Census data

The U.S. census asked for more details about people's race and ethnicity in 2020 than ever before. New results show how many responded with identities such as Irish, Jamaican, Arab and Salvadoran.

A large share of non-U.S. citizens may have been missed in the 2020 tally of the country's residents, the Census Bureau says. The tally affects the distribution of political power and federal funds.

After population growth slowed during COVID-19, Mecklenburg County grew by 1.74% from 2021 to 2022.

The U.S. Census Bureau said Wednesday that the data used for redistricting may not be released until the end of July. That data will be used to draw districts, and could leave the city of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board with a difficult choice: Press ahead with elections with old maps? Or delay elections until 2022?

Martin Rojas’ day starts at 6 a.m. when he wakes up and gets ready for another day working with his wife and business partner at his bakeryNew York…

Native Charlotteans are sometimes described as unicorns — so rare they also seem mystical. Transplants, on the other hand, seem far more common, and one…

Native Charlotteans are sometimes described as unicorns — so rare they also seem mystical. Transplants, on the other hand, seem far more common, and one…

Household income and health insurance coverage are both going up in the Charlotte area, but the poverty rate is holding steady. Those are a few takeaways…

Families with incomes smack in the middle of the North Carolina economy are not benefiting from the state's slow recovery. That's according to data the…

The number of people living in poverty across the country has stabilized. But it remains at a more than 50-year high, according to Census data released…