Area 6 Regional Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: an Overview of Census 2000

Area 6 Regional Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data and Beyond

Part I: Population

County / Tot pop 2006 / % growth tot pop 2000-2006 / Population 65+ (2006) / % growth 65+ (2000-2006) / % 65+ (2006) / 85+ (2006 ) / total pop 55-64 (2006) / 65+ Spanish speakers / 65+ little or no English
Blackford / 13603 / -3.16 / 2197 / 1.29 / 16.15 / 313 / 1495 / 7 / 0
Delaware / 114879 / -3.28 / 16332 / 2.1 / 14.22 / 2259 / 11045 / 117 / 10
Grant / 69825 / -4.87 / 11180 / 1.6 / 16.01 / 1521 / 7570 / 89 / 0
Henry / 46947 / -3.22 / 7635 / 0.4 / 16.26 / 1045 / 5095 / 25 / 5
Jay / 21605 / -0.92 / 3332 / 3.9 / 15.42 / 502 / 2210 / 17 / 6
Madison / 130575 / -2.09 / 20165 / 1.3 / 15.44 / 2846 / 13350 / 113 / 31
Randolph / 26581 / -2.99 / 4237 / -2.2 / 15.94 / 590 / 2760 / 8 / 0
Area 6 / 424015 / -3.04 / 65078 / 1.37 / 14.35 / 9076 / 43525 / 376 / 52

Sources: US Census Bureau (Census 2000 and American Community Survey 2006)

Area 6 Regional Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data and Beyond

Part I: Population (continued)

Part II: Income

Geographic Location / Total # 65+ / Percentage of 65+ in Labor-force / Percentage 65+ Unemployed / Percentage 65+ under Poverty Level / Percentage of Total Population under Poverty Level / Percentage 65+ under 150% of Poverty Level / Median Income Ages 65-74 / Median Income 75+ / Median Income 60+
Blackford County / 2060 / 15.63% / 1.18% / 8.74% / 8.58% / 20.63% / $24,861 / $20,463 / $15,659
Delaware County / 14940 / 11.23% / 2.50% / 7.97% / 14.20% / 18.71% / $27,511 / $22,593 / $16,694
Grant County / 10335 / 12.11% / 2.19% / 8.66% / 11.05% / 18.58% / $27,307 / $19,320 / $16,008
Henry County / 7225 / 11.36% / 2.08% / 6.71% / 7.68% / 18.20% / $26,180 / $19,530 / $15,950
Jay County / 3100 / 11.39% / 0.00% / 7.74% / 8.94% / 17.90% / $27,750 / $19,964 / $14,785
Madison County / 19030 / 9.13% / 3.87% / 6.10% / 8.95% / 16.66% / $28,935 / $23,433 / $18,021
Randolph County / 4155 / 13.23% / 3.14% / 8.42% / 10.99% / 19.37% / $26,677 / $19,707 / $15,075
Area 6 / 60845 / 11.03% / 2.60% / 7.40% / 10.70% / 18.05% / n. a. / n. a. / n. a.
Indiana / 7E+05 / 13.93% / 3.45% / 7.67% / 9.20% / 18.39% / $29,284 / $20,774 / $16,634

*Source: Census 2000

Part II: Income (continued)

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Area 6 Regional Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data and Beyond

Part III: Housing

County/ Area / Total 65+ / House-holds with One or More Seniors 65+ / 65+ House-holders / % 65+ Who Own Their Home / % 65+ in Housing Built Prior to 1960 / % 65+ Who Moved in Prior to 1970 / % 65+ Who Pay >35% of Income on Housing / % of 85+ House-holders who own their homes
Blackford / 2169 / 1530 / 1463 / 84.01 / 63.57 / 44.43 / 15.11 / 77.91
Delaware / 15989 / 11138 / 10388 / 84.85 / 57.04 / 42.12 / 18.63 / 76.7
Grant / 11005 / 7590 / 7058 / 80.09 / 52.99 / 36.84 / 19.76 / 65.28
Henry / 7602 / 5335 / 5037 / 81.83 / 59.16 / 39.11 / 19.4 / 68.35
Jay / 3204 / 2279 / 2159 / 83.84 / 70.4 / 49.79 / 16.54 / 77.01
Madison / 19898 / 14095 / 13244 / 83.28 / 57.72 / 42.66 / 21.22 / 69.64
Randolph / 4332 / 3007 / 2860 / 83.22 / 68.36 / 44.76 / 15.07 / 74
Area 6 / 64199 / 44974 / 42209 / 83.01% / 58.50% / 41.70% / 19.25% / 71.44%

Source: US Census 2000

Area 6 Regional Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data and Beyond

Part IV: Social Characteristics

Grandparents Living with Grandchildren

Area/County / Total Sample Size Ages 65+ / % of Seniors 65+ Who Live With Own Grandchildren / Of Grandparents 65+ Who Live with Own Grandchildren, % That Are Responsible for Them / Total Sample Size Ages 55-64 / % of 55-64 Who Are Grandparents Living with Own Grandchildren / Of Grandparents 55-64 Who Live with Own Grandchildren, % That Are Responsible for Them
Blackford / 2070 / 0.48 / 0 / 1460 / 4.79 / 57.14
Delaware / 14870 / 1.68123739 / 36 / 10910 / 4.03 / 54.55
Grant / 10280 / 1.46 / 26.67 / 7420 / 5.8 / 44.19
Henry / 7230 / 2.21 / 31.25 / 5070 / 6.11 / 48.39
Jay / 3090 / 1.62 / 0 / 2180 / 4.13 / 33.33
Madison / 19030 / 1.89 / 33.33 / 13160 / 4.71 / 56.45
Randolph / 4120 / 2.18 / 33.33 / 2740 / 4.38 / 50
Area 6 / 60690 / 1.76 / 30.84 / 42940 / 4.84 / 50.96

Part IV: Social Characteristics (continued)

Disabilities among Elders

County/ Area / % 60+ with sensory disability / % 60+ with physical disability / % 60+ with learning/ remembering/ concentrating disabilities / % 60+ with self-care disability / % 60+ with go-outside home disability / % 60+ with employment disability / % 65+ with any disability
Blackford / 13.83 / 26.7 / 5.83 / 5.34 / 13.83 / 0.68 / 39.0
Delaware / 14.64 / 30.46 / 9.96 / 8.56 / 18.91 / 2.7 / 42.2
Grant / 14.51 / 29.83 / 9.07 / 8.97 / 19.59 / 2.11 / 42.7
Henry / 14.58 / 27.97 / 8.08 / 7.69 / 18.89 / 1.72 / 43.3
Jay / 16.12 / 31.63 / 9.3 / 7.44 / 17.21 / 3.1 / 44.4
Madison / 15.66 / 32.28 / 10.85 / 10.04 / 18.55 / 2.55 / 45.2
Randolph / 16.39 / 31.03 / 9.6 / 9.48 / 20.26 / 1.64 / 46.4
Area 6 / 15.1 / 30.59 / 9.66 / 8.88 / 18.75 / 2.32 / 43.66

*Categories of disability are not mutually exclusive.