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White Paper - New York State Office for the Aging

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THE FACE OF NEW YORK – The Numbers<br />

• The youngest of <strong>the</strong><br />

Baby Boom will be<br />

over 50 years old by<br />

2015 while <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />

will approach 70 years<br />

old. This group will<br />

increase from 18<br />

percent in 2000 to<br />

nearly 24 percent by<br />

2015.<br />

• The population age 70<br />

and over will remain<br />

relatively constant at<br />

80-84<br />

70-74<br />

60-64<br />

50-54<br />

40-44<br />

30-34<br />

20-24<br />

10-14<br />

around 9 percent of <strong>the</strong> <strong>State</strong>’s total population.<br />

0-4<br />

Population Pyramid<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> 2015<br />

6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0<br />

Male<br />

Female<br />

Household Living Arrangements<br />

There is an important distinction between <strong>the</strong> Census definitions of households<br />

and families. A household includes all of <strong>the</strong> individuals who occupy a housing unit. A<br />

household may consist of one family, two or more families living toge<strong>the</strong>r, one person<br />

living alone, or any o<strong>the</strong>r group of related or unrelated people living toge<strong>the</strong>r. A family<br />

is made up of two or more individuals living toge<strong>the</strong>r who are related by blood, marriage,<br />

or adoption. Persons who are living alone constitute a household but not a family.<br />

The 1960’s and 1970’s saw rapid increases in household and family <strong>for</strong>mation as<br />

Baby Boomers established independent households. The number of households increased<br />

by nearly 13 percent between 1960 and 1970 and average household size actually<br />

declined from 3.1 to 3.0 persons per household due to a large increase in single person<br />

and couple households. The number of families increased by almost 6 percent and<br />

average family size remained stable at 3.5 persons per family.<br />

Year<br />

Total<br />

Households<br />

Percent<br />

Change<br />

Average<br />

Household<br />

Size<br />

Total<br />

Families<br />

Percent<br />

Change<br />

Average<br />

Family<br />

Size<br />

1960 5,248,261 3.1 4,336,041 3.5<br />

1970 5,913,861 12.7 3.0 4,584,616 5.7 3.5<br />

1980 6,340,429 7.2 2.7 4,443,248 -3.1 3.3<br />

1990 6,639,322 4.7 2.6 4,489,312 1.0 3.2<br />

2000 7,056,860 6.3 2.6 4,639,387 3.3 3.2<br />

The characteristics of household and family living arrangements continue to<br />

change. As fertility rates declined through <strong>the</strong> 70’s and 80’s, marriage rates slowed and<br />

divorce rates increased resulting in a decline in average household and family size. Both<br />

average household and family size have stabilized in <strong>the</strong> last decade.<br />

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