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City: New Kensington, PA
Westmoreland County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 41,690
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 38,858



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Houses and condos: 19,028
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,937
% of renters here:  28%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 15068: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 862 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.8% ($1,668)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 19,824  (47.6%)
Females: 21,866  (52.4%)

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Urban population: 35,594
Rural population: 6,096

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $133,418
15068:  $133,418
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 35 registered sex offenders living in 15068 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  41.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 15068, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,555 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $40,555
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $36,502 (reported on 80.4% of returns)
Here:  $36,502
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,665 (reported on 48.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,665
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,296 (reported on 27.8% of returns)
Here:  $2,296
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,337 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:  +$4,337
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,095 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:  +$10,095
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,756 (reported on 2.7% of returns)
15068:  $2,756
Pennsylvania:  $2,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $11,857 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:  $11,857
Pennsylvania:  $14,674
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,514 (1% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)
Here:  $15,514
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,541 (2.9% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,541
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  2.9% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $5,761 (reported on 73.9% of returns)
15068:  $5,761
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,606 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:  $1,606
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.4%
Here:  52%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 49.8% for AGIs below $10k, 53.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 51.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.4% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,415
This zip code:  $42,415
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
New Kensington, PA (15068) map

Nearest zip codes: 15014, 15030, 15144, 15084, 15065, 15049.
New Kensington Zip Code Map


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  66.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 15068 with a mortgage: 6,366 (609 second mortgage, 1,167 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,883


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,196

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $442

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  10.7%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 120
  • 1995 to 1998: 407
  • 1990 to 1994: 658
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,713
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,022
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,343
  • 1950 to 1959: 3,987
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,878
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,867




Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in New Kensington, PA (15068):
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedrooms: 375
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,074
  • 3 bedrooms: 6,761
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,050
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 269


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 95
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,552
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,064
  • 3 bedrooms: 941
  • 4 bedrooms: 210
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 75



Vehicles available in 15068 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 644
  • 1 vehicle: 4,323
  • 2 vehicles: 5,592
  • 3 vehicles: 1,425
  • 4 vehicles: 357
  • 5 or more vehicles: 196


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 1,475
  • 1 vehicle: 2,542
  • 2 vehicles: 718
  • 3 vehicles: 155
  • 4 vehicles: 32
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 15068 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 15068 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 15068:

  • Less than $10,000: 106
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 53
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 62
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 66
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 72
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 91
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 113
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 323
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 426
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 382
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 444
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 635
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 703
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1,823
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1,707
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1,268
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 895
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1,159
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 648
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 475
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 162
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 53
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 15
  • $1,000,000 or more: 4
 



15068 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 15068:

  • Less than $100: 89
  • $100 to $149: 141
  • $150 to $199: 236
  • $200 to $249: 332
  • $250 to $299: 289
  • $300 to $349: 432
  • $350 to $399: 398
  • $400 to $449: 444
  • $450 to $499: 262
  • $500 to $549: 343
  • $550 to $599: 83
  • $600 to $649: 92
  • $650 to $699: 36
  • $700 to $749: 42
  • $800 to $899: 28
  • $2,000 or more: 15
  • No cash rent: 412
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $135,216.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $135,706
  • Black or African American householders: $91,397
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,575
  • Asian householders: $175,764
  • Some other race householders: $306,566
  • Two or more races householders: $90,743
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $179,852

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,635 (it was $81,600 in 2000)
15068:  $134,635
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,238 - $161,600

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $155,552
Here:  $155,552
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $152,502
Here:  $152,502
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $129,307
Here:  $129,307
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,474
Here:  $209,474
State:  $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,372
Here:  $153,372
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $28,709
Here:  $28,709
State:  $35,442


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,573
  • One, attached: 747
  • Two: 1,309
  • 3 or 4: 766
  • 5 to 9: 681
  • 10 to 19: 418
  • 20 to 49: 316
  • 50 or more: 680
  • Mobile homes: 505
15068 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 14,533 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 1,642 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 389 (2%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0%)
  • Walked: 726 (4%)
  • Other means: 65 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 311 (2%)
 

15068 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 762
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2068
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2681
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2339
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2551
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1097
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1565
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 478
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 742
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1651
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 951
  • 90 or more minutes: 497
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 48.2%


Household type by relationship
Households: 41,220

  • In family households: 34,506 (8,860 male householders, 2,658 female householders)
    9,076 spouses, 11,926 children (11,205 natural, 278 adopted, 443 stepchildren), 481 grandchildren, 336 brothers or sisters, 271 parents, 466 other relatives, 432 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,714 (2,409 male householders (2,011 living alone)), 3,572 female householders (3,307 living alone)), 733 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 456 (378 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,282 2-persons, 2,728 3-persons, 2,284 4-persons, 849 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,318 1-person, 613 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

6,550 married couples with children.
2,208 single-parent households (461 men, 1,747 women).

