U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

McDonald, Pennsylvania



Back to McDonald, PA housing info, Washington County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

McDonald, PA map Current weather forecast for McDonald, PA

Population (year 2000): 2,281. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,152 (-5.7% change)
 

Males: 1,087  (47.7%)
Females: 1,194  (52.3%)

Washington County

Median resident age:  40.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,700 (it was $33,239 in 2000)
McDonald  $39,700
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,600 (it was $72,200 in 2000)
McDonald  $94,600
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

McDonald, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in McDonald:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
  • Black (6.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

McDonald, PA forum
Recent posts about McDonald, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. McDonald is mentioned 112 times on our forum:
Is PA depressing?  (426 replies)
Smoking Ban bill as been passed  (283 replies)
Pittsburgh Misconceptions  (273 replies)
The Oil City Photo Trip - You can ride shotgun  (182 replies)
What National Chain Would You Most Like to See Come to NEPA in 2008?  (121 replies)
Let's Finally Get our Get-Together Off the Ground! (Official Thread!)  (106 replies)

Latest news from McDonald, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (29.0%), Irish (15.6%), English (14.8%), Italian (9.0%), French (6.3%), Polish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1000 feet

Land area: 0.52 square miles.

Population density: 4181 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



McDonald, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in McDonald

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in McDonald borough

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

McDonald:  1.5% ($1,102)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
McDonald satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (18.2 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (350.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA (1.9 miles ), Oakdale borough, PA (3.8 miles ), Midway borough, PA (4.1 miles ), Cecil-Bishop, PA (4.4 miles ), Imperial-Enlow, PA (5.7 miles ), Canonsburg borough, PA (8.2 miles ), Houston borough, PA (8.5 miles ), Bridgeville borough, PA (8.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 80.23 W


13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 724

McDonald household income distribution McDonald home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


McDonald races chart

Average climate in McDonald, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

McDonald, Pennsylvania average temperatures McDonald, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
McDonald, Pennsylvania humidity
 
McDonald, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
McDonald, Pennsylvania snowfall
 
McDonald, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
McDonald, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

McDonald-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.6 miles away from the McDonald city 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 24.5 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


McDonald topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near McDonald:
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - PITTSBURGH (about 5 miles; OAKDALE, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITL OF SEWICKLEY (about 6 miles; SEWICKLEY, PA)
  • SEWICKLEY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SEWICKLEY, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in McDonald, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to McDonald:
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 56 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; ID: MGW)
Other public-use airports nearest to McDonald:
  • MILLER (about 15 miles; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; ID: P64)
  • WASHINGTON COUNTY (about 17 miles; WASHINGTON, PA; ID: AFJ)
  • FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (about 19 miles; FINLEYVILLE, PA; ID: G05)

Amtrak station near McDonald:
  • 18 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/universities with over 2000 students nearest to McDonald:
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
Library in McDonald:
  • HERITAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $68,763; Location: P O BOX 37, 52 FOURTH ST; 19,657 books; 189 audio materials; 390 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)

McDonald map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Robb Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

McDonald compared to Pennsylvania state average:

McDonald, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



McDonald travel time to work


McDonald mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 0$0 1$792
Police Protection - Officers 3$6,806$27,2247$3,990
Firefighters 0$0 5$1,482
Streets and Highways 2$3,998$23,9880$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,996$23,9522$852
Totals for Government 6$12,800$25,60015$7,116


McDonald government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $80,000
    Parking Facilities: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $252,000
    Regular Highways: $156,000
    Fire Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    General Public Buildings: $26,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $112,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $14,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $107,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $51,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $52,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
    Highways: $39,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $220,000
    Individual Income: $104,000
    NEC: $41,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $277,000

4.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.28%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.84% ($59,215 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.28% ($31,215)
from Fayette County, PA  0.24% ($29,016)


4.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.46%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Washington County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.45% ($42,283 average AGI)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.33% ($34,176)
to Fayette County, PA  0.19% ($29,471)


Strongest AM radio stations in McDonald:
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WKZV (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: MY-KEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJPA (1450 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROACASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in McDonald:
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)

TV broadcast stations around McDonald:
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • 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)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W20AN (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)

Back to McDonald, PA housing info, Washington County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.