New Britain vs Penndel

A side-by-side comparison of New Britain and Penndel: population, income, housing, and more.

New Britain and Penndel are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Britain has the higher population (2,822 vs 2,507 in Penndel). New Britain has the higher median household income ($123,819 vs $75,000 in Penndel). New Britain has the higher median home value ($388,100 vs $318,900 in Penndel).

Population, income & housing

	New Britain	Penndel
Population	2,822	2,507
Median age	22.7 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$123,819	$75,000
Median home value	$388,100	$318,900
Median gross rent	$2,034	$1,337
Housing units	762	1,061
Homeownership rate	86.4%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	32.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Britain	Penndel
Population	2,966 → 2,822 (-4.9%)	2,885 → 2,507 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$98,088 → $123,819 (+26.2%)	$55,515 → $75,000 (+35.1%)
Median home value	$294,500 → $388,100 (+31.8%)	$262,000 → $318,900 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,643 → $2,034 (+23.8%)	$1,143 → $1,337 (+17.0%)

New Britain

Population

2,9662,822

Median household income

$98,088$123,819

Median home value

$294,500$388,100

Median gross rent

$1,643$2,034

Penndel

Population

2,8852,507

Median household income

$55,515$75,000

Median home value

$262,000$318,900

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Britain	Penndel
Under 5	2.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	37.2%	17.8%
25 to 34	8.2%	16.9%
35 to 44	8.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.9%
75 and over	5.1%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Britain	Penndel
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	63.3%
Black or African American	4.6%	22.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Britain	Penndel
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	18.2%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.7%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Britain	Penndel
Drove alone	64.9%	75.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.9%
Public transit	1.1%	7.3%
Walked	5.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	9.1%
Other means	0.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Britain	Penndel
1-unit, detached	68.2%	36.0%
1-unit, attached	18.6%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	28.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	New Britain	Penndel
Poverty rate	3.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1971	1958