Where They Came From

Migration into Collin County in 2008

Take a look at this interactive infographic from Forbes compiling where Americans are moving, by county. I’ve linked to the map for Collin County.

Black lines show people moving into Collin County and red lines show people moving away. If you mouse over a blue county, you can see how many people moved, and what their median incomes were.

It looks like the majority of the relocators were coming from Texas, Southern California, Southern Florida, and the Northeast. Interestingly, those few who were leaving Collin ended up in other Texas metroplexes like Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.

By comparison, Detroit's residents are fleeing in droves. We have been fortunate that North Texas fared comparatively well during the recession.

The map application is fascinating to play with for other counties too. For example, check out Wayne County, Michigan, where Detroit is located; what a sad state of affairs.

This is all based on IRS data for 2008, and is a neat picture of how diverse Collin County has become.

It has always seemed like everyone here is from somewhere else, present company included. Now we can see it in black and white (and red).