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Allegheny County

Population in July 2008: 2,135. Population change since 2000: -8.9%
 

Males: 1,021  (47.8%)
Females: 1,114  (52.2%)

Median resident age:  41.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,419 (it was $28,431 in 2000)
East McKeesport:  $34,419
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,394
East McKeesport:  $21,394
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,641 (it was $53,300 in 2000)
East McKeesport:  $72,641
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,367; Detached houses: $79,872; Townhouses or other attached units: $73,700; In 2-unit structures: $67,915

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Races in East McKeesport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in East McKeesport: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (26.1%), Italian (20.4%), Irish (20.2%), Polish (10.9%), English (8.2%), Slovak (7.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 0.39 square miles.

Population density: 5420 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in East McKeesport

  • High school or higher: 86.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East McKeesport borough

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 48.3%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

64 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

This borough:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

East McKeesport:  2.3% ($1,200)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)

East McKeesport satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (9.8 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (247.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Versailles, PA (0.5 miles ), Wilmerding borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Wall borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Turtle Creek borough, PA (1.3 miles ), East Pittsburgh borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Pitcairn borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Chalfant borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Duquesne, PA (1.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.38 N, Longitude: 79.81 W

East McKeesport household income distribution East McKeesport home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -276 (-10.5%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (27%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Bus drivers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)



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Crime in East McKeesport by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 020000
    per 100,000 0.066.20.00.00.00.0
Robberies 011300
    per 100,000 0.033.133.5102.10.00.0
Assaults 192171013
    per 100,000 616.3694.9234.7340.334.6106.5
Burglaries 3836127
    per 100,000 97.3264.7100.6204.2415.1248.6
Thefts 8162021157
    per 100,000 259.5529.5670.7714.5518.9248.6
Auto thefts 258100
    per 100,000 64.9165.5268.334.00.00.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 145.6254.8112.3144.356.748.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.94
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania

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East McKeesport-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the East McKeesport borough center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/3/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the borough center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


East McKeesport-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from East McKeesport center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

East McKeesport topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near East McKeesport:
  • UNIV OF PITTSBURGH MED CNTR BRADDOCK (about 3 miles; BRADDOCK, PA)
  • UPMC MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MC KEESPORT, PA)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 6 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in East McKeesport, PA

Amtrak stations near East McKeesport:
  • 11 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.
  • 15 miles: GREENSBURG (HARRISON AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East McKeesport:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 10 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  59.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  8.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East McKeesport, PA



East McKeesport compared to Pennsylvania state average:

East McKeesport, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



East McKeesport travel time to work


East McKeesport mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Allegheny County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for East McKeesport

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)United Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.7%6.5%5.2%3.5%1.7%
Congregations21.2%15.8%11.1%9.2%4.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodMuslim EstimateLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.1%0.9%0.6%10.3%
Congregations3.8%2.6%0.7%2.7%28.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$606
Other Government Administration 1$2,764$33,1688$1,333
Police Protection - Officers 2$7,643$45,8588$13,083
Streets and Highways 2$4,807$28,8420$0
Totals for Government 5$15,214$36,51417$15,022



East McKeesport government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $189,000
    Solid Waste Management: $81,000
    All Other: $13,000
    Parking Facilities: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $330,000
    Regular Highways: $126,000
    Sewerage: $112,000
    Solid Waste Management: $100,000
    Central Staff Services: $71,000
    General Public Buildings: $70,000
    General - Other: $19,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Housing & Community Development: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $81,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $7,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $362,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $87,000
    Highways: $43,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $249,000
    Individual Income: $122,000
    NEC: $63,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $449,000

3.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.69%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($718 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.21%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.37% ($34,528 average AGI)
from Washington County, PA  0.24% ($42,283)
from Butler County, PA  0.18% ($113,869)


4.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($706 average AGI)
Allegheny County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.39% ($46,000 average AGI)
to Washington County, PA  0.30% ($59,215)
to Butler County, PA  0.27% ($62,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in East McKeesport:
  • WEDO (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: 810 INCORPORATED)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WURP (1550 AM; 1 kW; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)

Strongest FM radio stations in East McKeesport:
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around East McKeesport:
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQVC-CA (Channel 28; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W56CG (Channel 56; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • W26AV (Channel 26; CHARLEROI, PA; Owner: DEBRA GOODWORTH)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

East McKeesport, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 13
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 19
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
  • Fatalities: 14
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 85
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 91
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of East McKeesport fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • E Mckeesport Vol Fire Dept 2 Broadway & Punta Gorda, Call Sign: KGF736, Licensee ID: L00096809
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.310 MHz, 155.730 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/24/1997, Expiration Date: 12/23/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/30/2003
    Registrant: Turtle Creek, Borough Of, Municipal Bldg, Turtle Creek, PA 15145, Phone: (412) 824-2500
  • 500 E Of Rt 30 On Greensburg Pike North Versailles Township, Call Sign: WQE579, Licensee ID: L00655784
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.375 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/2003, Expiration Date: 06/17/2013
    Registrant: Carl Visnesky, 3908 Homestead Duquesne Rd, West Mifflin, PA 15122

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N3UVX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00663309
    Grant Date: 03/23/2005, Expiration Date: 03/27/2015
    Registrant: James R Marcoz, 562 Broadway Ext, East Mckeesport, PA 15035


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: WOODY RONALD J JR PITTS S-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 290RW , Serial Number: RW-2
    Registrant (Individual): Ronald J Jr Woody, 1346 Hilda Avenue, East Mckeesport, PA 15035


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4
  • Hazardous Condition: 3

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