95.0% of residents of 15068 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 35% well, 20% not well, 5% not at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 15% well, 13% not well, 1% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 28% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (74% very well, 16% well, 10% not well).

Foreign born population: 727 (1.7%)
(68.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  1.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Italy (25%)
  • Poland (7%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (6%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 76
  • 1990 to 1994: 68
  • 1985 to 1989: 39
  • 1980 to 1984: 61
  • 1975 to 1979: 47
  • 1970 to 1974: 23
  • 1970 to 1974: 69
  • 1965 to 1969: 344

White population: 38,487
Black population: 2,469
American Indian population: 36
Asian population: 150
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 93
Two or more races population: 450

Zip code 15068 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 German: 7133
 Italian: 7001
 Polish: 4432
 Irish: 2854
 Other groups: 2609
 English: 1936
 Slovak: 1832
 United States or American: 1306
 Scotch-Irish: 910
 Scottish: 533
 Ukrainian: 524
 Arab:: 458
 Hungarian: 330
 Syrian: 330
 Russian: 295
 Dutch: 215
 French (except Basque): 210
 Swedish: 205
 Belgian: 187
 Subsaharan African:: 155
 Czechoslovakian: 152
 Pennsylvania German: 145
 Lithuanian: 135
 Croatian: 134
 Czech: 123
 Welsh: 123
 Greek: 119
 Lebanese: 116
 Austrian: 96
 African: 89
 Slovene: 70
 European: 66
 Serbian: 57
 Slavic: 52
 Nigerian: 51
 British: 50
 French Canadian: 50
 Yugoslavian: 41
 Swiss: 39
 Norwegian: 36
 Canadian: 34
 Finnish: 29
 Scandinavian: 26
 Eastern European: 24
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 21
 Bulgarian: 16
 South African: 15
 Armenian: 14
 Arab/Arabic: 12
 Jamaican: 12
 Dutch West Indian: 9
 Romanian: 8
 New Zealander: 8
 Portuguese: 7
 Danish: 5
 Northern European: 4



Zip code 15068 topographic map


Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ALLEGHENY RIVER TERM NEW KENSINGTON CRUSHING PLT (ONE FIFTH ST in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR806186, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-25-1780256-1, AIR PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: ASPHALT FELTS AND COATINGS; MINERALS AND EARTHS, GROUND OR OTHERWISE TREATED; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
    Organizations: GLENN STRAUB (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALLEGHENY RIVER TERMINALS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALLEGHENY RIVER TERM/NEW KENSINGTON CRU, BURRELL INDUSTRIES, R A M TERMINALS INC, RAM TERM NEW KENSINGTON CRUSHING PLT
  • ALCOA ARL FAC (600 BLOCK FREEPORT ROAD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987380813, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ALCOA, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL) , OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALUMINUM CO OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALCOA, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALCOA ARL OPERATIONS, ALCOA NEW KENSINGTON LABORATORIES
  • ACCURATE MARKING PRODS (225 PROMINENCE DR in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000523951, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ACCURATE MARKING PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • ALLEGHENY POWER ARNOLD SVC CTR (2127 KENNETH AVENUE in ARNOLD, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD987381837, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
    Organizations: WEST PENN POWER CO DBA ALLEGHENY POWER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , WEST PENN POWER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: WPP CO A K DIV ARNOLD CTR
  • ARNOLD CITY SEW SYS (1829 FIFTH AVE in ARNOLD, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-OPFB05, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, PCS-PAG066121, PCS-PAG136326,
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  • ADAMS REST & LOUNGE (2300 GREENSBURG RD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PA0205494, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: HICKEY, JAMES, JAMES HICKEY
  • BACHARACH NEW KENSINGTON PLT (621 HUNT VALLEY CIRCLE in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000505628, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: BRUCE NEWMEYER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ZITO, PAUL (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BERKEY SCH ( in ARNOLD, PA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5167
    Organizations: NEW KENSINGTON-ARNOLD SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • ALUMINUM CO OF AMER (12TH & 3RD AVE in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
  • ALCOA LOGANS FERRY WORKS (ROUTE 909 COXCOMBE RD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • BELL TELEPHONE CO OF PA ATTN ECHCARLIN (1080 FIFTH AVE in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BELL OF PA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ALCOA PILOT ATOMIZER (ROUTE 780 4.6 MILES WEST in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: ALCOA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • AMERICAN DRAWN STEEL (12 STREET BUILDING 5 in NEW KENSINGTON, PA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS; COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS
    Organizations: FAYETTE COLD DRAWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: FAYETTE COLD DRAWN


