Posey County, IN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Posey county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,225100.0
Nursery school, preschool5447.5
Kindergarten4436.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,50948.6
High school (grades 9-12)1,70723.6
College or graduate school1,02214.1
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,671100.0
Less than 9th grade9555.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,79310.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,39341.8
Some college, no degree3,81021.6
Associate degree1,1116.3
Bachelor's degree1,6119.1
Graduate or professional degree9985.6
Percent high school graduate or higher84.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over20,966100.0
Never married3,84318.3
Now married, except separated13,69265.3
Separated850.4
Widowed1,3706.5
Female
1,1275.4
Divorced1,9769.4
Female
9904.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years419100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren22353.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over19,665100.0
Civilian veterans2,65013.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,597100.0
With a disability4787.2
Population 21 to 64 years15,222100.0
With a disability2,71317.8
Percent employed
61.8(X)
No disability12,50982.2
Percent employed
80.8(X)
Population 65 years and over3,240100.0
With a disability1,29239.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over25,327100.0
Same house in 199516,44264.9
Different house in the U.S. in 19958,79734.7
Same county
4,87719.3
Different county
3,92015.5
Same state
2,72110.7
Different state
1,1994.7
Elsewhere in 1995880.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population27,061100.0
Native26,93199.5
Born in United States
26,86699.3
State of residence
21,31478.8
Different state
5,55220.5
Born outside United States
650.2
Foreign born1300.5
Entered 1990 to March 2000
720.3
Naturalized citizen
500.2
Not a citizen
800.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)130100.0
Europe4232.3
Asia2418.5
Africa2720.8
Oceania00.0
Latin America2418.5
Northern America1310.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over25,327100.0
English only24,79597.9
Language other than English5322.1
Speak English less than 'very well
2040.8
Spanish
2771.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1280.5
Other Indo-European languages
2150.8
Speak English less than "very well"
760.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
140.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population27,061100.0

Total ancestries reported

23,75387.8
Arab180.1
Czech1540.2
Danish200.1
Dutch4451.6
English2,92710.8
French (except Basque)16372.4
French Canadian1460.2
German9,50135.1
Greek00.0
Hungarian310.1
Irish12,4959.2
Italian3061.1
Lithuanian20.0
Norwegian480.2
Polish2070.8
Portuguese00.0
Russian390.1
Scotch-Irish3211.2
Scottish3971.5
Slovak200.1
Subsaharan African270.1
Swedish1630.6
Swiss870.3
Ukrainian60.0
United States or American3,66213.5
Welsh890.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,2058.1
(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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