Westmoreland Review

30.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Kensington in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.5 percent lower than the state average of 39.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 12,468.

88.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New Kensington residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,051	11.2
Regular high school diploma	2,966	31.7
GED or alternative credential	651	7
Some college, less than 1 year	617	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,222	13.1
Associate's degree	940	10.1
Bachelor's degree	1,271	13.6
Master's degree	528	5.7
Professional school degree	44	0.5
Doctorate degree	55	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.