Biden’s economy: New home sales crater as mortgage rates surge higher

Biden’s economy: New home sales crater as mortgage rates surge higher

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2022 Discouraged by surging mortgage rates, a large number of potential home buyers avoided the market in September as sales of new homes declined by 10.9 percent, according to data released by the Census Bureau on Wednesday. Compared with September of 2019, the last comparable month prior to the pandemic, […]

New York could lose two House seats due to decline in population

New York could lose two House seats due to decline in population

by WorldTribune Staff, December 23, 2020 Here’s some news that New York officials aren’t too happy about spreadin’. Thousands of people no longer want to be a part of it. They’re leaving the Empire State in droves. Data released by the Census Bureau on Tuesday shows New York’s population continued to decline more than any […]

In 90 U.S. cities, more than half speak a foreign language at home

In 90 U.S. cities, more than half speak a foreign language at home

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2019 More than half of the residents in 90 of America’s major cities speak a non-English language at home, according to Census Bureau data. In analyzing the data, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reported that in the five largest U.S. cities, an average of 48 percent speak a foreign […]

Report: Two of three non-citizen households on welfare

Report: Two of three non-citizen households on welfare

by WorldTribune Staff, December 4, 2018 A report by the by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) published on Dec. 2 found that 63 percent of non-citizen households in the United States are on some form of welfare, compared to 35 percent of native households. According to Census Bureau data, roughly half of all non-citizens […]

Southern surge: 25 percent of all K-12 U.S. students are Hispanic

Southern surge: 25 percent of all K-12 U.S. students are Hispanic

by WorldTribune Staff, September 17, 2018 Hispanics now account for 25 percent of all K-12 students in the United States. “Latinos accounted for 25 percent of the nation’s 54 million K-12 students in 2016, up from 16 percent in 2000,” the Pew Research Center’s Fact Tank reported. Hispanics account for about half or more of all […]