U.S. Census

The number of Americans living in multi-generational households is approaching levels not seen since the 1950s.

August 11, 2016 - Pew Research Center

A Pew Research Center analysis of Census Data reveals a fundamental shift in the way U.S. residents are living—last true in a time closer to the Civil War than the 20th century.

May 25, 2016 - Pew Research Center

A revealing examination of demographic data shows a country that bears little resemblance to the 1950s era that bequeathed its housing and transportation models to current generations.

December 2, 2015 - Stat Chat

At the halfway point in the ten-year Census window, the Census Bureau undertakes research into how to improve its data collection for questions of race and ethnicity.

November 18, 2015 - U.S. Census Bureau

According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey on commuting to work, one subregion in the Bay Area can claim accolades for having achieved the largest drop in solo-commuting from 2006, scoring the third lowest drive-alone rate in 2013.

August 17, 2015 - The Sacramento Bee - Capitol Alert

The U.S. Census has released data from 2013 that offer planners the most up-to-date data available about where Americans work and how they commute.

August 14, 2015 - U.S. Census Bureau

The country as a whole is getting older—though some counties are aging faster than others.

July 14, 2015 - Pew Research Center

The American Planning Association is keeping tabs on a bill making its way through Congress that would cut funding for the U.S. Census Bureau.

June 7, 2015 - APA Policy News

Newly released population data provides entre for a discussion about the nature of cities.

May 22, 2015 - FiveThirtyEight

The U.S. Census Bureau's 2014 population estimates shows persistent trends of growth in the Sun Belt along with a few other noteworthy data points.

May 21, 2015 - U.S. Census Bureau

The explosive growth of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area in recent years has mostly gone toward rental housing, and now the area has one of the lowest homeownership rates in the country.

February 23, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

The most recent Census Bureau Housing Vacancy Survey showed a long-awaited boom in household growth—to the tune of 1.6 million households in year-over-year growth.

February 21, 2015 - Harvard Center for Joint Housing Studies

A new data set released this week by the U.S. Census is helpful for determining patterns of migration during the recession-troubled years of 2008-2012.

September 7, 2014 - Trulia Trends Blog

Joel Kotkin explores the small cities that are growing the fastest in the United States, and what factors lead to this growth.

September 4, 2014 - Forbes

In the most recent analysis to come from a bounty of data releases this week from the U.S. Census, Governing examines the growth of poverty, especially the areas where it concentrates.

July 4, 2014 - Governing

Christopher Ingraham breaks down recent data from the U.S. Census that shows which counties are getting younger and which are getting older.

July 4, 2014 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

Many communities around the country have welcomed breweries for their economic development and placemaking potential. Recent data from the U.S. Economic Census shows just how much the beer industry is growing.

July 4, 2014 - U.S. Census Bureau

In this opinion piece, Brookings demographer William H. Frey looks at three years of census data and discusses whether urban growth will stay through the decade or whether the U.S. will return to its traditional, post-War suburban growth patterns.

June 2, 2014 - Brookings

Urban growth is slowing and suburban and beyond growth is increasing according to this Wall Street Journal article. But wait—didn’t we just post an article from Governing that concluded just the opposite from the same Census data released May 22?

May 26, 2014 - The Wall Street Journal

It's hard to avoid tales about the country's urban boom; then the U.S. Census goes and releases data that totally backs it up.

May 23, 2014 - Governing