Costa and Andreas said:

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I will chime in on this from experience with my transient staff. I don't have hard data, but I do hear the majority of them say "I can't wait to graduate and get out of here".

I'm sure there's many different reasons they could be saying that, but it does speak to a common desire from youth to explore what else is out there. Of course, many are Houstonians who just simply want to go home to the big city they are used to.

That said, it seems to me that the only thing that would sway them would be very good job opportunities.

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My question to for those making this argument is what changed? That's always been the case for some, but why has it accelerated so much? I have to think the lack of good job opportunities is a part of the answer, but the other part COULD be that the price of housing here is keeping the workforce down, and businesses are looking at demographics before relocating here. It's a viscous circle. Possibly.

Bob Yancy said:

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Average Joe said:

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Drop goal of a "consumer based economy." Diversify it. Professional. Tech. Light mfg. Emerging, but established firms yet to reach apogee.

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I agree with pretty much everything there and love the transparency, but this is #1 to me. I feel like we still struggle to keep young professionals and attract young families. Maybe I'm wrong in that, but those two demographics will drive most everything else on the list.

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In 2010, 25 to 34 year olds were almost 40% of the population of College Station. By 2024, that number had fallen to less than 30%. That's a startling fact given how we were once a beacon of opportunity for that demographic. Young urban professionals and young working families are choosing to leave, or not locate here, more and more each year. That is the OPPOSITE of the state of Texas overall. At the same time, those seniors with frozen tax valuations keep gaining as a % of population.

Respectfully

Yancy '95


*with attribution to CSAN for the spreadsheet data

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Look at the actual number and not the percentage - the actual number according to your chart has grown since 2010 - it's the other age brackets that have grown more according to your chart since 2010 - it has grown by 3500 people currently which would be a statistical improvement if somewhere in the 30% range since 2010