New Castle is a somewhat small city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 17,810 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, New Castle is the 46th largest community in Indiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, New Castle is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.3% of the New Castle workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, New Castle is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New Castle who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.56%), sales jobs (9.67%), and food service (6.74%).

As is often the case in a small city, New Castle doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

New Castle Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in New Castle is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.22% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in New Castle in 2000 was $17,587, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,348 for a family of four.

The people who call New Castle home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in New Castle is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in New Castle include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in New Castle is English.