COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parker vs New Castle
PLACE A
Parker, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Parker is 97% smaller than New Castle. New Castle earns more, with a median household income $2,636 higher. New Castle has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -17%).
PARKERNEW CASTLEDIFFERENCE
Total population67421,175−97% vs New Castle
Population density7052,549−1,844
Population growth-17.3%-5.8%−11.5 pts
Median age46.539.5+7.0
Male50.2%46.8%+3.3 pts
Female49.8%53.2%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%75.7%+19.7 pts
Black3.3%10.8%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%4.2%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.8%9.3%−8.5 pts
Median household income$39,583$42,219−$2,636
Per capita income$25,312$24,415+$897
Poverty rate28.2%28.0%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.440Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%16.3%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree3.5%3.0%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%12.5%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation44.4%53.9%−9.5 pts
Median home value$98,600$77,400+$21,200
Median gross rent$792$741+$51
Owner-occupied69.9%54.8%+15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.2%11.4%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%52.1%+8.2 pts
Average commute28.822.3+6.4
Worked from home19.2%11.8%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured0.3%5.9%−5.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025