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Census Tract 124, New Castle, DE

4,596 Population
1 square miles 4,779.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Elsmere: 35.5 † ±5.2
  • a little less than the figure in New Castle County: 39.3 ±0.2

Economics

$33,226 ±$5,878 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Elsmere: $30,532 † ±$4,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Castle County: $47,777 ±$774
$77,746 ±$9,570 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Elsmere: $67,944 † ±$19,241
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $91,166 ±$1,765

23.7% ±11.4% (1,091  ±548) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Elsmere: 23.1% † 1,430 (±8.9% / ±549)
  • more than double the rate in New Castle County: 10.1% 56,931 (±0.6% / ±3,356)

28.6 minutes ±10.4 (53,015  ±13,363) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Elsmere: 24.4 62,670 (±1.5 / ±9,486)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 25.3 5,993,490 (±0.4 / ±115,547)

Families

1,624 ±205 Number of households
  • Elsmere: 2,238 ±218
  • New Castle County: 224,173 ±971
2.8 ±0.2 (4,589  ±698) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Elsmere: 2.8 6,193 (±0.3 / ±25)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 2.5 561,765 (±0 / ±83)

7% ±6.5% (71  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Elsmere: 17.3% † 243 (±8.8% / ±132)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Castle County: 4.8% † 6,667 (±0.5% / ±699)

Housing

1,681 ±213 Number of housing units
  • Elsmere: 2,301 ±228
  • New Castle County: 236,079 ±136

$231,700 ±$15,387 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Elsmere: $225,800 ±$13,041
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Castle County: $352,200 ±$3,776

6% ±2.9% (274  ±137.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Elsmere: 8.9% † 536 (±5.7% / ±346.3)
  • about half the rate in New Castle County: 11.1% 63,370 (±0.5% / ±3,078)

Social

78.3% ±1.6% (2,536  ±439.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Elsmere: 78.4% † 3,232 (±8.2% / ±412.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 92.6% 372,982 (±1.3% / ±5,046.2)
19.8% ±8.3% (641  ±289.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Elsmere: 15.1% † 622 (±4% / ±172.8)
  • about half the rate in New Castle County: 39.7% 159,873 (±0.8% / ±3,227.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.1% ±9.9% (785  ±470) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Elsmere: 11.1% † 687 (±6.8% / ±421)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Castle County: 12.8% 74,007

9.3% ±4.9% (320  ±177) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Elsmere: 4.8% † 216 (±2% / ±92)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Castle County: 5.8% 26,290 (±0.3% / ±1,146)
320 Total veterans ±177 320 Male ±177 N/A Female ±13

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