I just attended the annual meeting of the Colorado State Demography Office, where about 200 fellow data geeks and I were treated to our yearly review of all the incredible demographic and economic information compiled, sorted, estimated and projected by this amazing group of people. Certainly, we are lucky to have one of the best demography offices in the U.S. right here.
By next week or so, all the handouts from the presentations will be uploaded to their website. We were also given a tour of their new website, on which the office has compiled both their own estimates and projections, as well as provided key data from the 2010 census and other economic and demographic sources. As you might imagine, much of the conversation is about the rapid aging of the population in Colorado and elsewhere. Our projected numbers of 65+ is more dramatic than most states, as we have been a very young state and have a huge number of baby boomers who will turn 65 every day for the next 18 years.
More later on this, but in the meantime, check out Elizabeth Garner’s new powerpoint, ” The Age Wave in Colorado”
The Highland Group’s reports gave us a detailed, complete and
