According to the U.S. Census, by "2020 less than half of children in the United States are projected to be non-Hispanic white alone (49.8 percent of the projected 73.9 million children under age 18)."
They say "white alone" because the U.S. Census defines Hispanic as "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race".
While Hispanics can be of any race, ancestry or ethnicity, most are white.
So in 2020 white children in total will comprise about 72 percent of all children. This, by the way, means in 2020 about 23% of all U.S. children will be Hispanic.
In addition to becoming more ethnically and racially diverse, the U.S. is also getting a lot older.
As the U.S. Census chart below shows, in 2035 there will be more Americans 65 and older than are 18 and under.
Key quote from the U.S. Census on what this means:
As the population ages, the ratio of older adults to working-age adults, also known as the old-age dependency ratio, is projected to rise. By 2020, there will be about three-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person. By 2060, that ratio will fall to just two-and-a-half working-age adults for every retirement-age person.
Demographic trends don't tend to get as much attention as other trends. This is because they happen relatively slowly.
But these are seismic shifts that will have major impact on society and business in the coming decades.
I wonder how it will be with more 65+ than ~18 with the USA economy - it hasn't been like that before, has it?
Posted by: pro4people | March 26, 2018 at 06:31 AM