Income gap between arrivals and departures
How much richer the people moving in are than the people moving out. Positive means the area is trading up in income, whatever happens to its population. A shrinking place can still be trading up.
Reported for3,087areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.08not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.19Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
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How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
IRS county migration flows · IRS SOI migration, county aggregates
Average income of arrivals minus average income of departures. Positive means the households moving in earn more than those moving out, whatever happens to the total number of people. A place can be shrinking and still be gaining richer households at the same time. Published for counties and states. Metro area figures are worked out here from county-to-county moves. Moves between counties inside the same metro area are left out, since they do not count as moving to or from the metro area.
Combining areas: an average weighted by people who did not move.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 2 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Net migration per 100 people stayingWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Net migration per 100 people staying tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Net migration per 100 people staying by US county | +0.37 | +0.39 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Median ageWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Median age tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median age by US county | +0.36 | +0.36 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share aged 65 and overWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share aged 65 and over by US county | +0.35 | +0.35 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Homeownership rateWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Homeownership rate tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homeownership rate by US county | +0.29 | +0.31 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share White, not HispanicWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.16 | +0.14 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.12 | -0.06 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | -0.06 | -0.07 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.17 | -0.23 |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicWhere Income gap between arrivals and departures is higher, Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.13 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,087 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Collier County, FL — $157,090
- Summit County, UT — $128,310
- Greene County, GA — $110,120
- Stonewall County, TX — $86,192
- Rappahannock County, VA — $83,064
Lowest
- Irion County, TX — $-80,430
- La Salle County, TX — $-65,897
- Bowman County, ND — $-61,613
- San Francisco County, CA — $-56,521
- Wilkes County, GA — $-49,848
The middle area reports $2,515. The middle half of counties falls between $-2,744 and $8,600 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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