New Brighton, PA Population

Overview

5,743

Total Population

39.5

Median age

53.49%

Female population %

86.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

265

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Brighton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Brighton is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Brighton's population under 18 was 20.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Brighton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Brighton, 16.19% were under the age of 15, 21.82% aged 15 to 29, 41.62% aged 30 to 64, 18.70% aged 65 to 84, and 1.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 401 more females than males in New Brighton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.49% females and 46.51% males in New Brighton, PA.
The New Brighton, PA gender ratio is 86.9:100 i.e. 86.9 men to 100 women (0.869).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 321.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 290.

New Brighton's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Brighton population: 82.07% are White, 9.42% are Black or African American, 0.45% are Asian, 2.44% are some other race and 5.62% are multiracial.
New Brighton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 265 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,478 (95.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Brighton is White with a population of 4,713 (82.07% of the total population).

New Brighton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,669 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, New Brighton's population decreased by 648 (9.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Brighton's population decreased by 380 (6.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Brighton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,551.