PROGRAMMING AREAS

   Community Capacity Building

   Regional Economic Development

   Entrepreneurship

   Local & Regional Food Systems

   Balanced Use of Natural Resources

   Other

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

Demographic Dimensions of Diversity Relevant for Extension Educators:

What To Look For, Why, and Where To Find the Data on The Web

4. Age

This is a self-explanatory dimension of diversity. Detailed data are available for the relative share of population in various age intervals. Obviously, counties that are retirement destinations will have larger shares of elderly, and have different programming needs than do counties with more youth or school-aged children.

Key variable

• Median age (years)

Geographic Comparison Table (where to find the data):
Population, Age and Sex

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.