| | People QuickFacts | New Castle | Delaware |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 5,373 | 917,092 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 5,285 | 897,934 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.7% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 5,285 | 897,934 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.7% | 22.9% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.4% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 67.3% | 68.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 27.2% | 21.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.4% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 64.7% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.2% | 85.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.1% | 8.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 7.5% | 12.3% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 33.5% | 28.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 515 | 77,593 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.1 | 24.6 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 2,497 | 405,885 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 64.6% | 73.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.7% | 17.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $225,800 | $244,100 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 2,357 | 332,837 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.24 | 2.60 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $33,203 | $29,659 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $56,146 | $59,317 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.3% | 11.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | New Castle | Delaware |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 711 | 74,573 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 19.8% | 8.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 11.3% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 338,536 | 25,679,939 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 246,686 | 5,727,401 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 694,515 | 14,202,083 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $139,545 | $16,421 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 30,019 | 1,910,770 |