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New Kensington, PA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Kensington is $21,798, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. New Kensington median household income is $36,555, which has grown by 19.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Kensington residents spend 26.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 26.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1155

New Kensington, PA	21,798 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	28,848 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	33,711 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	22,969 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1439

New Kensington, PA	36,555 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	47,684 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #990

New Kensington, PA	19.83%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Kensington, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.29%	$5,794, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.90%	$16,536, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.25%	$2,412, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.27%	$14,900, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	51,842 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Kensington, PA	59,736 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$39,139, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$18,561, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,729, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$42,163, see rank	$65,319	$73,244
One Race, Other	$41,250, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,583, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$26,905, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,491, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,315, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$29,598, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,384, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	5,034, 48.48%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,041, 60.41%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,041, 60.41%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,665, 87.64%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	376, 12.36%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,993, 39.59%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	5,350, 51.52%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,825, 52.80%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,825, 52.80%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,500, 88.50%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	325, 11.50%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,525, 47.20%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,081, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,049, 79.69%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	479, 9.43%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	92, 1.81%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	302, 5.94%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	48, 0.94%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	111, 2.18%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Kensington, PA	26.8 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,165	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,665, 51.60%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	669, 25.10%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	372, 13.96%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	411, 15.42%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.08%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	282, 10.58%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	744, 27.92%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	2,500, 48.40%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	838, 33.52%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	611, 24.44%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	760, 30.40%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	263, 10.52%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Kensington, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,165, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37, 0.72%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	262, 5.07%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	811, 15.70%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	177, 3.43%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	604, 11.69%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	308, 5.96%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	55, 1.06%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	267, 5.17%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	428, 8.29%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,256, 24.32%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	560, 10.84%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	121, 2.34%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	279, 5.40%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Kensington, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,077	23.83%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	593	18.10%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.