Implications Of Changing U.S. Demographics For Cities

This paper examines how the country's current and projected demographic trends will impact preferences for housing choices and residential location in the future, and particularly how they will affect cities and metropolitan areas.

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March 27, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The demographics of the United States are rapidly shifting. In the next decade, a large wave of the population will be moving into their senior years. Americans are becoming more ethnically and racially diverse. And an increasing number of households are being headed by single parents, are choosing to remain childless, or are opting to delay child-rearing. This paper examines how the country's current and projected demographic trends will impact preferences for housing choices and residential location in the future, and particularly how they will affect cities and metropolitan areas. The paper ends with implications for future research to help urban leaders in take advantage of these changing demographics.

Thanks to Kurt Sommer

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