To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (122213 ) 10/2/2012 1:34:17 PM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to Do have some stats on that, and stats that break things down for reasons to move? There are stats on what is sometimes referred to as the reverse migration in terms of Black Americans moving back to the south, Atlanta being one big destination. Texas is growing in population for many reasons, one being jobs, another being cost of living. A lot of people move because of jobs and because of cost of living. There is hardly anywhere in CA I could afford to ever live again. Hotlanta's growing importance in the black entertainment industry. But there's also a movement by people who choose to live in places that fit their ideology. I don't how how big a movement it is but I think its those people who have some mobility in their work which probably doesn't cover a lot of people. I was one of those people who moved ideologically but didn't know it. It never crossed my mind to move to OK or KS..........top choices were more along the lines of NYC or CA or the PNW.There was the time, long time, of glbts moving to places like SF. But aside from cost, as the nation becomes more accepting (and note that people didn't move to all places in CA, there were small pockets moved to), that starts to change, even with people moving from the large expensive urban areas. I live now in a dinky TX town and despite polls on opinions and despite loud bluster by some, I have no troubles at all here. I know women who have moved to small towns in Oklahoma and TN, also, and love it, and they can afford to live there. atlasvanlines.com
