McKean County vs Union County

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

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

Union County has the higher population (42,570 vs 40,149 in McKean County). Union County has the higher median household income ($72,894 vs $61,705 in McKean County). Union County has the higher median home value ($222,900 vs $98,700 in McKean County).

Population, income & housing

	McKean County	Union County
Population	40,149	42,570
Median age	43.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$72,894
Median home value	$98,700	$222,900
Median gross rent	$769	$944
Housing units	19,493	16,158
Homeownership rate	78.7%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKean County	Union County
Population	41,401 → 40,149 (-3.0%)	45,111 → 42,570 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$48,647 → $61,705 (+26.8%)	$59,399 → $72,894 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $98,700 (+22.8%)	$189,500 → $222,900 (+17.6%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $769 (+17.0%)	$769 → $944 (+22.8%)

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

Union County

Population

45,11142,570

Median household income

$59,399$72,894

Median home value

$189,500$222,900

Median gross rent

$769$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKean County	Union County
Under 5	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	14.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.5%
75 and over	8.5%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKean County	Union County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	86.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKean County	Union County
No high school diploma	7.5%	13.3%
High school graduate	46.8%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKean County	Union County
Drove alone	79.0%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.5%
Public transit	1.3%	0.3%
Walked	4.6%	9.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.9%
Worked from home	4.7%	7.5%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKean County	Union County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	McKean County	Union County
Poverty rate	13.7%	9.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1952	1973