Riots and crime remain convenient excuses for Baltimore’s most recent population drop, but more complicated factors, such as taxes and employment, also play a role. Obscured behind headlines about spiking homicides and school dysfunction are less sexy issues, such as ...

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As Baltimore seeks sustained population growth following decades of loss and disinvestment, city leaders continue searching to find the right size for the modern city. City leaders, after U.S. Census data shows the city’s population loss has leveled off, hope ...

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The Grow Baltimore Initiative’s research into why people choose to live in or leave Baltimore reinforced much of what was already known about those motives, but also found some surprises in the data. In 2011, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced her ...

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A child born in 2013 will cost a middle-income American family an average of $245,340 until he or she becomes an adult, with families living in the Northeast taking on a greater burden, according to a report out Monday.

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The Gaithersburg population grew by about 4.4 percent last year, making it the eighth-fastest growing city in the country.

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Maryland has gained about 44,000 residents in the last year, bringing its population above the 5.9 million mark, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual population estimate. The estimate released Monday put the state’s population at 5,928,814 as of July ...

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WASHINGTON — The average U.S. household has a long way to go to recover the wealth it lost to the recession, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis concluded Thursday. The typical household has regained less than ...

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For insight into how Maryland is affected by political decisions, cultural habits and the broader economic climate, population data provide a wealth of information, according to experts.

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WASHINGTON — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere. ...

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Census Bureau is giving U.S. households a chance to respond to government surveys over the Internet, part of a bid to save costs and boost sagging response rates in a digital age. The ...

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