Tag: U.S. Census Bureau
Almost 2M more Americans uninsured in 2018, census says
NEW YORK – The number of Americans without health insurance increased by almost 2 million people in 2018, according to new data released by...
Report: 4% of R.I. homes are vacation homes, highest concentration in...
PROVIDENCE – Just over 4% of properties in Rhode Island were vacation homes in 2017, according to a new report from Investment Property Exchange...
R.I. has second-highest spending per capita on lottery in 2017
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders spent $502.01 on the lottery per capita in 2017, the second-highest amount in the nation only to Massachusetts, according to...
U.S. housing starts stabilize as building permits edge up
WASHINGTON – United States new-home construction fell in May after an April reading that was stronger than initially reported, signaling stabilization in the market...
R.I. has second-highest spending per capita on lottery in 2017
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders spent $502.01 on the lottery per capita in 2017, the second-highest amount in the nation only to Massachusetts, according to...
Report: R.I. population grows 0.4% from 2010 to 2018 to 1.06M
PROVIDENCE – The population of Rhode Island increased 0.4% from 2010 to 2018 to 1,057,315 residents, or an increase of 4,358 people, according to...
Rhode Island could lose one of its two U.S. House seats...
The last time a U.S. census form arrived in the mail, Marcela Betancur helped her mother fill it out. As a 20-year-old, she had...
Report: Tuition, fee increases at public colleges impact region; R.I. results...
PROVIDENCE – Increases in tuition and fees at public colleges and universities across the region in the past five academic years have widened the...
Census report breaks down state of Rhode Island in 2017
PROVIDENCE – New data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey were released this week for 2017, with information that provides a comprehensive...
Analysis: New tariffs on steel, aluminum could affect R.I. brewing, distillery...
PROVIDENCE – The Trump administration’s proposed 25 and 10 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, respectively, will increase prices on those imports and has...
