Economy: Historical mortgage interest rates
Rates are currently similar to or even a bit lower than they were for a quarter century recently.
Demographics: Seattle public schools lose 3,000 students
That's losing 5 to 10 schools worth of students.
Economy: Average car loan duration, over time
And why we've mostly bought used vehicles, paying cash.
Demographics: Foreign-born share of population by state
We know that 15.8% of the US population was foreign born in early 2025. But that population is not distributed equally in the country.
What does “Heritage American” mean?
I asked AI since I had not seen this terminology until today.
Economy: % of median income needed to buy a home
This chart doesn't go with the social media memes on home prices, currently.
Media: Boomer this, Boomer that
"Boomers" are awful people who should be forced to sell their homes and move into "retirement communities".
Education, Demographics: Forecast college enrollment
The future of college enrollment in the U.S. is bleak due to the declining fertility rate impact starting to show up now.
Economics: “Late stage capitalism”
"Late stage capitalism" is a pop term on Gen Z online videos. The term is actually 100 years old ....