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New Castle, Delaware - Basic Facts

The City of New Castle had a population of 5,579 as of 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

The primary coordinate point for New Castle is located at latitude 39.6621 and longitude -75.5663 in New Castle County. The formal boundaries for the City of New Castle encompass a land area of 3.4 sq. miles and a water area of 0.12 sq. miles. New Castle County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).

The City of New Castle has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

Delaware is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The City of New Castle is located within New Castle Division of New Castle County.


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New Castle, DE Data & Demographics

Source: 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

POPULATION

Total Population 5,579 (100%)
Population Density 1,604 per sq mi
Diversity Index1 55
 
 

INCOME

Median Household Income $89,205
Per Capita Income $52,341
Median Home Value $285,100
 

HOUSING

Total HU (Housing Units) 2,877 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 1,759 (61.1%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,015 (35.3%)
Vacant Housing Units 103 (3.6%)
 

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households 2,774
Average Household Size 2.01
Family Households 1,530 (55.2%)
NOTES
  1. The Diversity Index estimates the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area belong to different race or ethnic groups, based on five groups: Hispanic/Latino, Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Black, Non-Hispanic Asian, and Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial. A value of 0 indicates the population belongs entirely to one group. Higher values indicate a more evenly mixed population. Calculated from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (table B03002).

New Castle, DE - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares New Castle to the other 79 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Delaware by rank and percentile using 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 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.

Variable Description Rank Percentile
Total Population # 21 74th
Population Density # 32 60th
Median Household Income # 34 58th
Per Capita Income # 20 76th
Diversity Index # 37 54th

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