Delaware Profile and Statistics

Delaware Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Delaware had 321748 total households with the average home having 2.57 residents and the average family coming in at 3.1.

Of those homes reported, 30.4% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.3% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 7068 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 25530 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Delaware, 84143 people live alone, and of that, 29587 are 65 and over.

There were 109438 (34%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 78827 (24.5%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Delaware

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 827788, 38.9 percent are the main "Householder," while 19.4 are spouses. There are 242347 children, and 55114 comprise "other relatives." 48024 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 19412 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Delaware Census Marital Status data

In Delaware, there are 327627 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 108616 have never married; 173741 are currently still married, but have separated. 5237 are legally separated, 29806 are divorced and 10227 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (356807), 28.1% never married, 47.6% are married but separated while 2.6% are legally still separated. 11.8% are divorced and 9.9% are widowed.

Delaware Fertility Rates and DE Statistics

Let's talk babies in Delaware (DE): In the 2007 report, 10457 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here's how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Delaware (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 3512 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 31 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 48 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 21 babies, while there were 91 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Delaware Grandparents Statistics

There are 18121 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 6973 (38.5%) that are responsible for those young 'uns. Of those, 63.5% are the grandmothers and 67.3% of the grandparents are married.

Among those "Nanas" and "Pop Pops" caring for the kids, 1535 have done it for less than a year; 1418 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1360 handling things 3 or 4 years and 2660 doing the job 5 or more years.

Delaware School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (DE)

In Delaware, 218735 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 13506 (6.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 11136 (5.1%) are in kindergarten, while 88494 (40.5%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 44942 (20.5%) are slogging through High School, while 60657 (27.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 33.5% (189118); 16% (90672) percent hold a Bachelor's degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (565305), 25696 (4.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 54162 (9.6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 189118 (33.5%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 105082 (18.6%) have some college experience but no degree; 40913 (7.2%) reached an Associate's degree; 90672 (16%) attained their Bachelor's degree and 59662 (10.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Delaware is 646503. Of that, 79635 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 780871 (100%) - of that, 116106 (14.9%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (123014), 8809 (7.2%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (547687), 65830 (12%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (110170), 41467 (37.6%) have a disability.

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