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Will People Keep Moving to Colorado? The State Demographer Tells All

When:

January 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Where:

City Cast Denver

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City Cast Denver

A moving company recently published data showing that fewer people are moving to Colorado than moving away — but should our state really be concerned about becoming “the New Jersey of the West”? Factors like aging, housing affordability, international migration, and falling birthrates paint a more complex picture. Host Bree Davies sits down with State Demographer Kate Watkins to discuss everything from the impacts of a slowing economy to declining school enrollment, and what really contributes t