"This is really what we'd call a demographic long wave," said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. It's been going on for a long time and it will continue to go on. The result is a sustained increase in...
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Six key trends driving N.J's population changes
"We went too far in terms of development," said James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who said household sizes in perimeter counties are shrinking. "It's largely due to millennials. They have suburban...
New Rutgers Regional Report compares population shifts following major economic changes
Twelve of 27 suburban counties – over 44 percent – lost population post-Great Recession, while regional core experiences strong increase A new Rutgers Regional Report, “The Receding Metropolitan Perimeter: A New Postsuburban Demographic Normal,” authored by James W....