Demographics: China’s fertility rate drops to 0.93
Over the longer term, China's population is collapsing from 1.4 billion perhaps to 600 million or lower.
Public library usage has collapsed
My county recently opened new libraries – and one of them is in my city, where the square footage of the original library has been doubled.
Innovation: The decline in the incidence of home structure fires
Since the 1970s, the incidence of structure fires has declined by 55%.
Economy: Percent of household income spent on food
The percent of income spent on food has plummeted over the past century.
Economy: “Home prices have quadrupled relative to income”
This finance influencer chart is bogus.
Education, