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North Star, Delaware.

A community in New Castle County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see New Castle County’s.

Living in North Star, New Castle County, Delaware

North Star, in New Castle County, had 8,056 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in New Castle County was 4.9% in August 2026, and the county had 0.8% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 8,056 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in North Star for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 4.9% New Castle County, August 2026; 5.5% a year before
Homes Too few homes in North Star for the Census survey to measure.
  • 3,035households
  • 73%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 24 mintypical commute
  • 21%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care23%
  • Professional and business services19%
  • Banks, insurance and property13%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Building trades10%
  • Manufacturing9%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. New Castle County had 306,171 jobs in 2025, 0.8% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 25°; warmest in July, 89° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 25° F M A M J J 89° 66° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 25°; warmest in July, 89° and 66° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 25° F M A M J J 89° 66° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 25°; warmest in July, with highs near 89° and lows near 66°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Newark Ag Farm weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in New Castle County

  1. 50 ChristianaGeneral medical and surgical hospitals11,886
  2. University of DelawareUniversity or college5,081
  3. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage4,363
  4. AmazonGeneral warehousing and storage2,902
  5. Hatzel & Buehler, Inc. - STEElectrical contractors2,245
  6. Christina School DistrictSchool district2,219FTE
  7. Alfred I Dupont Hosp for ChildrenChildren's hospital2,142FTE
  8. Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictSchool district2,116FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 443 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 72,630 people in all across the county; North Star has one of its own. Colleges come from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24), school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24) and hospitals from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  3. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  4. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in North Star’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on New Castle County.