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Originally Posted by YSL
Millennials? Are there numbers to back that up? I'm pretty sure LA is growing at birth rates only at this point.
According to the American Community Survey, Los Angeles County has had slightly negative migration for the last five years.
These are the only top 20 Counties in the U.S. that have seen more people have leave than have moved in in the last 5 years:
Net Migration:
Los Angeles County : -3,965
Cook County (Chicago) : -106,395
Wayne County (Detroit): -89,890
Shelby County (Memphis): -20,671
El Paso County: -11,514
But yea, LA grows because it has a high birth rate.
NY, Houston, Dallas, SF, Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia etc all have contributions to their growth via people actually moving there.
Unless LA County and LA City are showing completely different migration pattern (census doesn't do city, only county so I don't know)..
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Why is it that every time something interesting happens in LA, Everyone from Houston jumps on it to rain on its parade? Like they are always competing with LA even though they haven't even passed Chicago in relevance?
like... why attack number 2 when you're still number 4 and still miles behind number 3?
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The US census bureau is known for being inaccurate and flawed. So relying on the robo calls and door to door knocks is laughable on its own. On its website, it even states "these numbers are estimates".
I can assure you that Millennials are the ones in the drivers seat in LA right now. Saying "LA is only growing because of its birthrate" is ridiculous.
While Houston is only growing because of its purging from the rest of the country because of its low tax rate and zero zoning and environmental laws making it "business friendly" and dirt cheap housing, LA is growing by both attracting people from around the country but also from around the world, making LAs population more dynamic in the ranks of NYC, Chicago, Seattle, SF and etc.
LA universities/colleges, Movie industry, Silicone beach, aerospace industry, fashion industry, heavy investment from Chinese and Canadian investors, small tech start ups, densifying core, rapidly expanding core and etc. are making it a millennials wet dream and fantasy.
Thanks for trying to make its recent achievements seem void but........
NO.
And whether its population is from its birthrate or from outsiders is irrelevant. You're arguing 2 different arguments. And the census actually does break it down between city and county.... since not every city has its own county