Us Population 2024 Over 60. Census data for united states (pop. Population age 65 and over grew nearly five times faster than the total population over the 100 years from 1920 to 2020, according to the 2020 census.

The 2020 census revealed 10 us cities with populations exceeding 1 million, but recent population shifts have reduced this number to 9 as san jose’s population has dipped. The current growth of the population ages 65 and older, driven by the large baby boom generation—those born between 1946 and 1964—is unprecedented in u.s.