New Castle Metro Area

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  2. New Castle Metro Area Statistics
  3. New Castle Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. New Castle Metro Area Employment Information
  5. New Castle Metro Area Family Information
  6. New Castle Metro Area Education Information
  7. New Castle Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. New Castle Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. New Castle Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. New Castle Metro Area Counties
  11. New Castle Metro Area Cities


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New Castle Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 48,508
  • Land Area (2000): 1,017.676 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.102 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 20,592
New Castle Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 53,834 54.43%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 5,676 5.74%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 39,398 39.83%

New Castle Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
New Castle Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 23,948 21,864 2,084 8.70% 87
1991 23,194 21,313 1,881 8.11% 81
1992 23,946 21,645 2,301 9.61% 96
1993 24,244 22,454 1,790 7.38% 74
1994 25,182 23,597 1,585 6.29% 63
1995 25,265 23,880 1,385 5.48% 55
1996 25,167 23,947 1,220 4.85% 48
1997 25,676 24,589 1,088 4.24% 42
1998 24,833 23,855 977 3.94% 39
1999 24,618 23,664 954 3.87% 39
2000 23,468 22,595 873 3.72% 37
2001 23,348 22,154 1,194 5.11% 51
2002 23,325 21,878 1,447 6.20% 62
2003 23,399 21,998 1,401 5.99% 60
2004 23,372 21,732 1,640 7.02% 70
2005 23,004 21,466 1,538 6.69% 67
2006 22,754 21,449 1,305 5.73% 57
2007 22,546 21,260 1,287 5.71% 57
2008 22,620 21,116 1,504 6.65% 67
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 22,378 20,954 1,424 6.36% 64
Feb 2008 22,289 20,860 1,429 6.41% 64
Mar 2008 22,582 20,989 1,593 7.05% 71
Apr 2008 22,600 21,286 1,314 5.81% 58
May 2008 22,879 21,535 1,344 5.87% 59
Jun 2008 22,644 21,113 1,531 6.76% 68
Jul 2008 22,632 21,039 1,593 7.04% 70
Aug 2008 22,881 21,164 1,717 7.50% 75
Sep 2008 22,699 21,106 1,593 7.02% 70
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

New Castle Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 4,574 19.01%
2. Construction 3,074 12.77%
3. Metal Manufactuing 1,704 7.08%
4. Educational Services 892 3.71%
5. Public Administration 850 3.53%
6. Repair and Maintenance 806 3.35%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 762 3.17%
8. Health Care 728 3.03%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 660 2.74%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 638 2.65%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 604 2.51%
12. Truck Transportation 558 2.32%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 552 2.29%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 550 2.29%
15. Finance and Insurance 470 1.95%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 462 1.92%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 458 1.90%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 436 1.81%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 258 1.07%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 240 1.00%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 3,690 18.26%
2. Educational Services 2,520 12.47%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,494 7.39%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,042 5.16%
5. Social Assistance 890 4.40%
6. Public Administration 850 4.21%
7. Finance and Insurance 806 3.99%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 760 3.76%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 594 2.94%
10. Department and Other General Stores 474 2.35%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 474 2.35%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 442 2.19%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 428 2.12%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 410 2.03%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 288 1.43%
16. Construction 272 1.35%
17. Metal Manufactuing 256 1.27%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 254 1.26%
19. Gasoline Stations 246 1.22%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 244 1.21%

New Castle Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 2,798 11.63%
2. Other Production Occupations 2,052 8.53%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 1,554 6.46%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,056 4.39%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 978 4.06%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 942 3.91%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 838 3.48%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 712 2.96%
9. Other Construction Trades 652 2.71%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 648 2.69%
11. Carpenters 620 2.58%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 584 2.43%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 560 2.33%
14. Construction Laborers 546 2.27%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 496 2.06%
16. Other Management Occupations 436 1.81%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 416 1.73%
18. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 366 1.52%
19. Engineers 360 1.50%
20. Top Executives 330 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,136 5.62%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 1,080 5.34%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 1,066 5.28%
4. Cashiers 914 4.52%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 764 3.78%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 760 3.76%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 740 3.66%
8. Other Production Occupations 704 3.48%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 680 3.37%
10. Other Management Occupations 666 3.30%
11. Assemblers and Fabricators 654 3.24%
12. Registered Nurses 638 3.16%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 574 2.84%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 568 2.81%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 554 2.74%
16. Child Care Workers 552 2.73%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 542 2.68%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 462 2.29%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 402 1.99%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 396 1.96%

New Castle Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 40,747 52.21%
15-35 hours 8,678 11.12%
1-14 hours 2,138 2.74%
No regular hours 26,475 33.93%

New Castle Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 2,191 5.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM 1,712 4.00%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 2,699 6.31%
6 AM-6:29 AM 4,316 10.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,455 10.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM 5,641 13.18%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 6,645 15.52%
8 AM-8:29 AM 2,845 6.65%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 1,390 3.25%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,181 2.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 544 1.27%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 558 1.30%
Noon-3:59 PM 4,814 11.25%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,811 8.90%

