COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clairton vs McKeesport
PLACE A
Clairton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Clairton is 65% smaller than McKeesport. Clairton earns more, with a median household income $2,319 higher.
CLAIRTONMCKEESPORTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,87616,907−65% vs McKeesport
Population density2,1223,349−1,227
Population growth-9.0%-10.2%+1.1 pts
Median age41.541.0+0.5
Male47.9%46.1%+1.7 pts
Female52.1%53.9%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born4.1%2.5%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.3%49.3%−4.0 pts
Black43.9%35.7%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%4.5%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other6.8%9.9%−3.1 pts
Median household income$36,538$34,219+$2,319
Per capita income$26,112$23,197+$2,915
Poverty rate33.0%32.0%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5430.485+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%11.0%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree7.1%4.6%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%11.5%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation52.4%52.7%−0.3 pts
Median home value$66,500$72,700−$6,200
Median gross rent$1,009$848+$161
Owner-occupied61.1%50.9%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.4%19.4%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households67.7%55.2%+12.5 pts
Average commute30.626.9+3.7
Worked from home16.3%11.2%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work5.7%6.7%−1.0 pts
Uninsured9.8%7.7%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025