Moving survey finds more moves to South and West.The residents of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. are a nation on the more. More people are leaving some regions of the country such as the Midwest, Upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. and several Northeastern states than are moving in, based on a study of personal property moves. Meanwhile, states in the South and West are gaining populations. The study was produced by the American Moving and Storage Association, of Alexandria, Va., a big partner in the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's personal property moves. It was based on 600,000 personal property moves by the association's members in 2002. The moves include service member and civilian relocations managed by the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. "I don't think there is any direct impact but surely some indirect impacts," said Cullen Hutchinson, deputy chief of staff for passenger and personal property. "Location near military installations that loses capacity because of moving demographics could impact Department of Defense moves ... and visa versa." The most popular destination with more inbound moves than outbound was Charlotte, N.C. The largest volume people moving in came from Florida, California and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Officials predict Charlotte's population will increase to 614,000 in 2004--a 14 percent increase since 2000. Other areas with a preponderance of incoming moves are: Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , Nev.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Orlando Fla.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Va.; Tampa/Clearwater, Fla.; and Raleigh/Durham, N.C. The area with the most departure moves is Nassau/Suffolk, N.Y., with 69 percent of the moves outbound. A large segment of the moves are to Florida, California and North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . Other areas with a preponderance of outbound moves include: San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif., Oakland, Calif.; Detroit, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; San Francisco, Calif.; New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , N.Y.; and Anaheim, Calif. Additional move information--which does not include military and government moves--includes: * Packing occurred in 72 percent of the shipments. * Unpacking took place 44 percent of the time. * Pianos were involved in 8 percent of the shipments. Automobiles were moved with 3 percent of the shipments. |
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