STI: ERsys - New Orleans, LA (Ethnicity)

This site has an interesting chart related to my last post. It does not view the ethnic makeup of the city the way the locals do, but it is interesting.

Most distinctly worth noting is the overall heavy concentration of 50-75 year olds in most parts of the city. This is clearly a town that has lost its appeal to my generation (no big surprise). Isn't that a big problem?

I'm proud of a friend of mine for recently (pre-Katrina) being named as one of the most influential New Orleaners under 40 - he would have been on the list in almost any city - but the honor is cheapened by the fact that there are so few in that population segment to choose from!

How can this cultural gem of the US turn this around? San Francisco shares the cultural appeal of New Orleans but is perceived as a virtual Mecca for my generation. What would it take to make this happen for New Orleans?

At this point, I would not be surprised to see the under-40 population of Savannah surpass that of New Orleans, especially among the middle class, before 2020. Ridiculous.