What percentage of people rent in McKees Rocks, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in McKees Rocks, PA, 2020–2024
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58.6% (±9.6 points) of the occupied homes in McKees Rocks, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,591 renting households against 1,122 that own their home.

In McKees Rocks, the share of households that rent went from 59.3% in 2015–2019 to 58.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 58.6% (±9.6 points)
Renting households: 1,591 (±330)
Median renter income: $25,564 (±$11,730)

Who rents and who owns in McKees Rocks

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	McKees Rocks	Allegheny County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	58.6% (±9.6 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,591 (±330)	190,128 (±2,721)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,122 (±261)	355,674 (±2,959)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,564 (±$11,730)	$46,532 (±$1,196)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,885 (±$15,733)	$101,709 (±$1,030)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In McKees Rocks, the renter share is higher than in Allegheny County (34.8%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Allegheny County, McKees Rocks ranks 12 of 128 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 49 of 2,557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in McKees Rocks has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	59.3% (±4.5 points)	58.6% (±9.6 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$694 (±$65)	$1,081 (±$79)	+55.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$26,259 (±$3,885)	$41,131 (±$13,480)	+56.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near McKees Rocks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McKees Rocks
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
McKees Rocks	—	58.6% (±9.6 points)	—
Stowe Township	0.9 mi	48.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ingram	1.7 mi	39.6% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Bellevue	1.8 mi	54.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kennedy Township	2.1 mi	19.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Avalon	2.2 mi	58.6% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crafton	2.5 mi	44.4% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Thornburg	2.6 mi	4.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Ben Avon	2.7 mi	31.0% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ingram, PA (39.6%), Kennedy Township, PA (19.1%), Crafton, PA (44.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Allegheny County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Pitcairn	60.8% (±8.7 points)
7	Mount Oliver	59.5% (±11.3 points)
8	Rankin	59.2% (±11.6 points)
9	Blawnox	58.9% (±9.1 points)
10	East Pittsburgh	58.7% (±15.9 points)
11 (tie)	Avalon	58.6% (±7.4 points)
11 (tie)	McKees Rocks	58.6% (±9.6 points)
13	Millvale	58.2% (±9.1 points)
14	Bellevue	54.8% (±4.8 points)
15	Verona	54.4% (±8.9 points)
16	Duquesne	53.1% (±6.1 points)
17	North Braddock	52.7% (±8.5 points)
18	Sharpsburg	52.4% (±9.7 points)

Showing 13 of 128 places in Allegheny County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about McKees Rocks

How many renters are there in McKees Rocks?

McKees Rocks has an estimated 1,591 (±330) renting households, 58.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in McKees Rocks?

In McKees Rocks, the share of households that rent went from 59.3% in 2015–2019 to 58.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in McKees Rocks?

A renting household in McKees Rocks has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in McKees Rocks?

The median renting household in McKees Rocks, PA has an income of $25,564 (±$11,730) a year, against $57,885 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for McKees Rocks borough, Pennsylvania (place:46264, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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