COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Castle vs Carneys Point
PLACE A
New Castle, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Carneys Point, New Jersey
New Castle is 163% larger than Carneys Point. Carneys Point earns more, with a median household income $35,054 higher. Carneys Point has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -6%).
NEW CASTLECARNEYS POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population21,1758,050+163% vs Carneys Point
Population density2,549961+1,588
Population growth-5.8%6.2%−12.0 pts
Median age39.543.9−4.4
Male46.8%51.0%−4.2 pts
Female53.2%49.0%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%4.7%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.7%58.1%+17.6 pts
Black10.8%19.6%−8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%15.3%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other9.3%4.2%+5.1 pts
Median household income$42,219$77,273−$35,054
Per capita income$24,415$35,899−$11,484
Poverty rate28.0%11.4%+16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.366+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%18.3%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree3.0%4.1%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%7.8%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation53.9%64.2%−10.3 pts
Median home value$77,400$193,300−$115,900
Median gross rent$741$1,434−$693
Owner-occupied54.8%59.0%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%10.3%+1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%45.3%+6.8 pts
Average commute22.326.0−3.7
Worked from home11.8%10.9%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Uninsured5.9%4.5%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024