The nation's most urban counties grew by a substantial 4.2 percent between 2010 and 2014, faster than any other type, according to a Dem...

Median household income was $54,510 in February 2015, according to Sentier Research. Although this was $60 greater than the January median,...

The average household spent $2,482 on entertainment in 2013, according to the Consumer Expenditure Survey. Spending varies greatly by educat...

The nation's most urban counties continue to attract Americans by the millions, according to the Census Bureau's 2014 county populat...

Hispanics live longer than non-Hispanic Whites or Blacks, despite the fact that they are less educated and have lower incomes. This phenomen...

In the year before they give birth, 71 percent of new mothers experience what the CDC calls a "stressful life event." The governme...

A substantial 9.6 percent of American households say they want to move, according to a Census Bureau study of residential mobility. But few ...

When do people cross the "Freedom Threshold," able to choose where they want to live free from the constraints of work and family?...

Many will be disappointed with the latest report on the nation's geographic mobility. Fewer Americans moved between 2013 and 2014 than i...

The majority of Americans now support the legalization of marijuana, according to results from the 2014 General Social Survey. Fully 55.4 pe...

Over the decades, Americans have been eating fewer fresh potatoes. Behind the decline in fresh potato consumption is the greater availabilit...

Among the nation's 135 million workers aged 25 or older in the civilian labor force, 50 million had a bachelor's degree or more educ...

When asked whether they agree or disagree with the statement, "Homosexual couples should have the right to marry one another," the...

The homeownership rate of householders aged 30 to 34 fell by more than 10 percentage points between 2004 (the year the nation's homeowne...

Among Americans aged 15 or older, 52.3 percent have married only once, 13.5 percent have married twice, and 3.6 percent have married three o...

Nearly two out of three Americans (63 percent) live in a city, according to the Census Bureau. Cities are defined by their legal corporate l...

Among the 2.6 million Americans employed as truck drivers, many are long-haul truckers—meaning they drive heavy or tractor-trailer trucks on...

Among the nation's children under age 15, only 20 percent live the  Leave it to Beaver lifestyle—two parents, married, and a mother who...

Median household income was stable at $54,332 in January 2015, according to Sentier Research. Although this was $321 greater than the Decem...

In 2029, the youngest members of the baby-boom generation (born from 1946 through 1964) will turn 65. With boomers inflating the older age g...