With 5,567 people, New Brighton is a city in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $109,200, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%. There are 5,394 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,939, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Brighton
What changed most since 1990
Population6,854 → 5,567(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate25.1% → 16.1%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Hispanic share0.1% → 4.2%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
New Brighton's population equals 3.3% of Beaver County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.5%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)34.3%(142)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23.9%(99)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 414 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
New Brighton, decade by decade
New Brighton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,854
$42,104
$78,722
7.0%
21.7
2000
6,641
$47,239
$100,009
9.9%
31.1
2010
6,025
$47,765
$107,749
11.9%
37.5
2020
5,729
$45,620
$94,903
15.0%
50.0
2024
5,567
$52,939
$109,200
16.8%
49.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
