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Census
Bureau
Facts
for
Features
A
product
of
the
U.S.
Census
Bureau's
Public
Information
Office
June
1,
2001
Random
Facts
About
Older
Americans
Older
Americans
Month
Celebrated
in
May
Note:
The
estimates
in
this
fact
sheet
should
not
be
confused
with
Census
2000
results,
which
are
scheduled
for
release
over
the
next
three
years.
Population
Distribution
34.9
million
-
The
estimated
number
of
Americans
65
and
over
on
Nov.
1,
2000,
comprising
about
1
in
every
8
Americans.
The
total
number
of
Americans
in
this
age
group,
which
includes
14.5
million
men
and
20.4
million
women,
is
12
percent
higher
than
on
Census
Day,
1990.
<http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile2-1.txt>
43
-
The
estimated
number
of
men
85
and
over
on
Nov.
1,
2000,
for
every
100
women
this
age.
There
were
85
men
for
every
100
women
ages
65
to
69.
<http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile2-1.txt>
68,000
-
Estimated
number
of
centenarians
on
Nov.
1,
2000,
nearly
double
the
total
on
Census
Day,
1990.
<http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/nation/intfile2-1.txt>
1.1
million
-
Projected
number
of
centenarians
in
2050.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-05.html>
77
-
Projected
life
expectancy
at
birth
in
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-27.html>
Grandchildren
1.1
million
-
Number
of
grandparents
65
and
over
who
actually
lived
with
their
grandchildren
in
1997.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/cb99-115.html>
Income,
Poverty
and
Wealth
$22,812
-
Median
household
income
for
householders
65
and
over
in
1999,
which
compares
with
a
median
of
$40,816
for
all
householders.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-158.html>
$92,399
-
Median
net
worth
in
1995
for
householders
65
and
over,
which
compares
with
$40,200
for
all
householders.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-33.html>
9.7%
-
The
poverty
rate
in
1999
for
people
65
and
over,
the
lowest
for
this
group
ever
measured
by
the
Census
Bureau.
There
were
3.2
million
people
in
this
age
group
who
were
poor
in
1999,
down
from
3.4
million
in
1998.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-158.html>
Jobs
19%
-
Proportion
of
men
65
and
over
in
the
civilian
labor
force
in
2000;
10
percent
of
women
in
this
age
group
were
working.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
Education
75,000
-
Number
of
people
65
and
over
enrolled
in
college
in
October
1999.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-52.html>
Marriage
77%
-
Percentage
of
men
65-to-74
years
old
who
were
married
and
living
with
their
spouse
in
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
53%
-
Proportion
of
men
85
and
over
who
were
married
and
living
with
their
spouse
in
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
53%
-
Percent
of
women
ages
65
to
74
married
and
living
with
their
spouse
in
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
12%
-
Percent
of
women
85
and
over
married
and
living
with
their
spouse
in
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
Voting
60%
-
Proportion
of
people
65
and
over
who
voted
in
the
1998
congressional
elections,
higher
than
the
voting
participation
rate
of
any
other
age
group.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-114.html>
Mobility
5%
-
Proportion
of
people
65
and
over
who
moved
to
a
new
residence
between
March
1998
and
March
1999,
which
contrasts
with
the
32
percent
of
people
in
their
20s
who
did
so.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000/cb00-107.html>
Homeownership
81%
-
Proportion
of
householders
65
and
over
who
owned
the
home
they
lived
in
as
of
2000.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
Coming
to
America
3.1
million
-
Number
of
U.S.
residents
65
and
over
in
2000
who
were
foreign-born.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-96.html>
The
preceding
facts
come
from
the
Current
Population
Survey,
Survey
of
Income
and
Program
Participation,
population
estimates
and
projections
and
the
Statistical
Abstract
of
the
United
States.
The
data
are
subject
to
sampling
variability
and
other
sources
of
error.
Previous
Census
Bureau
Facts
for
Features
this
year:
African
American
History
Month
(February),
Valentine's
Day
(Feb.
14),
Women's
History
Month
(March),
Census
Day,
2000:
One
Year
Later
(April
1),
Asian
Pacific
American
Heritage
Month
(May)
and
Mother's
Day
(May
13).
Questions
or
comments
should
be
directed
to
the
Census
Bureau's
Public
Information
Office
(tel:
301-457-3030;
fax:
301-457-3670;
E-mail:
pio@census.gov).
Source:
U.S.
Census
Bureau
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error
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Last
Revised:
June
01,
2001
at
07:09:24
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