Language Spoken At Home in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,531 | 100% |
English only | 6,982 | 92.7% |
Language other than English | 549 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 131 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 244 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 173 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 19 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 119 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 13 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,043 | 100% |
American | 484 | 6.0% |
Arab | 12 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 45 | 0.6% |
English | 718 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 209 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 48 | 0.6% |
German | 1,355 | 16.8% |
Greek | 3 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,998 | 24.8% |
Italian | 812 | 10.1% |
Lithuanian | 25 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.3% |
Polish | 318 | 4.0% |
Portuguese | 19 | 0.2% |
Russian | 15 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 49 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 97 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 148 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 116 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 27 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 142 | 1.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 34 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,332 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,180 | 65.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 871 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 1,463 | 43.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 487 | 14.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 197 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 77 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 520 | 15.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 307 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 1,152 | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 924 | 27.7% |
65 years and over | 211 | 6.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,025 | 30.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 742 | 22.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,024 | 100% |
Householder | 3,332 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 1,410 | 17.6% |
Child | 2,141 | 26.7% |
Other relatives | 598 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 543 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 216 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,210 | 100% |
Never married | 1,240 | 38.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,584 | 49.3% |
Separated | 93 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 79 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 214 | 6.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,295 | 100% |
Never married | 942 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,537 | 46.6% |
Separated | 17 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 316 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 483 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 103 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 48 | 46.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 86 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Grandparents in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 311 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 131 | 42.1% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 8.4% |
1 or 2 years | 55 | 17.7% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 50 | 16.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 131 | 100% |
Who are female | 86 | 65.6% |
Who are married | 111 | 84.7% |
School Enrollment in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,682 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 78 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 84 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 768 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 352 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 400 | 23.8% |
Educational Attainment in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,662 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 180 | 3.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 428 | 7.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,136 | 37.7% |
Some college, no degree | 1,181 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 529 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 793 | 14.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 415 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.3% |
Veteran Status in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,244 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 606 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,017 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,206 | 15.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,775 | 100% |
With a disability | 192 | 10.8% |
18 to 64 years | 5,227 | 100% |
With a disability | 619 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 1,015 | 100% |
With a disability | 395 | 38.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,933 | 100% |
Same house | 7,253 | 91.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 660 | 8.3% |
Same county | 378 | 4.8% |
Different county | 282 | 3.6% |
Same state | 0 | 0.0% |
Different state | 282 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 20 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,043 | 100% |
Native | 7,760 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 7,664 | 95.3% |
State of residence | 2,930 | 36.4% |
Different state | 4,734 | 58.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 96 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 283 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 283 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 116 | 41.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 167 | 59.0% |
Year of Entry in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 379 | 100% |
Native | 96 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 96 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 283 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 283 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Claymont
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 283 | 100% |
Europe | 57 | 20.1% |
Asia | 142 | 50.2% |
Africa | 13 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 71 | 25.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |