Demographics of McKean County, Pennsylvania

McKean County, Pennsylvania had 38,984 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,421 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

McKean County, in four figures

38,984
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −1,421 people.; 44.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,905 ±$3,125
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

McKean County, Pennsylvania's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McKean County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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McKean County, Pennsylvania's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McKean County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	40,405	100.0	100.0
2021	40,350	99.9	100.2
2022	39,803	98.5	100.7
2023	39,551	97.9	101.6
2024	39,289	97.2	102.5
2025	38,984	96.5	103.1

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Population of McKean County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	40,405	−29	−11	0	−26
2021	40,350	−55	−225	+10	+135
2022	39,803	−547	−345	+12	−193
2023	39,551	−252	−220	+25	−49
2024	39,289	−262	−214	+8	−53
2025	38,984	−305	−220	+6	−94

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.0 ±0.3: for men 42.5 ±0.5 and for women 46.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McKean County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	1,741 ±48	4.4% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,983 ±274	15.0% ±0.7	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,667 ±231	9.2% ±0.6	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,041 ±288	22.7% ±0.7	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,082 ±361	27.8% ±0.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,390 ±401	21.0% ±1.0	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,905 ±$3,125, and income per person $32,651 ±$1,465, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in McKean County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	2,868 ±311	17.5% ±1.9	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,482 ±323	21.3% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,186 ±311	19.5% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,548 ±293	15.6% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,625 ±258	16.0% ±1.6	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	954 ±139	5.8% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	706 ±146	4.3% ±0.9	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in McKean County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	5,070 ±666	13.7% ±1.8	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,195 ±239	15.9% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,865 ±440	15.5% ±2.3	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,010 ±158	9.2% ±1.4	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McKean County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McKean County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	19,465 ±57	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.1% ±1.3	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.9% ±1.4	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.0% ±1.4	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.0% ±1.6	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,500 ±$4,707	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$809 ±$28	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±3	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in McKean County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	784 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,598 ±264	91.7% ±0.7	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	854 ±121	2.1% ±0.3	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	285 ±79	0.7% ±0.2	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	47 to 243	0.1% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,219 ±240	3.1% ±0.6	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in McKean County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	27,834 ±503	69.8% ±1.3	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,311 ±477	28.3% ±1.2	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	158 ±54	0.4% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	601 ±132	1.5% ±0.3	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	257 ±89	0.6% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	344 ±92	0.9% ±0.2	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

McKean County among the counties of Pennsylvania

53rd of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near McKean County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jefferson County	43,255	−2.8%
Huntingdon County	43,001	−2.4%
Union County	42,313	−0.8%
Tioga County	40,502	−1.3%
Snyder County	39,655	−0.2%
McKean County	38,984	−3.5%
Susquehanna County	38,237	−0.3%
Clinton County	37,870	+1.3%
Warren County	37,038	−3.8%
Clarion County	36,680	−1.4%
Greene County	33,885	−5.5%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 53 Counties by population in Pennsylvania
No. 62 Counties by population growth in Pennsylvania

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026