New Castle Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,179 5.09%
5-9 7,855 18.35%
10-14 7,268 16.98%
15-19 5,297 12.38%
20-24 4,454 10.41%
25-29 1,837 4.29%
30-34 3,846 8.99%
35-39 1,255 2.93%
40-44 1,514 3.54%
45-59 3,783 8.84%
60-89 2,607 6.09%
At least 90 907 2.12%

New Castle Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 75 0.18% 28,815 67.32%
30-44 0 0.00% 6,615 15.45%
45-59 10 0.02% 3,773 8.82%
At least 60 16 0.04% 3,498 8.17%

New Castle Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.04%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,557 10.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 37,104 83.90%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.01%
Color 4 Box Other 162 0.37%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 101 0.23%
Color 6 Box Walked 854 1.93%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,423 3.22%

New Castle Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 39,012 (95,614 people)
Families (2000): 28,034 (81,460 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 11,130
People at same address in 1995: 58,338
New Castle Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 3,000 7.54%
$10,000-$14,999 2,792 7.02%
$15,000-$19,999 3,174 7.98%
$20,000-$24,999 3,119 7.84%
$25,000-$29,999 2,784 7.00%
$30,000-$34,999 2,767 6.96%
$35,000-$39,999 3,120 7.84%
$40,000-$44,999 2,473 6.22%
$45,000-$49,999 1,889 4.75%
$50,000-$59,999 3,615 9.09%
$60,000-$74,999 4,497 11.31%
$75,000-$99,999 3,416 8.59%
$100,000-$124,999 1,893 4.76%
$125,000-$149,999 644 1.62%
$150,000-$199,999 263 0.66%
$200,000 or more 327 0.82%

New Castle Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,841 24.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 6,666 34.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 543 2.79%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 3,156 16.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 87 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,703 13.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 33 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,044 5.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 288 1.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 118 0.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

New Castle Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 30,394 27.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 13,922 12.67%
Public Assistance 1,314 1.20%
Retirement 10,302 9.38%
Self Employment 4,589 4.18%
Social Security 12,838 11.68%
Supplemental Security 1,654 1.51%
Wage / Salary 29,298 26.66%
Other 5,569 5.07%

New Castle Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 14,225 59.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 9,628 40.36%

New Castle Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,233 11.20%
Color 1 Box Married 24,775 65.56%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,848 20.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 932 2.47%

New Castle Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 4,443 10.69%
Color 1 Box Married 25,056 60.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,403 15.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,659 13.62%

New Castle Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Education Information Back to top
New Castle Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 4,334 5.77%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 11,174 14.87%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 33,067 44.00%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 14,600 19.43%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,667 4.88%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,061 6.73%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,245 4.32%

New Castle Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 939 1.94% 494 1.02% 1,433 2.95%
Kindergarten 1,019 2.10% 122 0.25% 1,141 2.35%
Grades 1-4 5,346 11.02% 282 0.58% 5,628 11.60%
Grades 5-8 5,449 11.23% 275 0.57% 5,724 11.80%
Grades 9-12 5,092 10.50% 245 0.51% 5,337 11.00%
Undergrad college 2,021 4.17% 371 0.76% 2,392 4.93%
Graduate or professional school 394 0.81% 90 0.19% 484 1.00%
Total 20,260 41.77% 1,879 3.87% 22,139 45.64%

New Castle Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
New Castle Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 89,723 92.28%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,507 7.72%

New Castle Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 138
New Castle Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
New Castle Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 6,306 13.00%
10-19 Years 6,534 13.47%
20-29 Years 5,435 11.20%
30-39 Years 6,944 14.32%
40-49 Years 7,203 14.85%
50-59 Years 6,116 12.61%
60-69 Years 4,380 9.03%
70-79 Years 3,585 7.39%
80-89 Years 1,670 3.44%
90+ Years 335 0.69%

New Castle Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 23,403 48.25%
Color 1 Box Female 25,105 51.75%

New Castle Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 47,274 97.46%
Color 1 Box African-American 412 0.85%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 387 0.80%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 238 0.49%
Color 2 Box Asian 92 0.19%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 72 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 28 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.01%

New Castle Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 20,021 31.14%
2. German 14,684 22.84%
3. English 10,257 15.95%
4. Irish 8,018 12.47%
5. Dutch 2,076 3.23%
6. European 1,534 2.39%
7. Scottish 1,514 2.35%
8. French Non-Basque 1,308 2.03%
9. Scotch Irish 1,036 1.61%
10. Italian 809 1.26%

New Castle Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 90,976 97.98%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,065 1.15%
3. French 260 0.28%
4. German 260 0.28%
5. Other Indo European 68 0.07%
6. Japanese 58 0.06%
7. Yiddish 46 0.05%
8. Other Native North American 38 0.04%
9. Other Slavic 16 0.02%
10. Vietnamese 16 0.02%

New Castle Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 98,390 99.48%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 336 0.34%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 182 0.18%

New Castle Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
New Castle Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


New Castle Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Henry County    

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