OLDER ADULTS IN REGION G

OLDER ADULTS IN REGION G

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2005 Estimate	2010 Projection	2020 Projection
Age 60+
Number	141,818	162,731	174,236	196,666	252,382
% of total	17.3%	16.7%	17.2%	18.3%	21.1%

Age 65+
Number	103,545	122,937	127,094	138,394	182,586
% of total	12.6%	12.7%	12.5%	12.9%	15.3%

Age 75+
Number	41,736	56,300	60,633	63,004	75,644
% of total	5.1%	5.8%	6.0%	5.9%	6.3%

Age 85+
Number	8,994	14,093	16,291	18,650	22,360
% of total	1.1%	1.5%	1.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Total Population	818,965	971,799	1,014,512	1,074,343	1,194,826
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	18.7%	4.4%	10.6%	22.9%
Age 60+	14.7%	7.1%	20.9%	55.1%
Age 65+	18.7%	3.4%	12.6%	48.5%
Age 75+	34.9%	7.7%	11.9%	34.4%
Age 85+	56.7%	15.6%	32.3%	58.7%
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.