New Castle township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 455 ( 41 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.3 square miles
Population density: 37.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	453	99.56%	12.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.22%	0.0%
2+ races:	1	0.22%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	2	0.44%	81.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	50	14.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-9	-2.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
414
403	97.34%
1	0.24%
0	0.00%
1	0.24%
0	0.00%
9	2.17%
11	2.66%

2000
418
417	99.76%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.24%
1	0.24%

1990
567
536	94.53%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	1.06%
31	5.47%

1980
721
721	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-14	-3.3
10	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-119	-21.0
-30	-5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-185	-25.7
31	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for New Castle township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.2
98	21.5%
357	78.5%
87	19.1%

180
2.53

115	63.9%
65	56.5%
21	18.3%
65	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
66	15.9%
348	84.1%
91	22.0%

182
2.27

110	60.4%
71	64.5%
9	8.2%
72	39.6%

2000
Number	Percent
54.7
57	13.6%
361	86.4%
119	28.5%

206
2.03

127	61.7%
87	68.5%
12	9.4%
79	38.3%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
95	16.8%
472	83.2%
100	17.6%

202
2.81

155	76.7%
108	69.7%
11	7.1%
47	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
38.7
169	23.4%
552	76.6%
103	14.3%

249
2.90

195	78.3%
146	74.9%
9	4.6%
54	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for New Castle township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4	2.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	29	16.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	46	25.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	15	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	3	1.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	3.9%
$200,000 or more	3	1.7%

Median Household Income	68,523
Per Capita Income	26,154

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	3.3%
Public Assistance	10	5.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	34	18.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	212	76.8%
Unemployed	13	4.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	225	81.5%
Not in Labor Force	51	18.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	108	86	55.7%
Non-Profit	0	3	0.0%
Self-Employed	0	3	0.0%

Local Government	6	4	60.0%
State Government	6	6	50.0%
Federal Government	0	1	0.0%

Total Private + Self	108	89	54.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12	14	46.2%
Total	120	103	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	16	7.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	41	18.4%
Professional, Technical	25	11.2%
Service Occupations	32	14.3%
All others	109	48.9%

White Collar		36.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	58	26.0%
Retail trade	40	17.9%
Accommodation and food services	30	13.5%
Health care and social assistance	18	8.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	13	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	11	4.9%
Other services	10	4.5%
Public administration	9	4.0%
Educational services	5	2.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	1.8%
Wholesale trade	4	1.8%
Construction	4	1.8%
Information	2	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	432	98.6%
German, other Germanic	6	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	69	15.2%
Polish	59	13.0%
German	48	10.5%
Ukrainian	36	7.9%
Dutch	20	4.4%
Hungarian	18	4.0%
Italian	17	3.7%
Slovak	16	3.5%
English	10	2.2%
American	8	1.8%
Lithuanian	8	1.8%
Russian	8	1.8%
Austrian	5	1.1%
Welsh	4	0.9%
Greek	2	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	455	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	455	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	1.3%	37	11.9%	195	62.7%	38	12.2%	34	10.9%	3	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	1.3%
9-12 Years	37	11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	195	62.7%
Some College	38	12.2%
Bach. Degree	34	10.9%
Grad Degree	3	1.0%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -2	D +17	D + 14.2%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +45	R +73	R + 49.4%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +28	R +58	R + 37.0%
D -30

2016 vs. 2008	R +30	R +75	R + 51.3%
D -45
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Donald Trump* (R)	98	58.3%	Joe Biden (D)	58	34.5%	12	7.1%	168	10	12	0.00%
2016	42%	Donald Trump (R)	100	67.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	43	28.9%	6	4.0%	149	19	21	0.00%
2012	40%	Barack Obama* (D)	86	60.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	53	37.3%	3	2.1%	142	-9	-10	0.00%
2008	46%	Barack Obama (D)	88	54.0%	John McCain (R)	70	42.9%	5	3.1%	163	-1	-3	0.00%
2004	53%	John Kerry (D)	113	60.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	74	39.6%	0	0.0%	187	-9	-11	0.00%
2000	53%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	122	63.2%	George W. Bush (R)	66	34.2%	5	2.6%	193	-12	-14	0.00%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

58.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

6.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

168

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.9%

Donald Trump (R)

100

67.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

149

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 21

2012 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

60.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

37.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

142

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -10

2008 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54.0%

John McCain (R)

42.9%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

163

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

39.6%

John Kerry (D)

113

60.4%

TOTAL

187

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, New Castle township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

34.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

122

63.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

193

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for New Castle township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	29%	Mehmet Oz (R)	52	48.6%	John Fetterman (D)	46	43.0%	9 [+]	8.4%	107	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 3 (2.8%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 3 (2.8%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%);
2022	G	30%	Josh Shapiro (D)	62	57.4%	Doug Mastriano (R)	42	38.9%	4 [+]	3.7%	108	-3	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 2 (1.9%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 1 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.9%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 0 (0.0%);
2018	S1	28%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	53	52.0%	Lou Barletta (R)	45	44.1%	4 [+]	3.9%	102	2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (2.0%); Neal Gale (Green) 2 (2.0%);
2018	G	29%	Tom Wolf* (D)	59	57.3%	Scott Wagner (R)	40	38.8%	4 [+]	3.9%	103	-2	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 3 (2.9%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (1.0%);
2016	S3	41%	Pat Toomey* (R)	70	47.9%	Katie McGinty (D)	55	37.7%	21 [+]	14.4%	146	-1	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 21 (14.4%);
2014	G	23%	Tom Wolf (D)	52	63.4%	Tom Corbett* (R)	30	36.6%	0	0.0%	82	-8	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	220
Median Value	$69,500

Occupied	180	81.8%
Vacant	40	18.2%

Owned	133	73.9%
Rented	47	26.1%
Median Rent	$828

Single-Family Units	207	94.1%
Detached	149	67.7%
Attached	58	26.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	9	4.1%

New Castle township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for New Castle township, PA

2022 Housing Data for New Castle township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for New Castle township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for New Castle township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for New Castle township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for New Castle township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for New Castle township, PA