Carlisle vs New Cumberland

A side-by-side comparison of Carlisle and New Cumberland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carlisle has the higher population (21,335 vs 7,531 in New Cumberland). New Cumberland has the higher median household income ($81,947 vs $59,742 in Carlisle). New Cumberland has the higher median home value ($232,800 vs $212,400 in Carlisle).

Population, income & housing

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
Population	21,335	7,531
Median age	34.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,742	$81,947
Median home value	$212,400	$232,800
Median gross rent	$986	$1,031
Housing units	9,233	3,574
Homeownership rate	49.1%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	37.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
Population	19,153 → 21,335 (+11.4%)	7,309 → 7,531 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$48,612 → $59,742 (+22.9%)	$66,364 → $81,947 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$187,800 → $212,400 (+13.1%)	$169,700 → $232,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $986 (+16.8%)	$826 → $1,031 (+24.8%)

Carlisle

Population

19,15321,335

Median household income

$48,612$59,742

Median home value

$187,800$212,400

Median gross rent

$844$986

New Cumberland

Population

7,3097,531

Median household income

$66,364$81,947

Median home value

$169,700$232,800

Median gross rent

$826$1,031

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	19.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.5%	11.7%
75 and over	6.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	83.2%
Black or African American	9.9%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
No high school diploma	7.2%	5.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
Drove alone	67.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	10.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.8%	16.5%
Other means	2.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
1-unit, detached	36.9%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	25.3%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	7.2%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carlisle	New Cumberland
Poverty rate	17.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.11	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1952	1953