Language Spoken At Home in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,278 | 100% |
English only | 15,063 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 1,215 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 455 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 139 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 48 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 987 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 336 | 2.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 68 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 55 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 21 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,251 | 100% |
American | 4,034 | 23.4% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 21 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 586 | 3.4% |
English | 1,909 | 11.1% |
French (except Basque) | 608 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 17 | 0.1% |
German | 3,649 | 21.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 62 | 0.4% |
Irish | 1,800 | 10.4% |
Italian | 288 | 1.7% |
Lithuanian | 3 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 91 | 0.5% |
Polish | 287 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian | 7 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 115 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 356 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 44 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 146 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 171 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 7 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 261 | 1.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 14 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,039 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,341 | 71.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,658 | 27.5% |
Married-couple family | 3,518 | 58.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,249 | 20.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 295 | 4.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 137 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 528 | 8.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 272 | 4.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,698 | 28.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,373 | 22.7% |
65 years and over | 615 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,908 | 31.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,848 | 30.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,675 | 100% |
Householder | 6,039 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 3,527 | 22.5% |
Child | 4,365 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 927 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 817 | 5.2% |
Unmarried partner | 283 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,601 | 100% |
Never married | 1,677 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,922 | 59.4% |
Separated | 38 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 185 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 779 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,690 | 100% |
Never married | 1,749 | 22.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,844 | 50.0% |
Separated | 104 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 810 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 1,183 | 15.4% |
Fertility in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 253 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 66 | 26.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 14 | 0% |
Grandparents in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 343 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 244 | 71.1% |
Less than 1 year | 77 | 22.4% |
1 or 2 years | 38 | 11.1% |
3 or 4 years | 21 | 6.1% |
5 or more years | 108 | 31.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 244 | 100% |
Who are female | 124 | 50.8% |
Who are married | 204 | 83.6% |
School Enrollment in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 3,430 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 160 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 216 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,613 | 47.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 775 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 666 | 19.4% |
Educational Attainment in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,119 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 701 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,485 | 12.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,727 | 39.0% |
Some college, no degree | 2,549 | 21.0% |
Associate's degree | 919 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,134 | 9.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 604 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.3% |
Veteran Status in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,556 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,515 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 15,791 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,425 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 3,695 | 100% |
With a disability | 105 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 9,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,328 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 2,663 | 100% |
With a disability | 992 | 37.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 17,057 | 100% |
Same house | 14,866 | 87.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,181 | 12.8% |
Same county | 634 | 3.7% |
Different county | 1,547 | 9.1% |
Same state | 1,345 | 7.9% |
Different state | 202 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 10 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,251 | 100% |
Native | 17,017 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 16,999 | 98.5% |
State of residence | 13,435 | 77.9% |
Different state | 3,564 | 20.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 18 | 0.1% |
Foreign born | 234 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 234 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 129 | 55.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 105 | 44.9% |
Year of Entry in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 252 | 100% |
Native | 18 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 18 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 234 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 234 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Parke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 234 | 100% |
Europe | 120 | 51.3% |
Asia | 38 | 16.2% |
Africa | 5 | 2.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 71 | 30.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |