OLDER ADULTS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY
           
  1990  Census 2000  Census 2005 Estimate  2010  Projection 2020  Projection
          Age 60+ 
Number 21,039 25,406 27,985 32,036 40,967
% of total 16.6% 17.3% 18.1% 19.8% 23.0%
 
          Age 65+
Number 15,160 18,774 20,221 22,476 29,622
% of total 12.0% 12.8% 13.1% 13.9% 16.6%
 
          Age 75+
Number 5,922 8,276 9,158 9,853 12,520
% of total 4.7% 5.6% 5.9% 6.1% 7.0%
 
          Age 85+
Number 1,132 1,946 2,316 2,698 3,455
% of total 0.9% 1.3% 1.5% 1.7% 1.9%
Total Population 126,677 147,246 154,294 162,201 178,407
Source:  US Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, & 2000 Census of Population & Housing.  NC Office of  Budget & Management, State Demographer, projections for 2010 and 2020 issued in the fall of 2006.  Numbers compiled by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.

 

GROWTH RATES
  Past Current Projected
  1990-2000 2000 - 2005 2000 - 2010 2000 - 2020
Total Population 16.2% 4.8% 10.2% 21.2%
Age 60+ 20.8% 10.2% 26.1% 61.2%
Age 65+ 23.8% 7.7% 19.7% 57.8%
Age 75+ 39.8% 10.7% 19.1% 51.3%
Age 85+ 71.9% 19.0% 38.6% 77.5%
Source:  US Census Bureau, 1980, 1990, & 2000 Census of Population & Housing.  NC Office of  Budget & Management, State Demographer, projections for 2010 and 2020 issued in the fall of 2006.  Numbers compiled by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.

 

Concentrations of Older Adults
Davidson County, NC, 2000

          Source:  US Census Bureau, Census 2000.  Mapped by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.
Updated February, 2006.