Of the 147 million persons one year old and over in the United States in March 1950, 119 million were living in the same house as in March 1949, 27 1/2 million were living ina different house within the United States, and 1/2 million were living outside continental United States, according to the results of a sample survey released today by Roy V. Peel, Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Of the 27 1/2 million mobile persons, that is, persons who had moved within the United States during the year, 19 1/4 million had moved within a county and 8 1/4 million had migrated, that is, they had moved from one county to another county. In March 1950, mobile persons constituted about 19 percent of the total population one year old and over. The corresponding percentage for April 1949 was approximately the same, and the percentage for April 1948 was slightly greater. These figures exclude members of the armed forces except those living off post or with their families on post.

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Table 1. Urban-Rural Residence of the Civilian Population One Year Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950; Table 2. Percent Distribution, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, of the Civilian Popul [<1.0 MB]

Table 3. Age and Sex of the Civilian Population One Year Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950 [<1.0 MB]

Table 4 - Marital Status and Sex of the Civilian Population 14 Years Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950 Table 5 - Migration Status and Type of Migration of Heads of Families, by Type of Family and Number of Own Children Under 18 Years Old, for the United States: March 1950 Table 6 - Employment Status and Sex of the Civilian Population 14 Years Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950. [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Employment Status, Age, and Sex of the Civilian Population 14 Years Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Major Occupation Group and Sex of Employed Persons 14 Years Old and Over, by Migration Status and Type of Migration, for the United States: March 1950; Table 9. Median Income of the Civilian Population 14 years Old and Over and of the Civilian La [<1.0 MB]

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