What is the population of McKeesport city?

McKeesport city has 17,520 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in McKeesport city?

Median household income in McKeesport city is $31,854 a year, 59.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in McKeesport city?

Median gross rent is $786 a month and the median home value is $69,800, so rent absorbs about 29.6% of median household income.

Is McKeesport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McKeesport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 29.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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McKeesport, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of McKeesport, Pennsylvania (McKeesport, PA — Census place “McKeesport city”) is 17,520 residents, ranking #39 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $31,854, the median home is worth $69,800 and median gross rent runs $786 a month. Looking for the McKeesport Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve McKeesport, PA: 15132.

Population: 17,520McKeesport city residents
Median household income: $31,854Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $69,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $786Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.9%Owner-occupied households

McKeesport ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McKeesport.

The McKeesport PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

15132

What the numbers mean in McKeesport city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the McKeesport city median would spend about 29.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.9% of residents and 48.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

McKeesport city, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

McKeesport city is a mid-size town in Pennsylvania, with 17,520 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #39 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 40.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in McKeesport city earn a median of $31,854 a year, 59.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 55% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 32.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in McKeesport city is valued at $69,800, 77% below the national figure and 64% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $786 a month, 44.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,432 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 29.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 48.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of McKeesport city?: McKeesport city has 17,520 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #39 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in McKeesport city?: Median household income in McKeesport city is $31,854 a year, 59.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in McKeesport city?: Median gross rent is $786 a month and the median home value is $69,800, so rent absorbs about 29.6% of median household income.
Is McKeesport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McKeesport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 29.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this McKeesport city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.