Here’s the good news: In its 2012 report on the National Mover Rate, the Census Bureau found that 1.4 million more people moved in 2012 than did in 2011.
Here’s the bad news: That’s only a 0.4 percent increase.
Here’s the good news: It’s still an increase, and the 2011 rate was a record low. Heck, 12 percent of Americans moved in 2012.
So think of it as yet another small sign of the housing rebound.
Who were the biggest movers?
- Families with kids, especially if the kids were under 5.
- Separated people (as opposed to single, married, or divorced)
- Renters
- Those at or below the poverty line
Oh, and most people either moved within the same county, or close by.
Who stayed put?
- Folks aged 75-84 (those 85 and over were slightly more likely to move)
- Married people (but, as noted above, those with small kids were more likely to have moved)
- Naturalized U.S. citizens (as opposed to native-born or non-citizens)
Those are the broad strokes, of course. Click here to read and access all the nitty-gritty.
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