma	6.5%	5.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	16.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charleroi	McGovern
Drove alone	67.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	17.2%	3.3%
Public transit	2.6%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	15.1%
Other means	0.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charleroi	McGovern
1-unit, detached	60.7%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	24.8%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Charleroi	McGovern
Poverty rate	29.4%	1.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1938	1982