Summary
West Virginia's population continues to get older amid an exodus of younger residents, prompting state officials to contemplate how to meet the needs of a growing senior population.
U.S. Census figures released Thursday show residents ages 65 and older increased 7.4 percent from 2000 to 2010. There are now 297,404 residents in that group, comprising 16 percent of the population.See the full content of this document
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Younger People Continue to Leave W.Va., Census Says
West Virginia's median age of 41.3 years is up from 39.8 in 2000. West Virginia is just behind Maine (42.7) in that category and ahead...
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