Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in
2006
Background
bull The population born between 1946 and 1964 is commonly referred to as the Baby Boom generation
bull Distinguishable by a dramatic increase in birth rates following World War II Baby Boomers now comprise what is seen as one of the largest generations in US history
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers were ages 42 to 60 2
Background
bull Understanding the demographic andsocioeconomic characteristics of the members of this generation in the presentday is essential
bull The primary purpose of this presentation is tostudy the current characteristics of BabyBoomers (born between 1946 and 1964) byfocusing on the population ages 42 to 60 in2006 However some of the current US population ages 42 to 60 presented here isforeign born and was born in other countriesduring the same period
3
Topics for Discussion About the Baby Boomer Population
bull Population size bull Geographic distribution bull Demographic characteristics bull Socioeconomic characteristics
4
Past Present and Future Population Size of Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Background
bull The population born between 1946 and 1964 is commonly referred to as the Baby Boom generation
bull Distinguishable by a dramatic increase in birth rates following World War II Baby Boomers now comprise what is seen as one of the largest generations in US history
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers were ages 42 to 60 2
Background
bull Understanding the demographic andsocioeconomic characteristics of the members of this generation in the presentday is essential
bull The primary purpose of this presentation is tostudy the current characteristics of BabyBoomers (born between 1946 and 1964) byfocusing on the population ages 42 to 60 in2006 However some of the current US population ages 42 to 60 presented here isforeign born and was born in other countriesduring the same period
3
Topics for Discussion About the Baby Boomer Population
bull Population size bull Geographic distribution bull Demographic characteristics bull Socioeconomic characteristics
4
Past Present and Future Population Size of Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Background
bull Understanding the demographic andsocioeconomic characteristics of the members of this generation in the presentday is essential
bull The primary purpose of this presentation is tostudy the current characteristics of BabyBoomers (born between 1946 and 1964) byfocusing on the population ages 42 to 60 in2006 However some of the current US population ages 42 to 60 presented here isforeign born and was born in other countriesduring the same period
3
Topics for Discussion About the Baby Boomer Population
bull Population size bull Geographic distribution bull Demographic characteristics bull Socioeconomic characteristics
4
Past Present and Future Population Size of Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Topics for Discussion About the Baby Boomer Population
bull Population size bull Geographic distribution bull Demographic characteristics bull Socioeconomic characteristics
4
Past Present and Future Population Size of Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Past Present and Future Population Size of Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Baby Boomers by Sex 1970-2030
Year Both Sexes Male Female Number
1970 72376007 36369345 36006662 2000 78310361 38679407 39630954 2006 77980296 38275051 39705245 2030 57793135 26054999 31738136
Percent 1970 1000 503 497 2000 1000 494 506 2006 1000 491 509 2030 1000 451 549
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970 and 2000 US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 US Census Bureau Population Projections as of July 1 2008
6
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
7
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 1970
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 1970
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
8
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2000
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2000
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
9
Population by Single Year of Age and Sex 2030
18 13 08 03 03 08 13 18
Under 1 year 5 years
10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years 35 years 40 years 45 years 50 years 55 years 60 years 65 years 70 years 75 years 80 years
85+ years
AG
E
Percent
Male Female
Source US Census Bureau Population Projections 2008
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Geographic Distribution of the Baby Boom Population
10
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
11
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Baby Boomer Population by Region 2006
Number of
4 3 2 1
Rank
Northeast West Midwest South
Region
14929434 17421670 17569066 28060126
Baby Boomers
12
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Top Five States by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank State Baby Boomers
1 California 8992331
2 Texas 5665790
3 New York 5110668
4 Florida 4652377
5 Pennsylvania 3421875
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates July 1 2006
13
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Top Five States by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
5 4 3 2 1
Rank
Connecticut Montana New Hampshire Maine Vermont
State
281 287 297 298 301
Percent of Baby Boomers
14
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Population Size 2006
Number of Rank County Baby Boomers
Los Angeles County California 1 2416110
Cook County Illinois
(part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
2 1337165
Harris County Texas
(part of the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI metro area)
