The homeownership rate increased to 63.9 percent in 2017, according to the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Survey. T...

Americans are moving to the cities. Bicycling is growing in popularity. Working at home is increasingly common. These seemingly big trends h...

The 54 percent majority of Americans say they are unlikely to use self-driving cars, according to a Gallup survey. The biggest naysayers are...

Baby-boom women are delaying retirement. A look at the labor force participation rate of older women by single year of age shows when labor ...

A look at the labor force participation of older men by single year of age reveals the exact age when retirement becomes the norm—that is, w...

Nearly 4 million babies were born in the United States in 2016, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The 52 percent major...

Technological change turns the novel into the essential. Such is the case with cell phones, according to a Gallup analysis of cell phone ado...

The number of same-sex couple households grew by nearly 50 percent between 2010 and 2016, according to Census Bureau estimates from the Amer...

Young and old disagree about changes in the American way of life, according to a PRRI survey analyzed by William H. Frey in his study of the...

Well-being fell in 21 states in 2017, according to a Gallup survey, a record decline surpassing the 15-state drop in 2009. No state saw an i...

Depression is a common condition, according to a National Center for Health Statistics study. Among adults aged 20 or older, 8.1 percent wer...

The Millennial generation is "a demographic bridge to America's diverse future," according to a Brookings analysis of the gene...

The average household in the United States is home to 2.54 people. But household size varies by race and Hispanic origin. Hispanics have the...

Among American workers aged 21 to 64, health care is the most critical issue in the United States, according to the 2017 EBRI/Greenwald and ...

With defined-benefit pensions a thing of the past for most retirees, many older Americans are working longer to allow their retirement savin...

Is going to college pretty much the only path to financial security for today's young adults? That's what is suggested by the result...

Child support is an important source of income for millions of Americans. That's why the Census Bureau regularly examines the characteri...

Among Millennials, place of birth varies greatly by race and Hispanic origin, according to the latest bimonthly GenForward Survey. The surve...

The average age at first birth has reached a new record high, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. At 26.6 years, the ave...

Having a baby costs a lot—about $10,000 for a normal delivery. Who pays the price? Private health insurance pays 49 percent of the costs of ...