Civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin

Table 2. Civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin, 1986, 1996, 2006, and projected 2016
[Numbers in thousands]
Group Level Change Annual growth rate Percent distribution
1986 1996 2006 2016 1986-96 1996-2006 2006-16 1986-96 1996-2006 2006-16 1986 1996 2006 2016

 

          

Total, 16 years and older

 180,587 200,591 228,815 250,597 20,004 28,224 21,782 1.1 1.3 0.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

16 to 24

 34,065 32,343 36,943 36,539 -1,722 4,600 -404 -0.5 1.3 -0.1 18.9 16.1 16.1 14.6

16 to 19

 14,496 14,934 16,678 15,717 438 1,744 -961 0.3 1.1 -0.6 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.3

20 to 24

 19,569 17,409 20,265 20,822 -2,160 2,856 557 -1.2 1.5 0.3 10.8 8.7 8.9 8.3

25 to 54

 97,013 115,505 124,884 126,806 18,492 9,379 1,922 1.8 0.8 0.2 53.7 57.6 54.6 50.6

25 to 34

 41,731 40,252 39,230 43,684 -1,479 -1,022 4,454 -0.4 -0.3 1.1 23.1 20.1 17.1 17.4

35 to 44

 32,550 43,086 42,753 40,401 10,536 -333 -2,352 2.8 -0.1 -0.6 18.0 21.5 18.7 16.1

45 to 54

 22,732 32,167 42,901 42,721 9,435 10,734 -180 3.5 2.9 -0.0 12.6 16.0 18.7 17.0

55 and older

 49,508 52,741 66,988 87,250 3,233 14,247 20,262 0.6 2.4 2.7 27.4 26.3 29.3 34.8

55 to 64

 22,011 20,990 31,375 40,893 -1,021 10,385 9,518 -0.5 4.1 2.7 12.2 10.5 13.7 16.3

65 to 74

 17,039 18,244 18,685 27,371 1,205 441 8,686 0.7 0.2 3.9 9.4 9.1 8.2 10.9

75 and older

 10,458 13,507 16,928 18,986 3,049 3,421 2,058 2.6 2.3 1.2 5.8 6.7 7.4 7.6

 

          

Men, 16 years and older

 85,798 96,206 110,605 121,454 10,408 14,399 10,849 1.2 1.4 0.9 47.5 48.0 48.3 48.5

16 to 24

 16,773 16,210 18,650 18,419 -563 2,440 -231 -0.3 1.4 -0.1 9.3 8.1 8.2 7.4

16 to 19

 7,275 7,600 8,459 7,951 325 859 -508 0.4 1.1 -0.6 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.2

20 to 24

 9,498 8,611 10,191 10,467 -887 1,580 276 -1.0 1.7 0.3 5.3 4.3 4.5 4.2

25 to 54

 47,342 56,671 61,640 62,937 9,329 4,969 1,297 1.8 0.8 0.2 26.2 28.3 26.9 25.1

25 to 34

 20,498 19,775 19,568 21,859 -723 -207 2,291 -0.4 -0.1 1.1 11.4 9.9 8.6 8.7

35 to 44

 15,858 21,222 21,082 20,044 5,364 -140 -1,038 3.0 -0.1 -0.5 8.8 10.6 9.2 8.0

45 to 54

 10,986 15,674 20,991 21,034 4,688 5,317 43 3.6 3.0 0.0 6.1 7.8 9.2 8.4

55 and older

 21,683 23,325 30,315 40,098 1,642 6,990 9,783 0.7 2.7 2.8 12.0 11.6 13.2 16.0

55 to 64

 10,336 9,997 15,095 19,767 -339 5,098 4,672 -0.3 4.2 2.7 5.7 5.0 6.6 7.9

65 to 74

 7,490 8,194 8,574 12,686 704 380 4,112 0.9 0.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.7 5.1

75 and older

 3,857 5,134 6,646 7,645 1,277 1,512 999 2.9 2.6 1.4 2.1 2.6 2.9 3.1

 

          

Women, 16 years and older

 94,789 104,385 118,210 129,143 9,596 13,825 10,933 1.0 1.3 0.9 52.5 52.0 51.7 51.5

16 to 24

 17,293 16,132 18,292 18,122 -1,161 2,160 -170 -0.7 1.3 -0.1 9.6 8.0 8.0 7.2

16 to 19

 7,221 7,335 8,218 7,766 114 883 -452 0.2 1.1 -0.6 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.1

