Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being

Detailed Tables: Population

Indicator 1	Number of Older Americans
Indicator 2	Racial and Ethnic Composition
Indicator 3	Marital Status
Indicator 4	Educational Attainment
Indicator 5	Living Arrangements

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
	(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
Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1900-1980,1980 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States Summary (PC80-1-B1); 1990, 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States Summary (CP-1-1); and 2000-2050, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Nativity: 1999 to 2100; published January 2000, http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html.

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
	(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
Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1900-1980,1980 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States Summary (PC80-1-B1); 1990, 1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics, United States Summary (CP-1-1); and 2000-2050, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Nativity: 1999 to 2100; published January 2000, http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html.

TABLE 1C: PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY COUNTRY, 2000
AUSTRIA	15.6
BELARUS	13.6
BELGIUM	17.1
BULGARIA	16.5
CANADA	12.6
CROATIA	15.4
CZECH REPUBLIC	13.8
DENMARK	14.9
ESTONIA	14.7
FINLAND	14.9
FRANCE	16.1
GERMANY	16.5
GREECE	17.2
HUNGARY	14.6
ICELAND	11.9
IRELAND	11.3
ITALY	18.2
JAPAN	17.0
LATVIA	15.3
LITHUANIA	13.4
NETHERLANDS	13.7
NORWAY	15.3
POLAND	12.2
PORTUGAL	15.5
ROMANIA	13.5
RUSSIA	12.6
SPAIN	16.8
SWEDEN	17.2
SWITZERLAND	15.2
UKRAINE	13.9
UNITED KINGDOM	15.7
UNITED STATES	12.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base.

TABLE 1D: PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY STATE, 2000
ALPHABETICALLY	PERCENT	RANKED BY PERCENTAGE
UNITED STATES	12.7
ALABAMA	13.1	FLORIDA	18.1
ALASKA	5.8	WEST VIRGINIA	15.6
ARIZONA	13.2	PENNSYLVANIA	15.6
ARKANSAS	14.3	IOWA	15.2
CALIFORNIA	10.4	NORTH DAKOTA	15.0
COLORADO	10.8	RHODE ISLAND	14.8
CONNECTICUT	14.0	ARKANSAS	14.3
DELAWARE	12.6	SOUTH DAKOTA	14.2
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	13.2	CONNECTICUT	14.0
FLORIDA	18.1	NEBRASKA	14.0
GEORGIA	9.9	OKLAHOMA	14.0
HAWAII	12.5	OREGON	13.9
IDAHO	11.7	MAINE	13.7
ILLINOIS	12.3	MISSOURI	13.6
INDIANA	12.6	MASSACHUSETTS	13.6
IOWA	15.2	MONTANA	13.5
KANSAS	13.5	OHIO	13.5
KENTUCKY	12.7	KANSAS	13.5
LOUISIANA	11.8	NEW JERSEY	13.3
MAINE	13.7	WISCONSIN	13.2
MARYLAND	11.2	ARIZONA	13.2
MASSACHUSETTS	13.6	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	13.2
MICHIGAN	12.4	ALABAMA	13.1
MINNESOTA	12.3	NEW YORK	13.0
MISSISSIPPI	12.2	NORTH CAROLINA	12.7
MISSOURI	13.6	KENTUCKY	12.7
MONTANA	13.5	DELAWARE	12.6
NEBRASKA	14.0	INDIANA	12.6
NEVADA	11.7	TENNESSEE	12.5
NEW HAMPSHIRE	11.6	HAWAII	12.5
NEW JERSEY	13.3	SOUTH CAROLINA	12.4
NEW MEXICO	11.1	MICHIGAN	12.4
NEW YORK	13.0	MINNESOTA	12.3
NORTH CAROLINA	12.7	ILLINOIS	12.3
NORTH DAKOTA	15.0	MISSISSIPPI	12.2
OHIO	13.5	VERMONT	11.8
OKLAHOMA	14.0	LOUISIANA	11.8
OREGON	13.9	WYOMING	11.8
PENNSYLVANIA	15.6	NEVADA	11.7
RHODE ISLAND	14.8	WASHINGTON	11.7
SOUTH CAROLINA	12.4	IDAHO	11.7
SOUTH DAKOTA	14.2	NEW HAMPSHIRE	11.6
TENNESSEE	12.5	VIRGINIA	11.3
TEXAS	10.4	MARYLAND	11.2
UTAH	9.2	NEW MEXICO	11.1
VERMONT	11.8	COLORADO	10.8
VIRGINIA	11.3	TEXAS	10.4
WASHINGTON	11.7	CALIFORNIA	10.4
WEST VIRGINA	15.6	GEORGIA	9.9
WISCONSIN	13.2	UTAH	9.2
WYOMING	11.8	ALASKA	5.8
Note: Data are middle–series projections of the population. Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Projections for States by Selected Age Groups and Sex: 1995 to 2025, available online at: http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/stproj.html (accessed April 7, 2000).

