New Castle County vs. Chester County

New Castle County (DE)Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)559,335522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.9%4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)538,479499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010538,479498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.6%16.3%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.7%
White alone, percent65.0%85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent26.1%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent5.8%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.3%7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent56.8%79.1%
Veterans, 2014-201830,84526,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201811.1%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)224,499201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$254,500$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,646$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,141$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.5%17.6%
Building permits, 20181,3641,939
Households, 2014-2018203,855189,592
Persons per household, 2014-20182.642.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.9%12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.9%87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.5%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.9%51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.7%5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.0%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,128,320846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,843,4573,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)17,046,6646,633,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,623,16112,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,791$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.828.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$70,996$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,847$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent11.6%6.7%
Total employer establishments, 201715,97114,593
Total employment, 2017269,368250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)16,909,42317,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.1%0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201737,85443,682
All firms, 201243,47848,950
Men-owned firms, 201222,77629,578
Women-owned firms, 201213,87813,877
Minority-owned firms, 20129,8914,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 201230,24942,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,8804,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201235,57341,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 200710.1%2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.1%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%26.5%
Population per square mile, 20101,263.2664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010426.29750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between New Castle county (DE) and Chester county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.