Bessemer vs South New Castle

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

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

Bessemer has the higher population (933 vs 849 in South New Castle). Bessemer has the higher median household income ($63,214 vs $62,321 in South New Castle). Bessemer has the higher median home value ($111,700 vs $86,000 in South New Castle).

Population, income & housing

	Bessemer	South New Castle
Population	933	849
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,214	$62,321
Median home value	$111,700	$86,000
Median gross rent	$909	$946
Housing units	421	369
Homeownership rate	80.1%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bessemer	South New Castle
Population	1,088 → 933 (-14.2%)	777 → 849 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$63,850 → $63,214 (-1.0%)	$55,938 → $62,321 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$95,800 → $111,700 (+16.6%)	$71,300 → $86,000 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $909 (+33.9%)	$692 → $946 (+36.7%)

Bessemer

Population

1,088933

Median household income

$63,850$63,214

Median home value

$95,800$111,700

Median gross rent

$679$909

South New Castle

Population

777849

Median household income

$55,938$62,321

Median home value

$71,300$86,000

Median gross rent

$692$946

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bessemer	South New Castle
Under 5	4.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	6.4%
45 to 54	16.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	12.8%	21.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.8%
75 and over	8.7%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bessemer	South New Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bessemer	South New Castle
No high school diploma	5.7%	11.6%
High school graduate	53.4%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bessemer	South New Castle
Drove alone	82.1%	66.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	17.2%
Public transit	0.7%	2.7%
Walked	0.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bessemer	South New Castle
1-unit, detached	79.6%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Bessemer	South New Castle
Poverty rate	10.3%	4.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1954	1953