Newcastle is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 12,902 people and three associated neighborhoods, Newcastle is the 78th largest community in Washington. Newcastle home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Newcastle real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Newcastle is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.13% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Newcastle is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newcastle who work in management occupations (17.37%), computer science and math (15.20%), and business and financial occupations (9.23%). Also of interest is that Newcastle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Newcastle, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.54 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Newcastle, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Newcastle is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 70.80% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Newcastle in 2022 was $87,898, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $351,592 for a family of four. Newcastle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newcastle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newcastle residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Newcastle include German, English, Irish, European, and Norwegian. In addition, Newcastle has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.07%). The most common language spoken in Newcastle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
