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Anderson, IN vs New Castle, IN

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- New Castle is 0% more densely populated than Anderson.
- People are 13.3% more likely to be married in New Castle.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years older in New Castle.
 Anderson, INNew Castle, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,465329,725,481
 Female Population51.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201056,066  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,780285,036,114
 Population - 199059,459  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,374.693.4
 Land Area42.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Anderson, INNew Castle, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Anderson, INNew Castle, INUnited States
 White73.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Anderson, INNew Castle, INUnited States
 Married Population39.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock42.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.0%50.2%
 Never Married32.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.2%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households23,409  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,35380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,678  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for New Castle    4 Reviews

Hello, I would like to know more about New Castle current and future economic and crime condition. Several forums indicate that this city is ghost town with minimal  More

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Over 13 years ago

I will always call New Castle.. Home. I do have such wonderful memories there. When I moved there because my Dad's job had relocated, it was not only his home town but  More

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I grew up in New Castle and am sad to say I will never go back. New Castle has no jobs and is close to ghost town. The town is one big courthouse,prison or work release  More

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