New Castle Northwest, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,223

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.2

6.67% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.85%

40.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$72,500

20.5% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$155,300

Population & Diversity

New Castle Northwest, PA is home to a population of 1.22k people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 47.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.2k people) in New Castle Northwest, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25 White (Hispanic) and 1 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of New Castle Northwest, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in New Castle Northwest, PA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in New Castle Northwest, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Castle Northwest, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.2k ± 400
White (Hispanic)
25 ± 43
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1 ± 2

2.13%

Hispanic Population

26 people

2.13% of the people in New Castle Northwest, PA are hispanic (26 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in New Castle Northwest, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Military

Veterans

World War II

Most Common Service Period

14 ± 22

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in New Castle Northwest, PA.

Economy

The economy of New Castle Northwest, PA employs 679 people. In 2024, the largest industries in New Castle Northwest, PA were Manufacturing (118 people), Educational Services (116 people), and Finance & Insurance (93 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($115,078), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,650), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($64,904).

Employment

Occupations

679

2024 Value

± 245

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 53.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Castle Northwest, PA declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 757 employees to 679 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Castle Northwest, PA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (133 people), Production Occupations (97 people), and Management Occupations (78 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Castle Northwest, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

679

2024 Value

± 245

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 53.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in New Castle Northwest, PA declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 757 employees to 679 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Castle Northwest, PA, are Manufacturing (118 people), Educational Services (116 people), and Finance & Insurance (93 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Castle Northwest, PA, though some of these residents may live in New Castle Northwest, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$64,777

Median earning men ± $12,546

$44,195

Median earning women ± $3,266

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,521) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,300).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,703) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,234).

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Castle Northwest, PA was $155,300 in 2024, which is 0.467 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,600 to $155,300, a 6.66% increase. The homeownership rate in New Castle Northwest, PA is 94.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in New Castle Northwest, PA have an average commute time of 18.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Castle Northwest, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$155,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,832

$501

Median Property Taxes

±$177

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In New Castle Northwest, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in New Castle Northwest, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

94.5%

Homeownership

2024

56.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 94.5% of the housing units in New Castle Northwest, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in New Castle Northwest, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,500

Median Household Income

± $51,112

530

Number of Households

± 203

In 2024, the median household income of the 530 households in New Castle Northwest, PA declined from $72,500 from the previous year's value of $91,250.

The following chart displays the households in New Castle Northwest, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for New Castle Northwest, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78%)
Worked At Home (19.4%)
Carpooled (2.43%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in New Castle Northwest, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.4%) and those who carpooled to work (2.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Castle Northwest, PA have a shorter commute time (18.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in New Castle Northwest, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in New Castle Northwest, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in New Castle Northwest, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in New Castle Northwest, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Castle Northwest, PA (96 out of 1.22k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Castle Northwest, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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