Get out! The WSJ says Tucson is hot among young adults
10/09/2007 02:28 PM tvelez
The Journal ranked Tucson high among destination cities for young adults in a series that, according to the editor’s note: “looks at real estate and career prospects for young professionals starting out in their careers.”
Click here for the most recent story from the series. The link to the map is at the top.
There’s no specific ranking, but Tucson is listed among the 13 cities to find young professionals — alongside perennial favorites like New York City, Austin and Seattle. Noticeably absent are cities such as Los Angeles, Boston and Miami.
The American Community Survey, published annually, is meant to fill in the gaps between the census’ decennial surveys.
Before you throw away your copy of “The Rise of the Creative Class” note that back in 2000, a different set of U.S. Census data, which examined net migration of young, single and college-educated individuals, depicted Tucson as having a net loss of 3,000 such residents between 1995 and 2000.
Are they thinking Tucson?
So, the jury is still out on this one. The American Community Survey suggests that Tucson is still attracting those 20- and 30-somethings, but are they staying?
But are they gay young adults, per Florida’s hypothesis, or are they just happy to be here.
— Doris 10/09/2007 07:06 PM #
It’s actually a misconception that Florida is the creator of the so-called Gay Index. In fact, that idea was originated by Gary Gates while a doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon.
Florida is more commonly associated with the Bohemian-Index. He later adopted the idea of Gates’ gay index, which noted the correlation between high-tech hot spots and cities with the highest concentrations of gay people.
Florida, in fact, merely suggests that those who are the most innovative (creative) will be the ones to further economic development.
Though most people tend to read that as “artists and hipsters only,” in fact, Florida argues that it can be extended across industries to high-tech, medical, engineering and similarly innovative scientific fields.
— Tiana Velez 10/10/2007 11:25 AM #
Or, it’s the cycling. Could be the cycling.
— Tiana Velez 10/10/2007 11:28 AM #
Reporters should not be apologists for their sources.
— Doris 10/10/2007 09:12 PM #
Oh, that wasn’t an apology. I was merely trying to correct or clarify a misconception.
— Tiana Velez 10/11/2007 10:05 AM #
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— Doris 10/09/2007 07:06 PM #
Florida is more commonly associated with the Bohemian-Index. He later adopted the idea of Gates’ gay index, which noted the correlation between high-tech hot spots and cities with the highest concentrations of gay people.
Florida, in fact, merely suggests that those who are the most innovative (creative) will be the ones to further economic development.
Though most people tend to read that as “artists and hipsters only,” in fact, Florida argues that it can be extended across industries to high-tech, medical, engineering and similarly innovative scientific fields.
— Tiana Velez 10/10/2007 11:25 AM #
— Tiana Velez 10/10/2007 11:28 AM #
— Doris 10/10/2007 09:12 PM #
— Tiana Velez 10/11/2007 10:05 AM #