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Highlights
the Census Bureau's demographic profiles about the U.S. population
age 65 and over. |
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Census
Bureau Director Louis Kincannon |
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Dr. Richard J. Hodes, director of the National Institute on
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Senator
Robert Byrd of West Virginia |
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Senator
Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii |
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TRT
1:40, Project #V03-057
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Download
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Profile
America (English version text and audio) |
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Al
Día (Spanish version text and audio) |
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Radio Stations: For a copy of this and other Profile America
or Al Día (Spanish) CDs, send your request
to: broadcast@census.gov |
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65
and over |
Under
65 |
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Estimated
Population in 2003
(in millions) |
36 |
255 |
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Projected
Growth Rate by 2050
(in millions) |
148 |
35 |
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Median
Household Income |
$23,152 |
$49,510 |
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Poverty
Rate |
10.4% |
10.6% |
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College
Graduation |
16.7% |
29.0% |
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Home
Ownership |
81% |
65.3% |
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Married |
57% |
56% |
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MORE
CENSUS BUREAU FACTS... |
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau |
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