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Colonial School District, DE

100,428 Population
78.8 square miles 1,274 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Castle County: 39.4 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Delaware: 42.1 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,989 ±$3,436 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $46,756 ±$1,864
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Delaware: $45,438 ±$1,203
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$85,153 ±$7,536 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in New Castle County: $89,846 ±$3,057
  • a little less than the amount in Delaware: $87,534 ±$2,747
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.7% ±3.7% (9,515  ±3,721) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle County: 10% † 57,098 (±1.7% / ±9,565)
  • about the same as the rate in Delaware: 9.6% † 98,553 (±1.1% / ±11,530)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.1 minutes ±1 (1,010,890  ±64,577) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 25.3 5,993,490 (±0.4 / ±115,547)
  • a little higher than the figure in Delaware: 26 10,627,325 (±0.3 / ±165,777)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

35,795 ±3,129 Number of households
  • New Castle County: 224,369 ±2,221
  • Delaware: 412,304 ±3,893
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (98,361  ±9,693) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Castle County: 2.6 571,899 (±0 / ±118)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Delaware: 2.5 1,028,168
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

9.4% ±5.6% (2,111  ±1,308) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Castle County: 5.6% † 7,815 (±1.2% / ±1,616)
  • nearly double the rate in Delaware: 5% † 11,625 (±0.9% / ±1,992)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,641 ±3,130 Number of housing units
  • New Castle County: 237,272 ±96
  • Delaware: 476,415 ±97
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$336,900 ±$19,453 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Castle County: $372,200 ±$6,613
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Delaware: $371,600 ±$4,972
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.9% ±3.9% (13,757  ±4,104.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Castle County: 12.5% † 72,525 (±1.5% / ±8,649.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Delaware: 10.6% 110,609 (±0.9% / ±9,798.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.1% ±11.7% (63,969  ±5,449.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Castle County: 91.7% 377,308 (±2.6% / ±10,584.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Delaware: 91.8% 685,650 (±1.8% / ±13,477.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30% ±3.1% (21,529  ±3,088.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Castle County: 38.7% 159,397 (±1.6% / ±6,589.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Delaware: 36% 268,753 (±1.1% / ±8,267.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

15.3% ±3.7% (15,319  ±3,968) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in New Castle County: 14.5% 85,345
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Delaware: 11.6% 121,583
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.3% (3,790  ±1,060) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Castle County: 5.7% 26,607 (±0.5% / ±2,517)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Delaware: 7.2% 59,853 (±0.4% / ±3,163)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,790 Total veterans ±1,060 3,151 Male ±923 639 Female ±627

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