Ellport vs South New Castle

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

Ellport 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.

Ellport has the higher population (1,125 vs 849 in South New Castle). Ellport has the higher median household income ($77,639 vs $62,321 in South New Castle). Ellport has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $86,000 in South New Castle).

Population, income & housing

	Ellport	South New Castle
Population	1,125	849
Median age	50.2 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,639	$62,321
Median home value	$154,800	$86,000
Median gross rent	$819	$946
Housing units	456	369
Homeownership rate	89.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellport	South New Castle
Population	988 → 1,125 (+13.9%)	777 → 849 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $77,639 (+70.9%)	$55,938 → $62,321 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $154,800 (+56.5%)	$71,300 → $86,000 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$667 → $819 (+22.8%)	$692 → $946 (+36.7%)

Ellport

Population

9881,125

Median household income

$45,417$77,639

Median home value

$98,900$154,800

Median gross rent

$667$819

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)

	Ellport	South New Castle
Under 5	5.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	8.2%	6.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	21.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	11.8%
75 and over	9.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellport	South New Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	94.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellport	South New Castle
No high school diploma	8.1%	11.6%
High school graduate	47.2%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellport	South New Castle
Drove alone	87.7%	66.1%
Carpooled	0.6%	17.2%
Public transit	2.7%	2.7%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	12.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellport	South New Castle
1-unit, detached	92.5%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Ellport	South New Castle
Poverty rate	8.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1953	1953