McKeesport is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 17,132 people and nine associated neighborhoods, McKeesport is the 49th largest community in Pennsylvania. McKeesport has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

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 9.53% 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.

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.

In McKeesport, just 12.31% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in McKeesport in 2022 was $22,766, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,064 for a family of four. However, McKeesport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McKeesport also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.94% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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.