The average American woman weighs 164.7 pounds, according to the latest government measurements. Since she is only 5 feet 4 inches tall, th...

Percentage of people aged 65 or older who receive at least half their income from Social Security: 68. Source: Congressional Research Servic...

Percent change in median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2000 to 2007 (in 2007 dollars) Men aged 20 to 24: -15.9 Men ...

This is news: The number of times Americans went to the doctor fell in 2006, a surprising reversal of a long-term trend--especially consider...

Americans are standing with their mouths agape as the stock market lurches. They lie awake at night worrying about what the future holds for...

Surprisingly few Americans have health insurance through their own employer. In 2007, the figure was just 31 percent, according to the Censu...

Percentage of U.S. households headed by married couples with children under age 18: 21 Percentage of U.S. households headed by people who li...

Percentage of homeowners who do not have a home equity loan or second mortgage: 82. Source: Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

The latest geographical mobility statistics from the Current Population Survey were released last week. The nation's mobility rate—the p...

With the economy in a tailspin, the Census Bureau reported in a news conference this morning that median household income in 2007 had grown ...

Global warming could cause the extinction of the polar bear, but do Americans really care? Maybe not so much. When asked how much it would b...

The back-to-school season is losing its luster. The traditional college student population is shrinking, according to the Census Bureau--an ...

The most interesting thing about the Census Bureau's new population projections, released today, is the huge increase in the projected H...

The percentage of children living with two parents leaped upwards between 2006 and 2007, rising from 67.4 to 70.7 percent. But this increase...

The American Time Use Survey continues to amaze as it lays bare the details of our daily lives. Here are calculations based on time use data...

Early retirement is no longer the norm. The proportion of workers who collect retired-worker benefits from Social Security beginning at age ...

Billions and billions. Public transit ridership reached an all-time high of 10.3 billion trips in 2007, according to the American Public Tra...

OK, this is bad. The rapid rise in the price of gas is turning the nation's far-flung rural and suburban areas into gasoline ghettos, lo...

Are you kidding? Americans have a long way to go before they show the slightest hint of green. The first results from the federal government...

In the run-up to the November election, we are engaged--once again--in ritual self-analysis. Who are the American people? What do we believe...