New HTOPS Data on Employment, AI, Housing Released
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The U.S. Census Bureau released new HTOPS data from June 2025 covering employment, food sufficiency, housing status, AI use, and other household topics. Data was collected from approximately 30,000 households and released April 23, 2026. The dataset is available as public-use files for users to create customized tables covering topics by selected characteristics.
“These data – collected from a sample of about 30,000 households in June 2025 – cover the nation and smaller geographic areas defined by the Census Bureau.”
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The Census Bureau released new Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey data collected from approximately 30,000 households in June 2025. The data covers topics including employment income loss, employment status, teleworking, food sufficiency, health insurance, housing payment status, risk of foreclosure or eviction, household energy use, transportation access, difficulty paying expenses, price changes, stress from price increases, and AI use. The public-use dataset and data tables are available for download, with additional data from later in 2025 to follow.
For data users, federal agencies, and policymakers, this release provides a standardized socioeconomic snapshot of U.S. household conditions. The data may inform operational and policy needs related to household economic resilience, housing stability, and emerging technology adoption patterns across the nation and smaller geographic areas.
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New Data Released From Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 23, 2026
New Data Released From Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey
April 23, 2026
Press Release Number: CB26-TPS.27 APRIL 23, 2026 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data on employment, food sufficiency, housing status, difficulty of paying usual household expenses, use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other topics from the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS).
These data – collected from a sample of about 30,000 households in June 2025 – cover the nation and smaller geographic areas defined by the Census Bureau.
Data users can access the HTOPS dataset as a public-use file to create customized tables, as well as data tables from the June 2025 HTOPS covering the following topics by selected characteristics:
- Loss of employment income.
- Employment status and sector.
- Teleworking and working from home.
- Food sufficiency for all households and households with children.
- Recent food insufficiency for all households and households with children.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Owner/renter housing payment status.
- Risk of losing current housing due to foreclosure or eviction.
- Living arrangement plan in case of foreclosure or eviction.
- Household energy use and spending.
- Available transportation options.
- Sufficiency of access to transportation.
- Reasons for unmet transportation needs.
- Difficulty paying usual household expenses.
- Changes in prices for goods and services.
- Stress caused by price increases.
- Artificial Intelligence use.
- Opinions of AI based on experience.
- Opted out of using AI systems. HTOPS data collected later in 2025 will continue to be released in the coming months.
HTOPS is an experimental data product collected every other month on core and rotating topics to gauge socioeconomic conditions facing U.S. households. It delivers data federal agencies can use to assess conditions, monitor trends, and inform a range of operational and policy needs.
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