New Britain, PA

Census Place

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

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.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New Britain, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Britain, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.28k ± 176
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
173 ± 49
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
136 ± 96

3.54%

Hispanic Population

100 people

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

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Britain, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

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.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in New Britain, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
49 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 25
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.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New Britain, PA.

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.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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.

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).

Education

The student population of New Britain, PA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 789 male students and 1,410 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in New Britain, PA are White (320 and 77.7%), Unknown (34 and 8.25%), Hispanic or Latino (25 and 6.07%), and Black or African American (16 and 3.88%).

The largest universities in New Britain, PA by number of degrees awarded are Delaware Valley University (412 and 100%).

The most popular majors in New Britain, PA are General Business Administration & Management (59 and 14.3%), General Animal Sciences (46 and 11.2%), and Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science (37 and 8.98%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $42,140.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in New Britain, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,199 (35.9% men and 64.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,199 students enrolled in New Britain, PA, 35.9% men and 64.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,482 records, of which 67.9% were women and 32.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Animal Sciences
46 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
37 degrees awarded
Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science
37 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in New Britain, PA was General Animal Sciences with 46 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Delaware Valley University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

412 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Delaware Valley University with 412 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 137 men were awarded degrees from institutions in New Britain, PA, which is 0.498 times less than the 275 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 320 degrees mean that there were 9.41 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 34 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($42,140) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,710) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

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

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Britain, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Britain, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (63.6%)
Worked At Home (18.5%)
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%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Britain, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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