Elsmere vs New Castle

A side-by-side comparison of Elsmere and New Castle: population, income, housing, and more.

Elsmere and New Castle are places in Delaware. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elsmere has the higher population (6,189 vs 5,519 in New Castle). New Castle has the higher median household income ($92,565 vs $76,378 in Elsmere). New Castle has the higher median home value ($262,100 vs $210,200 in Elsmere).

Population, income & housing

	Elsmere	New Castle
Population	6,189	5,519
Median age	33.6 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$76,378	$92,565
Median home value	$210,200	$262,100
Median gross rent	$1,305	$1,675
Housing units	2,396	2,855
Homeownership rate	65.5%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsmere	New Castle
Population	5,943 → 6,189 (+4.1%)	5,242 → 5,519 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$61,275 → $76,378 (+24.6%)	$68,211 → $92,565 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $210,200 (+20.3%)	$194,300 → $262,100 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,035 → $1,305 (+26.1%)	$1,320 → $1,675 (+26.9%)

Elsmere

Population

5,9436,189

Median household income

$61,275$76,378

Median home value

$174,700$210,200

Median gross rent

$1,035$1,305

New Castle

Population

5,2425,519

Median household income

$68,211$92,565

Median home value

$194,300$262,100

Median gross rent

$1,320$1,675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsmere	New Castle
Under 5	9.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	18.1%	12.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	13.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	18.4%
65 to 74	6.9%	12.5%
75 and over	5.5%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsmere	New Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	64.5%
Black or African American	16.4%	27.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	32.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsmere	New Castle
No high school diploma	17.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsmere	New Castle
Drove alone	79.7%	71.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.3%
Public transit	3.4%	2.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.6%	18.5%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsmere	New Castle
1-unit, detached	39.2%	39.6%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	28.5%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elsmere	New Castle
Poverty rate	18.8%	3.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1955	1963