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Language Spoken At Home in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 525,129 | 100% |
English only | 466,443 | 88.8% |
Language other than English | 58,686 | 11.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 20,128 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 12,857 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,239 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 25,750 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,426 | 1.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 15,194 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,398 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 4,885 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,065 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 558,874 | 100% |
American | 14,915 | 2.7% |
Arab | 2,451 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,543 | 0.3% |
Danish | 1,103 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 5,677 | 1.0% |
English | 49,614 | 8.9% |
French (except Basque) | 8,219 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 1,207 | 0.2% |
German | 84,761 | 15.2% |
Greek | 5,028 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 2,294 | 0.4% |
Irish | 156,593 | 28.0% |
Italian | 96,582 | 17.3% |
Lithuanian | 3,439 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 2,210 | 0.4% |
Polish | 24,348 | 4.4% |
Portuguese | 649 | 0.1% |
Russian | 7,732 | 1.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,350 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 7,965 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 2,011 | 0.4% |
Subsaharan African | 11,221 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 3,841 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 1,173 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 4,920 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 5,864 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6,941 | 1.2% |
Households By Type in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 206,021 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 137,815 | 66.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 62,183 | 30.2% |
Married-couple family | 99,165 | 48.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,334 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 9,677 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,207 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 28,973 | 14.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,642 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 68,206 | 33.1% |
Householder living alone | 58,275 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 23,444 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 68,082 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 56,129 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 536,100 | 100% |
Householder | 206,021 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 99,128 | 18.5% |
Child | 174,611 | 32.6% |
Other relatives | 34,210 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 22,130 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 10,977 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 214,406 | 100% |
Never married | 82,122 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 106,895 | 49.9% |
Separated | 4,188 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 6,770 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 14,431 | 6.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 239,271 | 100% |
Never married | 79,333 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 104,693 | 43.8% |
Separated | 6,276 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 26,422 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 22,547 | 9.4% |
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 | 7,486 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,597 | 34.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 15 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 91 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,252 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,950 | 35.1% |
Less than 1 year | 798 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 1,321 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 411 | 3.7% |
5 or more years | 1,420 | 12.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,950 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,525 | 63.9% |
Who are married | 2,569 | 65.0% |
School Enrollment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 157,467 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,377 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 7,226 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 56,101 | 35.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 32,763 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 50,000 | 31.8% |
Educational Attainment in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 370,252 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,173 | 2.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 21,296 | 5.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 118,520 | 32.0% |
Some college, no degree | 64,076 | 17.3% |
Associate's degree | 26,962 | 7.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 75,703 | 20.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 53,522 | 14.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 34.9% |
Veteran Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 428,779 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 36,629 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 550,431 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,890 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 128,988 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,701 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 344,924 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,353 | 8.5% |
65 years and over | 76,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 25,836 | 33.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 551,897 | 100% |
Same house | 495,505 | 89.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 54,644 | 9.9% |
Same county | 31,529 | 5.7% |
Different county | 23,115 | 4.2% |
Same state | 13,575 | 2.5% |
Different state | 9,540 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 1,748 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 558,874 | 100% |
Native | 509,140 | 91.1% |
Born in United States | 504,209 | 90.2% |
State of residence | 414,098 | 74.1% |
Different state | 90,111 | 16.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,931 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 49,734 | 8.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 49,734 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 26,197 | 52.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 23,537 | 47.3% |
Year of Entry in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 54,665 | 100% |
Native | 4,931 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 158 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,773 | 96.8% |
Foreign born | 49,734 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,419 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 48,315 | 97.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Delaware County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 49,734 | 100% |
Europe | 9,836 | 19.8% |
Asia | 20,658 | 41.5% |
Africa | 8,664 | 17.4% |
Oceania | 80 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 9,417 | 18.9% |
Northern America | 1,079 | 2.2% |