Demographic Profile of Senior in Wayne County, Michigan

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A Demographic Profile of Seniors in PSA 1-A: Implications for Funding and Service Delivery The Detroit Area Agency on Aging Region 1-A is comprised of the following cities: Detroit, the five Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Highland Park. In order to analyze the agency’s population base (persons 60 years and over), both with regard to current residential distribution and trends over time, we have utilized several different geographic structures. Total Population Trends At the State level we have analyzed Region 1-A in relation to the other 15 regions in the State. The primary variables that will be examined in this analysis are: share of State’s population 60 years and over; share of State’s minority population 60 years and over; share of State’s population 60 years and over in poverty. An additional set of variables, judged as relevant measures of the health and well-being of seniors, will also be reviewed. The analysis has shown that the population losses that the region has experienced over the last 30 years has resulted in its overall share of the total population decreasing from 24.9 percent in 1970 to 9.3 percent in 2000 (see Table 1). Table 1. Share of the State’s 60+ Population by Region Region 1970 1980 1990 2000 1-A 24.9 17.2 12.7 9.3 1-B 17.9 21.8 24.7 26.3 1-C 8.2 10.0 11.2 10.7 2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3-A 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.2 3-B 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1 3-C 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 5 5.1 5.2 5.4 5.7 6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 7 7.1 7.6 7.6 8.0 8 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.8 9 2.4 3.0 3.3 3.7 10 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.5 11 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.2 14 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.1 While this loss in share is attributable, to some degree, to gains throughout the State, it is more the case of losses in Region 1-A. Table 2 shows population trends in Region 1-A, both total and just the 60 years and over population, from 1970 to 2000. Both groups suffered large losses, in both number and percent, between 1970 and 1980. While the region’s total population fell by 332,000, or 20.1 percent, the 60+ population dropped by over 56,000, or 17.2 percent. The decade of the 1980s brought a slight slowing to the A Demographic Profile of Seniors in PSA 1-A 5
losses for both, though percentage losses remained in double-digits – between 14 and 15 percent. The decade of the 1990s brought the first significant divergence in these trends. While the Region’s total population loss slowed to just under 7 percent, the rate of loss for persons 60 and over accelerated to 22.8 percent – highest of any period. While Region 1-A’s total population fell by just under 78,000 persons, more than half of this loss (56 percent) was attributable to losses in the 60+ population, which fell by almost 44,000. Table 2. Trends in Total and Elderly Population in Region 1-A, 1970 - 2000 Year Population Totals, by Decade Percent Change, Decade to Decade Michigan Region 1-A Michigan Region 1-A Total 60+ Total 60+ Total 60+ Total 60+ 1970 8,875,083 1,089,225 1,653,065 270,940 1980 9,262,078 1,305,636 1,320,898 224,257 4.4% 19.9% -20.1% -17.2% 1990 9,295,297 1,510,397 1,130,565 191,424 0.4% 15.7% -14.4% -14.6% 2000 9,938,444 1,596,162 1,052,946 147,806 6.9% 5.7% -6.9% -22.8% Table 3 presents a summary, by age category, of Region 1-A’s population 60+ in 1990 and 2000. While the overall 60+ population experienced a loss of 43,618, or 22.8 percent, the majority of this loss occurred in the 60-64 years and 65-74 years cohorts. There were 31 percent fewer 60-64 year olds and 29 percent fewer 65-74 year olds in Region 1-A in 2000 than a decade earlier. While losses were also experienced by the 75- 84 years and 85 years+ cohorts, these losses were considerably less – 6.5 and 10 percent, respectively. The 55-59 year cohort experienced a very small loss over the decade, and its total of 42,843 is almost 10,000 higher than the 60-64 year cohort just ahead of it. Baring large losses due to death and/or migration, this group, coupled with the first wave of “baby-boomers” that follow, will bring overall growth in the region’s 60+ population in the decade to come. Table 3. Trends in Selected Age Categories in Region 1-A, 1990 - 2000 Age Group Region 1-A Totals 1990-2000 Change 1990 2000 Number Percent 45-54 years 99,251 130,599 31,348 31.6 55-59 years 43,703 42,843 -860 -2.0 60 years+ 191,424 147,806 -43,618 -22.8 60-64 years 47,885 32,999 -14,886 -31.1 65 years+ 143,539 114,807 -28,732 -20.0 65-74 years 84,819 60,385 -24,434 -28.8 75-84 years 44,376 41,475 -2,901 -6.5 85 years+ 14,344 12,947 -1,397 -9.7 A Demographic Profile of Seniors in PSA 1-A 6
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TABLE 1. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
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TABLE 1. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
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TABLE 2. LIVING ARRANGEMENT TRENDS
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Appendix B Wayne County Maps
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Northville Harper Woods Grosse Poin
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Number of Persons 60 Years of Age a
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Population 60 Years of Age and Over
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