Census Bureau Reports Housing is Top Reason People Moved Between 2009 and 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 26, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that among those who moved between 2009 and 2010, more than four out of 10 (16.4 million or 43.7 percent) did so for housing-related reasons, such as the desire to live in a new or better home or apartment, according to data from Geographical Mobility: 2010. Among other reasons for moving, people cited family concerns (30.3 percent), such as a change in marital status, employment needs (16.4 percent) and other factors (9.5 percent).


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