McKeesport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 17,334 people and nine associated neighborhoods, McKeesport is the 49th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that McKeesport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in McKeesport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

For a small city, McKeesport has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in McKeesport exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The percentage of adults in McKeesport with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.27% of adults in McKeesport have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in McKeesport in 2022 was $23,388, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,552 for a family of four. However, McKeesport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

McKeesport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McKeesport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McKeesport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McKeesport include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in McKeesport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.