Etiqueta: Brookings Institution

  • Fewer Kids in the U.S.

    By Conor Dougherty The U.S. under-18 population fell between 2010 and 2011, the first time in at least two decades that the country has seen its minor population decline, according to demographers and new Census data. The U.S. under-18 population was 73,934,272 in July 2011, a decline of 247,000 or 0.3% from July of 2010, according to…

  • Latinos Fuel Growth in Decade

    By SUDEEP REDDY In a demographic shift touching every corner of the U.S., the Hispanic population grew faster than expected and accounted for more than half of the nation’s growth over the past decade, with the group’s increase driven by births and immigration. Growing Diversity View Interactive See population and growth rates by race for…

  • Hispanic population exceeds 50 million, firmly nation’s No. 2 group

    By Michael Martinez and David Ariosto, CNN March 24, 2011 4:08 p.m. EDT (CNN) — The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3% of the nation, officially solidifying its position as the country’s second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials said Thursday. «Overall, we’ve learned that our nation’s…