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Texas demographer on Hispanic population gains: ‘It’s basically over for Anglos’

"It's basically over for Anglos," Texas state demographer Steve Murdock told the Houston Chronicle this week, discussing demographic trends in Texas that suggest that Hispanics may soon comprise a substantial majority.

USDA interactive map could be boon to rural economic development efforts...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving people a new way to access a wealth of county-level data. The Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America is an online mapping tool that captures more than 60 statistical indicators encompassing demographic, economic and agricultural data from across the U.S.

Newsweek: Soon Americans will be begging Mexico to send workers

Illegal immigration figures have been used to shock the nation in the debate over Arizona's new immigration laws and the figures are stunning. Some...

Who are the Tea Partiers? They’re white middle-aged Republicans

CNN posted a poll today on the Tea Party that paints a pretty clear demographic picture. The Tea Party is, as expected, a subsection...

It’ll Be Tough Growing Old in the West

Did you know there is no state or federal mandates about senior citizen community benefits such as special transportation, discounted meal services or even...