Hendricks County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data

Population / total
Total in 2000 / 104093
Total in 2006 (est.) / 131204
% Growth 2000-2006 / 26.04%
Ages 65 and over in 2000 / 10138
Ages 65 and over in 2006 / 12855
% 65 and over in 2006 / 9.8%
% Growth (65+) 2000-2006 / 27%
Population over 85 in 2006 / 1561
Population est. 55-64 2006 / 9145
Spanish Speakers (65+) / 26
Speak little or no Engl. (65+) / 3

The growth rates in the total population and in the population of seniors in Hendricks County were each the second fastestof Indiana countiesfollowing Hamilton County in the period from 2000 to 2006.

(*Number of seniors ages 65 and over by census tract.)

Income
% of ages 65+ living below poverty level / 7.4
% of total population below poverty level / 3.6
Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty / 19.49
Labor force participation rate for ages 65+ / 12.82
Unemployment rate (%) among labor force participants ages 65+ / 0

The percentage of seniors in Hendricks County that lives below the poverty level is larger than the percentage of the county’s total population, but slightly smaller than the percentage of seniors across Indiana that lives below the poverty level (7.7%). The labor-force participation rate among seniors in Hendricks County isslightly lower than the rate among seniors across Indiana (13.93%), but no seniors in the county are registered as unemployed, thoughthe unemployment rate among seniors across Indiana is 3.45%.

The proportion of females to males generally increases in older cohorts, but in Hendricks County females begin to outnumber males in earlier cohorts than most Indiana counties.

In Hendricks County the largest number of seniors falls into the income category from $5,000 and $9,999, as in most counties in Indiana. *Note that income categories for this graph are larger for those making more than $54,999.

Housing
Households with 1 or more 65+ / 6844
Number of 65+ householders / 6226
% 65+ householders who own (v. rent) / 85.45
% 65+ householders living in housing built before 1960 / 33.49
% 65+ householders who moved in before 1970 / 29.15
Number of 65+ females living alone / 1959
Number of 65+ male living alone / 506
% of householders living alone / 39.59
% of 65+ householders who pay >35% of income for housing / 26.82

The percentage of senior householders in Hendricks County who live in older housing is much smaller than the percentage of senior householders who live in older housing across Indiana (48.6%), and the percentage of senior householdersin the county who have been living in the same household for over thirty years is also much smaller than the corresponding percentage across the state (37.8%).

Grandparents as Caregivers for Grandchildren 18 Years Old and Younger

Tot. / %
Aged 65+ who live with one or more own grandchildren / 170 / 2.87% (of sample)
Aged 65+ having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 20 / *11.76%
Aged 65+ live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 150 / *88.24%
Aged 55-64 who live with one or more own grandchildren / 250 / 4.41% (of sample)
Aged 55-64 having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 130 / *52%
Aged 55-64 live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 120 / *48%

*Percent of total of those who live with one or more of their own grandchildren. Sample size for 65+ = 5930; sample size for ages 55-64 = 5670.

Most householders over 64 years old own their home as opposed to rent, while one third of all seniors live alone. The percentage of senior householdersin Hendricks County who own their home is larger than the percentage of senior householders who own their home across Indiana (82.13%), but the percentage of householders ages 85 years and older in the county who own their home is slightly smaller than the corresponding percentage across Indiana (70.94%). The percentage ofseniors in Hendricks County who live alone is smaller than the percentage of all seniors who live alone across Indiana (29.11%).

Disabilities among Non-institutionalized Population Aged 60+ / Total number
Sensory / 1590
Physical / 2605
learning/remembering/concentrating / 690
Self-care disability / 695
Go-outside-home disability / 1145
Employment disability / 210
Percent of ages 65+ with any disability / 38.6

*Categories are not mutually exclusive. (Source: US Census Summary File 3)