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Colonial School District, DE

95,237 Population
78.8 square miles 1,208.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Castle County: 39.8 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Delaware: 42 ±0.3

Economics

$39,770 ±$4,626 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $46,903 ±$1,748
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Delaware: $44,350 ±$1,187
$86,303 ±$9,564 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New Castle County: $86,961 ±$3,189
  • a little higher than the amount in Delaware: $81,361 ±$1,668

10.4% ±3.8% (9,653  ±3,622) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle County: 10.7% † 60,120 (±1.2% / ±6,943)
  • about the same as the rate in Delaware: 10.5% 106,027 (±1% / ±10,289)

26.7 minutes ±0.8 (1,005,780  ±62,537) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in New Castle County: 25.4 6,154,115 (±0.3 / ±111,365)
  • about the same as the figure in Delaware: 26.1 10,778,325 (±0.3 / ±154,224)

Families

33,709 ±2,586 Number of households
  • New Castle County: 226,373 ±2,088
  • Delaware: 412,048 ±3,896
2.8 ±0.1 (93,118  ±8,330) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 2.5 561,906 (±0 / ±83)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Delaware: 2.5 1,008,153

8.3% ±4.8% (1,699  ±998) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Castle County: 5.2% † 7,109 (±1.3% / ±1,789)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Delaware: 5.4% † 12,165 (±1.2% / ±2,608)

Housing

35,284 ±2,574 Number of housing units
  • New Castle County: 237,269 ±93
  • Delaware: 471,472 ±147

$297,400 ±$17,690 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $357,400 ±$6,187
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Delaware: $359,700 ±$5,589

13.8% ±4.6% (13,015  ±4,497.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 11.4% † 65,358 (±1.3% / ±7,537.4)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 11.2% 114,277 (±0.9% / ±9,361.9)

Social

89.4% ±2.3% (59,467  ±4,942) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle County: 92.1% 372,188 (±2.6% / ±10,577.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Delaware: 91.4% 668,410 (±1.9% / ±13,796.9)
24.3% ±3.2% (16,176  ±2,498.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Castle County: 40.7% 164,519 (±1.7% / ±6,832)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Delaware: 36.5% 266,702 (±1.2% / ±8,549.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.7% ±3.9% (13,046  ±3,874) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in New Castle County: 12.9% 74,810
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Delaware: 11.2% 115,129

6.4% ±1.5% (4,683  ±1,176) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 5.9% 26,745 (±0.6% / ±2,493)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Delaware: 7.5% 61,454 (±0.5% / ±4,118)
4,683 Total veterans ±1,176 4,278 Male ±1,053 405 Female ±247

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