In Search of the Yuppies!!!
Shalom Chosen People and Goyim!
Recently, Forbes magazine published their annual list ranking 40 major American cities by their attractiveness to "Yuppies"; Young Urban Professionals ages 20 to 34. To my surprise Tampa was dead last in the rankings following Detroit! Not surprisingly, New York, San Francisco, and Atlanta were in the top three slots. Being the obsessive monkey I am, I decided to do my own analyses using the most recent census bureau data from 2005. I selected 10 major metropolitan areas that some of my readers may find particularly interesting, including: Tampa Bay, Detroit, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and at the last minute I threw in Salt Lake City just for yucks.
Yuppie Who?
The national percentage of yuppies in the total population is 20.2%. With that said, it's surprising that the metropolitan area with the highest Yuppie population per capita is Salt Lake City, UT! "S.L.C." as I like to call it when I'm hangin with my street peeps, has a yuppie population that is 26% of its 1,017,572 total population. Jockeying behind Detroit (18.5%), the big ole' Tampa Bay came in last with only a 17.7% yuppie population; strike one for the bay...
"Hookup" potential...
If there's one thing yuppies like to do, it's to screw... hmmm, maybe I'm projecting my own preferences through some mad weak rhymes... Anyway, the national percentage of yuppies who are currently married is 38%; 5.4% are divorced or separated, and 56.5% have never been married. Although they have the highest yuppie population per capita, you probably shouldn't go to Salt Lake City because 48.3% of them are currently married and 7.2% of them are either separated or divorced; the highest percentages in both categories. What's going on out there Mormons?!? If you're looking to hookup with a fellow yuppie, I recommend going to New York, where only 30.9% are currently married and 66.1% have never been married. If you don't like New York, why not fly to Boston, L.A., or San Francisco, as they all followed New York with low "married" and high "never married" category percentages. So, why not take a bite out of that Big Apple and enjoy the sin!
Edju-mi-cated
The national percentage of yuppies that have earned a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.9%. I've always read that Colorado is the most educated state in the country, but apparently all those sheepskin scholars must be hiding up in the mountains, because it was Boston that ran away with 50.9% of its yuppies earning a bachelor's degree or higher. If BU and Harvard intimidate you, perhaps you should take a trip to San Francisco (47.2%) or New York (42.4%) for some intellectual stimulation. Salt Lake City? Well, I'm not sure whether Joseph Smith would be pissed or elated, but they came in with the lowest percentage at 27.3%; but don't worry, Tampa bay was schlepping right behind with 29.9%.
Jobby-Job
The national unemployment rate for yuppies is 6.1%, median income is $51,314, and average work commute time is 25.1 minutes. Salt Lake City takes the cake with the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2%, as well as the lowest average commute time at 21.9 minutes! Utah's "Golden Arches" must always be hiring and just be a stones throw away; given the education deficit. It's only fair to mention that Detroit runs away with the prize for highest unemployment rate at 9%, followed by its Mid-west buddy Chicago (6.9%), and New York had the longest average commute time of 34.2 minutes, trailed slightly by Atlanta (31.1 minutes) and Chicago (31 minutes). In regards to income, it's kind of a "no-brainer" that San Francisco ($73,755), Boston ($70,863), and New York ($63,030) had the highest median incomes; but then again, if you make that much in any of those cities, you're probably receiving food stamps and live in your cubicle. Tampa Bay ($49,584) is saved by the hair of its goatee, cause good ole' Salt Lake City swiped the lowest median income from them at $48,666. It's only fair to mention that "cost of living" is a huge factor in regards to income level; despite that fact, we do start to see some superficial support as to the relationship between education levels and income (New York, Boston, & San Francisco vs. Salt Lake City & Tampa).
Sum it up already...
It appears at first glance that The Big Apple is where a yuppie would want to hookup with other well-educated, single, higher-paid professionals while sitting on the train for 34.2 minutes. However, Boston and San Francisco are very competitively close and each has its own unique flavor. Unfortunately, the only thing that Detroit can really brag about is the highest unemployment rate, top ranked professional basketball, hockey, and baseball teams that have not been able to follow through with a championship, the "Murder Capital" title, and the fact it came in third to last in the rankings.
It's dissapointing that Chicago, Atlanta, and Denver did not rank as high, but obviously there are a lot of environmental variables that are not quantified such as beaches, mountains, parks, weather, cost of living, racial/cultural diversity, economic growth trends, taxes, and other quality of life factors.
I concede. Based solely on the aforementioned data, Tampa Bay really does fucking suck; but hey, at least it's not Salt Lake City!
The questions for the Yuppies and other demographics:
What's important to you in determining where you would like to live?
Do you think these numbers really do Salt Lake City & Tampa Bay justice?
Do you think New York should reign supreme?
All right, click the "comments" link below to read the responses of others, as well as share your own responses. "NO" you don't have to be a member of Blogger to put in your $0.02; Just select "Other" for your identity, type in your name, and post your comments... that's it.... it's as easy as sin!
