Language Spoken At Home in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,668 | 100% |
English only | 6,903 | 90.0% |
Language other than English | 765 | 10.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 444 | 5.8% |
Spanish | 666 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 386 | 5.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 52 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 40 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 40 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,430 | 100% |
American | 604 | 7.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 19 | 0.2% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 126 | 1.5% |
English | 826 | 9.8% |
French (except Basque) | 257 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 0 | 0.0% |
German | 2,017 | 23.9% |
Greek | 11 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,336 | 15.8% |
Italian | 347 | 4.1% |
Lithuanian | 17 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.2% |
Polish | 54 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 86 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 116 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 89 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 17 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 44 | 0.5% |
Households By Type in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,210 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,247 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,134 | 35.3% |
Married-couple family | 1,526 | 47.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 641 | 20.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 122 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 77 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 599 | 18.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 416 | 13.0% |
Nonfamily households | 963 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 815 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 216 | 6.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,223 | 38.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 588 | 18.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,376 | 100% |
Householder | 3,210 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 1,525 | 18.2% |
Child | 2,904 | 34.7% |
Other relatives | 446 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 291 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 118 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,111 | 100% |
Never married | 930 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 1,641 | 52.7% |
Separated | 33 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 25 | 0.8% |
Divorced | 482 | 15.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,252 | 100% |
Never married | 822 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,632 | 50.2% |
Separated | 57 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 324 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 417 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 94 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 61 | 64.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 101 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 214 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 45 | 21.0% |
Less than 1 year | 31 | 14.5% |
1 or 2 years | 14 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 45 | 100% |
Who are female | 17 | 37.8% |
Who are married | 45 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 2,289 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 206 | 9.0% |
Kindergarten | 152 | 6.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,001 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 429 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 501 | 21.9% |
Educational Attainment in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,572 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 493 | 8.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 733 | 13.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,740 | 31.2% |
Some college, no degree | 1,220 | 21.9% |
Associate's degree | 453 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 657 | 11.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 276 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.7% |
Veteran Status in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,144 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 570 | 9.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,376 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,666 | 19.9% |
Under 18 years | 2,286 | 100% |
With a disability | 229 | 10.0% |
18 to 64 years | 5,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,158 | 21.9% |
65 years and over | 794 | 100% |
With a disability | 279 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,345 | 100% |
Same house | 7,157 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,188 | 14.2% |
Same county | 859 | 10.3% |
Different county | 329 | 3.9% |
Same state | 197 | 2.4% |
Different state | 132 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,430 | 100% |
Native | 8,020 | 95.1% |
Born in United States | 7,979 | 94.7% |
State of residence | 5,048 | 59.9% |
Different state | 2,931 | 34.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 41 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 410 | 4.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 410 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 96 | 23.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 314 | 76.6% |
Year of Entry in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 451 | 100% |
Native | 41 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 41 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 410 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 410 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elsmere City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 410 | 100% |
Europe | 17 | 4.1% |
Asia | 54 | 13.2% |
Africa | 40 | 9.8% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 286 | 69.8% |
Northern America | 13 | 3.2% |