Wells County, IN Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Wells county indiana dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school7,028100.0
Nursery school, preschool5207.4
Kindergarten2954.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,67752.3
High school (grades 9-12)1,63223.2
College or graduate school90412.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over17,767100.0
Less than 9th grade5182.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,7369.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)8,26046.5
Some college, no degree3,42419.3
Associate degree1,2937.3
Bachelor's degree1,7409.8
Graduate or professional degree7964.5
Percent high school graduate or higher87.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over21,402100.0
Never married4,27720.0
Now married, except separated13,25661.9
Separated2071.0
Widowed1,4967.0
Female
1,2115.7
Divorced2,16610.1
Female
1,1515.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years214100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren10850.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over20,032100.0
Civilian veterans2,56312.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years6,788100.0
With a disability4997.4
Population 21 to 64 years14,948100.0
With a disability2,13014.2
Percent employed
70.8(X)
No disability12,81885.8
Percent employed
84.5(X)
Population 65 years and over3,549100.0
With a disability1,38539.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over25,756100.0
Same house in 199515,98462.1
Different house in the U.S. in 19959,66037.5
Same county
5,56121.6
Different county
4,09915.9
Same state
3,08312.0
Different state
1,0163.9
Elsewhere in 19951120.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population27,600100.0
Native27,36799.2
Born in United States
27,32699.0
State of residence
22,62382.0
Different state
4,70317.0
Born outside United States
410.1
Foreign born2330.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
760.3
Naturalized citizen
1810.7
Not a citizen
520.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)233100.0
Europe10042.9
Asia6226.6
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America6327.0
Northern America83.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over25,756100.0
English only24,87696.6
Language other than English8803.4
Speak English less than 'very well
3201.2
Spanish
3711.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1720.7
Other Indo-European languages
4011.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1240.5
Asian and Pacific Island languages
950.4
Speak English less than "very well"
210.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population27,600100.0

Total ancestries reported

23,99786.9
Arab170.1
Czech11280.5
Danish160.1
Dutch6382.3
English2,3698.6
French (except Basque)16892.5
French Canadian1480.2
German8,77531.8
Greek90.0
Hungarian170.1
Irish12,3828.6
Italian4571.7
Lithuanian50.0
Norwegian2180.8
Polish2480.9
Portuguese240.1
Russian110.0
Scotch-Irish4131.5
Scottish3621.3
Slovak240.1
Subsaharan African200.1
Swedish1310.5
Swiss1,3134.8
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American2,91610.6
Welsh1420.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,6259.5
(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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