Median household income in February 2019 was $63,378, according to Sentier Research .  This median is slightly less than the January 2019 re...

Every two years, when the results of the General Social Survey are released, we gain insight into the wellbeing of the American Dream—the pr...

The threat of global warming is making inroads into the consciousness of the American public. In the latest Gallup environmental survey, 51 ...

Pets are a big deal to millions of Americans. The average household spends more on pets than it does on any other entertainment item (pet sp...

A shockingly large percentage of the American public does not look favorably on the day when Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities...

Nearly 15 percent of women aged 15 or older (14.6 percent) lived by themselves in 2018. This figure has been slowly rising for decades, most...

How do husbands and wives compare in earnings? Not surprisingly, most husbands earn more. In 2018, the 54 percent majority of husbands earne...

Colder than normal? Warmer than normal? It's hard to tell. Gallup asked a nationally representative sample of Americans in early March...

The labor force participation rate of prime-age men (25 to 54) has declined over the past few decades. No one is sure why this has happened,...

Most high school graduates enroll in college. Many take on student loans to pay for their education. But how successful are they in earning ...

Most automobile owners in the United States do not plan on giving up driving—ever. Sixty-two percent of the nation's drivers say they wi...

Dementia is a major cause of death. We know that. The government's mortality reports show Alzheimer's disease to be the 6th leading ...

Americans are spending more on travel than ever before. The average household spent $1,852 on travel in 2017, according to the Bureau of Lab...

Most Americans drive alone to work, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Nationwide, the percentage of workers ag...

Only 9 percent of Americans were raised without a religious preference, according to the General Social Survey. But a substantial 22 percent...

The ongoing baby bust is being felt in at least one grocery store aisle. Average household spending on baby food fell 64 percent between 20...

The nation's colleges should prepare for slower growth, according to a new set of projections by the National Center for Education Stati...

More than 1.3 million Americans lived in the nation's 15,600 nursing homes in 2015–16, according to the National Center for Health Stati...

Want your children or grandchildren to make a lot of money? The Bureau of Labor Statistics has suggestions for them, depending on how long t...

Homeownership rate of householders aged 35 to 39, fourth quarter 2018: 58.9% After a month's delay because of the government shutdo...