Americans are getting older: The median age of the US population has increased by roughly 3.5 years since 2000, according to the Census Bureau, and 2021 saw the largest upward shift in the ...

22% of our country's population was 17 years old or younger. 36% were adults age 18 to 44, 25% were 45 to 64 years old, and 18% of us were over 65. And I can say us. And just think, in 1980 ...

What the United States does with its demographic dividend—its relatively young working-age population—is critical. Simply to keep pace with the growing U.S. population, the nation needs to add ...