If you haven’t joined us for one of our general meetings or mixers, you may wonder who you’d find at one of these gatherings. The answer is anyone living, working or supporting Downtown Raleigh, from any of ten neighborhoods and ranging in age from 20 to 55+. Here are some of our statistics:
This chart breaks down our membership by major area or district.
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Click map for full size imageArea shown is a 1.5 mile radius of the Capitol Building.
While a little over 70% of our members are between 25 and 35 years of age, nearly 25% of our members are over the age of 45.
Age distribution based on DLA’s over 450 Facebook Fans
So grab your baby bag, your briefcase, or your beer! Come join us!
You may simply want to know what’s going on in Downtown Raleigh, or become active in working with city officials in Raleigh’s Downtown revitalization. You may also choose to help your neighborhood champion in planning activities to bring people in your area together. As a member you’ll be informed of all our meetings and events, as well as receiving this monthly newsletter.
It’s free and easy, so be sure to tell your Downtown friends and neighbors about the DLA. Encourage them to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and to also become a member.
What a FUN group to be involved with. I have attended a few of the mixers and really enjoy meeting new people that live Downtown. I really enjoy the diversity of the group and all of the initiatives that the DLA gets in involved with. Keep up the good work DLA.
This is excellent! Thank you. I love telling people about how wide an age range we represent. Makes for a lot of fun at gatherings.
Great post. The stats are interesting to see. Look forward to the next gathering.
The strength of any organization depends on its diversity. Judging from that criterion alone, the DLA is quite a success.
What a great opportunity for residents to have a voice in shaping Downtown Raleigh’s growth and character!
"One of us". LOL Well, I *WANT* to be one of you but apparently I'm not rich enough!
What is it with these ridiculous downtown housing prices?!?! In a recession no less. Can't normal middle class people live downtown too?
Would love to live downtown and join your group but I guess until I win the lottery—-or a developer actually builds something not aimed for people with six-figure incomes—I guess I can't.
To advocate for more people to live downtown, perhaps advocating for more housing that doesn't cater to the wealthy elite would be a good direction, IMHO.