Senior Orphans

Fastest growing demographic: 80-plus

Those age 65+ by 2030: 72.8 million (more than one in five US residents)

• This represents a 40.7% increase in the senior population from 2012 to 2030

• The overall US population is expected to grow only 12.4% during the same period

“Minority group” seniors by 2030:  Nearly 3 in 10 seniors

Those age 80+: 19 million by 2030;    30 million by 2050

Growth in proportion of US population age 80+ from 2012 to 2050: 27% to 37%

San Diego demographics:

• San Diego County seniors 65+ as of 2012: Approx 375,000 (11.9%)

• Est San Diego County seniors 65+ by 2030: Approx 725,000

• Growth in SD seniors age 85+ from 2012 to 2030: 60,000 to 84,000 (16%-23%)

  • Est growth rate of the 85+ age demographic from 2010 to 2030: Over 150%

Seniors living in their own homes: 80%

Seniors who live alone: 33% of those 65+; 46% of those 75+

Seniors who would consider a “lifestyle community”:  77%