U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 29

WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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SATURDAY, MAY 29: MOVING MONTH

Profile America — Saturday, May 29th.  May kicks off the busiest moving season of the year.  It's a time when moving vans and rental trucks show up in driveways and parking lots all across the country.  Each year, one-in-eight of us changes our address — a rate that is down slightly since last decade.  Two-thirds of all moves are within the same county, and about one move in six is to another state.  Men and women in their 20s are more apt to move, searching for a better place to live, and in response to marriage, childbirth, and changing jobs.  Renters are more likely to move than homeowners, and the rate of moving is lowest for those 65 and older.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 255

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 30

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau