The table illustrates the proportions of population below 18, over 60 years old and classified as poverty-stricken, along with earnings per capita in California, Utah and Florida.
Overall, Utah possessed the largest percentage of children preceding 18 years old, which was also true regarding the proportion of adults exceeding 60 years old in Florida.
In terms of ages, young people before adulthood in Utah claimed 28% of the state’s population, more than 11% and 12% seen in those of California and Florida. Meanwhile, its percentage of the elderly over the age of 60 was only 8%, surpassed by 13% and 23% of the other two states.
Concerning financial terms, while California had the highest income per individual or $23,000, its poverty rate was also the largest, around 16%. For Utah and Florida, although incomes per head in Florida surpassed those of Utah by $5000, its impoverished population accounted for more than 12% or 3% larger than in Utah.
