Migration of the Young, Single and College Educated: 1995 to 2000

The report based on Census 2000 data states that young, single, college-educated people are moving to large metropolitan areas, often to central cities — a trend that defies the general population’s outward migration from the same areas. The report indicates that the New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington-Baltimore metro areas remained popular magnets for young singles who had graduated from college, despite these areas’ overall net out-migration rates.