Compare New Castle County, DE vs Philadelphia Metro Area, PA vs Delaware (DE) vs United States
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| Metric |
New Castle County, DE County |
Philadelphia Metro Area, PA Metro Area |
Delaware (DE) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 577,961 | 6,272,014 | 1,021,191 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,448 | $1,480 | $1,401 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1966 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Household income | $91,166 | $91,289 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,777 | $50,461 | $45,375 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.3% | 48.4% | 46.6% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 577,961 | 6,272,014 | 1,021,191 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 402,879 | 4,378,944 | 723,044 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 224,173 | 2,467,761 | 402,038 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $91,166 | $91,289 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $47,777 | $50,461 | $45,375 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 11.5% | 10.4% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.3% | 48.4% | 46.6% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,448 | $1,480 | $1,401 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1975 | 1966 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 31% | 33.2% | 27% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 69% | 66.8% | 73% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 54.2% | 60.1% | 59.9% | 61% |
| Black | 25.6% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.2% | 6.5% | 4.3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.8% | 10.8% | 11% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 88.2% | 89.2% | 89% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 82.4% | 81.1% | 85% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 29.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 17.6% | 18.9% | 15% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.6% | 22.3% | 25.5% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 26.7% | 26.8% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 39.7% | 42.2% | 35.8% | 35.7% |