https://www.oregonlive.com/data/202...n-income-in-2021-as-residents-moved-away.html Multnomah County residents who moved away took more than $1 billion in income with them during the first year of the pandemic, as remote work allowed people to keep jobs in cities but live anywhere. That’s according to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s analysis of data released by the Internal Revenue Service. Numbers gleaned from annual income tax returns provide the most detailed information available on where Americans are moving — and taking their money.
This thread title is not accurate. The total income of Multnomah County residents decreased by $1 billion; the tax revenue income of the county itself did not decrease by that much.
Multnomah county lost the highest % of residents, a net loss of 2.5%. Portland is one of the fastest declining cities in the nation. Neighboring Washington and Clackamas county have grown slightly. I wonder why people are fleeing Multnomah county? I think it's because they hate trees and waterfalls.
Space. During a pandemic, you want more space of your own. You don't want to be in crowded places (because that's how you get sick). Clackamas and Washington Counties have a LOT more space than Multnomah County. More space for parking, so less need to be in crowded busses or Max, larger sidewalks and roads, etc...
