Warrick County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: an Overview of Census 2000 Data

Warrick County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: an Overview of Census 2000 Data

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

Population / total
Total in 2000 / 52383
Total in 2006 (est.) / 57090
% Growth 2000-2006 / 8.99%
Ages 65 and over in 2000 / 5665
Ages 65 and over in 2006 / 6615
% 65 and over in 2006 / 11.59%
% Growth (65+) 2000-2006 / 16.8%
Population over 85 in 2006 / 761
Population est. 55-64 2006 / 5100
Spanish Speakers (65+) / 29
Speak little or no Engl. (65+) / 0

In Warrick County the total population in increased rapidly during the period from 2000 to 2006, but the population aged 65 years and older in the county increased at almost twice that rate.

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

Income
% of ages 65+ living below poverty level / 6.1
% of total population below poverty level / 5.3
Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty / 16.18
Labor force participation rate for ages 65+ / 12.92
Unemployment rate (%) among labor force participants ages 65+ / 0.54

The percentage of seniors in Warrick County that lives below the poverty level is larger than the percentage of the total population in the county, but smaller than the percentage of seniors across Indiana (7.7%) that lives below the poverty level. The labor-force participation rate among seniors in Warrick County is lower than among seniors across Indiana (13.93%), and unemployment among seniors in the county is much lower than among seniors across the state (3.45%).

The proportion of females to males generally increases in older cohorts; however, in Warrick County females begin to outnumber males in younger cohorts than in most Indiana counties.

The largest frequency of seniors in Warrick County is in the income category from $10,000 to $14,999, though in most counties in Indiana the largest frequency is in the category from $5,000 to $9,999. *Note that income categories for this graph are larger for those making more than $54,999.

Housing
Households with 1 or more 65+ / 3813
Number of 65+ householders / 3474
% 65+ householders who own (v. rent) / 82.38
% 65+ householders living in housing built before 1960 / 38.86
% 65+ householders who moved in before 1970 / 36.27
Number of 65+ females living alone / 1150
Number of 65+ male living alone / 314
% of householders living alone / 42.14
% of 65+ householders who pay >35% of income for housing / 21.45

Thepercentage of senior householders in Warrick County who live in older housing is smaller thanthe percentage of senior householders who live in older housingacross Indiana (48.6%) and thepercentage of senior householders in the county who have lived in the same home for over 30 years is also slightly 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 / 190 / 3.68% (of sample)
Aged 65+ having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 90 / *47.37%
Aged 65+ live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 100 / *52.63%
Aged 55-64 who live with one or more own grandchildren / 250 / 4.91% (of sample)
Aged 55-64 having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 150 / *60%
Aged 55-64 live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 90 / *36%

*Percent of total of those who live with one or more of their own grandchildren. Sample size for 65+ = 1830; sample size for ages 55-64 = 1410.

Most householders over 64 years old own their home as opposed to rent, while almost one third of all seniors live alone. The percentage of senior householders in Warrick County who own their own home is nearly the same as 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 smaller than the corresponding percentage across the state (70.94%). The percentage ofseniors in Warrick County who live alone is much smaller than the percentage of seniors who live alone across the state (29.11%).

Disabilities among Non-institutionalized Population Aged 60+ / Total number
Sensory / 870
Physical / 1550
learning/remembering/concentrating / 485
Self-care disability / 445
Go-outside-home disability / 995
Employment disability / 185
Percent of ages 65+ with any disability / 43.8

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