COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Castle vs Anderson
PLACE A
New Castle, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Anderson, South Carolina
New Castle is 32% smaller than Anderson. Anderson earns more, with a median household income $4,714 higher. Anderson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
NEW CASTLEANDERSONDIFFERENCE
Total population21,17531,323−32% vs Anderson
Population density2,5491,957+592
Population growth-5.8%5.3%−11.1 pts
Median age39.532.7+6.8
Male46.8%45.8%+1.1 pts
Female53.2%54.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.0%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.7%59.9%+15.8 pts
Black10.8%27.0%−16.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%5.1%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other9.3%5.8%+3.5 pts
Median household income$42,219$46,933−$4,714
Per capita income$24,415$29,386−$4,971
Poverty rate28.0%21.0%+7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%28.3%−12.1 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.7%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%6.8%+5.7 pts
Labor force participation53.9%60.5%−6.6 pts
Median home value$77,400$218,200−$140,800
Median gross rent$741$975−$234
Owner-occupied54.8%51.1%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%9.9%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%45.5%+6.6 pts
Average commute22.322.0+0.3
Worked from home11.8%5.8%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.7%+0.9 pts
Uninsured5.9%9.6%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025