Median worth of mobile homes: $16,986

Zip code 15068 marital status for males
Zip code 15068 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 37683
  • Northeast: 919
  • Midwest: 752
  • South: 1175
  • West: 326

69% of the 15068 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 41,922. Population change in the 1990s: -232 (-0.6%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 585
Here:  13.2%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 114
Here:  4.9%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 268
Here:  21.9%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • MAROTTE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATI (361 MAIN STREET in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $3,351,234 in 58 contracts from 1999 to 2003
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land), and more by Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008), and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $2,837,647; 2001: $47,056; 2002: $392,886; 2003: $-1,270; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $1,008,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Hospital Buildings. Signed on 2000-04-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
    $422,207 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-11-30. Completion date: 2001-04-30.
    $389,603 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Family Housing Facilities. Signed on 2000-01-18. Completion date: 2000-06-30.
    $190,904 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land). Signed on 2002-07-31. Completion date: 2002-12-05.
  • RHINOCONSTRUCTION, INC (720 GREENSBURG ROAD in LOWER BURRELL, PA; small business): $359,127 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2001
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by Air Force
    Signed by year: 2000: $346,288; 2001: $12,839; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $150,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2001-02-08.
    $126,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-29. Completion date: 2001-02-07.
    $38,883 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Signed on 2000-09-26. Completion date: 2000-11-20.
    $31,405 with Air Force for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-07-07. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  • RDI CONTROLS LLC (416 FINNIN ROAD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $274,706 in 2 contracts in 2006
    $149,125 with Army for Optical Instruments, Test Equipment, Components and Accessories. Signed on 2006-04-10. Completion date: 2006-06-15.
    $125,581, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-06. Completion date: 2006-05-15.
  • SWANK ASSOCIATED COMPANIES INC (200 HUNT VALLEY RD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA): $268,040 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2001
    $772,527 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Airport Runways. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2000-08-11. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
    $-504,487, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-25. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
  • HABSCO INC (SCHREIBER INDSTRL DIST in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $133,000 in 2 contracts in 2000
    $72,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Motors, Electrical. Taking place in AL. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-08-15.
    $61,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-08-15.
  • DRS SCIENTIFIC,INC (300 OAK LAKE ROAD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $91,226 in 3 contracts from 2001 to 2005
    $61,226 with Navy for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-04-19. Completion date: 2001-10-18.
    $20,000 with Army for Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-09-19. Completion date: 2003-09-29.
    $10,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-30. Completion date: 2003-09-29.
  • N K D ENTERPRISES, INC (300 TARENTUM BRIDGE RD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $68,912 in 3 contracts in 2003
    $46,080 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-11-15. Completion date: 2003-12-06.
    $12,032, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-11. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
    $10,800, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-21. Completion date: 2003-02-26.
  • MILLER HOLDINGS, LP (132 ENTRANCE DRIVE in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $20,058 in 2 contracts in 2003
    $10,029 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 2003-12-13.
    $10,029 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2003-12-03. Completion date: 2003-12-13.
  • BUILDING AUTOMATION SVCS INC (3453 7TH STREET ROAD in NEW KENSINGTON, PA; small business): $10,000 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2003
    $5,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2003-03-21. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
    $5,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-29. Completion date: 2002-12-31.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 3, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 12)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1)
  • Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (100-249: 2)
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Industrial Launderers (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




People in group quarters
  • 172 people in nursing homes
  • 89 people in halfway houses
  • 83 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
  • 7 people in other group homes


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 16 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED90$99,283487$88,938658$85,931339$33,1783$133,22794$55,5536$91,493
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$74,00060$74,562171$94,36355$67,5090$018$49,0646$65,367
APPLICATIONS DENIED8$89,548112$91,737826$108,936314$37,2400$056$65,80310$56,266
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$61,34831$103,781237$100,20537$41,4190$015$57,5932$65,275
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$71,86012$74,77651$139,0214$47,1400$02$49,3900$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 9 full and 16 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED169$96,83065$132,80515$42,212
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED19$112,81118$123,0771$52,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$58,8900$01$65,570
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$88,4355$90,9300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value




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