Migrants to Oregon in the 1990’s Working Age, Near-Retirees, and Retirees Make Different Destination Choices

Dean H. Judson, Sue Reynolds-Scanlon and Carole L. Popoff

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1999, vol. 14, issue 2

Abstract: The rate of inmigration is high in Western States; hence, the characteristics of the inmigrants are of great policy interest for both communities and States. Younger families need different services than older retirees and near-retirees, while middle-aged professional and managerial workers need still different services. Different regions in Oregon attract dramatically different kinds of migrants: metro areas attract young professionals, some retirement/recreation areas attract the often-wealthy “near-retirees,” and still other retirement/recreation areas attract older retirees. Migrants who move primarily for quality-of-life reasons are willing to absorb substantial declines in income to do so, while migrants who move for job-related reasons will accept little or no income decline.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289810

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