Clay County, IN Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Clay county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,549 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 354 | 5.4 |
| Kindergarten | 382 | 5.8 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,294 | 50.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,647 | 25.1 |
| College or graduate school | 872 | 13.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 17,304 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 871 | 5.0 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,198 | 12.7 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,887 | 45.6 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,221 | 18.6 |
| Associate degree | 918 | 5.3 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,283 | 7.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 926 | 5.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 20,923 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 4,114 | 19.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 12,639 | 60.4 |
| Separated | 285 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 1,757 | 8.4 |
Female | 1,472 | 7.0 |
| Divorced | 2,128 | 10.2 |
Female | 1,086 | 5.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 484 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 306 | 63.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,558 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 2,681 | 13.7 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 6,247 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 551 | 8.8 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 14,478 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,792 | 19.3 |
Percent employed | 55.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 11,686 | 80.7 |
Percent employed | 79.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 3,767 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,697 | 45.0 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,826 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 15,299 | 61.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 9,414 | 37.9 |
Same county | 5,699 | 23.0 |
Different county | 3,715 | 15.0 |
Same state | 2,649 | 10.7 |
Different state | 1,066 | 4.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 113 | 0.5 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 26,556 | 100.0 |
| Native | 26,406 | 99.4 |
Born in United States | 26,321 | 99.1 |
State of residence | 22,703 | 85.5 |
Different state | 3,618 | 13.6 |
Born outside United States | 85 | 0.3 |
| Foreign born | 150 | 0.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 75 | 0.3 |
Naturalized citizen | 43 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 107 | 0.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 150 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 55 | 36.7 |
| Asia | 30 | 20.0 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 5 | 3.3 |
| Latin America | 30 | 20.0 |
| Northern America | 30 | 20.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 24,826 | 100.0 |
| English only | 24,417 | 98.4 |
| Language other than English | 409 | 1.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 115 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 186 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 79 | 0.3 |
Other Indo-European languages | 180 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 34 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 29 | 0.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 0 | 0.0 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 26,556 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 21,615 | 81.4 |
| Arab | 2 | 0.0 |
| Czech1 | 25 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 54 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 654 | 2.5 |
| English | 2,598 | 9.8 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 630 | 2.4 |
| French Canadian1 | 43 | 0.2 |
| German | 5,528 | 20.8 |
| Greek | 27 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 61 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 2,384 | 9.0 |
| Italian | 465 | 1.8 |
| Lithuanian | 8 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 111 | 0.4 |
| Polish | 257 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 37 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 12 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 337 | 1.3 |
| Scottish | 516 | 1.9 |
| Slovak | 77 | 0.3 |
| Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 96 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 38 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 5,177 | 19.5 |
| Welsh | 291 | 1.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 4 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 2,165 | 8.2 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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