Maybe it's the distinguished-looking gray

posted Aug 17, 2012 at 4:10 PM

The short story on this Empire Center analysis of age trends in New York State's population: the median age upstate* rose from 33 in 1990 to 40 in 2010 -- in large part because young adults left. But, potential opportunity: the number of 20-24 years olds was up 17 percent over the last decade, probably because of undergraduate enrollment at colleges. (* In this case, "upstate" is everything north of the NYC suburbs.) Earlier on AOA: The ___est neighborhoods in the Capital Region

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So *that's* what happened to the dating pool.

... said Laurie Bird on Aug 17, 2012 at 4:27 PM | link

Hey, we're not getting older, just better.

... said Bob on Aug 17, 2012 at 4:32 PM | link

Here's another take on age trends, from American Public Media's Marketplace:

"Recent studies show that Baby Boomers now boast the highest growth rate of entrepreneurship in America. The lowest rate? That belongs to the 20-34 demographic."

... said Bob on Aug 18, 2012 at 9:19 AM | link

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