Renee Stepler

There were a record 42.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2014, making up 13.2% of the nation’s population.

Hispanic and black parents are significantly more likely than white parents to place a high priority on college education for their children.

After rising steadily for nearly a century, the share of older Americans who live alone has fallen since 1990, largely because women ages 65 to 84 are increasingly likely to live with their spouse or their children.

A new Pew Research Center report looks at the challenges parents face in raising their children and how parenting approaches differ across demographic groups.

Most American adults say a family member is caring for their aging parent who needs help handling their affairs or caring for themselves. And if they’re not already helping out a parent, most expect to do so someday.

A record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. speak English proficiently. While this share of Hispanics has been growing, the share that speaks Spanish at home has been declining over the past 13 years.