McKean County vs Susquehanna County

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

McKean County and Susquehanna 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 38,349 in Susquehanna County). Susquehanna County has the higher median household income ($66,930 vs $61,705 in McKean County). Susquehanna County has the higher median home value ($206,700 vs $98,700 in McKean County).

Population, income & housing

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
Population	40,149	38,349
Median age	43.8 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$66,930
Median home value	$98,700	$206,700
Median gross rent	$769	$913
Housing units	19,493	21,335
Homeownership rate	78.7%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
Population	41,401 → 40,149 (-3.0%)	40,970 → 38,349 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$48,647 → $61,705 (+26.8%)	$54,966 → $66,930 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $98,700 (+22.8%)	$167,700 → $206,700 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $769 (+17.0%)	$727 → $913 (+25.6%)

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

Susquehanna County

Population

40,97038,349

Median household income

$54,966$66,930

Median home value

$167,700$206,700

Median gross rent

$727$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
Under 5	4.5%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	14.6%
75 and over	8.5%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	94.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
No high school diploma	7.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	46.8%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
Drove alone	79.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.6%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.7%	12.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	McKean County	Susquehanna County
Poverty rate	13.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1952	1975