LA, San Francisco Bay Area lost residents during pandemic
3 years ago

LA, San Francisco Bay Area lost residents during pandemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area both lost population during the pandemic, according to new data released Friday as the nation's most populous state posted just its second year-over-year decline in history. Back in May, California reported its first ever annual population decline when the state said it lost 182,083 people in 2020. It also shows that, for the first time ever, Los Angeles County and the nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay simultaneously lost population in the same year. “People are trading a commute for a level of housing that they could not afford or could not even purchase in the Bay Area.” For nearly all its existence California's population growth seemed limitless.

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California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates
8 months, 1 week ago

California’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline, state estimates

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s most populous state is growing again, ending a trend of population decline that had dogged Gov. California gained just over 67,000 people last year, the first increase since 2019, according to an estimate released Tuesday by the state Department of Finance. After joining the United States in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush, …

California’s population increased last year for first time since 2020
8 months, 1 week ago

California’s population increased last year for first time since 2020

LA Times  

During the much-ballyhooed “California exodus” amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco. California’s population rose last year for the first time since 2020, according to new state data. And while California saw a net loss of nearly 3,900 people …

San Francisco Bay Area’s COVID death rate was among the lowest in the nation. Here’s why
1 year, 1 month ago

San Francisco Bay Area’s COVID death rate was among the lowest in the nation. Here’s why

LA Times  

The San Francisco Bay Area fared better during the COVID-19 pandemic than many other largely populated areas, with a cumulative COVID-19 death rate among the lowest of the nation’s most populous counties, according to a Los Angeles Times analysis. That’s 37% of Los Angeles County’s death rate of 354 deaths per 100,000 residents and one-quarter of New York City’s cumulative …

The California conundrum: Fewer people, more homes, but an acute housing shortage
1 year, 3 months ago

The California conundrum: Fewer people, more homes, but an acute housing shortage

LA Times  

In the last decade, California home prices and rents have soared, an upswing that’s put homeownership further out of reach and helped drive thousands into homelessness. L.A. County, on the other hand, has lost 4.2% of its population since its peak several years ago and statewide there are 1.8% fewer people — drops that state number crunchers consider somewhat inflated. …

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities
1 year, 7 months ago

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities

LA Times  

San Francisco has generated headlines recently due to its dramatic population loss over the last two years, but other Bay Area cities were also ranked as having some of the biggest population losses. Cities in Northern California saw more severe drops in population during the pandemic than those in Southern California, new census data show, with Bay Area communities hit …

Amid the population exodus, California saw housing construction boom during pandemic
1 year, 8 months ago

Amid the population exodus, California saw housing construction boom during pandemic

LA Times  

New homes go up in February in Fresno County. “Some of this is the result of smarter policy,” he said, “but it’s also a really slow rebound.” A Times analysis of county-level data showed that between 2021 and 2022, Central and Northern California counties saw the biggest housing growth. “That’s not what we would hope,” Lens said of more rural …

California population winners and losers: Why some counties boomed and others shrank
1 year, 9 months ago

California population winners and losers: Why some counties boomed and others shrank

LA Times  

Lassen County, which includes the town of Susanville, shown, had the highest rate of population loss — 6% — between July 2021 and July 2022. Several large urban counties — including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Barbara — have started to rebound from population losses that hit hardest at the beginning of the pandemic. Santa Barbara County is among …

L.A. County continued to lose population even as other areas grew, data show
1 year, 9 months ago

L.A. County continued to lose population even as other areas grew, data show

LA Times  

Los Angeles County was one of the urban areas that was hit hardest by significant population drops at the beginning of the pandemic. But while some other urban counties began to rebound in 2021-22 with rising population numbers, Los Angeles County continued to lose people, new data show. Los Angeles County lost 90,704 people during that period, one of several …

California’s population dropped by 500,000 in two years as exodus continues
1 year, 10 months ago

California’s population dropped by 500,000 in two years as exodus continues

LA Times  

The California exodus has shown no sign of slowing down as the state’s population dropped by more than 500,000 people between April 2020 and July 2022, with the number of residents leaving surpassing those moving in by nearly 700,000. California gained about 157,000 more people from natural change — the difference in number between births and deaths — than New …

L.A. County coronavirus weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area: Why so much worse?
2 years, 5 months ago

L.A. County coronavirus weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area: Why so much worse?

