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Did you know: Census resources on the elder population

Elderly (65+) Population (see also Older (55+) Population above)

   The BIG ONE:  65+ in the United States: 2005 (P23-209) [PDF 8.28M]   

Also: 

  1. We the People: Aging in the United States (CENSR-19) [PDF 373k]      
  2. The Older Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2000 (P23-211)       
  3. Guide to Data on the Older Population in Census 2000 Summary Files 1-3
            HTML version (111k) | PDF version (485k)   
  4. Guide to Data on the Older Population in Census 2000 Summary Files 1-4
            HTML version (146k) | PDF version (949k)      
  5. An Aging World: 2001 (P95/01-1) [PDF 3M]      
  6. Census 2000 Brief: The 65 Years        and Over Population: 2000 (C2KBR/01-10) [PDF 580k]   
  7. Population and Ranking Tables of the Older Population for the United States, States, Puerto Rico, Places of 100,000 or More Population, and Counties (PHC-T-13)       
          
  8. 1998 Population Estimates of People 65 Years and Over and 85 Years and Over by Region, and State              
  9. Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
            AgingStats.Gov – Web Site of theFederal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
  10. Sixty-Five Plus in the United States       
    • Statistical Brief on Sixty-Five Plus in the United States
                  Select one of the versions below:            

               Current Population Report P23-190, 65+ in the United States       

  11. Wallcharts:       
  12. We the American Elderly [PDF 235k]              
  13. The Current Population Survey and other Census Bureau surveys collect data by age.  See the subjects (Education, Families, Marital Status and Living Arrangements, etc.) listed under “Population Topics” for additional sources of data by age.    
  14. Centenarians in the United States: 1990 [PDF 1M]
  15. Grandparents and Grandchildren      
  16. Profiles of America’s Elderly -Presents results of the 1990 Census of Population and Housing related to  America’s elderly.
  17. Housing of the Elderly –  Products available from the 1990 Census for the United States, all States, and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan statistical areas.

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