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McKeesport Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

McKeesport Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

17,334

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.5%
5 - 17:
16.4%
18 - 24:
5.8%
25 - 34:
14.7%
35 - 54:
20.9%
55 - 64:
16.1%
Over 65 Years:
20.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.4%
2.4%
86.6%
86.6%
13.3%
13.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

McKeesport
USA
$23,388
$23,388
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

McKeesport
USA
$31,635
$31,635
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.9%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Administration
Manufacturing
Education
Construction
Other
Finance
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
28.3%
28.3%
9.6%
9.6%
7.7%
7.7%
7.6%
7.6%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.8%
6.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
3.5%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
52.7%
52.7%
35.5%
35.5%
7.3%
7.3%
3.5%
3.5%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
English
Polish
Scots-Irish
Slovak
Hungarian
African
Russian
Croatian
Dutch
Romanian
Scottish
Swedish
French
Welsh
Jamaican
Ukrainian
Slavic
13.9%
13.9%
13.0%
13.0%
11.1%
11.1%
6.6%
6.6%
5.6%
5.6%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Slavic languages
Chinese
Russian
Italian
Langs. of India
Serbo-Croatian
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Tagalog
French
African languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
95.8%
95.8%
2.7%
2.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born McKeesport Residents

2.2%