Retirement Communities
Retirement communities tend to house large numbers of elderly people who have left the workforce. These retirees bring pensions, Social Security, and savings which infuse the area with capital. Many rural hospitals do not have enough patients to support their operational budgets, but those near retirement communities can make up for this by focusing on gerontology.
Retirement communities often have income inequality between local residents and those who have migrated from cities.
Examples: Green Valley, Arizona; Heritage Village, Connecticut.
See also: demographic history of the United States, rural sociology, sociology
Read more about this topic: Types Of Rural Communities
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