Median household income in November 2016 stood at $58,221, according to Sentier Research. This was greater, but not significantly so, than t...

The nation's housing stock is aging. In 2015, the average household occupied a housing unit with a median age of 39 (built in 1976), acc...

Americans with Medicare coverage, the government's single-payer health insurance program for people aged 65 or older, rate their health ...

Nearly half (46 percent) of American babies are born to Asian, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian mothers. In 11 states and DC, minorities ...

Long-term regional growth patterns continue, according to the Census Bureau's latest population estimates. The South and West are growin...

Most Americans, regardless of age, are online shoppers. Overall, 79 percent of adults have ever bought something online, according to a Pew ...

The experts are alarmed. The rapid rise in drug overdose deaths has revealed a shortcoming in the International Classification of Diseases, ...

North Dakota is experiencing a reversal of fortune. It had been the nation's fastest growing state thanks to the oil boom. Between 2010 ...

The 59 percent majority of Americans think "stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost," according to a Pew Re...

By now you've probably heard the news: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, and Jones are the five most common last names in the United Stat...

Probability that children born into the average American household would make more money than their parents, by birth year... Born in 1940...

Overall, 11 percent of people aged 50 or older own a wearable device such as a Fitbit or Apple Watch, according to an AARP survey. "Ado...

Non-Hispanic whites without a college degree feel like losers, according to the results of the General Social Survey. When asked the questio...

The male employment crisis—defined as relatively low rates of labor force participation among men of prime working age (25 to 54)—is occurri...

Life expectancy at birth in the United States fell by 0.1 year in 2015—to 78.8 years. This seemingly small decline is a big deal and troubli...

A Pew Research Center survey of the public's attitudes toward food may have revealed how many Americans are foodies. According to  Wikip...

If Republicans partially repeal the Affordable Care Act early in 2017 through a reconciliation bill, then the following critical elements of...

The percentage of couples in which neither husband nor wife is in the labor force grew to a record high of 18.9 percent in 2016, according t...

Nearly 25 percent of Americans are first or second generation, according to the Census Bureau. The bureau defines "first generation...

There's a new survey in town: the Occupational Requirements Survey, conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides information ab...