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Albany, NY – New York state is getting older, and rural areas are leading the way. WAMC's Ian Pickus has more...
Demographic figures released Thursday by the Census Bureau show the median age in New York state jumped to 38 in 2010 from 35.9 a decade before.
Populations in New York state and around the country are graying as baby boomers edge into retirement age and people live longer. The numbers become more striking when comparing New York's cities to its rural areas. The dozen counties with the highest median ages in New York were largely rural.
Sparsely populated Hamilton County in the Adirondacks has a state-high median age of 51.3.
Census data shows that the median age in New York City was 35.5 in 2010. The median age for Buffalo was 33.2; Rochester, 30.8 and Syracuse 29.6.
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