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Cornell Program on Applied Demographics
In cooperation with the Community and Regionale Development Institute (CaRDI)

Interstate migrants by several characteristics

New York Minute, issue number 55, March 2013

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For these analysis Upstate New York is defined as all counties north of Rockland and Westchester County. Downstate is defined as Rockland and Westchester County, the 5 boroughs in New York City and the two counties on Long Island.

  • Migration between Upstate NY and other states
  • Migration between Downstate NY and other states
Migrants between Upstate NY and other states
Sub Group Moved in Moved out Moving in
per 100 moving out
Population 1 year and over 117,408 137,252 85.5
Age
1 to 4 years 7,269 6,742 107.8
5 to 17 years 13,610 15,314 88.9
18 and 19 years 18,063 12,149 148.7
20 to 24 years 19,904 27,248 73.0
25 to 29 years 15,038 18,348 82.0
30 to 34 years 10,398 10,517 98.9
35 to 39 years 7,259 8,068 90.0
40 to 44 years 5,774 7,200 80.2
45 to 49 years 4,591 5,903 77.8
50 to 54 years 3,785 5,411 70.0
55 to 59 years 3,403 5,712 59.6
60 to 64 years 2,786 4,361 63.9
65 to 69 years 1,762 3,061 57.6
70 to 74 years 1,024 2,399 42.7
75 years and over 2,742 4,819 56.9
Sex
Male 62,002 71,299 87.0
Female 55,406 65,953 84.0
Income
No income 15,549 14,188 109.6
$1 to $9,999 or loss 31,098 32,228 96.5
$10,000 to $14,999 9,230 11,120 83.0
$15,000 to $24,999 12,265 17,105 71.7
$25,000 to $34,999 8,783 11,975 73.3
$35,000 to $49,999 8,311 11,573 71.8
$50,000 to $64,999 5,582 7,449 74.9
$65,000 to $74,999 2,183 3,374 64.7
$75,000 or more 6,410 9,151 70.0
Educational Attainment
Less than high school graduate 5,169 6,384 81.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,941 18,656 74.7
Some college or associate's degree 15,929 19,767 80.6
Bachelor's degree 13,448 16,766 80.2
Graduate or professional degree 10,075 14,226 70.8
Poverty
Below 100 percent of the poverty level 21,411 24,614 87.0
100 to 149 percent of the poverty level 9,633 13,496 71.4
At or above 150 percent of the poverty level 62,958 82,695 76.1
Migrants between Downstate NY and other states
Sub Group Moved in Moved out Moving in
per 100 moving out
Population 1 year and over 159,529 259,935 61.4
Age
1 to 4 years 6,306 15,675 40.2
5 to 17 years 11,613 28,837 40.3
18 and 19 years 12,397 20,588 60.2
20 to 24 years 37,584 32,171 116.8
25 to 29 years 33,068 38,197 86.6
30 to 34 years 18,817 30,939 60.8
35 to 39 years 10,591 22,843 46.4
40 to 44 years 7,086 15,578 45.5
45 to 49 years 5,684 12,154 46.8
50 to 54 years 4,565 9,517 48.0
55 to 59 years 3,236 7,365 43.9
60 to 64 years 2,962 8,767 33.8
65 to 69 years 1,350 5,913 22.8
70 to 74 years 1,009 3,866 26.1
75 years and over 3,261 7,525 43.3
Sex
Male 77,393 128,877 60.1
Female 82,136 131,058 62.7
Income
No income 18,737 30,399 61.6
$1 to $9,999 or loss 32,124 51,624 62.2
$10,000 to $14,999 10,891 18,125 60.1
$15,000 to $24,999 16,313 27,140 60.1
$25,000 to $34,999 14,033 20,958 67.0
$35,000 to $49,999 15,720 20,786 75.6
$50,000 to $64,999 11,019 16,148 68.2
$65,000 to $74,999 4,688 7,038 66.6
$75,000 or more 21,178 29,718 71.3
Educational Attainment
Less than high school graduate 7,856 18,056 43.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,887 31,888 40.4
Some college or associate's degree 14,713 35,129 41.9
Bachelor's degree 31,298 43,775 71.5
Graduate or professional degree 24,875 33,816 73.6
Poverty
Below 100 percent of the poverty level 27,009 45,443 59.4
100 to 149 percent of the poverty level 10,543 21,071 50.0
At or above 150 percent of the poverty level 105,154 165,518 63.5