COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 159 vs Maryland
PLACE A
Census Tract 159, New Castle County, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Census Tract 159 is 100% smaller than Maryland. Maryland earns more, with a median household income $23,742 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 159MARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population3,5736,206,011−100% vs Maryland
Population density4,822639+4,183
Population growth–7.0%–
Median age40.139.4+0.7
Male50.1%48.7%+1.4 pts
Female49.9%51.3%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born16.3%16.6%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.7%46.6%−1.9 pts
Black26.6%28.9%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%12.5%+10.3 pts
Asian1.5%6.5%−5.0 pts
Other4.4%5.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$79,936$103,678−$23,742
Per capita income$31,569$52,979−$21,410
Poverty rate9.7%9.4%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.456−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%43.4%−28.1 pts
Graduate degree5.4%20.8%−15.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.9%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation53.8%67.1%−13.4 pts
Median home value$224,100$419,900−$195,800
Median gross rent$1,587$1,705−$118
Owner-occupied90.5%67.6%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%7.7%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%48.7%+4.2 pts
Average commute24.931.1−6.1
Worked from home9.1%19.3%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work7.7%4.2%+3.5 pts
Uninsured11.5%6.3%+5.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024