New Kensington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 11,979 people and eight associated neighborhoods, New Kensington is the 81st largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Kensington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Kensington is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in New Kensington who work in office and administrative support (12.55%), sales jobs (11.77%), and healthcare suport services (7.90%). Also of interest is that New Kensington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The citizens of New Kensington are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.70% of adults in New Kensington having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in New Kensington in 2022 was $29,099, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $116,396 for a family of four. However, New Kensington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. New Kensington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call New Kensington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Kensington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Kensington include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in New Kensington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Italian.
