McKean County vs Snyder County

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

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

McKean County has the higher population (40,149 vs 39,711 in Snyder County). Snyder County has the higher median household income ($68,435 vs $61,705 in McKean County). Snyder County has the higher median home value ($205,500 vs $98,700 in McKean County).

Population, income & housing

	McKean County	Snyder County
Population	40,149	39,711
Median age	43.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$68,435
Median home value	$98,700	$205,500
Median gross rent	$769	$890
Housing units	19,493	16,033
Homeownership rate	78.7%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean County	Snyder County
Population	41,401 → 40,149 (-3.0%)	40,483 → 39,711 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$48,647 → $61,705 (+26.8%)	$58,997 → $68,435 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $98,700 (+22.8%)	$166,100 → $205,500 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $769 (+17.0%)	$727 → $890 (+22.4%)

McKean County

Population

41,40140,149

Median household income

$48,647$61,705

Median home value

$80,400$98,700

Median gross rent

$657$769

Snyder County

Population

40,48339,711

Median household income

$58,997$68,435

Median home value

$166,100$205,500

Median gross rent

$727$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean County	Snyder County
Under 5	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	12.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.1%
75 and over	8.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean County	Snyder County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean County	Snyder County
No high school diploma	7.5%	15.7%
High school graduate	46.8%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean County	Snyder County
Drove alone	79.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.5%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.4%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean County	Snyder County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	McKean County	Snyder County
Poverty rate	13.7%	8.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1952	1973