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Migration Profile for Florida, 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 Florida in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Florida People Moving into Florida People Moving out of Florida Net # People Moving into Florida from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 489,688 505,634 -15,946 0.97
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 99,400 107,780 -8,380 0.92
Aged 18-19 24,120 25,068 -948 0.96
Aged 20-24 55,673 63,452 -7,779 0.88
Aged 25-34 89,159 109,107 -19,948 0.82
Aged 35-44 69,090 71,317 -2,227 0.97
Aged 45-54 53,046 52,782 264 1.01
Aged 55-64 48,489 34,183 14,306 1.42
Aged 65+ 50,711 41,945 8,766 1.21
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 154,400 159,221 -4,821 0.97
Married 164,164 164,715 -551 1.00
Divorced 53,708 50,809 2,899 1.06
Separated 14,172 13,573 599 1.04
Widowed 18,570 23,517 -4,947 0.79
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 38,698 35,049 3,649 1.10
High School Graduate 85,312 80,552 4,760 1.06
Some college or Associates degree 91,286 100,735 -9,449 0.91
Bachelor’s Degree 60,787 58,239 2,548 1.04
Graduate or Professional Degree 34,412 34,759 -347 0.99
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 55,867 48,028 7,839 1.16
$1-$9,999 85,920 95,682 -9,762 0.90
$10,000-$24,999 108,095 115,499 -7,404 0.94
$25,000-$49,999 90,410 88,546 1,864 1.02
$50,000-$74,999 30,961 33,914 -2,953 0.91
$75,000+ 33,761 30,166 3,595 1.12
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 88,315 90,700 -2,385 0.97
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 45,077 47,220 -2,143 0.95
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 320,037 331,797 -11,760 0.96

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

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

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

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.97 means that very every 100 people leaving Florida for another state, 97 people are moving to Florida 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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