New Kensington.
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Pennsylvania·Westmoreland County
6 tracts·12K people·$142K median·3,041/mi²
White 82 · Black 9 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 44 · Married couple 30 · Other 26
Health 25 · Retail 21 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 14
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 13
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 14 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in New Kensington is $142,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
New Kensington has 12,011 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 48.6; the population is 82.5% White, 8.6% Black, 5.4% Multiracial, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.1% Asian; the average household has 1.9 people; 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.0% (Census ACS).
Valley JSHS is the high school with reported scores (13%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $751/month, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Kensington is $49,063 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In New Kensington, median rent is $751/month and the median home value is $142,000 (Census ACS).
New Kensington reported 3.4 violent crimes and 21.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 44 inches; snowfall averages 27 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Kensington are landslide (53), hail (48) and lightning (37), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Kensington, 3.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).