Whereas it’s identified that many Californians seeking to depart the Golden State typically select Texas as their new residence, new statistics point out {that a} rising variety of Texans are taking their locations on the West Coast.
Knowledge obtained from the US Census Bureau by the Houston Chronicle on state-to-state migration exhibits that California welcomed 42,279 Texans as new residents, essentially the most of any state shifting into California.
One main motivator in the case of relocating is how a lot residents are paid; in accordance with Forbes, the typical wage in Texas for 2023 is $57,300, which ranks 24th within the nation. The typical Californian’s wage is $73,220, which is third highest in America solely behind New York ($74,870) and Massachusetts ($76,600).
Forbes analysts say that the typical annual wage throughout the U.S. is $59,428 — round $2,000 greater than the typical Texas resident — which means that Texans “typically require a good-looking wage” to maneuver out west, the Houston Chronicle mentioned.
Whereas 42,279 Texans resettling in California in 2022 might appear to be lots of people, greater than 102,000 Californians determined to maneuver to Texas in the identical interval.
Census information revealed that about 475,000 individuals moved to California from throughout the U.S. in 2022, however in the identical interval, 817,000 Californians left the state for elsewhere, leaving the Golden State with a internet lack of round 342,000 residents.
