Wells County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data Income % of ages 65+ living below poverty level 6.9 % of total population below poverty level 5.9 Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty 20.19 Labor force participation rate for ages 65+ 13.84 Unemployment rate (%) among labor force 0 participants ages 65+ The percentage of seniors that lives below the poverty level in Wells County is larger than the percentage of the total population in the county, but smaller than the percentage across Indiana (7.7%) that lives below the poverty level. The labor-force participation rate among seniors in Wells County is nearly the same as the rate across Indiana (13.93%), but none of those participants are registered as unemployed, though the unemployment rate in Indiana is 3.45% Wells County Age Distribution total number 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 age cohort males females The proportion of females to males generally increases in older cohorts. Income Distribution for the Population 65 and over 794 800 655 Wells County 700 600 500 400 300 200 Total Number Population total Total in 2000 27600 Total in 2006 (est.) 28199 % Growth 2000-2006 2.17% Ages 65 and over in 2000 3891 Ages 65 and over in 2006 4160 % 65 and over in 2006 14.75% % Growth (65+) 2000-2006 6.9% Population over 85 in 2006 711 Population est. 55-64 2006 2460 Spanish Speakers (65+) 22 Speak little or no Engl. (65+) 7 The population in Wells County increased modestly during the period from 2000 to 2006, but the population aged 65 years and older increased at over three times that rate during the same period. 100 390 434 350 300 180 115 64 59 55 39 40 30 34 0 In Wells County, the largest frequency 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. Wells County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of Census 2000 Data 2533 2406 84.33 49.46 40.11 836 223 44.01 10.43 In Wells County the percentage of senior householders who live in older housing is slightly larger than the percentage of senior householders who live in older housing across Indiana (48.6%), while the percentage of senior householders who have been living in the same home for over 30 years in the county is also slightly larger than the corresponding percentage across Indiana (37.8%). Grandparents as Caregivers for Grandchildren 18 Years Old and Younger Tot. 60 Wells County Housing Characteristics for Seniors 65+ % 1.69% (of sample) *0% Aged 65+ who live with one or more own grandchildren Aged 65+ having primary 0 responsibility for grandchildren Aged 65+ live with, but not 60 *100% responsible for grandchildren Aged 55-64 who live with one 40 1.63% (of or more own grandchildren sample) Aged 55-64 having primary 20 *50% responsibility for grandchildren Aged 55-64 live with, but not 10 *25% responsible for grandchildren *Percent of total of those who live with two or more of their own grandchildren. Sample size for 65+ = 3540; sample size for ages 55-64 = 2450. 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+ males living alone % of householders living alone % of 65+ who pay >35% of income for housing 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 84.33 67.9 49.46 40.11 44.01 27.22 15.67 10.43 Most householders over 64 years old own their own homes as opposed to rent, while almost one third of all seniors live alone. The percentage of senior householders who own their homes in Wells County is higher than the corresponding percentage across Indiana (82.13%). However, the percentage of those householders aged 85 and older in the county who are homeowners is slightly smaller than the corresponding percentage across Indiana (70.94%). Wells County also has a percentage of seniors who live alone that is lower 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 530 885 205 230 560 40 *Categories are not mutually exclusive. (Source: US Census Summary File 3)