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Anoka County Anoka County 2019 <br />M I N N E$ 0 TA Multi Jurisdictional <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible All Hazards Mitigation Plan <br />3.2.2 Age, Race and Ethnic Demographics <br />Ethnic Demographics: On the 2000 Census questionnaire, race and Hispanic ethnicity are listed <br />as separate questions. A person of Hispanic ethnicity is anyone who identifies with that social <br />group, and so can be of any race. This can make data on race and ethnicity difficult to interpret. <br />Race data is also difficult to compare from Census to Census because categories have <br />changed over time. For example, the 2000 Census was the first to offer the category "Native <br />Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander," and those people could have responded in a number of <br />different ways in previous years. The 2000 Census also marked the first time that respondents <br />were allowed to select more than one racial category. On earlier Censuses, multiracial <br />individuals were asked to choose a single racial category or respond as "Some Other Race." <br />350,000 <br />300,000 <br />250,000 <br />200,000 <br />150,000 <br />100,000 <br />50,000 <br />0 <br />White <br />Ethnic Demographics <br />Black or American <br />African Indian and <br />American Alaska Native <br />Asian Native Two or More <br />Hawaiian and Races <br />Other Pacific <br />Islander <br />• 1990 <br />■ 2000 <br />2010 <br />* Non -Hispanic only, in and 1990 "Asians" includes Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. <br />Age Distribution: When drawn as a "population pyramid," age distribution can hint at patterns of <br />growth. A top-heavy pyramid suggests negative population growth that might be due to a <br />number of factors, including high death rates, low birth rates, and increased emigration from the <br />area. A bottom -heavy pyramid, suggests high birthrates, falling or stable death rates, and the <br />potential for rapid population growth. Most areas fall somewhere between these two extremes <br />and have a population pyramid that resembles a square, indicating slow and sustained growth <br />with the birth rate exceeding the death rate, though not by a great margin. In 2010, the median <br />age in Anoka County was 7.1 years. 26 percent of the population were under 18 years and 9.7 <br />percent were 65 years and older. The age distribution of Anoka County is depicted below. The <br />2000 and 2010 U.S. Census is used as the basis for all responses. <br />Commented [REK37]: Updated with 2010 census data <br />Next update will be 2020 census data <br />