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Migration Profile for Arizona, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Arizona in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Arizona People Moving into Arizona People Moving out of Arizona Net # People Moving into Arizona from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 241,357 187,722 53,635 1.29
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 46,369 42,368 4,001 1.09
Aged 18-19 11,499 8,952 2,547 1.28
Aged 20-24 26,548 25,124 1,424 1.06
Aged 25-34 52,365 42,923 9,442 1.22
Aged 35-44 33,816 22,860 10,956 1.48
Aged 45-54 23,987 18,257 5,730 1.31
Aged 55-64 23,083 12,350 10,733 1.87
Aged 65+ 23,690 14,888 8,802 1.59
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 79,631 61,258 18,373 1.30
Married 79,795 61,279 18,516 1.30
Divorced 26,260 17,078 9,182 1.54
Separated 7,097 3,053 4,044 2.32
Widowed 9,196 8,004 1,192 1.15
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 16,709 14,522 2,187 1.15
High School Graduate 37,362 25,541 11,821 1.46
Some college or Associates degree 53,456 35,877 17,579 1.49
Bachelor’s Degree 32,434 22,689 9,745 1.43
Graduate or Professional Degree 16,980 12,649 4,331 1.34
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 24,029 17,055 6,974 1.41
$1-$9,999 45,614 32,691 12,923 1.40
$10,000-$24,999 50,701 40,493 10,208 1.25
$25,000-$49,999 45,669 34,572 11,097 1.32
$50,000-$74,999 17,956 13,688 4,268 1.31
$75,000+ 18,010 12,173 5,837 1.48
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 35,332 32,881 2,451 1.07
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 20,967 17,605 3,362 1.19
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 168,388 123,260 45,128 1.37

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Arizona” refers to those people living in Arizona in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Arizona” refers to those people living in Arizona in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 1.29 means that very every 100 people leaving Arizona for another state, 129 people are moving to Arizona from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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