If you're interested in checking out the Forbes.com story on the Top 40 cities for yuppies, you can do so here: http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/lifestyle/mw_re062107_jal
Recently, Forbes magazine published their annual list ranking 40 major American cities by their attractiveness to "Yuppies"; Young Urban Professionals ages 20 to 34. To my surprise Tampa was dead last in the rankings following Detroit! Not surprisingly, New York, San Francisco, and Atlanta were in the top three slots. Being the obsessive monkey I am, I decided to do my own analyses using the most recent census bureau data from 2005. I selected 10 major metropolitan areas that some of my readers may find particularly interesting, including: Tampa Bay, Detroit, New York, Denver, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, Chicago, and at the last minute I threw in Salt Lake City just for yucks.
Yuppie Who?
The national percentage of yuppies in the total population is 20.2%. With that said, it's surprising that the metropolitan area with the highest Yuppie population per capita is Salt Lake City, UT! "S.L.C." as I like to call it when I'm hangin with my street peeps, has a yuppie population that is 26% of its 1,017,572 total population. Jockeying behind Detroit (18.5%), the big ole' Tampa Bay came in last with only a 17.7% yuppie population; strike one for the bay...
"Hookup" potential...
If there's one thing yuppies like to do, it's to screw... hmmm, maybe I'm projecting my own preferences through some mad weak rhymes... Anyway, the national percentage of yuppies who are currently married is 38%; 5.4% are divorced or separated, and 56.5% have never been married. Although they have the highest yuppie population per capita, you probably shouldn't go to Salt Lake City because 48.3% of them are currently married and 7.2% of them are either separated or divorced; the highest percentages in both categories. What's going on out there Mormons?!? If you're looking to hookup with a fellow yuppie, I recommend going to New York, where only 30.9% are currently married and 66.1% have never been married. If you don't like New York, why not fly to Boston, L.A., or San Francisco, as they all followed New York with low "married" and high "never married" category percentages. So, why not take a bite out of that Big Apple and enjoy the sin!
Edju-mi-cated
The national percentage of yuppies that have earned a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.9%. I've always read that Colorado is the most educated state in the country, but apparently all those sheepskin scholars must be hiding up in the mountains, because it was Boston that ran away with 50.9% of its yuppies earning a bachelor's degree or higher. If BU and Harvard intimidate you, perhaps you should take a trip to San Francisco (47.2%) or New York (42.4%) for some intellectual stimulation. Salt Lake City? Well, I'm not sure whether Joseph Smith would be pissed or elated, but they came in with the lowest percentage at 27.3%; but don't worry, Tampa bay was schlepping right behind with 29.9%.
Jobby-Job
The national unemployment rate for yuppies is 6.1%, median income is $51,314, and average work commute time is 25.1 minutes. Salt Lake City takes the cake with the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2%, as well as the lowest average commute time at 21.9 minutes! Utah's "Golden Arches" must always be hiring and just be a stones throw away; given the education deficit. It's only fair to mention that Detroit runs away with the prize for highest unemployment rate at 9%, followed by its Mid-west buddy Chicago (6.9%), and New York had the longest average commute time of 34.2 minutes, trailed slightly by Atlanta (31.1 minutes) and Chicago (31 minutes). In regards to income, it's kind of a "no-brainer" that San Francisco ($73,755), Boston ($70,863), and New York ($63,030) had the highest median incomes; but then again, if you make that much in any of those cities, you're probably receiving food stamps and live in your cubicle. Tampa Bay ($49,584) is saved by the hair of its goatee, cause good ole' Salt Lake City swiped the lowest median income from them at $48,666. It's only fair to mention that "cost of living" is a huge factor in regards to income level; despite that fact, we do start to see some superficial support as to the relationship between education levels and income (New York, Boston, & San Francisco vs. Salt Lake City & Tampa).
Sum it up already...
It appears at first glance that The Big Apple is where a yuppie would want to hookup with other well-educated, single, higher-paid professionals while sitting on the train for 34.2 minutes. However, Boston and San Francisco are very competitively close and each has its own unique flavor. Unfortunately, the only thing that Detroit can really brag about is the highest unemployment rate, top ranked professional basketball, hockey, and baseball teams that have not been able to follow through with a championship, the "Murder Capital" title, and the fact it came in third to last in the rankings.
It's dissapointing that Chicago, Atlanta, and Denver did not rank as high, but obviously there are a lot of environmental variables that are not quantified such as beaches, mountains, parks, weather, cost of living, racial/cultural diversity, economic growth trends, taxes, and other quality of life factors.
I concede. Based solely on the aforementioned data, Tampa Bay really does fucking suck; but hey, at least it's not Salt Lake City!
The questions for the Yuppies and other demographics:
What's important to you in determining where you would like to live?
Do you think these numbers really do Salt Lake City & Tampa Bay justice?
Do you think New York should reign supreme?
All right, click the "comments" link below to read the responses of others, as well as share your own responses. "NO" you don't have to be a member of Blogger to put in your $0.02; Just select "Other" for your identity, type in your name, and post your comments... that's it.... it's as easy as sin!
