New Cumberland is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,578 people and four associated neighborhoods, New Cumberland is the 172nd largest community in Pennsylvania.
Also of interest is that New Cumberland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.45% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The education level of New Cumberland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.67% of adults in New Cumberland have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in New Cumberland in 2022 was $43,161, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,644 for a family of four. However, New Cumberland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
New Cumberland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call New Cumberland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of New Cumberland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Cumberland include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in New Cumberland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.