New 2017-2021 American Community Survey Data Show Child Poverty Declined but Remained Higher Than Overall Rate Poverty rates for children (under age 18) in U.S. counties are wide-ranging, from less than 1.0% to 72.7%, according to the American Community Survey (ACS)…
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Housing Costs a Big Burden on Renters in Largest U.S. Counties
Renters More Likely Than Homeowners to Spend More Than 30% of Income on Housing in Almost All Counties Over 19 million U.S. renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2021, according to data from…
Same-Sex Married Couples Have Higher Income Than Opposite-Sex Married Couples.
Same-sex married couples have a higher median household income than opposite-sex married couples but their poverty rates are not significantly different, according to 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) findings released today. The ACS asks respondents their relationship to the householder (person…
A Toast to the Growing Number of U.S. Beer/Wine Manufacturers
The holiday season is approaching and many celebrations from the traditional Thanksgiving Day football games to holiday office parties are sure to feature two items: beer and wine. How many U.S. breweries and wineries produce these beverages? How much do…
Girls Take Lessons, Jon Clubs More Often Than Boys But Boys Play More Sports
Children are engaging in more extracurricular activities like lessons and sports than they did more than two decades ago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A Child’s Day: Historical Tables and Figures tracks children’s involvement in extracurricular activities by sex and…
U.S Men’s Soccer Team Headed to 2022 World Cup on Qatar
NEXT WORLD CUP IN 2026 TO BE HOSTED BY CANADA, MEXICO AND UNITED STATES Soccer madness will grip the planet from November 20 to December 18 after 206 of 227 of the world’s countries fought to qualify for the World…
Pandemic Disrupted Labor Markets but Had Modest Impact on Retirement Timing
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of labor markets was massive, but it had only a modest impact on peoples’ retirement timing, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The SIPP collected…