Delaware

New Castle County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
56.4%
African
25.2%
Hispanic
10.2%
Other
4.6%
Indian
3.6%

Compared with Delaware and the United States

New Castle Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Non-Hispanic White56.4%56.6%58%
Black or African American25.2%22.4%—
Hispanic10.2%11.9%—
Indian3.6%2.1%—
East Asian2.1%1.2%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in New Castle County next to Delaware and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—99.8 (−0.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—102.0 (+2.0%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$91,166$84,954$80,734
Median home value$352,200$352,000$332,700
Home price to income3.9×4.1×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,448/mo$1,401/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income19.1%19.8%21.0%