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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Castle is $30,421, which is about the same as the state average of $30,191 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. New Castle median household income is $53,420, which has grown by 1.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.12% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Castle residents spend 22.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #28

New Castle, DE	30,421 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	34,552 USD
Delaware	33,303 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	36,864 USD
Delaware	38,619 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	32,967 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #42

New Castle, DE	53,420 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	69,974 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #69

New Castle, DE	1.85%
Delaware	27.12%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	New Castle, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.55%	$17,509, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.83%	$18,695, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.10%	$4,840, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.89%	$21,740, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	63,984 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Castle, DE	79,969 USD
Delaware	90,884 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$59,531, see rank	$64,791	$56,900
Black	$48,803, see rank	$46,149	$35,600
Hispanic	$24,500, see rank	$46,295	$42,396
One Race, Other	$20,417, see rank	$40,474	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
less than 25	$85,156, see rank	$29,750	$25,788
25 to 44	$69,630, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,456, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$42,622, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,535, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	2,106, 46.44%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,389, 65.95%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.43%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,380, 65.53%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,252, 90.72%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	128, 9.28%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	717, 34.05%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	2,429, 53.56%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,428, 58.79%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,428, 58.79%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,341, 93.91%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	87, 6.09%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,001, 41.21%, see rank	40.00%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,557, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,069, 80.92%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	284, 11.11%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	90, 3.52%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	24, 0.94%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.94%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	66, 2.58%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Castle, DE	22.8 minutes
Delaware	25.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,593	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	1,252, 48.28%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	337, 26.92%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	182, 14.54%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	284, 22.68%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	133, 10.62%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	273, 21.81%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	1,341, 51.72%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	576, 42.95%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	191, 14.24%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	484, 36.09%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69, 5.15%, see rank	4.86%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	New Castle, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,593, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	157, 6.05%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	200, 7.71%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	43, 1.66%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	248, 9.56%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	189, 7.29%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	111, 4.28%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	349, 13.46%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	314, 12.11%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	550, 21.21%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	219, 8.45%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	107, 4.13%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	106, 4.09%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	New Castle, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	640	11.99%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	121	9.24%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.