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Are Florida’s boomers a bust? For decades, retirees have flocked to the Sunshine State.
PLANNING FOR THE 65+ BOOM
Between 1950 and 2008, people 65 and older grew from 8.6 percent
of Florida’s population to more than 17 percent. Now the economic recession is slamming the state like a hurricane, and some wonder
if an expected boom in the 65+population might cost the state
too much. Unemployment is running over 11 percent, well above the national figure. Florida ranked third in home foreclosures in 2009,
behind only Nevada and Arizona. And several bad hurricanes in the
past decade have driven up insurance rates.
Most troubling, though, was the first decline in population growth since World War II. From April 2008 to April 2009, the state lost nearly 60,000 residents, according to the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Historically, new residents fueled a robust housing market. Consequently, since Florida’s tax base relies on property and sales taxes, revenue also fell.
A recent study conducted for the legislature predicts that, during the next two decades, Florida’s 65 and over population will swell to more than 6 million and account for almost 60 percent of the state’s population growth. Of the almost 24 million people who will live here by 2030, 26.2 percent of them will be 65 and over.
Will such a high percentage of retirees fuel economic growth or strain public services? “The answer is not yet conclusive,” said Amy Baker, director of the legislature’s Offi ce of Economic and demographic Research, which commissioned the study. “We know baby boomers are going to be spending a longer period in retirement because they’re retiring a little earlier and their
longevity is greater. The question is, do they have enough assets to last their entire retirement?”
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The full article in the March 2010 AARP Bulletin