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HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for May 2025 Issued

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for May 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in May 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…

Census Bureau: Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of Counties

The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the population continued to age, with the share of the population…

Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns Data Now Available

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2023 County Business Patterns (CBP). CBP provides annual subnational economic data for businesses with paid employees. The number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll are provided for nearly 1,000 industries, as defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System…

Census Bureau: New Data on Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and the Ability to Speak English Released

More than 1 in 5 people (22%) age 5 and older in the United States spoke a language other than English at home during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The newly released table package — Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to…

HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for April 2025 Issued

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2025: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in April 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 743,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…

Census Bureau: Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2023 Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico, which include population estimates by level of social vulnerability to disasters for the commonwealth, municipios and census tracts. The updated interactive tool provides users with an easy-to-use interface to quickly identify and map neighborhoods with “low,” “medium” and “high” social vulnerability. The tool also…

Census Bureau: Population Growth Reported in 2024 Across Cities and Towns in All U.S. Regions

Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024 with Southern and Western cities experiencing accelerated growth. Topping the list of fastest-growing cities was Princeton, Texas with a remarkable 30.6% growth rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates released today. New York City, Houston and Los Angeles saw the greatest numeric gains…

Census Bureau: Data Collection Begins for New Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that data collection for the experimental Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) is expanding to almost 30,000 households. This expanded sample size will allow for data to be released at a subnational level. Launched in January, HTOPS is a successor to the Household Pulse Survey (HPS). HTOPS will continue the strong tradition of the…

Census Bureau: New U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex Released

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a downloadable file containing estimates of the nation’s resident population by sex and single year of age as of July 1, 2024, which is available at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html.  In the coming months, the Census Bureau will release additional population estimates for cities and towns as well as population estimates by age, sex, race…

HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for February 2025 Issued

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for February 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in February 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau…