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Gen Z Californians are moving to Texas in droves, a new report shows 58,109 Gen Z adults left California in 2024 \u2014 the most of any state, including 19,287 who relocated to Texas, according to a new report from LendingTree<\/a> based on the most recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics.<\/p>\n Around 10.7 million Gen Z Americans, 23.9% of that age group, moved to a different state in 2024. Texas was the seventh-most popular state for Gen Z movers in 2024. South Carolina took the top spot, while New York ranked #9. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n California did not make the top 10 most popular states for Gen Z movers in 2024. The report also revealed that Gen Z is much more likely to relocate to another state than Millennials, Gen X, or Boomers. <\/p>\n Californian\u2019s exodus to Texas isn\u2019t new. In 2023, over 100,000 Californian residents left the state for Texas<\/a>, more than double the rate of Texans moving to California. <\/p>\n Festival attendees participate in a heart-centered vinyasa session at the inaugural ATX Yoga Fest at Austin\u2019s Long Center, June 13, 2026. Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images<\/p>\n 58,109 Gen Z adults left California in 2024 \u2014 the most of any state, including 19,287 who relocated to Texas. Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n A separate study from this year also suggested that Texas is a hot spot for Gen Z. According to MovingPlace<\/a> 5,081 Zoomers moved to the Lone Star Star while 3,555 moved out. <\/p>\n The Austin, Houston, and Dallas metro areas received the largest amount of new Gen Z residents. <\/p>\n California\u2019s high cost of living is making it harder for residents to stay, new data reveals. In a poll released last week<\/a> by Embold Research for Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the Bay Area News Group, 46% of the 1,801 adults surveyed said they\u2019re feeling forced to leave California\u2019s Bay Area due to high housing costs\u2014 up from 3% from last year.<\/p>\n A new poll says high housing costs are driving people out of the Bay Area. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cWhat they\u2019re concerned about is our inability to solve our basic problem, which is housing \u2014 housing and the high cost of living here,\u201d Russell Hancock, president and CEO of regional think-tank Joint Venture Silicon Valley, told the news group. \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s driving people out.\u201d<\/p>\n The Golden State has has the nation\u2019s second-highest rate of housing-driven poverty<\/a>, according to new data. <\/p>\n California\u2019s sky-high home and rent prices account for 34% of overall poverty and 42% of childhood poverty in the state. <\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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