Geographical mobility has long been an important aspect of American life. This report highlights some of the changes that have occurred in recent years, including differences in the extent of movement, in the types of movement, in the characteristics of movers compared with nonmovers, and in how the population is distributed. These changes are important to federal, state, and local governments as they plan for needed services and facilities such as schools and hospitals. Geographical mobility data are also used by private industry as they expand and locate businesses and other services.

All respondents in the March 2000 Current Population Survey were asked whether they lived at the same residence 1 year earlier. Nonmovers were living in the same home at both dates. Movers were asked for the location of their previous residence. When current and previous residences are compared, movers can be categorized by whether they were living in the same or different county, state, region, or were movers from abroad. Though not true in all cases,we treat these different types of moves as if they form a distance continuum. In addition, movers can be categorized by whether they moved within or between metropolitan areas, central cities of metropolitan areas, other parts of metropolitan areas, or nonmetropolitan areas of the United States.

Tables

Table 1. General Mobility, by Region, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. General Mobility, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. General Mobility, by Region and Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 4. General Mobility by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Age, and Educational Attainment [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. General Mobility of Persons 25 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Educational Attainment [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. General Mobility of Persons 16 Years and Over, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Gender, and Labor Force Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. General Mobility of Persons 16 Years and Over, by Region, Sex,and Labor Force Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. General Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Age, and Major Industy Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 11. General Mobility of Persons 15 Years and Over, by Region, Age, and Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 12. General Mobility of Persons 15 Years and Over, by Age, Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 13. General Mobility, by Sex, Age, and Relationship to Householder [<1.0 MB]

Table 14. General Mobility of Family Householders, By Type of Household, Age of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 15. General Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 16. General Mobility of Householders, by Region, Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Household Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 17. General Mobility of Householders, by Tenure, Age, and Household Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 18. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Race and Hispanic Origin, and by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 19. Inmigrants, Outmigrants, and Net Migration for Regions, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Income in 1999, Occupation, and Industry [<1.0 MB]

Table 20. Migration Flows Between Regions, by Race and Hispanic Origin and by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 21. Migration Flows Between Regions, by Income in 1999, Occupation, and Industry [<1.0 MB]

Table 22. Inmigration, Outmigration, and Net Migration by Metro Status and Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 23. Metropolitan Mobility by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Table 24. Metropolitan Mobility by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]

Table 25. Metropolitan Mobility of Persons 16 Years and Over, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Labor Force Status [<1.0 MB]

Table 26. Metropolitan Mobility of Employed Civilians 16 Years and Over, by Sex, Major Occupation Group and Major Industry Group [<1.0 MB]

Table 27. Metropolitan Mobility of Persons 15 Years and Over, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 28. Metropolitan Mobility of Householders, by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, Tenure, and Household Income in 1999 [<1.0 MB]

Table 29. Metropolitan Mobility of Family Householders, by Type of Household, Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder, and Presence and Ages of Own Children Under 18 [<1.0 MB]

Table 30. General Mobility by Tenure, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Age [<1.0 MB]

Others in Series

Publication

The Older Population in the United States: March 1999

January 09, 2000

This is a statistical portrait of selected social and economic characteristics of the population aged 55 years and over in the United States (March CPS).

Publication

The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: March 2000

January 01, 2001

This report describes the foreign-born population in the United States in 2000.

Publication

The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: March 2002

February 01, 2003

This report describes the foreign-born population in the United States in 2002.

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