The document discusses trends in the aging population in the United States. It notes that the aging population, defined as those over 65, was 49 million in 2016 and is projected to grow to 95 million by 2060. The proportion of the total US population that is aging is also increasing, projected to reach 23% by 2060. Additionally, by 2043 the aging population is projected to exceed the young population of those under 18 years old. The document also indicates that minority populations will make up an increasing portion of the aging population by 2060.

1. Aging population
in the U.S.
Ying Zheng

2. Increasing or not?

3. Aging population will keep increasing!
49 million
The amount of people above 65+
in 2016

4. Aging population will keep increasing!
49 million
The amount of people above 65+
in 2016
95 million
The amount of people above 65+
in 2060

5. In 2060, aging population will be 23%
of the whole population in the U.S.
15% 17% 19% 20% 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 23% 23%
2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 2044 2048 2052 2056 2060

6. In 2060, aging population will be 23%
of the whole population in the U.S.
15% 17% 19% 20% 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 23% 23%
2016 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 2044 2048 2052 2056 2060

8. How about young
population?

9. By 2043, aging population will
exceed young population in the U.S.
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040 2042 2044 2046 2048 2050 2052 2054 2056 2058 2060
Young Population
(age 0–18)
Aging population
(age 65–100)
100
50
0
Millions

10. By 2043, aging population will
exceed young population in the U.S.
2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040 2042 2044 2046 2048 2050 2052 2054 2056 2058 2060
Young Population
(age 0–18)
Aging population
(age 65–100)
2043
100
50
0
Millions

11. Races?

12. By 2016, white people accounts for
84.8% of the aging population.

13. By 2060, Black and Asian
increase in the aging population.

14. By 2060, Black and Asian
increase in the aging population.

15. Conclusions

16. 23%
By 2043
Minority races
of the whole population by 2060
aging population will exceed
young population in the U.S.
will keep increasing in the
aging population.

17. Thank you!

18. My topic is aging population in this assignment. In the first graph, I used single number to visualize the large amount
of aging population in the U.S., which is based on principle of similarity. I highlighted ”95 million” and “increasing” in
the title so that the audiences can tell that aging population will increase to a large number in 2060. In the second
graph, I compared the amount of aging population to the total population in the U.S. I used a stacked bar graph here
to show the increasing trend of aging population, because the stacked graph can be useful to visualize the huge
comparison. The principal of similarity and enclosure have both been used in this graph. I enclosed the bar of 2060
and kept the color of orange consistent with the headline. In the final graph, I would like to present how the aging
population is growing compared to the young population. Therefore, I used a line graph to compare these two
demographical groups. In 2043, the amount of aging population will be equal to the young population and it will
keep increasing until 2060. The principles of proximity and similarity are used in the third graph. Legends are placed
next the lines and colors are consistent with the headline highlights.
My target audiences are ordinary people who are interested in the issue of the aging population. They may have little
knowledge of data visualization. Therefore, all my graphs need to be simple and easy to be understood.
This assignment is different from past assignments because the data is more complicated. I had to think about the
story first and then organize the group data to create all of these graphs. I used lots of filtering functions in excel to
find sufficient data for my graphs. In addition, I did several calculations to get results during the process because
some data were not given directly in the spreadsheet.