New Britain

Population: 2,822
Median household income: $123,819
Median home value: $388,100

New Britain is a community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to 2,822 residents. The median household income of $123,819 is above the Bucks County median ($111,951).

From 2019 to 2023, New Britain's population declined 4.9% from 2,966 to 2,822, while its median home value rose 31.8% from $294,500 to $388,100.

Owners occupy 86.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 22.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,822
Median age: 22.7 yrs
Median household income: $123,819
Median home value: $388,100
Median gross rent: $2,034
Housing units: 762
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,966	$98,088	$294,500	$1,643
2020	2,957	$106,850	$301,300	$1,786
2021	2,787	$105,625	$299,500	$1,661
2022	2,846	$120,294	$358,200	$1,688
2023	2,822	$123,819	$388,100	$2,034

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2437.2%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	2.1%
5 to 17	397	14.1%
18 to 24	1,050	37.2%
25 to 34	231	8.2%
35 to 44	248	8.8%
45 to 54	219	7.8%
55 to 64	287	10.2%
65 to 74	187	6.6%
75 and over	143	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,291	81.2%
Black or African American	129	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	163	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree34.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	65	4.9%
High school graduate	239	18.2%
Some college or associate's	348	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	456	34.7%
Graduate or professional degree	207	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit1.1%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	914	64.9%
Carpooled	143	10.2%
Public transit	16	1.1%
Walked	70	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	261	18.5%
Other means	4	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	437	38.1%
15 to 29 min	308	26.9%
30 to 44 min	218	19.0%
45 to 59 min	70	6.1%
60+ min	114	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 3.9% (76 of 1,966)

	Count	Share
Family households	484	67.1%
Nonfamily households	237	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	721	94.6%
Vacant	41	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	623	86.4%
Renter-occupied	98	13.6%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached18.6%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	520	68.2%
1-unit, attached	142	18.6%
2 to 4 units	26	3.4%
5 to 19 units	17	2.2%
20 or more units	17	2.2%
Mobile home & other	40	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4253296
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2996, -75.1781