The sale of new single-family homes slowed in March nationwide to its lowest level since last November, according to federal data released Tuesday. There were a seasonally adjusted 328,000 new homes sold in the U.S. in March, according to a report rele... »
Tennessee tax revenues were up in almost all categories measured by the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 Survey of State Government Tax Collections, which showed the Volunteer State collected $10.86 billion in taxes in 2011. That’s more than $345 million than... »
In New Mexico, health follows wealth, a recently published study indicates. Los Alamos, ranked the wealthiest county in the nation by the U.S. Census Bureau, was also ranked the healthiest county in the nation. Only 15 percent of residents 20 years and... »
Denver was the 24th fastest-growing metro area in the nation between 2010 and 2011, according to new population estimates Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. The agency estimated population changes between April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2011 for 366 metr... »
Texas saw slim growth in its retail workforce between January 2008 and January 2012, making it one of only five states to add retail jobs during that period, which included the recession. Texas added 1,000 retail jobs during that four-year period, the ... »
The Houston area is among 17 U.S. markets where the real estate industry generates more than $1 billion in salaries. The collective payrolls for real estate, rental and leasing firms in the Houston metropolitan statistical area are $1.95 billion, accor... »
South Florida ranks sixth in the nation for arts and entertainment sector jobs, according to a new On Numbers analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. The tri-county area has 38,838 workers in the arts, entertainment and recreation sector, which has an ave... »
Immigration policy isn’t necessarily a hot political topic in Ohio, but a higher education trade group thinks it deserves more attention. The U.S. Census Bureau last week reported that as of last March, the percentage of U.S. adults age 25 and older wi... »
Americans are living longer, and that is changing the way people think about their retirement years. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the number of centenarians — people who live to be 100 — rose from 2,300 in 1950 to nearly 80,000 in 2010, and co... »
The median age in the McPherson area is 41, older than any other metropolitan or micropolitan area in Kansas and above the national median of 35.1. That’s according to U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by On Numbers, a blog affiliated with the Wichita B... »
Of the 2,083,626 people who make up Orlando’s population, 50.9 percent are women and 49 percent are men, according to an On Numbers analysis of U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Female Americans hold a substantial numerical advantage over... »
Female Americans hold a substantial numerical advantage over their male counterparts. There are 154.6 million women and 149.4 million men across the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. That's a surplus of 5.2 milli... »
The Philadelphia region ranks No. 28 nationwide in terms of the percentage of households with $200,000 or more in annual income and benefits. The percentage of households in the region surpassing that mark is 5.75 percent, according an On Numbers study... »
In the Austin area, 5.13 percent of households have income and benefits of $200,000 or more, which is slightly below than the national average of 5.4 percent. Austin ranked No. 47 for the highest percentage of households with an income of $200,000 or m... »
Metro Atlanta had the 49th highest concentration of high-end incomes in America in 2010, according to a new On Numbers study of U.S. Census Bureau data. The Big Peach had 95,310 households with income and benefits of $200,000 and more. That represents ... »
