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Friday, March 31, 2017

Median Household Income Rises in February 2017

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Median household income in February 2017  stood at  $58,714, according to Sentier Research, about 1 percent higher than the January 2017 med...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

SIPP Data Reveals New Details on Living Arrangements

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The Census Bureau's 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation provides new details about the living arrangements of Americans. Thi...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Home Equity Accounts for 32% of Net Worth

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The median net worth of the average household was $80,039 in 2013, according to a recently released report from the Census Bureau's 2014...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Big-City Counties Continue to Grow Faster

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The nation's most urban counties continue to grow faster than any other county type according to the Census Bureau's 2016 county pop...
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Monday, March 27, 2017

"Deaths of Despair"—Economists Document Rising Mortality among Less-Educated Non-Hispanic Whites

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Death rates are rising for middle-aged non-Hispanic Whites with a high school diploma or less education, report Princeton economists Ann Cas...
Friday, March 24, 2017

Half of Same-Sex Households Are Married Couples

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Among the nation's 858,896 same-sex households, nearly half (49.5 percent) are married couples, according to the 2015 American Community...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Many Births Are Unplanned

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Unplanned births are common, according to the Urban Institute. Fully 36 percent of respondents to the Urban Institute's nationally repre...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

How Much Have Workers Saved?

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Most American workers are saving for retirement. Overall, 61 percent of workers aged 25 or older say they or their spouse have saved money f...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Can Google Street View Determine Local Demographics?

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Can Google Street View combined with deep learning-based computer vision provide accurate and up-to-date demographic profiles of local areas...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Younger Adults Have More Smartphones

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Households headed by people under age 25 own more than two smartphones on average, or 0.83 smartphones per household member. This is a great...
Friday, March 17, 2017

Many Americans Have Past-Due Medical Debt

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Among adults under age 65, a substantial 24 percent had past-due medical debt in 2015, according to a study by the Urban Institute. The figu...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

34% of Households Experience Income Volatility

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More than one-third of American households experience income volatility in a year's time, according to Pew Charitable Trusts' 2015 S...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Younger Adults Have More Laptop Computers

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Households headed by people under age 35 have an average of 1.5 laptops per household—one for every two household members. This is a greater...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Many Households Unaware of Retirement Risk

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Many Americans are not prepared for retirement. Some know it, but many don't. Conversely, among households that are adequately prepared ...
Monday, March 13, 2017

Average Number of Televisions Is Declining

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The number of televisions in the average American home is declining, according to newly released data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consu...
Friday, March 10, 2017

Median Household Income Stable in January 2017

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Median household income in January 2017  stood at  $58,056, according to Sentier Research, not  significantly different from the December 20...
Thursday, March 09, 2017

Drug Overdose Deaths by State, 2015

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Drug overdose deaths are surging. The age-adjusted death rate nearly tripled between 1999 and 2015, rising from 6.1 to 16.3 deaths per 100,0...
Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Difficulties in Physical Functioning, 2015

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Among Americans aged 65 or older in 2015, a substantial 37 percent reported having great difficulty performing at least one of nine physical...
Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Minority Share of 10 Largest Metro Areas, 2015

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Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities accounted for 38 percent of the total U.S. population in 2015. Minorities are the majority i...
Monday, March 06, 2017

Health Status by Rural-Urban County Classification

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The larger and more dense the urban county, the greater the percentage of residents who practice healthy habits, according to a study by the...
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Cheryl Russell
Demographer Cheryl Russell was the editorial director of New Strategist Press and the editor-in-chief of American Demographics magazine. She has written numerous books about demographic trends. Ms. Russell is a professional demographer with a degree from Cornell University.
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