Every type of business can be found in New Castle County, from one-person, home-based enterprises to large multinational corporations in the banking, financial services, technology, chemical and pharmaceutical fields.

According to 2006 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Castle County had a population of 525,587, which was 62 percent of Delaware’s population of 853,476.

Delaware ranked seventh in the nation in the 2007 State Innovation Economy Index developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology Innovation Foundation.

Delaware’s unemployment rate in May 2007 was 3.3 percent, compared with 4.5 percent nationally.

Delaware is one of four states with no sales tax. According to the Tax Foundation, it has the third-lowest overall state and local tax burden.

New Castle County is the birthplace of many products, such as nylon, Corian, Gore-Tex, Lycra and Tyvek, that changed the way the world lives and works.

Wilmington, served by more than 80 passenger trains daily, is the operations center for Amtrak.

Newark (pronounced new-ark) is the home of the University of Delaware. New Castle County has six other institutions of higher education: Wilmington College, Goldey-Beacom College, Delaware Technical and Community College, Wesley College, Widener University and Delaware College of Art & Design.

E.I. Dupont De Nemours Co.
Bank Of America Christiana
Care Health Services
J P Morganchase
Astrazeneca
Alfred I. Dupont Institute
Walgreen
Wilmington Trust Co.
General Motors
Comcast Cable
Dade Behring Inc.
Ymca Metropolitan Office
Delaware Park Management Co.
Discover Bank
Daimlerchrysler Corp.
St Francis Hospital Inc.
Citibank NA
Home Depot U S A Inc.
Hsbc Corp.
A I G Marketing
Wawa Inc.
Sears Roebuck & Co.
P F P C Inc.
Verizon Delaware LLC
Ing Bank Fsb

(Fourth quarter, 2003)
New York (Manhattan), 217.1
New York (Queens), 136.7
San Francisco, 169.8
Los Angeles, 148.8
San Diego, 139.8
Boston, 136.9
Newark, N.J., 130.4
Philadelphia, 120.8
Washington, 116.4
Wilmington, 105.6
U.S. average, 100
Atlanta, 97.6
Charlotte, N.C., 95.9
Baltimore, 93

2000 Census statistics
Median household income
$45,577
Per capita personal income
$35,612
Average earnings per job
$41,307

State personal income
Tax rates on personal income in Delaware are graduated between 2.2% and 5.5% for incomes under $60,000 and
are 5.95% for incomes over $60,000.

City personal income (Wilmington)
The city wage tax rate is 1.25% of total gross earned income.

State sales tax
none

Property tax
Set and administered on a local level by school district. Rates vary between 81 cents and $1.15 per $100 of actual market value.

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
(302) 651-4000
Christiana Hospital
(302) 733-1000
Delaware Psychiatric Center
(302) 577-4000
Emily P. Bissell Hospital
(302) 995-8400
Governor Bacon Health Center
(302) 836-2550
Meadow Wood Hospital
(302) 328-3330
St. Francis Hospital
(302) 421-4100
Wilmington Hospital
(302) 733-1000
Wilmington Veterans Affairs Medical Center
(302) 994-2511

New Castle County has it all – an efficient highway system, proximity to Philadelphia International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, a general aviation airport for corporate aircraft, frequent passenger and freight train service, and the Port of Wilmington.

Airports
Philadelphia International Airport, (215) 937-6937
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, (800) 435-9294
New Castle Airport, (302) 571-6474

Ports
Port of Wilmington
Located at the confluence of the Delaware and Christina rivers, this is a full-service deep-water port and marine terminal. The port handles more than 400 vessels and about 5 million tons of cargo annually.

Rail
Amtrak’s popular Acela and Metroliner trains, running between the nation’s capital and New York, stop in Wilmington with multiple departures daily. Wilmington’s station is the ninth-busiest passenger rail station in the Northeast and the 11th busiest in the country.
The Delaware Transit Corp. contracts with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to provide commuter rail service between Delaware and center-city Philadelphia. Two railroads provide cargo services: CSX and Norfolk Southern.

New York City, 120 miles
Washington, D.C., 100 miles
Philadelphia, 30 minutes
to center city
Baltimore, 70 minutes to downtown
Lancaster, Pa., 60 minutes
Atlantic City, N.J., 90 minutes

Public School Districts
Appoquinimink, (302) 376-4128
Brandywine, (302) 793-5000
Christina, (302) 454-2500
Colonial, (302) 323-2700
New Castle County Vocational Technical, (302) 995-8000
Red Clay, (302) 651-2600

Public Charter Schools
The Charter School Wilmington, (302) 651-2727
Delaware Military Academy, (302) 998-0745
East Side School, (302) 421-8270
Kuumba Academy Charter School, (302) 472-6450
Marion T. Academy Charter School, (302) 575-1190
MOT Charter School, (302) 376-5125
Newark Charter School, (302) 369-2001
Pencader Charter High School, (302) 472-0794
Thomas A. Edison Charter School, (302) 378-1101

Private Schools
Albert Einstein Academy
(302) 478-5026
Archmere Academy
(302) 798-6632
Centreville School
(302) 571-0230
Hockessin Montessori School
(302) 234-1240
The Independence School
(302) 239-0330
The New School
(302) 456-9838
Padua Academy, (302) 421-3739
The Pilot School, (302) 478-1740
Red Lion Christian Academy
(302) 834-2526
St. Andrew’s School
(302) 378-9511
St. Edmond’s Academy
(302) 475-5370
St. Elizabeth’s, (302) 656-3369
St. Mark’s, (302) 738-3300
Salesianum School
(302) 654-2495
Sanford School, (302) 239-5263
Tall Oaks Classical School
(302) 239-3600

New Castle County Economic Development Council
12 Penns Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 11247
Wilmington, DE 19850
Phone: (302) 294-2058
Fax: (302) 737-8450
www.nccedc.com

New Castle County
Chamber of Commerce
12 Penns Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 11247
Wilmington, DE 19850
Phone: (302) 737-4343
Fax: (302) 737-8450
www.ncccc.com

The New Castle County Economic Development Council is a partnership of the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce and New Castle County Government.