New Castle County, Delaware
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.2%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 588,026
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 588,093
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 570,722
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 570,721
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.0%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 3.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 570,719
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 538,479
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.0%
Female persons, percent 51.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 61.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 27.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a) 7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 12.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 51.7%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 26,290
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 12.8%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 238,860
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 69.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $352,200
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,882
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $616
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,448
Building Permits, 2025 1,322
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 224,173
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.51
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 17.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 96.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 93.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 39.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.1%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,758,991
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 7,976,237
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,383,840
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 14,529,777
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $25,258
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 25.3
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $91,166
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $47,777
Persons in poverty, percent 10.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 17,855
Total employment, 2023 306,745
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 24,913,652
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 10.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 52,892
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 13,925
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 8,745
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,395
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 3,213
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 9,062
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 404
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 11,744
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,338.7
Population per square mile, 2010 1,263.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 426.34
Land area in square miles, 2010 426.29
FIPS Code 10003