According to data from the U.S. Census, my
observations are not just another Russia
House-induced hallucination. From 2000 to 2010, the millennial population in DC grew
23%, and from 2010 to 2012, the DC region saw an average annual net gain of 12,583 of The Impact
people age 25 to 34–the largest among cities
in the United States. In the past 10 years,
The entertainment and housing markets aren’t
the region added 26,000 new apartments
the only areas that have responded to this
and condos. From 2001 to 2011, 709 new
influx of young go-getters. More workplaces
restaurants (a 50% increase) opened up in the
are embracing dynamic structures to meet
area. The numbers don’t lie. Young people are
millennial demands of flexibility on the job.
flocking to DC, and they’re leaving profound
For instance, the rise of co-working spaces in
change in their wake.
DC–like UberOffices–have made it possible for small businesses to rent workspace
that provides a physical location without
the constraints of a stuffy office culture.