New Castle County
New Castle county is located in north Delaware. New Castle county has 426.29 square miles of land area and 67.72 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total New Castle county population is 545,846, which has grown 9.11% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.03% and is lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. New Castle county median household income is $64,857 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 23.73% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.12% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. New Castle county median house value is $243,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 78.97% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 78.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers New Castle county is worse than the state average in quality. The New Castle county area code is 302.
| Population | 545,846 (2010-2014), rank #1 | | Population Growth | 9.11% since 2000, rank #3 | | Population Density: | 1,104.95/sq mi, rank #1 | | Median Household Income: | $64,857 at 2010-2014—23.73% increase since 2000, rank #1 | | Median House Price: | $243,400 at 2010-2014—78.97% increase since 2000, rank #1 | | Time Zone: | Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer | | Land Area: | 426.29 sq mi, rank #3 | | Water Area: | 67.72 sq mi (13.71%), rank #3 | | State: | Delaware | | Area: | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | | School District: |  | | Area Code: | 302 |
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New Castle County Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
New Castle County Cities / Towns
Arden 516Bear 19,732Bellefonte 1,400Claymont 9,242Delaware City 1,858Edgemoor 6,089Elsmere 6,149Greenville 2,286Hockessin 13,620KirkwoodMiddletown 19,469MontchaninNew Castle 5,346Newark 32,278Newport 1,064Odessa 643Port PennRocklandSaint Georges 1,312Townsend 2,556Wilmington 71,263WinterthurYorklyn New Castle County Zip Codes
19701 40,79719702 52,51519703 15,14319706 2,01219707 15,8931970819709 37,82619710 1819711 50,6961971219713 30,642197141971519716 1,06519717 4,0701971819720 60,49119721197251972619730 71919731 18519732 7319733 29919734 11,59419735 1219736 3219801 15,89519802 25,36719803 21,23619804 17,98019805 41,07119806 9,68519807 7,10919808 38,32319809 14,46619810 25,635198501988019884198851988619890198911989219893198941989519896198971989819899 New Castle County Census Tracts
