Delaware · Census place 50800
New Castle city, DE
Quick answer
New Castle city has 5,519 residents, ranking #21 of 79 places in Delaware. Median household income is $92,565, the median home is worth $262,100 and median gross rent runs $1,675 a month.
- Population
- 5,519New Castle city residents
- Median household income
- $92,565Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $262,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,675Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in New Castle city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the New Castle city median would spend about 21.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.4% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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