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Dads Are Taking Over as Full-Time Parents

Stay-at-Home Dads

In the last decade, the number of men who have left the work force entirely to raise children has more than doubled, according to recent United States census data.

 

Census: Same-sex households soar

Counting the number of American households with same-sex couples proved difficult, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday in presenting revised estimates for its 2010 figures.

 

Census: Recession taking toll on young adults

Call it the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom and dad, delaying marriage and raising kids out of wedlock, if they're becoming parents at all. The unemployment rate for them is the highest since World War II, and they risk living in poverty more than others - nearly 1 in 5.

 

Portion of Americans Living in Poverty Rises to Highest Level Since 1993

Portion of Americans Living in Poverty Rises to Highest Level Since 1993

The Census Bureau report also found that median household incomes declined by 2.3 percent in 2010, in a sign of the toll the economic slump has taken.

 

Census shows whites lose US majority among babies

For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape government policies....

 

Adoptions Rise by Same-Sex Couples, Despite Legal Barriers

Census data revealed the percentage of same-sex parents with adopted children has risen sharply, but legal challenges in many states leave the children without equal rights and protections.

 

Milestone for U.S. Hispanic population

Milestone for U.S. Hispanic population

U.S. Census Bureau demographic data to be released Thursday are expected to show that the Hispanic population of the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million people, demographers told CNN.

 

U.S. Population Grew to 308 Million, Census Reports

U.S. Population Grew to 308 Million, Census Reports

The announcement of the first result from the 2010 census marks the start of a season of Congressional redistricting that will increase the power of the South and West.

 

Census Bureau gives back $1.6 billion

Census Bureau gives back $1.6 billion

The U.S. Census Bureau is giving back almost a quarter of the money it received to do its job this year.

Senh: Finally, a department that's being fiscally responsible. Whoever's in charge of the U.S. Census Bureau should be in charge of our budget. States tend to spend whatever's given to them, including money they don't have. Here's a department who's only spending as much as it's necessary to get the job and done and gave the rest back to the government.

 

Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show

Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show

Minorities now make up about 35% of the country's population, and about 57% of the population in California. Meanwhile, the white population continues to decline.

Across the nation, the number of minorities continues to rise and the white population continues to decline, according to U.S.

 

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