Children of immigrants will account for 88 percent of under-18 population growth between 2000 and 2050. Single mothers number nearly 10 million, up from 3.4 million in 1970. Besides changing morals and the many women whose biological clocks demanded they delay pregnancy no longer, count sheer numbers of single people. Never-marrieds has doubled since 1970, divorced has quadrupled. When I'm 64.
Boomers begin reaching retirement age soon.
The over-60 population will increase from 30 million to 50 million by 2015, and 65 million by 2030. Churches in the north and Midwest will lose older members as retiring boomers, like their parents, head to warmer climes. One-fourth of mobile retirees still go to Florida, but Gulf and Smokey Mountain states are the new hot spots. Where all the lights are bright. New hope for downtown churches as active empty nesters, tired of the suburban commute, move to city center.