Community Development

What’s New?

  • Disconnected young adults: a look at the Eighth Federal Reserve District.

    Disconnected Young Adults: A Look at the Eighth Federal Reserve District

    How are high levels of economic disconnection among young adults nationwide reflected in our region? Our 2024 report examines young adults who are neither in school nor working by geography, race, education and income to better understand who makes up this population, their labor market experiences and what barriers to greater economic participation they may face.

  • An illustration of a pie chart depicted as a pie filled with coins and money states that the top 10% (12.9 million families) owned 76% of the wealth, while the next 40% (51.5 million families) owned 22% of the wealth. The bottom 50% (64.3 million families) owned just 1% of the wealth, and 13.4 million families in this group had negative net worth.

    The State of U.S. Household Wealth

    The State of U.S. Household Wealth uses quarterly data based on the average, inflation-adjusted household wealth of various demographic groups in the U.S. to examine racial, generational and educational wealth gaps. The report seeks to quantify the magnitude of U.S. wealth gaps over time, an important step toward understanding why such differences persist.

  • Armed Forces day parade in rural America

    Investing in Rural Prosperity

    Rural communities that support inclusive development and tap into the potential of all their residents will have a competitive advantage in the economy of the future. Investing in Rural Prosperity offers ideas for how rural communities can pursue growth that leads to greater economic opportunity for everyone, as well as highlights from our 2023 conference.