SAN ANGELO, TX — Texas is projected to remain one of the youngest states in the U.S. throughout the 21st century, according to a new report by BizInsure titled “Aging in America.”
Despite a significant increase in its senior population, Texas will continue to be a youthful state due to factors such as high birth rates, domestic migration, and immigration, the report states.
Texas was the third-youngest state in 2010, with 10% of its population aged 65 and older. By 2020, Texas had the fourth-youngest population, with 13% aged 65 and older, due to Washington D.C. taking the top spot.
Projections indicate that Texas will be the third-youngest state again by 2050, with 16.7% of its population expected to be 65 or older, and it will maintain this rank through 2100 when about one in five Texans will be seniors.
The state’s youthful demographics are attributed to several factors. Domestic migration has brought many millennials to Texas, contributing to the state’s young population.
Additionally, Texas has one of the highest proportions of immigrants in the country, who often fall within the younger age brackets. Texas also boasts a higher-than-average birth rate.
In particular, Tom Green County is noted for its young population, according to data from Texas 2036.
Individuals under the state median age are primarily located in the major metropolitan areas of the Texas Triangle: Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.
However, the youngest Texans also live in rural areas in northwest Texas between Odessa up to Lubbock and in the Panhandle. Other young populations live along the Texas-Mexico border region, such as in El Paso and in the Rio Grande Valley.
For more details, refer to BizInsure’s “Aging in America” report and Texas 2036’s county-by-county median age map.
Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily
Required
Post a comment to this article here: