Demographics

Why Donald Trump Is Targeting 'Security Moms'

But experts doubt the strategy will work

By Jay Newton-Small April 29, 2021

These Are America’s Fastest Growing Cities

Metro areas in the Lone Star State top the list

By Josh Sanburn March 24, 2016

HR Departments Are Now Asking Workers About Their Sexual Orientation

The question is optional but corporations see value in it

By Victor Luckerson March 8, 2016

These 5 Facts Show Why Demographics Are Destiny

From a U.S. growing thanks to immigrants to a young Middle East and an old China, population patters will shape the world to come

By Ian Bremmer April 29, 2021

See How Well Your Neighbors Have Recovered From the Recession

New Census figures find that more than half of U.S. counties have a lower median income than in 2009

By Chris Wilson December 14, 2015

Great Recession Hit Some Parts of U.S. Harder

These areas saw an increase in poverty and declines in homeownership and income

By Josh Sanburn December 3, 2015

Here's How China's One-Child Policy Started in the First Place

The long-standing and controversial system is coming to an end

By Tessa Berenson April 28, 2021

Detroit Still America's Poorest Big City

There's no change at the bottom

By Josh Sanburn April 28, 2021

Women and Minorities Make Only a Fraction of Small Business Revenues

They've made inroads, but revenues still show inequalities

By Tanya Basu September 1, 2015

This Graphic Shows How Hurricane Katrina Changed New Orleans

How one of the nation's deadliest storms left an American city a different place

By Josh Sanburn April 28, 2021

Uber Wants Your Parents to Be Drivers

The new economy is welcoming older Americans with open arms

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco April 28, 2021

India to Be World's Most Populous Nation by 2022

That's much earlier than previously thought

By Sania Farooqui / New Delhi April 28, 2021

Find Out if Your State Is America's Past or Future

The demographics of the United States will look radically different in the next several decades. But you don't have to wait 45 years to see a picture of that America. Just go to Texas. The...

By Chris Wilson July 13, 2015

U.S. Steps Closer to Future Where Minorities Are Majority

Census finds the country's minority population has risen to 37.9%

By Josh Sanburn June 25, 2015

Fight Prison Gangs by Breaking Up Big Prisons

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute June 24, 2015

Rising Birth Rates a Good Sign for the Economy

First increase since the recession

By Josh Sanburn April 28, 2021

The Politics of Multiracial Americans

They're much less likely to identify as Republican or Democrat

By Alex Altman April 28, 2021

Millennials Become Largest Age Group in U.S. Workforce

They surpassed Generation X earlier this year

By Nolan Feeney May 11, 2015

Over 50% of Americans Will Be Nonwhite Within 30 Years

U.S. Census Bureau finds today's minorities will be in the majority by 2044

By Rachel Janik March 3, 2015

Maybe Millennials Don’t Want to Live in Cities After All

Two-thirds want to own a home in the suburbs, study says

By Josh Sanburn January 22, 2015

Millennials Will Overtake Baby Boomers This Year

And Generation X will overtake baby boomers by 2028

By Sabrina Toppa February 26, 2015

Millennials Worse Off Than Parents

The latest Census numbers show Americans aged 18 to 34 struggling worse than their parents did in the '80s

By Josh Sanburn December 5, 2014

And the Most Popular Country in the World Is...

Everyone wants to be Germany's friend now

By Noah Rayman November 19, 2014

U.S. Cities Are Slowing But Suburbs Are Growing

While cities are still outpacing suburbs, the gap is closing

By Josh Sanburn January 29, 2015

Japan Is Desperate to Rescue Its Economy from an Early Grave

Any less than 100 million people would spell doom for the nation's economy, officials warned, while neglecting one glaringly easy fix

By Dan Kedmey May 16, 2014

More Americans Dying as Birth Rates Hit Record Lows

New Census figures highlight the nation's fertility gap

By Josh Sanburn March 27, 2014

Five Questions with DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman

DuPont has long been known as a chemical company, but Kullman is shifting the 211-year-old corporation towards innovation and agriculture

By Bryan Walsh February 21, 2014

The 'Tiger Mom' Superiority Complex

A new book from the "Tiger Mom" seeks to explain why some groups succeed in America and some fail. But when does cultural pride cross over into racism?

January 23, 2014

Demographics

America Keeps Getting Less White and Less Christian

White Deaths Exceed Births in 17 States

The Puerto Rican Wave That Could Boost Clinton in Florida

The Real Threat of an Aging Population

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