Newcastle vs White Center

A side-by-side comparison of Newcastle and White Center: population, income, housing, and more.

Newcastle and White Center are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Center has the higher population (15,017 vs 12,945 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($162,646 vs $82,500 in White Center). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($1,128,200 vs $591,500 in White Center).

Population, income & housing

	Newcastle	White Center
Population	12,945	15,017
Median age	37.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$162,646	$82,500
Median home value	$1,128,200	$591,500
Median gross rent	$2,314	$1,556
Housing units	5,723	6,014
Homeownership rate	63.6%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.1%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newcastle	White Center
Population	11,750 → 12,945 (+10.2%)	15,834 → 15,017 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$129,828 → $162,646 (+25.3%)	$58,704 → $82,500 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$759,500 → $1,128,200 (+48.5%)	$383,900 → $591,500 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,814 → $2,314 (+27.6%)	$1,192 → $1,556 (+30.5%)

Newcastle

Population

11,75012,945

Median household income

$129,828$162,646

Median home value

$759,500$1,128,200

Median gross rent

$1,814$2,314

White Center

Population

15,83415,017

Median household income

$58,704$82,500

Median home value

$383,900$591,500

Median gross rent

$1,192$1,556

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newcastle	White Center
Under 5	7.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.5%
25 to 34	18.6%	15.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.3%
75 and over	5.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newcastle	White Center
White (non-Hispanic)	40.4%	36.2%
Black or African American	1.6%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	39.5%	22.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	3.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	9.6%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newcastle	White Center
No high school diploma	1.7%	15.5%
High school graduate	8.2%	22.9%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	32.3%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newcastle	White Center
Drove alone	61.4%	55.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	17.0%
Public transit	2.6%	8.4%
Walked	1.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	26.8%	17.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newcastle	White Center
1-unit, detached	60.0%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	6.4%	10.5%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	12.0%
20 or more units	25.5%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Newcastle	White Center
Poverty rate	3.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.40	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1999	1975