20 to 24

 10,072 8,798 10,074 10,356 -1,274 1,276 282 -1.3 1.4 0.3 5.6 4.4 4.4 4.1

25 to 54

 49,671 58,835 63,243 63,869 9,164 4,408 626 1.7 0.7 0.1 27.5 29.3 27.6 25.5

25 to 34

 21,233 20,477 19,662 21,825 -756 -815 2,163 -0.4 -0.4 1.0 11.8 10.2 8.6 8.7

35 to 44

 16,692 21,865 21,671 20,357 5,173 -194 -1,314 2.7 -0.1 -0.6 9.2 10.9 9.5 8.1

45 to 54

 11,746 16,493 21,910 21,687 4,747 5,417 -223 3.5 2.9 -0.1 6.5 8.2 9.6 8.7

55 and older

 27,825 29,418 36,675 47,152 1,593 7,257 10,477 0.6 2.2 2.5 15.4 14.7 16.0 18.8

55 to 64

 11,675 10,993 16,280 21,126 -682 5,287 4,846 -0.6 4.0 2.6 6.5 5.5 7.1 8.4

65 to 74

 9,482 10,050 10,111 14,686 568 61 4,575 0.6 0.1 3.8 5.3 5.0 4.4 5.9

75 and older

 6,668 8,375 10,284 11,340 1,707 1,909 1,056 2.3 2.1 1.0 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.5

 

          

White,16 years and older

 155,432 168,317 186,264 199,493 12,885 17,947 13,229 0.8 1.0 0.7 86.1 83.9 81.4 79.6

Men

 74,390 81,489 91,021 97,845 7,099 9,532 6,824 0.9 1.1 0.7 41.2 40.6 39.8 39.0

Women

 81,042 86,828 95,243 101,648 5,786 8,415 6,405 0.7 0.9 0.7 44.9 43.3 41.6 40.6

 

          

Black, 16 years and older

 19,989 23,604 27,007 31,009 3,615 3,403 4,002 1.7 1.4 1.4 11.1 11.8 11.8 12.4

Men

 8,956 10,575 12,130 14,044 1,619 1,555 1,914 1.7 1.4 1.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.6

Women

 11,033 13,029 14,877 16,965 1,996 1,848 2,088 1.7 1.3 1.3 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.8

 

          

Asian, 16 years and older

 5,166 8,671 10,155 13,268 3,505 1,484 3,113 5.3 1.6 2.7 2.9 4.3 4.4 5.3

Men

 2,453 4,142 4,827 6,210 1,689 685 1,383 5.4 1.5 2.6 1.4 2.1 2.1 2.5

Women

 2,713 4,529 5,328 7,058 1,816 799 1,730 5.3 1.6 2.9 1.5 2.3 2.3 2.8

 

          

All other groups(1)

 - - 5,389 6,826 - - 1,437 - - 2.4 - - 2.4 2.7

Men

 - - 2,627 3,472 - - 845 - - 2.8 - - 1.1 1.4

Women

 - - 2,762 3,354 - - 592 - - 2.0 - - 1.2 1.3

 

          

Hispanic origin, 16 years and older

 12,344 19,213 30,103 39,169 6,869 10,890 9,066 4.5 4.6 2.7 6.8 9.6 13.2 15.6

Men

 6,105 9,604 15,473 19,995 3,499 5,869 4,522 4.6 4.9 2.6 3.4 4.8 6.8 8.0

Women

 6,238 9,610 14,630 19,174 3,372 5,020 4,544 4.4 4.3 2.7 3.5 4.8 6.4 7.7

 

          

Other than Hispanic origin, 16 years and older

 168,243 181,378 198,712 211,428 13,135 17,334 12,716 0.8 0.9 0.6 93.2 90.4 86.8 84.4

Men

 79,693 86,602 95,132 101,459 6,909 8,530 6,327 0.8 0.9 0.6 44.1 43.2 41.6 40.5

Women

 88,551 94,775 103,580 109,969 6,224 8,805 6,389 0.7 0.9 0.6 49.0 47.2 45.3 43.9

 

          

White non-Hispanic, 16 years and older

 143,566 150,024 158,308 163,224 6,458 8,284 4,916 0.4 0.5 0.3 79.5 74.8 69.2 65.1

Men

 68,587 72,319 76,597 79,267 3,732 4,278 2,670 0.5 0.6 0.3 38.0 36.1 33.5 31.6

Women

 74,980 77,706 81,711 83,957 2,726 4,005 2,246 0.4 0.5 0.3 41.5 38.7 35.7 33.5

 

          

Age of baby-boomers

 22 to 40 32 to 50 42 to 60 52 to 70

Footnotes:
(1) The "All other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the race categories of (2a) American Indian and Alaska Native and (2b) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders. Dash indicates no data collected for category.

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Last Modified Date: December 4, 2007