[Shores9]

Florida gains almost 900 more people EVERY DAY

Source:
US Census Bureau
RELEASED: 12:01 A.M. EST, DECEMBER 22, 2006 (FRIDAY)

The most recent data available from the US Census Bureau - US Department of Commerce ranks Texas # 1 having gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006 (579,275). Florida and California followed, gaining 321,697 and 303,402, respectively. Rounding out the top five states were Georgia (231,388) and Arizona (213,311)

Arizona was the nation’s fastest-growing state over the period, with its population rising 3.6 percent. Nevada ranked second with its population climbing 3.5 percent, followed by Idaho (2.6 percent), Georgia (2.6 percent) and Texas (2.5 percent).

In addition the South and West again monopolized the list of fastest-growing states with Utah, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida and South Carolina rounding out the top 10. Colorado and South Carolina replaced Delaware and Oregon on the list this year.

According to the estimates, California remains the most populous state with a population of 36.5 million on July 1, 2006. Rounding out the top five states were Texas (23.5 million), New York (19.3 million), Florida (18.1 million) and Illinois (12.8 million).

[Need_affordable_home]

More people are leaving than entering. Lots of people want Florida but even more want out.

[pianogal]

More people are leaving than entering. Lots of people want Florida but even more want out.

Could you give us the statistics from a recognized, legitimate source from which you garnered this conclusion? Yes, there are people moving out of Florida, but I've seen no statistic that supports this broad conclusion. If it is true, I would like to know, so if you have anything other than the couple of examples and the moving company story that the Orlando Sentinel posted this week - a real statistic by the Census Bureau, state, etc. - please share it with us.

[sunrico90]

Found the following intersting: By 2030, a fourth of the state’s population will be Hispanic, compared to one in six now. Visit the web-site, excellent report...

http://www.floridatrend.com/article.asp?id=5795

Some groups stand out for their distinctiveness: Finns moving into Lake Worth, Nigerians into Tallahassee, Vietnamese into Orange County and Russians into Broward. But immigrants from abroad make up only 26% of Florida newcomers. And while a Hindu temple in southwest Broward or a mosque in Central Florida signals a diffusion of sources, the nations that contribute the largest numbers to Florida’s growth are all from this hemisphere — in descending order, Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Colombia and Jamaica.

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico falls between Cuba and Mexico in the ranking of immigrants’ origins. Some Puerto Ricans are retiring here from other parts of the country, says Florida State University emeritus professor Morton D. Winsberg, author of the “Atlas of Race, Ancestry, and Religion in 21st-Century Florida,” scheduled for release this month by the University of Florida Press.

Most newcomers, however, still resemble the Coles. Tim Chapin, a FSU urban and regional planning professor, says new Floridians tend to be the “usual suspects” — Rust-Belters getting out of the cold.

Yet while the broad outlines of in-migration trends remain somewhat the same, a more finely detailed look at migration to Florida reveals nuances that are reshaping the state’s population and economy. The following trends emerge based on interviews with Winsberg, Smith and others and information gleaned from the U.S. Census Bureau and Internal Revenue Service.

• Trend: Hispanic Migration
The predominance of the state’s largest Hispanic group — 688,000 Cubans — waned from 55% of the state’s Hispanics in 1980 to 31% in 2000 as Mexicans and others moved in. From 2000-04, four Florida cities were among the 10 U.S. cities with the fastest-growing Hispanic populations, according to a new Brookings Institution report: Cape Coral/Fort Myers saw a 55.4% jump in Hispanic residents; Naples/Marco Island, Lakeland and Sarasota/Bradenton all saw increases of more than 38%. By 2030, a fourth of the state’s population will be Hispanic, compared to one in six now, projects Stanley K. Smith, director of the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Miami-Dade’s Hispanic population will be around 70%, while The Villages will have only 15%. Central American newcomers tend to be less well-off than Brazilians, Venezuelans, Colombians and Ecuadorians, says FSU professor Morton Winsberg.

[Shores9]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

Found the following intersting: By 2030, a fourth of the state’s population will be Hispanic, compared to one in six now. Visit the web-site, excellent report...

http://www.floridatrend.com/article.asp?id=5795

Sunrico interesting projection. We will have to see where it all goes.

For now Here are some stats Per the Census Bureau report

According to the census bureau the south continues to dominate in being the beneficiary of in-migration, not only form within the country but also from international migration.

Florida for the latest period measured as of December 22, 2006 had a natural increase of population of 58,566 with 232,713 births and 174,147 deaths. It also had a positive net migration of 265,511 of which 99,754 were from (all) international locations and 165,757 was migration from within the US

[Retiredcoach]

It would be more interesting for me to see the educational levels of those 900 per day who are relocating to Florida. If the percentages of the "relocaters" with advanced education are high, then perhaps the state's future bodes well. If the percentage of uneducated or significantly undereducated moving to Florida is high, Florida may well be on its way to being a welfare state. With the welfare state, crime, poverty, health care needs will dramatically rise proportionately, and the shrinking middle class will be left "holding the bag".

[firemed]

Originally Posted by Retiredcoach

It would be more interesting for me to see the educational levels of those 900 per day who are relocating to Florida. If the percentages of the "relocaters" with advanced education are high, then perhaps the state's future bodes well. If the percentage of uneducated or significantly undereducated moving to Florida is high, Florida may well be on its way to being a welfare state. With the welfare state, crime, poverty, health care needs will dramatically rise proportionately, and the shrinking middle class will be left "holding the bag".

illegal immigration has to be a large number in this projection. Or was it in the count ?

[Muggy]

Originally Posted by Retiredcoach

900 per day who are relocating to Florida.

Hey Retiredcoach, you're an excellent addition to the board. I've really enjoyed reading your posts.

Just a quick note: that the state is gaining 900/day is not necessarily indicative 900/day relocating. A few months ago this was debated on this forum. Since the census is a sweeping head-count, it includes residents that were born here.

Check out birth stats here:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm

Click on "Tabulated State Data" and you'll see that Florida had over 200,000 births last year; among the highest. That is adding roughly 600 of the 900 people per day.

[Jammie]

I was wondering if people from Puerto Rico could ever be considered as illegal immigrants. Could people from the U.S. Virgin Islands be considered illegals? Since they're all U.S. territories, aren't they actually U.S. citizens to begin with?

[LeavingFlorida05]

Florida is gaining baby boomers nearing retirement and immigrants, both legal and illegal. Florida is losing it's educated workforce. People in their 20s-40s are leaving. Florida is going downhill, quickly. Outside of a few tiny areas, Florida is a TERRIBLE place to raise a family.