If you live in Austin, you’ve probably heard the joke that someday, there will be more non-Texans living in the area than there will be Texans.

Well, that joke isn’t quite true — yet, but Texas’ population did increase by 4 million in the last decade.

And where’s one of the biggest hot spots in the state for new residents? You guessed it — it’s Austin. Here’s where all these new ATX newcomers are moving from. 👇

There are a lot of Californians moving to Austin. ☀️

One out every ten people who moved to Texas in 2020 were from California, according to a recent report from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University.

Here’s what else the report found:

The majority of that influx is coming from southern California. (Think Los Angeles, not Silicon Valley.)
The other states that accounted for the highest number of new Texans were Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Louisiana.

Los Angeles County led the country in residents moving to Texas. | Photo via Texas Real Estate Research Center

What does that mean for Travis County? 🤘

Austin may be one of the biggest “boomtowns” in the country, but Travis County only ranked fourth-highest for population increases in the state, accounting for 7% of incoming Texans compared to Harris County’s 11%.

International homebuyers are also moving to Austin 🏘

Foreign-born homebuyers also spent $634 million in the Austin area between April 2020 and March 2021, according to this report from the Austin Board of Realtors.

Additional report findings:

Foreign-born buyers are spending more money on homes in Austin than Austinites are. The median cost of homes among foreign-born buyers was $428K — more than $100K higher than the average.
Most international homebuyers moved from Mexico, followed by China, Canada, India, and Armenia.

Are you new to Austin? Email us and let us know where you moved from + what you like about the Bat City.