Promoting Healthy Aging & Intergenerational Learning — Connecting Generations In Michigan

Promoting Healthy Aging and Intergenerational Learning

While some older adults may need a range of health and social services, many are seeking opportunities to remain contributing members of their communities. Across Michigan, young people and older adults are learning and working together to enhance their lives and improve their communities.

Some facts…

Michigan currently has almost 2.5 million adults aged 60 years and older. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Michigan's population of people aged 60 and older is growing more rapidly than any other age group. By 2030, roughly 24% of Michigan's population will be 60 and older — an increase of 32% since 2012.¹

Northern Michigan has 11 counties with a median age over 50, surpassing every state in the nation except Montana. Twenty percent of the older population live below the poverty line, as opposed to 17 percent statewide.²
Michigan is the first state in the nation to have more adults 65 years and older (25%) than populations 20 years of age and younger (24%). [RWJ Foundation]

Michigan's median income is $40,765 for a household headed by someone 65
About 41% of Michigan households headed by someone age 60 and older involves a senior citizen living alone [U. S. Census]
33% of the 65+ population has a disability