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• The population is aging. The median age in Allen County in 1970 was 26.0. In 2000, it was 34.1. (The State's median age in 2000 was 35.2, and the Fort Wayne MSA's median age was 34.3.)
• Allen County's super seniors-those 75 and over-grew at a rate of 25% during the decade. This is 2 1/2 times faster than the county's overall growth rate in the same period.
• The number of households in Allen County continued to grow, but the make-up of these households is changing. In 1980, 75% of all households were family households; in 2000, only 2/3 were family households.
• In family households with children under the age of 18, the number of single adult head of household (male or female) has tripled since 1970-from 4,122 to 12,836 in 2000.
• In 1970, the white race comprised almost 93% of the Allen County population. In 2000, whites made up 83%. Other races are Black, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and while not technically a race, the 2000 Census offered "2 or more races" as an option. By the way, this option experienced the largest percentage growth between 1990 and 2000 of all the races in Allen County.
• The Hispanic population (see note) continued to grow dramatically- almost 150% between 1990 and 2000.

THE LONG FORM STATISTICS....graphically speaking...
In May, 2002, the Census Bureau released statistics compiled from the "long form" These contain profiles of selected social, economic, and housing characteristics. CRI has charted some of these profiles and presented them here. If you are interested in more information, you can review the Census Page or contact CRI.

(Allen County is shown here-data available at a county, town, or congressional district level.
CRI does aggregate data, e.g. the nine county NEI area could be shown)

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

The Bureau of the Census provides estimates and projections of the population for states during the non-census years. In Indiana, Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) serves as the state's official representative in the US Census Bureau's 50-state cooperative on population estimates and projections. For example, IBRC has the following statement on their web page: "The first estimates of population since the census was taken in April of 2000 have been released for the U.S. and 50 states. Indiana maintained its rank as the 14th largest state in the nation, but was among 29 states with a 15-month growth rate (at 0.56%) slower than the nation (1.2%). ..." IBRC will use those estimates and their demographic knowledge to produce estimates for each county in Indiana. Some of the factors to be considered include deaths, births, migration. As soon as IBRC produces these estimates, CRI will use those numbers when calculating and reporting changes in northeast Indiana.



NOTE regarding Hispanic origin: The following definition and background information on Hispanic origin was reproduced from: The Hispanic Population in the United States: March 1993, Current Population Reports, Population Characteristics, Series P20-475. Hispanic Origin. Persons of Hispanic origin were identified by a question that asked for self-identification of the person's origin or descent. Respondents were asked to select their origin (and the origin of other household members) from a "flash card" listing ethnic origins. Persons of Hispanic origin, in particular, were those who indicated that their origin was Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or some other Hispanic origin. It should be noted that persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.