COMPARING TWO PLACES
Knox vs New Castle
PLACE A
Knox, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Knox is 95% smaller than New Castle. Knox earns more, with a median household income $26,781 higher.
KNOXNEW CASTLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,06821,175−95% vs New Castle
Population density1,9002,549−649
Population growth-4.6%-5.8%+1.2 pts
Median age34.339.5−5.2
Male51.8%46.8%+4.9 pts
Female48.2%53.2%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%75.7%+19.3 pts
Black0.0%10.8%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other2.7%9.3%−6.7 pts
Median household income$69,000$42,219+$26,781
Per capita income$35,994$24,415+$11,579
Poverty rate12.9%28.0%−15.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%16.3%+13.4 pts
Graduate degree9.7%3.0%+6.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%12.5%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation69.6%53.9%+15.7 pts
Median home value$114,100$77,400+$36,700
Median gross rent$846$741+$105
Owner-occupied61.2%54.8%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.2%11.4%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households17.0%52.1%−35.0 pts
Average commute21.622.3−0.7
Worked from home9.0%11.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%5.9%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025