August 2023: The Wizard of Oz - Census.gov
1 aug. 2023 · One reason The Wizard of Oz has remained so popular among adults and children is the movie's contrast between the black and white segments and color photography in the Land …
Population Growth Reported Across Cities and Towns in All U.S.
15 mei 2025 · Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 Subcounty population estimates released today.
Which States Had the Highest Shares of Newcomers?
29 apr. 2025 · Many states with the highest share of recent movers from out-of-state in 2023 had relatively small populations.
An Aging Nation: U.S. Median Age Surpassed 39 in 2024
26 jun. 2025 · 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.
Most Popular Surnames in the United States - Census.gov
15 dec. 2016 · The country’s 1,000 most common surnames by race and Hispanic origin and those that occurred 100 or more times in the 2010 Census.
September 2024: Theodor Seuss Geisel and Children's Literature
4 sep. 2024 · Theodor Seuss Geisel—better known as "Dr. Seuss"— authored some of the most popular and best-selling children's books ever written.
New Data on Detailed Languages Spoken - Census.gov
3 jun. 2025 · This release provides data on over 500 individual languages and language groups spoken across the country during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.
September 2023: Philo Farnsworth and the Invention of Television
1 sep. 2023 · In the decades after Philo Farnsworth's invention of television in 1928, Census Bureau data shows that television ownership has grown from 5 million in 1950 to 60.6 million …
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Many Businesses
12 dec. 2024 · The most popular winter holidays, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Hanukkah, all use candles in their celebrations. According to the National Candle Association, approximately 35% …
Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States, Nearly Half of …
26 jun. 2025 · The median age in Puerto Rico was 45.6 in 2024, up 0.3 years from 2023, and up 1.8 years since 2020, when it was 43.8. In 2024, 18- to 64-year-olds accounted for 60.4% of …