New Castle, IN Population

Overview

17,465

Total Population

40.5

Median age

50.04%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

284

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

New Castle's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in New Castle is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Castle's population under 18 was 22.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Castle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Castle, 17.78% were under the age of 15, 20.76% aged 15 to 29, 44.30% aged 30 to 64, 15.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in New Castle:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.04% females and 49.96% males in New Castle, IN.
The New Castle, IN gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 710.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 698.

New Castle's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Castle population: 92.80% are White, 2.87% are Black or African American, 0.01% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian, 0.72% are some other race and 3.08% are multiracial.
New Castle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 284 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,181 (98.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Castle is White with a population of 16,207 (92.80% of the total population).

New Castle's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 19,255 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, New Castle's population decreased by 1,130 (5.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Castle's population decreased by 727 (4.01%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, New Castle's population was lowest in year 2019 at 17,139.