Population: 6,641. Estimated population in July 2020: 6,275 (-5.5% change)
Males: 3,111 (46.8%), Females: 3,530 (53.2%)
Beaver County
Zip code: 15066
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $25,932
Median house value: $54,400
Races in New Brighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
- Black (10.6%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (28.2%), Irish (16.6%), Italian (14.9%), English (9.4%), Polish (6.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in New Brighton
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in New Brighton borough
- Never married: 29.4%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -108 (-1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near New Brighton:
- MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 4 miles; BEAVER, PA)
- ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ELLWOOD CITY, PA)
- ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 10 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Brighton:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 44 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Brighton:
- BEAVER COUNTY (about 6 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Abbreviation: BVI)
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 12 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)
- NEW CASTLE MUNI (about 21 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA; Abbreviation: UCP)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in New Brighton:
- GARFIELD BUSINESS INSTITUTE (Location: 709 THIRD AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Brighton:
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 3 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 19 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 30 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Schools
Public high school in New Brighton:
- NEW BRIGHTON AREA HS (Students: 597; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in New Brighton:
- NEW BRIGHTON AREA EL SCH (Students: 896; Grades: KG – 05)
- NEW BRIGHTON AREA MS (Students: 472; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in New Brighton:
- MCGUIRE MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 39; Location: MERCER ROAD; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in New Brighton:
- NEW BRIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $89,196; Location: 1021 3RD AVE; 18,275 books; 565 audio materials; 315 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)