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STATS FOR STORIES | DECEMBER 21, 2018
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2018
The 2010 Census counted 209,325 persons in emergency and transitional shelters, while the 2010 HUD report estimated there were 637,077 homeless people.
STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 20, 2018
National Child's Day: November 20, 2018
The majority of America’s 73.8M children under 18 live in households with both parents (69%). The 2nd most common are children living with mother only (23%).
STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 18, 2018
National Family Week: November 18-24, 2018
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.26 in 2017. There are almost 78.6 million families.
PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 14, 2018
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 | NOVEMBER 06, 2018
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.
STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 2018
National Family Caregivers Month: November 2018
The Current Population Survey found in 2014 there were about 4.8 million grandchildren living in the home of their grandparents, up from 3.7 million in 1994
PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 01, 2018
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.
STATS FOR STORIES | SEPTEMBER 2018
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2018
The 2016 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 323,127,515, of which 57,398,719 - almost 17.8% — identified as Hispanic or Latino.
STATS FOR STORIES | SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
Unmarried and Single Americans Week: September 16-22, 2018
In 2017, about 44.9%, or 110.5 million, people in America age 18 and over were unmarried according to the Current Population Survey.
STATS FOR STORIES | SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
National Stepfamily Day: September 16, 2018
In 2016, about 3.9 million children under age 18 lived with a stepparent.
PRESS RELEASE | SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
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.
Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro Médico: 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.
STATS FOR STORIES | SEPTEMBER 09, 2018
National Grandparents Day: September 9, 2018
The 2016 American Community Survey found 1.42M grandparents in the labor force are responsible for most of the basic care of coresident grandchildren under 18.
STATS FOR STORIES | AUGUST 01, 2018
World Breastfeeding Week: August 1-7, 2018
The 2017 Population Estimates found the resident population age zero was 3,939,295, which was similar to the 2010 Census count of 3,944,153.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 26, 2018
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.
STATS FOR STORIES | JULY 22, 2018
Parents’ Day: July 22, 2018
The Census Bureau found in 1960, nearly 90% of children lived with two parents. By the mid 1990’s, the number had fallen below 70% and remains there in 2017.
PRESS RELEASE | JULY 09, 2018
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.
STATS FOR STORIES | JUNE 17, 2018
Father’s Day: June 17, 2018
The 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation found 72.2 million fathers across the nation and 29.2 million fathers who are also grandfathers.
STATS FOR STORIES | JUNE 2018
LGBT Pride Month: June 2018
The 2016 American Community Survey estimates there were 887,456 same-sex couple households in the U.S. More than half (486,994) were spousal couples.
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June
The International Data Base reports the 2018 population of the 25 Caribbean countries is 42M. Puerto Rico has 3.3M and the U.S. Virgin Islands have 107,000.
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