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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.47% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Despite the fact that it is a small city, McKeesport has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.

The citizens of McKeesport are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.