New Castle County DE Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
New Castle County DE Housing Affordability Index is 120 State of Delaware Housing Affordability Index is 119
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
New Castle County DE Wealth Index is 114 State of Delaware Wealth Index is 110
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	572,970
Population in Households	555,559
Population in Familes	443,364
Population in Group Qrtrs	17,411
Population Density	1,344
Diversity Index¹	64

INCOME
Median Household Income	$67,065
Average Household Income	$94,295
Per Capita Income	$35,367
Wealth Index³	114

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	228,254 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	140,675 (61.6%)
Renter Occupied HU	73,628 (32.3%)
Vacant Housing Units	13,951 ( 6.1%)
Median Home Value	$278,401
Housing Affordability Index²	120

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	214,303
Average Household Size	2.59
Family Households	140,891
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

New Castle County DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares New Castle County to the other 3 counties and county equivalents in Delaware by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.67%	0.63%
Households	0.61%	0.6%
Families	0.48%	0.52%
Median Household Income		2.59%
Per Capita Income		2.51%

New Castle County DE Information

New Castle County DE Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

New Castle County DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 1	100th
Population Density	# 1	100th
Diversity Index	# 1	100th
Median Household Income	# 1	100th
Per Capita Income	# 1	100th