CITY · 1990 CENSUS

McKeesport

Pennsylvania · 26,016 residents · 5.05 sq mi

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McKeesport is home to 26,016 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 39.0, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 43% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. The typical home is worth $27,600. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The poverty rate is 24.2%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

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

26,016

+8%vs 2000

vs 24,040 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,672)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,614)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(1,455)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,692)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(1,553)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(3,640)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(3,177)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(2,108)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(2,985)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(3,284)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.3%(2,170)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(666)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,427

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,715 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,024

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,242 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,600

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.0% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.7%(17,238)

Black24.2%(5,822)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(361)

Asian0.1%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(21,312)

Black17.2%(4,478)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(208)

Asian0.2%(48)

Other0.7%(178)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.2%(382)

Central American1.5%(254)

Guatemalan1.4%(243)

Mexican0.5%(91)

South American0.1%(22)

Venezuelan0.1%(22)

Cuban0.1%(12)

Salvadoran0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(59)

Chinese0.3%(50)

Thai0%(6)

Ancestry

German13.7%(2,389)

Irish10.8%(1,885)

Italian9.4%(1,636)

English7%(1,219)

Polish4.3%(744)

Russian2%(340)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(314)

Hungarian1.8%(308)

Subsaharan African1.6%(282)

American1.6%(281)

Slovak1.5%(258)

Croatian1%(171)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.9%(160)

Welsh0.8%(141)

Jamaican0.8%(136)

Romanian0.7%(122)

Swedish0.7%(122)

Dutch0.7%(117)

Scottish0.6%(101)

French0.5%(85)

Arab0.5%(83)

Syrian0.2%(43)

Ukrainian0.2%(39)

Norwegian0.2%(34)

British0.2%(32)

Greek0.2%(27)

Nigerian0.1%(21)

Iraqi0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(20)

Serbian0.1%(20)

Czech0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Bulgarian0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(10)

Danish0%(5)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.6%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married54.7%(3,528)

Married29.8%(1,923)

Widowed5.4%(348)

Divorced10.1%(653)

Women 15+

Never married44%(3,351)

Married28%(2,129)

Widowed11.4%(865)

Divorced16.7%(1,268)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

46.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.9%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% 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)11.8%(99)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(117)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(293)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War16.5%(139)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 841 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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