Homeownership rate of householders aged 35 to 39, third quarter 2018: 57.5% The homeownership rate of 35-to-39-year-olds—the nation...

Election day is one week away, and many are keeping their fingers crossed and hoping for an historic turnout. But midterm elections typicall...

The percentage of Americans who are afraid of mass shootings has more than doubled in the past few years, according to the Chapman Universit...

If the purpose of prison is to rehabilitate criminals, then the prison system in the United States is a massive failure. The 60 percent majo...

Millennials purchase food differently than older generations, according to a study by the USDA's Economic Research Service. Some of the ...

If eating high-fat food was the cause of obesity, then Americans would be losing weight. The fat content of the American diet has fallen sub...

Burglars take note. It is probably not worth your time to break into houses or cars looking for cash. It turns out, few of us keep cash anyw...

This is Demo Memo's 3,000th blog post. I know this because demographers like to count things. In the 12 years Demo Memo has been online,...

Although President Trump has attempted to instill in the American public a fear of undocumented immigrants, his efforts have failed to persu...

Americans are increasingly afraid. This is one of the most striking findings from the 2018 Chapman University Survey of American Fears. This...

Eyebrows were raised a few months ago when the Bureau of Labor Statistics Contingent Worker Supplement revealed no growth in the alternativ...

Households in rural areas spend slightly less than their urban counterparts. The average rural household spent $58,241 in 2017, according to...

Among the nation's employed adults, here are the percentages who would be willing to do the following to avoid being unemployed... 87%...

Fast food is a staple of the American diet. More than one-third (37 percent) of adults aged 20 or older eat fast food on an average day, acc...

It is difficult to grasp just how much living arrangements have changed in the United States unless you mine the Census Bureau's archive...

On an average day, 79 percent of Americans aged 15 or older watch television as a primary activity—meaning their main activity at the time. ...

When the white working class sneezes, America catches a cold. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis examines what may be ailing America in a...

One in three adults (33 percent) believes in reincarnation, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Even among those who profess to be ne...

Among Americans aged 18 or older, only 9 percent say they occasionally or regularly vape (use e-cigarettes). But the vaping rate is much hig...

Just how long are the golden years? If you are nearing retirement, how many years can you and your spouse expect to spend together? This is ...