Nov 03 Watch Census: 1 in 15 Americans Among the Poorest of the Poor New Census data out Thursday show that one in 15 Americans now lives in extreme poverty and earns less than half of the official poverty line. Jeffrey Brown discusses the spread of poverty and the implications for families and communities… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch World’s Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion: Now What? World's Population Teeters on the Edge of 7 Billion -- Now What?… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Why Are 46 Million Americans Living in Poverty? The latest Census measurement of U.S. poverty out Tuesday found that 46 million Americans live in poverty. Ray Suarez examines what's behind the highest level of poverty in America since 1993 with Douglas Besharov of the University of Maryland and… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Census Data Reveals New Geography of Marriage for Americans What Does Data Reveal About the Geography of Marriage?… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Study: Housing Bust Hit U.S. Minority Households Especially Hard As the economy struggles to rebound, a new analysis of Census data shows a widening wealth gap among white, black and Hispanic Americans. Gwen Ifill discusses the results of a new study with the Pew Research Center's Paul Taylor and… Continue watching
Mar 29 Making Sen$e Tool$ Tuesday: How States Measure Up By Paul Solman According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation grew almost ten percent over the last decade -- from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010. The country's racial mix has shifted, too. The number of people that… Continue reading
Mar 29 Tool$ Tuesday: How States Size Up By Elizabeth Shell According to the U.S. Census Bureau the nation grew almost ten percent over the last decade -- from 281.4 million in 2000 to 308.7 million in 2010. The country's racial mix has shifted too. The number of people that… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Census Data Show Hispanic Boom; Blacks Leave Cities for South, Suburbs New census data on race and migration released this week show minorities accounted for 90 percent of the growth in the U.S. during the past decade. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with the Brookings Institution's William Frey, author Isabel… Continue watching
Mar 23 Detroit: A Boom Town Goes Bust This entry is cross-posted from Changing Gears, a public media project about the future of the industrial Midwest. The author is the senior editor for Changing Gears. For almost a half century last century, Detroit was a… Continue reading
Dec 21 3 Questions for U.S. Census Director Robert Groves Tuesday was a major day for the U.S. Census as it announced the latest U.S. population (308,745,538 as of April 1), the changes in state populations and the new distribution of congressional seats. On Tuesday's NewsHour,… Continue reading