Category: Leaving California

California Losing High and Middle-Class Income Households: Study

As the so-called exodus from the Golden State continues, California is now losing both higher-income as well as middle-income households, according to a study published in March by the nonpartisan research group, Public Policy Institute of California. During the height of the pandemic, the report found, there was a decline in higher-earning families relocating to…


Another Year of Net Migration Loss for California, New Data Shows

California experienced the largest net domestic outmigration of any state in 2022, with a decrease of 343,230 people, according to a real estate analysis by the National Association of Realtors published on Jan. 30. However, the Golden State remains the most populous state in the nation with nearly 39 million residents. Millions of people moved…


Another Year of Net Migration Loss for California, New Data Show

California experienced the largest net domestic outmigration of any state in 2022, with a decrease of 343,230 people, according to a real estate analysis by the National Association of Realtors published on Jan. 30. However, the Golden State remains the most populous state in the nation with nearly 39 million residents. Millions of people moved…


Why ‘Leaving California’ Is Rapidly Growing in Popularity

Terry Gilliam, founder of the Facebook groups “Leaving California” and “Life After California,” has garnered more than 250,000 members combined who are looking to join the thousands fleeing the state or who have already left. Since the first group was started in 2018, he said the groups have been rapidly gaining more members. “I believe a…