Trump wants to change the census. Here's how the census works

The Census Bureau said it began planning the 2030 census in 2019.

• Aug 8, 2025

Macy's rejects $5.8 billion buyout ahead of layoffs, store closings

The rejection comes as Macy's struggles to surmount an industrywide sales slump brought on by online competitors.

• Jan 22, 2024

U.S. population tops 335 million. Here's the prediction for 2024.

The U.S. population grew by more than 1.75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 335.8 million, the Census Bureau said.

• Dec 28, 2023

San Francisco-Oakland area gains population after Census corrects errors

Some of the most high-profile urban areas in the U.S. gained population on Tuesday. But it's not because of a sudden flood of moving trucks into Atlanta, New Orleans and San Francisco.

• Sep 12, 2023

California ranked most urban state as U.S. Census redefines term

The U.S. Census bureau raised the population threshold from 2,500 to 5,000 and added housing units to the definition of "urban."

• Dec 29, 2022

Exodus of workers from San Francisco since pandemic could hurt struggling businesses

The San Francisco region leads the nation in the number of people fleeing the big city. But it's who is leaving that could have an impact on all of us.

• Oct 17, 2022