The number of Wisconsin residents older than 65 will double within 30 years, suggesting a host of challenges that future employers, leaders and taxpayers will face, a new state study shows. Released Thursday by the state Department of Administration, the report by UW-Madison?s Applied Population Laboratory predicts the state?s overall population will grow by about 800,000 people by 2040, bringing the total to about 6.5 million.
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