Indiana Profile and Statistics

Indiana Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Indiana had 2447887 total households with the average home having 2.5 residents and the average family coming in at 3.03.

Of those homes reported, 31.5% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 62100 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 179417 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Indiana, 661644 people live alone, and of that, 227375 are 65 and over.

There were 845194 (34.5%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 543478 (22.2%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Indiana

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 6116196, 40 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.7 are spouses. There are 1821750 children, and 273518 comprise “other relatives.” 309357 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 141773 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Indiana Census Marital Status data

In Indiana, there are 2432614 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 739160 have never married; 1332678 are currently still married, but have separated. 32632 are legally separated, 265335 are divorced and 62809 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2560959), 24.5% never married, 51.1% are married but separated while 1.7% are legally still separated. 12.7% are divorced and 10% are widowed.

Indiana Fertility Rates and IN Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Indiana (IN): In the 2007 report, 87666 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Indiana (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 30295 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 39 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 32 babies, while there were 109 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 17.

Indiana Grandparents Statistics

There are 101681 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 49440 (48.6%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 59.4% are the grandmothers and 73% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 11580 have done it for less than a year; 11657 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 8605 handling things 3 or 4 years and 17598 doing the job 5 or more years.

Indiana School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (IN)

In Indiana, 1656822 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 101154 (6.1%) are in nursery or preschool; 87083 (5.3%) are in kindergarten, while 698792 (42.2%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 348627 (21%) are slogging through High School, while 421166 (25.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 37.1% (1523495); 13.7% (564166) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (4107829), 185445 (4.5%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 421911 (10.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1523495 (37.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 800231 (19.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 288175 (7%) reached an Associate’s degree; 564166 (13.7%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 324406 (7.9%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Indiana is 4715084. Of that, 506837 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5763829 (100%) – of that, 895010 (15.5%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (961412), 68696 (7.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (4062800), 521285 (12.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (739617), 305029 (41.2%) have a disability.

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