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Census Tract 162, New Castle, DE

2,833 Population
1.5 square miles 1,842.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.7 ±7.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Castle: 48.5 † ±5.9
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 39.3 ±0.2

Economics

$53,449 ±$8,721 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in New Castle: $52,341 † ±$5,225
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Castle County: $47,777 ±$774
$96,618 ±$14,385 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Castle: $89,205 † ±$11,376
  • a little higher than the amount in New Castle County: $91,166 ±$1,765

7.3% ±4.1% (206  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Castle: 4.7% † 260 (±2.3% / ±126)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Castle County: 10.1% 56,931 (±0.6% / ±3,356)

24.3 minutes ±9.5 (31,270  ±7,569) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Castle: 23.2 † 55,990 (±5.2 / ±8,422)
  • a little less than the figure in New Castle County: 25.3 5,993,490 (±0.4 / ±115,547)

Families

1,458 ±211 Number of households
  • New Castle: 2,774 ±203
  • New Castle County: 224,173 ±971
1.9 ±0.4 (2,830  ±409) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Castle: 2 5,576 (±0.2 / ±26)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in New Castle County: 2.5 561,765 (±0 / ±83)

3.1% ±3.7% (19  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Castle: 5% † 55 (±4.2% / ±48)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Castle County: 4.8% † 6,667 (±0.5% / ±699)

Housing

1,523 ±215 Number of housing units
  • New Castle: 2,877 ±206
  • New Castle County: 236,079 ±136

$320,000 ±$47,356 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Castle: $285,100 ±$24,757
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $352,200 ±$3,776

15.9% ±9.5% (446  ±275.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Castle: 11.3% † 625 (±5.4% / ±298.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Castle County: 11.1% 63,370 (±0.5% / ±3,078)

Social

92.8% ±11% (2,231  ±416) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Castle: 93.9% † 4,232 (±11.3% / ±538.5)
  • about the same as the rate in New Castle County: 92.6% 372,982 (±1.3% / ±5,046.2)
32.7% ±8.5% (786  ±233.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle: 33.8% † 1,522 (±6.4% / ±296.5)
  • about 80 percent of 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

11.1% ±7% (315  ±203) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Castle: 10% † 557 (±4.5% / ±249)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 12.8% 74,007

5.1% ±3.6% (126  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Castle: 5.6% † 260 (±2.4% / ±112)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 5.8% 26,290 (±0.3% / ±1,146)
126 Total veterans ±91 126 Male ±91 N/A Female ±13

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