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The immigration population in the United States climbed to a record 43.7 million people, or 13.5% of the total U.S. population, in 2016, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau's report on retail sales in September showed the largest increase in sales in two and a half years. Home improvement stores posted big gains in the aftermath of the Gulf hurricanes.
New public and private construction rose month over month and year over year in August.
According to data released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau, home sales in August were down, but the median price fell and the number of houses for sale rose, both good news for first-time...
Exports from metropolitan areas in the South generated the most revenue of any region in the United States in the first six months of the year, according to the Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau reported August housing starts Tuesday morning. Single-family homes continue to show strong growth which is good news for buyers.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday morning that August retail sales fell 0.2% month over month. Weak motor vehicle sales, which typically account for nearly a quarter of sales each month, get...
A fresh report from the Census Bureau showed that U.S. household income and earnings rose to a record median reading in 2016.
Sales of new homes fell by more than 9% month over month in July according to the latest report from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sales dropped nearly 9%...
Total housing starts declined in July, countering expectations for further growth. One bright spot, however, came in new construction on single-family homes, up more than 10% year over year.
US housing starts rose more than 8% on a seasonally adjusted basis in June compared with May totals. Single-family starts rose more than 6% month over month.
The median age in the U.S. continues to rise as the baby boom generation gets older. The Millennial generation is catching up in numbers, though, and the most common ages of Americans are now between...
Despite consistent urging from a portion of the American public to slim down government, a large number of residents continue to make a living by working in government. In 2016, more than 3 out of...
The US Census Bureau reported this morning that U.S. new home construction fell month over month in April, and rose less than 1% year over year.
Housing starts fell 6.8% month over month in March, but are up 9.2% year over year. New permits rose 17% year over year.