McGovern vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (13,361 vs 4,290 in McGovern). McGovern has the higher median household income ($110,778 vs $52,350 in Washington). McGovern has the higher median home value ($304,400 vs $121,000 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	McGovern	Washington
Population	4,290	13,361
Median age	43.6 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$110,778	$52,350
Median home value	$304,400	$121,000
Median gross rent	$1,166	$895
Housing units	1,936	6,813
Homeownership rate	92.2%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McGovern	Washington
Population	2,790 → 4,290 (+53.8%)	13,532 → 13,361 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$77,446 → $110,778 (+43.0%)	$42,533 → $52,350 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$204,000 → $304,400 (+49.2%)	$100,700 → $121,000 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$942 → $1,166 (+23.8%)	$697 → $895 (+28.4%)

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

Washington

Population

13,53213,361

Median household income

$42,533$52,350

Median home value

$100,700$121,000

Median gross rent

$697$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McGovern	Washington
Under 5	4.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	11.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	16.1%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	15.7%	9.6%
75 and over	5.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McGovern	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	72.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McGovern	Washington
No high school diploma	5.6%	9.9%
High school graduate	26.1%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.3%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.5%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McGovern	Washington
Drove alone	79.5%	69.1%
Carpooled	3.3%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.1%	9.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McGovern	Washington
1-unit, detached	86.0%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.9%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	McGovern	Washington
Poverty rate	1.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.35	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1982	1943