Cheryl Russell, Editorial Director, New Strategist Press, reports on demographic trends from the American Consumers Newsletter. Below are a few selected statistics from the newsletter:
Mobility Rate Falls to New Low – The geographic mobility rate fell to a new all-time low in 2017, according to the Census Bureau. Only 11.0 percent of U.S. residents aged 1 or older as of March 2017 had moved in the previous 12 months. Not since 1960 have so few people moved (35 million).
Another New Low: Households with Kids – Only 27.2 percent of the nation’s households in 2017 included children under age 18, according to the Census Bureau–a new record low. Here is the trend since 1960…
Households with own children under age 18
2017: 27.2%
2010: 30.0%
2000: 33.0%
1990: 34.6%
1980: 38.4%
1970: 45.4%
1960: 48.7%
Russell, C. (2017, December). Mobility Rate Falls to New Low in 2016. American Consumers Newsletter.