2024 Southern California Demographic Workshop

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Sept. 24
9 a.m. 
In Person & Online

The 2024 Southern California Demographic Workshop gathered more than 460 attendees to discuss how planners and policymakers can maintain economic well-being and quality of life without the rapid population growth of past decades. Now in its 35th year, this annual event, presented by SCAG and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy at the SCAG main office in downtown Los Angeles, featured three panels, three roundtable discussions, and a keynote address.

Highlights

Highlights of the 2024 Southern California Demographic Workshop included the presentation and publication of a new report by SCAG demographers with insight into American Community Survey data released earlier in September by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year data provide comprehensive data on Southern California’s social, demographic, economic, and housing conditions, capturing the region’s recovery following the pandemic. Event speakers discussed demographic trends in Southern California, providing recommendations for the region to expand the economy, improve household wealth, and improve quality of life in a new era of steady, rather than rapid, population growth.