Social Explorer and Oxford University Press took a trip through the American West 200 years ago.  See the Oxford University blog post here, also available on Oxford’s website. On this day in 1804, two Virginian explorers set out on a journey west in what would become the legendary Lewis and Clark Expedition. And in their footsteps, more...

Twenty years after the Rodney King beating and Los Angeles riots, the city demographics have changed significantly.  In the New York Times article “In Years Since the Riots, a Changed Complexion in South Central,” Jennifer Medina examines this shift.  The article and accompanying maps include Social Explorer data. When racially charged riots blazed here two decades ago, more...

In the New York Times article “One Hundred Years of Staying Put,” Benjamin Weiser and Noah Rosenberg tell the tale of Lillian Jacobs, a woman who has lived on the same Upper East Side block for over 100 years.  The story cites Social Explorer’s Andrew Beveridge on the topics of demographics and longtime locals: Ms. Jacobs more...

Social Explorer is at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in DC this weekend.  We’re glad to be back at the sociology booth, organized and hosted by the American Sociological Association. With help from the Obamas, Justin Bieber, Nemo and Harry Potter, we investigate how American Families have changed over the past fifty years.  Come on more...

In the New York Times article “For Most, Choice of Stay-at-Home Motherhood Is Far From a Luxury.” Susan Saulny examines the realities of balancing motherhood and career in today’s economy and work world.  With a debate over Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen’s comment on Ann Romney’s choice to not work swirling in the news, Saulny more...

On this Passover and Easter weekend, football enthusiasts may be celebrating another holiday–the arrival of Tim Tebow.  In her Newsday op-ed “Tim Tebow in the secular city,” Hofstra religion Professor Julie Byrne explains that prayerful Tebow might fit right into his new town. Tebow and the Jets — how’s that going to fly? When it became public that Denver more...

In the New York Times article, “Population Growth in New York City Is Outpacing 2010 Census, 2011 Estimates Show,” Sam Roberts examines recent demographic trends in the city.  For New York, population growth levels almost match those from 20 years ago–the 1990s are back. New York City gained nearly 70,000 residents in the 15 months ended more...

For the latest on a contested primary election in New York City’s upper Manhattan congressional district, check out the Capital New York article, “Adriano Espaillat, Charlie Rangel, and the coalition-fracturing primary neither of them wanted.”  The story details the demographics of the district and the impact of the new district lines on the communities and more...