McKeesport, Pennsylvania demographics

McKeesport, PA demographics: median age 41.0; 11.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McKeesport city, Pennsylvania · Incorporated city · GEOID 4246256. The survey estimates a population of 17,380 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McKeesport is 41.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 7,668 households (±399). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.0 ±3.1	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	4,032 ±534	23.2% ±3.1 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	3,589 ±466	20.7% ±2.7 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	6,131 ±662	35.3% ±3.8 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	3,628 ±390	20.9% ±2.2 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	8,019 ±388	46.1% ±2.2 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	9,361 ±390	53.9% ±2.2 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	8,634 ±717	49.7% ±4.1 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,217 ±684	35.8% ±3.9 pp	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	17 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	115 ±103 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	581 ±327 · low precision	3.3% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,816 ±458	10.4% ±2.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,597 ±357	95.5% ±2.0 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	783 ±355	4.5% ±2.0 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,666 ±253	21.7% ±3.1 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	340 ±123	4.4% ±1.6 pp	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,821 ±300	23.7% ±3.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,547 ±476	46.3% ±5.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	294 ±99	3.8% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,001 ±235	26.1% ±2.7 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,667 ±510	73.9% ±5.4 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,668
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,547 ±476	46.3% ±5.7 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,904 ±281	24.8% ±3.4 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,113 ±251	14.5% ±3.2 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	643 ±211	8.4% ±2.7 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	195 ±103 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	142 ±82 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	124 ±64 · low precision	1.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,380
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	16,943 ±201	97.5% ±1.1 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	437 ±201	2.5% ±1.2 pp	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,603
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	15,890 ±367	95.7% ±1.8 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	529 ±242	3.2% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	26 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	52 ±49 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	4 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±66 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1 ±2 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	19 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	20 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,436
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,825 ±383	14.7% ±3.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,256 ±588	42.3% ±4.4 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,426 ±430	19.5% ±3.4 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,559 ±283	12.5% ±2.2 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	800 ±211	6.4% ±1.7 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	570 ±162	4.6% ±1.3 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 17,287
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	15,155 ±500	87.7% ±2.9 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,738 ±440	10.1% ±2.5 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	259 ±174 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	112 ±44	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	23 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of McKeesport residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 80.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McKeesport	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±2.1 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.5% ±4.1 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for McKeesport . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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