Monessen

Population: 6,825
Median household income: $51,094
Median home value: $87,100

Monessen, a community in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has 6,825 residents. At $51,094, its median household income sits below Westmoreland County's $72,468.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monessen's population declined 7.1% from 7,344 to 6,825, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $76,300 to $87,100.

The typical home was built around 1952. 19.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,825
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,094
Median home value: $87,100
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 4,015
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3446,825

Median household income

$43,823$51,094

Median home value

$76,300$87,100

Median gross rent

$674$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,344	$43,823	$76,300	$674
2020	7,287	$45,658	$76,900	$617
2021	6,941	$45,298	$75,700	$561
2022	6,876	$51,364	$81,400	$633
2023	6,825	$51,094	$87,100	$678

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	471	6.9%
5 to 17	859	12.6%
18 to 24	383	5.6%
25 to 34	717	10.5%
35 to 44	855	12.5%
45 to 54	650	9.5%
55 to 64	1,244	18.2%
65 to 74	957	14.0%
75 and over	689	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,931	72.2%
Black or African American	1,271	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	112	1.6%
Two or more races	344	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	146	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	414	8.1%
High school graduate	2,233	43.7%
Some college or associate's	1,186	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	870	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	409	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit3.2%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,106	74.1%
Carpooled	301	10.6%
Public transit	90	3.2%
Walked	59	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	247	8.7%
Other means	39	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	988	38.1%
15 to 29 min	611	23.5%
30 to 44 min	592	22.8%
45 to 59 min	175	6.7%
60+ min	229	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 19.6% (1,308 of 6,671)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,848	58.1%
Nonfamily households	1,334	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,182	79.3%
Vacant	833	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,324	73.0%
Renter-occupied	858	27.0%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,273	81.5%
1-unit, attached	29	0.7%
2 to 4 units	261	6.5%
5 to 19 units	154	3.8%
20 or more units	298	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4250344
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 40.1520, -79.8830