Popular white flight destination cities (neighborhoods, moving to, suburbs)
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I'm kind of curious about this..off the top of my head these cities come to mind. I am mostly speaking about the great white flight from CA that has been happening for the past few decades.
1) Portland, Oregon. I know a LOT of former Californians who fled here. Most were of course white liberals but the most cited reason is "crime" in the CA neighborhoods they came from if you probe their cover story a bit.
2) Boulder, Colorado Once again loads of former CA white people went here. Mostly the snow bunny old money types who didn't need to explain why they had to leave.
3) Phoenix, Arizona. A stronghold of western conservatism. A lot far right wing orange county types ended up in this city.
Aah, the White flight hasn't happened. The White Non-Hispanic population of California increased 6.4% between 2000 and 2010. The Asian and Latino population grew more quickly, the Black population grew more slowly. No doubt there were individual racist families who engaged in White flight, but it wasn't a mass phenomenon.
Aah, the White flight hasn't happened. The White Non-Hispanic population of California increased 6.4% between 2000 and 2010. The Asian and Latino population grew more quickly, the Black population grew more slowly. No doubt there were individual racist families who engaged in White flight, but it wasn't a mass phenomenon.
The percentage of the population identifying as White Non-Hispanic fell in California between 2000-2010 according to the Census Bureau.
Last edited by GraniteStater; 11-03-2012 at 09:31 PM..
Oddly enough the premise of $3 a gallon gas doesn't get everyone all hellbent for making the move to Texas, hard to believe I'm sure but true!
It might have something to do with the prevailing social culture of Texas or the horrible weather there. People easily forget the 3-4 months of 100F+ temperatures nearly every day.
The percentage of White non-Hispanic people in California fell because the Asian and Latino populations grew at a faster rate. So while the NH White percentage went down, the absolute number went up. Not White flight.
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