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Stats for Stories
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June 2024
The 2022 American Community Survey estimated there were 1.3M same-sex couple households in the U.S., and of them, 58% (740,523) were married couples.
Press Release
New Current Population Survey Table Package Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new tables from the 2023 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Research Matters Blog
Census Bureau Economists to Present at AEA-ASSA Annual Meeting
U.S. Census Bureau economists and social scientists are set to present their research findings at the annual meeting of the AEA-ASSA on January 5-7, 2024.
Stats for Stories
Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 17-23, 2023
In 2022, about 132.3 million or 49.3% of Americans age 15 and over were unmarried, according to the Current Population Survey.
Press Release
CPS Table Packages Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau released new tables from the 2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Stats for Stories
National Parents’ Day: July 23, 2023
Of the 63.2M parents living with their children <18, 76.1% lived with a spouse, 15.1% had no spouse/partner present. The rest lived with a cohabiting partner.
Press Release
2020 Census DHC Summary File for Guam
The U.S. Census Bureau today released statistics for Guam in its 2020 Island Areas Censuses Demographic and Housing Characteristics Summary File (DHC).
Press Release
2020 Census DHC Summary File for USVI
The U.S. Census Bureau today released statistics for the USVI in its 2020 Island Areas Censuses DHC.
2020 Census DHC Summary File for the CNMI
The U.S. Census Bureau today released statistics for the CNMI in its 2020 Island Areas Censuses DHC.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census DHC Summary File for American Samoa
The U.S. Census Bureau released statistics for American Samoa in its 2020 Island Areas Censuses Demographic and Housing Characteristics Summary File (DHC).
Press Release
Datos del Censo del 2020 para las Islas Marianas del Norte
Hay nuevas características demográficas y de vivienda disponibles para la Mancomunidad de las Islas Marianas del Norte.
Press Release
El Censo publica el Archivo resumen del 2020 para Guam
Hay nuevas características demográficas y de vivienda disponibles para Guam.
Press Release
El Censo publica el Archivo resumen del 2020 para Samoa Americana
Hay nuevas estadísticas sobre las características demográficas y de vivienda disponibles para Samoa Americana.
Press Release
El Censo publica el Archivo resumen del 2020 para las Islas Vírgenes
Hay nuevas características demográficas y de vivienda disponibles para las Islas Vírgenes de los EE. UU.
Income and Poverty
Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of the 2022 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC and ACS.
Press Release
La Oficina del Censo anuncia fechas claves de próximas publicaciones
Cronograma de la Oficina del Censo para la publicación de las estadísticas del 2022 sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases New Employment and Labor Force Data on Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Married Couples
An updated table package with new employment and labor force data on same-sex and opposite-sex married couples, with statistics from the 2020 ACS.
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America’s Families and Living Arrangements
The percentage of adults living with a spouse decreased from 52% to 50% over the past decade, according to newly released estimates.
Press Release
Number, Timing and Duration of Marriages and Divorces
The report provides a uniquely comprehensive look at marital patterns in the United States.
Press Release
2018 Families and Living Arrangements Tables
Adults in the United States are increasingly delaying saying “I Do” as the median age at first marriage continues to climb.
Press Release
More Children Live With Just Their Fathers Than a Decade Ago
The percentage of children living with one parent who live with just their father saw an increase from 12.5 percent in 2007 to 16.1 percent in 2017.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Older Americans Month: May 2017
A host of statistical information on the Older Americans population group.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Women's History Month: March 2017
This edition highlights and celebrates the varied accomplishments of women and provides statistical information on demographic and economic topics.
Random Samplings Blog
No Kids in the House: A Historical Look at Adults Living Without Children
Over the last 50 years, the percentage of adults living without children has climbed 19 percentage points from 52.5 percent in 1967 to 71.3 percent today based on an analysis of Current Population Survey data.
Press Release
The Majority of Children Live With Two Parents, Census Bureau Reports
The majority of America’s 73.7 million children under age 18 live in families with two parents (69 percent).
Press Release
17 Percent Have Said "I Do" More Than Once, Census Bureau Reports
While 52 percent of U.S. adults have taken the vows of marriage only once, the latest report shows that 17 percent have said “I do” two or more times.
Press Release
One in Five Children Receive Food Stamps, Census Bureau Reports
The number of children receiving food stamps remains higher than it was before the start of the Great Recession in 2007.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Valentine's Day 2015: Feb. 14
Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day; sweethearts and family members present gifts and other symbols of affection.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Valentine's Day 2014: Feb. 14
Expressing one's love to another is a celebrated custom on Valentine's Day; sweethearts and family members present gifts and other symbols of affection.
Press Release
21% of Married-Couple Households Have at Least One Foreign-Born Spouse
11.4 million married-couple households, or 21 percent of all married-couple households in America in 2011, had at least one spouse born in another country.
Press Release
La Oficina del Censo informa que en el 21 por ciento de los hogares
11.4 millones de hogares con parejas casadas en los Estados Unidos en 2011 por lo menos un cónyuge ha nacido en otro país.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Valentine's Day 2013, Feb. 14"
Expressing one's love to another is celebrated on Valentine's Day; sweethearts and family members present gifts and other symbols of affection.
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