Publications

The demographic trends reshaping the United States are playing out differently in America’s urban, suburban and rural communities. Read key findings about the attitudes and experiences of urban, suburban and rural Americans.

Large demographic shifts are reshaping America. See how your community compares with others in the country.

Despite widening gaps in politics and demographics, Americans across community types have a lot in common in key facets of their lives.

An estimated 36% of U.S. public primary schools had sworn officers on site at least once a week in the 2015-16 school year, up from 21% a decade earlier.

In all, more than 17 million Millennial women in the U.S. have become mothers. In 2016, Millennial women accounted for 82% of U.S. births.

The share of U.S. public secondary schools with sworn officers on site has increased in the past decade.

Only about 5% of the chief executive officers of 1,500 companies we examined were women. Among the tier of executives just below the CEO in terms of pay and position in the corporate hierarchy, 11.5% were women.

The share of U.S. children living with an unmarried parent has more than doubled since 1968, jumping from 13% to 32% in 2017.

Ahead of the Population Association of America’s annual meeting, read seven important recent demographic findings.