McGovernPA
The town has 4,393 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is McGovern a good place to live?
No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than McGovern. We don’t grade McGovern yet; the figures below are still real.
McGovern has grown 32% from 2010 to 2020
2,742 counted in 2010 and 3,621 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Acrisure Stadium and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McGovern. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
18 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
19 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
22 mi Theme parkKennywood
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
14 mi MuseumMeadowcroft RockshelterPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to McGovern: who provides what
McGovern is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in McGovern.
Most of McGovern’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
McGovern’s average trip to work comes in at 20 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 2% of working residents work locally. Its middle household income is $107,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. It had 302 jobs in 2023, down 1,063 from 2013.
| McGovern | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in McGovern
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in McGovern, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in McGovern, 89% come from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, McGovern sits below nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
For residents in McGovern, the share who are under 18 is 16%. Children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). 45% of McGovern adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%.
| McGovern | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| McGovern | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy McGovern is
The share of adults in McGovern who get no exercise outside work: 19%. Of 26 CDC measures, McGovern beats the Pennsylvania average on 12 and trails it on 1. In McGovern, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| McGovern | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | McGovern | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 13.2% | 18.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in McGovern sells for about $315K
93% of households are owner-occupiers in McGovern. Its typical rent stands at $1,184 a month.
| McGovern | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,184 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about McGovern
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of McGovern
About 4 of every 100 McGovern residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave McGovern for work
Where McGovern’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About McGovern
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
McGovern is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chartiers Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,742 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
McGovern’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with McGovern.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGovern | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houston | — | — | A | — | A− | C− |
| Chartiers Township | #127 | A | B | A | A− | B |
| Meadowlands | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Houston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Houston reports no FBI crime data of its own. McGovern and Meadowlands aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare McGovern with a neighbor →
Questions about McGovern
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McGovern, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade McGovern yet; the figures below are still real.