New Cumberland vs Schlusser

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

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

New Cumberland has the higher population (7,531 vs 5,926 in Schlusser). Schlusser has the higher median household income ($92,813 vs $81,947 in New Cumberland). New Cumberland has the higher median home value ($232,800 vs $218,500 in Schlusser).

Population, income & housing

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
Population	7,531	5,926
Median age	40.9 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,947	$92,813
Median home value	$232,800	$218,500
Median gross rent	$1,031	$973
Housing units	3,574	2,432
Homeownership rate	69.4%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
Population	7,309 → 7,531 (+3.0%)	4,794 → 5,926 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$66,364 → $81,947 (+23.5%)	$69,092 → $92,813 (+34.3%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $232,800 (+37.2%)	$155,500 → $218,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $1,031 (+24.8%)	$827 → $973 (+17.7%)

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

Schlusser

Population

4,7945,926

Median household income

$69,092$92,813

Median home value

$155,500$218,500

Median gross rent

$827$973

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
Under 5	5.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	17.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	18.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	7.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.9%
75 and over	5.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	80.7%
Black or African American	3.3%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	5.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
No high school diploma	5.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	28.7%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
Drove alone	74.4%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	7.7%
Public transit	0.3%	1.3%
Walked	1.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	16.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
1-unit, detached	67.2%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	21.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	New Cumberland	Schlusser
Poverty rate	8.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.18	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1953	1979