New Castle
County in Delaware
County
The population development of New Castle.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle | County | 441,946 | 500,265 | 538,479 | 570,721 | 588,093 | → |
| Delaware | State | 666,168 | 783,600 | 897,934 | 989,955 | 1,051,917 |
Contents: Incorporated Places
The population development of the incorporated places in New Castle.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).| Name | Status | County | Population Census 1990-04-01 | Population Census 2000-04-01 | Population Census 2010-04-01 | Population Census 2020-04-01 | Population Estimate 2024-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden | Village | New Castle | 479 | 476 | 427 | 430 | 437 | → |
| Ardencroft | Village | New Castle | 280 | 235 | 211 | 228 | 234 | → |
| Ardentown | Village | New Castle | 327 | 297 | 271 | 254 | 258 | → |
| Bellefonte | Town | New Castle | 1,271 | 1,260 | 1,193 | 1,226 | 1,249 | → |
| Clayton | Town | Kent / New Castle | 1,244 | 1,509 | 2,935 | 3,959 | 4,511 | → |
| Delaware City | City | New Castle | 1,710 | 1,458 | 1,780 | 1,882 | 1,933 | → |
| Elsmere | Town | New Castle | 5,906 | 5,903 | 5,975 | 6,233 | 6,234 | → |
| Middletown | Town | New Castle | 4,245 | 6,737 | 18,871 | 23,201 | 25,686 | → |
| New Castle | City | New Castle | 5,698 | 4,952 | 5,117 | 5,552 | 5,715 | → |
| Newark | City | New Castle | 25,153 | 29,360 | 31,776 | 30,621 | 30,506 | → |
| Newport | Town | New Castle | 1,252 | 1,033 | 907 | 909 | 909 | → |
| Odessa | Town | New Castle | 305 | 307 | 359 | 365 | 366 | → |
| Smyrna | Town | Kent / New Castle | 6,473 | 6,695 | 10,047 | 12,890 | 13,326 | → |
| Townsend | Town | New Castle | 389 | 357 | 2,041 | 2,718 | 2,941 | → |
| Wilmington | City | New Castle | 71,493 | 72,561 | 70,941 | 70,889 | 73,176 | → |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 274,700 |
| Females | 296,019 |
| Age Groups (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 120,843 |
| 18-64 years | 356,516 |
| 65+ years | 93,360 |
| Age Distribution (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| 80+ years | 20,940 |
| 70-79 years | 41,285 |
| 60-69 years | 69,197 |
| 50-59 years | 77,891 |
| 40-49 years | 68,539 |
| 30-39 years | 76,145 |
| 20-29 years | 80,117 |
| 10-19 years | 73,723 |
| 0-9 years | 62,882 |
| Urbanization (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 34,781 |
| Urban | 535,938 |
| »Race« (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| White | 314,231 |
| Black/African American | 146,544 |
| Indigenous | 2,156 |
| Asian | 35,200 |
| Pacific Islander | 175 |
| Some other | 28,714 |
| 2 or more | 43,699 |
| Ethnicity (C 2020) | |
|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 63,516 |
| Other | 507,203 |