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Ramsey Senior Housing Market Study <br /> <br />January 1998 <br /> <br /> Claritas, Inc. Change <br /> 1990 1997 2002 1990~1997 1997-2002 <br /> Estimated Projected <br /> NO. PCT. NO. PCT <br />Primary Study Area Ramsey, 596 1,456 2,347 860 144.0 891 61.0 <br />St. Francis, Burns Twp. <br />Secondary Study Area Anoka, Elk 2,709 3,148 3,765 439 16.2 617 19.6 <br />River <br />Study Area Totals 3,305 4,604 6,112 1,299 39.3 1,508 32.8 <br />City of Ramsev 372 1~002 1~677 630 170.0 675 67.4 <br /> <br />Source: Claritaz, Inc.; Community Partners Research, Inc. <br /> <br />Senior Age Distribution <br /> <br />Table 6 shows the 55 and over population distributed into seven age categories and each category's <br />percentage of the total senior population in 1997. The data is important as it affects the type of housing <br />needed and also reveals the growth that is likely to occur in the senior population. While younger seniors <br />are more likely to remain in their own home, older seniors generally need more support services. <br /> <br />The 1997 Market Study Area's total senior population is 8,203 with 2,404 seniors in the 55 to 59 category, <br />1,717 seniors in the 60-64 category, 1,175 seniors in the 65-69 category, 970 seniors in the 70-74 category, <br />777 seniors in the 75-79 category, 563 seniors in the 80-84 category and 596 seniors age 85 and over. <br /> <br />The data reveals that there will be a significant increase in older seniors (those age 75 and over) during the <br />next five to twenty years. However, the Market Study Area's number of seniors age 55 to 74 in 1997 is <br />much greater than the number of seniors age 75 and over. <br /> <br />Furthermore, the data reveals that the Market Study Areas have a smaller proportion of seniors in each age <br />category over age 65 than either Anoka Cotmty or the Metropolitan Area. This is due to the fact that much <br />of the Market Study Areas consist of outer ting suburbs, which typically do not have a high population of <br />seniors in their population. However, as the data indicates, the older senior population will increase <br />significantly in the Market Study Areas and senior housing needs will increase. <br /> <br />Community Partners Research, Inc. 17 <br /> <br /> <br />