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| People Quick Facts |
NewCastle County |
Maryland |
| Population, 2004 estimate |
519,396 |
830,364 |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 |
3.8% |
6.0% |
| Population, 2000 |
500,265 |
783,600 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
13.2% |
17.6% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.7% |
6.6% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.9% |
24.8% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.6% |
13.0% |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.4% |
51.4% |
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| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
73.1% |
74.6% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
20.2% |
19.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.6% |
2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z |
Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% |
1.8% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.2% |
2.0% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
70.7% |
72.5% |
| White persons, not ofHispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
5.3% |
4.8% |
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| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
55.3% |
56.0% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.6% |
5.7% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.7% |
9.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.5% |
82.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.5% |
25.0% |
| Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
77,673 |
131,794 |
| Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
24.3 |
24.0 |
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| Housing units, 2002 |
203,226 |
352,031 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.1% |
72.3% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.0% |
18.7% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$136,000 |
$130,400 |
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| Households, 2000 |
188,935 |
298,736 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.56 |
2.54 |
| Median household money income, 1999 |
$52,419 |
$47,381 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,413 |
$23,305 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
8.4% |
9.2% |
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| (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. |
| (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. |
| FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data |
| NA: Not available |
| D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information |
| X: Not applicable |
| S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards |
| Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown |
| F: Fewer than 100 firms |
| Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts |
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