People will be moving out to the suburbs, even the hipsters. Photograph courtesy of Shutterstock.
This is an excerpt from our package of articles about what Washington will look like over the next few decades. For the full package, see our April 2015 issue—on newsstands now, or purchase the digital edition optimized for your tablet here—and come back to the website for more stories over the next few weeks.
Kid-Friendly Areas
Places with the most residents 19 and younger in 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Loudoun County – 31.9%
Stafford County – 30.6%
Prince William County – 29.7%
Spotsylvania County – 28.2%
King George County – 28.0%
Retirement Spots
The most members of the 65-and-up crowd will settle in these counties by 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Howard County – 22.8%
Frederick County – 22.4%
Fauquier County – 21.9%
Charles County – 21.4%
Anne Arundel County – 20.5%
Hipster Havens
That is, if the future’s young adults are anything like millennials. Here’s where the most 20-to-44-year-olds will reside in 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Arlington County – 51.1%
Loudoun County – 38.9%
Prince William County – 36.1%
Prince George’s and Fairfax counties – 35.8%
DC – 35%*
*This projection is for 2030. Sources: Maryland Department of Planning, University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Urban Institute.
This article appears in our April 2015 issue of Washingtonian.
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The Surprising Places Washingtonians Will Live in 2040
Welcome to the suburbs, city-dwellers.
This is an excerpt from our package of articles about what Washington will look like over the next few decades. For the full package, see our April 2015 issue—on newsstands now, or purchase the digital edition optimized for your tablet here—and come back to the website for more stories over the next few weeks.
Kid-Friendly Areas
Places with the most residents 19 and younger in 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Loudoun County – 31.9%
Stafford County – 30.6%
Prince William County – 29.7%
Spotsylvania County – 28.2%
King George County – 28.0%
Retirement Spots
The most members of the 65-and-up crowd will settle in these counties by 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Howard County – 22.8%
Frederick County – 22.4%
Fauquier County – 21.9%
Charles County – 21.4%
Anne Arundel County – 20.5%
Hipster Havens
That is, if the future’s young adults are anything like millennials. Here’s where the most 20-to-44-year-olds will reside in 2040 (by percentage of total population):
Arlington County – 51.1%
Loudoun County – 38.9%
Prince William County – 36.1%
Prince George’s and Fairfax counties – 35.8%
DC – 35%*
*This projection is for 2030. Sources: Maryland Department of Planning, University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Urban Institute.
This article appears in our April 2015 issue of Washingtonian.
Don’t Miss Another Big Story—Get Our Weekend Newsletter
Our most popular stories of the week, sent every Saturday.
Benjamin Freed joined Washingtonian in August 2013 and covers politics, business, and media. He was previously the editor of DCist and has also written for Washington City Paper, the New York Times, the New Republic, Slate, and BuzzFeed. He lives in Adams Morgan.
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