Multicultural Engagement Fact Sheet

California Los San Francisco/ % in top 2011 Total Population Multicultural populations overall have a majority representation in California State Angeles Oakland 2 DMAs and the state leads the nation in the number of Hispanic/Latino and Asian Total 37,484,030 18,112,735 6,939,554 67% residents in particular. The 50+ demographic lags somewhat today in African-American/Black 2,298,737 1,246,093 424,201 73% multicultural representation but will soon follow suit, with especially strong Hispanic/Latino 14,652,306 8,197,457 1,581,928 67% growth expected from the Hispanic/Latino and Asian cohorts. By 2016, the Asian 4,667,133 2,104,887 1,580,783 79% 2011 50+ Population 50+ segment in Los Angeles will be nearly one-third Latino; and in San Total 10,899,460 5,040,731 2,211,156 67% Francisco, close to one in four residents age 50+ will be Asian. African-American/Black 607,108 345,294 124,520 77% Hispanic/Latino 2,383,929 1,386,268 293,352 70% Map of California’s Multicultural Population by County Asian 1,386,112 657,152 458,479 80% In the coming decade, the growth rate of the 50+ Hispanic/Latino and Asian segments will outpace the total ‘boomer’ age demographic. Number of Legislative Districts comprised of at least 35% minority 50+ populations: Projected 50+ Population Growth 2011 to 2016 45 out of 80 State House Districts; Total Pop Total 50+ African-American/Black 50+ Hispanic/Latino 50+ Asian 50+ 23 out of 40 State Senate Districts;

29% 29% 27% 25% 33 out of 53 Congressional Districts. 23% 21% 14% 15% 12% 11% 13% 6% 6% 4% 8%

California Los Angeles San Francisco/Oalkand AA/Black 5% 7% 5% Percent of Hispanic/Latino 25% 31% 15% 50+ in 2016 Asian 14% 14% 23%

2011 Total Median Household Income – California State Percent Population $70,522 $60,103 Black, Hispanic, or Asian $44,791 2016 Projected 60% or more $46,493 $58,553 $68,512 45% to 60% $43,430 $45,152 30% to 45% 15% to 30% Index to Total 100 74 77 117 15% or less

Total HHs African- Hispanic/ Asian HHs American HHs Latino HHs Note: Hispanic persons may be of any race. Source: Claritas, Inc., 2011. Prepared by AARP Research & Strategic Analysis. © 2012, AARP Multicultural Engagement California Needs Among 50+ Multicultural Constituents in California1 Though nearly universally considered important, there are large confidence gaps regarding health , , Social Security and Consumer Protection. Need Satisfaction on Items of Importance African American/Black Hispanic/Latino 100% AARP-CA’s 2012 Legislative Priorities Do not have 80% everything needed • Social Security, Medicare and MediCal 75% 65% 83% 75% 71% 66% 81% 66% 60% • In-Home Supportive Services and Adult Day 40% Have everything Health Care Programs 20% 25% 35% 17% 25% 29% 34% 19% 34% needed 0% • 50+ Voter Turnout Receiving Social Protection against Adequate health Receiving Medicare Security when needed consumer fraud insurance coverage when neeeded % “Extremely “or • Protection from Financial Abuse “Very” Important in 95% 99% 89% 93% 87% 93% 96% 90% their Life Right Now • Fair & Stable Utility Rates

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We offer educational Our call to action is for Our multifaceted effort and Collaborations Education Long Term Care Through collaborations with Through seminars and programs for people to people to get involved in raises awareness about We provide easy-to- other organizations and hands-on workshops, AARP better understand being a voice of change. older adult hunger in the understand education and leaders, we leverage our enables people 50+ of all consumer credit and Through our Create the communities and helps with information on subjects common synergies and races, ethnicities and become more financially Good and Compartir es Vivir food drives and other such as Social Security, resources to a common socioeconomic backgrounds savvy about how to best program we offer volunteer work with local Medicare, Medicaid, the goal important in the to get education on health manage debt and finances opportunities for people to organizations and food and community we serve. It management, disease as well as how to protect be a force for good whether banks across the state. We Long Term Care planning for includes the participation of prevention, and detection, themselves as consumers. they have 5 minutes, 5 team up with organizations women so that people 50+ thought and opinion leaders nutrition, and physical AARP provides work and hours, or more to donate that have different types of can make smart financial through subject or interest activity. The AARP and retirement tools, a social their time into causes that programs to end hunger in and healthcare decisions for area (s) in strategic Walgreens Wellness Bus security benefits calculator, they believe in and that are the communities. themselves and their family. community conversations Tour is a mobile wellness a retirement calculator and relevant in their and dialogue to meet the tour featuring checks on a 401K fee calculator. communities. relevant needs and wants cholesterol, blood pressure, in the community. bone density, glucose levels, “Our community is the place where we can be most effective.” a FREE one-year AARP —Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, AARP Founder membership and more. For more information, contact Katie Hirning, State Director, AARP California, [email protected] (916) 556-3030. Or connect with us online at: www.aarp.org/ca. 1 Source: Voices of 50+ in California, AARP, February 2011