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Colorado Springs Newbies Come From Out Of State: Study
The Springs metro area grew by 50,000 people between 2011-2015, and 3/4 of them came from another state, the U.S. Census data shows
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Demographers say Colorado Springs area is booming. More than 50,000 new people have moved to the Springs metro-area (both El Paso County and Teller County) in recent years.
A new study by Austin-based moving company SpareFoot, tracks where those newcomers are hailing from.
"A total of 56,989 people moved to El Paso county between 2011 and 2015, according to a census study.
That same study also answers the question of where all those people are coming from, and it turns out the vast majority are coming from outside Colorado. More than three quarters (78 percent, 44,367 people) came from outside Colorado, and only 22 percent (12,622) moved from other places within Colorado."
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Below are rankings for the top five counties of origin for movers to El Paso County:
Movers outside of Colorado:
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| Origin | Number of movers | Percent from out-of-state |
| Maricopa County, AZ (Phoenix) | 1,081 | 2.4% |
| Bexar County, TX (San Antonio) | 951 | 2.1% |
| Cumberland County, NC (Fayetteville) | 712 | 1.6% |
| Pierce County, WA (Tacoma) | 712 | 1.6% |
| Honolulu County, HI | 665 | 1.5% |
Movers from Colorado:
| Origin | Number of movers | Percent from in-state |
| Denver County | 1,872 | 14.8% |
| Arapahoe County | 1,627 | 12.9% |
| Douglas County | 1,434 | 11.4% |
| Pueblo County | 1,064 | 8.4% |
| Teller County | 990 | 7.8% |
This is in contrast to other studies showing other cities in Colorado as the source for most people moving to Denver.
You can read about the methodology here.
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