McKees Rocks is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,694 people and five associated neighborhoods, McKees Rocks is the 241st largest community in Pennsylvania. McKees Rocks has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 borough, McKees Rocks 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 McKees Rocks exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The population of McKees Rocks has a very low overall level of education: only 9.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in McKees Rocks in 2022 was $23,538, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,152 for a family of four. However, McKees Rocks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McKees Rocks also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.08% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in McKees Rocks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.