Groups like The Community for Positive Aging, formerly the Hollywood Senior Center, serve an ever-growing population of retirement-age adults. New numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau underscore the demographic shift underway — one for which researchers say the region is unprepared, even though it could be predicted decades ago. The numbers show the effect will be magnified in the Portland area, where the 65-and-older population is growing even faster than the U.S. average. And this is just the start. Oregon’s aging population is not expected to peak until 2050, said Carolyn Aldwin, director of the Program on Aging Studies at Oregon State University. 📸: Getty Images Read more at the link in our bio. #oregon #portlandoregon #portland #theoregonian #censusbureau #agingpopulation #censusstatistics #statistics