3 964063
Maricopa County Arizona (part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown TX metro area)
4 875095
Orange County California
(part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
762119 (part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
15
5
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
16
Top Five Counties by Percent Baby Boomer Population 2006
362 Gilpin County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 5
365 Teller County Colorado (part of the Colorado Springs CO metro area) 4
366 Mercer County North Dakota 3
371 Monroe County Florida (part of the Key West-Marathon FL micro area) 2
380 Clear Creek County Colorado (part of the Denver-Aurora CO metro area) 1
Percent County Rank
County is outside of both metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as of the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
17
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Top Five Counties by Baby Boomer Growth Rate 2000 to 2006
(Counties with more than 1000 Baby Boomers in 2006)
Rank County Percent Flagler County Florida
1 535
Lyon County Nevada
(the Palm Coast FL micro area)
2 318
Pinal County Arizona (the Fernley NV micro area)
3 311
Sumter County Florida (part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ metro area)
4 291
Pasco County Florida (The Villages FL micro area)
5 271 (part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater FL metro area)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006 December 2005 Office of Management and Budget definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas
18
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
2006 Demographic Characteristics of Baby Boomers
from 2006 Population Estimates
19
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Population Size by Sex 2006
Age Group Both Sexes Male Female Number
All Ages 299398484 147512152 151886332 Children (0-17 years) 73735562 37734707 36000855 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 99807722 50787951 49019771 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 77980296 38275051 39705245 Older Adults (61+ years) 47874904 20714443 27160461
Percent All Ages 1000 1000 1000 Children (0-17 years) 246 256 237 Younger Adults (18-41 years) 333 344 323 Baby Boomers (42-60 years) 261 260 261 Older Adults (61+ years) 160 140 179
Note The data presented here do not exclude the effects of immigration and persons born in other countries living in the United States
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
20
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Baby Boomers Age Distribution
bull In 2006 Baby Boomers age 42 to 60 totaled an estimated 780 million and comprised 261 percent of the total US population
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
21
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
22
Age Distribution 2006
00
05
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89 93 97
101
Age
Es
tim
ate
(sh
ow
n in
mil
lion
s)
Children (0-17 years)
Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years)
Older Adults (61+ years)
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Baby Boomers Sex Ratio
bull In 2006 the sex ratio for Baby Boomers was 964
bull This means that there were approximately 96 male Baby Boomers per 100 female Baby Boomers
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
23
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Sex
Rat
io
Sex Ratios by Single Year of Age 2006
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85+
Age
Children (0-17 years) Younger Adults (18-41 years)
Baby Boomers (42-60 years) Older Adults (61+ years)
24
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
25
Hispanic Origin 2006 Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
148 203 181
103 67
852 797 819
897 933
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cen
t
Hispanic Not Hispanic
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
26
Racial Composition 2006
Source US Census Bureau Population Estimates as of July 1 2006
763
781 82
2 867
128
154
138
116
87
10
12
11
09
06 4
4
41 53
43
33
02
02
02
01
01 16 29
15
09
07
801
Total Children Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
Population (0-17 years) (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61+ years)
Per
cent
White alone Black alone American Indian and Alaska Native alone Asian alone Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone Two or more races
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Socioeconomic Characteristics from the 2006 American
Community Survey (ACS) (The following are survey estimates and are subject to sampling and
nonsampling error)
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Benefits of Using 2006 ACS Data
bull Every year the ACS releases single year estimates for geographic areas containing a population of 65000 or more
bull In 2006 the ACS began sampling and collectingdata from group quarters (GQ) in addition to housingunits
bull For more information please see Using Data from the 2006 American Community Survey at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwUseDataadvance_copy_user_guidepdf
28
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Living Arrangements 2006
bull Living Quarters are classified as either housing units or group quarters
bull Institutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities for people under formally authorized supervised care or custody at the time of enumeration such as correctional facilities nursing facilities skilled nursing facilities in-patient hospice facilities mental (psychiatric hospitals) group homes for juveniles and residential treatment centers for juvenilesrdquo
