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................................................................. Global Trends: "The number of persons age 60 or older is estimated to he nearby 600 million in 1999, and is projected to grow to almost 2 billion by 2050, at which time the population of the older per - sons will be larger than he population of children (0 -14) for the first time in human history." UN Population Division, Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 1999 National Trendsm. In 1999, 12.7% of Americans were aged 65 +. By 2030, 20% of Americans will be 65 or older. i The percentage of Americans aged 85+ will more than double by 2050. In 1 999, 12.3% of Minnesotans (more than 585,000 people) were age 65 or older. By 2025, 0% will he aged 65+, In 2000, about 1 in every 8 Minnesotans was aged 65 +. By 2030, 1. 2 million people (or about 1 in every 4) will he 65 or elder. The median age of Minnesota's workforce will climb from 36 in 2000 to 46-1n. 2030.,.- o- Minnesota ranks 1 5th among US states in the percentage of people 85 r blgi population, By 2050, women age 85 or older will outnumber men of the same age by t . �. u The number of older people living alone in Minnesota will double b 2030. o0. �} rc The median household income in the state of Minnesota (1997 -1999) is $46,802, which is about $7,000 higher than the national median household income.