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Mobility Rate Falls to New Low in 2016

Friday, February 9, 2018

The geographic mobility rate fell to a new all-time low in 2017, according to the Census Bureau. Only 11.0% of U.S. residents aged one or older as of March 2017 had moved in the previous 12 months. Not since 1960 have so few people moved (35 million).

Among people living in owned homes, 5.5% moved from one house to another between 2016 and 2017, above the all-time low of 4.7% recorded in 2011 and 2012. Among people living in rented homes, the mobility rate fell to a new all-time low of 21.7% in 2017.

Mobility Rate in 2017

Total US: 11.0%
Owners: 5.5%
Renters: 21.7%

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Letter to All Our Readers from Richard Wright

Friday, September 4, 2020

After 40 years and 480 issues, Village West Publishing/Hearth & Home is no longer. The lights have been flicked off, the key turned in the lock; what is left are the memories, primarily of friends throughout Canada and the U.S....

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Business Outlook Is More Pessimistic

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Every week since the end of April, the Census Bureau has been asking the nation's small businesses about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their operations and outlook for the future....

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Steep Decline in Satisfaction

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Satisfaction with the way things are going in the United States has plummeted since February, according to a Gallup survey. “The decline since February came in two waves,” Gallup explains....

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