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41 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 5-Demographics and Driving Factors <br /> Age,Gender and Racial Composition <br /> In the 2010 Census, 52.3% of the county population As shown below, the overall county and Town of <br /> was female, a number generally consistent with Chapel Hill numbers are fairly consistent with each <br /> previous Census results from the last 30 years. This other. By contrast, the towns of Carrboro, <br /> is slightly higher than the 51.3%for the entire state. Hillsborough and Mebane4 are markedly younger, <br /> This ratio of male to female holds fairly constant with a higher percentage of the population both Un- <br /> in the different areas of the county, with Chapel Hill der 5 and Under 18. Carrboro also reflects a consid- <br /> slightly higher at 53.4% and Hillsborough slightly erably smaller proportion of Over 65 persons. <br /> lower at 50.6%. This age group of 5-17 is the largest current service <br /> In terms of the age, the table below shows the population for Orange County recreation and <br /> breakdown of persons in 2010 in three categories : athletics programs. Figure 5-2 shows the distribution <br /> 1) Under Age 5, of the percentage of persons in this age grouping <br /> 2) Under Age 18,and (5-17)within the county. Such information will likely <br /> be of value in identifying programs and locational <br /> 3) Over 65. needs. <br /> By comparison,the figures for the state overall are: <br /> Maps for other age groupings are included with <br /> 6.4% (Under 5), additional demographic information in 5.1 <br /> 23.4% (Under 18),and <br /> 13.8% (Over 65). <br /> Table 5-C: Population by Age Groups-2010 Census <br /> Age o . . Mebane <br /> Under 5 4.9% 4.2% 5.8% 7.3% 7.7% <br /> Under 18 20.4% 17.4% 21.5% 24.0% 26.6% <br /> Over 65 10.3% 9.2% 5.3% 12.2% 10.8% <br /> 18-65 64.4% 69.2% 67.4% 66.5% 54.9% <br /> r � + <br /> w <br /> R <br /> 5-3 <br />