Clay County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of
Census 2000 Data
Clay County Age Distribution
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
total number
Population
total
Total in 2000
26556
Total in 2006 (est.)
27021
% Growth 2000-2006
1.75%
Ages 65 and over in 2000
4012
Ages 65 and over in 2006
3926
% 65 and over in 2006
14.53%
% Growth (65+) 2000-2006
-2.1%
Population over 85 in 2006
615
Population est. 55-64 2006
2465
Spanish Speakers (65+)
2
Speak little or no Engl. (65+)
0
The total population in Clay County grew modestly
between 2000 and 2006, while the population ages
65 years and older declined modestly.
males
females
age cohort
The proportion of females to males generally
increases in older cohorts.
Income Distribution among the Population
Ages 65 Years and Older
Clay County
845 845
900
800
(*Number of seniors ages 65 and over by census tract.)
Income
%
% of ages 65+ living below poverty level
9.8
% of total population below poverty level
8.7
Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty
24.4
Labor force participation rate for ages 65+
10.36
Unemployment rate (%) among labor force
0
participants ages 65+
The percentage of seniors that lives below the
poverty level in Clay County is somewhat larger than
the percentage of the county’s total population as
well as the percentage of seniors across Indiana
(7.7%) that lives below the poverty level. The laborforce participation rate among seniors in Clay County
is slightly lower than among seniors across Indiana
(13.93%), and unemployment among seniors in the
county is also lower than among seniors across
Indiana (3.45%).
Total Number
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
493
475
375
200 205
85 40
39 25
60
29
0
In Clay County the income category from $5,000 to
$9,999 contains the largest frequency of seniors, as
in most counties in Indiana. *Note that income
categories for this graph are larger for those making
more than $54,999.
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Clay County Demographic Report on the Population of Elders: An Overview of
Census 2000 Data
2814
2628
82.61
62.4
42.62
999
260
47.91
18.00
The percentage of senior householders in Clay
County who live in older housing is much larger than
the percentage of senior householders who live in
older housing across Indiana (48.6%). The
percentage of senior householders in the county
who have been living in the same home for over 30
years is also larger than the corresponding
percentage across Indiana (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.
90
Clay County Housing Characteristics
for Seniors 65+
10
%
2.38% (of
sample)
*11.11%
80
*88.89%
120
70
4.88% (of
sample)
*58.33%
50
*41.67%
*Percent of total of those who live with two or more of their own
grandchildren. Sample size for 65+ = 3770; sample size for ages
55-64 = 2460.
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).
78.7
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
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
62.31
46.42
46.79
37.49
21.3
30.29
21.86
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 Clay County who own their home is
smaller than the percentage of senior householders
who own their own home across Indiana (82.13%).
The percentage of householders aged 85 years and
older in the county who own their home is
considerably smaller than the corresponding
percentage across the state (70.94%). Finally, the
percentage of seniors in Clay 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+
Sensory
Physical
learning/remembering/concentrating
Self-care disability
Go-outside-home disability
Employment disability
Percent of ages 65+ with any
disability
Total
number
730
1270
440
440
780
110
45.0
*Categories are not mutually exclusive. (Source: US Census
Summary File 3)