Why people move
Four in 10 people who moved last year did so for housing-related reasons -- to be a homeowner or live in a nicer neighborhood, for instance, according to new Census Bureau statistics.
Three in 10 moved for family-related reasons and two in 10 for work. (The rest listed other reasons.)
All told, nearly 39 million people moved within or into the U.S. between 2006 and 2007. Two-thirds didn't move far -- they stayed in the same county.
The most likely to move? Renters. Almost 30 percent changed domiciles last year, vs. 7 percent of homeowners.
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