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Oldest population in U.S. boomed last decade, as median age nears 39

The share of U.S. Residents aged 65 or older increased by over a third from 2010 to 2020, with millennials moving into their 20s and 30s and fewer children being born contributing to the trend. This demographic shift poses economic and social challenges, particularly as the number of older people requiring support from working-age adults is increasing. There were also more men over 100 years old due to advances in medical treatments and disease prevention.
The census, which was delayed by the pandemic, also revealed that more than half of U.S.

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America aged rapidly in the last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped - West Hawaii Today

The United States grew older, faster, last decade.

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New Census data: America aged rapidly in last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped

U.S. residents age 65 or older ballooned by more than a third from 2010 through 2020, while the share of children declined. The nation's median age is 38.8.

2 years ago·Lancaster, United States

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New Census data: America aged rapidly in last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped

U.S. residents age 65 or older ballooned by more than a third from 2010 through 2020, while the share of children declined. The nation's median age is 38.8.

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New Census data: America aged rapidly in last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped

U.S. residents age 65 or older ballooned by more than a third from 2010 through 2020, while the share of children declined. The nation's median age is 38.8.

2 years ago·Albuquerque, United States

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New Census data: America aged rapidly in last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped

U.S. residents age 65 or older ballooned by more than a third from 2010 through 2020, while the share of children declined. The nation's median age is 38.8.

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New Census data: America aged rapidly in last decade as baby boomers grew older and births dropped

U.S. residents age 65 or older ballooned by more than a third from 2010 through 2020, while the share of children declined. The nation's median age is 38.8.

2 years ago·Birmingham, United States

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