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

Population / total
Total in 2000 / 33866
Total in 2006 (est.) / 34217
% Growth 2000-2006 / 1.04%
Ages 65 and over in 2000 / 4873
Ages 65 and over in 2006 / 4859
% 65 and over in 2006 / 14.2%
% Growth (65+) 2000-2006 / -0.3%
Population over 85 in 2006 / 854
Population est. 55-64 2006 / 2795
Spanish Speakers (65+) / 77
Speak little or no Engl. (65+) / 17

While the total population in Clinton County grew very modestly between 2000 and 2006, the population aged 65 years and older declined slightly.

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

Income / %
% of ages 65+ living below poverty level / 9
% of total population below poverty level / 8.6
Ages 65+ living below 150% of poverty / 24.41
Labor force participation rate for ages 65+ / 10.19
Unemployment rate (%) among labor force participants ages 65+ / 0.79

The percentage of seniors that lives below the poverty level in Clinton County is slightly larger than the percentage of the county’s total population and larger than the percentage of seniors across Indiana (7.7%) that lives below the poverty level. The labor-force participation rate among seniors in Clinton County is lower than among seniors across Indiana (13.93%), but unemployment among senior participants in the county is also lower than among seniors across Indiana (3.45%).

The proportion of females to males generally increases in older cohorts.

In Clinton County the income category between $5,000 and $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.

Housing
Households with 1 or more 65+ / 3124
Number of 65+ householders / 2928
% 65+ householders who own (v. rent) / 80.36
% 65+ householders living in housing built before 1960 / 63.01
% 65+ householders who moved in before 1970 / 46.11
Number of 65+ females living alone / 1097
Number of 65+ males living alone / 297
% of householders living alone / 47.61
% of 65+ who pay >35% of income for housing / 21.55

The percentage of senior householders in Clinton County who live in older housing is much 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 considerably larger than the corresponding percentage across Indiana (37.8%).

Grandparents as Caregivers for Grandchildren 18 Years Old and Younger

Tot. / %
Aged 65+ who live with one or more own grandchildren / 90 / 2.11% (of sample)
Aged 65+ having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 60 / *66.67%
Aged 65+ live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 30 / *33.33%
Aged 55-64 who live with one or more own grandchildren / 110 / 3.94% (of sample)
Aged 55-64 having primary responsibility for grandchildren / 80 / *72.73%
Aged 55-64 live with, but not responsible for grandchildren / 30 / *27.27%

*Percent of total of those who live with two or more of their own grandchildren. Sample size for 65+ = 4260; sample size for ages 55-64 = 2790.

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 Clinton County who own their home is slightly smaller 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 larger than corresponding percentage across the state (70.94%). Finally, the percentage of seniors in Clinton County who live alone is nearly the same as the percentage of all seniors who live alone across Indiana (29.11%).

Disabilities among Non-institutionalized Population Aged 60+ / Total number
Sensory / 670
Physical / 1215
learning/remembering/concentrating / 310
Self-care disability / 300
Go-outside-home disability / 565
Employment disability / 120
Percent of ages 65+ with any disability / 38.6

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