New Kensington, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

12,011

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.6

1.82% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16%

4.95% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,063

1.17% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$142,000

Population & Diversity

New Kensington, PA is home to a population of 12k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.29% of New Kensington, PA residents were born outside of the country (155 people).

In 2024, there were 9.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.91k people) in New Kensington, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 536 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of New Kensington, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Kensington, PA was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Kensington, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.91k ± 352
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 356
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
536 ± 236

2.71%

Hispanic Population

325 people

2.71% of the people in New Kensington, PA are hispanic (325 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Kensington, 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

1.29%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

155 people

1.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

146 people

As of 2024, 1.29% of New Kensington, PA residents (155 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 Kensington, PA was 1.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
273 ± 89
Gulf War (2001-)
110 ± 72
Korea
48 ± 36

New Kensington, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.48 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of New Kensington, PA employs 5.55k people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Kensington, PA were Manufacturing (935 people), Retail Trade (676 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (658 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($122,609), Public Administration ($70,938), and Educational Services ($67,872).

Employment

Occupations

5.55k

2024 Value

± 540

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Kensington, PA declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 5.68k employees to 5.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Kensington, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (712 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (511 people), and Production Occupations (484 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Kensington, 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

5.55k

2024 Value

± 540

−2.34%

1 Year decline

± 13.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Kensington, PA declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 5.68k employees to 5.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Kensington, PA, are Manufacturing (935 people), Retail Trade (676 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (658 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Kensington, PA, though some of these residents may live in New Kensington, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,188

Median earning men ± $6,983

$38,450

Median earning women ± $3,346

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($65,858), Manufacturing ($57,885), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($55,927).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($71,000), Manufacturing ($62,396), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,717).

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Kensington, PA was $142,000 in 2024, which is 0.427 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $132,400 to $142,000, a 7.25% increase. The homeownership rate in New Kensington, PA is 58.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Kensington, PA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Kensington, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$142,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,967

$3,640

Median Property Taxes

±$379

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 Kensington, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

58.5%

Homeownership

2024

59.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.5% of the housing units in New Kensington, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Kensington, 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.

$49,063

Median Household Income

± $4,644

6.22k

Number of Households

± 616

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.22k households in New Kensington, PA declined from $49,063 from the previous year's value of $49,644.

The following chart displays the households in New Kensington, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Kensington, 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 (71.8%)
Worked At Home (16.5%)
Carpooled (6.93%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in New Kensington, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (6.93%).

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

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Kensington, PA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in New Kensington, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Kensington, 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 Kensington, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Kensington, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Kensington, PA (1.91k out of 11.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Kensington, PA is White, followed by Two Or More 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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