New Castle, PA Population

Overview

21,992

Total Population

39.1

Median age

53.72%

Female population %

86.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

93

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 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Castle's population under 18 was 23.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Castle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Castle, 19.51% were under the age of 15, 19.03% aged 15 to 29, 44.13% aged 30 to 64, 14.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,636 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 53.72% females and 46.28% males in New Castle, PA.
The New Castle, PA gender ratio is 86.2:100 i.e. 86.2 men to 100 women (0.862).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 940.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 899.

New Castle's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Castle population: 79.35% are White, 10.81% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.12% are Asian, 1.03% are some other race and 8.64% are multiracial.
New Castle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 93 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,062 (95.77% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Castle is White with a population of 17,451 (79.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 26,327 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, New Castle's population decreased by 3,084 (11.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Castle's population decreased by 1,350 (5.81%), 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 2022 at 21,532.