bull Noninstitutional Group Quarters ldquoinclude facilities that are not classified as institutional group quarters such as collegeuniversity housing group homes intended for adults residential treatment facilities for adults workersrsquo group living quarters and Job Corps centers and religious group quartersrdquo
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2006usedataSubject_Definitionspdf
29
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Living Arrangements 2006
bull In 2006 15 percent of Baby Boomers resided in a Group Quarters facility
bull Of the Baby Boomers living in Group Quarters 595 percent resided in an institutional GQ
30
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
31
Living Arrangements 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
Group Quarters
Total Population 18+ years
Younger Adults
18-41 years
Baby Boomers
42-60 years
Older Adults
61+ years Living in Group Quarters (percent) 35 46 15 42
institutionalized (percent) 508 338 595 844 noninstitutionalized (percent) 492 662 405 156
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
32
Marital Status 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
532
420
656
563
67
03 27
266
111 66
170
109
24 24 30 14
266
487
117
49
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Now Married Widowed Divorced Separated Never Married
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
- -
33
Educational Attainment 2006
162 149
125
249
307 298 298
338
285
320
289
208
246 233
288
204
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Less than high school graduate High school graduate Some College Bachelors degree or higher
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
- -
Pe
rce
nt
Nativity 2006
153 178 143 117
883 857 847 822
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Native Foreign Born
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
34
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
- -
35
Disability Status 2006 (Civilian noninstitutionalized population)
171
77
167
378
829
923
833
622
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cent
With any disability No disability
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
- -
36
Civilian Veterans 2006
104
38
109
234
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18 41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
37
Employment Status 2006
618
715 741
212
40 60
33 08 04 09 01 00
338
216 224
779
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
Employed Unemployed Armed forces Not in labor force
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
38
Selected Household Income 2006
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
In the past 12 months in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars
803 961 918
416 268
33 104
832
174 22
113
472
81 111 69 57
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Per
cen
t
With Earnings With Social Security Income With Retirement Income With Food Stamps
Note The age data refer to the age of the householder for the estimates of households
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Baby Boomers Poverty Status
bull ACS determines poverty status by comparing a personrsquos total family income in the last 12 months with the poverty threshold appropriate with that family size and composition If family income is below the appropriate threshold the person andor family members are considered to be below the poverty level
bull Please refer to ACS 2006 Subject Definitions documentation at httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloads2005usedataSubj ect_Definitionspdf
39
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
-
40
Poverty 2006 (Population for whom poverty status is determined)
97 89
147
116
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42 60 years) (61 years and over)
Pe
rce
nt
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
- -
Pe
rcen
t Housing Tenure 2006
(Occupied Housing units)
327 502
250 208
792 750 673
498
Total Younger Adults Baby Boomers Older Adults
18 years and over (18-41 years) (42-60 years) (61 years and over)
Owner occupied housing units Renter occupied housing units
Source US Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
41
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull Baby Boomers still comprise a large portion of the US population Over one-fourth of the total US population in 2006 was between ages 42 and 60
42
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Highlights of Baby Boomer Characteristics
bull In 2006 the majority of Baby Boomers ndash reported race as White and ethnicity as
non-Hispanic ndash are currently married ndash reported having some college or higher ndash are currently employed and working
43
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Estimates and Projections Data
For more information about the Estimates and Projections data please go to
bull Population Estimates httpwwwcensusgovpopestestimateshtml
bull Population Projections httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwprojectio nsindexhtml
44
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
Quality of ACS Survey Data
For more information about the ACS sampling methodology and design response rates coverage and accuracy of the data please go to
bull US Census Bureau Design and Methodology American Community Survey (Technical Paper 67)
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwindexhtml bull 2006 Data Users Handbook American Community Survey
httpwwwcensusgovacswwwDownloadsHandbo ok2006pdf
45
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46
For More Information Visit
Web wwwcensusgov
Age Data httpwwwcensusgovpopulationwwwsocdemoage
Age and Special Populations Branch Population Division
US Census Bureau Washington DC
Email carrieawernercensusgov 46