New Cumberland is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,547 people and four associated neighborhoods, New Cumberland is the 172nd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New Cumberland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New Cumberland is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Cumberland who work in office and administrative support (14.51%), management occupations (9.82%), and business and financial occupations (7.65%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.48% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 population of New Cumberland is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.55% of adults in New Cumberland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in New Cumberland in 2022 was $44,834, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,336 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.