Indicator 2 : Racial and Ethnic Composition

TABLE 2A: PROJECTED DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 2000 AND 2050
	2000	2050
TOTAL	100.0	100.0
NON-HISPANIC WHITE	83.5	64.2
NON-HISPANIC BLACK	8.1	12.2
NON-HISPANIC AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE	0.4	0.6
NON-HISPANIC ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER	2.4	6.5
HISPANIC	5.6	16.4
Note: Data are middle-series projections of the population. Hispanics may be of any race. Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Nativity: 1999 to 2100; published January 2000, http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html

TABLE 2B: PROJECTED POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 2000 AND 2050, IN THOUSANDS
	2000	2050
TOTAL	34,836	81,999
NON-HISPANIC WHITE	29,097	52,684
NON-HISPANIC BLACK	2,827	9,997
NON-HISPANIC AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE	152	530
NON-HISPANIC ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER	822	5,366
HISPANIC	1,938	13,422
Note: Data are middle-series projections of the population. Hispanics may be of any race. Reference population: These data refer to the resident population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Nativity: 1999 to 2100; published January 2000, http://www.census.gov/population/www/projections/natproj.html.

Indicator 3 : Marital Status

TABLE : MARITAL STATUS OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY AGE GROUP AND SEX, 1998
	TOTAL	MARRIED	WIDOWED	DIVORCED	NEVER MARRIED
TOTAL
65 OR OLDER	100.0	56.6	32.5	6.7	4.3
65 TO 74	100.0	65.8	21.6	8.4	4.2
75 TO 84	100.0	49.8	41.1	4.7	4.3
85 OR OLDER	100.0	25.9	65.2	3.7	5.2
MEN
65 OR OLDER	100.0	75.1	14.9	6.1	3.8
65 TO 74	100.0	79.2	8.9	7.8	4.1
75 TO 84	100.0	73.5	19.6	3.7	3.2
85 OR OLDER	100.0	49.9	42.1	3.6	4.5
WOMEN
65 OR OLDER	100.0	42.9	45.2	7.1	4.7
65 TO 74	100.0	54.9	31.9	8.9	4.3
75 TO 84	100.0	34.1	55.6	5.4	5.0
85 OR OLDER	100.0	13.4	77.3	3.7	5.5
Reference population: These data refer to the civilian noninstitutional population. Source: March Current Population Survey.

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 1998
	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	1998
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGHER	17.7	19.1	27.1	40.7	53.2	67.0
BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER	3.6	3.7	5.5	8.6	10.7	14.8
Reference population: Data for 1980 and 1998 refer to the civilian noninstitutional population. Data for other years refer to the resident population. Source: Population Census Volumes 1950, 1960, 1970, and 1990; March Current Population Survey, 1980 and 1998.

TABLE 4B: PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGHER AND BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER, BY RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 1998
	HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGHER	BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER
TOTAL	67.0	14.8
NON-HISPANIC WHITE	71.6	16.0
NON-HISPANIC BLACK	43.7	7.0
NON-HISPANIC ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER	65.1	22.2
HISPANIC	29.4	5.4
Note: Hispanics may be of any race. Reference population: These data refer to the civilian noninstitutional population. Source: March Current Population Survey.

Indicator 5 : Living Arrangements

TABLE 5A: LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER, BY SEX AND RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, 1998
	WITH SPOUSE	WITH OTHER RELATIVES	WITH NON- RELATIVES	ALONE
MEN
TOTAL	72.6	7.0	3.0	17.3
WHITE	74.3	6.0	2.7	17.0
BLACK	53.5	14.8	6.8	24.9
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER	72.0	20.8	0.6	6.6
HISPANIC	66.8	15.0	4.3	14.0
WOMEN
TOTAL	40.7	16.8	1.7	40.8
WHITE	42.4	14.8	1.6	41.3
BLACK	24.3	32.2	2.7	40.8
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER	41.3	36.7	0.8	21.2
HISPANIC	36.9	33.8	1.8	27.4
Note: Hispanics may be of any race. Reference population: These data refer to the civilian noninstitutional population. Source: March Current Population Survey.

TABLE 5B: PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AGE 65 AND OLDER LIVING ALONE, BY AGE GROUP AND SEX, 1970 TO 1998
	1970	1980	1990	1998
MEN
65 TO 74	11.3	11.6	13.0	13.9
75 OR OLDER	19.1	21.6	20.9	22.3
WOMEN
65 TO 74	31.7	35.6	33.2	30.2
75 OR OLDER	37.0	49.4	54.0	52.9
Reference population: These data refer to the civilian noninstitutional population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey Reports, “Marital Status and Living Arrangements: March 1994” (P20-484) and March 1998 (Update) (P20-514).

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