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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Table 3 - 6 Population Age Group <br />2000 POPULATION ACCORDING TO AGE GROUP <br /> <br /> <br />Age Group <br /> <br />New <br />Brighton <br /> <br /> <br />Percent <br /> <br />Ramsey <br />County <br /> <br /> <br />Percent <br /> <br />School Age <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Under 5 <br /> <br />1,288 <br /> <br />5.8% <br /> <br /> 34,956 <br /> <br /> 7% <br /> <br />5-9 <br /> <br />1,422 <br /> <br />6.4% <br /> <br /> 36,998 <br /> <br /> 7% <br /> <br />10-14 <br /> <br />1,344 <br /> <br />6.1% <br /> <br /> 36,989 <br /> <br /> 7% <br /> <br />15-19 <br /> <br />1,415 <br /> <br />6.4% <br /> <br />38,450 <br /> <br /> 8% <br /> <br />SUB-TOTAL <br /> <br />5,469 <br /> <br />24.1% <br /> <br />147,393 <br /> <br />29% <br /> <br />Labor Force <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />20-24 <br /> <br />1,976 <br /> <br />8.9% <br /> <br /> 41,289 <br /> <br />8% <br /> <br />25-34 <br /> <br />3,032 <br /> <br />13.7% <br /> <br /> 76,638 <br /> <br />15% <br /> <br />35-44 <br /> <br /> 3,250 <br /> <br />14.6% <br /> <br /> 80,271 <br /> <br />16% <br /> <br />45-54 <br /> <br />3,188 <br /> <br />14.4% <br /> <br /> 67,314 <br /> <br /> 13% <br /> <br />55-64 <br /> <br /> 2,492 <br /> <br />11.3% <br /> <br /> 38,628 <br /> <br /> 7% <br /> <br />SUB-TOTAL <br /> <br />13,938 <br /> <br />61.4% <br /> <br />304,140 <br /> <br />59% <br /> <br />Retired <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />65+ <br /> <br />2,799 <br /> <br />12.6% <br /> <br /> 59,502 <br /> <br />12% <br /> <br />TOTAL <br /> <br />22,700 <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br />511,035 <br /> <br />100% <br /> <br />Source: U.S. Census, 2000 <br /> <br />The predominance of individuals in the labor force age group is typical of communities located in <br />proximity to the Twin Cities. However, significant population of persons 65 and older has raised the <br />City's median age, indicating that New Brighton is a desirable retirement community. New Brighton's <br />age demographics are a major factor in planning for the future of the community in regard to demand for <br />services such as parks and trails, entertainment, schools and services for the elderly. <br /> <br /> <br />3-8