Pennsylvania · Census place 53736
New Kensington city, PA
Quick answer
New Kensington city has 12,072 residents, ranking #68 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $49,644, the median home is worth $132,400 and median gross rent runs $694 a month.
- Population
- 12,072New Kensington city residents
- Median household income
- $49,644Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $132,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $694Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in New Kensington city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Kensington city median would spend about 16.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.9% of residents and 59.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Lower Burrell city 11,659
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