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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
School Engagement Higher for Children in Extracurricular Activities
A new report shows that children tend to have higher levels of school engagement when involved in one or more activities, like sports, lessons or clubs.
Director's Blog
Counting Everyone Once, Only Once and in the Right Place
U.S. Census Bureau staff presented to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and gave an update on how we plan to efficiently and effectively reach hard-to-count communities.
Press Release
New U.S. Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility
New research and a mapping interface that looks at children’s outcomes in adulthood.
Research Matters Blog
The Opportunity Atlas
How do children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods in America? Where is opportunity lacking and what can we do to improve opportunity in such areas?
Press Release
"Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2017"
Real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points.
Press Release
"Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro M�dico: 2017"
La mediana real de ingreso de los hogares aumentó 1.8 por ciento entre 2016 y 2017, mientras que la tasa oficial de pobreza disminuyó 0.4 puntos porcentuales.
Press Release
2018 Joint Statistical Meetings Conference
Researchers will present findings at the Joint Statistical Meetings Annual Conference July 28 – Aug. 2, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Press Release
"Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS"
Schedule for the release of the 2017 income, poverty and health insurance coverage statistics and the 2017 American Community Survey.
Director's Blog
Improving Our Count of Young Children
By conducting the decennial census, the Census Bureau aims to count everyone living in the United States once, only once, and in the right place.
Press Release
Older People Projected to Outnumber Children
The year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections.
Press Release
Proyecciones de poblaci�n de 2017
El año 2030 marcará hitos demográficos importantes para los Estados Unidos de acuerdo con las Proyecciones de población nacional de 2017.
Press Release
Housing Vacancy Survey Annual Statistics: 2017
Annual statistics for the 2017 rental and homeowner vacancy rates, homeownership rates and characteristics of units.
Press Release
Characteristics of Same-Sex Couple Households Table Package
This table package showing household characteristics of opposite-sex and same-sex couples has been updated with statistics from the 2016 ACS.
Press Release
44% of Custodial Parents Receive the Full Amount of Child Support
Approximately two-thirds (69.3 percent) of custodial parents who were due child support received some payments from noncustodial parents.
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