Table 17: Population and Demographics

	Historical			Forecast
(Thousands)	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total Population	478.6	480.1	480.0	480.9	482.0	484.1	486.2	488.5	490.8	493.2	495.6	498.0	500.4	502.8
Percent Change		0.3%	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Population: 00-04	31.8	31.2	31.2	31.5	31.8	32.2	32.5	32.7	33.0	33.3	33.5	33.7	33.9	34.1
Percent Change		-2.0%	0.1%	0.8%	1.0%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Population: 05-19	118.7	118.2	116.1	114.2	112.6	111.0	109.9	109.0	108.2	107.8	107.5	107.3	107.3	107.5
Percent Change		-0.4%	-1.8%	-1.6%	-1.4%	-1.4%	-1.0%	-0.9%	-0.7%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.1%
Population: 20-24	34.6	34.8	35.3	35.8	36.2	36.7	37.0	37.1	37.2	37.0	36.6	36.2	35.6	35.0
Percent Change		0.6%	1.4%	1.4%	1.0%	1.4%	0.9%	0.4%	0.2%	-0.6%	-1.1%	-1.1%	-1.7%	-1.6%
Population: 25-44	140.3	138.3	136.3	134.6	132.8	131.7	130.4	129.3	128.4	127.7	127.2	126.8	126.6	126.6
Percent Change		-1.4%	-1.4%	-1.3%	-1.3%	-0.9%	-1.0%	-0.9%	-0.7%	-0.6%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.2%	-0.0%
Population: 45-64	100.1	103.7	106.6	109.7	112.8	115.9	119.0	122.0	124.7	127.2	129.5	131.6	133.3	134.1
Percent Change		3.6%	2.8%	2.9%	2.9%	2.8%	2.6%	2.6%	2.2%	2.0%	1.8%	1.6%	1.3%	0.6%
Population: 65 and older	53.2	54.2	54.9	55.6	56.2	57.0	57.8	58.7	59.7	60.7	61.8	62.8	64.1	66.0
Percent Change		1.9%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%	1.6%	1.4%	1.5%	1.6%	1.7%	1.8%	1.8%	2.0%	2.9%
Net Migration	-0.1	-1.7	-2.7	-1.3	-0.7	-0.5	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1
Percent Change		1680.5%	57.6%	-52.5%	-45.1%	-29.9%	-20.3%	13.2%	-22.1%	-21.5%	-12.4%	10.4%	-25.3%	-47.2%
Households	181.5	183.7	183.8	184.4	185.3	186.4	187.4	188.4	189.4	190.5	191.6	192.7	193.7	194.7
Percent Change		1.2%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%

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