Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 01/10/2013

Home

CommunitylD° City of !V_ RAMSEY Brief Segment Descriptions 28 TRADITIONAL TIMES — Traditional Times is the kind of lifestyle where small-town couples nearing retirement are beginning to enjoy their first empty -nest years. Typically in their fifties and sixties, these middle-class Americans pursue a kind of granola -and -grits lifestyle. On their coffee tables are magazines with titles ranging from Country Living and Country Home to Gourmet and Forbes. But they're big travelers, especially in recreational vehicles and campers. 29 AMERICAN DREAMS — American Dreams is a living example of how ethnically diverse the nation has become: more than half the residents are Hispanic, Asian or African -American. In these multilingual neighborhoods —one in ten residents speaks a language other than English —middle-aged immigrants and their children live in middle- class comfort. 30 SUBURBAN SPRAWL — Suburban Sprawl is an unusual American lifestyle: a collection of mid -scale, middle-aged singles and couples living in the heart of suburbia. Typically members of the Baby Boom generation, they hold decent jobs, own older homes and condos, and pursue conservative versions of the American Dream. Among their favorite activities are jogging on treadmills, playing trivia games and renting videos. 31 URBAN ACHIEVERS — Concentrated in the nation's port cities, Urban Achievers is often the first stop for up-and-coming immigrants from Asia, South America and Europe. These young singles and couples are typically college -educated and ethnically diverse: about a third are foreign -born, and even more speak a language other than English. 32 NEW HOMESTEADERS — Young, middle-class families seeking to escape suburban sprawl find refuge in New Homesteaders, a collection of small rustic townships filled with new ranches and Cape Cods. With decent -paying jobs in white-collar and service industries, these dual -income couples have fashioned comfortable, child -centered lifestyles, their driveways filled with campers and powerboats, their family rooms with PlayStations and Game Boys. 33 BIG SKY FAMILIES — Scattered in placid towns across the American heartland, Big Sky Families is a segment of young rural families who have turned high school educations and blue-collar jobs into busy, middle-class lifestyles. Residents like to play baseball, basketball and volleyball in addition to going fishing, hunting and horseback riding. To entertain their sprawling families, they buy virtually every piece of sporting equipment on the market. 34 WHITE PICKET FENCES — Midpoint on the socioeconomic ladder, residents in White Picket Fences look a lot like the stereotypical American household of a generation ago: young, middle-class, married with children. But the current version is characterized by modest homes and ethnic diversity —including a disproportionate number of Hispanics and African -Americans. 11