McKees Rocks is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,695 people and five associated neighborhoods, McKees Rocks is the 241st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in McKees Rocks was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Also of interest is that McKees Rocks has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in McKees Rocks telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small borough, McKees Rocks has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in McKees Rocks exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

In McKees Rocks, just 10.76% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in McKees Rocks in 2022 was $24,198, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,792 for a family of four. However, McKees Rocks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McKees Rocks also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.14% of its population below the federal poverty line.

McKees Rocks is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call McKees Rocks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McKees Rocks residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McKees Rocks include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in McKees Rocks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.