Population and Census

* First time immigration to lead U.S. growth since 1850 * Shift to occur between 2027 and 2038 * Could see 824,000 to 1.6 million immigrants annually By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - A wave of immigrants is set to become the principal...

(Corrects figure in paragraph 11 to 1.6 million, not 1.6 billion) * First time immigration to lead U.S. growth since 1850 * Shift to occur between 2027 and 2038 * Could see 824,000 to 1.6 million immigrants annually By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 15...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A wave of immigrants is set to become the principal driver of U.S. population growth within 30 years, surpassing growth from births for the first time since the mid-1800's, federal government estimates show. The swing toward growth...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast,...

As New Yorkers and Jerseyites in search of more house and a bigger yard migrated to the Lehigh Valley's exploding suburbs, the region's struggling cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton experienced nearly four decades of population flat-lining. But...

A notable example of how Americans fall through the cracks in census data-gathering caught my eye recently. It appeared on the black-oriented TheRoot.com website under this intriguing headline: "I found one drop; can I be black now?" The "one drop" is a...

The Academy Award-nominated movie "Amour" is sparking much-needed conversations about aging, the illness of a longtime companion and dying with dignity. In the film, we follow an elderly French couple struggling with common end-of-life questions, like:...

While the weather in Highland Park and Deerfield can't compare with the warm climes of Arizona or Florida, senior populations are steadily growing — prompting senior service providers in both communities to begin making plans. Residents and...

DETROIT (AP) — Field representatives with the U.S. Census Bureau will be contacting households in Detroit and other parts of southeast Michigan as part of its American Housing Survey. The Census says surveys are expected to be taken in May in...

The U.S. Census is surveying nearly 30,000 households around the Northeast and has already hired about 60 people to help with the work, but still needs 20 more. The questions are for the American Housing Survey, a survey performed by the Census Bureau...

DETROIT (AP) — Ex-U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick of Detroit and six other former Congress members are presiding over hearings on the existence of extraterrestrials. The 30 hours of congressional-style hearings kicked off Monday and are...

WASHINGTON -- The richest 7% of American families saw their average wealth soar 28% from 2009 to 2011, while the remaining 93% of households lost 4% of their net worth over that same period, according to a new report. The analysis of Census Bureau...