Unease in the Housing Market Amid a Worsening Affordability Crisis Tuesday, June 24, 2025 This year, the US housing market is shrouded in uncertainty. High home prices and interest rates have pushed sales to their lowest level in 30 years; insurance premiums and property taxes are on the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections Census Bureau Takes a Small Step in Better Describing the Structure of the Modern Family — but More Can Be Done Friday, December 20, 2013 On November 25 the Census Bureau released its latest package of tables describing American families... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Fertility Rates and Age Structures – The Underpinnings of Replacement Fertility in the U.S. Thursday, October 31, 2013 The U.S. fertility rate is at near replacement level, where a woman bears two children over her... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Keeping an Eye on Trends in Household Growth Thursday, September 5, 2013 While home prices and construction levels are on the rise, the most recent estimates suggest that... By CHRIS HERBERT
Demographics & Projections A Word of Caution about Census Bureau Projections Wednesday, July 3, 2013 The Census Bureau recently released its high and low immigration series population projections going... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Failure to Launch Tuesday, June 18, 2013 With graduation season behind us, millions of newly minted college graduates will be returning to... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections Childless Households Have Become the Norm Monday, April 15, 2013 In 1960 almost half of all households were families with children under 18. Since then, the number... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections A Surge in Hispanic Household Growth? The Challenge of Interpreting Short-Term Trends in Datasets that are Occasionally Adjusted Thursday, March 7, 2013 Interpreting year-to-year changes in annual surveys from the Census Bureau can be a tricky business... By DANIEL MCCUE
Demographics & Projections Different Data Sources Tell Different Stories About Declining Geographic Mobility Wednesday, February 20, 2013 The Census Bureau recently released its usual extensive Current Population Survey (CPS)-based... By GEORGE MASNICK
Demographics & Projections Update on Joint Center Household Projections Friday, January 11, 2013 In December 2012, the Census Bureau released a new set of national population projections that both... By DANIEL MCCUE
