New Britain vs Plumsteadville

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

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

Plumsteadville has the higher population (2,948 vs 2,822 in New Britain). Plumsteadville has the higher median household income ($157,614 vs $123,819 in New Britain). Plumsteadville has the higher median home value ($555,300 vs $388,100 in New Britain).

Population, income & housing

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
Population	2,822	2,948
Median age	22.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$123,819	$157,614
Median home value	$388,100	$555,300
Median gross rent	$2,034	$2,100
Housing units	762	1,027
Homeownership rate	86.4%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
Population	2,966 → 2,822 (-4.9%)	2,581 → 2,948 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$98,088 → $123,819 (+26.2%)	$107,051 → $157,614 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$294,500 → $388,100 (+31.8%)	$390,800 → $555,300 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,643 → $2,034 (+23.8%)	$1,406 → $2,100 (+49.4%)

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

Plumsteadville

Population

2,5812,948

Median household income

$107,051$157,614

Median home value

$390,800$555,300

Median gross rent

$1,406$2,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
Under 5	2.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	14.1%	21.5%
18 to 24	37.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	8.2%	7.4%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	10.2%	23.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	4.7%
75 and over	5.1%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	95.4%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
No high school diploma	4.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.2%	10.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.7%	44.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	23.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
Drove alone	64.9%	57.6%
Carpooled	10.2%	3.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	36.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
1-unit, detached	68.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	18.6%	16.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Britain	Plumsteadville
Poverty rate	3.9%	0.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1971	1996