If you're interested in checking out the Forbes.com story on the Top 40 cities for yuppies, you can do so here: http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/lifestyle/mw_re062107_jal
posted by Don the "Head Chimp" at
7:46 AM
5 Comments:
Donald,
a) I can't believe how much extra time you have on your hands to do all this research.
b) Why isn't Madison, WI in there with your metropolis'?
c) I still got love for the D and their great sports teams that don't follow through with championships. At least it's not any of the cities in Ohio.
I actually can't believe how mediocre my pay is compared to your stats, but then again, I'm a fresh yuppie at the low end of the age range. I have decided that bodies of water is important to where I live. I had to go through lake withdrawal living in Indiana and there are virtually no beaches here and the lakes are filled wtih green mossy substance. Also, shopping is a plus because I don't know about other people, but I do not enjoy Deb, charlotte rousse, and wet seal being the highlight of my malls. Places where you can do outdoor activities and there is a decent bar scene is pretty important as well as trees/nature (I refuse to live in the corn fields).
I am not sur ehow you picked Salt Lake City in your search, but yes, there are a lot of mormons there that get married young. How else are they supposed to pop out 17 kids like the Wirthlins? Tampa is not a big metropolis either, so that could contribute to the low "yuppie" count. Also the fact that it's in Florida and most yuppies would probably rather live in sin in Miami.
As for New York, I'll hold back on going off. I just know I couldn't surround myself with the people daily. Young and single as they may be, many are loud and obnoxious and I can only take them in small doses. But shopping and bars, they may reign supreme. People, no. I prefer midwesterners to people in most other parts of the country. Or Brits as it may be with Tom.
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Anonymous, at 10:36 AM
Yeah, Madison is pretty educated. You should see the bastards that come out of there. And, no - they're not all stuffing themselves with cheese curds and beer.
Yuppies- 80's style, man.
Detroit. I can tell you a few things. Detroit, a few years ago, would have been much higher than Tampa, or most other cities for that matter. Detroit has/had the automotive industry (for those of you who drive foreign cars, I'm talking to you). Most yuppies and other such people have problems finding work in an area that most the major work was cars. Plants closed. Buyouts ensued. Ford decided to pay the most attention to SUVs and trucks, leaving people without a less costly option (gas-wise and otherwise). That's why Detroit is still up there. We still have motors. In four years, they're estimating a one million dollar employee surge for the industry. And that is also what Detroit mostly is and was - industry - Just like Ohio and Pennsylvania. There's also nothing wrong with that. We need that somewhere.
In where I would like to live? For me personally:
I want to stay around here. Now, this may be confusing for people who can move on with ease, but I am not one of them. I have so many specialists and doctors around here that took years of building trust, that's hard to find. Except in Madison. I get along medically there quite nicely.
But on top of the medical challenges, I also look at what's important to me personally. Friends and family are. I have a friend who moved to Indiana. He's miserable - the only contact he has are with people he works with (who are jerks to him) and dates he goes on. I would be unhappy with that.
Also, the weather. I don't think I could handle the south. While Detroit has actually been warmer in the past week than most southern states, I hate humidity (I get headaches) and suffocating heat, and those I have found are the crux of the weather in the southern states (from FL to SoCA).
Do I think that NY should reign? Of course not. I think it should be equal. Do I believe it does? Uh, yeah. Wall Street, millions of people, business people to take care of the business people, television shows, they have a lot of careers to choose from. They can go to every possible angle and find something in their career. For other states, it's not that simple. (Unless it's Ca, a state I loathe).
Okay, that's all I have to say. I don't care about SLC, and Tampa only because you and another good friend of mine live there or will live there.
Just my opinion, no facts there (well, except the auto industry.)
Also, we have a crappy governor.
But when you look at your state, what is the largest employer? Is it health care? Is it government? As I stated before, you have a gov. job; and when Amber get there, she will as well.
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Anonymous, at 12:36 PM
*Not one million dollar employee surge. Million employee surge.
**I don't want to impune your state.
***And, while thinking about this question, I had a random thought about the auto industry. I have never heard a rapper sing about Hondas. It's always Escalades/Cadillacs. You know - they like money and stuff.
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Anonymous, at 12:43 PM
I lived in New York City.... half the men are gay!
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Anonymous, at 4:04 PM
Hey Tweet,
I've got all the time in the world sitting in the cube waiting for another job....
Just to appease my sister...
Madison, WI
Madison was the smallest metro area as compared to the other 10 (519,330); however, it still whooped some tail.
Yuppie Percentage: 24.5%, 2nd place in the percentage of yuppies, just behind SLC...
"Hookup Factor": Ranked 5th in lowest percentage of married yuppies (34.4%), tied for 3rd in lowest divorced/separated (3.1%), and came in 4th for highest never married (62.6%).
Education: tied for 3rd with San Fran for the percentage of yuppies with over a BA (47.1%).
Jobby Job: 1st place for BOTH unemployment (3.6%) AND travel time to work (20.9 minutes).
Overall, based on the criteria, not a bad town!
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Don the "Head Chimp", at 4:16 PM
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