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Existing Conditions
Age
Figure 1-2 Glenview Village Population Pyramid for Year 2000
The most important demographic
characteristic of a population is its
age-gender structure. Nationally, it is
recognized that the U.S. population
is aging. Population aging is a shift
in the distribution of a country’s
population towards older ages
and this trend is reflected locally.
Glenview’s population has aged by
10% from 2000 to 2010. The median
age for Glenview in 2010 was 45.5
years compared to the median age in
2000, which was 41.3 years.
Age-gender pyramids (also known
as population pyramids) graphically
display total population separated
by age and gender. As illustrated in
Figures 1-2 and 1-3, male and female
residents are separated vertically.
Female residents are represented on
the right in red and male residents are
represented on the left in blue.
The figure is further separated
horizontally by age, sorted by
youngest on the bottom to the oldest
on the top.
Age-gender pyramids display the
percentage or actual amount of a
population broken down by gender
and age in five-year age increments.
Graphically illustrating population in
this way allows decision-makers to see
long-term population trends.
S ource : 2000 U.S. C ensus
Figure 1-3 Glenview Village Population Pyramid for Year 2010
K ohl C hildren ’ s M useum
S ource : 2010 U.S. C ensus
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Glenview Looking Forward • Overview