Trend Predictions

It's only 22 years away but according to a Realty Times acticle I read this week-end, the population trend predictions for the year 2030 are:

• By 2010 over 40% of all households will be comprised of an age group over 55 years.
• The Spanish speaking population will more than double - from 31.4 million in 2000 to nearly 65.6 million in 2030.
• Total US population is estimated at 400 million in 2030.
• The traditional household (married couple with children) which comprised 90% of households in 1950 will comprise only 65% of households in 2030.
• 29% of US households will be living alone in 2030.
• From 2000 to 2030, the U.S. population will grow by 82 million with 72 million of this growth occuring in the South and West.

According to the writer, "Much of the projected future growth will be in Texas, California, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Georgia and North Carolina".

Read the full story and see other trends: Realty Times - Upcoming Trends.

Hopefully, I will be retired well before 2030.