COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 159 vs Maine
PLACE A
Census Tract 159, New Castle County, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Census Tract 159 is 100% smaller than Maine. Census Tract 159 earns more, with a median household income $5,203 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 159MAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,5731,387,817−100% vs Maine
Population density4,82245+4,777
Population growth–2.6%–
Median age40.144.8−4.7
Male50.1%49.3%+0.8 pts
Female49.9%50.7%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born16.3%4.1%+12.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.7%89.9%−45.2 pts
Black26.6%1.8%+24.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%2.2%+20.6 pts
Asian1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
Other4.4%5.0%−0.6 pts
Median household income$79,936$74,733+$5,203
Per capita income$31,569$43,742−$12,173
Poverty rate9.7%10.7%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%36.2%−20.8 pts
Graduate degree5.4%13.7%−8.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%3.8%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation53.8%61.7%−8.0 pts
Median home value$224,100$296,600−$72,500
Median gross rent$1,587$1,139+$448
Owner-occupied90.5%74.3%+16.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%20.6%−18.2 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%44.1%+8.8 pts
Average commute24.924.6+0.4
Worked from home9.1%15.9%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work7.7%0.5%+7.2 pts
Uninsured11.5%6.2%+5.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024