Tucson Is Growing Older FasterThan It’s Expanding
Between 2010 and 2015 the general population of the City of Tucson grew by 1.59%, while the population of those 60 and older grew by 12.43%. This means the City is becoming older faster than it is expanding. With more and more Baby Boomers turning 65 every day – an estimated 10,000 turn 65 every day in the United States – the number of older adults living in the City of Tucson is expected to grow.
but there is less income to maintain a standard of living they are accustomed to, fewer people who share household responsibilities, and greater risk for poverty. A Diverse Community A little over 19% of the population of older adults in Tucson are veterans, compared to 9.2% of the overall population of Tucson. Just shy of 38% of older adults live with a disability compared to the general population of 15.4%. Native-born U.S. citizens account for 81.7% of the population of those 60 and older. Seventy percent of the foreign- born population of older adults are naturalized U.S. citizens, compared to the total population of naturalized U.S. citizens of 48.2%. Seventy-one percent of older households speak English only and 13.6% of households speak English less than very well.
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