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Maryland Seniors Demographics
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Senior Demographic Information
The number of older Marylanders is increasing. Of the
5.3 million people in Maryland in 2000, 15 % (801,036) were over the age of
60. The percentage is expected to increase to 25% of Maryland's projected
population of 6.7 million by the year 2030.
The number of individuals over the age of 85 continues to grow rapidly. This
cohort will grow in number, statewide, from 66,902 in 2000 to 164,695 by the
year 2030.
In 2000, 67.4% of those 60+ resided in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery
and Prince George's Counties and Baltimore City. By 2030 this percentage is
projected to decline to 61.5%, while the 60+ population in the "newer"
suburban jurisdictions of Carroll, Harford, Howard, etc. is projected to
increase.
Marylanders aged 60 and over, with functional disabilities related to
mobility or personal care, who are living in the community, accounted for
237,004, over 19% of the total number of elderly Marylanders, in 2000.
Low income older individuals are concentrated in the Baltimore Metropolitan
area, with smaller numbers of older, poorer individuals residing in western
Maryland and on the Eastern Shore. In 2000, 63,978 older Marylanders lived
in poverty as defined by the federal poverty guidelines.
Of the State's aged 60+ minority population in 2000, 32.3% lived in
Baltimore City, with 15.7% in Montgomery County and 24.4% in Prince George's
County. Of the population of older minority Marylanders who are 85+, 35%
lived in Baltimore City in 2000. See
Table 2 for further information.
Sources: U.S. Census, 2000; MD Department of Planning, Population Projections -
revised 9/2005.
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