Residents aged 65 and over
18.9%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households receiving Social Security
32.5%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with retirement income
25.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Mean Social Security income per receiving household
$24,620
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Poverty rate, ages 65+
14.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Senior Population
Residents aged 65 and over
18.9%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Population aged 65 and over
3,757,173
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Residents aged 65 and over
2006–202418.9%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, share of total population, B01001 (2020 not released).
Population aged 65 and over
2006–20243,757,173▲ 49%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B01001 (2020 not released).
Retired Workers
Households with retirement income
25.1%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with retirement income
2006–202425.1%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, pensions and retirement accounts, B19059 (2020 not released).
Benefit Payments
Mean Social Security income per receiving household
$24,620
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Mean Social Security income per receiving household
2006–2024$24,620▲ 72%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, aggregate income B19065 ÷ receiving households B19055 (2020 not released).
Senior Poverty
Poverty rate, ages 65+
14.0%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Poverty rate, ages 65+
2006–202414%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B17001 (2020 not released).
Social Security
Households receiving Social Security
2006–2024Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B19055 (2020 not released).