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<br />Population Projections, 2015-2035
<br />2015-2035 Change
<br />Washington Co.
<br />2015
<br />Projection
<br />2025
<br />Projection
<br />2035
<br />Projection
<br />Numeric
<br />Percent
<br />Under 5 years
<br />15,400
<br />16,582
<br />17,066
<br />1,666
<br />10.8%
<br />5-14years
<br />33,831
<br />31,113
<br />33,647
<br />-184
<br />-0.5%
<br />15-24years
<br />34,562
<br />32,704
<br />30,060
<br />-4,501
<br />-13.0%
<br />25-34years
<br />29,933
<br />34,367
<br />32,596
<br />2,663
<br />8.9%
<br />35-44 years
<br />30,904
<br />32,072
<br />36,628
<br />5,724
<br />18.5%
<br />45-54 years
<br />41,273
<br />30,710
<br />31,971
<br />-9,302
<br />-22.5%
<br />55-64 years
<br />35,336
<br />40,931
<br />30,486
<br />-4,850
<br />-13.7%
<br />65-74 years
<br />21,557
<br />34,887
<br />40,527
<br />18,970
<br />88.03ve
<br />75-84 years
<br />10,081
<br />21,059
<br />34,069
<br />23,988
<br />238.05vo
<br />85 years & over
<br />3,260
<br />4,416
<br />8,875
<br />5,615
<br />172.2%
<br />Total
<br />256,136
<br />278,941
<br />295,925
<br />39,789
<br />15.5%
<br />Source:
<br />Minnesota State Demographic Center
<br />May 2017
<br />Overall, Washington County has a younger population than the state of Minnesota, with just 11.7
<br />percent of its population aged 65 years and over, compared to 13.6 percent statewide.
<br />Consequently, Washington County has a higher percentage of people in the 25- to 54-year-old
<br />age group, typically considered the prime working years, and a higher percentage of school -aged
<br />children. The county did have a slightly smaller percentage of 15-24-year-olds.
<br />Percentage of Population by Age Group,
<br />2014
<br />Washington Co.
<br />Minnesota
<br />Under S years
<br />6.2%
<br />6.5%
<br />5-14 years
<br />14.8%
<br />13.3%
<br />15-24years
<br />12.3%
<br />13.4%
<br />25-34years
<br />12.1%
<br />13.7%
<br />35-44 years
<br />13.5%
<br />12.5%
<br />45-54 years
<br />16.4%
<br />14.6%
<br />55-64 years
<br />12.9%
<br />12.6%
<br />65-74 years
<br />6.9%
<br />7.3%
<br />75-84 years
<br />3.451
<br />4.3%
<br />85 years & over
<br />1.4%
<br />2.0%
<br />Source: 2010-2014American Community Survey
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