Key facts about the wealth of immigrant households during the COVID-19 pandemic
The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
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The median wealth of immigrant households increased by 42% from December 2019 to December 2021.
About one-in-four Black households and one-in-seven Hispanic households had no wealth or were in debt in 2021, compared with about one-in-ten U.S. households overall.
68% of Black adults in the U.S. say they do not have enough income to lead the kind of life they want, but a majority are optimistic that they will one day.
Nearly two-thirds of White families (66%) owned stocks directly or indirectly, compared with 39% of Black families and 28% of Hispanic families.
Burmese (19%) and Hmong Americans (17%) were among the Asian origin groups with the highest poverty rates in 2022.
While Black adults define personal and financial success in different ways, most see these measures of success as major sources of pressure in their lives.
Over the span of the pandemic, rising housing costs have hit renters hard – and prices have continued to soar over the past year.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
Here are some of the key measures of the housing affordability crunch in the United States and the reasons behind it.
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