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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Delaware

Social Statistics

Dover, Delaware

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school10,216100.0
Nursery school, preschool5515.4
Kindergarten4234.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,54234.7
High school (grades 9-12)1,44714.2
College or graduate school4,25341.6
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over19,823100.0
Less than 9th grade1,0825.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,22011.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,74023.9
Some college, no degree4,75024.0
Associate degree1,3216.7
Bachelor's degree3,47317.5
Graduate or professional degree2,23711.3
Percent high school graduate or higher83.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher28.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over25,907100.0
Never married9,18035.4
Now married, except separated10,99042.4
Separated6212.4
Widowed1,8987.3
Female
1,5766.1
Divorced3,21812.4
Female
2,0087.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years690100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren33248.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over23,830100.0
Civilian veterans4,39718.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years7,682100.0
With a disability6658.7
Population 21 to 64 years16,983100.0
With a disability3,23619.1
Percent employed
55.2(X)
No disability13,74780.9
Percent employed
77.7(X)
Population 65 years and over3,739100.0
With a disability1,36036.4
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over30,269100.0
Same house in 199514,72548.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,73148.7
Same county
8,20327.1
Different county
6,52821.6
Same state
1,3904.6
Different state
5,13817.0
Elsewhere in 19958132.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population32,470100.0
Native30,48893.9
Born in United States
29,79191.7
State of residence
12,60338.8
Different state
17,18852.9
Born outside United States
6972.1
Foreign born1,9826.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
9092.8
Naturalized citizen
9342.9
Not a citizen
1,0483.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,982100.0
Europe42821.6
Asia71035.8
Africa28114.2
Oceania00.0
Latin America46423.4
Northern America995.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over30,269100.0
English only27,18389.8
Language other than English3,08610.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1,1243.7
Spanish
1,3774.5
Speak English less than "very well"
5771.9
Other Indo-European languages
8912.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1710.6
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6032.0
Speak English less than "very well"
3571.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population32,470100.0

Total ancestries reported

33,026101.7
Arab1110.3
Czech11150.4
Danish420.1
Dutch2530.8
English2,9879.2
French (except Basque)17772.4
French Canadian13661.1
German4,23213.0
Greek400.1
Hungarian1040.3
Irish13,39510.5
Italian1,8315.6
Lithuanian580.2
Norwegian2390.7
Polish7642.4
Portuguese460.1
Russian750.2
Scotch-Irish4961.5
Scottish4741.5
Slovak1250.4
Subsaharan African7932.4
Swedish1930.6
Swiss380.1
Ukrainian930.3
United States or American1,2653.9
Welsh2570.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3381.0
Other ancestries13,51941.6
(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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