New Castle, PA Demographic Data
New Castle, PA Summary
New Castle is located in Lawrence County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 23,025
- Area: 8.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,698.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 790.35 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Castle, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,678
52%
50.8
Male
10,822
48%
49.2
Total Population
22,500
323,128,000
New Castle, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,357
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,377
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,382
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,353
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,330
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,695
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,766
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,026
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,632
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,460
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,054
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,201
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
867
3.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,453
77.6%
77.2
Female
9,455
54.2%
51.3
Male
7,998
45.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,800
74.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,916
21.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,122
18.3%
15.2
Female
2,625
63.7%
55.8
Male
1,497
36.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
New Castle, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,688
96.4%
96.8
White
18,661
82.9%
72.6
Black or African American
2,690
12.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
50
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
14
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
36
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
287
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
812
3.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
570
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
162
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
337
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
8
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
63
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,930
97.5%
82.2
New Castle, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
593
3.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,434
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,326
46.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,713
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,249
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,658
10.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
728
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,027
12.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,674
87.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,386
15.2%
31.2
New Castle, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,799
37.0%
33.7%
Now Married
6,461
35.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,847
15.5%
11.0%
Separated
600
3.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,677
9.1
5.8%
New Castle, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,154
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
989
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
365
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
474
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
107
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
43
0.2%
1.1%
New Castle, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,570
16.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
804
8.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,535
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,158
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,457
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,644
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
715
7.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
552
5.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
71
0.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
70
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
31,557
57,617
Per capita income
19,286
31,128
New Castle, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
663
7.6%
9.8
Construction
437
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,351
27.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
399
4.6%
6.6
Information
202
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,012
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
505
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
759
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
484
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,172
13.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
527
6.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
130
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
551
6.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,143
24.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,578
18.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,219
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,186
25.2%
18.1%
New Castle, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,464
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,696
79.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,096
12.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
218
2.6%
5.1
Walked
213
2.5%
2.7
Other means
51
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
190
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
New Castle, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,756
18.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,969
41.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,808
29.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,043
10.9%
21.0
New Castle, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,576
83.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,335
55.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,241
44.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,838
16.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
New Castle, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,414
1 room
291
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
201
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
701
6.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,450
12.7%
16.5
5 rooms
2,145
18.8%
19.8
6 rooms
3,190
27.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,474
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
933
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,029
9.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
New Castle, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,414
1-unit, detached
8,233
72.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
388
3.4%
5.9
2-units
602
5.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
695
6.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
353
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
183
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
902
7.9%
9.0
Mobile home
58
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
New Castle, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,619
49.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,440
12.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,703
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,129
9.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
840
7.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
439
3.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
184
1.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
52
0.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
0.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
New Castle, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,840
81.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
45
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
1,381
14.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
124
1.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
46
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
91
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
49
0.5%
1.1
New Castle, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,780
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
9
0.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
0.4%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
1.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
131
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
177
6.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
764
27.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,658
59.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,248
45.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
439
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
332
12.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
149
5.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
599
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,913
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
0.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
398
10.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,422
36.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,079
53.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
328
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
608
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
537
14.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
375
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
297
7.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
347
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
448
11.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,792
47.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
445
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,335
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,900
35.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,736
51.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
437
8.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
100
1.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
63
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
53
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
31
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
61,400
205,000
