Homeownership in the United States is slipping further out of reach for typical families, even as the economy continues to ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

America’s residential real estate market has hit a series of unfortunate new records this year, with the age of the median first-time homebuyer skyrocketing. The typical new homeowner is officially 40 ...

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Political Calculations' initial estimate of median household income in September 2025 is $85,157. This estimate represents a $691 (+0.8%) increase over our initial estimate of $84,466 for the U.S.' ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the national average is slightly above Michigan’s median income increase in 2024. An earlier version stated Michigan’s rise was twice the national ...

With the high cost of living in Seattle, how can people afford to have kids here? The answer is simple: By making a lot of money. The median income for a Seattle married couple with kids is so high, ...

Making a left turn across a median might sound simple, but it’s a move that trips up plenty of Texas drivers. If you’ve ever pulled into the gap and locked eyes with another car doing the same thing, ...

It’s an old joke that there are three kinds of people in the world: those who are good at math and those who aren’t. Tanya Evans, an associate professor in the School of Education and Human ...

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — ...

As the White House moves to revoke Harvard University’s certification to enroll foreign students — escalating a battle between the administration and the oldest and wealthiest college in the U.S. — ...