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    Urban Columbus sees 45% Gain in YPs

    According to an article published yesterday in USA Today, the population of young and educated people are on the rise in urban centers around the country: “Urban centers draw more young, educated adults“. According to 2010 Census data, the number of educated 20- and 30-somethings grew twice as fast in the core of most US cities than it did throughout the rest of their metropolitan regions.

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    Specifically, Columbus gained over 4,000 new young professionals within a 3-mile radius of Broad and High between 2000 and 2010. That’s an increase in that demographic of 45%.

    To give you an idea of what a 3-mile radius looks like, Doug Motz, President of the Columbus Historical Society provided the following photo of Columbus, circa-1912, when the city wasn’t much larger than a 3-mile radius (click to enlarge):

    This data mirrors other recent reports that say that Columbus is making headway on “attracting and retaining” a young and educated workforce:

    • Between 2005 and 2009, the Columbus region change from a migration loss (-0.23) to a migration gain (+0.16) when looking at the young and educated demographic. [Read More]
    • New Geography lists Columbus as the 9th best city in the US in terms of recent gains of college educated people. [Read More]

    If this trend is expected to continue over the course of the next decade, what additional considerations need to be taken into account to encourage population growth in this demographic sector?

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