The 65-and-up population grew in all but one of America’s biggest cities from 2020 to 2023 — by close to 20 percent in some cases, according to the Census Bureau’s latest population estimates.
The big picture: The trend reflects a broader national phenomenon, with America’s overall 65-plus population rising 9.4 percent, to about 59.2 million people in this time frame, says the Census Bureau.
Between the lines: The population of older adults increased in every U.S. metro area except in Eagle Pass, TX.
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, the second-fastest growing U.S. metro area in total population between 2020 and 2023, had the fastest-growing population of older adults: up 23.1 percent to 107,430.
What they’re saying: “While some metro areas saw increases in their youth population, and many saw gains in working-age populations, what’s particularly remarkable is the near-universal increase in the older population for metro areas across the country,” said Lauren Bowers, chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Branch, in the agency’s analysis.