BIG DECLINE IN SPENDING ON CABLE TV, AMERICANS ARE INCREASINGLY AFRAID, WRONG COUNT OF GIG WORKERS, DIABETES IS RISING, HOW LONG ARE THE GOLDEN YEARS?, 20% OF YOUNG ADULTS VAPE, and more...
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Median Household Income Tops $61,000
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME TOPS $61,000 IN 2017, AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SPENDING HITS RECORD HIGH IN 2017, 44% INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLDS HEADED BY PEOPLE AGED 65 TO 74, TATTOOS BY GENERATION, DECLINE IN BIRTHS EQUALS GREAT DEPRESSION DROP, 40% ARE OBESE...
Read moreTrends in Student Loan Debt
TRENDS IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT, GROWING WEALTH GAP BETWEEN YOUNG AND OLD, 40 YEARS OF BIGGER HOUSES, NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, 31% ENGAGE IN GIG WORK, 30% USE RIDE-SHARING, 55% PRAY DAILY, and more...
Read moreNon-Hispanic Whites Peaked in 2015
NON-HISPANIC WHITE POPULATION PEAKED IN 2015, LOW FERTILITY MAY BE HERE TO STAY, CITY POPULATION GROWTH, 2010-2017, DECLINE IN MEDIAN EARNINGS OF MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE GRADUATES, TEENS AND TECH, WHO WANTS TO BE RICH? and more...
Read moreBirths in 2017 Lowest in 30 Years
BIRTHS IN 2017 LOWEST IN 30 YEARS, A LOST GENERATION?, THE NEW FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS ARE MIDDLE-AGED, COLLEGE GRADS CONTROL 74% OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, WINNERS AND LOSERS IN THE GROCERY STORE, and more...
Read moreBig City Counties Still Growing Fast, but…
BIG CITY COUNTIES STILL FASTEST GROWING, BABY BUST IS HURTING RURAL AMERICA, TECHNOLOGICAL WHIPLASH, RACIAL WEALTH GAP IS REPLICATING, HOW’S THE TCHOTCHKE INDEX DOING?, GENERATIONS IN 2017, and...
Read moreMinority Majority in 2045
MINORITY MAJORITY IN 2045, NEW POPULATION PROJECTIONS REVEAL 4 SURPRISES, HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE RISES IN 2017, AGE OF RETIREMENT FOR MEN AND WOMEN, MEN’S WAGES INCREASINGLY UNEQUAL, SMARTPHONE OWNERSHIP, and...
Read moreTechnology: Never Say Never
NEVER SAY NEVER TO TECHNOLOGY, FASTEST-GROWING ENTERTAINMENT CATEGORIES, STUDENT LOANS, MEDICAL DEBT, MILLENNIAL GENERATION FACES PERFECT STORM, SAME-SEX COUPLES, and...
Read moreLife Expectancy Declines, Again
LIFE EXPECTANCY DECLINES AGAIN, FASTEST-GROWING STATES, METROS WITH HIGHEST RATES OF HOMEOWNERSHIP, WHY SMALL-TOWN AMERICA IS IN DECLINE, THE BREWERY EXPLOSION, WHEN WILL MINORITIES BECOME THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS? and...
Read moreMobility Rate Falls to New Low in 2017
RECORD LOW MOBILITY RATE, FEWER HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN, EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS TO 2026, REAL (AND IDEAL) WEIGHT IS RISING, HEALTHY GRANDPARENTHOOD, THE UBER EFFECT, and...
Read moreMedian Net Worth: $97,300 in 2016
2016 NET WORTH, BLACK-WHITE WEALTH GAP, DRIVERLESS VEHICLES, CABLE vs. STREAMING, STUDENT LOANS, DEMENTIA RISK, RETIREMENT SAVINGS, DEBT OF OLDER AMERICANS, and...
Read more3.2% Increase in Median Household Income
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCREASES IN 2016, HOUSEHOLD SPENDING RISES IN 2016, HOUSEHOLD GROWTH SLOWS TO A CRAWL, 4-YEAR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT AT ALL-TIME HIGH, DOCUMENTING THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION, ELDERCARE PROVIDERS, and...
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