Racial and Ethnic Composition
People aged 55–64 have become somewhat more diverse with respect to race and ethnicity
reflecting the demographic changes in the U.S. population as a whole over the last
several decades.
Chart 2a. Population aged 55–64, by race and Hispanic origin, 1984, 1994, and 2004
![Population aged 55-64, by race and Hispanic origin, 1984, 1994, and 2004—the percentage of non-Hispanic blacks remained stable at 9-10 percent from 1984 to 2004, but the percentage of Hispanics about doubled from 4 percent to 8 percent.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090506000958im_/http://www.agingstats.gov/AgingStatsDotNet/Main_Site/Data/2008_Retirement/images/Chart2a.jpg)
Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates.
- In 2004, the percentage of non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics
aged 55–64 was greater than in 1984. In 1984, 85 percent of people aged 55–64 were
non-Hispanic whites in contrast to 78 percent in 2004. The percentage of Hispanics
aged 55–64 increased from 4 percent to 8 percent while the percentage of non-Hispanic
blacks increased from 9 to 10 percent.
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