Mobility of the Population of the U.S.: April 1952

Nine out of every ten persons 1 year old and over in the United States in April 1952 had moved at least once in their lifetime according to the results of sample survey released today by Robert W. Burgess, Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. About one-fourth of the total had moved since January 1951 three-fifths since 1946 three-fourths since 1941, and four-fifths since 1935. Persons whose most recent move occurred before 1935 constituted 10 percent of the total population, and persons always living in the same house, 9 percent. The great majority of this latter group was made up of children under 18 years old; only about 2 percent of the adult population had always lived in the same house.

Tables

Table 1. Mobility Status and Type of Mobility of the Civilian Population 1 Year Old and Over, by Color and Sex, for the United States: April 1952, April 1951, March 1950, April 1949, and April 1948 [<1.0 MB]

Table 2. Place of Residence of the Civilian Population 1 Year Old and Over, by Mobility Status, Type of Mobility, and Sex, for the United States: April 1952; Table 3. Age of the Civilian Population 1 Year Old and Over, by Mobility Status, Type of Mobility [<1.0 MB]

Table 5. Age of the Civilian Population 1 Year Old and Over, by Year of Last Move and Sex, for the United States: April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

Table 6. Percent Distribution by Year of Last Move, for the Civilian Population 1 Year Old and Over, by Color and Sex, for the United States: April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

Table 7. Marital Status of the Civilian Population 14 Years Old and Over, by Year of Last Move, Age, and Sex, for the United States: April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

Table 8. Persons 1 Year Old and Over, by Year of Last Move, Relationship to Head of Household, and Age, for the United States: Civilian Population, April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

Table 9. Total Money Income of Males 25 Years Old and Over, by Year of Last Move and Age, for the United States: April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

Table 10. Percent Distribution by Total Money of Males 25 Years Old and Over, by Year of Last Move and Age, for the United States: April 1952 [<1.0 MB]

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