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Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff Table of contents

Number	Percent
Total population	783,600	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	380,541	48.6
Female	403,059	51.4
Under 5 years	51,531	6.6
5 to 9 years	55,813	7.1
10 to 14 years	55,274	7.1
15 to 19 years	55,632	7.1
20 to 24 years	51,665	6.6
25 to 34 years	108,840	13.9
35 to 44 years	127,601	16.3
45 to 54 years	103,999	13.3
55 to 59 years	39,320	5.0
60 to 64 years	32,199	4.1
65 to 74 years	56,415	7.2
75 to 84 years	34,762	4.4
85 years and over	10,549	1.3
Median age (years)	36.0	(X)
18 years and over	589,013	75.2
Male	280,643	35.8
Female	308,370	39.4
21 years and over	553,669	70.7
62 years and over	120,444	15.4
65 years and over	101,726	13.0
Male	42,866	5.5
Female	58,860	7.5
RACE
One race	770,567	98.3
White	584,773	74.6
Black or African American	150,666	19.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,731	0.3
Asian	16,259	2.1
Asian Indian	5,280	0.7
Chinese	4,128	0.5
Filipino	2,018	0.3
Japanese	614	0.1
Korean	1,991	0.3
Vietnamese	817	0.1
Other Asian 1	1,411	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	283	0.0
Native Hawaiian	41	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	89	0.0
Samoan	35	0.0
Other Pacific Islander 2	118	0.0
Some other race	15,855	2.0
Two or more races	13,033	1.7
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	594,425	75.9
Black or African American	157,152	20.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,069	0.8
Asian	18,944	2.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	671	0.1
Some other race	20,391	2.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	783,600	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	37,277	4.8
Mexican	12,986	1.7
Puerto Rican	14,005	1.8
Cuban	932	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,354	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	746,323	95.2
White alone	567,973	72.5
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	783,600	100.0
In households	759,017	96.9
Householder	298,736	38.1
Spouse	153,136	19.5
Child	223,811	28.6
Own child under 18 years	172,150	22.0
Other relatives	39,919	5.1
Under 18 years	17,469	2.2
Nonrelatives	43,415	5.5
Unmarried partner	18,298	2.3
In group quarters	24,583	3.1
Institutionalized population	11,510	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	13,073	1.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	298,736	100.0
Family households (families)	204,590	68.5
With own children under 18 years	95,175	31.9
Married-couple family	153,136	51.3
With own children under 18 years	65,535	21.9
Female householder, no husband present	38,986	13.1
With own children under 18 years	22,975	7.7
Nonfamily households	94,146	31.5
Householder living alone	74,639	25.0
Householder 65 years and over	27,071	9.1
Households with individuals under 18 years	105,833	35.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	71,466	23.9
Average household size	2.54	(X)
Average family size	3.04	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	343,072	100.0
Occupied housing units	298,736	87.1
Vacant housing units	44,336	12.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	25,977	7.6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	298,736	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	216,038	72.3
Renter-occupied housing units	82,698	27.7
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.61	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.37	(X)

(X) Not applicable1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

Counties and Townships:

• Dover, DE Census Data
• Kent County, DE Census Data
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• Newark, DE Census Data
• Sussex County, DE Census Data
• Wilmington, DE Census Data

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• About the 2000 Census
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• Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Census 2000

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