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Virginia's Diverse and Growing Older Population
Virginia Newsletter, April 2009
- Virginia's aging population is
going to present many challenges because of a diversity of health and
economic needs. But an increase in the elderly can also offer great
potential for improving community life.
- By 2030, the number of Virginians
ages 65 and older will double from 900,000 now to 1.8 million and in
percentage of the population from 12 to 19 percent.
- The senior population will have
vastly different levels of needs, abilities and resources. The oldest
seniors are more likely to live in poverty, to be less well educated,
and to have more health problems.
- Elderly women significantly
outnumber elderly men. Among those 85 and older, the ratio is more than
two to one. Women are more likely to be widowed and to live alone and
in poverty.
Demographics & Workforce In The News- Stats show high cost of city housing, Charlottesville Daily Progress, December 9, 2008
- Valley's elderly population to double in size, Waynesboro News Virginian, November 27, 2008
- New UVa Study Shows Millions May Have Gone to Wrong Schools, CBS News, WCAV TV, November 24, 2008
- U.S. Census: Majority the New Minority by 2042, Fox News, WCAC TV, August 15, 2008
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