Updated August 5, 2020 |
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Delaware county pennsylvania dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 154,448 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 11,548 | 7.5 |
| Kindergarten | 7,847 | 5.1 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 63,634 | 41.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 31,749 | 20.6 |
| College or graduate school | 39,670 | 25.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 365,174 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 13,519 | 3.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 35,707 | 9.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 120,698 | 33.1 |
| Some college, no degree | 63,185 | 17.3 |
| Associate degree | 22,395 | 6.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 66,484 | 18.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 43,186 | 11.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 86.5 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 30.0 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 437,649 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 131,689 | 30.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 227,033 | 51.9 |
| Separated | 9,573 | 2.2 |
| Widowed | 37,682 | 8.6 |
Female | 30,399 | 6.9 |
| Divorced | 31,672 | 7.2 |
Female | 19,105 | 4.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,319 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,557 | 34.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 414,222 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 53,423 | 12.9 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 125,759 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 9,408 | 7.5 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 301,085 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 48,533 | 16.1 |
Percent employed | 60.0 | (X) |
| No disability | 252,552 | 83.9 |
Percent employed | 80.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 80,584 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 29,391 | 36.5 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 516,387 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 332,665 | 64.4 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 174,498 | 33.8 |
Same county | 101,322 | 19.6 |
Different county | 73,176 | 14.2 |
Same state | 43,170 | 8.4 |
Different state | 30,006 | 5.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 9,224 | 1.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 550,864 | 100.0 |
| Native | 514,229 | 93.3 |
Born in United States | 510,606 | 92.7 |
State of residence | 424,105 | 77.0 |
Different state | 86,501 | 15.7 |
Born outside United States | 3,623 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 36,635 | 6.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13,986 | 2.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 19,609 | 3.6 |
Not a citizen | 17,026 | 3.1 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 36,629 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 12,168 | 33.2 |
| Asia | 15,409 | 42.1 |
| Africa | 3,747 | 10.2 |
| Oceania | 147 | 0.4 |
| Latin America | 4,185 | 11.4 |
| Northern America | 973 | 2.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 516,387 | 100.0 |
| English only | 468,531 | 90.7 |
| Language other than English | 47,856 | 9.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 17,762 | 3.4 |
Spanish | 8,751 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,095 | 0.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 24,048 | 4.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,407 | 1.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 11,709 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 6,248 | 1.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 550,864 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 652,956 | 118.5 |
| Arab | 2,376 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 1,808 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 1,029 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 5,580 | 1.0 |
| English | 55,006 | 10.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 9,878 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,602 | 0.3 |
| German | 87,697 | 15.9 |
| Greek | 5,116 | 0.9 |
| Hungarian | 3,067 | 0.6 |
| Irish1 | 160,298 | 29.1 |
| Italian | 101,910 | 18.5 |
| Lithuanian | 3,465 | 0.6 |
| Norwegian | 2,311 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 26,218 | 4.8 |
| Portuguese | 660 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 7,332 | 1.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 9,980 | 1.8 |
| Scottish | 8,635 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 2,039 | 0.4 |
| Subsaharan African | 5,848 | 1.1 |
| Swedish | 3,762 | 0.7 |
| Swiss | 1,323 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 5,285 | 1.0 |
| United States or American | 15,769 | 2.9 |
| Welsh | 6,824 | 1.2 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 3,113 | 0.6 |
| Other ancestries | 115,025 | 20.9 |
| (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 |
