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Migration Profile for Michigan, 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 Michigan in 2006 to move to another state in 2007 and vice versa.

Michigan People Moving into Michigan People Moving out of Michigan Net # People Moving into Michigan from 2006 to 2007 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 131,343 209,774 -78,431 0.63
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 27,928 43,302 -15,374 0.64
Aged 18-19 10,981 12,805 -1,824 0.86
Aged 20-24 17,211 34,854 -17,643 0.49
Aged 25-34 31,122 43,767 -12,645 0.71
Aged 35-44 17,341 28,090 -10,749 0.62
Aged 45-54 9,325 20,613 -11,288 0.45
Aged 55-64 8,120 15,041 -6,921 0.54
Aged 65+ 9,315 11,302 -1,987 0.82
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 51,621 75,076 -23,455 0.69
Married 37,352 69,180 -31,828 0.54
Divorced 9,834 16,678 -6,844 0.59
Separated 3,329 5,177 -1,848 0.64
Widowed 5,868 6,884 -1,016 0.85
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 8,446 9,696 -1,250 0.87
High School Graduate 17,514 29,664 -12,150 0.59
Some college or Associates degree 21,769 33,411 -11,642 0.65
Bachelor’s Degree 14,985 25,205 -10,220 0.59
Graduate or Professional Degree 12,509 20,837 -8,328 0.60
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 14,054 19,000 -4,946 0.74
$1-$9,999 33,248 46,196 -12,948 0.72
$10,000-$24,999 25,262 39,638 -14,376 0.64
$25,000-$49,999 18,863 39,290 -20,427 0.48
$50,000-$74,999 8,412 15,770 -7,358 0.53
$75,000+ 8,165 13,101 -4,936 0.62
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 25,758 37,763 -12,005 0.68
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 11,955 15,323 -3,368 0.78
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 81,221 138,769 -57,548 0.59

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

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

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

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.63 means that very every 100 people leaving Michigan for another state, 63 people are moving to Michigan 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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