Census Bureau: Main Release of Annual Integrated Economic Survey Data Published for the First Time
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the main set of data from the 2023 Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES), offering the first single, comprehensive annual snapshot of U.S. employer businesses. The AIES provides economic data — including business revenue, expenses, payroll and employment — at detailed geographies, which for many sectors were previously only available at…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for December 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 December 2025: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in December 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 745,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
Census Bureau: 2024 ACS 5-Year Data Show Large Gains in Educational Attainment in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
The percentage of adults age 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher increased significantly in metropolitan statistical areas (metro areas), up from 34.2% during the 2015-2019 period to 37.8% during the 2020-2024 period, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. “Over the last five years, we’ve…
Census Bureau: New Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023. In 2023, four…
Census Bureau: U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration
Population growth in the United States has slowed significantly with an increase of only 1.8 million, or 0.5%, between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the new Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This was the nation’s slowest population growth since the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, when…
Census Bureau: 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties, and School Districts Released
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts in 2024 was 12.5%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates(SAIPE), which provide the only single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties…
Census Bureau: Webinar Scheduled for January 22nd on Release of 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a prerelease webinar about the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. ET. The webinar will explain how to access ACS data and give tips on comparing geographies and statistics over time. The ACS provides a wide range of statistics about the nation’s people and housing,…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report Issued for August 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for August 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in August 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 800,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
Census Bureau: The Cost of Homeownership Continues to Rise
The median monthly owner costs for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage increased to $2,035 in 2024 from $1,960 (inflation-adjusted) in 2023, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. “One way we measure housing affordability is based on how much households spend on selected costs such as mortgage payments, insurance, taxes,…
Census Bureau: Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States 2024 Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024, not statistically different from the 2023 estimate of $82,690. The official poverty rate fell 0.4 percentage points to 10.6% in 2024. The following 2024 findings were all not statistically different from 2023. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rate in 2024…