Mid-Decade Review

Halfway through the decade, where are we from a population standpoint and growth hot spots? Looking at historical growth patterns, some of the recent phenomena of moving to places like Nashville don’t seem as shocking as it was made out to be during Covid. But what...

The Rise of Senior Living Facilities

Since the 1970s, the average age of Americans has been on a steady rise, creeping toward 40 years old. As we age, more and more people will need different living situations from the typical single-family home, either in an active senior or assisted living facility....

Demographic Shifts: Median Age

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that the American population is getting older. The average number of children born to women of childbearing age has been falling steadily, and the distribution of population by age most certainly shows this: The percentage of the...

The Patchwork Quilt of Ethnicity

When you think about ethnic ancestry as it relates to geography, you probably think about neighborhoods where large immigrant groups settled together, like New York’s Little Italy and San Francisco’s Chinatown. Immigrants settled this way very intentionally, as they...