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PolicyLink and PERE 30 An Equity Profile of Orange County 7% 36% 30% 70% 1980 1990 2000 2016 34 percentage point gap 23 percentage point gap 39 36 29 40 28 38 46 37 Mixed/other Native American Pacific Islander Asian Latino Black White All 25% 37% 42% 70% Percent of seniors who are POC Percent of youth who are POC 33 percentage point gap 17 percentage point gap A widening racial generation gap The racial generation gap, the difference between the share of people of color among young and old, has grown in the Orange County since 1980, as it has in many other parts of the country. Today, 70 percent of Orange County's youth (under age 18) are people of color, compared with only 36 percent of the region's seniors (age 65 and older). Whites have the highest median age at 46. The median ages for Latinos and Pacific Islanders are lowest, with an 18- year gap between the median white and Latino resident. Similar to the Latino population, the median age of Pacific Islanders is relatively young at 29. Asian Americans have the second- highest median age of 40, although this varies among ethnic groups. Cambodians and Pakistanis are notable exceptions and have median ages of 33 and 35, respectively, much younger than the racial group as a whole. The racial generation gap has increased since 1980 Demographics 16. Percent People of Color (POC) by Age Group, 1980 to 2016 The region's Pacific Islander and Latino Population are younger than other groups 17. Median Age by Race/Ethnicity, 2016 Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. In order to obtain more robust estimates of the Pacific Islander population the estimate includes all those who identified as Pacific Islander. Asian estimate includes all those who identify as Asian or Pacific Islander. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Data for 2016 represent a 2012 through 2016 average.