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New Kensington, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Kensington, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,785. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet NEW-KENSINGTON-PA · New Kensington, PA 1 ZIPs · 38,785 pop · #16160/25278 · Westmoreland County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,426
  • RANK-LOWER #16160/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Latrobe
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,785
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $174,400

Nearest income peer: Latrobe, PA ( $121 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around New Kensington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Kensington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, New Kensington, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,785
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,426
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,426 and poverty 12.1% concentrate in 15068.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Kensington as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, James Creek is the closest lower-income city and Slickville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Kensington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15068, is all of New Kensington

There is no split to weigh here: 15068 holds every one of New Kensington's 38,785 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on New Kensington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 744 establishments, 9,878 employees , annual payroll $524,752k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15068 (744 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (103) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in New Kensington, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Westmoreland County, which covers 78 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Kensington. See the Westmoreland County roll-up →

New Kensington sits in the lower half of Westmoreland County on income: Greensburg, Irwin and Mount Pleasant report more, Belle Vernon and Vandergrift report less. Murrysville marks the far end of that range at $124,494, 96% above New Kensington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15068 38,785 $63,426 744 332
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New Kensington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving New Kensington, .