County profile
New Castle County, DE
United States · GDP 2024
#71 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 97% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$76.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
306,745
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
17,855
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$77.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
588,026
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.8%
Median HH income
$91.2k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
39.7%±0.8%
Poverty rate
10.1%±0.6%
Business applications
28,427 · 2025
Retail establishments
2,000
34.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Marvell Technology, Inc.Technology$8.2B76B+2DuPont de Nemours, Inc.Basic Materials$6.8B62C3The Chemours CompanyBasic Materials$5.8B64C4Incyte CorporationHealthcare$5.1B90A5Qnity Electronics, Inc.Technology$4.8B53D6Enovis CorporationHealthcare$2.2B66B7Ashland Inc.Basic Materials$1.8B66B8WSFS Financial CorporationFinancial Services$963.9M70B9InterDigital, Inc.Technology$834.0M84B+10The Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$141.1M53D11Artesian Resources CorporationUtilities$112.9M55C12Prelude Therapeutics IncorporatedHealthcare$12.1M37D13Acorn Energy, Inc.Technology$11.5M73B14Onfolio Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$10.7M39D15Vulcan International CorporationBasic Materials$10.1M——16VisionWave Holdings, Inc.Industrials$10.0M19D17NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$1.2M24D18Grapefruit USA, Inc.Healthcare$589.0k——19Quarta-Rad, Inc.Technology$245.0k42D20Alliance Recovery CorporationIndustrials$142.8k——21Powerstorm Holdings, Inc.Financial Services$79.7k——22Interact-TV, Inc.Communication Services$76.9k42D23Corporate Universe, Inc.Industrials$0——24Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc.Healthcare$043D25Radium Resources Corp.Basic Materials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care25%
Finance & insurance20%
Retail trade19%
Professional services15%
Food & accommodation13%
Admin & support9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
588,026
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $69.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,492
International migration+13,281
Natural change+2,285
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$55.5B2019
$54.9B2020
$58.1B2021
$67.7B2022
$71.3B2023
$76.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$352.2k±$3.8k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$22/mo
Vacancy rate
5.0%±0.4%
Affordability
4.6× wages
Residential permits
$168.5M
1,322 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Heat wave 95Cold wave 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
5242016
5322017
5512018
5712019
5902020
6512021
7362022
8052023
8592024
8842025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -27% since 20211,8222021
1,1912022
5262023
1,5862024
1,3222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.6 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.4 km
NS
Nearest port
4.7 km
PBF ENERGY, DELAWARE CITY REFINERY, PIER NO. 3
Nearest commercial airport
11.6 km
NEW CASTLE
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):7,445,983 short tons/yr · Wilmington, DE
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR83 filings from 24 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$77.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of New Castle?
New Castle's economy produced $76.0B in 2024, growing 6.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.