New Castle, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,309	100.0

Male	12,114	46.0
Female	14,195	54.0

Under 5 years	1,756	6.7
5 to 9 years	1,861	7.1
10 to 14 years	1,695	6.4
15 to 19 years	1,551	5.9
20 to 24 years	1,529	5.8
25 to 34 years	3,280	12.5
35 to 44 years	3,583	13.6
45 to 54 years	3,262	12.4
55 to 59 years	1,237	4.7
60 to 64 years	1,098	4.2
65 to 74 years	2,420	9.2
75 to 84 years	2,271	8.6
85 years and over	766	2.9

Median age (years)	39.4	(X)

18 years and over	20,043	76.2
Male	8,960	34.1
Female	11,083	42.1
21 years and over	19,120	72.7
62 years and over	6,131	23.3
65 years and over	5,457	20.7
Male	1,980	7.5
Female	3,477	13.2

RACE
One race	25,822	98.1
White	22,829	86.8
Black or African American	2,839	10.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	28	0.1
Asian	46	0.2
Asian Indian	5	0.0
Chinese	12	0.0
Filipino	13	0.0
Japanese	2	0.0
Korean	10	0.0
Vietnamese	4	0.0
Other Asian ¹	0	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	78	0.3
Two or more races	487	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,275	88.5
Black or African American	3,151	12.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	138	0.5
Asian	89	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.0
Some other race	161	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,309	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	199	0.8
Mexican	71	0.3
Puerto Rican	65	0.2
Cuban	8	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	55	0.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	26,110	99.2
White alone	22,729	86.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,309	100.0
In households	25,310	96.2
Householder	10,727	40.8
Spouse	4,419	16.8
Child	7,710	29.3
Own child under 18 years	5,523	21.0
Other relatives	1,406	5.3
Under 18 years	562	2.1
Nonrelatives	1,048	4.0
Unmarried partner	567	2.2
In group quarters	999	3.8
Institutionalized population	725	2.8
Noninstitutionalized population	274	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,727	100.0
Family households (families)	6,722	62.7
With own children under 18 years	2,894	27.0
Married-couple family	4,419	41.2
With own children under 18 years	1,662	15.5
Female householder, no husband present	1,818	16.9
With own children under 18 years	1,011	9.4
Nonfamily households	4,005	37.3
Householder living alone	3,593	33.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,840	17.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,238	30.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,810	35.5

Average household size	2.36	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,709	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,727	91.6
Vacant housing units	982	8.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	28	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,727	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,930	64.6
Renter-occupied housing units	3,797	35.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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