Monessen vs New Kensington

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

Monessen 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 6,825 in Monessen). Monessen has the higher median household income ($51,094 vs $49,644 in New Kensington). New Kensington has the higher median home value ($132,400 vs $87,100 in Monessen).

Population, income & housing

	Monessen	New Kensington
Population	6,825	12,072
Median age	48.2 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,094	$49,644
Median home value	$87,100	$132,400
Median gross rent	$678	$694
Housing units	4,015	7,013
Homeownership rate	73.0%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monessen	New Kensington
Population	7,344 → 6,825 (-7.1%)	12,468 → 12,072 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$43,823 → $51,094 (+16.6%)	$42,264 → $49,644 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $87,100 (+14.2%)	$104,100 → $132,400 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $678 (+0.6%)	$606 → $694 (+14.5%)

Monessen

Population

7,3446,825

Median household income

$43,823$51,094

Median home value

$76,300$87,100

Median gross rent

$674$678

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)

	Monessen	New Kensington
Under 5	6.9%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	9.7%
55 to 64	18.2%	20.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	14.1%
75 and over	10.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monessen	New Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	72.2%	81.7%
Black or African American	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monessen	New Kensington
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.7%
High school graduate	43.7%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monessen	New Kensington
Drove alone	74.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	10.6%	13.2%
Public transit	3.2%	1.2%
Walked	2.1%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	10.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monessen	New Kensington
1-unit, detached	81.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	7.4%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Monessen	New Kensington
Poverty rate	19.6%	16.9%
Average household size	2.09	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1952	1953