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Migration Profile for California, 2006-07

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2007 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left California in 2006 to move to another state in 2007 and vice versa.

California People Moving into California People Moving out of California Net # People Moving into California from 2006 to 2007 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 491,058 666,562 -175,504 0.74
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 86,688 144,967 -58,279 0.60
Aged 18-19 31,231 35,832 -4,601 0.87
Aged 20-24 88,998 83,196 5,802 1.07
Aged 25-34 120,642 158,104 -37,462 0.76
Aged 35-44 68,126 95,748 -27,622 0.71
Aged 45-54 41,355 65,427 -24,072 0.63
Aged 55-64 29,327 46,099 -16,772 0.64
Aged 65+ 24,691 37,189 -12,498 0.66
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 200,241 221,488 -21,247 0.90
Married 152,080 230,168 -78,088 0.66
Divorced 39,112 54,323 -15,211 0.72
Separated 10,807 15,119 -4,312 0.71
Widowed 13,004 20,442 -7,438 0.64
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 25,708 52,816 -27,108 0.49
High School Graduate 52,424 89,158 -36,734 0.59
Some college or Associates degree 75,997 117,169 -41,172 0.65
Bachelor’s Degree 73,534 90,304 -16,770 0.81
Graduate or Professional Degree 56,478 53,120 3,358 1.06
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 47,228 69,146 -21,918 0.68
$1-$9,999 88,208 121,120 -32,912 0.73
$10,000-$24,999 104,257 137,632 -33,375 0.76
$25,000-$49,999 87,047 117,226 -30,179 0.74
$50,000-$74,999 42,041 45,620 -3,579 0.92
$75,000+ 46,463 50,796 -4,333 0.91
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 67,902 102,796 -34,894 0.66
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 43,252 63,406 -20,154 0.68
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 332,532 448,879 -116,347 0.74

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into California” refers to those people living in California in 2007 but another state in 2006

“People moving out of California” refers to those people living in California in 2006 but another state in 2007

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.74 means that very every 100 people leaving California for another state, 74 people are moving to California 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: 2007 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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