The real estate industry’s mantra — location, location, location — applies to homebuying across the nation’s regions. U.S. Census Bureau data show the median price per square foot for new homes sold in 2023 by region: South ($146.64); Midwest ($156.25); Northeast ($220.95);…
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Stats for Independence Day 2024
On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As we celebrate this Independence Day, we reflect on how our Founding Fathers enshrined in…
Broadband Access in Tribal Areas Behind Rest of the Nation
American Indian and Alaska Natives living in tribal areas have among the nation’s lowest rates of high-speed internet access in the United States. The Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2021 report released today highlights key estimates of computer ownership…
Majority of Older Adults in Poverty in 2021 Lived Alone
Many older adults rely heavily on Social Security, the largest anti-poverty program in the United States, and research shows it was the sole source of income for 28% of adult recipients in 2021. In 2021, most (63%) older adults in poverty lived alone…
Internet-Based Services Drove Information Sector Growth
The last two decades bore witness to a marked explosion in information-sharing readily available at our fingertips via mobile devices and touchscreens. As a result, many industries in the Information sector have grown at a markedly rapid rate. How Information…
More People Moved Farther Away From City Centers Since COVID-19
In a possible sign of the COVID-19 pandemic’s lasting impact, the country’s fastest-growing places are increasingly likely to be far-flung exurban communities on the outer margins of metro areas, according to July 1, 2023, population estimates released today. “With many…
Who Was Affected by the Key Bridge Collapse?
Baltimore County and Baltimore city commuters who likely drove across the Francis Scott Key Bridge had longer, earlier commutes than other car commuters in the area, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The use of routing software…
Support Small Business! It’s Small Business Week 2024
Every year since 1963, U.S. presidents have issued a Small Business Week proclamation to recognize the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The theme of Small Business Week 2024, which runs from April 28 – May 4, is “Building on the…
Bridge Collapse Could Affect Over a Million People in Baltimore Area
More than a million people who live in Baltimore City (565,239) and Baltimore County (844,703) and thousands more tourists and commuters could be impacted in the coming months by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. U.S. Census…
U.S Capital Expenditures in Robotic Equipment totaled $12,960 million
U.S. capital expenditures for robotic equipment totaled $12,960 million (not statistically different than 2021 spending) and accounted for 1.1% of total equipment expenditures in 2022, according to new Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau today. ACES…