Median age rose in 85% of the nation’s 387 metro areas from 2020 to 2024 and was higher than the national median of 39.1 in almost half of metro areas.

A state’s median age does not tell the whole story. Florida has the fifth highest median age yet also has counties younger than the national median.

New Census Bureau population estimates show 88% of U.S. metro areas gained population between 2023 and 2024.

A new data visualization highlights U.S. counties between 1970 and 2024 whose populations ever surpassed a million.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off for the second time in three years, this time in New Orleans.

The Census Bureau projects U.S. population will hit 341,145,670 on January 1, up 0.78% from 2024. World population is estimated at 8,092,034,511, up 0.89%.

The nation’s population grew by about 1% from 2023 to 2024, outpacing average annual growth since 2000 and signaling an end to tepid growth.

A look at holiday-themed Census Bureau data, from states that produced the most toys to U.S. places with holiday names.

We highlight fun facts and data about the Yankees and Dodgers as they battle it out in the World Series.

Teachers can use free Statistics in Schools (SIS) activities page to connect the census to the U.S. Constitution that calls for a population count each decade.

More people are moving away from city centers to the outer edges of metro areas but still work in urban centers, blurring the lines between rural and urban.

Population projections show racial and ethnic groups aging at different rates which will alter the makeup of the working-age population in coming decades.

There are 315 women and 279 men on Team USA, making this the fourth consecutive Olympic Games with more women than men on the team.

New 2023 metro area population estimates by age show increases in older adults in almost all metro areas, with decreases in young people in many metro areas.

Population estimates for July 1, 2023, show rebounds in many large cities in the Northeast and Midwest and growth in remote small towns.

New July 1,2023 population estimates show that more of the nation’s fastest-growing places were exurban communities.

The Community Resilience Estimates show that 21.7% of residents in the combined areas of Baltimore city and County are considered socially vulnerable.

From Tampa Bay to Toronto, sports fans across the nation are eagerly awaiting the first pitch of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.

From courtside to the classroom, March Madness takes college towns by storm. Test your college knowledge with our new Population Bracketology games.

The Sunshine State was home to some of the fastest-growing and top-gaining metro areas, reflecting continued rapid population growth across the South.

Five-time Super Bowl champ San Francisco 49ers face three-time champ Kansas City Chiefs. Both have lost two Super Bowls.

Census Bureau statistics are free and help realtors create their own tools to buy and sell properties.

The U.S. is the third most populous country in the world behind China and India but is expected to drop to fourth behind India, China and Nigeria around 2045.

New population estimates show that 19 states had more deaths than births in 2023, down from 25 in 2022.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Puerto Rico’s population at 3,221,789 on July 1, 2022, a decline of 2.0% from the 2020 Census on April 1, 2020.

Climate-focused data product finds that social factors contribute to low resilience to extreme heat exposure for almost 1 in 4 individuals in the United States.

Males and the Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaska Native population groups experienced disproportionately large Increases in deaths during the pandemic.

Los hombres y las poblaciones hispana e indígena de las Américas y nativa de Alaska estuvieron entre los grupos que experimentaron grandes aumentos en muertes.

New population estimates capture improvements in the methods of estimating the U.S. population.

Nuevas estimaciones de población incluyen mejoras en los métodos para estimar la población de los EE. UU.

All municipios and 87% of census tracts in Puerto Rico showed higher social vulnerability than the United States.

Todos los municipios y el 87 % de los sectores censales en Puerto Rico muestran una mayor vulnerabilidad social que los Estados Unidos.

Large U.S. cities and towns show signs of a population rebound after experiencing big losses the first full year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas is now one of only two states with a population of 30 million or more. Its population reached 30,029,572 in 2022, behind only California (39,029,342).

Domestic migration rebounded in some of the nation’s most populous counties that saw steep outmigration earlier in pandemic.

Two-time Super Bowl champ Kansas City Chiefs (2020, 1970) face one-time champ Philadelphia Eagles (2018). This is the fourth Super Bowl in Arizona.