McKees Rocks

Population: 5,827
Median household income: $33,510
Median home value: $70,400

McKees Rocks is a community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to 5,827 residents. The median household income of $33,510 is below the Allegheny County median ($76,393).

Between 2019 and 2023, McKees Rocks's population declined 1.6% from 5,919 to 5,827, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $51,800 to $70,400.

Households average 1.96 people. The median gross rent is $933.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,827
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,510
Median home value: $70,400
Median gross rent: $933
Housing units: 3,483
Homeownership rate: 46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9195,827

Median household income

$26,259$33,510

Median home value

$51,800$70,400

Median gross rent

$694$933

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,919	$26,259	$51,800	$694
2020	5,892	$31,130	$53,000	$739
2021	5,930	$32,800	$53,700	$722
2022	5,893	$33,958	$60,000	$899
2023	5,827	$33,510	$70,400	$933

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6419.0%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	299	5.1%
5 to 17	859	14.7%
18 to 24	198	3.4%
25 to 34	818	14.0%
35 to 44	822	14.1%
45 to 54	597	10.2%
55 to 64	1,107	19.0%
65 to 74	671	11.5%
75 and over	456	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,332	57.2%
Black or African American	1,493	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.6%
Asian	64	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	349	6.0%
Two or more races	386	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate50.1%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	303	6.8%
High school graduate	2,239	50.1%
Some college or associate's	1,448	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	373	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	108	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.2%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit11.0%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,393	66.2%
Carpooled	121	5.8%
Public transit	231	11.0%
Walked	187	8.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	155	7.4%
Other means	16	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	530	27.2%
15 to 29 min	926	47.5%
30 to 44 min	276	14.2%
45 to 59 min	111	5.7%
60+ min	105	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 33.1% (1,885 of 5,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,168	39.3%
Nonfamily households	1,805	60.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,973	85.4%
Vacant	510	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,379	46.4%
Renter-occupied	1,594	53.6%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached16.5%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,929	55.4%
1-unit, attached	575	16.5%
2 to 4 units	432	12.4%
5 to 19 units	260	7.5%
20 or more units	243	7.0%
Mobile home & other	44	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4246264
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.4690, -80.0633

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