As the Census Bureau analysis continues on the 2020 decennial count of the country, there's more specific data on the general trend that virtually anyone in commercial real estate knows: people are moving from various parts of the country to the Sun Belt and West.
There's plenty of anecdotal evidence from the industry as companies move to or expand in these regions, people who follow jobs need housing, and retailers gear up to sell businesses and consumers what they need. Now the government has data (including useful tables) to show more specifically where people have been heading.
"Eight of the 15 fastest-growing large cities or towns by percent change were in the West — with five in Arizona — and seven in the South," the agency notes. "The South and West also contained the top 15 cities with the largest numeric gains — 11 in the South and four in the West."
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