The 2011 annual homeownership rates from the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy Survey are now available. Here are the numbers by age, alo...

The number of consumer complaints about financial fraud is soaring as the Internet allows scammers into people's homes, according to a n...

Now that one of the mildest winters on record is almost over, the time has come to wax nostalgic for those wild winters of our past. The Bur...

In 2011, more than one in four Americans (27 percent) volunteered their time for an organization. Who is most likely to volunteer? Soccer mo...

The number of people moving to Nevada from other states has fallen sharply over the past five years. In 2005, nearly half a million (486,253...

How big of an impact does negative housing equity have on geographic mobility across state lines? That is one of the questions asked in a ne...

This is heresy: a study published by the Urban Institute finds that if everyone followed the advice of financial planners, many would have s...

It takes a long time to get through college and even longer to complete a graduate degree. This is the average number of years it took for c...

One in five Americans aged 18 or older has a tattoo, according to a Harris poll. This figure is up substantially from the 14 percent with a ...

The civilian labor force is projected to increase by 10 million during the next decade, from 154 million in 2010 to 164 million in 2020, acc...

Fewer than 4 million babies were born in the United States between June 2010 and June 2011, according to provisional statistics released by ...

Of the 55 million job openings projected for the labor force during the next decade, percentage that typically will  not  require a bachelor...

Many Americans think so. Nearly half of adults agree that "science makes our way of life change too fast." Surprisingly, there are...

"Don't Expect Consumer Spending to be the Engine of Economic Growth It Once Was." That is the title of an article published re...

Some do and some don't, according to new research on the interaction between religious involvement and education. For the less-educated,...

Gallons of beverages consumed per person per year in the United States... Milk: 21 Coffee: 23 Alcohol: 25 Source: USDA, Economic Resea...

Percentage who think the following sources provide fair and unbiased news occasionally or all the time, by political party... Fox News De...

More than one-third of Americans (35 percent) have an immediate family member or close relative who is married to someone of a different rac...

The average American household spends more in a year on video games ($51) than books ($46), according to the  2010 Consumer Expenditure Surv...

Does college tuition rise with increases in federal student aid? The answer is yes--at least at for-profit schools, according to a new study...