Remember reports of 100 people moving to Austin per day? The new number is much bigger

1. Austin really is a 'Hotel California'

The cliche that Californians are flocking to the city has merit, based on the report takeaways.

California residents make up 8% of all migration to the Austin metropolitan area, according to 2014-18 U.S. Census survey data compiled by the chamber. That is significantly more than the next five states:

• California (8%)
• New York (3.3%)
• Florida (3.1%)
• Illinois (2.3%)
• Arizona (2.1%)
• Colorado (2.0)

But more than half (51.3%) of new Austin residents actually come from elsewhere in Texas, according to census survey data.

In total, 119,146 people migrated to Austin between 2014-18, a net gain of 25,769 residents. Most of these newcomers come from other Texas cities like Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, as well as from New York City and Los Angeles.

Ironically, California is also the top destination for Austin residents who relocate permanently, followed by Florida and Colorado.

2. No other city grew faster this decade

The percentage of Austin's population growth from 2010-19 exceeded every other metro area in America, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

In fact, Austin grew at a 10% faster rate than any other Texas city despite The Lone Star State making up four of the nation's six fastest-growing cities this decade:

• Austin (29.8%)
• Raleigh (23%)
• Orlando (22.2%)
• Houston (19.4%)
• San Antonio (19.1%)
• Dallas (19%)

Austin's consistent growth the past 10 years comes from various factors. Census data shows about 32,000 people move within the U.S. per year and another 6,850 relocate internationally annually. An additional 16,200 people per year come from natural increase (births minus deaths).

Raleigh is the only city to have a higher percentage (6.8%) than Austin (6.6%) of overall residents who relocated within the past year.

3. Relocations skyrocketed in 2019

The majority of the city's annual population increase comes from domestic migration, or people moving to Austin from other parts of the U.S. Between 2011-18, Austin gained 30,798 residents, on average, who relocated here.

But that number ballooned to 41,334 new residents in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. That helped Austin reach a net population increase of 60,000 for the first time this decade.

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