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Census Tract 156, New Castle, DE

2,475 Population
0.6 square miles 3,816.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±5.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Castle County: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Delaware: 41.6 ±0.2

Economics

$27,498 ±$2,846 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Castle County: $47,777 ±$774
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Delaware: $45,375 ±$459
$71,563 ±$25,842 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $91,166 ±$1,765
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Delaware: $84,954 ±$1,251

6.5% ±3% (158  ±83) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Castle County: 10.1% 56,931 (±0.6% / ±3,356)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Delaware: 10.4% 103,819 (±0.4% / ±4,214)

24.4 minutes ±11.1 (20,715  ±4,748) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Castle County: 25.3 5,993,490 (±0.4 / ±115,547)
  • a little less than the figure in Delaware: 26 10,627,325 (±0.3 / ±165,777)

Families

739 ±129 Number of households
  • New Castle County: 224,173 ±971
  • Delaware: 402,038 ±1,657
3.4 ±0.5 (2,473  ±578) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Castle County: 2.5 561,765 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Delaware: 2.5 997,898

5.5% ±7% (21  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 4.8% † 6,667 (±0.5% / ±699)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 4.9% 11,075 (±0.4% / ±883)

Housing

778 ±125 Number of housing units
  • New Castle County: 236,079 ±136
  • Delaware: 464,203 ±208

$237,900 ±$28,478 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Castle County: $352,200 ±$3,776
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Delaware: $352,000 ±$2,842

17.1% ±17.5% (418  ±440.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Castle County: 11.1% 63,370 (±0.5% / ±3,078)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Delaware: 10.7% 108,296 (±0.4% / ±3,800.3)

Social

75.9% ±9.4% (1,169  ±207.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 92.6% 372,982 (±1.3% / ±5,046.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Delaware: 91.7% 662,711 (±0.9% / ±6,681.2)
15.4% ±7.9% (238  ±126) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Castle County: 39.7% 159,873 (±0.8% / ±3,227.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Delaware: 35.8% 258,594 (±0.6% / ±4,151.3)

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

9.5% ±4% (235  ±113) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Castle County: 12.8% 74,007
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Delaware: 10.7% 109,282

3.4% ±1.7% (57  ±30) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Castle County: 5.8% 26,290 (±0.3% / ±1,146)
  • about half the rate in Delaware: 7.4% 59,557 (±0.2% / ±1,767)
57 Total veterans ±30 52 Male ±29 5 Female ±9

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