Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A 2023 report from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis notes that 20% of adults aged 55 and older struggled with one or more daily activities. Among those, 42% who have difficulty in ...
This is a list of U.S. states, the District of Columbia and territories by median age in 2020. [note 1] The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age.
In the early 2020s, among Americans aged 65 or older, 14% of all expenditures goes to healthcare, compared to 8% for the general population. [55] While some enjoy living by themselves, others suffer from physical or mental health issues being socially isolated. [ 162 ]
Bi-variate choropleth map comparing the estimated percent of the population 65 and older and 17 and younger in the Contiguous United States by county, 2020 The dependency ratio is the age-population ratio of people who are normally not in the labor force (the dependent population, which includes those aged 0 to 14 and 65 and older) to those who ...
By 2030, the percentage of the population over 65 will exceed the population under 18, data shows. Only a few years later in 2038, the population is expected to hit “natural decrease,” which ...
The median age in the U.S. hit a record high of 38.9 years, according to newly released census data.
By 2000, the number of senior citizens had increased to about 35 million (of 280 million US citizens). Population experts estimate that more than 50 million Americans—about 17 percent of the population—will be 65 or older in 2020. [148] By 2050, it is projected that at least 400,000 Americans will be 100 or older. [149]
The report notes that 11.2 million older adults spent over 30% of their income on housing in 2021, and only 36.5% of eligible households received federal housing assistance.