91.0% of residents of Claymont speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
5.4% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.1% of residents of Claymont speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English less than very well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
65.5% of residents of Claymont speak English at home.
34.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
18.0% of residents of Claymont speak English at home.
19.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 92% speak English less than very well).
62.0% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.6% (4,914)
Foreign born:
14.3% (28)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.4% (173)
Foreign born:
85.7% (168)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (1,474)
Foreign born:
37.9% (36)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (37)
Foreign born:
62.1% (59)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
83.1% (64)
Foreign born:
13.9% (23)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
16.9% (13)
Foreign born:
86.1% (142)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (35)
Foreign born:
100.0% (26)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.4% (4,711)
Foreign born:
20.9% (28)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.6% (126)
Foreign born:
79.1% (106)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
32.8% (99)
Foreign born:
100.0% (88)
659 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 1.6% Africa, 1.5% Europe).
This city:
7.1%
Delaware:
5.7%
Median age by place of birth - Claymont
Place of birth - Claymont White
Place of birth - Claymont Black or African American
Place of birth - Claymont Asian
Place of birth - Claymont Other race
Place of birth - Claymont Two or more races
Place of birth - Claymont White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Claymont Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Claymont
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Claymont
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Claymont
Place of birth by age - Claymont
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.9%
Now married: 46.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 12.9%
Females:
Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 16.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.0% (41)
Unmarried:
18.0% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.4% (547)
Unmarried:
49.6% (539)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.1%
Now married: 33.2%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.2%
Females:
Never married: 53.0%
Now married: 27.0%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 8.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (48)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
23.2% (90)
Unmarried:
76.8% (298)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 64.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.9%
Females:
Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 69.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 7.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
81.8% (72)
Unmarried:
18.2% (16)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 46.9%
Now married: 53.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.0% (6)
Unmarried:
50.0% (6)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 77.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 61.3%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 38.7%
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 46.5%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 2.5%
Divorced: 13.7%
Females:
Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 50.4%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 17.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.0% (41)
Unmarried:
18.0% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
49.9% (513)
Unmarried:
50.1% (516)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 54.1%
Now married: 42.3%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 34.7%
Now married: 40.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.3%
Divorced: 7.1%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.0% (40)
Unmarried:
42.0% (29)
Ancestries in Claymont (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 2,842 (30.8%)
Irish - 1,784 (19.3%)
German - 1,402 (15.2%)
English - 941 (10.2%)
Italian - 907 (9.8%)
Polish - 575 (6.2%)
United States - 426 (4.6%)
Dutch - 220 (2.4%)
Subsaharan African - 207 (2.2%)
French - 200 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 167 (1.8%)
Welsh - 101 (1.1%)
Scottish - 81 (0.9%)
Ukrainian - 63 (0.7%)
Greek - 59 (0.6%)
Russian - 59 (0.6%)
Lithuanian - 49 (0.5%)
Swedish - 49 (0.5%)
Norwegian - 45 (0.5%)
West Indian - 33 (0.4%)
Arab - 28 (0.3%)
Hungarian - 25 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 23 (0.2%)
Czech - 20 (0.2%)
Slovak - 16 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 13 (0.1%)
Danish - 12 (0.1%)
Swiss - 10 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 5,044 (90.6%)
Black or African American: 1,367 (82.9%)
Asian: 225 (84.3%)
Other race: 66 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 71 (86.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,765 (90.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 354 (87.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 254 (4.6%)
Black or African American: 191 (11.6%)
Asian: 11 (4.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 230 (4.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 41 (10.1%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 9 (0.2%)
Hispanic or Latino: 9 (2.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
7.1%
5.7%