Ong on How to Prepare for U.S. Demographic Changes

CNK Director Paul Ong was featured in an Associated Press (AP) article regarding the implications and significance of the new Census Bureau projections. By the end of the 21st century, the new Census Bureau projections demonstrates an older, more diverse population, where older adults outnumber children, and white, non-Hispanic residents accounts for less than half of the population, regardless of future immigration patterns.

“As most demographers realize, population projection is not an inevitable destiny, just a glimpse into a possible future. Seeing that possibility also opens up opportunities for action,” said Ong.

Ong emphasizes the importance of recognizing the future demands of healthcare for many seniors to providing schools that need to be constructed over the coming decades. He highlights that the eight-decade projections are a good starting point; however, he also note that birth and death rates, fertility rates and migration rates can still change through implementation of different policies, programs and resources.

Read the Associated Press article here: The Census Bureau sees an older, more diverse America in 2100 in three immigration scenarios