CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Brighton

Pennsylvania · 6,854 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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With 6,854 people, New Brighton is a city in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 40% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $32,800. 25.1% of locals live below the federal poverty line. 51% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,854

+3%vs 2000

vs 6,641 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(495)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(490)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(457)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(431)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(461)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,137)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(1,055)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.7%(525)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(558)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(709)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(404)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(132)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,543

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,932 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,429

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,475 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.1%

+8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $408 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.8% in 2000

48.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86%(5,709)

Black10.6%(701)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(33)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(6,210)

Black8.9%(612)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(8)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0.4%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican3.1%(171)

Puerto Rican0.8%(45)

Cuban0.1%(6)

South American0%(2)

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German29.1%(1,620)

Irish21.6%(1,201)

Italian13.2%(734)

English13.1%(732)

Polish3.9%(215)

American3.7%(204)

Serbian3%(168)

Scottish2.1%(116)

Croatian0.9%(50)

Russian0.8%(42)

Welsh0.7%(41)

West Indian0.7%(39)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.7%(39)

Czech0.4%(25)

Austrian0.3%(19)

Dutch0.2%(13)

Lithuanian0.2%(13)

French0.2%(12)

Slovene0.2%(12)

Canadian0.2%(11)

Slovak0.2%(11)

Ukrainian0.2%(11)

Romanian0.1%(7)

Danish0.1%(6)

Swedish0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.5%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 16.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.5%(928)

Married42.1%(965)

Widowed3.9%(90)

Divorced13.5%(309)

Women 15+

Never married37.2%(896)

Married41.1%(990)

Widowed4.9%(119)

Divorced16.7%(403)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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