ACS Data Users Group

Hi Everyone,

I found some information on Reason for Move from this website https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2021/demo/geographic-mobility/cps-2021.html but it's based on national (United States) and not by MSA or County level. I am looking for demographic data similar to Table ID S0701 https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=S0701&g=310XX00US45300_0500000US12057&tid=ACSST5Y2015.S0701 to show "Moved to" instead of Moved from.

It would be nice to see why movers moved to another location and what their demographics look like. Does anyone know if this data exists If so, does it exist within MSA or County level? Below is all I could find Table 17-3 on Intercounty Movers in the United States but it's doesn't tell me where.

Thanks,

Robin

There are really two sources of information you are talking about:

1) Why movers move is from the CPS-ASEC and you can readily estimate it at the state level using the IPUMS-CPS online analysis tool. Technically you can get MSA data, but the underlying sample will be too small to support analysis for most MSAs.

2) Demographic characteristics of move to vs. move from are available down to the MSA or county level from the ACS. While the summary table you are linking is just the "move to," it's made by compiling a variety of underlying tables on geographic mobility in the past year by select characteristics. I think all of the mobility tables begin with B074. Tables that are for "current residence" represent move to; tables for "residence 1 year ago" represent move from. Together, you can look at in-migrants, out-migrants, and net-migrants by select demographic characteristics.

Thank you so much Rebecca for all your help. I did find the tables for B074 and will check out IPUMS on the state level. I was hoping to find the MSA level, but will take what I can find.