Using data from 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with older persons in a rural community and directed content analysis, this study examines these older persons’ assessments of their current living situation, still seen as living rurally but now in a more populous location.
Read MoreThe Lexington Fair Housing Council's report, Mapping a Segregated City: The Growth of Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Poverty & Affluence in Lexington, 1970-2014, identifies several long-term trends in the city of Lexington, KY regarding not only where affluence and poverty has become concentrated, but how those trends intersect with populations based on race and ethnicity.
Read MoreThis Harvard JCHS report analyzes the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey for 1985-2015 to examine the determinants of changes in the homeownership rate, using shift-share analyses to measure the extent to which changing demographics explain the observed changes.
Read MoreRecent literature on doubled-up families in the US has focused on households that take in and provide support for adult children or economically displaced relatives. From recent American Community Survey (ACS) data, however, Fannie Mae finds that in a growing number of households, a substantial proportion of total income comes from additional adults other than the homeowner / head of household or their spouse.
Read MoreBy 2035, more than one in five people in the US will be aged 65 and older. This growth will increase the demand for affordable, accessible housing that is well connected to services far beyond what current supply can meet. This Harvard JCHS report explores the future of older Americans.
Read MoreThis Urban Institute article takes a look at a San Diego-area development that serves as a case study for multigenerational affordable housing.
Read MoreA report from the Center for American Progress examines the characteristics of extended families and their housing conditions. The report also articulates policy recommendations that will spur the creation and preservation of affordable housing for extended families.
Read MoreThis report presents data on income, earnings, income inequality, and poverty in the United States based on information collected in the 2016 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreThis USDA report provides a snapshot of veterans living in rural America.
Read MoreThis USDA study shows that out-migration counties stand out on two measures, indicating that quality of life factors inhibit in-migration: a lack of retirees moving in and local manufacturers citing the area’s unattractiveness as a problem in recruiting managers and professionals.
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