OLDER ADULTS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

OLDER ADULTS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY

	1990 Census	2000 Census	2005 Estimate	2010 Projection	2020 Projection
Age 60+
Number	16,584	17,966	18,614	20,334	24,940
% of total	19.3%	19.5%	20.3%	21.9%	26.4%

Age 65+
Number	12,276	13,616	13,836	14,552	18,333
% of total	14.3%	14.8%	15.1%	15.7%	19.4%

Age 75+
Number	5,016	6,319	6,658	6,658	7,655
% of total	5.8%	6.9%	7.3%	7.2%	8.1%

Age 85+
Number	1,052	1,638	1,766	2,041	2,326
% of total	1.2%	1.8%	1.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Total Population	86,064	91,928	91,817	92,779	94,561
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	6.8%	-0.1%	0.9%	2.9%
Age 60+	8.3%	3.6%	13.2%	38.8%
Age 65+	10.9%	1.6%	6.9%	34.6%
Age 75+	26.0%	5.4%	5.4%	21.1%
Age 85+	55.7%	7.8%	24.6%	42.0%
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.

Source: 2000 Census of Population & Housing, Mapped by the PTCOG Regional Data Center.
Updated February, 2006