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Projection: Number of Virginians Over Age 65 Will Double in 20 Years
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 5, 2017
Virginia isn’t getting any younger. In fact, new demographic projections about the state’s future show the Old Dominion is about to get significantly older.
In the next 20 years, the number of people over the age of 65 in Virginia is expected to double. That’s according to new state and local projections conducted by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Michael Pope reports.
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