People QuickFacts New Castle Pennsylvania Population, 2011 estimate 23,128 12,742,886 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 23,273 12,702,379 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.6% 0.3% Population, 2010 23,273 12,702,379 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.9% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.6% 22.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.3% 15.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 83.2% 81.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 12.2% 10.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.7% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.6% 5.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 82.2% 79.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 86.8% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.4% 5.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 4.8% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 80.5% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 13.8% 26.4% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 20.0 25.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 67.2% 71.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 23.6% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $56,600 $159,300 Households, 2006-2010 9,671 4,940,581 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.39 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $16,756 $27,049 Median household income 2006-2010 $30,690 $50,398 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 21.2% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts New Castle Pennsylvania Total number of firms, 2007 2,184 981,501 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 27.0%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 741,151 234,840,418 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 202,264 142,859,202 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 305,879 166,842,778 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,541 $13,323 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 18,541 19,625,449     Geography QuickFacts New Castle Pennsylvania Land area in square miles, 2010 8.31 44,742.70 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,801.6 283.9 FIPS Code 53368 42 Counties Lawrence County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts