Delaware Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1790 |
59,096 |
|
–
|
| 1800 |
64,273 |
|
8.8% |
| 1810 |
72,674 |
|
13.1% |
| 1820 |
72,749 |
|
0.1% |
| 1830 |
76,748 |
|
5.5% |
| 1840 |
78,085 |
|
1.7% |
| 1850 |
91,532 |
|
17.2% |
| 1860 |
112,216 |
|
22.6% |
| 1870 |
125,015 |
|
11.4% |
| 1880 |
146,608 |
|
17.3% |
| 1890 |
168,493 |
|
14.9% |
| 1900 |
184,735 |
|
9.6% |
| 1910 |
202,322 |
|
9.5% |
| 1920 |
223,003 |
|
10.2% |
| 1930 |
238,380 |
|
6.9% |
| 1940 |
266,505 |
|
11.8% |
| 1950 |
318,085 |
|
19.4% |
| 1960 |
446,292 |
|
40.3% |
| 1970 |
548,104 |
|
22.8% |
| 1980 |
594,338 |
|
8.4% |
| 1990 |
666,168 |
|
12.1% |
| 2000 |
783,600 |
|
17.6% |
| Demographics of Delaware (csv) |
| By race |
White |
Black |
AIAN |
Asian |
NHPI |
| AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native - NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
| 2000 (total population) |
77.65% |
20.28% |
0.79% |
2.43% |
0.09% |
| 2000 (Hispanic only) |
4.10% |
0.59% |
0.12% |
0.04% |
0.02% |
| 2005 (total population) |
76.01% |
21.51% |
0.79% |
3.01% |
0.09% |
| 2005 (Hispanic only) |
5.39% |
0.58% |
0.14% |
0.04% |
0.02% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (total population) |
5.37% |
14.20% |
7.91% |
33.58% |
12.73% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (non-Hispanic only) |
3.36% |
14.46% |
4.94% |
34.00% |
15.17% |
| Growth 2000-2005 (Hispanic only) |
41.33% |
5.47% |
24.81% |
8.81% |
2.86% |
The five largest ancestries in Delaware are: African American (19.2%), Irish (16.6%), German (14.3%), English (12.1%), Italian (9.3%). Delaware has the highest proportion of African American residents of any state north of Maryland, and had the largest population of free blacks (17%) prior to the Civil War.
The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of Townsend.[7]
Languages
As of 2000, 90.5% of Delaware residents age 5 and older speak only English at home; 4.7% speak Spanish. French is the third most spoken language at 0.7%, followed by Chinese at 0.5% and German at 0.5%.
In 2006, legislation was proposed in Delaware that would designate English as the official language.[8][9]
Religion
The religious affiliations of the people of Delaware are:
- Methodist – 20%
- Baptist – 19%
- Lutheran – 4%
- Presbyterian – 3%
- Pentecostal – 3%
- Episcopalian/Anglican - 2%
- Seventh-day Adventist - 2%
- Churches of Christ - 1%
- Other Christian – 3%
- Roman Catholic – 9%
- Muslim - 2%
- Jewish - 1%
- Other – 5%
- No Religion – 17%
- Refused - 9%
(source: American Religious Identification Survey, City University of New York)
Delaware is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. The A.U.M.P. Church, the oldest African-American denomination in the nation, was founded in Wilmington and still has a very substantial presence in the state. Delaware also hosts an Islamic mosque in the Ogletown area, as well as a Hindu temple in Hockessin.
Delaware is home to approximately 20,000 Jews, who are served by the Jewish Community Center in Brandywine (outside of Wilmington) and by a number of educational, social and cultural agencies supported by the Jewish Federation of Delaware. Synagogues include Congregation Beth Emeth (Reform) in Wilmington, Congregation Beth El (Reconstructionist) in Newark, and Congregation Beth Shalom (Conservative) in Wilmington, Congregation Beth Sholom (Conservative) in Dover, and Adas Kodesh Shel Emeth (Traditional) in Wilmington. There is also a Lubavitcher community center and synagogue in Brandywine.
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