CITY · 1990 CENSUS

McKees Rocks

Pennsylvania · 7,691 residents · 1.06 sq mi

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McKees Rocks is home to 7,691 people in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is 32.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 44%. Median home value sits at $29,600. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,691

+16%vs 2000

vs 6,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(626)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(506)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(499)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(449)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(525)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(1,184)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(928)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(611)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(743)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.8%(906)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(651)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(63)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,255

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,278 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,701

−37%vs 2000

vs $13,858 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

32.1%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,600

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.3% in 2000

50.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(5,440)

Black13.9%(922)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(72)

Asian0.7%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86%(6,613)

Black13.7%(1,052)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(96)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.2%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(304)

Ancestry

German17%(985)

Irish14.8%(855)

Italian5.9%(343)

Polish5%(287)

English4.8%(276)

Slovak1.8%(104)

Subsaharan African1.6%(93)

Armenian1.5%(87)

Scottish1.4%(80)

American1.1%(66)

Somali1%(56)

Hungarian0.9%(54)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.4%(26)

French0.4%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(24)

Croatian0.3%(16)

Greek0.3%(16)

Welsh0.2%(14)

Ghanaian0.2%(12)

Russian0.2%(11)

Czech0.2%(9)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Swedish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.7%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.2%(1,300)

Married35.5%(919)

Widowed2.7%(71)

Divorced11.7%(302)

Women 15+

Never married65.7%(1,520)

Married18.5%(429)

Widowed8.3%(192)

Divorced7.4%(172)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

68.1%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.5%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.8%(189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.9%(136)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 413 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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