Khary Minor grew up in South Philadelphia and has run a barbershop there since 2016.

Now he’s looking to move, checking out houses in suburban Darby, writes Jimmy Veilkind, Jon Kamp, Paul Overberg, and Jack Gillum for The Wall Street Journal.

“Better school district, nicer neighborhood, there’s not people out on every corner,” Minor said of his decision to house hunt in Darby.

Black Americans that once migrated heavily to northern cities are heading elsewhere, to nearby suburbs and to high-growth areas in the South.

The outflow, seen in the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, reverses the Great Migration that began in the early 20^th century as millions of Black Americans left the South looking for economic opportunities and an escape from racial violence.

The current shift is driven by younger, college-educated Black people looking for cheaper housing and safety, according to William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institute.

Amber Noble, managing broker for Keller Williams Main Line, said she has helped clients sell their homes in the area before they relocate to Atlanta.

 “People call it the Black mecca of the world,” she said, adding that most people leaving Philadelphia say they are seeking better schools.

Read more about Black migration from the northern cities in The Wall Street Journal. .