Delaware Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 209,979 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 14,792 | 7.0 |
| Kindergarten | 10,813 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 89,673 | 42.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 43,294 | 20.6 |
| College or graduate school | 51,407 | 24.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 514,658 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 25,490 | 5.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 64,046 | 12.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 161,760 | 31.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 100,614 | 19.5 |
| Associate degree | 33,831 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 80,376 | 15.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 48,541 | 9.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 620,661 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 169,025 | 27.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 335,163 | 54.0 |
| Separated | 12,554 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 42,976 | 6.9 |
Female | 34,697 | 5.6 |
| Divorced | 60,943 | 9.8 |
Female | 35,248 | 5.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 16,689 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7,204 | 43.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 585,855 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 84,289 | 14.4 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 176,733 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 15,663 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 442,886 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 79,525 | 18.0 |
Percent employed | 60.2 | (X) |
| No disability | 363,361 | 82.0 |
Percent employed | 79.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 97,072 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 36,606 | 37.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 732,378 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 409,776 | 56.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 305,294 | 41.7 |
Same county | 186,942 | 25.5 |
Different county | 118,352 | 16.2 |
Same state | 16,891 | 2.3 |
Different state | 101,461 | 13.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 17,308 | 2.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 783,600 | 100.0 |
| Native | 738,702 | 94.3 |
Born in United States | 726,794 | 92.8 |
State of residence | 378,840 | 48.3 |
Different state | 347,954 | 44.4 |
Born outside United States | 11,908 | 1.5 |
| Foreign born | 44,898 | 5.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 21,187 | 2.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 19,052 | 2.4 |
Not a citizen | 25,846 | 3.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 44,898 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 9,944 | 22.1 |
| Asia | 13,497 | 30.1 |
| Africa | 2,248 | 5.0 |
| Oceania | 88 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 17,508 | 39.0 |
| Northern America | 1,613 | 3.6 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 732,378 | 100.0 |
| English only | 662,845 | 90.5 |
| Language other than English | 69,533 | 9.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 28,380 | 3.9 |
Spanish | 34,690 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 17,116 | 2.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 22,584 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,411 | 0.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9,359 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,201 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 783,600 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 829,000 | 105.8 |
| Arab | 1,766 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 2,719 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 1,585 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 10,951 | 1.4 |
| English | 94,638 | 12.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 16,086 | 2.1 |
| French Canadian1 | 4,230 | 0.5 |
| German | 112,026 | 14.3 |
| Greek | 3,480 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 3,886 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 129,886 | 16.6 |
| Italian | 72,677 | 9.3 |
| Lithuanian | 2,780 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 3,941 | 0.5 |
| Polish | 40,636 | 5.2 |
| Portuguese | 1,001 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 6,139 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 11,775 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 15,041 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 2,000 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 8,024 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 6,635 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 1,761 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 5,097 | 0.7 |
| United States or American | 47,484 | 6.1 |
| Welsh | 7,920 | 1.0 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 5,279 | 0.7 |
| Other ancestries | 209,557 | 26.7 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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