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Newcastle

Washington · 13,128 residents (2025 est.) · 4.44 sq mi
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Newcastle is a city of 12,989 people in Washington. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,205,600. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 5,252 people. Households here earn about 63% more than in Washington as a whole. Median household income runs $160,278, well clear of the $82,259 US median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 113%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
12,989
+68%since 2000
from 7,737 in 2000
13,128 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
2000 – 2025
Population density
2,929 / sq mi
+34%since 2009
from 2,189 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.5
+3%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
4.44 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
7K9K10K12K14K2000201020202024Newcastle
202413K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(735)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(739)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(731)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.2%(804)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.1%(539)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.5%(2,407)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(1,727)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.4%(1,875)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.7%(1,385)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(1,214)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(545)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(288)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$160,278
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $80,320 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$91,506
+161%since 2000
from $35,057 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
72.9%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 60.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
5.9%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 2.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.516
+14%since 2010
from 0.455 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information18.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food5.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade3.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$1,205,600
+113%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $311,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,369
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $941 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.0%
−15.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.3% in 2000
39.0% rent
Vacancy rate
5.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.39 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.9%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 33.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.5
+26%since 2009
from 6.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.7%(5,700)
Black1.6%(121)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(223)
Asian18.1%(1,402)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic37.6%(4,882)
Black3.5%(459)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(587)
Asian42.1%(5,462)
Other12.3%(1,599)
Diversity Score
83
+29%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.4%(313)
Argentine0.6%(84)
Salvadoran0.6%(77)
Puerto Rican0.5%(61)
Colombian0.3%(42)
Asian origin
Chinese16.9%(2,200)
Asian Indian5.6%(731)
Korean4.4%(573)
Filipino3.4%(436)
Vietnamese3.3%(424)
Japanese1.8%(228)
Taiwanese1.2%(154)
Uzbek0.7%(89)
Nepalese0.7%(86)
Thai0.6%(80)
Cambodian0.4%(52)
Mongolian0.3%(42)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0.2%(24)
Indonesian0.2%(20)
Malaysian0.1%(12)
Laotian0%(4)
Ancestry
English9.3%(1,212)
German8.7%(1,132)
Irish4.8%(620)
American3.6%(465)
Norwegian2.9%(382)
Swedish2%(261)
Scottish1.7%(215)
Italian1.6%(212)
Polish1.1%(142)
Russian1.1%(140)
Finnish1%(127)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
French0.9%(111)
Romanian0.8%(105)
West Indian0.6%(84)
Dutch0.6%(79)
Iranian0.6%(72)
Australian0.5%(68)
Turkish0.5%(68)
Czech0.5%(67)
Ukrainian0.5%(60)
British0.4%(49)
Swiss0.3%(45)
Austrian0.3%(42)
Haitian0.3%(41)
Portuguese0.3%(39)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(34)
Welsh0.2%(29)
Hungarian0.2%(27)
Jamaican0.2%(25)
Arab0.1%(18)
Lebanese0.1%(18)
Israeli0.1%(17)
Greek0.1%(15)
Belgian0.1%(14)
Slovene0.1%(14)
Lithuanian0.1%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
68.5%
+14.1 ptssince 2000
from 54.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
97.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 95.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
29.7%
+14.5 ptssince 2000
from 15.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+85%since 2000
from 15.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
57.8%
−15.0 ptssince 2009
from 72.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.6%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
30.2%
+25.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
1.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.2%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 6.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−9.7 ptssince 2011
from 73.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
6.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
71.4%
+17.4 ptssince 2009
from 54.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
Female
51.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.3% in 2009
Foreign born
32.8%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 21.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.0%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 5.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
1.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 5.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
96.6%
+3.7 ptssince 2017
from 92.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 98.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 85.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
58.1%
−10.3 ptssince 2016
from 68.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 2.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.9%(1,470)
Married62.7%(3,188)
Widowed0%(0)
Divorced8.3%(423)
Women 15+
Never married27.1%(1,543)
Married55%(3,136)
Widowed9.9%(566)
Divorced8%(458)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
1.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 5.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
71.1%
−3.2 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
7.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 5.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
86.4%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
22.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.6% 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)26%(80)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.7%(110)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.4%(69)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 308 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Newcastle, Washington?

Newcastle, Washington has about 12,989 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Newcastle, Washington?

The typical household in Newcastle, Washington earns about $160,278 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Newcastle, Washington expensive?

In Newcastle, Washington, the median home is worth about $1,205,600, and the typical rent is about $2,369 a month.

How educated are people in Newcastle, Washington?

About 68.5% of adults age 25 and over in Newcastle, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Newcastle, Washington?

About 5.9% of people in Newcastle, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

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