Zhang Qingfang's "California Sunshine" has such a lyrics: "California sunshine, let it heal my sorrow."pleasant climate, beautiful sceneryCalifornia has always been a check-in destination for tourists and was once the preferred destination for Americans to work and settle.

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However, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau,2020Year to year2022The state's population continued to decline in XNUMX.12According to the data released by the month, as of2022 Years 7 The monthly resident population of California is 39029342 People, self 2021 Years 7 decreased since the month 11.3 more than ten thousand people, since 2020 Years 7 month has decreased by more than 50 Million.

Palmer, deputy director of external affairs at the California Department of TreasuryHD Palmer), said in an interview with The Sacramento Bee that the population decline reflects"Golden State"housing overburden crisis.

The total population of the United States has increased slightly, and the southern states have increased significantly

Nationally, the U.S. population is in the 2022 Year increased 0.4%,achieve 333287557 people.

census bureau demographer christy·Wilder (Kristie Wilder) In a press release it stated:"Population growth rose slightly last year compared with the previous year's record low.""A rebound in net international migration, combined with an increase in total births, is behind this increase."

Among them, Texas and Florida continued to record the largest population growth.从2021 Year to year2022years, Texas increased 470708 people, the total population reaches 30029572 people, successfully"3000 million club"a member of.Florida's population grew 1.9%, the total resident population reaches 22244823 people.

abandoned san francisco

By comparison, San Francisco has been reduced to perhaps the most desolate major city in America.The occupancy rate of office buildings is about the pre-epidemic level 40%, And since 2019 Over the years, the vacancy rate has changed from 5% jumped to 24%.

according to building safety company Kastle According to the data, the city's office occupancy rate is about 7 Percentage points.The tech industry, the backbone of the city's economy, is keen to let employees work from home. 

Yelp chief executive jeremy·Stoppelman (Jeremy Stoppelman) Decided to close Yelp The headquarters that has been stationed for many years allows it to 4400 employees work anywhere in the United States.People are moving out of San Francisco and even out of California in search of more livable cities with lower costs of living.

The city has lost nearly55000people, more than their population6%, making it the city with the largest population decline during the epidemic.Even more frightening is that this trend seems to have no end in sight, according to the Census Bureau's most recent American housing survey, data shows that the San Francisco metro area has about8% of residents plan to be in2023years to move to another city, the highest rate of any major metro area.

"Millennials" and "baby boomers" are the main force of southward migration

People who leave the city are mainly"Millennials"和"Baby boom"group. "Millennials"和"Baby boom"We are at different stages of life now, with different needs and desires, but there is consensus on moving to the South.

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Correct"Millennials", they were in the parenting stage and needed a large house in the suburbs, and the southern states filled that need well.and for the retired"Baby boom"groupSpeaking,The sharp rise in housing prices during the epidemic finally allowed them to have the capital to realize their dream of going to the south for retirement. They sold their houses at high prices in exchange for enjoying their old age in southern states with relatively lower living costs.