Question

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What demographic changes are taking place in the U.S in the 21st century, and what do they mean?

Answer 1

The US is changing and will never be the same. As the US progresses through years, to decades, to centuries, etc. the US’ demographics are changing, whether this be considered good or bad is up to the audience. Demographic changes are changes in a population, typically in the form of an ‘average’ statistic, for example: average age, or percentage of Hispanics in the population. This means that the changes in sexuality, average age, and racial distribution in the US are all statistics relevant to the question.

Firstly, different sexualities in America are becoming more accepted as time goes on, for example gay pride month (June). Since some sexualities are more accepted, more people are coming out as those sexualities, thus this demographic for LGBTQ+ members in the US population is increasing. Secondly, the average age in the US is increasing, or in other words, the average US citizens’ age is older than it was before. The demographic changed from and average age of 20 to 35, which is most likely caused by the decline in birth rates and the migration of young people out of the US. Finally, the racial distribution in the US has changed as whites take up less of a percentage of the US population than they used to, as people come to the US to start new lives. This is also because people of all races are accepted in the US.

In conclusion, America’s demographics are everchanging in the sense that America is becoming more inclusive. This is evident due to the increase of LGBTQ+ members in the US, and the increase of range and percentages of races other than white in the US. Not only this, but the average age of a typical American citizen has increased from 20 to 35.

Answer 2

In the 21st century, the demographic trends in the United States have started to change. There's numerous reasons for the changes, with some being the migration, birth rates, medical advancements.

The population of the United States is slowly aging. Despite the migration constantly increasing the population, the people are still becoming older and older on average. The reason for this is the low birth rates, as well as the migration of mostly people that are between the ages 20 and 35.

Also, there's changes in the ethnic and racial distribution of the population, as the white population is slowly becoming less and less in total percentage, while the Latino population being a very fast growing one. The Latino population has bigger birth rates than the other groups. Also, most of the migrant are from countries of Latin America. And the constant rise of their number also results in the constant rise in the number of Catholics in the United States.