The ZIP Code Reality: Where You Live Matters
Not only is the way we work rapidly changing, the atlas of where we work — from coasts, to states, to counties — is increasingly studied and interpreted. 60% of net job growth by 2030 will take place in 25 cities across the United States, while current projections suggest that other, less urban areas throughout the United States will only see a 3 percent increase in jobs. McKinsey’s Andre Dua will discuss geographic opportunity across the US, having mapped county by county our strengths and weaknesses. Mary C. Daly of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will then explore a different angle in conversation with David Brooks: How are communities creating opportunity for themselves when the data may be working against them? The future of work has many unknowns, but this level of clarity is well worth our understanding.
Reference: https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/the-zip-code-reality-where-you-live-matters
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Lifestyle | yesterday | AZ Business Magazine
Baby Boomers show great flexibility when it comes to where they choose to live. The researchers at RENTCafé.com are right on their heels with their latest study, where they identified the ZIP codes most popular with Baby Boomers.
The RENTCafe study covers three main areas, based on which researchers rank ZIP codes from the largest US cities: total Baby Boomer population, increase in the number of Baby Boomers between 2012-2017, and increase in the share of Baby Boomers.
As expected, Arizona performs well across the board. Here are the highlights:
• ZIPs with the highest Boomer population increases. Areas in and around Phoenix still hold a lot of appeal with seniors. Mesa’s 85212 is third nationally due to a 66% rise in its Baby Boomer population. If we look strictly at numerical values, this zip code comes in first, as it effectively added 1,586 more people between the ages of 55 and 75
• Phoenix ZIP codes 85085 and 85012 also make the top, as the number of seniors here went up by 46% and 38% respectively. During the same period, Gilbert’s 85298 has seen a 40% spike, translating to over 3,900 new locals.
• ZIPs with the largest share of Baby Boomers. Scottsdale’s ZIP code 85266 boasts the highest share of Baby Boomers nationally, at 35%. But it is Tucson that truly shines in this category, with no fewer than 4 ZIP codes with a high share of seniors in the top 20.
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85212 Zip Code (Mesa, AZ) Detailed Profile
