Population Growth in High‐Amenity Rural Areas

Does it Bring Socioeconomic Benefits for Long‐Term Residents

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10763586
AutoresJarron M Saint Onge (0000-0002-0914-4882, University of Colorado System), Lori M Hunter (0000-0002-3450-9791, University of Colorado System), J D Boardman (0000-0002-4786-125X, University of Colorado System)
Año2007
Volumen88
Número2
Páginas366-381
Fecha de publicación2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Science Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0038-4941 • E-ISSN: 1540-6237
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-6237.2007.00462.x
PMID21892234
PMCIDPMC3165046
OpenAlexW2049391810
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas27
Referencias citadas31

Objective. A widely noted concern with amenity‐driven rural population growth is its potential to yield only low‐wage service‐sector employment for long‐term residents, while raising local costs of living. This research examines change in socioeconomic status during the 1990s for long‐term residents of high‐amenity, high‐growth rural counties in the United States. Methods. Using longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, in combination with county‐level information, we estimate growth‐curve models to examine the extent to which the socioeconomic status of long‐term residents is associated with amenity‐related in‐migration. Results. We find that, on average, residents in high‐growth, amenity‐rich rural areas have higher income growth over time and higher levels of initial occupational prestige compared to those from other rural areas, but that socioeconomic gains are primarily for individuals with low baseline prestige. Conclusions. The socioeconomic gains made by long‐term residents of high‐growth, amenity‐rich rural areas associated with net in‐migration may be limited to individuals with low initial prestige and growth may be due to low‐skill service‐sector jobs

Amenity · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Population · Population growth · Rural area · Rural population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Term (time) · Demography · Finance · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies