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Civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, race, and ethnicity

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Table 3.2 Civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, race, and ethnicity, 2004, 2014, 2024, and projected 2034 (Numbers in thousands)
Group	Population, 2004	Population, 2014	Population, 2024	Population, 2034	Population change, 2004–14	Population change, 2014–24	Population change, 2024–34	Percent distribution, 2004	Percent distribution, 2014	Percent distribution, 2024	Percent distribution, 2034	Compound annual rate of change, 2004–14	Compound annual rate of change, 2014–24	Compound annual rate of change, 2024–34
Total, 16 years and older	223,359	247,946	268,571	283,863	24,587	20,625	15,292	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.8	0.6
16 to 24	36,420	38,712	38,972	36,640	2,292	260	-2,332	16.3	15.6	14.5	12.9	0.6	0.1	-0.6
16 to 19	16,223	16,633	17,585	16,438	410	952	-1,147	7.3	6.7	6.5	5.8	0.2	0.6	-0.7
20 to 24	20,197	22,079	21,387	20,202	1,882	-692	-1,185	9.0	8.9	8.0	7.1	0.9	-0.3	-0.6
25 to 54	123,410	124,510	128,642	136,364	1,100	4,132	7,722	55.3	50.2	47.9	48.0	0.1	0.3	0.6
25 to 34	38,938	42,131	44,428	45,924	3,193	2,297	1,496	17.4	17.0	16.5	16.2	0.8	0.5	0.3
35 to 44	43,226	39,565	44,180	46,616	-3,661	4,615	2,436	19.4	16.0	16.5	16.4	-0.9	1.1	0.5
45 to 54	41,246	42,814	40,034	43,824	1,568	-2,780	3,790	18.5	17.3	14.9	15.4	0.4	-0.7	0.9
55 and older	63,529	84,724	100,957	110,859	21,195	16,233	9,902	28.4	34.2	37.6	39.1	2.9	1.8	0.9
55 to 64	28,919	39,765	41,221	38,358	10,846	1,456	-2,863	12.9	16.0	15.3	13.5	3.2	0.4	-0.7
65 to 74	18,181	26,078	35,043	36,897	7,897	8,965	1,854	8.1	10.5	13.0	13.0	3.7	3.0	0.5
75 and older	16,429	18,881	24,693	35,605	2,452	5,812	10,912	7.4	7.6	9.2	12.5	1.4	2.7	3.7

Men, 16 years and older	107,712	119,747	130,939	138,336	12,035	11,192	7,397	48.2	48.3	48.8	48.7	1.1	0.9	0.6
16 to 24	18,359	19,516	19,652	18,480	1,157	136	-1,172	8.2	7.9	7.3	6.5	0.6	0.1	-0.6
16 to 19	8,234	8,449	8,945	8,349	215	496	-596	3.7	3.4	3.3	2.9	0.3	0.6	-0.7
20 to 24	10,125	11,067	10,707	10,131	942	-360	-576	4.5	4.5	4.0	3.6	0.9	-0.3	-0.6
25 to 54	60,774	61,148	63,913	67,733	374	2,765	3,820	27.2	24.7	23.8	23.9	0.1	0.4	0.6
25 to 34	19,357	20,841	22,119	22,788	1,484	1,278	669	8.7	8.4	8.2	8.0	0.7	0.6	0.3
35 to 44	21,256	19,387	21,994	23,239	-1,869	2,607	1,245	9.5	7.8	8.2	8.2	-0.9	1.3	0.6
45 to 54	20,161	20,920	19,800	21,707	759	-1,120	1,907	9.0	8.4	7.4	7.6	0.4	-0.5	0.9
55 and older	28,579	39,083	47,374	52,123	10,504	8,291	4,749	12.8	15.8	17.6	18.4	3.2	1.9	1.0
55 to 64	13,894	19,116	20,152	18,776	5,222	1,036	-1,376	6.2	7.7	7.5	6.6	3.2	0.5	-0.7
65 to 74	8,294	12,184	16,473	17,532	3,890	4,289	1,059	3.7	4.9	6.1	6.2	3.9	3.1	0.6
75 and older	6,391	7,783	10,749	15,815	1,392	2,966	5,066	2.9	3.1	4.0	5.6	2.0	3.3	3.9

