I was born in Washington D.C. and now reside in southeastern North Carolina. This apparently puts me in a small group of millennials (20%) who live more than 100 miles from where they grow up…(AP News)
The study found that by age 26 more than two-thirds of young adults in the U.S. lived in the same area where they grew up, 80% had moved less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) away and 90% resided less than 500 miles (804 kilometers) away.
Race seems to play in role in determining where young adults live after college. For example, migration distances were shorter for young adults who were Black and Hispanic compared to White and Asians…
Atlanta was the most popular destination for young Black adults moving away from their hometowns, followed by Houston and Washington…For white adults leaving their hometowns, New York, Los Angeles, Washington and Denver were the most population destinations. Los Angeles and New York were the top two destinations for Asians and Hispanic young adults. San Antonio and Phoenix also were popular with Hispanics, while San Francisco also appealed to Asian young adults.
Wealth also played a role as children of higher-income parents traveled farther away from their hometowns than those of less wealthy parents. The study looked at the likelihood of people born primarily between 1984 and 1992 moving away from the commuting zone they grew up in.