Because of many things, McDonald is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making McDonald a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, McDonald has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, McDonald’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Being a small borough, McDonald does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of McDonald are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.76% of adults in McDonald have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in McDonald in 2022 was $31,502, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,008 for a family of four. However, McDonald contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call McDonald home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McDonald residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in McDonald include German, Italian, Belgian, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in McDonald is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and German/Yiddish.
