Sharon OBrien, About.com’s Guide to Senior Living has an interesting article on exactly how the senior population is growing. It’s called Fun Facts About the Senior Population: Demographics.

Included are such figures as:

• In July of 2004, the number of seniors (65 +)in the U.S. is 36.3 million
• By 2050 that number will grow to 86.7 million
• That works out to a 147 percent increase.
• During the same time the total population of the U.S. will grow 49 percent.
  

If you want more in depth information, the U.S. Census Bureau offers information on senior demographics.

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