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Demography of Aging
Number (in 1,000s), Percentage, and Percent Change of Persons 65 and Over, 85 and Over, and Median Age in the United States by Region, Division, and State, 1980-1990
65 and Over
85 and Over
Region
1980
1990
Percent Change
1980
1990
Percent Change
Median Age, 1990
New Mexico
116
163
40.7
9
14
62.0
31.3
(8.9)
(10.8)
(21.3)
(8.9)
(10.9)
(28.6)
Arizona
307
479
55.8
20
38
89.7
32.2
(11.3)
(13.1)
(15.9)
(11.3)
(13.1)
(42.9)
Utah
109
150
37.2
9
14
53.8
26.2
(7.5)
(8.7)
(16.0)
(7.5)
(8.7)
(33.3)
Nevada
66
128
94.1
4
7
105.0
33.3
(8.2)
(10.6)
(29.3)
(8.2)
(10.6)
(20.0)
Pacific
3,237
4,250
31.3
294
506
38.0
31.9
(10.2)
(10.9)
(6.9)
(0.9)
(1.0)
(11.1)
Washington
432
575
33.3
41
56
35.7
33.1
(10.4)
(11.8)
(13.4)
(10.4)
(11.8)
(20.0)
Oregon
303
391
29.0
28
39
36.5
34.5
(11.5)
(13.8)
(20.0)
(11.5)
(13.8)
(27.3)
California
2,414
3,136
29.9
218
300
37.2
31.5
(10.2)
(10.5)
(2.9)
(10.2)
(10.5)
(11.1)
Alaska
12
22
93.7
1
1
102.1
29.4
(2.9)
(4.1)
(41.4)
(2.9)
(4.1)
(0.0)
Hawaii
76
125
64.2
6
10
87.0
32.6
(7.9)
(11.3)
(43.0)
(7.9)
(11.3)
(50.0)
SOURCE: 1980 and 1990: Bureau of the Census, (1992b); median age, 1990: Bureau of the Census (1992a).
