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Source: St. Petersburg Times
Date: June 10, 2007
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Bylines: Dana Oppenheim , James Thorner
Topics: Demographics
Data Types: Federal Data
Description/Excerpt: A St. Petersburg Times analysis of IRS data from 1999-2000 and 2004-05 shows that by 2005, when the housing boom here was reaching supersonic levels, west-central Florida had become a magnet for transplants from not just the vast majority of metro areas across the country but from every other major metro in Florida. Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough, Hernando and Citrus counties netted 46, 226 new residents in that tax year alone. They came from at least 483 counties across the United States. Far-flung Anchorage, Honolulu, Seattle and Los Angeles helped feed the migration. Their incomes, as reported on tax forms, added a net gain of $1.15-billion to the local economy. The IRS data held a surprise: The old migratory patterns are breaking down. The bulk of new Floridians are no longer Midwesterners following the caravan down Interstate 75. New York City and its suburbs, long known for its human pipeline to Miami, now provide a greater share of west-central Florida's out-of-state migrants.
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