McKean County vs Tioga County

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

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

Tioga County has the higher population (41,078 vs 40,149 in McKean County). Tioga County has the higher median household income ($62,932 vs $61,705 in McKean County). Tioga County has the higher median home value ($176,000 vs $98,700 in McKean County).

Population, income & housing

	McKean County	Tioga County
Population	40,149	41,078
Median age	43.8 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$62,932
Median home value	$98,700	$176,000
Median gross rent	$769	$850
Housing units	19,493	21,542
Homeownership rate	78.7%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean County	Tioga County
Population	41,401 → 40,149 (-3.0%)	40,944 → 41,078 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$48,647 → $61,705 (+26.8%)	$51,324 → $62,932 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $98,700 (+22.8%)	$142,100 → $176,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $769 (+17.0%)	$728 → $850 (+16.8%)

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

Tioga County

Population

40,94441,078

Median household income

$51,324$62,932

Median home value

$142,100$176,000

Median gross rent

$728$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean County	Tioga County
Under 5	4.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.2%
75 and over	8.5%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean County	Tioga County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	95.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean County	Tioga County
No high school diploma	7.5%	8.0%
High school graduate	46.8%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean County	Tioga County
Drove alone	79.0%	79.4%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	7.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean County	Tioga County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	2.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	McKean County	Tioga County
Poverty rate	13.7%	11.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1952	1971