The Latest Breaking News from the Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau is changing how it counts international migration in its annual population estimates

The recent immigration surge, which started in 2021 and ended around 2023, is the largest in U.S. history, surpassing those in the 1800s and 1900s.

Tim Walz is entrusted with outreach to Native Americans, a group that has tilted toward GOP in some states

The figure rose to 14.3% in 2023, according to figures from the Census Bureau

The number of Americans living in poverty, according to the nation’s official definition, fell slightly to about 36.8 million in 2023, the Census Bureau announced on Sept. 10, 2024. The data released also indicated that the poverty rate declined a little. However, an alternative way to measure poverty ticked up,…

Last year's median income was $80,610, up an inflation-adjusted 4% over 2022 and marked the first statistically significant increase since 2019.

2023 Census Bureau data shows a 4% rise in median household income, nearing 2019 levels, with a slight drop in poverty rates.

The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power

Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities, while lesbian couples prefer more pastoral smaller cities or towns