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Table B4.-College-age populations (U.S. Census projections, Middle Series), ages 18, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, and 35-44 years: 1985 to 2010
(In thousands)
Year (July 1) 18 years old 18-24 years old 25-29 years old 30-34 years old 35-44 years old
1985 3,686 29,152 21,804 20,102 31,766
1986 3,623 28,468 22,018 20,552 33,081
1987 3,704 27,931 21,982 21,058 34,299
1988 3,803 27,584 21,869 21,470 35,258
1989 3,888 27,378 21,690 21,759 36,494
1990 3,605 27,038 21,357 21,994 37,857
1991 3,396 26,562 20,830 22,241 39,371
1992 3,330 26,115 20,223 22,307 39,970
1993 3,421 25,864 19,641 22,286 40,873
1994 3,383 25,509 19,170 22,187 41,747
1995 3,542 25,209 18,962 21,875 42,605
1996 3,579 24,937 18,990 21,359 43,412
1997 3,695 25,068 18,873 20,780 44,058
1998 3,881 25,569 18,648 20,232 44,573
  Projected
1999 3,879 26,131 18,296 19,800 44,896
2000 3,967 26,691 17,919 19,625 44,947
2001 3,971 27,282 17,482 19,683 44,746
2002 3,901 27,643 17,444 19,580 44,277
2003 4,022 28,077 17,622 19,360 43,718
2004 4,042 28,416 17,974 19,011 43,221
2005 4,058 28,593 18,409 18,627 42,769
2006 4,117 28,817 18,875 18,175 42,337
2007 4,211 29,054 19,265 18,124 41,652
2008 4,369 29,441 19,618 18,292 40,859
2009 4,395 29,926 19,801 18,625 40,065
2010 4,363 30,256 19,907 19,046 39,495
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1092, 1095, and "National Population Estimates," June 1999, and "Annual Projections of the Total Resident Population: 1999 to 2100," January 2000. (This table was prepared March 2000.)

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