Americans are growing older. The 2020 census found that the median age rose in part because the fastest-growing segment of the population was among those 65 and older.
SALT LAKE CITY — Americans are growing older. The 2020 census found that the median age rose in part because the fastest-growing segment of the population was among those 65 and older, up 38.6% over the decade to total 55.8 million senior adults.
Americans are also growing more diverse. As Brookings Institution scholar William H. Frey reported last week, the older population is growing, the youth population declining. And the aging pattern is not "race-neutral," he noted. "Nonwhite residents accounted for all of the gains in post-baby-boomer populations. Although all race and ethnic groups are aging to some degree, the median age of white Americans is higher than all others in most geographic areas.
Rankings on median age tend to mirror those of senior population shares — with slow-growing Northeast, and Midwest areas, along with Florida and several retirement-magnet metro areas, generally ranking higher. But some areas with the lowest 2020 median ages still showed notable median age gains from the prior decade, demonstrating that population aging is pervasive."The demographics as reported by the Census Bureau show other interesting shifts. For instance, the dependency rate is 63.6.
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