Net Migration Rate of Population 60 to 64 Years Old, rate per 1,000
States should pay particular attention to how the migration rate for early retirement-age persons compares with their overall net domestic migration rate (see the assessment "Domestic Net Migration Rate" to compare the two). For some states, such as Arizona and Florida, the net migration rate of early retirement-age persons is far higher than for the general population. In Arizona, the net domestic migration rate of 60- to 64-year-olds between 1995 and 2000 was 129 per 1,000 of that age group, nearly double the 66.5 per 1,000 rate for the overall population. In other states, the trend for the early retirement population closely parallels that of the overall population. Virginia and West Virginia represent opposite cases: Virginia is gaining population overall through net domestic in-migration, but is seeing a net out-migration of 60- to 64-year-olds, while West Virginia is experiencing net domestic out-migration, but experiencing a net influx of 60- to 64-year-olds.
This statistic measures the net migration rate of 60- to 64-year-olds for each state between 1995 and 2000. The migration rate is computed by subtracting the number of out-migrants in the population group from the number of in-migrants in the population group and dividing the result by the number of persons in the population group at the end of the time period in consideration. The migration rate is expressed as a rate per 1,000 members of the population group. These data were taken from the Bureau of the Census supplement Migration by Sex and Age, located online at http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t23/index.html. Joseph Cortright, vice president/economist of Impresa Consulting, provided consulting support on developing and analyzing these data.
