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This will likely grow in the future,
given millennial attitudes towards
family. While they hold some very liberal
social views, they often have surprisingly
traditional attitudes towards teenage
sex, abortion, and the desirability of
marriage. 137 Rather than being committed
to perpetual singlehood, a Pew study
found that a majority of American
millennials ranked being “good parents”
as their highest priority, followed by a
third who identified having a successful
marriage as most important. In contrast,
having a “high paying career” was named
by 15 percent. 138, 139 The latest Monitoring
the Future report found that 78 percent of
female high school seniors and 70 percent
of males say that having a good marriage
and family life is “extremely important”
to them—numbers that are virtually
unchanged since the 1970s. 140
Millennials may be staying in the
city longer than previous generations did
partly due to economic pressures that
have made changing locations or buying
141; 142
a house very difficult.
But by 2018, when the peak of
the millennial population turns
30, suggests economist Kolko, the
demand for suburban houses is likely
to increase dramatically. 143 Faced with
a huge student debt load, a weaker job
market, and often high housing prices,
millennials face tougher challenges than
some previous generations, but retain
remarkably similar aspirations. 144
Newcomers to the Dream
America’s changing demographics
will also contribute to growing
demands for family-oriented housing
and communities. According to the
Source: Figure Frank 39 N. Magid 0% Associates 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Source: Frank N. Magid Associates
Figure US 20-27 36 Year Olds
vs. 28-35 Year Old
Figure Space 36Preference
42
Space 41 Preference
40
39
38
37
15%
35 24% 61%
Want more the same space amount
Want the less same spaceamount
Want less space
From: Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from US Census Bureau
Source: 2013 Demand Institute Housing and Community Surve
Source: 2013 Demand Institute Housing and Community Surve
Where Figure 20 37do millennials want to live
15
Where do millennials want to live
Rural 5
Cities Areas
0
Rural Suburbs Areas
15%
24% 61%
36
34
2014
Figure 37
10Cities
10%
10%
24%
24%
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Figure 40
Percent Living in Urban
Neighborhoods, By Age Group
35
30
25
18-21
22-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
66%
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-59
70-74
Suburbs
66%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
From: National Association of Home Builders
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
From: National Association of Home Builders
75-79
80-84
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Figure 38
Growth in Residents with BA+ Degrees
SELECTED METROPOLITAN AREAS: 2010-2013
Houston, TX
Denver, CO
Dallas-Fort Worth,TX
Seattle, WA
Phoenix, AZ
Boston, MA-NH
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA
San Francisco-Oakland, CA
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Miami, FL
New York, NY-NJ-PA
Los Angeles, CA
Detroit, MI
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL-IN-WI
Source: Census Bureau Data
0% 5% 10% 15%
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