New Castle NorthwestPA
Home to 1,223 people, this town lies in Pennsylvania.
Is New Castle Northwest a good place to live?
New Castle Northwest’s mean commuting time is 19 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). We don’t grade New Castle Northwest yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes New Castle Northwest stand out
Where New Castle Northwest beats most towns.
1,223 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Castle Northwest: who provides what
New Castle Northwest is unincorporated, so Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Castle Northwest.
New Castle Northwest has 2.4 jobs for every working resident, and 1,334 people commute in
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in New Castle Northwest dropped by 192, to 1,356. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Neshannock Township (18%), New Castle (17%) and Pittsburgh (5%). The median commute is under 15 miles.
| New Castle Northwest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in New Castle Northwest
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter. New Castle Northwest brings chilly winters and warm summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in New Castle Northwest is inland flooding, at a low overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, New Castle Northwest sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 85% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). Here, 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole. The median age in New Castle Northwest is 43.2 years.
| New Castle Northwest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| New Castle Northwest | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 16.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of New Castle Northwest’s adults had a checkup this year
Of 26 CDC measures, New Castle Northwest beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 and trails it on 3. For adults 18 to 64 in the town, the share who have no health insurance is 5.7%.
| New Castle Northwest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Castle Northwest | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.7% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in New Castle Northwest sells for about $263K at the median
The share of households in New Castle Northwest who are owner-occupiers: 95%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mill Creek Park and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Castle Northwest. Close and well known come first.
16 mi MuseumButler Institute of American Art
4 mi Theme parkCascade Park
30 mi MuseumOld Economy Village
30 mi AttractionChester teapot17 mi MuseumAir Heritage Aviation MuseumPhoto credits
Butler Institute of American Art: Lorinda Dixon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cascade Park: Pianotech, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Economy Village: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chester teapot: Navy2004, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about New Castle Northwest
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Castle Northwest
About 7 of every 100 New Castle Northwest residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 1,334 people come to New Castle Northwest for work
Where New Castle Northwest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Castle Northwest
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
New Castle Northwest is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,413 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Questions about New Castle Northwest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Castle Northwest, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade New Castle Northwest yet; the figures below are still real.