Domestic Migration Is Driving Population Growth in U.S. Cities

[OfTheCross]

Domestic Migration Drives Population Growth in U.S. Cities | St. Louis Fed

At a recent Dialogue with the Fed event—titled Does the Number Matter? On Governments and Regional Economic Growth—Gascon explained how domestic migration is helping to drive population growth in certain MSAs.

“Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Charlotte, Nashville, Denver, Seattle, Tampa. Those are places [where] … the economies are performing pretty well,” he told the audience. “So this migration is really capturing people moving to economies … [where] there continues to be a demand for workers.”

On the flip side, Gascon says outward domestic migration is the main reason for lagging growth in cities such as St. Louis and Chicago.

Overall, he said the domestic population is flocking to three areas: the Rocky Mountain area, the Southwest and the Southeast.

 

[Wild self]

.....And its causing extreme traffic and hyperinflated housing/rent prices

Concentrating jobs in urban areas only is the stupidest idea ever. Its making people miserable with slow rush hour traffic.

 

[Macallik86]

Decided to bump this instead of creating a new thread.

Came across a great data visualization article that uses census data to show the migration patterns across every county in the country. It really reinforces the idea that domestic migration usually happens within ~50 miles in a very tangible way. It's subtly rich with information also.

Spoiler: Examples of data splits

Curious to hear what patterns yall see w/ your own county. Based on the info I see, I think rich people who leave the county really like Florida. It could partially have something to do w/ Ken Griffith moving and encouraging employees to also relocate to FL.

S.F. wasn’t the only city to see an exodus. These maps show the most detailed info on where people are moving

These charts and maps show the most detailed and accurate data on where Americans are migrating.

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