New Castle, DE (Delaware) Houses and Residents

Back to: New Castle, Delaware main profile, Delaware, Delaware smaller cities, Delaware small towns, Delaware forum, All US cities. Total population: 4,972 (All urban) Houses: 2,260 (2,076 occupied: 1,618 owner occupied, 458 renter occupied) % of renters here:   22% State:   28% Housing density: 741 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in New Castle, Delaware on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Best place for family to live if working in New Castle?  (5 replies) How is traffic from Dover to New Castle?  (21 replies) Safety in New Castle, DE  (9 replies) Kids in New Castle  (19 replies) Can you help with Bear/New Castle area?  (4 replies) New Castle County Apartment List & Opinions  (4 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $113,700 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $378 Median gross rent in New Castle, DE in 2000: $640 Housing units in New Castle with a mortgage: 1,059 (193 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 483 Household type by relationship Households: 4,972 In family households: 4,220 (977 male householders, 398 female householders) 1,016 spouses, 1,468 children (1,356 natural, 31 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 119 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 41 other relatives, 143 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 752 (239 male householders (185 living alone)), 383 female householders (319 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives Size of family households: 630 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 504 1-person, 107 2-persons, 11 3-persons. 629 married couples with children. 281 single-parent households (66 men, 215 women). 94.8% of residents of New Castle speak English at home. 2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 37% speak English not well). 2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 13% speak English not well). 0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 27 (0.5%) (88.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in New Castle, DE: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 13 $50,000 to $59,999: 22 $60,000 to $69,999: 64 $70,000 to $79,999: 42 $80,000 to $89,999: 111 $90,000 to $99,999: 132 $100,000 to $124,999: 415 $125,000 to $149,999: 318 $150,000 to $174,999: 202 $175,000 to $199,999: 64 $200,000 to $249,999: 66 $250,000 to $299,999: 7 $300,000 to $399,999: 47 $400,000 to $499,999: 12 $500,000 to $749,999: 22 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in New Castle: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 11 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 9 $350 to $399: 40 $400 to $449: 51 $450 to $499: 38 $500 to $549: 99 $550 to $599: 44 $600 to $649: 43 $650 to $699: 24 $700 to $749: 25 $750 to $799: 11 $800 to $899: 9 $900 to $999: 6 $1,000 to $1,249: 17 $1,250 to $1,499: 6 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 25

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.7%
Number of people working at home: 16 (0.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 108 5 to 9 minutes: 364 10 to 14 minutes: 271 15 to 19 minutes: 457 20 to 24 minutes: 557 25 to 29 minutes: 192 30 to 34 minutes: 178 35 to 39 minutes: 39 40 to 44 minutes: 48 45 to 59 minutes: 149 60 to 89 minutes: 49 90 or more minutes: 70

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,012 (81%) Carpooled: 307 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%) Railroad: 14 (1%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 85 (3%) Other means: 8 (0%) Worked at home: 16 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 111 $10,000 to $14,999: 78 $15,000 to $19,999: 169 $20,000 to $24,999: 77 $25,000 to $29,999: 111 $30,000 to $34,999: 85 $35,000 to $39,999: 111 $40,000 to $44,999: 99 $45,000 to $49,999: 86 $50,000 to $59,999: 245 $60,000 to $74,999: 269 $75,000 to $99,999: 231 $100,000 to $124,999: 164 $125,000 to $149,999: 102 $150,000 to $199,999: 41 $200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 954
• Irish: 863
• English: 516
• Italian: 478
• German: 351
• United States or American: 252
• Polish: 201
• Dutch: 67
• Scotch-Irish: 66
• Swedish: 43
• French (except Basque): 39
• Scottish: 27
• European: 25
• Ukrainian: 24
• Welsh: 20
• French Canadian: 18
• British: 16
• Pennsylvania German: 16
• Slovak: 14
• Subsaharan African:: 10
• Nigerian: 10
• Czech: 9
• Hungarian: 8
• Portuguese: 7
• Swiss: 7
• Norwegian: 6
• Russian: 6
• Finnish: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3204
• Northeast: 918
• Midwest: 200
• South: 509
• West: 86

62% of New Castle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 5% lived in Delaware.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 12
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 6
• 7th and 8th grade: 33
• 9th grade: 30
• 10th grade: 46
• 11th grade: 66
• 12th grade, no diploma: 82
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 494
• Less than 1 year of college: 90
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 191
• Associate degree: 50
• Bachelor's degree: 269
• Master's degree: 121
• Professional school degree: 49
• Doctorate degree: 21

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 5
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 13
• 7th and 8th grade: 96
• 9th grade: 18
• 10th grade: 63
• 11th grade: 45
• 12th grade, no diploma: 78
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 662
• Less than 1 year of college: 159
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 180
• Associate degree: 85
• Bachelor's degree: 296
• Master's degree: 81
• Professional school degree: 38
• Doctorate degree: 21

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $52,246
• Black householders: $54,602
• Asian householders: $13,750
• Some other race householders: $19,583
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $19,583

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,100
• Black or African American householders: $111,600
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,145
• One, attached: 770
• Two: 116
• 3 or 4: 63
• 5 to 9: 111
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Here:	22.8%
Delaware:	17.8%

Here:	21.5%
Delaware:	14.0%

Here:	29.9%
Delaware:	21.4%

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