California city leads nation in ‘baby bust’ as families flee urban centers
Children are disappearing from major cities, and urban centers in California are leading the trend. The number of kids living in cities has fallen 6% nationwide over the past 10 years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis, as families increasingly ditch big-city life for more affordable pastures.
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Children are disappearing from major cities, and urban centers in California are leading the trend. The number of kids living in cities has fallen 6% nationwide over the past 10 years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis, as families increasingly ditch big-city life for more affordable pastures. San Jose, the Silicon Valley hub that’s home to some of the state’s most expensive real estate, has lost a staggering 20% of its population under 18 — coming in first on the list of cities that have lost the largest percentages of kids. Even more dramatic, the number of kids under age 5 in San Jose has plummeted 34% in a decade, according to the report.
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- Children are disappearing from major cities, and urban centers in California are leading the trend. The number of kids living in cities has fallen 6% nationwide over the past 10 years, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis, as families increasingly ditch big-city life for more affordable pastures.
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