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Last I checked, California had a negative net migration rate while Texas has a positive one.
by the_watcher 7y ago
Last I checked, California had a negative net migration rate while Texas has a positive one.
- socalnate1 7y ago"Migration among certain demographic groups also differs from the state’s general pattern. Although California has had net out-migration among most demographic groups, it has gained among those with higher incomes ($110,000 per year or more) and higher levels of education (graduate degrees)." https://lao.ca.gov/laoecontax/article/detail/265 https://lao.ca.gov/laoecontax/article/detail/265
- data_spy 7y agoThat data is several years old now (up to 2016). Anecdotal but most of my high-income friends left in the past 1.5 years.
- vernie 7y agoI've been hearing this shit about Texas for at least a decade.
- the_watcher 7y agoRelated: Texas has had positive net migration for that entire decade. Also related: rich people retiring to a low tax state wasn't invented by young techies.
- georgeecollins 7y agoAs a fifth generation Californian, I am not loosing sleep about the state depopulating! Even if it has some years of negative net migration, the long term story is incredible economic and population growth. Slower or negative growth would be helpful in many ways. The state's infrastructure needs to catch up to the growth, particularly in the Bay Area.