Language Spoken At Home in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 161,713 | 100% |
English only | 149,911 | 92.7% |
Language other than English | 11,802 | 7.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,893 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 2,140 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 419 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,446 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 935 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,313 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,291 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 903 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 248 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 174,454 | 100% |
American | 12,494 | 7.2% |
Arab | 1,091 | 0.6% |
Czech | 801 | 0.5% |
Danish | 318 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,310 | 1.9% |
English | 21,850 | 12.5% |
French (except Basque) | 4,710 | 2.7% |
French Canadian | 499 | 0.3% |
German | 57,543 | 33.0% |
Greek | 1,382 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 2,331 | 1.3% |
Irish | 28,050 | 16.1% |
Italian | 14,296 | 8.2% |
Lithuanian | 410 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 1,110 | 0.6% |
Polish | 7,072 | 4.1% |
Portuguese | 214 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,627 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,281 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 5,529 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 1,184 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 934 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 1,781 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 974 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 404 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 3,486 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 185 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 63,376 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 48,879 | 77.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 26,333 | 41.6% |
Married-couple family | 42,039 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,705 | 34.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,995 | 3.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,313 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 4,845 | 7.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,315 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 14,497 | 22.9% |
Householder living alone | 12,005 | 18.9% |
65 years and over | 3,663 | 5.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 27,254 | 43.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,911 | 18.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 171,559 | 100% |
Householder | 63,376 | 36.9% |
Spouse | 41,971 | 24.5% |
Child | 56,858 | 33.1% |
Other relatives | 4,521 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 4,833 | 2.8% |
Unmarried partner | 2,847 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 64,387 | 100% |
Never married | 15,111 | 23.5% |
Now married, except separated | 43,271 | 67.2% |
Separated | 642 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 864 | 1.3% |
Divorced | 4,499 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 67,714 | 100% |
Never married | 13,223 | 19.5% |
Now married, except separated | 43,039 | 63.6% |
Separated | 704 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 4,111 | 6.1% |
Divorced | 6,637 | 9.8% |
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 | 2,277 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 378 | 16.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,834 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 588 | 32.1% |
Less than 1 year | 155 | 8.5% |
1 or 2 years | 123 | 6.7% |
3 or 4 years | 76 | 4.1% |
5 or more years | 234 | 12.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 588 | 100% |
Who are female | 357 | 60.7% |
Who are married | 410 | 69.7% |
School Enrollment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 51,142 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,508 | 8.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,939 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 23,352 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,861 | 19.3% |
College or graduate school | 10,482 | 20.5% |
Educational Attainment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 113,076 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,284 | 1.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,335 | 2.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 23,553 | 20.8% |
Some college, no degree | 20,389 | 18.0% |
Associate's degree | 8,156 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 36,648 | 32.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,711 | 17.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 49.8% |
Veteran Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 124,249 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,409 | 8.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 173,314 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,836 | 6.8% |
Under 18 years | 49,844 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,302 | 2.6% |
18 to 64 years | 106,953 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,700 | 5.3% |
65 years and over | 16,517 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,834 | 29.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 172,249 | 100% |
Same house | 151,010 | 87.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 20,663 | 12.0% |
Same county | 7,278 | 4.2% |
Different county | 13,385 | 7.8% |
Same state | 9,989 | 5.8% |
Different state | 3,396 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 576 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 174,454 | 100% |
Native | 164,434 | 94.3% |
Born in United States | 163,088 | 93.5% |
State of residence | 119,890 | 68.7% |
Different state | 43,198 | 24.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,346 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 10,020 | 5.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,020 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,524 | 55.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,496 | 44.9% |
Year of Entry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,366 | 100% |
Native | 1,346 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 45 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,301 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 10,020 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 463 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 9,557 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,020 | 100% |
Europe | 2,056 | 20.5% |
Asia | 5,854 | 58.4% |
Africa | 660 | 6.6% |
Oceania | 37 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 921 | 9.2% |
Northern America | 492 | 4.9% |