New Britain, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,821
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
22.6
0.441% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.55%
17.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$125,227
1.14% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$407,000
4.87% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,532

About

None of the households in New Britain, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in New Britain, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in New Britain, PA are Delaware Valley University (490 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in New Britain, PA was $407,000, and the homeownership rate was 80.4%.

Most people in New Britain, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in New Britain, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

New Britain, PA is home to a population of 2.82k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.42% of New Britain, PA residents were born outside of the country (181 people).

In 2024, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.28k people) in New Britain, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 173 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 136 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of New Britain, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Britain, PA was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Britain, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.28k ± 176
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    173 ± 49
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    136 ± 96
3.54%
Hispanic Population
100 people

In 2024, there were 13.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.28k people) in New Britain, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 173 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 136 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.54% of the people in New Britain, PA are hispanic (100 people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.42%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
181 people
7.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
200 people

As of 2024, 6.42% of New Britain, PA residents (181 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Britain, PA was 7.09%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    49 ± 38
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    29 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    3 ± 18

New Britain, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of New Britain, PA employs 1.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Britain, PA were Retail Trade (225 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (194 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($118,000), Finance & Insurance ($100,417), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,577).

Employment

Occupations

1.53k
2024 Value
± 221

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Britain, PA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.53k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Britain, PA, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (232 people), Sales & Related Occupations (193 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (155 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Britain, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.53k
2024 Value
± 221

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Britain, PA stayed at a rate of 0%, from 1.53k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Britain, PA, are Retail Trade (225 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (208 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (194 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Britain, PA, though some of these residents may live in New Britain, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,603
Median earning men ± $11,544
$22,159
Median earning women ± $12,856

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($120,341), Information ($109,250), and Manufacturing ($81,932).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($137,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,154), and Manufacturing ($81,641).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for New Britain, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in New Britain, PA awarded 490 degrees. The student population of New Britain, PA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 797 male students and 1,392 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New Britain, PA are White (365 and 74.6%), Unknown (56 and 11.5%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 5.11%), and Black or African American (25 and 5.11%).

The largest universities in New Britain, PA by number of degrees awarded are Delaware Valley University (490 and 100%).

The most popular majors in New Britain, PA are General Business Administration & Management (78 and 15.9%), General Educational Leadership & Administration (51 and 10.4%), and Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science (48 and 9.8%).

The median tuition cost in New Britain, PA for private four year colleges is $40,680.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in New Britain, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,189 (36.4% men and 63.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,189 students enrolled in New Britain, PA, 36.4% men and 63.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,510 records, of which 66.4% were women and 33.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    51 degrees awarded
  2. Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science
    48 degrees awarded
  3. General Animal Sciences
    41 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Britain, PA was General Business Administration & Management with 51 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in New Britain, PA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Delaware Valley University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
490 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Delaware Valley University with 490 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 168 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New Britain, PA, which is 0.522 times less than the 322 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 365 degrees mean that there were 6.52 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 56 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($40,680) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,620) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in New Britain, PA was $407,000 in 2024, which is 1.22 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $388,100 to $407,000, a 4.87% increase. The homeownership rate in New Britain, PA is 80.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Britain, PA have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Britain, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$407,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,318
$576
Median Property Taxes
±$87

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Britain, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Britain, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

80.4%
Homeownership
2024
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.4% of the housing units in New Britain, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$125,227
Median Household Income
± $15,632
716
Number of Households
± 100

In 2024, the median household income of the 716 households in New Britain, PA grew to $125,227 from the previous year's value of $123,819.

The following chart displays the households in New Britain, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Britain, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.17%)

In 2024, 63.6% of workers in New Britain, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.17%).

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Commute Time

23.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Britain, PA have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in New Britain, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Britain, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Britain, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Britain, PA (88 out of 1.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Britain, PA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.1% of the population of New Britain, PA has health coverage, with 67.2% on employee plans, 5% on Medicaid, 7.38% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 1.24% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 38.7% between 18 and 34 years, 27% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.7% were men and 55.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.95%
Uninsured
67.2%
Employer Coverage
5%
Medicaid
7.38%
Medicare
16.2%
Non-Group
1.24%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Britain, PA grew by 9.29% from 2.7% to 2.95%.

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