LA Times  

Some shoppers wear masks, while others do not, at a very congested market on Santee Alley on July 14. L.A. County’s weekly COVID-19 death rate is significantly higher than that of the San Francisco Bay Area. In other words, L.A. County’s latest weekly COVID-19 death rate is more than 70% higher than the rate in the Bay Area. Since the …

US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic
2 years, 7 months ago

US Census Bureau: Big city losses early in COVID pandemic

Associated Press  

Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. Brookings Institution demographer William Frey said he believes the population declines in most of the largest U.S. cities from 2020 to 2021 have been “short-lived and pandemic-related.” Among the 10 largest U.S. cities, only San Antonio and Phoenix gained new residents, but they added only about 13,000 people each, …

California’s population fell again amid pandemic’s 2nd year
2 years, 8 months ago

California’s population fell again amid pandemic’s 2nd year

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The nation’s most populous state is shrinking. California’s population declined again in 2021 for the second consecutive year, state officials said Monday, the result of a slowdown in births and immigration coupled with an increase in deaths and people leaving the state. But after years of strong growth brought California tantalizingly close to the 40 million milestone, …

Big population drops in Los Angeles, San Francisco transforming urban California
2 years, 9 months ago

Big population drops in Los Angeles, San Francisco transforming urban California

LA Times  

Ethan Roman and his father, Eliazar Cabrera, load boxes into a U-Haul truck as they prepare to move from Los Angeles. Los Angeles and San Francisco saw sizable declines in population during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, new census data show, underscoring how California’s housing crisis and other demographic forces are reshaping two of its largest cities. “And …

In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents
2 years, 9 months ago

In 1st full year of pandemic, biggest metros lost residents

Associated Press  

After returning to metro San Francisco following a college football career, Anthony Giusti felt like his hometown was passing him by. Giusti was one of tens of thousands of residents who vacated some of the nation’s biggest, most densely-populated and costly metropolitan areas in favor of Sunbelt destinations during the first full year of the pandemic, from mid-2020 to mid-2021, …

California population continues decline, driven by lower immigration, fewer births and pandemic deaths
3 years ago

California population continues decline, driven by lower immigration, fewer births and pandemic deaths

LA Times  

California’s population declined by 173,000 between July 2020 and July 2021, bringing the estimated total to 39.37 million, according to state figures released Friday. Three main factors contributed to California’s net population loss, demographers found: a continued decline in birthrates; fewer foreign immigrants, which officials attributed to federal policy in recent years; and more than 55,000 pandemic-related deaths. “The first …

L.A.’s COVID-19 death rate falls below that of Bay Area in another sign of widening recovery
3 years, 6 months ago

L.A.’s COVID-19 death rate falls below that of Bay Area in another sign of widening recovery

LA Times  

Alice Maldonado of Los Angeles reacts as she enters Dodger Stadium for its reopening Tuesday, holding a bobblehead of Justin Turner. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the pandemic — L.A. County’s COVID-19 death rate was worse than the Bay Area’s, according to a Times analysis. During the height of the pandemic in January, for every 100,000 residents, …

California leaving: State population declines for first time
3 years, 8 months ago

California leaving: State population declines for first time

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state that halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West. In recent years, more people …

California’s population drops for the first time in history
3 years, 8 months ago

California’s population drops for the first time in history

Al Jazeera  

Population decline comes as Governor Gavin Newsom faces recall over his COVID response and high taxes. California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state. State officials announced on Friday that California’s population dipped 0.46 percent to just under 39.5 million people from January 2020 to …

California’s population has fallen for the first time in history
3 years, 8 months ago

California’s population has fallen for the first time in history

LA Times  

California lost 182,083 people in 2020, marking the first population decline ever recorded in the state and underscoring larger trends that recently led to the loss of a Congressional seat. “This migration, over the decades, has the power to reshape the state.” Indeed, U.S. Census Bureau data released last month revealed that California would lose a Congressional seat for the …

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