Report: More than Half of Children in U.S. Expected to Be Minorities by 2020

Report: More than Half of Children in U.S. Expected to Be Minorities by 2020 | MRCTV:
According to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday, more than half (50.2%) of the nation’s children are expected to be a part of a minority race or ethnic group by 2020.

Entitled “Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S. Population: 2014 to 2060,” the report examines the total U.S. population, native and foreign born.

Other major findings include the following:

• The total U.S. population is projected to increase by 98.1 million between 2014 and 2060, from an estimated 319 million to 417 million respectively.
• By 2030, all baby boomers will have reached age 65 or older. 
• The percent of foreign born is expected to increase each decade, its rate of growth projected to outpace that of natives.
• By 2044, the U.S. population as a whole is expected to become majority-minority.