New Castle is a city of 138 people in Virginia. The median age is 29.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 1%. There are 41 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $833 a month. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $256,300.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 116%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Castle
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.3 → 29.3(−8.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants46.8% → 59.2%(+12.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$52,336 → $77,083(+47%)US over the same years: +14%
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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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Over time
New Castle, decade by decade
New Castle population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
139
$52,336
$144,004
13.3%
0.0
2000
179
$47,818
$118,408
8.3%
0.0
2010
153
$52,662
$152,920
13.6%
4.9
2020
125
–
$273,678
57.9%
15.5
2024
138
$77,083
$256,300
32.3%
1.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
