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California
Population Projections 2015-2030 - Summary
Walter
Deal
January,
2017
The California Department of Finance produces projections
for the California population, including breakdowns by age and race. The raw numbers can be found at Table P-2
from
The numbers of current interest were the projected
changes from 2015 to 2030. The executive
summary is:
1. A relatively
large increase in the Hispanic portion of the population (no surprise there –
the growth in the Hispanic population will account for about 3/4 of the total
growth in the population of California), a relative increase in the Asian
population, and a relative decrease in the White population.
2. A LARGE
relative and absolute increase in the population of seniors (age 65+). In urban areas such as Los Angeles and San
Diego Counties, essentially ALL of the increase in population from 2015 to 2030
will due to the increase in the population of seniors. If all people were euthanized at age 65 (a
modified Logan’s Run solution), the population of California would essentially
be static.
This discussion is divided into four posts:
Statewide projections
Los Angeles County
Riverside County
San Diego County
These counties were chosen to be reasonably
representative of the California demographics – feel free to look at the other
counties!
These four discussions are also available in pdf
format in Google Drive files at the following:
Statewide projections:
Los Angeles County projections:
Riverside County projections:
San Diego County projections:
Enjoy!
