Jeannette vs New Kensington

A side-by-side comparison of Jeannette and New Kensington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Kensington has the higher population (12,072 vs 8,719 in Jeannette). New Kensington has the higher median household income ($49,644 vs $49,558 in Jeannette). New Kensington has the higher median home value ($132,400 vs $106,600 in Jeannette).

Population, income & housing

	Jeannette	New Kensington
Population	8,719	12,072
Median age	46.7 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,558	$49,644
Median home value	$106,600	$132,400
Median gross rent	$817	$694
Housing units	4,775	7,013
Homeownership rate	65.6%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeannette	New Kensington
Population	9,216 → 8,719 (-5.4%)	12,468 → 12,072 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$40,750 → $49,558 (+21.6%)	$42,264 → $49,644 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $106,600 (+22.1%)	$104,100 → $132,400 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $817 (+14.6%)	$606 → $694 (+14.5%)

Jeannette

Population

9,2168,719

Median household income

$40,750$49,558

Median home value

$87,300$106,600

Median gross rent

$713$817

New Kensington

Population

12,46812,072

Median household income

$42,264$49,644

Median home value

$104,100$132,400

Median gross rent

$606$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeannette	New Kensington
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	20.4%
65 to 74	13.9%	14.1%
75 and over	7.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeannette	New Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	81.7%
Black or African American	8.5%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeannette	New Kensington
No high school diploma	6.7%	4.7%
High school graduate	44.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeannette	New Kensington
Drove alone	81.7%	72.8%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.2%
Public transit	1.2%	1.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	10.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeannette	New Kensington
1-unit, detached	70.0%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	6.6%
20 or more units	2.9%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Jeannette	New Kensington
Poverty rate	22.4%	16.9%
Average household size	2.03	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1951	1953