New Castle, DE

New Castle is located in north Delaware. New Castle is part of New Castle County. New Castle has 3.40 square miles of land area and 0.12 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total New Castle population is 5,285, which has grown 8.70% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 14.59% and is lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. New Castle median household income is $57,693 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 10.00% since 2000. The income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.87% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. New Castle median house value is $220,600 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 79.35% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 86.81% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers New Castle is much better than the state average in quality. The New Castle area code is 302.

Population 5,285 (2010), rank #20 Population Growth 8.70% since 2000, rank #42 Population Density: 1,500.20/sq mi, rank #29 Median Household Income: $57,693 at 2006-2010—10.00% increase since 2000, rank #32 Median House Price: $220,600 at 2006-2010—79.35% increase since 2000, rank #33 Time Zone: Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer Land Area: 3.40 sq mi, rank #19 Water Area: 0.12 sq mi (3.52%), rank #9 State: Delaware Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD County: New Castle County School District: , rank #1 Area Code: 302 Zip Code: 19720 19721 Accommodations: New Castle Hotels

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* Based on the U.S. 2010 Data