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Anoka County 2019 Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazards Mitigation Plan 45 42B3.2.2 Age, Race and Ethnic Demographics Ethnic Demographics: On the 2000 Census questionnaire, race and Hispanic ethnicity are listed as separate questions. A person of Hispanic ethnicity is anyone who identifies with that social group, and so can be of any race. This can make data on race and ethnicity difficult to interpret. Race data is also difficult to compare from Census to Census because categories have changed over time. For example, the 2000 Census was the first to offer the category "Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander," and those people could have responded in a number of different ways in previous years. The 2000 Census also marked the first time that respondents were allowed to select more than one racial category. On earlier Censuses, multiracial individuals were asked to choose a single racial category or respond as "Some Other Race." * Non-Hispanic only, in and 1990 "Asians" includes Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Age Distribution: When drawn as a "population pyramid," age distribution can hint at patterns of growth. A top-heavy pyramid suggests negative population growth that might be due to a number of factors, including high death rates, low birth rates, and increased emigration from the area. A bottom-heavy pyramid, suggests high birthrates, falling or stable death rates, and the potential for rapid population growth. Most areas fall somewhere between these two extremes and have a population pyramid that resembles a square, indicating slow and sustained growth with the birth rate exceeding the death rate, though not by a great margin. In 2010, the median age in Anoka County was 7.1 years. 26 percent of the population were under 18 years and 9.7 percent were 65 years and older. The age distribution of Anoka County is depicted below. The 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census is used as the basis for all responses. 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 White Black or African American American Indian and Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Two or More Races Ethnic Demographics 1990 2000 2010