USPS data reveals households fled SF during pandemic, but didnât go far
USPS data reveals households fled SF during pandemic, but didnât go far
The U.S. Postal Service s analysis of address change requests shows nearly 80,000 San Francisco households moved out of the city during the pandemic so far, while 27,000 households moved in; a net loss of 53,000. But, some 28,000 households moved to another Bay Area county and another 4,000 stayed California.
SAN FRANCISCO - To hear many people tell it, California is seeing a mass out-of-state migration based on a number of reasons from high cost of housing, congestion, homelessness, taxation and even fear of crime. But, given the new ability of many Californians to telework from anywhere, is the Golden State s population just fading away?