It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) McKee has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. McKee has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in McKee than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, McKee may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of McKee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.28 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
McKee is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
McKee ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.68% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in McKee in 2022 was $15,771, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,084 for a family of four. McKee also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 44.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call McKee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McKee residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in McKee include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in McKee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
