Population: 6,622. Estimated population in 2021: 6,201 (-6.4% change)
Males: 3,120 (47.1%), Females: 3,502 (52.9%)
Allegheny County
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $22,278
Median house value: $40,600
Races in McKees Rocks:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.2%)
- Black (14.1%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (25.7%), Irish (18.9%), Italian (16.4%), Polish (12.1%), Slovak (7.1%), Ukrainian (6.0%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in McKees Rocks
- High school or higher: 73.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in McKees Rocks borough
- Never married: 37.5%
- Now married: 32.0%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 13.8%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,235 (-15.7%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in McKees Rocks:
- OHIO VALLEY GENL HOSP (100 HECKEL RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near McKees Rocks:
- SUBURBAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
- ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
- MERCY PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, INC (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McKees Rocks:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 14 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 48 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to McKees Rocks:
- LAKEHILL (about 17 miles; MARS, PA; Abbreviation: P09)
- FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 17 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: G05)
- ROCK (about 20 miles; TARENTUM, PA; Abbreviation: 9G1)
Amtrak station near McKees Rocks:
- 6 miles: PITTSBURGH (1100 LIBERTY AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in McKees Rocks:
- OHIO VALLEY HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 15; Location: 25 HECKEL RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: [email protected])
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McKees Rocks:
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 3 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 7 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
Schools
Public high school in McKees Rocks:
- STO-ROX HS (Students: 473; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in McKees Rocks:
- STO-ROX EL SCH (Students: 561; Grades: 01 – 05)
- STO-ROX MS (Students: 386; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FOSTER KINDERGARTEN CTR (Students: 108; Grades: KG – KG)
Private primary/middle school in McKees Rocks:
- ST JOHN OF GOD SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 115 MARGARET ST; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in McKees Rocks:
- F.O.R. STO-ROX LIBRARY (Operating income: $112,177; Location: 500 CHARTIERS AVE; 7,437 books; 728 audio materials; 1,369 video materials; 34 serial subscriptions)