Shelby County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: Overview of
Census 2000 Data
Shelby County Age Distribution
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
total number
Population
total
Total in 2000
43445
Total in 2006 (est.)
44114
% Growth 2000-2006
1.54%
Ages 65 and over in 2000
5279
Ages 65 and over in 2006
5535
% 65 and over in 2006
12.55%
% Growth (65+) 2000-2006
4.8%
Population over 85 in 2006
753
Population est. 55-64 2006
385
Spanish Speakers (65+)
27
Speak little or no Engl. (65+)
0
In Shelby County the population of seniors ages 65
and older grew considerably during the period from
2000 to 2006, while the total population only grew
modestly.
males
females
age cohort
The proportion of females to males generally
increases in older cohorts.
Income Distribution within the Population
Ages 65 Years and Older
1400
1274
1200
Shelby County
1080
(*Number of seniors ages 65 and over by census tract.)
Income
% of ages 65+ living below poverty level
8.5
% of total population below poverty level
7.6
Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty
21.08
Labor force participation rate for ages 65+
14.5
Unemployment rate (%) among labor force
3.27
participants ages 65+
The percentage of seniors ages 65 years and older in
Shelby County that lives below the poverty level is
slightly larger than the percentage of the total
population in the county as well as the percentage of
all seniors across Indiana (7.7%) that lives below the
poverty level. The labor-force participation rate
among seniors in the county is higher than among
seniors across Indiana (13.93%), and unemployment
among seniors in the county is lower than among
seniors across the state and (3.45%).
Total Number
1000
700
800
595
600
400
200
440
270
235
120
70 64
30 19 40 25 40
0
The largest frequency of seniors are in the income
categories from $10,000 to $14,999 in Shelby
County, though in most counties in Indiana the
largest frequency is between $5,000 to $9,999
*Note that income categories for this graph are
larger for those making more than $54,999.
Shelby County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: Overview of
Census 2000 Data
3668
3421
81.82
52.03
38.15
1224
353
46.10
11.49
The percentage of senior householders in Shelby
County who live in older housing is larger than the
percentage of senior householders who live in older
housing across Indiana (48.6%) and the percentage
of senior householders in the county who have been
living in the same home for over 30 years is also
slightly larger than corresponding the percentage
across the state (37.8%).
Grandparents as Caregivers for Grandchildren
18 Years Old and Younger
Aged 65+ who live with one or
more own grandchildren
Aged 65+ having primary
responsibility for grandchildren
Aged 65+ live with, but not
responsible for grandchildren
Aged 55-64 who live with one or
more own grandchildren
Aged 55-64 having primary
responsibility for grandchildren
Aged 55-64 live with, but not
responsible for grandchildren
Tot.
110
Shelby County Housing
Characteristics for Seniors 65+
70
%
2.22% (of
sample)
*63.64%
40
*36.36%
210
70
5.51% (of
sample)
*33.33%
140
*66.67%
*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.
This information is provided by the Center on Aging and Community at
the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, with funding from
the US Administration on Aging, Grant # 90AM3026. For downloadable
formats, visit the link at: http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cac/.
Or contact: Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. at 812-855-2163,
staffor@indiana.edu
All data was assembled by Frank Marshalek (fmarshal@indiana.edu)
using Census data from Summary Files 1, 2 and 3 and “Special
Tabulations for the Aging (www.census.gov), and from census data
assembled by the AOA (http://www.data.aoa.gov).
Percent
Housing
Households with 1 or more 65+
Number of 65+ householders
% 65+ householders who own (v. rent)
% 65+ householders living in housing
built before 1960
% 65+ householders who moved in
before 1970
Number of 65+ females living alone
Number of 65+ male living alone
% of householders living alone
% of 65+ householders who pay >35%
of income for housing
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
81.82
74.93
52.03
38.15
46.1
29.87
18.18
11.49
Most householders over 64 years old own their home
as opposed to rent, while almost one third of all
senior householders live alone. The percentage of
senior householders in Shelby County who own their
home is slightly smaller than the percentage of senior
householders who own their home across Indiana
(82.13%). However, the percentage of householders
ages 85 years and older in the county is larger than
the corresponding percentage across the state
(70.94%). The percentage of seniors in Shelby County
who live alone is slightly larger than the percentage of
all seniors who live alone across Indiana (29.11%).
Disabilities among Noninstitutionalized Population Aged
60+ (categories are not mutually
exclusive)
Sensory
Physical
learning/remembering/concentrating
Self-care disability
Go-outside-home disability
Employment disability
Total
number
845
1575
440
505
985
110
*Categories are not mutually exclusive. (Source: US Census
Summary file 3)
Shelby County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: Overview of
Census 2000 Data