New Britain vs Village Shires

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

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

Village Shires has the higher population (3,360 vs 2,822 in New Britain). New Britain has the higher median household income ($123,819 vs $111,218 in Village Shires). Village Shires has the higher median home value ($512,000 vs $388,100 in New Britain).

Population, income & housing

	New Britain	Village Shires
Population	2,822	3,360
Median age	22.7 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$123,819	$111,218
Median home value	$388,100	$512,000
Median gross rent	$2,034	$1,527
Housing units	762	1,438
Homeownership rate	86.4%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.4%	49.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Britain	Village Shires
Population	2,966 → 2,822 (-4.9%)	3,931 → 3,360 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$98,088 → $123,819 (+26.2%)	$87,371 → $111,218 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$294,500 → $388,100 (+31.8%)	$383,800 → $512,000 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,643 → $2,034 (+23.8%)	$1,840 → $1,527 (-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

Village Shires

Population

3,9313,360

Median household income

$87,371$111,218

Median home value

$383,800$512,000

Median gross rent

$1,840$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Britain	Village Shires
Under 5	2.1%	1.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	37.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	8.2%	6.6%
35 to 44	8.8%	8.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	14.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	16.2%
75 and over	5.1%	15.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Britain	Village Shires
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	93.1%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Britain	Village Shires
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	18.2%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.7%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	20.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Britain	Village Shires
Drove alone	64.9%	69.3%
Carpooled	10.2%	4.7%
Public transit	1.1%	0.7%
Walked	5.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	23.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Britain	Village Shires
1-unit, detached	68.2%	51.4%
1-unit, attached	18.6%	19.2%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	17.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Britain	Village Shires
Poverty rate	3.9%	0.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1971	1982