CLIPBOARD : LICENSED DRIVERS----1989

In the two decades since 1970, the number of licensed drivers in Orange County nearly doubled. In 1989, the most recent year for which information is available, more than half the 1.7 million drivers (53%) were men. And nearly a quarter-million of those were between 20 and 29 years old. Only about 1% of our drivers were 80 years of older--and most of those were women. Here’s a more complete look:

Age Males Female 16-19 47,801 42,268 20-29 244,934 196,494 30-39 222,721 193,858 40-49 155,590 148,862 50-59 103,496 95,654 60-69 75,131 74,651 70-79 33,822 38,124 80 and older 9,786 11,297 TOTAL 893,281 801,208

OVER THE YEARS 1970: 866,600 1980: 1,386,900 1985: 1,569,500 1987: 1,675,200 1988: 1,705,000 1989: 1,694,489 Source: Department of Motor Vehicles