Language Spoken At Home in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 5,788 | 100% |
English only | 4,052 | 70.0% |
Language other than English | 1,736 | 30.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 858 | 14.8% |
Spanish | 1,648 | 28.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 852 | 14.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 88 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,131 | 100% |
American | 221 | 3.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 71 | 1.2% |
English | 403 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 85 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 12 | 0.2% |
German | 753 | 12.3% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 82 | 1.3% |
Irish | 1,471 | 24.0% |
Italian | 742 | 12.1% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 21 | 0.3% |
Polish | 543 | 8.9% |
Portuguese | 7 | 0.1% |
Russian | 10 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 59 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 80 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 8 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 20 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 9 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 25 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 11 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,287 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,356 | 59.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 604 | 26.4% |
Married-couple family | 716 | 31.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 323 | 14.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 136 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 62 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 504 | 22.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 219 | 9.6% |
Nonfamily households | 931 | 40.7% |
Householder living alone | 726 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 253 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 816 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 546 | 23.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,124 | 100% |
Householder | 2,287 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 743 | 12.1% |
Child | 1,691 | 27.6% |
Other relatives | 827 | 13.5% |
Nonrelatives | 576 | 9.4% |
Unmarried partner | 186 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,334 | 100% |
Never married | 1,032 | 44.2% |
Now married, except separated | 900 | 38.6% |
Separated | 35 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 74 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 293 | 12.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,633 | 100% |
Never married | 919 | 34.9% |
Now married, except separated | 882 | 33.5% |
Separated | 67 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 276 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 489 | 18.6% |
Fertility in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 65 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 34 | 52.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 299 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 189 | 63.2% |
Less than 1 year | 25 | 8.4% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 164 | 54.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 189 | 100% |
Who are female | 118 | 62.4% |
Who are married | 149 | 78.8% |
School Enrollment in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,466 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 113 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 105 | 7.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 696 | 47.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 337 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 215 | 14.7% |
Educational Attainment in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,075 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 452 | 11.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 547 | 13.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,676 | 41.1% |
Some college, no degree | 768 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 155 | 3.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 323 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 154 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 75.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.7% |
Veteran Status in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,676 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 290 | 6.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,121 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,052 | 17.2% |
Under 18 years | 1,445 | 100% |
With a disability | 80 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 3,929 | 100% |
With a disability | 685 | 17.4% |
65 years and over | 747 | 100% |
With a disability | 287 | 38.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,080 | 100% |
Same house | 4,950 | 81.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,098 | 18.1% |
Same county | 874 | 14.4% |
Different county | 224 | 3.7% |
Same state | 66 | 1.1% |
Different state | 158 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 32 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,131 | 100% |
Native | 5,110 | 83.3% |
Born in United States | 4,936 | 80.5% |
State of residence | 3,543 | 57.8% |
Different state | 1,393 | 22.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 174 | 2.8% |
Foreign born | 1,021 | 16.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,021 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 142 | 13.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 879 | 86.1% |
Year of Entry in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,195 | 100% |
Native | 174 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 174 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,021 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,021 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Elsmere Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,021 | 100% |
Europe | 34 | 3.3% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 987 | 96.7% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |