Facts and Figures on Aging

Source: The Administration on Aging's "A Profile of Older Americans: 2004"

Note: Increments in years are uneven.
Sources: Projections of the Population by Age are taken from the January 2004 Census Internet Release. Historical data are taken from "65+ in the United States," Current Population Reports, Special Studies, P23-190 Data for 2000 are from the 2000 Census and 2003 data are taken from the Census estimates for 2003.

Persons 65+ as a Percentage of Total Population - 2003

Based on Census 2003 Population Estimates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census

Living Arrangements of Persons 65+: 2003

Based on data from U.S. Bureau of the Census including the 2003 Current Population Survey and the 2003 American Community Survey. See: March 2003 Current Population Survey Internet releases. See also: "America’s Families and Living Arrangements; Population Characteristics: June, 2001, Current Population Reports, P20-537” and “The 65 Years and Over Population: 2000, Census 2000 Brief, October, 2001” as well as other Census 2000 data and unpublished data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.