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• Radio Soundbites for Age: 2000
• Radio Soundbites for The 65 Years and Over Population: 2000
Census
2000
Report:
Baby
Boom
Brought
Biggest
Increases
Among
People
45-to-54
Years
Old
Oct.
3,
2001
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The
"baby
boom"
propelled
the
largest
percentage
increases
of
any
age
group
in
the
1990-2000
decade,
an
analysis
of
Census
2000
data
by
the
Commerce
Department's
Census
Bureau
showed
today.
(The
baby
boom
refers
to
people
born
in
the
post-World
War
II
period
from
1946
through
1964.)
People
born
during
the
early
years
of
the
baby
boom
(1946
through
1950)
fueled
the
55-percent
increase
of
the
50-
to
54-year-olds,
the
largest
percentage
growth
between
1990
and
2000
of
any
five-year
age
group,
the
Census
Bureau
said.
The
second
fastest-growing
group
was
45-
to
49-year-olds,
which
registered
a
45-percent
increase.
New
Census
Bureau
studies,
Age:
2000,
and
its
companion,
The
65
Years
and
Over
Population:
2000,
together
provide
a
portrait
of
the
age
structure
of
the
United
States,
its
regions,
states,
counties
and
cities.
They
are
part
of
a
series
of
Census
2000
briefs
describing
the
population
of
the
United
States.
Other
highlights:
·
According
to
Census
2000,
the
largest
five-year
age
group
was
35-
to
39-year-olds
with
22.7
million
people
(8.1
percent
of
the
total
population).
The
second-largest
five-year
age
group
was
40-
to
44-year-olds
with
22.4
million
(8.0
percent
of
the
total
population).
·
Four
age
groups
experienced
a
decrease
in
population
over
the
past
decade:
the
25-
to
29-year-olds
(-9
percent),
the
30-
to
34-year-olds
(-6
percent),
the
65-
to
69-year-olds
(-6
percent)
and
the
20-
to
24-year-olds
(-
0.3
percent).
·
The
female
population
exceeded
the
male
population
at
older
ages
(20.6
million
women
age
65
and
over,
compared
with
14.4
million
men),
but
the
reverse
was
true
at
younger
ages
(37.1
million
males
under
18
compared
with
35.2
million
females
below
that
age).
·
The
number
of
people
85
and
over
increased
38
percent
between
1990
and
2000
while
the
number
of
people
65-to-74
years
old
increased
by
less
than
2
percent.
·
People
who
reported
more
than
one
race
had
a
significantly
younger
median
age
(22.7)
than
those
reporting
just
one
race
(35.6).
By
Region
·
The
Northeast
had
the
highest
median
age
(36.8)
followed
by
the
Midwest
(35.6)
and
the
South
(35.3).
The
West
had
the
youngest
median
age
(33.8).
·
The
West
led
the
regions
with
the
highest
percentage
increase
in
its
older
population
--
20
percent,
followed
by
increases
of
16
percent
in
the
South,
7
percent
in
the
Midwest
and
5
percent
in
the
Northeast.
This
distribution
matches
the
pattern
of
regional
growth
rates
for
the
population
as
a
whole.
By
State
·
The
states
with
the
highest
median
ages
were
West
Virginia
(38.9),
Florida
(38.7),
Maine
(38.6)
and
Pennsylvania
(38.0).
The
states
with
the
lowest
median
ages
were
Utah
(27.1),Texas
(32.3)
and
Alaska
(32.4).
·
The
proportion
65
years
and
over
ranged
from
a
low
of
6
percent
in
Alaska
to
a
high
of
18
percent
in
Florida.
·
In
five
states,
the
population
under
18
years
grew
by
more
than
25
percent,
a
much
higher
growth
rate
than
the
U.S.
increase
(14
percent)
in
this
age
group.
Those
five
states
with
high
increases
were
Nevada
(72
percent),
Arizona
(39
percent),
Colorado
(28
percent),
Florida
(27
percent)
and
Georgia
(26
percent).
·
Nevada
showed
the
greatest
increase
in
the
65
and
older
population
between
1990
and
2000
(72
percent)
followed
by
Alaska
(60
percent),
Arizona
(39
percent)
and
New
Mexico
(30
percent).
Only
the
District
of
Columbia
showed
a
decline
in
its
older
population
between
1990
and
2000.
By
County
·
Three
Florida
counties
with
100,000
or
more
population
had
high
median
ages
(50.0
and
over):
Charlotte,
54.3;
Citrus,
52.6;
and
Sarasota,
50.5.
·
In
contrast,
four
counties
with
100,000
or
more
population
had
median
ages
below
26.0:
Utah
County,
Utah,
23.3;
Brazos
County,
Texas,
23.6;
Onslow
County,
N.C.,
25.0;
and
Clarke
County,
Ga.,
25.4.
By
Place
·
Provo,
Utah,
at
22.9,
had
the
lowest
median
age
of
any
place
with
a
population
of
100,000
or
more.
·
Of
the
10
places
with
100,000
or
more
population
with
the
highest
median
ages,
five
were
in
Florida:
Cape
Coral,
St.
Petersburg,
Fort
Lauderdale,
Hollywood
and
Clearwater.
Clearwater
had
the
highest
median
age
at
41.8.
·
Six
of
the
10
places
of
100,000
or
more
population
having
the
highest
proportion
of
people
65
and
older
were
located
in
Florida.
Clearwater
(21
percent)
and
Cape
Coral
(20
percent),
Fla.,
ranked
first
and
second
in
proportion
of
older
residents.
Detailed
tables
for
Age:
2000
are
available
at
PHC-T-9,
and
detailed
tables
for
The
65
Years
and
Over
Population:
2000
are
available
at
PHC-T-13.
A
listing
of
released
and
forthcoming
Census
2000
briefs
can
be
found
on
the
Census
Bureau's
Web
site
at
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs.html,
including
briefs
on
topics
such
as
race,
Hispanic
origin,
gender
and
housing.
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