Vigo County, IN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Vigo county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school31,055100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,6695.4
Kindergarten1,3574.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)11,13035.8
High school (grades 9-12)5,28117.0
College or graduate school11,61837.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over66,714100.0
Less than 9th grade3,2034.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma9,45214.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)23,22634.8
Some college, no degree12,96219.4
Associate degree3,6045.4
Bachelor's degree7,79911.7
Graduate or professional degree6,4689.7
Percent high school graduate or higher81.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over85,823100.0
Never married23,71027.6
Now married, except separated44,71052.1
Separated1,0621.2
Widowed6,5717.7
Female
5,4676.4
Divorced9,77011.4
Female
5,3996.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,655100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren91055.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over81,608100.0
Civilian veterans10,64213.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years24,905100.0
With a disability2,2659.1
Population 21 to 64 years57,031100.0
With a disability11,33619.9
Percent employed
53.8(X)
No disability45,69580.1
Percent employed
77.3(X)
Population 65 years and over13,994100.0
With a disability6,30045.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over99,390100.0
Same house in 199552,23952.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199545,90846.2
Same county
27,35727.5
Different county
18,55118.7
Same state
9,4819.5
Different state
9,0709.1
Elsewhere in 19951,2431.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population105,848100.0
Native103,72998.0
Born in United States
103,15397.5
State of residence
78,03673.7
Different state
25,11723.7
Born outside United States
5760.5
Foreign born2,1192.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,2161.1
Naturalized citizen
7590.7
Not a citizen
1,3601.3
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,119100.0
Europe55026.0
Asia96845.7
Africa1939.1
Oceania80.4
Latin America32215.2
Northern America783.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over99,390100.0
English only95,48596.1
Language other than English3,9053.9
Speak English less than 'very well
1,1141.1
Spanish
1,3741.4
Speak English less than "very well"
4160.4
Other Indo-European languages
1,4261.4
Speak English less than "very well"
2820.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7670.8
Speak English less than "very well"
3390.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population105,848100.0

Total ancestries reported

93,17988.0
Arab4450.4
Czech14260.4
Danish1860.2
Dutch2,7152.6
English11,18610.6
French (except Basque)13,0742.9
French Canadian12510.2
German20,68919.5
Greek1590.2
Hungarian4880.5
Irish111,21110.6
Italian2,7312.6
Lithuanian1320.1
Norwegian5180.5
Polish1,6451.6
Portuguese290.0
Russian2670.3
Scotch-Irish1,5231.4
Scottish2,1162.0
Slovak1140.1
Subsaharan African5070.5
Swedish7180.7
Swiss1590.2
Ukrainian1100.1
United States or American15,09414.3
Welsh1,2171.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)890.1
Other ancestries15,38014.5
(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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