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<br />In recent years, the biggest changes have been a decline by 11% in the number of children under age
<br />10, a 20% increase in transition-age youth (ages 20-24), a 10% increase in seniors ages 65 to 84, and
<br />an increase of people over age 85 of 17%.
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<br />Table 5: San Leandro Population, by Age Group: Change from 2006-10 to 2010-14
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<br />Age Group
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<br />2006-2010
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<br />2007-2011
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<br />2008-2012
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<br />2009-2013
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<br />2010-2014
<br />Percent
<br />change 2006-
<br />10 to 2010-14
<br />Under 10 10,868 10,690 10,573 9,850 9,630 -11%
<br />10 to 19 9,843 10,718 9,994 9,685 10,077 2%
<br />20 to 24 4,855 4,912 5,140 5,678 5,829 20%
<br />25 to 64 46,493 46,509 48,109 49,194 49,674 7%
<br />65 to 84 8,782 8,868 9,011 9,378 9,627 10%
<br />85 and over 1,989 2,180 2,139 2,253 2,322 17%
<br />All ages 82,830 83,877 84,966 86,038 87,159 5%
<br />Source: US Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2006-2010 through 2010-2014.
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<br />Economic vulnerability varies by age group. Here, too, we use the federal poverty guidelines as a
<br />proxy for need, while recognizing that the cost of living in the Bay Area – and in San Leandro –
<br />means that poverty figures understate the extent of local economic vulnerability. As is true statewide,
<br />San Leandro children under 18 have the highest poverty rate among age groups (13.8%) and
<br />elders age 65 and over have the lowest poverty rate (8.2%). Children under 18 are the second-
<br />largest age group among people below the poverty level at just over 2,500, while the largest
<br />group of people in poverty are neither children nor elders, but adults ages 35-64 (nearly 3,700
<br />people).
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