Age of the Owner in 2012

Data table with values from the U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Business Owners for 2012. The data shows the number of business owners by the age ranges of, under 25, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64, and 65 and over. This data is partitioned by the major races/ethnicities, White, Hispanic, Black/African-American, and Asian.

The data reveal that the percentage of business owners age 65 or over that were Black, Hispanic and Asian trailed those that were White by a significant margin.

Almost a third of the Black-Owned business owners with paid employees, that reported, were between the ages of 45 to 54.

For Black-Owned business owners that did not have paid employees, almost half (49.2%) where in the age ranges of 35 to 44 and 45 to 54.