Language Spoken At Home in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 12,687 | 100% |
English only | 10,855 | 85.6% |
Language other than English | 1,832 | 14.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 302 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 144 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 521 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 113 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,109 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 168 | 1.3% |
Other languages | 58 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,287 | 100% |
American | 410 | 3.1% |
Arab | 77 | 0.6% |
Czech | 37 | 0.3% |
Danish | 17 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 253 | 1.9% |
English | 1,965 | 14.8% |
French (except Basque) | 397 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 43 | 0.3% |
German | 2,154 | 16.2% |
Greek | 240 | 1.8% |
Hungarian | 116 | 0.9% |
Irish | 3,329 | 25.1% |
Italian | 2,447 | 18.4% |
Lithuanian | 14 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 103 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,404 | 10.6% |
Portuguese | 42 | 0.3% |
Russian | 154 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 67 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 495 | 3.7% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 38 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 99 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 37 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 142 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 183 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 4,700 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 3,830 | 81.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,650 | 35.1% |
Married-couple family | 3,417 | 72.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,459 | 31.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 124 | 2.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 84 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 289 | 6.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 107 | 2.3% |
Nonfamily households | 870 | 18.5% |
Householder living alone | 780 | 16.6% |
65 years and over | 464 | 9.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,696 | 36.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,498 | 31.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 13,003 | 100% |
Householder | 4,700 | 36.1% |
Spouse | 3,419 | 26.3% |
Child | 4,029 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 504 | 3.9% |
Nonrelatives | 351 | 2.7% |
Unmarried partner | 75 | 0.6% |
Marital Status in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,401 | 100% |
Never married | 1,324 | 24.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,561 | 65.9% |
Separated | 17 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 214 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 285 | 5.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 5,495 | 100% |
Never married | 905 | 16.5% |
Now married, except separated | 3,607 | 65.6% |
Separated | 100 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 521 | 9.5% |
Divorced | 362 | 6.6% |
Fertility in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 60 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 184 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 63 | 34.2% |
Less than 1 year | 23 | 12.5% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 26 | 14.1% |
5 or more years | 14 | 7.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 63 | 100% |
Who are female | 36 | 57.1% |
Who are married | 40 | 63.5% |
School Enrollment in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,596 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 299 | 8.3% |
Kindergarten | 155 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,572 | 43.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 786 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 784 | 21.8% |
Educational Attainment in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 9,295 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 172 | 1.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 139 | 1.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,093 | 11.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,325 | 14.3% |
Associate's degree | 488 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,136 | 33.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,942 | 31.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 65.4% |
Veteran Status in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 10,172 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 880 | 8.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 13,012 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,078 | 8.3% |
Under 18 years | 3,115 | 100% |
With a disability | 64 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 7,701 | 100% |
With a disability | 300 | 3.9% |
65 years and over | 2,196 | 100% |
With a disability | 714 | 32.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 13,217 | 100% |
Same house | 12,397 | 93.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 756 | 5.7% |
Same county | 326 | 2.5% |
Different county | 430 | 3.3% |
Same state | 3 | 0.0% |
Different state | 427 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 13,287 | 100% |
Native | 11,612 | 87.4% |
Born in United States | 11,540 | 86.9% |
State of residence | 5,618 | 42.3% |
Different state | 5,922 | 44.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 72 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,675 | 12.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,675 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,260 | 75.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 415 | 24.8% |
Year of Entry in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,747 | 100% |
Native | 72 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 72 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,675 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,646 | 98.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Hockessin
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,675 | 100% |
Europe | 235 | 14.0% |
Asia | 1,247 | 74.4% |
Africa | 31 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 87 | 5.2% |
Northern America | 75 | 4.5% |