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Pennsylvania·Lawrence County
10 tracts·22K people·$77K median·2,598/mi²
White 76 · Black 11 · Multiracial 9 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 43 · Other 29 · Married couple 27
Health 39 · Professional 18 · Manufacturing 16 · Retail 12 · Public admin 7 · Leisure 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Service 23 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 12 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in New Castle is $77,400 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
New Castle has 21,579 residents across 9 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 75.7% White, 10.8% Black, 8.6% Multiracial, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Other and 0.0% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.0% (Census ACS).
Washington Intrmd Sch is the elementary school with reported scores (26%); New Castle JHS is the middle school with reported scores (17%); New Castle SHS is the high school with reported scores (38%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $741/month, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in New Castle is $42,219 a year, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
In New Castle, median rent is $741/month and the median home value is $77,400 (Census ACS).
New Castle reported 3.9 violent crimes and 24.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2022).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 42 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in New Castle are lightning (82), strong wind (56) and hail (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In New Castle, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).