Language Spoken At Home in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 45,447 | 100% |
English only | 42,704 | 94.0% |
Language other than English | 2,743 | 6.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 662 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,165 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 324 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,250 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 218 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 227 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 79 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 101 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 41 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,851 | 100% |
American | 2,621 | 5.5% |
Arab | 35 | 0.1% |
Czech | 225 | 0.5% |
Danish | 173 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 2,398 | 5.0% |
English | 6,832 | 14.3% |
French (except Basque) | 2,045 | 4.3% |
French Canadian | 326 | 0.7% |
German | 12,224 | 25.5% |
Greek | 257 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 430 | 0.9% |
Irish | 10,047 | 21.0% |
Italian | 5,672 | 11.9% |
Lithuanian | 157 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 383 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,999 | 4.2% |
Portuguese | 91 | 0.2% |
Russian | 437 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 786 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 2,519 | 5.3% |
Slovak | 208 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 25 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 844 | 1.8% |
Swiss | 144 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 108 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 553 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 184 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,920 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,686 | 63.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,728 | 23.7% |
Married-couple family | 9,620 | 48.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,026 | 15.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,053 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 578 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,013 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,124 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 7,234 | 36.3% |
Householder living alone | 6,176 | 31.0% |
65 years and over | 2,832 | 14.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,173 | 26.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,654 | 33.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 45,780 | 100% |
Householder | 19,920 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 9,588 | 20.9% |
Child | 12,068 | 26.4% |
Other relatives | 1,823 | 4.0% |
Nonrelatives | 2,381 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,325 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,275 | 100% |
Never married | 6,502 | 32.1% |
Now married, except separated | 10,532 | 51.9% |
Separated | 569 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 730 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,942 | 9.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,153 | 100% |
Never married | 4,852 | 24.1% |
Now married, except separated | 9,860 | 48.9% |
Separated | 675 | 3.3% |
Widowed | 2,561 | 12.7% |
Divorced | 2,205 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 512 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 295 | 57.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 50 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 655 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 287 | 43.8% |
Less than 1 year | 86 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 84 | 12.8% |
3 or 4 years | 55 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 62 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 287 | 100% |
Who are female | 164 | 57.1% |
Who are married | 216 | 75.3% |
School Enrollment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,341 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 546 | 5.3% |
Kindergarten | 382 | 3.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,127 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,338 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,948 | 28.5% |
Educational Attainment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 33,619 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,247 | 3.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,236 | 9.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,070 | 38.9% |
Some college, no degree | 6,187 | 18.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,546 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,639 | 10.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,694 | 8.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.8% |
Veteran Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,504 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,251 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 47,259 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,504 | 15.9% |
Under 18 years | 9,299 | 100% |
With a disability | 573 | 6.2% |
18 to 64 years | 28,970 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,888 | 13.4% |
65 years and over | 8,990 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,043 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 47,405 | 100% |
Same house | 41,396 | 87.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,921 | 12.5% |
Same county | 2,969 | 6.3% |
Different county | 2,952 | 6.2% |
Same state | 2,360 | 5.0% |
Different state | 592 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 88 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 47,851 | 100% |
Native | 46,095 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 45,765 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 38,968 | 81.4% |
Different state | 6,797 | 14.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 330 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,756 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,756 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,044 | 59.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 712 | 40.5% |
Year of Entry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,086 | 100% |
Native | 330 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 29 | 8.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 301 | 91.2% |
Foreign born | 1,756 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 66 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,690 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,756 | 100% |
Europe | 879 | 50.1% |
Asia | 323 | 18.4% |
Africa | 11 | 0.6% |
Oceania | 15 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 428 | 24.4% |
Northern America | 100 | 5.7% |