New Bedford vs New Castle Northwest

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

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

New Castle Northwest has the higher population (1,589 vs 936 in New Bedford). New Castle Northwest has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $76,136 in New Bedford). New Bedford has the higher median home value ($167,100 vs $145,600 in New Castle Northwest).

Population, income & housing

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
Population	936	1,589
Median age	38.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,136	$91,250
Median home value	$167,100	$145,600
Housing units	365	756
Homeownership rate	91.5%	96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
Population	1,032 → 936 (-9.3%)	1,393 → 1,589 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$53,494 → $76,136 (+42.3%)	$76,010 → $91,250 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $167,100 (+18.1%)	$114,300 → $145,600 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,285 → $1,493 (+16.2%)

New Bedford

Population

1,032936

Median household income

$53,494$76,136

Median home value

$141,500$167,100

New Castle Northwest

Population

1,3931,589

Median household income

$76,010$91,250

Median home value

$114,300$145,600

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,493

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
Under 5	8.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	11.6%	15.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	5.3%
35 to 44	6.6%	18.5%
45 to 54	19.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	8.7%	5.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.1%
75 and over	9.8%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
White (non-Hispanic)	99.9%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
No high school diploma	1.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	40.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
Drove alone	66.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	20.3%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
1-unit, detached	88.2%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	New Bedford	New Castle Northwest
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.94	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1966	1958