65-and-Older Population Soars

Florida and Arizona aren’t the only places with large older populations

January 9, 2012 RSS Feed Print

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Blue sky above White Tank Mountain Regional Park just outside Surprise, Arizona

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West Jordan, Utah, has the lowest percentage of people age 65 and up (4.6 percent), followed by Killeen, Texas, (5.2 percent) and Frisco, Texas (5.4 percent). "Higher concentrations of people in the younger ages resulted in a smaller relative share of older adults in 2010," according to the Census Bureau report. Many of the places with the lowest proportions of older residents have large populations of young people due to the presence of a college or military base. Killeen, Texas, for example, is near Fort Hood military base, and Provo, Utah, where people 65 and older make up just 5.8 percent of the population, is home to a large university.

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Elderly up 5.3%. The entire population is up by a similar amount.

andy of FL 9:07AM January 24, 2013

I found this blog article interesting about retiring abroad
http://bestofthebetter.com/2013/01/13/retire-abroad-and-live-well/

Goerge of NY 1:36AM January 20, 2013

Your article includes a picture of Warren Dunes State Park you represent as Warren, MI. Believe me, there is a world of difference as well as mileage between Warren and Warren Dunes, MI. Warren Dunes is on Lake Michigan in Sawyer, Warren is near Detroit.

Ron of MI 8:46AM November 19, 2012