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Language Spoken At Home in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 844,069 | 100% |
English only | 739,923 | 87.7% |
Language other than English | 104,146 | 12.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 39,039 | 4.6% |
Spanish | 56,025 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 25,176 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 26,212 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,214 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 16,070 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,718 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 5,839 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 931 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 900,131 | 100% |
American | 40,945 | 4.5% |
Arab | 2,563 | 0.3% |
Czech | 2,223 | 0.2% |
Danish | 1,836 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 13,428 | 1.5% |
English | 105,309 | 11.7% |
French (except Basque) | 19,204 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 3,415 | 0.4% |
German | 140,104 | 15.6% |
Greek | 4,579 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 4,493 | 0.5% |
Irish | 162,862 | 18.1% |
Italian | 89,775 | 10.0% |
Lithuanian | 2,897 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,956 | 0.4% |
Polish | 43,555 | 4.8% |
Portuguese | 1,824 | 0.2% |
Russian | 8,215 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 8,440 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 16,132 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 2,138 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 8,469 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 7,128 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 1,912 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 5,141 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 8,898 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 9,706 | 1.1% |
Households By Type in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 334,076 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 225,798 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 94,974 | 28.4% |
Married-couple family | 163,980 | 49.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 61,536 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 15,916 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,015 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 45,902 | 13.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,423 | 7.6% |
Nonfamily households | 108,278 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 87,423 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 33,398 | 10.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 108,268 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 90,811 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 875,458 | 100% |
Householder | 334,076 | 38.2% |
Spouse | 163,927 | 18.7% |
Child | 261,220 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 62,670 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 53,565 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 22,056 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 349,918 | 100% |
Never married | 122,851 | 35.1% |
Now married, except separated | 177,110 | 50.6% |
Separated | 6,303 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 10,777 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 32,877 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 380,724 | 100% |
Never married | 114,613 | 30.1% |
Now married, except separated | 174,645 | 45.9% |
Separated | 8,072 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 35,736 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 47,658 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,365 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,583 | 40.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 21,834 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 8,879 | 40.7% |
Less than 1 year | 1,501 | 6.9% |
1 or 2 years | 2,291 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 1,489 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 3,598 | 16.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 8,879 | 100% |
Who are female | 5,444 | 61.3% |
Who are married | 6,139 | 69.1% |
School Enrollment in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 235,452 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 14,801 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 11,572 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 90,559 | 38.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 48,127 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 70,393 | 29.9% |
Educational Attainment in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 603,331 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 24,933 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 49,416 | 8.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 190,866 | 31.6% |
Some college, no degree | 122,507 | 20.3% |
Associate's degree | 43,525 | 7.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 103,120 | 17.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 68,964 | 11.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.5% |
Veteran Status in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 690,738 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 76,752 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 884,582 | 100% |
With a disability | 109,252 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 205,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,905 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 552,306 | 100% |
With a disability | 57,151 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 127,030 | 100% |
With a disability | 43,196 | 34.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 889,798 | 100% |
Same house | 763,831 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 120,867 | 13.6% |
Same county | 77,562 | 8.7% |
Different county | 43,305 | 4.9% |
Same state | 7,708 | 0.9% |
Different state | 35,597 | 4.0% |
Abroad | 5,100 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 900,131 | 100% |
Native | 825,226 | 91.7% |
Born in United States | 810,420 | 90.0% |
State of residence | 409,387 | 45.5% |
Different state | 401,033 | 44.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14,806 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 74,905 | 8.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 74,905 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 32,011 | 42.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 42,894 | 57.3% |
Year of Entry in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 89,711 | 100% |
Native | 14,806 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 414 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,392 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 74,905 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,431 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 72,474 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Delaware
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 74,905 | 100% |
Europe | 10,235 | 13.7% |
Asia | 23,156 | 30.9% |
Africa | 7,116 | 9.5% |
Oceania | 158 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 32,857 | 43.9% |
Northern America | 1,383 | 1.8% |