Austin Continues to see a population influx, as people move from other parts of the country being more seriously affected by the recession. This is based on a new report from online consumer resource group Relocation.com that backs up recent Census data.
The report, which analyzes interstate moves involving Texas from the beginning of 2007 through the first quarter of 2009, shows that 62 percent of such moves over the 27-month period were people moving to Texas, while just 38 percent were leaving. For 2008, Texas ranked fourth in the country for percentage of moves into the state.
On a per-capita basis, Austin was by far the most popular city in Texas to move to during the analyzed period. Sixty percent of moving requests involved people looking to move to Austin, while 40 percent were people looking to move out of the city.
San Antonio was next with 57 percent of inquiries trying to move to the Alamo City and 43 percent trying to move away. Dallas/Fort Worth’s percentages were narrower with 56 percent moving in, and 44 percent moving out. Houston had 54 percent moving in and 46 percent out.
The report shows that all major Texas cities have more people moving to the city than leaving, except for El Paso; of all moving requests involving El Paso, 55 percent were requests for moves leaving the city, while 45 percent were requests to move to the city.
“With many consumers moving to find better job opportunities or standard of living, we are seeing strong interest in Texas,” said Sharon Asher, chairman and founder of Relocation.com. “Our analysis of the data over the last couple of years shows the state is continuing to move in a positive direction.”
Austin Business Journal April 7, 2009
