The non-Hispanic white share of the population ranges from a low of just under 50 percent in the Recession generation (defined as children u...

The worst is still to come. That's what most Americans think about the coronavirus pandemic. The 59 percent majority of the public says ...

The non-Hispanic white population declined for the third year in a row in 2019, according to the Census Bureau's population estimates. T...

Emergency department visits fell steeply during the first 10 weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, reports the CDC. Between March 13 (when a na...

Americans everywhere have been badly hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Census Bureau's Household Pulse Survey. Among al...

Among people aged 65 or older, 53 percent say they are extremely proud to be an American, according to a Gallup survey. This is the only dem...

Toothlessness is associated with being old, but maybe not for much longer. The percentage of people aged 65 or older who have lost all their...

If you think the Covid-19 stay-at-home orders will lead to a boom in births next year, think again. Rather than a boom, expect a "large...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has been tracking the variety of devices used by Americans to go onlin...

It may seem as though just about everyone has been protesting in the streets in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. Not so,...

Satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States has plummeted since February, according to a Gallup survey. "The declin...

Six years ago when Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner was killed by police in New York City, the Wash...

Americans spent 51 percent less on food away from home in March 2020 than in March 2019, according to the USDA's Economic Research Servi...

How often have you felt nervous, anxious, or on edge during the past week? Chances are, you've felt that way on at least several days, a...

Millennials are being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. According to an analysis by Ana H. Kent of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis...

Most Americans believe in the right to protest, but a surprisingly small share of the public has ever wanted to do so. According to a 2018 G...

Home prices fell again in 2019. The median price of new single-family houses sold fell 3 percent between 2018 and 2019, after adjusting for ...

The enormous economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic is laid bare by the Census Bureau's new Household Pulse Survey, which is tracki...

Among high school graduates in 2019, fully 66 percent were enrolled in college by October 2019. This is not a record high enrollment rate, b...

Only 2 percent of Americans aged 18 or older have been diagnosed with Covid-19, according to a Pew Research Center survey fielded April 29-M...