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Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being  - 2007


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Indicator 1 Number of Older Americans

TABLE 1A:  TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS AGE 65 OR OLDER BY AGE GROUP, 1900 TO 2050, IN MILLIONS

65 OR OLDER

65 OR OLDER

85 OR OLDER

85 OR OLDER

1900

3.1

3.1

0.1

0.1

1910

4.0

4.0

0.2

0.2

1920

4.9

4.9

0.2

0.2

1930

6.6

6.6

0.3

0.3

1940

9.0

9.0

0.4

0.4

1950

12.3

12.3

0.6

0.6

1960

16.6

16.6

0.9

0.9

1970

20.1

20.1

1.5

1.5

1980

25.5

25.5

2.2

2.2

1990

31.2

31.2

3.1

3.1

2000

35.0

35.0

4.2

4.2

(MIDDLE-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(HIGH-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(MIDDLE-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(HIGH-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

2000

34.8

34.9

4.3

4.3

2010

39.7

40.5

5.8

5.9

2020

53.7

56.2

6.8

7.3

2030

70.3

75.7

8.9

10.1

2040

77.2

87.1

14.3

16.8

2050

82.0

98.3

19.4

23.9

Note:  Population projections are based upon the 2000 Census.
Reference population: These data refer to the resident population.

TABLE 1B:  PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER AND AGE 85 AND OLDER, 1900 TO 2050

65 OR OLDER

65 OR OLDER

85 OR OLDER

85 OR OLDER

1900

4.1

4.1

0.2

0.2

1910

4.3

4.3

0.2

0.2

1920

4.7

4.7

0.2

0.2

1930

5.4

5.4

0.2

0.2

1940

6.9

6.9

0.3

0.3

1950

8.2

8.2

0.4

0.4

1960

9.2

9.2

0.5

0.5

1970

9.9

9.9

0.7

0.7

1980

11.3

11.3

1.0

1.0

1990

12.6

12.6

1.2

1.2

2000

12.4

12.4

1.5

1.5

(MIDDLE-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(HIGH-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(MIDDLE-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

(HIGH-SERIES PROJECTIONS)

2000

12.7

12.6

1.6

1.6

2010

13.2

13.0

1.9

1.9

2020

16.5

15.9

2.1

2.1

2030

20.0

18.5

2.5

2.5

2040

20.5

18.3

3.8

3.5

2050

20.3

17.8

4.8

4.3

Table 1D.  Percentage of the Population Age 65 and Older, by State: 

ALPHABETICALLY

PERCENT

RANKED BY PERCENTAGE

 

UNITED STATES

12.4

 

 

