The median age of all employed workers in 2011 was 42.1 years. But some workers are much younger than others. Here is the median age of work...

Median household income was about the same in February as in January 2012, according to the latest monthly update from Sentier Research. Feb...

Despite the flurry of construction during the housing bubble, the percentage of the nation's 132 million housing units that were built b...

Percentage of part-time workers with health insurance through their own job: 17%. Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute, Trends in H...

There really is a Bible Belt, according to the findings of a Gallup survey on religion. If you take a look at the states that are most rel...

Following the census, the Census Bureau evaluates its population estimates, comparing its estimates with census counts. Overall, the total p...

How can American businesses be so dumb? Don't they ever pull their head out of their niche to take a look around? Apparently not, which ...

Although Americans tend to think of themselves as small town or even rural in character, a look at the Census Bureau's newly released cl...

The median age of all employed workers in 2011 was 42.1 years. But some workers are much older than others. Here is the median age of worker...

The number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States changed little between 2010 and 2011, according to new estimates by the De...

What are the ingredients of a successful marriage? According to a new report from the National Survey of Family Growth, one of the most impo...

Black workers have been especially hurt by the Great Recession and the weak economic recovery. The black unemployment rate was 15.8 percent ...

Seventy percent of workers say they plan to work for pay after they retire, according to the 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey. Interestingl...

Of the 17.3 million people in the United States who identify themselves as Asian, these are the largest ethnic-origin groups and the percent...

If you want the skinny on fat, check out Obesity in America: Estimates for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutional Population Aged 20 and Older, ...

Percentage of teens (aged 12 to 17) who talk to friends daily on a... Landline phone 2011: 14% 2009: 30% Cell phone 2011: 26% 2009: ...

Percentage of workers aged 55 or older who expect to retire at age 66 or older... 2012: 51% 2002: 28% Source: Employee Benefit Retireme...

An analysis of 700 felony trials in Florida from 2000 to 2010 shows that prosecutors prefer older jurors and are more likely to use their pe...

Number of prisoners in state and federal correctional institutions 2010: 1,543,206 1970:    196,429 Rate of imprisonment per 100,000 pop...

In a few paragraphs and charts, a new analysis by Jonathan James of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland goes a long way toward explaining ...