There are many ways to segment the American population—age, sex, race, education, and so on. Pew Research Center has come up with a new way—...

A few months ago the  Bureau of Labor Statistics disappointed trend trackers  with its incomplete update of alternative workers. The update ...

Another month of gains. Median household income in July 2018 climbed to $62,450, reports Sentier Research. This is the highest median record...

More than three out of four American households (77 percent) are in debt, according to the Federal Reserve Board's 2016 Survey of Consum...

Only 47 percent of private-sector businesses provided health insurance for their employees in 2017, according to the Employee Benefit Resear...

If you've ever wondered why Americans are increasingly overweight, the American Time Use Survey may have the answer. Not only do we spen...

Eighty-eight percent of Americans aged 16 or older drive at least occasionally, according to the AAA Foundation's third annual American ...

Since peaking in 2007, the annual number of births in the United States has fallen 10.7 percent. This number has significance: it is equal t...

"The expansion of retirement years has been one of the most profound societal changes of the past eight decades in the United States,...

Every race and Hispanic origin group has a lower homeownership rate today than in the early 2000s, but no group has seen a bigger decline in...

There are more pets than people in the United States, according to the 2017–2018 APPA (American Pet Products Association) National Pet Owner...

"Which comes closer to your point of view: the news media is the enemy of the people, or the news media is an important part of democra...

The percentage of Americans who believe they are successful is lowest among young adults and rises with age. The 2016 General Social Survey ...

Everyone knows that women do more housework than men. Each year the American Time Use Survey documents the difference. The 2017 survey finds...

With summer at its peak, tattoos are more visible than ever. Overall, 29 percent of Americans aged 18 or older have a tattoo, according to a...

Forty-five—that's the median age of the nation's full-time workers aged 25 or older, according to the Census Bureau, with almost no ...

Shocking demographers and other trend spotters across the nation, the Census Bureau has removed its 2017 vintage population projections from...

"Have you ever felt you were going to have a nervous breakdown?" That's one of the mental health questions in the 2016 General...

Nearly 1 in 12 Americans aged 18 or older reported feeling lonely most or all of the time during the past week, according to the 2016 Genera...

Five percent of Americans are vegetarians, according to a Gallup survey, and another 3 percent are vegan. Vegetarians are those who do not e...