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Cabarrus County <br /> <br />Demographics of Aging <br /> <br />Total population, 20021 <br />Projected total population, 20202 <br />Population age 60+, 20023 <br />Population age 85+, 20023 <br />Baby boomers (as % of total population), 20003 <br />Rural population for all ages (as % of total population), 20004 <br />Persons age 65+ without HS diploma (as % of age group), 20005 <br />Persons age 45-64 without HS diploma ("), 20005 <br />Persons age 65+ with graduate school education (" ), 20005 <br />Persons age 45-84 with graduate school education ("), 20005 <br />Persons age 65+ with limited or no English ("), 2000s <br />Grandparents raising grandchildren age less than 18! 20007 <br />Veterans age 65+ (as % of age group), 20008 <br /> <br />Distribution by Age of Region's <br /> Total Populationl' 2 <br /> <br />Age groups, 2002 (NC) <br />Age group projection for 2020 (NC) <br />Projected age group growth, 2002- <br /> 2020 (NC) <br /> <br />Distribution by Race/Hispanic <br /> Origin9 <br /> <br />Population age 60+ (as % of age <br />group), 2000 (NC) <br />Population age 45-59 (" ), 2000 <br /> (NC) <br /> <br />A.qe 0-17 A(~e 18-49 A.qe 50-64 <br /> <br />County <br />140,193 <br />205,495 <br />21,112 <br />1,940 <br />28.7% <br />27.9% <br />48.5% <br />19.0% <br />2.9% <br />6.2% <br />0.4% <br />1,062 <br />26.9% <br /> <br /> Aqe 65-84 <br /> <br />NC <br />8,323,946 <br />10,966,139 <br />1,338,075 <br />116,922 <br />27.8% <br />39.8% <br />41.6% <br />19.9% <br />5.5% <br />8.8% <br />0.5% <br />79,810 <br />26.8% <br /> <br />Age 85+ <br /> <br />(%) (%) (%) (%) (%) <br />26.1 (24.5)47.2 (47.6)15.4 (16.0)9.8 (10.5) 1.4 (1.4) <br />25.6 (23.1)43.4 (43.0)18.4 (18.8)11.2 (13.3)1.4 (1.7) <br />143 (124) 135 (119) 175 (155) 167 (167) 143 (162) <br /> <br /> African Native <br />White American American <br />(%) (%) (%) <br />89.6(82.0) 9.2(16.0) 0.1 (0.7) <br /> <br />87.0 (77.2) 10.2 (18.9) 0.4 (1.1) <br /> <br /> Hispanic/ <br /> Asian Latino <br /> (%) (%) <br />0.4(0.5) ' 0.7(0.7) <br /> <br />0.8 (1.2) 1.7 (1.7) <br /> <br />Healthy Aging <br /> <br />Health Professionals Shortage Areas1° <br />Primary Medical Care Shortage Area designation as of June, 2003 <br />Dental Care Shortage Area designation as of June, 2003 <br /> <br />Persons age 65+ in community with 0 disabilities* (as % of age group), 2000~1 <br />Persons age 65+ in community with I disability* ("), 2000" <br />Persons age 65+ in community with 2 or more disabilities* (" ), 2000" <br /> <br /> Designation Status <br /> No <br />Low-income population <br /> <br />County NC <br />52.1% 54.3% <br />20.8% 20.6% <br />27.2% 25.1% <br /> <br />* The US Census Bureau defines disability as "a long-lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition. This condition can <br />make it difficult for persons to do activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, or remembering." <br /> <br />['-( - '~'- Cabarru~ 1 <br /> <br /> <br />