COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Castle vs Connersville
PLACE A
New Castle, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Connersville, Indiana
New Castle is 58% larger than Connersville. Connersville earns more, with a median household income $6,635 higher.
NEW CASTLECONNERSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population21,17513,406+58% vs Connersville
Population density2,5491,726+823
Population growth-5.8%-1.2%−4.6 pts
Median age39.541.0−1.5
Male46.8%47.9%−1.1 pts
Female53.2%52.1%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.0%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.7%92.3%−16.6 pts
Black10.8%1.1%+9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%2.2%+1.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other9.3%4.4%+5.0 pts
Median household income$42,219$48,854−$6,635
Per capita income$24,415$26,599−$2,184
Poverty rate28.0%23.4%+4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4400.432Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%15.0%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree3.0%3.8%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%3.9%+8.5 pts
Labor force participation53.9%54.6%−0.8 pts
Median home value$77,400$106,300−$28,900
Median gross rent$741$787−$46
Owner-occupied54.8%62.6%−7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%15.9%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.1%52.6%−0.5 pts
Average commute22.325.7−3.4
Worked from home11.8%5.9%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.3%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025