Housing density: 252 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $406,754.
Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,657, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median gross rent in New Castle, NY in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in New Castle with a mortgage: 3,649 (337 second mortgage, 509 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,235
In family households: 787,571 (154,325 male householders, 82,094 female householders)
177,077 spouses, 289,201 children (277,229 natural, 5,836 adopted, 6,136 stepchildren), 13,465 grandchildren, 12,621 brothers or sisters, 11,677 parents, foster children, 16,923 other relatives, 23,097 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 132,838 (45,065 male householders (36,259 living alone)), 65,748 female householders (58,355 living alone)), 22,025 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 28,704 (13,258 institutionalized population)
167,242 married couples with children.
43,170 single-parent households (7,022 men, 36,148 women).
84.7% of residents of New Castle speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
7.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 2,445 (13.0%)
(90.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Castle, New York
3021995 to March 2000
2451990 to 1994
2061985 to 1989
951980 to 1984
1801975 to 1979
2321970 to 1974
1641965 to 1969
546Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 5,171 (26.5%)
Italian: 2,525 (12.9%)
Irish: 2,217 (11.3%)
Russian: 1,939 (9.9%)
German: 1,524 (7.8%)
English: 1,317 (6.7%)
Polish: 1,105 (5.7%)
United States: 1,000 (5.1%)
French: 291 (1.5%)
Hungarian: 274 (1.4%)
Scottish: 267 (1.4%)
Greek: 228 (1.2%)
Ukrainian: 209 (1.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 183 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 169 (0.9%)
Swedish: 153 (0.8%)
Portuguese: 140 (0.7%)
Czech: 136 (0.7%)
Dutch: 123 (0.6%)
Arab: 120 (0.6%)
Welsh: 96 (0.5%)
West Indian: 71 (0.4%)
Swiss: 67 (0.3%)
Lithuanian: 59 (0.3%)
Danish: 58 (0.3%)
French Canadian: 58 (0.3%)
Slovak: 22 (0.1%)
Subsaharan African: 12 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
New Castle:
10.6% (209)
New York:
3.0% (117,238)
United Kingdom
New Castle:
7.2% (142)
New York:
1.6% (62,237)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
New Castle:
6.9% (135)
New York:
6.0% (233,766)
Italy
New Castle:
4.9% (97)
New York:
3.8% (147,729)
Japan
New Castle:
3.6% (71)
New York:
0.8% (32,034)
Colombia
New Castle:
3.6% (70)
New York:
2.9% (111,727)
Germany
New Castle:
3.4% (67)
New York:
1.8% (69,327)
Taiwan
New Castle:
3.2% (63)
New York:
0.8% (30,473)
Other South America
New Castle:
3.1% (62)
New York:
0.3% (12,209)
Israel
New Castle:
2.9% (58)
New York:
0.8% (29,390)
Pakistan
New Castle:
2.9% (57)
New York:
1.3% (51,055)
Ireland
New Castle:
2.8% (55)
New York:
1.1% (41,934)
Russia
New Castle:
2.5% (50)
New York:
2.4% (94,595)
Korea
New Castle:
2.5% (49)
New York:
2.5% (97,933)
Poland
New Castle:
2.4% (48)
New York:
2.4% (93,187)
Hong Kong
New Castle:
2.4% (48)
New York:
1.0% (37,496)
Guatemala
New Castle:
2.3% (45)
New York:
0.9% (33,208)
Hungary
New Castle:
2.3% (45)
New York:
0.4% (17,401)
Canada
New Castle:
1.7% (33)
New York:
1.4% (54,876)
Egypt
New Castle:
1.7% (33)
New York:
0.5% (19,907)
Philippines
New Castle:
1.5% (30)
New York:
1.9% (72,408)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,073
Other state: 3,226
Northeast: 1,530
Midwest: 690
South: 654
West: 352
71% of New Castle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 373
Less than 1 year of college: 106
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 338
Associate degree: 143
Bachelor's degree: 1,484
Master's degree: 1,133
Professional school degree: 1,335
Doctorate degree: 340
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 21
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 586
Less than 1 year of college: 175
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 363
Associate degree: 259
Bachelor's degree: 2,083
Master's degree: 1,523
Professional school degree: 564
Doctorate degree: 189
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,951
One, attached: 582
Two: 99
3 or 4: 104
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 5
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
