Colonial School District, DE (1000230) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Colonial School District, DE (1000230)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Colonial School District, DE based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	28,443	100.0
Family households (families)	20,759	73.0
With own children under 18 years	9,874	34.7
Married-couple family	13,924	49.0
With own children under 18 years	6,217	21.9
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,955	6.9
With own children under 18 years	1,158	4.1
Female householder, no husband present, family	4,880	17.2
With own children under 18 years	2,499	8.8
Nonfamily households	7,684	27.0
Householder living alone	6,254	22.0
65 years and over	1,877	6.6

Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,243	39.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,604	19.7

Average household size	2.84
Average family size	3.32

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	80,666	100.0
Householder	28,443	35.3
Spouse	13,898	17.2
Child	27,048	33.5
Other relatives	7,168	8.9
Nonrelatives	4,109	5.1
Unmarried partner	2,101	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	30,934	100.0
Never married	10,897	35.2
Now married, except separated	15,179	49.1
Separated	568	1.8
Widowed	907	2.9
Divorced	3,383	10.9

Females 15 years and over	34,276	100.0
Never married	10,987	32.1
Now married, except separated	14,929	43.6
Separated	930	2.7
Widowed	2,747	8.0
Divorced	4,683	13.7

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	1,418	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	534	37.7
Per 1,000 unmarried women	42
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	62
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	11
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	114
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	35

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	2,129	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	897	42.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	57	2.7
1 or 2 years	288	13.5
3 or 4 years	120	5.6
5 or more years	432	20.3

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	897	42.1
Who are female	530	24.9
Who are married	478	22.5

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	21,724	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	1,306	6.0
Kindergarten	979	4.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,114	42.0
High school (grades 9-12)	5,109	23.5
College or graduate school	5,216	24.0

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	53,725	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,946	5.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	7,056	13.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	19,254	35.8
Some college, no degree	10,219	19.0
Associate's degree	3,693	6.9
Bachelor's degree	6,784	12.6
Graduate or professional degree	3,773	7.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	61,068	100.0
Civilian veterans	6,370	10.4

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	81,517	100.0
Same house	67,574	82.9
Different house in the U.S.	13,487	16.5
Same county	9,844	12.1
Different county	3,643	4.5
Same state	626	0.8
Different state	3,017	3.7
Abroad	456	0.6

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	82,715	100.0
Native	74,465	90.0
Born in United States	72,792	88.0
State of residence	42,055	50.8
Different state	30,737	37.2
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	1,673	2.0
Foreign born	8,250	10.0

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	8,250	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	2,886	35.0
Not a U.S. citizen	5,364	65.0

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	9,923	100.0

Native	1,673	16.9
Entered 2000 or later	387	3.9
Entered before 2000	1,286	13.0

Foreign born	8,250	83.1
Entered 2000 or later	3,180	32.0
Entered before 2000	5,070	51.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	8,250	100.0
Europe	633	7.7
Asia	2,192	26.6
Africa	1,322	16.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	4,029	48.8
Northern America	74	0.9

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	76,471	100.0
English only	65,709	85.9
Language other than English	10,762	14.1
Speak English less than "very well"	4,055	5.3
Spanish	6,255	8.2
Speak English less than "very well"	2,998	3.9
Other Indo-European languages	2,206	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	598	0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	1,452	1.9
Speak English less than "very well"	349	0.5
Other languages	849	1.1
Speak English less than "very well"	110	0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	82,715	100.0
American	2,824	3.4
Arab	32	0.0
Czech	74	0.1
Danish	33	0.0
Dutch	984	1.2
English	7,761	9.4
French (except Basque)	1,336	1.6
French Canadian	139	0.2
German	10,143	12.3
Greek	342	0.4
Hungarian	301	0.4
Irish	11,926	14.4
Italian	8,864	10.7
Lithuanian	114	0.1
Norwegian	171	0.2
Polish	4,693	5.7
Portuguese	144	0.2
Russian	219	0.3
Scotch-Irish	1,440	1.7
Scottish	1,341	1.6
Slovak	56	0.1
Subsaharan African	2,264	2.7
Swedish	324	0.4
Swiss	61	0.1
Ukrainian	403	0.5
Welsh	735	0.9
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	1,724	2.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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