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20 <br /> the share of Orange County's population that is 5.2%older adults living below 100% poverty level <br /> white or black has decreased from 1990 to 2018: and 13.3% living in the 100%-199% poverty level. <br /> -11 percentage points and -5 percentage points, And lastly 25%of our older adults are living alone, <br /> respectively. Meanwhile,the share of Hispanic which is slightly less than the state average.' <br /> and Asian residents has increased: +8 and +5 <br /> percentage points, respectively.' Characteristics and Distribution <br /> Other key demographics include 13.3%of our The following tables provide some basic <br /> older adults are veterans. 26.7%of our older demographic characteristics of Orange County's <br /> adults are living with a disability.While older total population as compared to its older adult <br /> adults in Orange County are proportionately less population.The following data come from <br /> educated than the general county population, the 2020 American Community Survey 5-year <br /> education levels for adults in Orange County are Estimates for Orange County' and the North <br /> consistently higher than averages at the state level. Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services 2020 <br /> Older adults face less poverty in Orange County County Aging Profile.' <br /> compared to the state averages, but we still have <br /> Table 1.1 Orange County Age Projections <br /> AGES 2020 040 % CHANGE <br /> (2020-2040) <br /> Total 19.9% <br /> 0-17 4.5% <br /> 18-44 <br /> 45-59 18.5% <br /> 60+ 47.8% <br /> 65+ 67.9% <br /> 85+ 264.2% <br /> 'Administration for Community Living:2020 Profile of Older Americans.May 2021 <br /> https.Ilacl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%2OOA/2O2OProfileOlderAmericans_RevisedFinaL pdf <br /> 'North Carolina Aging and Adult Services,2020 Aging Profile,March 28,2022 <br /> h ttps://www.n cd h h s.go v/media/l 4887/o pen <br /> 3North Carolina Aging and Adult Services,Orange County Aging Profile,March 28,2022 <br /> https://www.ncdhhs.gov/media/14888/open <br /> 4Jess Stanford:Orange County,NC:How the population has changed.Carolina Demography <br /> https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/02/05/orange-county-nc-how-the-population-has-changed/\ <br /> 5U.S.Census Bureau.Population 60 years and over in the United States,2020 American Community Survey 5-year <br /> Estimates for Orange County,NC <br /> https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=orange%20Coun ty%20NC&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S0102 <br /> Orange County Master Aging Plan 17 <br />