Twin Cities Age Trends and Forecasts, 1970 To 2030

This report looks at past trends in the changing age composition of the Twin Cities Seven County Metro Area from 1970 to 2000 and how it is expected to change over the next 30 years. Differences in the geographic distribution of various age groups in 2000 are also mapped and analyzed.

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Maps

A series of maps has been prepared that shows the distribution patterns of population for seven different age groups in 2000. These patterns are shown by census tract, the area designated by the U. S. Census Bureau for collecting and tabulating the 2000 census. There are nearly 700 such tracts in the seven-county area. The age groups are:

Under age 5
Age 5 to 17
Age 18 to 29
Age 30 to 39
Age 40 to 54
Age 55 to 64
Age 65 and over

Metropolitan Council

Twin Cities Age Trends and Forecasts, 1970 To 2030

Maps