Thread: They’re young, they have a college degree, they’re coming to California. Who are they

They’re young, they have a college degree, they’re coming to California. Who are they?

BY ANDREW SHEELER
JULY 11, 2019 11:27 AM, UPDATED 2 HOURS 53 MINUTES AGO

It’s no secret that not everybody loves the Golden State. In fact, more people are moving out of California than are moving into it from other states.

Yet the population of California continues to expand.

Births, an influx of international immigration and a wave of young, college-educated adults moving in are combining to keep the state growing.

From 2012 to 2017, an estimated 186,000 adults, most of whom were under 40, moved into the state, with the majority coming from New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida, Michigan and Ohio, according to the Public Policy Institute of California.

“From a labor market perspective, attracting young college graduates is especially advantageous. Young adults with college degrees are at the start of their careers and provide the state with much-needed highly educated workers,” according to the PPIC.

Engineering majors made up a sixth of that population.

Communications, business and computer science majors also made up significant parts of the influx.

While the news is encouraging, it’s not enough to meet the state’s needs, according to the PPIC.

“Although many college graduates move to California from other states, the most important source of highly educated workers in California are the state’s own colleges and universities,” according to the PPIC.

“Policies and practices to improve college access and completion in the state will ensure that more Californians are able to help create and benefit from a strong economy.”

The PPIC study found that the state experienced a loss of 80,000 residents to five states: Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Washington. Those who left tended to be 40 and older, according to the PPIC.

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TOP 10 FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN CALIFORNIA (ABOVE 30,000)

1. Chico, population 112,111 (20.7 percent increase)
2. Dublin, population 64,577 (4.4 percent increase)
3. Beaumont, population 48,401 (4 percent increase)
4. Rocklin, population 69,249 (3.8 percent increase)
5. Manteca, population 83,781 (3.4 percent increase
6. Newark, population 48,712 (3.3 percent increase)
7. Menifee, population 93,452 (3 percent increase)
8. Clovis, population 117,003 (2.7 percent increase)
9. Hollister, population 40,149 (2.7 percent increase)
10. Santa Clarita, population 218,103 (2.7 percent increase)

TOP 10 CITIES UNDER 300,000 WITH LARGEST NUMERIC CHANGE

1. Chico, population 112,111 (19,250 increase)
2. Irvine, population 280,202 (6,147 increase)
3. Santa Clarita, population 218,103 (5,725 increase)
4. Ontario, population 178,268 (4,024 increase)
5. Oroville, population 21,773 (3,682 increase)
6. Roseville, population 139,643 (3,383 increase)
7. Chula Vista, population 271,411 (3,351 increase)
8. Clovis, population 117,003 (3,108 increase)
9. Manteca, population 83,781 (2,759 increase)
10. Dublin, population 64,577 (2,703 increase)
    
    

TOP 10 LARGEST CITIES IN CALIFORNIA

1. Los Angeles, population 4.04 million (0.04 percent increase)
2. San Diego, population 1.42 million (0.4 percent increase)
   
   
3. San Jose, population 1.04 million (0.02 percent increase)
   
   
4. San Francisco, population 883,869 (0.3 percent increase)
   
   
5. Fresno, population 536,683 (1 percent increase)
   
   
6. Sacramento, population 508,172 (1.5 percent increase)
   
   
7. Long Beach, population 475,013 (0.2 percent decrease)
8. Oakland, population 432,897 (0.4 percent increase)
9. Bakersfield, population 389,211 (1.1 percent increase)
10. Anaheim, population 359,339 (0.2 percent increase)

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