Women, 16 years and older	115,647	128,199	137,632	145,527	12,552	9,433	7,895	51.8	51.7	51.2	51.3	1.0	0.7	0.6
16 to 24	18,061	19,196	19,320	18,160	1,135	124	-1,160	8.1	7.7	7.2	6.4	0.6	0.1	-0.6
16 to 19	7,989	8,184	8,640	8,089	195	456	-551	3.6	3.3	3.2	2.8	0.2	0.5	-0.7
20 to 24	10,072	11,012	10,680	10,071	940	-332	-609	4.5	4.4	4.0	3.5	0.9	-0.3	-0.6
25 to 54	62,636	63,362	64,729	68,631	726	1,367	3,902	28.0	25.6	24.1	24.2	0.1	0.2	0.6
25 to 34	19,581	21,290	22,309	23,136	1,709	1,019	827	8.8	8.6	8.3	8.2	0.8	0.5	0.4
35 to 44	21,970	20,178	22,186	23,378	-1,792	2,008	1,192	9.8	8.1	8.3	8.2	-0.8	1.0	0.5
45 to 54	21,085	21,894	20,234	22,117	809	-1,660	1,883	9.4	8.8	7.5	7.8	0.4	-0.8	0.9
55 and older	34,950	45,641	53,583	58,736	10,691	7,942	5,153	15.6	18.4	20.0	20.7	2.7	1.6	0.9
55 to 64	15,025	20,649	21,069	19,582	5,624	420	-1,487	6.7	8.3	7.8	6.9	3.2	0.2	-0.7
65 to 74	9,887	13,894	18,570	19,365	4,007	4,676	795	4.4	5.6	6.9	6.8	3.5	2.9	0.4
75 and older	10,038	11,098	13,944	19,790	1,060	2,846	5,846	4.5	4.5	5.2	7.0	1.0	2.3	3.6

White,16 years and older	182,644	195,500	205,086	210,872	12,856	9,586	5,786	81.8	78.8	76.4	74.3	0.7	0.5	0.3
Men	89,044	95,514	101,092	103,954	6,470	5,578	2,862	39.9	38.5	37.6	36.6	0.7	0.6	0.3
Women	93,600	99,986	103,994	106,917	6,386	4,008	2,923	41.9	40.3	38.7	37.7	0.7	0.4	0.3

Black, 16 years and older	26,065	30,841	35,002	38,178	4,776	4,161	3,176	11.7	12.4	13.0	13.4	1.7	1.3	0.9
Men	11,657	13,996	16,182	17,724	2,339	2,186	1,542	5.2	5.6	6.0	6.2	1.8	1.5	0.9
Women	14,408	16,845	18,820	20,454	2,437	1,975	1,634	6.5	6.8	7.0	7.2	1.6	1.1	0.8

All other groups, 16 years and older^[1]	14,650	21,605	28,483	34,813	6,955	6,878	6,330	6.6	8.7	10.6	12.3	4.0	2.8	2.0
Men	7,011	10,237	13,665	16,658	3,226	3,428	2,993	3.1	4.1	5.1	5.9	3.9	2.9	2.0
Women	7,639	11,368	14,818	18,156	3,729	3,450	3,338	3.4	4.6	5.5	6.4	4.1	2.7	2.1

Hispanic origin, 16 years and older	28,108	38,400	48,920	58,586	10,292	10,520	9,666	12.6	15.5	18.2	20.6	3.2	2.5	1.8
Men	14,417	19,243	24,452	29,174	4,826	5,209	4,722	6.5	7.8	9.1	10.3	2.9	2.4	1.8
Women	13,691	19,157	24,468	29,412	5,466	5,311	4,944	6.1	7.7	9.1	10.4	3.4	2.5	1.9

Other than Hispanic origin, 16 years and older	195,251	209,546	219,651	225,278	14,295	10,105	5,627	87.4	84.5	81.8	79.4	0.7	0.5	0.3
Men	93,295	100,504	106,487	109,163	7,209	5,983	2,676	41.8	40.5	39.6	38.5	0.7	0.6	0.2
Women	101,956	109,042	113,164	116,115	7,086	4,122	2,951	45.6	44.0	42.1	40.9	0.7	0.4	0.3

Age of baby boomers	40 to 58	50 to 68	60 to 78	70 to 88
Footnotes: ^[1] The "all other groups" category includes (1) those classified as being of multiple racial origin and (2) the race categories of (2a) Asian, (2b) American Indian and Alaska Native, and (2c) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Note: Detailed projections may not sum to totals because of rounding. Historic data may not match Current Population Survey (CPS) data due to rounding at different aggregate levels. Note: Baby boomer generation is defined as individuals born between 1946 and 1964. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: August 28, 2025