CITY · 1990 CENSUS

New Castle

Delaware · 4,837 residents · 3.48 sq mi

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With 4,837 people, New Castle is a city in Delaware. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.1%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $36,792 a year at the median, 22% more than the country as a whole. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,837

−1%vs 2000

vs 4,862 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(288)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(280)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(310)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(343)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(308)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(800)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(817)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(553)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(480)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(423)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(210)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,792

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,449 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,111

−33%vs 2000

vs $24,052 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,100

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$490

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $640 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(3,708)

Black20%(973)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(117)

Asian0.4%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.2%(3,929)

Black16.9%(817)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(82)

Asian0.5%(25)

Other1.4%(66)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.2%(234)

Mexican3.9%(215)

Central American0.1%(5)

Panamanian0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(48)

Japanese0.1%(4)

Ancestry

English24.7%(1,378)

Irish20.8%(1,159)

German15%(836)

Italian7.4%(411)

Polish4.1%(227)

Subsaharan African4%(225)

American3.1%(173)

Russian2.2%(120)

French1.9%(107)

Scottish1.1%(60)

Swedish0.8%(43)

Guyanese0.8%(42)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(39)

Norwegian0.6%(33)

West Indian0.6%(31)

Hungarian0.5%(29)

Jamaican0.5%(26)

Ukrainian0.4%(23)

French Canadian0.3%(17)

British0.3%(15)

Greek0.3%(14)

Czech0.2%(12)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(10)

Armenian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Croatian0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.6%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.9%(827)

Married52%(1,167)

Widowed2.5%(56)

Divorced8.6%(193)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(677)

Married42.5%(1,081)

Widowed10%(253)

Divorced20.9%(531)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.4%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)28.8%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)4.6%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.5%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 260 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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