New Brighton is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,850 people and four associated neighborhoods, New Brighton is the 257th largest community in Pennsylvania. New Brighton has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Brighton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Brighton is a borough of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Brighton who work in office and administrative support (8.55%), sales jobs (7.96%), and computer science and math (7.72%). Also of interest is that New Brighton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, the citizens of New Brighton rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.62% of adults 25 and older in New Brighton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in New Brighton in 2022 was $26,548, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,192 for a family of four. However, New Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Brighton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call New Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Brighton include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in New Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
