The Latest Breaking News from the Census Bureau

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

About 37.9 million people in the U.S. are living in poverty in 2025, according to the Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the top 1% of households control 35% of the nation’s wealth. This widening gap paints a sobering picture of economic disparity. Baby Boomers, a generation known for its work ethic and…

Richest households still saw their income rise, data from the Census Bureau shows

The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains

The group run by Elon Musk and aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting surveys conducted by the U_S_ Census Bureau that it claims are “wasteful."

John Thompson, who guided preparations for the 2020 census as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, has died

Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area.

The U.S. Census Bureau has eliminated outside advisory committees of demographers, statisticians and advocacy group leaders who provided technical guidance and expertise

The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from a monthly survey