“Many did not have the financial resources to be able to wait around to see if their job would return,” Potter said. Some Houstonians who lost their jobs in the pandemic moved away because of the loss of income combined with rising costs of living in the city. The pandemic changed population patterns in other ways as COVID-19 upset nearly every aspect of daily life, from personal health to housing affordability to education and job access. The pandemic had a direct impact on Houston’s population, with 4,874 lives lost to COVID-19, according to data from the city of Houston. “Beyond affordability, there may be some role that general climate is playing,” Potter said, suggesting many people prefer a little more heat in the summer in exchange for a lot less cold during the winter. The southern migration is driven partly by the generally cheaper cost of living, according to Daniel Potter, senior director of research at Rice University’s Kinder Institute. Of the top 15 fastest growing, six are in Texas. A look at cities across the country shows people moving south the majority of the fastest growing cities are in Texas or Florida.
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