Cities / Delaware / New Castle

New Castle, DE

5,523 people

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Population & People

Population

5,523

Median age

48.5

Median household income

$89,205

Poverty rate

4.7%

Unemployment rate

1.3%

Bachelor's degree+

33.8%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,739/mo

Homeownership rate

63.41%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,560

HUD Fair Market Rent (Delaware statewide average across 3 areas — not specific to New Castle), 2026. Efficiency $1205, 1BR $1250, 2BR $1560, 3BR $1990, 4BR $2293. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Delaware commercial electricity

12.64¢/kWh

Delaware industrial electricity

9.64¢/kWh

Delaware residential electricity

17.13¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

117218

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

87281.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Delaware

782.33

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, Delaware-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Delaware energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Delaware economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).