The West Is Where You Find Husbands
Originally published in the Boston Globe, the map of singles by sex definitely shows that the western United States is full of single men, except Sacramento oddly enough. Reno is no exception. Check out the map:
“But women do have an advantage in the American West and Southwest. In greater Los Angeles, for example, there are 90,000 more single men than women. In Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area, single men outnumber single women by roughly 65,000. There are considerably more single men than women in San Diego, Dallas, and Seattle, too. Each of these regions has grown substantially over the past two or three decades, offering jobs in everything from high tech to construction and services. As numerous studies of migration show, men - especially those in regions with declining economies - are initially more likely to move long distances for economic opportunity, while women are more likely to stay closer to home and family.”
Similar Posts:
- Local Economy’s Reliance on Real Estate
- Prevention First Iniative
- Illegal Immigration Not Taking Nevada Jobs
Enjoy this post? Leave a comment below or subscribe to my feed. You also can sign up for email delivery by clicking here.
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
Comments
Leave a comment
Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>
Uh, that dot for Reno looks like it’s closer to Gerlach.
I certainly wouldn’t want to speak for womankind, but I wonder how good the fishin’ is out in the scrub.
Strange - almost all of the newer cities appear to have more single men, while the older ones appear to have more single women. With only a few exceptions (like in Florida), the newer cities are mostly in the West. The explanation given, that men “are initially more likely to move long distances for economic opportunity”, seems to provide a good explanation for this. If not that, maybe it’s the influence of Horace Greeley’s advice reverberating down through the ages: “Go west, young man, and grow with the country.”