Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,080
| This zip code: | $41,080 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17889, 17862, 17833, 17844, 17842, 17837.
Housing units in zip code 17855 with a mortgage: 152 (21 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,185
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $421
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.2% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 18
- 1990 to 1994: 37
- 1980 to 1989: 37
- 1970 to 1979: 51
- 1960 to 1969: 58
- 1950 to 1959: 20
- 1940 to 1949: 23
- 1939 or earlier: 158
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in New Berlin, PA (17855): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 2
- 2 bedrooms: 24
- 3 bedrooms: 197
- 4 bedrooms: 51
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 17
- 2 bedrooms: 31
- 3 bedrooms: 30
- 4 bedrooms: 2
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 17855 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 6
- 1 vehicle: 76
- 2 vehicles: 152
- 3 vehicles: 39
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 11
- 1 vehicle: 56
- 2 vehicles: 21
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17855:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 1
- $50,000 to $59,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 7
- $70,000 to $79,999: 5
- $80,000 to $89,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 8
- $100,000 to $124,999: 39
- $125,000 to $149,999: 87
- $150,000 to $174,999: 52
- $175,000 to $199,999: 25
- $200,000 to $249,999: 19
- $250,000 to $299,999: 12
- $300,000 to $399,999: 4
- $400,000 to $499,999: 5
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17855:
- $100 to $149: 1
- $200 to $249: 2
- $300 to $349: 10
- $350 to $399: 12
- $400 to $449: 15
- $450 to $499: 3
- $550 to $599: 2
- No cash rent: 18
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $143,064.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $143,881
- Black or African American householders: $138,976
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,988 (it was $87,900 in 2000)
| 17855: | $136,988 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,774 - $162,168
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $159,025| Here: | $159,025 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $190,631| Here: | $190,631 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $109,852| Here: | $109,852 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,295| Here: | $240,295 | | State: | $204,155 |
Mobile homes: $30,278| Here: | $30,278 | | State: | $35,442 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 317
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 13
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 16

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 395 (85%)
- Carpooled: 42 (9%)
- Walked: 19 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 8 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 30
- 5 to 9 minutes: 69
- 10 to 14 minutes: 64
- 15 to 19 minutes: 93
- 20 to 24 minutes: 97
- 25 to 29 minutes: 27
- 30 to 34 minutes: 30
- 35 to 39 minutes: 13
- 40 to 44 minutes: 2
- 45 to 59 minutes: 14
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1
- 90 or more minutes: 18
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 939
- In family households: 818 (227 male householders, 49 female householders)
225 spouses, 284 children (258 natural, 1 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (38 male householders (31 living alone)), 65 female householders (57 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
198 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (8 men, 37 women).
95.7% of residents of 17855 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% well, 67% not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 7% well, 27% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 15 (1.6%)
(73.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (53%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (13%)
- Ghana (13%)
- Australia (13%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 4
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 920
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 5
Two or more races population: 12

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 370 |
|  United States or American: 99 |
|  Italian: 32 |
|  English: 31 |
|  Irish: 23 |
|  French (except Basque): 20 |
|  Other groups: 16 |
|  Welsh: 12 |
|  European: 11 |
|  Polish: 10 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 9 |
|  Belgian: 8 |
|  Dutch: 7 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 5 |
|  African: 5 |
|  Swiss: 4 |
|  Austrian: 3 |
|  Hungarian: 3 |
|  Norwegian: 3 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Slovak: 2 |
|  Swedish: 2 |
|  Arab:: 1 |
|  Egyptian: 1 |
|  Scottish: 1 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,064
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 814
- Northeast: 40
- Midwest: 33
- South: 17
- West: 10
68% of the 17855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 904. Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+4.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 9.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 28.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- Q-E MANUFACTURING CO INC (809 MARKET ST in NEW BERLIN, PA; small business)
$3,239 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings. Signed on 2005-03-10. Completion date: 2005-04-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
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.)
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