Income is the gauge many use to determine the well-being of the U.S. population. Survey and census questions cover poverty, income, and wealth.
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STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 22, 2020
National Family Week: November 22-28, 2020
According to the 2019 American Community Survey, average family size has grown from 3.20 in 2007 to 3.23 in 2019. There are about 79.6 million families.
STATS FOR STORIES | NOVEMBER 16, 2020
American Education Week: November 16-20, 2020
In the U.S., per student (public pre-K through 12th grade) spending was $12,612 in FY2018, a 3.4% increase from 2017, and enrollment was 48.6 million.
PRESS RELEASE | NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Census Bureau Releases New Commuting Data for Older Workers
The report describes commuting patterns of older workers in the United States based on data from the five-year 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS).
Data
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019
View and download tables on the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019.
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Health Insurance in the United States: 2019 - Tables
These tables present data on health insurance coverage in the United States during 2019.
TABLE | SEPTEMBER 2020
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
These tables present data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2020 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Publications
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Poverty: 2018 and 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and the largest metro areas
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Household Income: 2019
This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to report changes in median household income and the Gini index.
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Income and Poverty in the United States: 2019
This report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality & poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2018 and earlier CPS ASEC.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 06, 2020
Benchmarking the Redesigned Survey of Income and Program Participation
This poster compares estimates of social insurance and pension income in SIPP, National Income and Product Accounts, and administrative records.
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 01, 2020
Capping Nutritional Assistance in the Supplemental Poverty Measure
This paper develops a methodology and investigates the potential impact of capping nutritional assistance benefits in the estimation of the SPM.
WORKING PAPER | OCTOBER 01, 2020
Impact of Using State Average WIC Values in the SPM
Using data from the 2018 CPS ASEC, this paper analyzes the impact of using state-varying WIC values instead of national WIC values to estimate SPM rates.