New Cumberland

Population: 7,531
Median household income: $81,947
Median home value: $232,800

New Cumberland is a community in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, home to 7,531 residents. At $81,947, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $85,634.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Cumberland's population grew 3.0% from 7,309 to 7,531, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $169,700 to $232,800.

Owners occupy 69.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,531
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,947
Median home value: $232,800
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 3,574
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,3097,531

Median household income

$66,364$81,947

Median home value

$169,700$232,800

Median gross rent

$826$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,309	$66,364	$169,700	$826
2020	7,305	$62,470	$177,400	$814
2021	7,481	$71,989	$182,900	$822
2022	7,515	$77,770	$217,500	$947
2023	7,531	$81,947	$232,800	$1,031

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	419	5.6%
5 to 17	1,035	13.7%
18 to 24	322	4.3%
25 to 34	1,316	17.5%
35 to 44	939	12.5%
45 to 54	1,188	15.8%
55 to 64	1,033	13.7%
65 to 74	879	11.7%
75 and over	400	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,264	83.2%
Black or African American	246	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	36	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	394	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	591	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	5.4%
High school graduate	1,651	28.7%
Some college or associate's	1,633	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,351	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	810	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,973	74.4%
Carpooled	261	6.5%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	60	1.5%
Bicycle	18	0.5%
Worked from home	659	16.5%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	982	29.4%
15 to 29 min	1,834	54.9%
30 to 44 min	401	12.0%
45 to 59 min	62	1.9%
60+ min	60	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 8.3% (627 of 7,531)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,954	56.7%
Nonfamily households	1,494	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,448	96.5%
Vacant	126	3.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,394	69.4%
Renter-occupied	1,054	30.6%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached14.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,400	67.2%
1-unit, attached	505	14.1%
2 to 4 units	392	11.0%
5 to 19 units	256	7.2%
20 or more units	21	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4253464
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.2288, -76.8783