New Castle County, DE Demographic Data
New Castle County, DE Summary
New Castle County is located in Delaware
- Population: 546,076
- Area: 494.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 426.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: 67.72 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,105.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 47.90 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Castle County, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
287,407
52%
50.8
Male
269,580
48%
49.2
Total Population
556,987
323,128,000
New Castle County, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
32,547
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
31,558
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
36,609
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
38,040
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
36,325
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
80,958
14.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
68,205
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
77,719
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
38,959
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
34,917
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
47,775
8.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
22,934
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10,441
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
435,136
78.1%
77.2
Female
227,109
52.2%
51.3
Male
208,027
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
411,422
73.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
102,030
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
81,150
14.6%
15.2
Female
46,038
56.7%
55.8
Male
35,112
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
New Castle County, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
543,539
97.6%
96.8
White
361,605
64.9%
72.6
Black or African American
138,491
24.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,877
0.3%
0.8
Asian
29,993
5.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
12,079
2.2%
1.2
Chinese
10,477
1.9%
1.3
Filipino
1,938
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
453
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,862
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
385
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
2,799
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
981
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
10,592
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
13,448
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
54,560
9.8%
17.8
Mexican
23,158
4.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
20,970
3.8%
1.7
Cuban
1,415
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,017
1.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
502,427
90.2%
82.2
New Castle County, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
10,086
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
22,838
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
120,004
31.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
66,299
17.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
27,244
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
78,824
20.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
56,613
14.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
32,924
8.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
348,984
91.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
135,437
35.4%
31.2
New Castle County, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
170,185
37.3%
33.7%
Now Married
208,464
45.7%
47.5
Divorced
46,359
10.2%
11.0%
Separated
6,814
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
24,451
5.4
5.8%
New Castle County, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
450,936
86.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
73,504
14.0%
21.6%
Spanish
39,546
7.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11,622
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15,896
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6,440
1.2%
1.1%
New Castle County, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
13,593
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6,150
3.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
16,831
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
17,527
8.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
23,411
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
35,133
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
28,538
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
34,629
17.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
14,736
7.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13,234
6.5%
6.4
Median household income
67,274
57,617
Per capita income
33,446
31,128
New Castle County, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,683
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
22,105
8.2%
9.8
Construction
17,106
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
71,747
26.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30,244
11.2%
6.6
Information
3,201
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
18,310
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
9,729
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33,517
12.4%
11.4
Public administration
10,254
3.8%
4.6
Retail trade
32,503
12.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
14,469
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,628
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
21,926
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
117,392
43.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
24,017
8.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
61,647
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
45,514
16.8%
18.1%
New Castle County, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
266,545
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
213,744
80.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
23,671
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9,772
3.7%
5.1
Walked
5,810
2.2%
2.7
Other means
2,463
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
11,085
4.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.9
26.6
New Castle County, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12,241
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
76,498
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
80,353
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
34,690
17.0%
21.0
New Castle County, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
203,782
91.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
136,282
66.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
67,500
33.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
19,209
8.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
New Castle County, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
222,991
1 room
2,704
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
2,278
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
13,134
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
26,433
11.9%
16.5
5 rooms
30,455
13.7%
19.8
6 rooms
36,732
16.5%
17.8
7 rooms
43,416
19.5%
12.0
8 rooms
29,101
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
38,738
17.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
New Castle County, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
222,991
1-unit, detached
118,922
53.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
48,406
21.7%
5.9
2-units
5,012
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5,942
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11,142
5.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15,149
6.8%
4.4
20 or more units
13,715
6.2%
9.0
Mobile home
4,489
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
214
0.1%
0.1
New Castle County, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
22,018
9.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
16,617
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
30,483
13.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
33,648
15.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
29,817
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
29,747
13.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
32,048
14.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
20,421
9.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5,738
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
2,454
1.1%
1.4%
New Castle County, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
113,753
55.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
5,754
2.8%
4.7
Electricity
57,647
28.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24,289
11.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
165
0.1%
0.1
Wood
970
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
119
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
486
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
599
0.3%
1.1
New Castle County, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
92,066
47295100.0
Less than $500
708
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
4,275
4.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5,545
6.0%
7.0%
$500 to $999
12,341
13.4%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
13,530
14.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
25,005
27.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
30,662
33.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
43,416
48.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
15,631
17.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
8,824
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,893
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
16,594
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
1,708
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle County, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
65,691
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
446
0.7%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
690
1.1%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,158
3.3%
4.4%
Less than $500
3,449
5.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,693
13.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
23,410
35.6%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
26,845
40.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,809
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,092
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
7,804
12.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8,933
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
7,110
11.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,158
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
6,071
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
24,624
39.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,800
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle County, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
136,282
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,353
2.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,481
4.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
12,791
9.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
20,256
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
45,694
33.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
39,451
28.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8,338
6.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
918
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
253,000
205,000
