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

Connecticut People Moving into Connecticut People Moving out of Connecticut Net # People Moving into Connecticut from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 78,846 96,900 -18,054 0.81
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 14,948 16,095 -1,147 0.93
Aged 18-19 8,914 13,366 -4,452 0.67
Aged 20-24 13,978 15,714 -1,736 0.89
Aged 25-34 19,283 18,042 1,241 1.07
Aged 35-44 10,100 15,621 -5,521 0.65
Aged 45-54 4,711 7,126 -2,415 0.66
Aged 55-64 3,940 5,267 -1,327 0.75
Aged 65+ 2,972 5,669 -2,697 0.52
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 34,322 46,057 -11,735 0.75
Married 23,190 26,174 -2,984 0.89
Divorced 4,629 6,211 -1,582 0.75
Separated 1,162 1,611 -449 0.72
Widowed 1,794 2,821 -1,027 0.64
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 3,399 3,960 -561 0.86
High School Graduate 6,925 9,763 -2,838 0.71
Some college or Associates degree 8,906 12,473 -3,567 0.71
Bachelor’s Degree 11,452 12,155 -703 0.94
Graduate or Professional Degree 10,324 13,374 -3,050 0.77
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 5,694 12,367 -6,673 0.46
$1-$9,999 18,558 24,142 -5,584 0.77
$10,000-$24,999 12,033 15,232 -3,199 0.79
$25,000-$49,999 12,747 13,319 -572 0.96
$50,000-$74,999 7,912 7,526 386 1.05
$75,000+ 8,153 10,288 -2,135 0.79
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 10,685 14,368 -3,683 0.74
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 5,430 5,152 278 1.05
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 51,150 58,182 -7,032 0.88

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

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

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

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.81 means that very every 100 people leaving Connecticut for another state, 81 people are moving to Connecticut 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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