Talking Points …
- Between the years 2007 and 2011, 42,000 new residents moved from Los Angeles County to San Bernardino County, which represents the largest migration into a region in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s migration report. Affordability of housing is attributed as the number one reason for the migration.
- The median home price in the San Bernardino County is hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper in comparison to Los Angeles County and Orange County. The huge savings have led to the greater inland migration, and the Inland Empire has a greater share of undeveloped property.
- According to the report, the second largest area of migration was from Los Angeles County to Orange County, with 40,000 people. The third largest is from Asia, with 35,000 people from Asia moving into Los Angeles County.