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New Castle County

Population in July 2007: 70,396.
Males: 33,857  (48.1%)
Females: 36,539  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  28.4 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $65,139 (it was $53,952 in 2000)
Greater Newark:  $65,139
Delaware:  $57,989

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,582

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $268,883 (it was $135,000 in 2000)
Greater Newark:  $268,883
Delaware:  $250,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $292,177; Detached houses: $305,846; Townhouses or other attached units: $204,326; In 2-unit structures: $252,270; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,986; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $271,899; Mobile homes: $26,014

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Races in Greater Newark:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
  • Black (9.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Greater Newark: 102.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 230 feet

Land area: 30.0 square miles.

Population density: 2346 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Greater Newark

  • High school or higher: 89.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greater Newark CCD

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Delaware:  5.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Greater Newark:  0.7% ($986)
Delaware:  0.7% ($841)
Greater Newark satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (38.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Newark, DE (0.9 miles ), Brookside, DE (1.2 miles ), Upper Christiana, DE (1.8 miles ), Pike Creek, DE (2.1 miles ), Bear, DE (2.3 miles ), Glasgow, DE (2.3 miles ), Pike Creek-Central Kirkwood, DE (2.3 miles ), North Star, DE (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.68 N, Longitude: 75.74 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

Greater Newark household income distribution Greater Newark home values distribution

Greater Newark races chart


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Chemicals (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)



Greater Newark-area historical tornado activity is above Delaware state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Greater Newark place center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 9.3 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Greater Newark-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Delaware state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 47.6 miles away from Greater Newark center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 17.1 miles away from Greater Newark center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Greater Newark center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Greater Newark:
  • ALFRED I DUPONT INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • MEDICAL CNTR OF DELAWARE (about 8 miles; WILMINGTON, DE)
  • DELAWARE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 8 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE)

Amtrak stations near Greater Newark:
  • 1 miles: NEWARK (429 S. COLLEGE AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Greater Newark:
  • 17 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 17 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greater Newark:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 4 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 12 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 27 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)

Greater Newark map

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Notable locations in Greater Newark: Delaware Industrial Park (A), Arc Corner (B), Diamond State Industrial Park (C), Louviers Country Club (D), Chestnut Hill Plaza (E), Newark Country Club (F), Old Baltimore Pike Industrial Park (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Castle Mall (1), Newark Shopping Center (2), Brookside Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Greater Newark include: Saint John the Baptist Holy Angels Catholic Church (A), Bible Fellowship Church (B), Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church (C), Pilgrim Tabernacle (D), Pilgrim Baptist Church (E), Pike Creek Baptist Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), Holy Family Church (H), Newark Revival Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Johns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lamborn Run (A), Fairfield Run (B), Middle Run (C), East Branch Christina River (D), Lost Stream (E), Persimmon Run (F), West Branch Christina River (G), Boogy Run (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Greater Newark include: Rittenhouse Park (1), Lumbrook Park (2), Kells Park (3), Lewis Park (4), Hall Park (5), Cobbs-Gauger Park (6), McKees Park (7), Middle Run Valley Park (8), Coverdale Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  49.3%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  11.7%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  6.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Greater Newark, DE


People in group quarters in Greater Newark
  • 7178 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 416 people in nursing homes
  • 25 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 13 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 10 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Greater Newark compared to Delaware state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in New Castle County Delaware:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Greater Newark

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.66%
Here45.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents55.4%12.5%5.0%4.0%2.4%
Congregations12.9%19.4%9.4%6.8%4.0%
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim EstimatePresbyterian Church in AmericaOther
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.6%1.4%13.9%
Congregations4.0%4.0%1.1%2.5%36.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.11%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.14%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Delaware County, PA  0.45% ($53,242 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.37% ($46,448)
from Chester County, PA  0.31% ($65,065)


5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,039 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.19%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($641 average AGI)
New Castle County:  0.06%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, DE  0.53% ($46,984 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.38% ($112,586)
to Cecil County, MD  0.33% ($47,882)


Strongest AM radio stations in Greater Newark:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAMS (1260 AM; 1 kW; NEWARK, DE; Owner: CAPITOL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WXHL (1550 AM; 1 kW; ELKTON, MD; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greater Newark:
  • WVUD (91.3 FM; NEWARK, DE; Owner: UNIVERSITYOF DELAWARE)
  • WOEL-FM (89.9 FM; ELKTON, MD; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMHS (88.1 FM; PIKE CREEK, DE; Owner: RED CLAY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WXHL-FM (89.1 FM; CHRISTIANA, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Greater Newark:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)



Greater Newark on our top lists:
  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other health and personal care stores (population 50,000+)"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals (population 50,000+)"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists (population 50,000+)"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Chemicals (population 50,000+)"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 50,000+)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Petroleum and coal products (population 50,000+)"
  • #21 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #68 on the list of "Top 100 cities with biggest houses (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest median household income and median resident age less than 35 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
  • #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents (pop 50,000+)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 50,000+)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 50,000+)"
  • #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average snowfall in a year (population 50,000+)"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"

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