New Bedford vs South New Castle

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

New Bedford 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.

New Bedford has the higher population (936 vs 849 in South New Castle). New Bedford has the higher median household income ($76,136 vs $62,321 in South New Castle). New Bedford has the higher median home value ($167,100 vs $86,000 in South New Castle).

Population, income & housing

	New Bedford	South New Castle
Population	936	849
Median age	38.6 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,136	$62,321
Median home value	$167,100	$86,000
Median gross rent	—	$946
Housing units	365	369
Homeownership rate	91.5%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Bedford	South New Castle
Population	1,032 → 936 (-9.3%)	777 → 849 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$53,494 → $76,136 (+42.3%)	$55,938 → $62,321 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $167,100 (+18.1%)	$71,300 → $86,000 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$692 → $946 (+36.7%)

New Bedford

Population

1,032936

Median household income

$53,494$76,136

Median home value

$141,500$167,100

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)

	New Bedford	South New Castle
Under 5	8.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.7%
18 to 24	11.6%	12.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	6.4%
45 to 54	19.8%	6.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	21.0%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.8%
75 and over	9.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Bedford	South New Castle
White (non-Hispanic)	99.9%	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	0.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Bedford	South New Castle
No high school diploma	1.2%	11.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	45.0%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Bedford	South New Castle
Drove alone	66.5%	66.1%
Carpooled	20.3%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Bedford	South New Castle
1-unit, detached	88.2%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	New Bedford	South New Castle
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.5%
Average household size	2.94	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1966	1953