California will get increasingly older over the coming decades. The State Department of Finance cites rising life expectancies and falling birth rates, among other factors. In Nevada County, which has one of the highest senior populations, CEO Rick Haffey says the aging will be especially rapid over the next 20 years…

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The Department of Finance says Californians’ median age was 36 last year and will be 41 by 2036, and 45 by 2060. But Nevada County’s median age, which is already in the 45-49 year-old range, is actually projected to drop to the 40-44 year-old range by 2036…

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Overall, Haffey says Nevada County’s population will continue to grow in the moderate range. It was over 98,000 in 2015 and is projected to be over 108,000 in 2035 and over 123,000 by 2060. The Department of Finance says migration from other states and countries will be the only thing generating state population growth, or from over 39-million last year to about 51-million in 2060. The Bay Area, greater Sacramento region, Central Valley, and Inland Empire regions are projected to grow more quickly than the state overall.