|
|
POPULATION 65 AND OVER
|
|
County
|
1970
|
1980
|
1990
|
2000
|
|
St. Louis City
|
91240
|
79920
|
66,001
|
47,842
|
|
percent of total
|
14.7%
|
17.6%
|
16.6%
|
13.7%
|
|
St. Louis
|
73361
|
102395
|
129,998
|
143,262
|
|
percent of total
|
7.7%
|
10.5%
|
13.1%
|
14.1%
|
|
St. Charles
|
5388
|
8684
|
14,692
|
24,852
|
|
percent of total
|
5.8%
|
6.0%
|
6.9%
|
8.8%
|
|
Jefferson
|
6895
|
10648
|
14,241
|
18,199
|
|
percent of total
|
6.6%
|
7.3%
|
8.3%
|
9.2%
|
|
Franklin
|
6351
|
8324
|
9,775
|
11,332
|
|
percent of total
|
11.5%
|
11.7%
|
12.1%
|
12.1%
|
|
Missouri Subtotal
|
183,235
|
209,971
|
234,707
|
245,487
|
|
percent of total
|
10.0%
|
11.7%
|
12.7%
|
12.7%
|
|
Madison
|
23568
|
29261
|
34,591
|
36,923
|
|
percent of total
|
9.4%
|
11.8%
|
13.9%
|
14.3%
|
|
St. Clair
|
25862
|
29245
|
33,333
|
33,709
|
|
percent of total
|
9.1%
|
10.9%
|
12.7%
|
13.2%
|
|
Monroe
|
2111
|
2675
|
3,007
|
3,701
|
|
percent of total
|
11.2%
|
13.3%
|
13.4%
|
13.4%
|
|
Illinois Subtotal
|
51,541
|
61,181
|
70,931
|
74,333
|
|
percent of total
|
9.3%
|
11.4%
|
13.3%
|
13.7%
|
|
REGIONAL TOTAL
|
234,776
|
271,152
|
305,638
|
319,820
|
|
percent of total
|
9.9%
|
11.7%
|
12.8%
|
12.9%
|
|
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
|
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