California has suffered a net out-domestic migration of four million residents since 2000, and those who have remained are aging quickly. Joel Kotkin explains on his Substack:
California’s aging is accelerating, too. From 2010 to 2018, the state aged 50 percent more rapidly than the rest of the country, according to the American Community Survey. Since 2020, notes Cox, the state’s under-25 population has dropped considerably more than the national average, while its ranks of boomers have grown 10 percent more quickly. The state’s median age was 28 in 1970; it will be over 45 by 2060, according to a report from the state’s Little Hoover Commission. Since Californians’ life expectancy is among the nation’s highest, the elderly are likely to stay around for a long time. The California Department of Aging projects that one in four Californians will be over 60 by 2040.
Action Line: It’s no surprise to anyone paying attention. California’s radical politicians have implemented policies that make it more expensive to live or do business in the state. When residents are mistreated in one state, they often find their way to where they, and their money, are treated best. If you’re looking for a change, begin your search with Your Survival Guy’s recently released 2026 Super States ranking. And click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
