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New Kensington, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,601 (it was $69,700 in 2000)
New Kensington:

$123,601
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,589 - $177,537

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $152,837
Here:

$152,837
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $218,091
Here:

$218,091
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $98,668
Here:

$98,668
State:

$249,182

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $173,337
Here:

$173,337
State:

$320,068

Mobile homes: $140,829
Here:

$140,829
State:

$92,414

Total population: 12,796 (All urban)

Houses: 7,075 (5,988 occupied: 3,644 owner occupied, 2,432 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,783 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $308,083.

Median contract rent in 2022: $613 (lower quartile is $405, upper quartile is $705)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $582


Median gross rent in New Kensington, PA in 2022: $692

Housing units in New Kensington with a mortgage: 2,091 (195 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 170 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 271

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $76,186

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,092

Median monthly housing costs: $775

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New Kensington, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1964

Household type by relationship:

Households: 12,082
  • Male householders: 3,054 (1,452 living alone), Female householders: 2,869 (1,012 living alone)
  • 2,039 spouses (2,008 opposite-sex spouses), 460 unmarried partners, (456 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,452 children (2,237 natural, 20 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 499 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 23 foster children, 165 other relatives, 352 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9

Size of family households: 1,822 2-persons, 692 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 192 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,404 1-person, 490 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

964 married couples with children.
689 single-parent households (290 men, 399 women).

95.8% of residents of New Kensington speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 255 (2.1%)
(61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 621 bedroom
  • 8802 bedrooms
  • 1,9483 bedrooms
  • 6754 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • 15no bedroom
  • 8141 bedroom
  • 9662 bedrooms
  • 3973 bedrooms
  • 1604 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in New Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 105no vehicle
  • 1,4901 vehicle
  • 1,4352 vehicles
  • 4913 vehicles
  • 1204 vehicles
  • 45+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in New Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in New Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 867no vehicle
  • 1,1661 vehicle
  • 3142 vehicles
  • 863 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 433 rooms
  • 1064 rooms
  • 7445 rooms
  • 1,0216 rooms
  • 7917 rooms
  • 4828 rooms
  • 4599+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • 151 room
  • 722 rooms
  • 6143 rooms
  • 6404 rooms
  • 4365 rooms
  • 3196 rooms
  • 1757 rooms
  • 828 rooms
  • 789+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in New Kensington, PA
New Kensington city income, earnings, and wages data

  • New Kensington, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in New Kensington, PA in 2022
  • 284Less than $10,000
  • 950$10,000 to $19,999
  • 649$20,000 to $29,999
  • 443$30,000 to $39,999
  • 669$40,000 to $49,999
  • 433$50,000 to $59,999
  • 709$60,000 to $74,999
  • 871$75,000 to $99,999
  • 461$100,000 to $124,999
  • 219$125,000 to $149,999
  • 200$150,000 to $199,999
  • 89$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in New Kensington, PA

  • Distribution of house value in New Kensington, PA in 2022
  • 45Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $14,999
  • 4$15,000 to $19,999
  • 42$20,000 to $24,999
  • 36$25,000 to $29,999
  • 24$30,000 to $34,999
  • 15$35,000 to $39,999
  • 99$40,000 to $49,999
  • 116$50,000 to $59,999
  • 192$60,000 to $69,999
  • 196$70,000 to $79,999
  • 384$80,000 to $89,999
  • 148$90,000 to $99,999
  • 583$100,000 to $124,999
  • 414$125,000 to $149,999
  • 385$150,000 to $174,999
  • 242$175,000 to $199,999
  • 300$200,000 to $249,999
  • 172$250,000 to $299,999
  • 64$300,000 to $399,999
  • 14$750,000 to $999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in New Kensington, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in New Kensington, PA in 2022
  • 65Less than $100
  • 7$100 to $149
  • 90$150 to $199
  • 7$200 to $249
  • 151$250 to $299
  • 88$300 to $349
  • 101$350 to $399
  • 92$400 to $449
  • 26$450 to $499
  • 397$500 to $549
  • 61$550 to $599
  • 187$600 to $649
  • 593$650 to $699
  • 77$700 to $749
  • 44$750 to $799
  • 201$800 to $899
  • 82$900 to $999
  • 74$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4$2,000 to $2,499
  • 63No cash rent
Work and jobs in New Kensington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.2%
Number of people working at home: 661 (12.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 84
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 643
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 393
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 671
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 566
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 468
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 451
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 281
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 379
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 341
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 177
  • 90 or more minutes: 160
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - New Kensington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,388 (74.3%)
  • Carpooled: 260 (5.7%)
  • Bus: 153 (3.4%)
  • Taxi: 16 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 153 (3.4%)
  • Worked at home: 661 (14.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.0%Males
  • 1.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.8%Males
  • 20.9%Females
Races in New Kensington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Kensington, Pennsylvania
  • 592010 or later
  • 712000 to 2009
  • 431990 to 1999
  • 381980 to 1989
  • 211970 to 1979
  • 179Before 1970
Ancestries in New Kensington, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 828 (17.8%)
  • Polish: 551 (11.9%)
  • Irish: 547 (11.8%)
  • German: 474 (10.2%)
  • English: 203 (4.4%)
  • American: 175 (3.8%)
  • Slovak: 167 (3.6%)
  • Slavic: 93 (2.0%)
  • Hungarian: 76 (1.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 58 (1.2%)
  • European: 53 (1.1%)
  • African: 41 (0.9%)
  • Ukrainian: 25 (0.5%)
  • Croatian: 23 (0.5%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 20 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 18 (0.4%)
  • Bulgarian: 14 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 11 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 11 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 11 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 11 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 7 (0.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 7 (0.2%)
  • French: 6 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 6 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 5 (0.1%)
  • Lithuanian: 4 (0.09%)
  • British: 3 (0.06%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
New Kensington:

47.9% (115)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Dominican Republic
New Kensington:

23.8% (57)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
New Kensington:

6.2% (15)
Pennsylvania:

0.2% (1,916)

Romania
New Kensington:

5.4% (13)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (5,598)

Germany
New Kensington:

3.8% (9)
Pennsylvania:

1.9% (18,065)

Italy
New Kensington:

3.3% (8)
Pennsylvania:

1.8% (16,884)

Poland
New Kensington:

3.3% (8)
Pennsylvania:

1.3% (12,172)

Russia
New Kensington:

2.9% (7)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,272)

Spain
New Kensington:

2.1% (5)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,635)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 10,267
  • Other state: 1,492
  • Northeast: 427
  • Midwest: 223
  • South: 694
  • West: 158

87.8% of New Kensington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89.2% lived in Pennsylvania.


New Kensington:

87.8%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 42
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 49
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 38
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,943
  • Less than 1 year of college: 306
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 492
  • Associate degree: 614
  • Bachelor's degree: 783
  • Master's degree: 235
  • Professional school degree: 39
  • Doctorate degree: 12
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 44
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 7
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 8
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 34
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 21
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,626
  • Less than 1 year of college: 632
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 407
  • Associate degree: 655
  • Bachelor's degree: 615
  • Master's degree: 262
  • Professional school degree: 34
  • Doctorate degree: 77
Educational Attainment for Females
New Kensington marital status for males
New Kensington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,607
  • One, attached: 530
  • Two: 383
  • 3 or 4: 448
  • 5 to 9: 313
  • 10 to 19: 243
  • 20 to 49: 156
  • 50 or more: 364
  • Mobile homes: 23
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $142,326

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 6.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 18 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in New Kensington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in New Kensington, PA
  • 94.5%Utility gas
  • 2.7%Electricity
  • 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Coal or coke
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in New Kensington, PA
  • 74.9%Utility gas
  • 23.2%Electricity
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 116
Here:

12.4%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
Here:

9.8%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
Here:

18.7%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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