Odd Lots
‘Urban Family Exodus’ Continues With Number of Young Kids in NYC Down 18%
Declines in population of children under 5 are also hitting urban counties from Chicago to Los Angeles
Children play in a school courtyard in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood.
Photographer: David Cabrera/BloombergFamilies are still leaving large US cities, with the number of young children in New York City down by almost a fifth since the beginning of the pandemic, according to an analysis of the latest census data.
Since April 2020, the under-5 population has fallen by 18% in New York, 15% in Cook County, which includes Chicago, and 14% in Los Angeles County, the Economic Innovation Group said in a report.