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Digest of Education Statistics: 2011
Digest of Education Statistics: 2011

NCES 2012-001
May 2012


Table 20. Estimates of resident population, by age group: 1970 through 2010
[In thousands]
Year Total,
all ages
Total,
3 to 34
years old
3 and 4
years old
5 and 6
years old
7 to 13
years old
14 to 17
years old
18 and 19
years old
20 and 21
years old
22 to 24
years old
25 to 29
years old
30 to 34
years old
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1970 205,052 109,592 6,961 7,703 28,969 15,924 7,510 7,210 9,992 13,736 11,587
1971 207,661 111,202 6,805 7,344 28,892 16,328 7,715 7,350 10,809 14,041 11,917
1972 209,896 112,807 6,789 7,051 28,628 16,639 7,923 7,593 10,560 15,240 12,383
1973 211,909 114,426 6,938 6,888 28,158 16,867 8,114 7,796 10,725 15,786 13,153
1974 213,854 116,075 7,117 6,864 27,600 17,035 8,257 8,003 10,972 16,521 13,704
                       
1975 215,973 117,435 6,912 7,013 26,905 17,128 8,478 8,196 11,331 17,280 14,191
1976 218,035 118,474 6,436 7,195 26,321 17,119 8,659 8,336 11,650 18,274 14,485
1977 220,239 119,261 6,190 6,978 25,877 17,045 8,675 8,550 11,949 18,277 15,721
1978 222,585 119,833 6,208 6,500 25,594 16,946 8,677 8,730 12,216 18,683 16,280
1979 225,055 120,544 6,252 6,256 25,175 16,611 8,751 8,754 12,542 19,178 17,025
                       
1980 227,225 121,132 6,366 6,291 24,800 16,143 8,718 8,669 12,716 19,686 17,743
1981 229,466 121,999 6,535 6,315 24,396 15,609 8,582 8,759 12,903 20,169 18,731
1982 231,664 121,823 6,658 6,407 24,121 15,057 8,480 8,768 12,914 20,704 18,714
1983 233,792 122,302 6,877 6,572 23,709 14,740 8,290 8,652 12,981 21,414 19,067
1984 235,825 122,254 7,045 6,694 23,367 14,725 7,932 8,567 12,962 21,459 19,503
                       
1985 237,924 122,512 7,134 6,916 22,976 14,888 7,637 8,370 12,895 21,671 20,025
1986 240,133 122,688 7,187 7,086 22,992 14,824 7,483 8,024 12,720 21,893 20,479
1987 242,289 122,672 7,132 7,178 23,325 14,502 7,502 7,742 12,450 21,857 20,984
1988 244,499 122,713 7,176 7,238 23,791 14,023 7,701 7,606 12,048 21,739 21,391
1989 246,819 122,655 7,315 7,184 24,228 13,536 7,898 7,651 11,607 21,560 21,676
                       
1990 249,623 122,787 7,359 7,244 24,785 13,329 7,702 7,886 11,264 21,277 21,939
1991 252,981 123,210 7,444 7,393 25,216 13,491 7,208 8,029 11,205 20,923 22,301
1992 256,514 123,722 7,614 7,447 25,752 13,775 6,949 7,797 11,391 20,503 22,494
1993 259,919 124,371 7,887 7,549 26,212 14,096 6,985 7,333 11,657 20,069 22,584
1994 263,126 124,976 8,089 7,725 26,492 14,637 7,047 7,071 11,585 19,740 22,590
                       
1995 266,278 125,478 8,107 8,000 26,825 15,013 7,182 7,103 11,197 19,680 22,372
1996 269,394 125,924 8,022 8,206 27,168 15,443 7,399 7,161 10,715 19,864 21,945
1997 272,647 126,422 7,915 8,232 27,683 15,769 7,569 7,309 10,601 19,899 21,446
1998 275,854 126,939 7,841 8,152 28,302 15,829 7,892 7,520 10,647 19,804 20,953
1999 279,040 127,446 7,772 8,041 28,763 16,007 8,094 7,683 10,908 19,575 20,603
                       
20001 282,162 128,041 7,724 7,972 29,082 16,144 8,199 7,995 11,122 19,280 20,524
20011 284,969 128,467 7,630 7,883 29,210 16,280 8,235 8,290 11,467 18,819 20,652
20021  287,625 128,955 7,617 7,750 29,251 16,506 8,237 8,342 11,902 18,691 20,658
20031  290,108 129,346 7,678 7,661 29,153 16,694 8,325 8,324 12,267 18,772 20,472
20041  292,805 129,965 7,885 7,652 28,806 17,054 8,457 8,312 12,534 19,107 20,160
                       
20051 295,517 130,280 7,973 7,721 28,527 17,358 8,482 8,392 12,568 19,535 19,724
20061 298,380 130,754 7,937 7,942 28,327 17,549 8,567 8,507 12,529 20,110 19,285
20071 301,231 131,417 8,002 8,040 28,256 17,597 8,730 8,500 12,578 20,543 19,171
20081 304,094 132,269 8,033 8,012 28,426 17,395 9,014 8,555 12,626 20,903 19,305
20091 306,772 133,202 8,059 8,088 28,569 17,232 9,146 8,691 12,693 21,078 19,645
20101 309,350 134,161 8,210 8,137 28,795 17,063 9,040 8,943 12,725 21,153 20,094
1 Revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Estimates as of July 1.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, Nos. 1000, 1022, 1045, 1057, 1059, 1092, and 1095; and 2000 through 2010 Population Estimates, retrieved February 15, 2012, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/intercensal/national/nat2010.html. (This table was prepared February 2012.)