Baby Boomers by the numbers:
76.9 million is the estimated number of Baby Boomers in the U.S.
26.8% of the nation's population are Baby Boomers
51% of Boomers are women
$45,654 is the average annual spending by Boomer households
14.2% is the divorce rate for Boomers (compared to 6.7% for the pre-boomer generation)
12.6% of Boomers have never married.
88.8% of Boomers completed high school
28.5% of Boomers have a bachelor's degree or higher
9 states (California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas) are where more than half of all Boomers live
Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute
Baby Boomers by the numbers:
76.9 million is the estimated number of Baby Boomers in the U.S.
26.8% of the nation's population are Baby Boomers
51% of Boomers are women
$45,654 is the average annual spending by Boomer households
14.2% is the divorce rate for Boomers (compared to 6.7% for the pre-boomer generation)
12.6% of Boomers have never married.
88.8% of Boomers completed high school
28.5% of Boomers have a bachelor's degree or higher
9 states (California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas) are where more than half of all Boomers live
Source: MetLife Mature Market Institute