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McKean County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of McKean County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

McKean County, PA is a small rural county of 40,149 residents with an economy built around manufacturing and natural-resource industries, reflecting the region's legacy in oil production and wood products. The labor force is modestly sized with a 55.3% participation rate, median worker earnings of $37,408, and only 20.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though 92.5% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $98,700 and median rent of $769/month—though the county has shed 4.0% of its population over the past five years, pointing to longer-term demographic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,149

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,905

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.0% since 2018

McKean County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,055 (92.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone902 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race711 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races668 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone285 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone264 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish432
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic158
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)80
  4. 4.Other Indo-European74
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)45

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,731

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,528

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,353

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,267
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,530
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,901
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,075
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,043

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,653
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,630
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,123
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,084
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,768

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.02×)3,521
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.96×)550
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.34×)5,484
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)816
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)1,793

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$98,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$769/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,475 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,043 (8.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999980 (7.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999969 (7.6%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999904 (7.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999820 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,385 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled1,389 (8.2%)
  • Worked At Home896 (5.3%)
  • Walked814 (4.8%)
  • Other232 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit193 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.