11 FACTS ABOUT OLDER CITIZENS IN MASSACHUSETTS NON Prepared by MISER^UniversityofMasaachutetts,Amherst- May 1995 CIRC UMASS/AMHERST Population (persons age65+ in 1990): 819,927 (13.6%of statepopulation) 312066 0385 6511 4 Race (personsage65+): 96.3% White(789,496) 2.3% Black (19,062) Hispanics(persons agfe65+): 1.0% (7,974) Ratiooffemalestomalesby age: Age: Ratio: 65-69 1.27 75-79 1.71 80-84 2.24 85+ 3.24 t^uv 2 M 1355 • Living aloneby gender(personsage65+): Males Females 16.2% 38.7% 6. Physical limitations: Only 16.2%ofindividuals age60+haveamobilityand/orself-carelimitation. 7. Householdtype andrelationship (personsage65+): Marriedspousepresentorspouse: 47.5% Inotherfamilyhousehold: 14.0 Living alone: 30. Othernonfamily household: 1.5 Nursinghome: 6. 8. MedianIncome(non-institutionalizedpersonsage60+) Maleslivingalone: $13,169 Femaleslivingalone $9,208 Malesnot livingalone $19,023 Femalesnotlivingalone $7,228 9. PercentofSocial SecurityofIncometo Total Income Age 65+ 75+ 85+ Percent 55.8% 64.7% 68.0% 10. Persons inhouseholdswithpubhcassistanceincome: Age65+: 73,482 (9.6%) (14.8% ofall agesw/pubhc assistance) 1 1. Workforce(persons65+eitheremployedorunemployed): Males : 21.2% inlaborforce Females: 10.7% inlaborforce 12. Owner/Renterbyage(% OwnerOccupied): Age: 65-74 69.7% 75+ 56.4% 65+ 63.9% 13. Povertybyage(%below 100%ofpoverty): <55 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ Whites (%) 6.2 4.3 5.9 5.5 8.1 10.3 13.2 18.2 Minorities(%) 28.0 17.8 18.7 18.7 19.3 23.0 19.1 23.7 14. Povertyby gender (personsage65+below 100%ofpoverty) Males: 5.8% Females: 11.8% Combined: 9.4% TotalMassachusettspopulation: 8.9% 1 ooo'ooc ooo'ooz (0 UJ 000001 CM o o UJ CM oI- w HI OOO'OOl Ul _<J o UJ m OOO'OOZ CL Ul Q o OOO'OOC o OIOO<OOIOOU>OIOOU>OU>OU>0 ffi >m- < ffi OOO'OOC O OOO'OOZ CO UJ OOO'OOl oLU o < >- CO CO UJ UJ -<I - OOO'OOl UJ U. OOO'OOZ !5 OQ. + ^ o> *e o> o a•>9 "^e9 o">T ^^e a> ^e oc^>i ocji o> 9 9 OOO'OOC lo lo t^o ^ w> 1M0 lo h> (o <o U3 u> CO CO CM T- a. (0 OOOOOC CO UJ I- h- UJ CO OOOOOZ UJ CO UJ u. X 00000 o < o (0 5 CO Ul 000001 UJ OOOOOZ u. oooooc- o^r;.r>.<f<fi^i^^<^c^c^r4r4r^T^^^ oieoioou>oioou>oico«ooioo 00 eah«r«<o(Dioio«^cocor4<s^^o a: ^ W £ II "S ^ (0 <u Q. «) a. o (/) </) (D O .ca D CC3) w o X D C (D C g QO. M 13 (c0 O<D o o WO <Q. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2015 in https://archive.org/details/factsaboutoldercOOstat