In the early 1980s, Portland was a place many people hesitated to call home. A journalist once got turned down for a job there simply because he wanted to move from the busy suburbs of Washington D. C. Fast forward to today, and Portland’s doors seem wide open—over half its residents now come from s
In 2024, California added more residents than it had in years, finally making progress towards its pre-pandemic population high. The state's population grew by about 233, 000 residents, bringing the total to just under 39. 5 million. Experts see this as a positive sign after a period of decline, kno
Hey there! Did you know that the U. S. population just hit 340 million? That's the fastest growth we've seen in decades. And guess what's driving this increase? Yep, you got it—international migration. Over 2. 8 million people moved to the U. S. between 2023 and 2024, making up a whopping 84% of the
