Jeannette vs Monessen

A side-by-side comparison of Jeannette and Monessen: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jeannette has the higher population (8,719 vs 6,825 in Monessen). Monessen has the higher median household income ($51,094 vs $49,558 in Jeannette). Jeannette has the higher median home value ($106,600 vs $87,100 in Monessen).

Population, income & housing

	Jeannette	Monessen
Population	8,719	6,825
Median age	46.7 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,558	$51,094
Median home value	$106,600	$87,100
Median gross rent	$817	$678
Housing units	4,775	4,015
Homeownership rate	65.6%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeannette	Monessen
Population	9,216 → 8,719 (-5.4%)	7,344 → 6,825 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$40,750 → $49,558 (+21.6%)	$43,823 → $51,094 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $106,600 (+22.1%)	$76,300 → $87,100 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $817 (+14.6%)	$674 → $678 (+0.6%)

Jeannette

Population

9,2168,719

Median household income

$40,750$49,558

Median home value

$87,300$106,600

Median gross rent

$713$817

Monessen

Population

7,3446,825

Median household income

$43,823$51,094

Median home value

$76,300$87,100

Median gross rent

$674$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeannette	Monessen
Under 5	3.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	13.6%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.9%	18.2%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.0%
75 and over	7.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeannette	Monessen
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	72.2%
Black or African American	8.5%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeannette	Monessen
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	44.1%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeannette	Monessen
Drove alone	81.7%	74.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	10.6%
Public transit	1.2%	3.2%
Walked	1.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeannette	Monessen
1-unit, detached	70.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jeannette	Monessen
Poverty rate	22.4%	19.6%
Average household size	2.03	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1951	1952