sixty-somethings

Between fifty and seventy

Sixty-somethings are people in their sixties—between sixty and sixty-nine years old.

The term groups people by decade of life, typically in discussions of demographics, generational attitudes, or life stages: The neighborhood is popular with sixty-somethings looking to downsize.

Also written sixty-somethings or 60-somethings.

demographic

sexagenarians

People aged 60-69

Medicare · demographics · gerontology · lifespan · ageism · mid-lifers

lifestyle

travel

Movement between locations

hobbies · golf · cruises · leisure · mentoring · downsizing · relocation · consulting · part-time · creativity

experience

wisdom

Good judgment from experience

legacy · storytelling · reinvention · perspective · resilience · accomplishments · mentorship · gratitude · acceptance

retirement

pension

Retiree's ongoing benefit

  • 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
  • IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
  • superannuationRetirement savings scheme

annuity · downsizing · inheritance · fixed-income

health

Medicare

Federal senior health program

menopause · andropause · screenings · mobility · vitality · supplements · prescriptions · fitness · longevity

Opposites
age/generational cohort

sixty-somethingstwenty-somethings

People aged 20-29

teenagers · children · millennials · adolescents · young adults

life stage and social role

sixty-somethingsyoung professionals

Recently employed educated adults

newlyweds · entry-level workers · up-and-comers

Family

sixty, something, sixty-something, somethings, sixties, sixth, sixfold, sixteen, sixteenth

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