The Latino community has always been strongly aligned with the Catholic Church, but recently there has been a significant number of Latinos in the United States choosing to convert to Islam. A report from Press-Enterprise called the Latino Muslims one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the nation. Statistics isn't tracked, but the report said there are an estimated 150,000 converts in the country.
Average incomes for millennials can wildly vary depending on one's locale, with the differences between some states rising as high as $20,000 on average.
With Election Day 2016 now less than a year away, the call for Latinos to register to vote will enhance with a new education campaign, notably in key battleground states.
A new study shows that the number of Americans who believe in God has fallen dramatically, adversely affecting organized religion in modern society. See the details here.
Migrants from Asia are set to replace Latinos as the largest immigrant group in the United States over the next 40 years, and the nation's overall population will feel the impact of that shift, a large-scale survey of U.S. immigration trends predicts.
Most Americans agreed with South Carolina's decision to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds, according to a Pew Research Center study released this week.
Despite the innumerable contributions that immigrants have made in the U.S., a new Pew Research Center poll reveals that the majority of Republican voters view immigrants as a "burden" on the U.S. economy.
Although California is predicted to see a surge in its growing Latino population, new research suggests that it may not become a majority-Latino state after all.
While the two major political parties remain divided about providing undocumented immigrants a pathway to U.S. citizenship, a majority of Americans have made their preference known.
Americans are becoming less Christian and more secular, the Pew Research Center reported based on a massive study it conducted between June and September 2014.
Childlessness is so passé. There have been increases in large families among highly educated women. Yet, there has been a decrease in the number of large families within the Latino population.
This week, the Pew Research Center released its recurring report on social media use among teens in the U.S. Among the survey's findings are some interesting insights on how young Latinos express themselves online.
Latinos, especially upwardly mobile millennials, have been shown by many studies to be "ahead of the digital curve" when it comes to being tuned into cutting edge digital media, as well as smartphone ownership and useage. In fact, Latinos own smartphones at a rate that's almost 10 percent higher than the U.S. national average, as we previously reported.
Nationwide, there are more than 17,000 public libraries and bookmobiles servicing 96 percent of the population, but foreign-born Latinos are least likely to utilize library services. That said, the foreign-born Latinos who visit the library greatly benefit from it, according to a new study.
The U.S. Census Bureau projects the foreign-born immigrant population to hit 78 million by 2060, but the rate is expected to drop for the Latino population.
Support for legalizing marijuana has increased over the years but most notably among Republican millennials. Legalizing marijuana is significantly more popular among millennials, regardless of political affiliation, but older age groups steadily show opposition to the concept.
Young adults in European countries are experiencing despair when it comes to considering their future. According to a Pew Research study, millennials in Europe are afflicted with a lack of a sense of agency. Many of them don't feel they can make changes in the world around them or with their own future. This is in contrast to American Millennials who feel they are masters of their own fate and can make an impact in the world around them.
The 114th Congress, just getting underway in Washington, DC to kick off 2015, has the strongest Latino representation ever on Capitol Hill; yet, despite the increased diversity, Congress still has a disproportionately white representation in comparison to the rapidly changing U.S. population, a new study states.