ALABAMA

13.0

FLORIDA

17.6

ALASKA

5.7

PENNSYLVANIA

15.6

ARIZONA

13.0

WEST VIRGINIA

15.3

ARKANSAS

14.0

IOWA

14.9

CALIFORNIA

10.6

NORTH DAKOTA

14.7

COLORADO

9.7

RHODE ISLAND

14.5

CONNECTICUT

13.8

MAINE

14.4

DELAWARE

13.0

SOUTH DAKOTA

14.3

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12.2

ARKANSAS

14.0

FLORIDA

17.6

CONNECTICUT

13.8

GEORGIA

9.6

NEBRASKA

13.6

HAWAII

13.3

MASSACHUSETTS

13.5

IDAHO

11.3

MISSOURI

13.5

ILLINOIS

12.1

MONTANA

13.4

INDIANA

12.4

OHIO

13.3

IOWA

14.9

HAWAII

13.3

KANSAS

13.3

KANSAS

13.3

KENTUCKY

12.5

NEW JERSEY

13.2

LOUISIANA

11.6

OKLAHOMA

13.2

MAINE

14.4

WISCONSIN

13.1

MARYLAND

11.3

ALABAMA

13.0

MASSACHUSETTS

13.5

ARIZONA

13.0

MICHIGAN

12.3

DELAWARE

13.0

MINNESOTA

12.1

NEW YORK

12.9

MISSISSIPPI

12.1

OREGON

12.8

MISSOURI

13.5

VERMONT

12.7

MONTANA

13.4

KENTUCKY

12.5

NEBRASKA

13.6

INDIANA

12.4

NEVADA

11.0

TENNESSEE

12.4

NEW HAMPSHIRE

12.0

MICHIGAN

12.3

NEW JERSEY

13.2

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

12.2

NEW MEXICO

11.7

SOUTH CAROLINA

12.1

NEW YORK

12.9

MINNESOTA

12.1

NORTH CAROLINA

12.0

ILLINOIS

12.1

NORTH DAKOTA

14.7

MISSISSIPPI

12.1

OHIO

13.3

NORTH CAROLINA

12.0

OKLAHOMA

13.2

NEW HAMPSHIRE

12.0

OREGON

12.8

WYOMING

11.7

PENNSYLVANIA

15.6

NEW MEXICO

11.7

RHODE ISLAND

14.5

LOUISIANA

11.6

SOUTH CAROLINA

12.1

MARYLAND

11.3

SOUTH DAKOTA

14.3

IDAHO

11.3

TENNESSEE

12.4

WASHINGTON

11.2

TEXAS

9.9

VIRGINIA

11.2

UTAH

8.5

NEVADA

11.0

VERMONT

12.7

CALIFORNIA

10.6

VIRGINIA

11.2

TEXAS

9.9

WASHINGTON

11.2

COLORADO

9.7

WEST VIRGINIA

15.3

GEORGIA

9.6

WISCONSIN

13.1

UTAH

8.5

WYOMING

11.7

ALASKA

5.7


Indicator 2 Racial and Ethnic Composition

TABLE 2:  POPULATION 65 AND OLDER AND 85 AND OLDER BY RACE AND -HISPANIC ORIGIN

Subject

65 and older

85 and older

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total

34,991,753

100.0

4,239,587

100.0

RACE

 

 

 

 

One Race

34,647,547

99.0

4,205,576

99.2

White

30,405,538

86.9

3,778,504

89.1

Black or African American

2,822,950

8.1

313,289

7.4

American Indian and Alaska Native

138,439

0.4

12,288

0.3

Asian

800,795

2.3

62,496

1.5

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

20,821

0.1

1,825

0.0

Some other race

459,004

1.3

37,174

0.9

Two or more races

344,206

1.0

34,011

0.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more races 1

White

30,687,847

87.7

3,807,186

89.8

Black or African American

2,880,680

8.2

319,294

7.5

American Indian and Alaska Native

259,663

0.7

24,398

0.6

Asian

861,725

2.5

67,676

1.6

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

43,802

0.1

4,081

0.1

Some other race

625,231

1.8

53,576

1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total

34,991,753

100.0

4,239,587

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,733,591

5.0

150,708

3.6

Not Hispanic or Latino

33,258,162

95.0

4,088,879

96.4

White alone

29,244,860

83.6

3,674,132

86.7


Indicator 4 Educational Attainment

TABLE 4A:  Percentage of the Population Age 65 and Older with a High School Diploma or Higher and Bachelor's Degree or Higher, 1950 to 2002.

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

1998

2000

2002

High School Diploma or Higher

17.7

19.1

27.1

40.7

53.2

67.0

69.5

69.9

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

3.6

3.7

5.5

8.6

10.7

14.8

15.6

16.7

Note:  Prior to 1990 for the decennial census and prior to January 1992 for the Current Population Survey (CPS), data were based on the highest grade or year of school completed.  Beginning with the 1990 Census and the January 1992 CPS, educational attainment was based on the highest level of school completed and for the highest degree received.
Reference population:  Data from 1980, 1998, 2000, and 2002 refer to the civilian noninstitutionalized population. 
Data for other years refer to the resident population.
Source:  Population Census Volumes 1950, 1960, 1970, and 1990; Current Population Survey; March Supplement 1980, 1998, and 2000, and the Annual, Social and Economic Supplement, 2002.

 


Indicator 5 Living Arrangements

TABLE 5A: LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY SEX AND RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 2007

With Spouse

With Other Relatives

With Non-Relatives

Alone

Men

     Total

72.6

7.1

3.3

17.0

White, not of Hispanic origin

74.7

5.4

2.9

17.0

Black

53.9

16.1

8.1

21.9

Asian and Pacific Islander

74.7

17.1

2.4

5.8

Hispanic (of any race)

67.8

15.5

2.8

13.9

Women

     Total

41.3

16.9

2.1

39.6

White, not of Hispanic origin

43.2

13.3

2.1

41.4

Black

25.0

35.2

1.3

38.5

Asian and Pacific Islander

46.0

33.2

3.8

17.1

Hispanic (of any race)

38.0

34.4

2.6

25.0

Table 5B.  Percentage of the Population Age 65 and Older Living Alone, by Age Group and Sex, 1970 to 2000

1970

1980

1990

1998

2000

Men

65 to 74

11.3

11.6

13.0

13.9

13.8

75 or Older

19.1

21.6

20.9

22.3

21.4

Women

65 to 74

31.7

35.6

33.2

30.2

30.6

75 or Older

37.0

49.4

54.0

52.9

49.4

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