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New Castle, Delaware county Housing Profile

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 New Castle, Delaware United States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Total population500,265 281,421,906
Male242,943138,053,563
Female257,322143,368,343
Median age (years)35.035.3
Total households188,935105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)52,41941,994

New Castle, Delaware county Housing

All the Learn household information of New Castle, Delaware stated below. New Castle, Delaware gross rent between from $750 to $999 ammounts to 12,749 households which makes nearly 22.68%. Average household size of renter-occupied unit in New Castle, Delaware is 2.67 compared to 2.40 in the US. Present all the other important household statistics of New Castle, Delaware, including such significant indices as: average household size of owner-occupied unit, mortgage status and selected monthly owner costs, housing tenure, housing occupancy, etc.

 New Castle, Delaware %, New Castle, Delaware United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households188,935  105,480,101
Family households (families)127,106 67.27%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years61,400 32.5%32.79%
- Married-couple family93,789 49.64%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years42,740 22.62%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present25,356 13.42%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years14,589 7.72%7.17%
Nonfamily households61,829 32.73%31.94%
- Householder living alone48,563 25.7%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over16,138 8.54%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years68,035 36.01%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over41,215 21.81%23.39%
 
Average household size2.56  2.59
Average family size3.09  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units199,521  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units188,935 94.69%91.01%
- Vacant housing units10,586 5.31%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use707 0.35%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.2  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)7.4  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units188,935  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units132,514 66.42%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units56,421 28.28%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.67  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.29  2.40
 
Total housing units199,521  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached107,015 53.64%60.28%
1-unit, attached39,609 19.85%5.56%
2 units4,394 2.2%4.31%
3 or 4 units6,491 3.25%4.74%
5 to 9 units8,653 4.34%4.67%
10 to 19 units15,634 7.84%4.0%
20 or more units12,646 6.34%8.63%
Mobile home5,072 2.54%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.7  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 20004,161 2.09%2.38%
1995 to 199812,438 6.23%7.32%
1990 to 199416,261 8.15%7.31%
1980 to 198929,879 14.98%15.81%
1970 to 197929,949 15.01%18.5%
1960 to 196933,605 16.84%13.73%
1940 to 195949,035 24.58%19.97%
1939 or earlier24,193 12.13%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room2,325 1.17%2.2%
2 rooms6,107 3.06%4.81%
3 rooms15,316 7.68%9.84%
4 rooms21,919 10.99%15.97%
5 rooms29,593 14.83%20.89%
6 rooms37,822 18.96%18.45%
7 rooms30,504 15.29%12.06%
8 rooms28,698 14.38%8.06%
9 or more rooms27,237 13.65%7.7%
Median (rooms)6.1  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units188,935  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200034,518 18.27%19.95%
1995 to 199854,118 28.64%28.9%
1990 to 199430,311 16.04%16.07%
1980 to 198929,941 15.85%15.58%
1970 to 197917,320 9.17%9.86%
1969 or earlier22,727 12.03%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None16,684 8.83%10.3%
165,300 34.56%34.25%
277,617 41.08%38.36%
3 or more29,334 15.53%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas93,110 49.28%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas7,058 3.74%6.52%
Electricity42,203 22.34%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.45,039 23.84%8.97%
Coal or coke36 0.02%0.14%
Wood329 0.17%1.68%
Solar energy33 0.02%0.04%
Other fuel794 0.42%0.39%
No fuel used333 0.18%0.69%
 
 New Castle, Delaware %, New Castle, Delaware United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities605  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities766  715,535
No telephone service1,954  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units188,935  105,480,101
1.00 or less183,677 97.22%94.26%
1.01 to 1.503,314 1.75%3.02%
1.51 or more1,944 1.03%2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units119,552  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,0002,307 1.93%9.89%
$50,000 to $99,99926,161 21.88%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,99942,947 35.92%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,99924,565 20.55%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,99917,331 14.5%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9994,828 4.04%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9991,198 1.0%2.37%
$1,000,000 or more215 0.18%0.57%
Median (dollars)136,000  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage91,159 76.25%70.03%
- Less than $300355 0.3%0.46%
- $300 to $4992,421 2.03%3.89%
- $500 to $6996,878 5.75%8.95%
- $700 to $99922,097 18.48%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,49936,446 30.49%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,99915,388 12.87%10.06%
- $2,000 or more7,574 6.34%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,160  1,088
Not mortgaged28,393 23.75%29.97%
- Median (dollars)286  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent44,647 37.35%36.52%
15 to 19 percent23,184 19.39%17.5%
20 to 24 percent17,182 14.37%13.92%
25 to 29 percent11,524 9.64%9.44%
30 to 34 percent6,468 5.41%6.02%
35 percent or more15,889 13.29%15.79%
Not computed658 0.55%0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units56,223  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $2003,065 5.45%5.24%
$200 to $2991,878 3.34%5.17%
$300 to $4995,461 9.71%21.99%
$500 to $74925,257 44.92%33.69%
$750 to $99912,749 22.68%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,4994,772 8.49%8.68%
$1,500 or more1,450 2.58%2.91%
No cash rent1,591 2.83%5.15%
Median (dollars)670  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent10,874 19.34%18.1%
15 to 19 percent8,923 15.87%14.31%
20 to 24 percent7,790 13.86%12.78%
25 to 29 percent5,960 10.6%10.42%
30 to 34 percent4,481 7.97%7.34%
35 percent or more15,615 27.77%29.5%
Not computed2,580 4.59%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.