New Castle, PA Micro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the New Castle, PA Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 62,019. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 5,110 people without a high school diploma (ie. 8.24% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.94% White Alone, and 5.52% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 27,035 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 43.59% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.78% White Alone, and 3.54% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 16,552 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 26.69% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 94.17% White Alone, and 3.28% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 13,322 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 21.48% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 95.41% White Alone, and 2.41% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4647 90.94
Black Alone 282 5.52
Asian Alone 55 1.08
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 18 0.35
Some Other Race Alone 15 0.29
Two or More Races 93 1.82
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 4535 88.75
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 131 2.56
All Other Ethnicities 444 8.69
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 25353 93.78
Black Alone 956 3.54
Asian Alone 63 0.23
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 109 0.40
Two or More Races 550 2.03
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 25255 93.42
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 277 1.02
All Other Ethnicities 1503 5.56
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 15587 94.17
Black Alone 542 3.28
Asian Alone 34 0.21
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 7 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 46 0.28
Two or More Races 336 2.03
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 15527 93.81
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 219 1.32
All Other Ethnicities 806 4.87
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 12711 95.41
Black Alone 321 2.41
Asian Alone 91 0.68
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 17 0.13
Two or More Races 182 1.37
New Castle, PA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 12627 94.78
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 103 0.77
All Other Ethnicities 592 4.44