Campbellsburg vs New Castle

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

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

Campbellsburg has the higher population (1,034 vs 865 in New Castle). Campbellsburg has the higher median household income ($56,087 vs $33,833 in New Castle). Campbellsburg has the higher median home value ($172,500 vs $151,500 in New Castle).

Population, income & housing

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
Population	1,034	865
Median age	32.8 yrs	49.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,087	$33,833
Median home value	$172,500	$151,500
Median gross rent	$842	$704
Housing units	379	446
Homeownership rate	67.6%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
Population	970 → 1,034 (+6.6%)	1,021 → 865 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$47,581 → $56,087 (+17.9%)	$34,750 → $33,833 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$111,200 → $172,500 (+55.1%)	$99,100 → $151,500 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $842 (+33.4%)	$763 → $704 (-7.7%)

Campbellsburg

Population

9701,034

Median household income

$47,581$56,087

Median home value

$111,200$172,500

Median gross rent

$631$842

New Castle

Population

1,021865

Median household income

$34,750$33,833

Median home value

$99,100$151,500

Median gross rent

$763$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
Under 5	8.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	24.2%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	6.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.9%	13.4%
75 and over	5.5%	19.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	7.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
No high school diploma	8.9%	17.3%
High school graduate	44.7%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
Drove alone	82.5%	85.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	6.1%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
1-unit, detached	83.6%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	15.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Campbellsburg	New Castle
Poverty rate	17.9%	21.2%
Average household size	3.04	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1972	1968