New Castle Northwest vs New Wilmington

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

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

New Wilmington has the higher population (2,291 vs 1,589 in New Castle Northwest). New Castle Northwest has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $57,159 in New Wilmington). New Wilmington has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $145,600 in New Castle Northwest).

Population, income & housing

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
Population	1,589	2,291
Median age	40.5 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$57,159
Median home value	$145,600	$204,300
Median gross rent	—	$888
Housing units	756	572
Homeownership rate	96.1%	53.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	46.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
Population	1,393 → 1,589 (+14.1%)	2,186 → 2,291 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$76,010 → $91,250 (+20.0%)	$63,333 → $57,159 (-9.7%)
Median home value	$114,300 → $145,600 (+27.4%)	$173,800 → $204,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,285 → $1,493 (+16.2%)	$800 → $888 (+11.0%)

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

New Wilmington

Population

2,1862,291

Median household income

$63,333$57,159

Median home value

$173,800$204,300

Median gross rent

$800$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
Under 5	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	17.3%	9.4%
18 to 24	15.7%	52.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	2.8%
35 to 44	18.5%	6.5%
45 to 54	13.7%	4.5%
55 to 64	5.3%	6.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	5.8%
75 and over	10.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.9%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
No high school diploma	5.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	31.5%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
Drove alone	82.5%	64.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	20.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	8.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
1-unit, detached	90.3%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	2.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Castle Northwest	New Wilmington
Poverty rate	5.6%	9.7%
Average household size	2.70	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1958	1953