COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 159 vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Census Tract 159, New Castle County, Delaware
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Census Tract 159 is 100% smaller than New Mexico. Census Tract 159 earns more, with a median household income $15,877 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 159NEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population3,5732,120,246−100% vs New Mexico
Population density4,82217+4,804
Population growth–2.8%–
Median age40.139.4+0.7
Male50.1%49.7%+0.4 pts
Female49.9%50.3%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born16.3%9.4%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.7%36.0%+8.8 pts
Black26.6%1.8%+24.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.8%48.4%−25.6 pts
Asian1.5%1.6%−0.1 pts
Other4.4%12.2%−7.8 pts
Median household income$79,936$64,059+$15,877
Per capita income$31,569$36,218−$4,649
Poverty rate9.7%17.8%−8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%31.0%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree5.4%13.9%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.0%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation53.8%57.8%−4.0 pts
Median home value$224,100$248,100−$24,000
Median gross rent$1,587$1,067+$520
Owner-occupied90.5%70.0%+20.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%12.5%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.9%45.0%+7.9 pts
Average commute24.923.5+1.5
Worked from home9.1%12.2%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work7.7%0.6%+7.1 pts
Uninsured11.5%9.6%+1.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024