KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE)— Knoxville’s population is growing, and according to a recent study it is not slowing down. Tennessee’s population is projected to approach eight million by 2040 and it looks like the senior population will be increasing the most.
“Its something we’ve kind of known for a while now with what they call kind of the silver tsunami coming forward,” said Director of Community Action Committee Office on Aging Dottie Lyvers.
According to the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, those who are 75 and older could be the fastest-growing subset of the senior population by 2040…