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California's Disappearing Middle class! Housing crisis Empty Homes, Homeless ! Get out of California

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Channel: Mike Martins · 2017 · News & Politics

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My Opinion : Received an email from someone who is Fed up! People Have been leaving California for a while now , but things will get worse when people cant even afford to pay for Basic Shelter and force people into homelessness !

669,050 people left CA in 2017. Here's where they went.

According to data just released by the US Census, over half a million Californians left the state in 2017, most headed for Texas.

The top three states emigrating Californians relocated to in 2017 are Texas (63,200), Arizona (59,200) and Washington (52,500).  Oregon, a state somewhat infamous for its unwelcoming reception of Californians, nevertheless came in fourth, and absorbed 50,100 in 2017.

The other top states for migration were, respectively, Nevada, Florida, Colorado, New York, North Carolina and Idaho.

On the other hand, people came to California as well. Interestingly, Texas was again on top of this trend. 41,000 Texans made California home in 2017; from there, New York came in second with 34,300 transplants and Washington third with 33,100.

Every state that made the most "left CA for" list is also on the "moved to CA from" list except Oregon.

International immigration tips the scale

Despite a total of 661,000 people leaving the state of California is 2017, the overall population grew.

Patrick Carlisle of Compass Realty wrote in a recent report that "More people are leaving CA for other states than arriving from other states, but foreign immigration into CA tips it into continued population growth."

In fact, 316,000 immigrants from other countries relocated to CA in 2017.

The logic of relocation

People reported their reasons for leaving CA to be jobs, more affordable housing and cost of living in general, and lower state income taxes.

As reasons for coming to CA, respondents listed jobs and education as the top factors pulling them to the state.

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