We review a year of change in our nation, from increased diversity and declining fertility to post-pandemic economic recovery and lower poverty rates.

New Census Bureau table package and graphics show demographic and economic characteristics of U.S. same-sex and opposite-sex couple households in 2023.

A new interactive data visualization explores the characteristics of family households by the householder’s age.

In 2022, Washington, D.C., had among the highest marriage rates and Arkansas among the highest divorce rates.

About 8% of the household population (26 million people) lived in cohabiting couple households in 2020.

Non-Hispanic White households were the only group with higher incomes in 2023. Asian household median income remained the highest among all groups.

Los hogares de personas de raza blanca no hispanas fueron el único grupo con la mediana de ingresos más alta en el 2023.

New data visualization shows differences in older adults’ work and lifestyle patterns from 2019 to 2022.

East Coast, West Coast or somewhere in between: Where do same-sex couples live? Explore the top 10 counties for female and male same-sex couples.

New Census Bureau report explores demographic characteristics, living arrangements and income sources of older adults living in poverty.

A new report provides characteristics and living arrangements of spouses in same-sex and opposite-sex couples.

A new report shows how the living arrangements of adults varied by sex and across age groups.

The Household Pulse Survey shows the number of parents reporting difficulty getting infant formula decreased significantly between fall 2022 and summer 2023.

New data visualization shows types of coupled households at the county level.

A new report shows characteristics of grandparents who live with their grandchildren and where they are in the United States.

Census Bureau research shows that areas where people have more diverse social connections also have higher data quality in the American Community Survey.

Census Bureau data show that estimated revenue for Child Day Care Services increased all but one year from 2014 to 2021.

Changes in living and working environments, low operating costs and flexible leases may have contributed to the stability of the self-storage industry 2019-2021.

The Household Pulse Survey shows that 1 in 5 parents relied on a relative for child care.

Male same-sex couples had higher median household incomes than female same-sex couples even though the shares with both partners working did not differ.

New U.S. Census Bureau data product shows changes in reasons for moving and types of moves between 2021 and 2022.

The expiration of expansions to federal programs during COVID-19 resulted in lower post-tax household income and higher poverty rates.

A new data visualization shows the ratio of unmarried men to unmarried women by state, age, race and ethnicity.

New data visualization shows differences in young adults’ work and lifestyle patterns such as working from home from 2019 to 2021.

Survey data reveal patterns of social and economic similarity between same- and opposite-sex spouses.

A new U.S. Census Bureau report looks at patterns of multiple partner fertility among married and unmarried couples.

Puerto Rico had among the lowest marriage and divorce rates in 2021.

Almost as many U.S. adults voluntarily provided financial support to parents as those who paid mandatory child support.

Multigenerational households and those with children living with grandparents increased from 2010 to 2020.

In 2020, 27.6% of occupied U.S. households had one person living alone, about 20 percentage points higher than in 1940.

One-person households increased but family households remained two-thirds of all households in 2020.

Coupled households still made up more than half of all U.S. households but their share dropped since 2000.

White women were more likely than Black women of the same economic background to have access to more income from spouses and partners.

Households with children 5 years old and over had the highest rate of tablet ownership.

The percentage of household income spent on rent plus utilities increased from 2019 to 2021 and renters with the lowest annual income saw the largest spikes.

A look at some of the America Counts stories that revealed shifts in our population, from growing diversity and declining poverty to where and how we live.