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Interesting baby boomer statistics on population:
- There are approximately 77.6 million baby boomers in the U.S.
- The baby boom phenomenon is responsible for over half of all consumer spending in the United States
- 80% of all leisure travel is taken by boomers.
- Every 8.5 seconds a baby boomer in the U.S. turns 50 years old.
- The baby boom generation is the largest generation in American history.
- On January 1st, 2011 the very first Baby Boomers turned 65
- Beginning in January 2011 about four million boomers will be ready to retire each year, and will do so for almost two decades.
- Boomers are more than twice as likely as those aged 59-70 to prefer an Active Adult Community that is part of a multi-generational neighborhood. (2004 Del Webb Baby Boomer Survey
Fast Facts about Housing_) - Baby boomers account for 28% of the U.S. population. (The U.S. Census)
- By 2015, people aged 50 and older will make up 45% of the America’s population. (AARP)
- A 50-year-old female baby boomer can expect to live 82.5 years; while a male boomer will live on average 78.5 years. (The National Center for Health Statistics).
There are thousands of other interesting baby boomer statistics, fascinating baby boomer facts, and wild baby boomer demographics that I will be posting in different categories on Baby Boomer Resource but for now, Long Live Baby Boomers!