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Another factor integral to anticipating land conflict is the number of young persons proportionate to the total state population. It is expected that, within a short timeframe, these young persons will leave the home of their parents and seek residence in another residence. As expected, the western states have a large proportion of population under 25. It can be reasonably assumed that,within 10 years, at least a quarter of the state's population will seek new housing, exacerbating the already-rapid development in these states.
Over half of the upper quartile are western states. Utah leads the nation in proportion of young persons, with almost half its population under the age of 25.
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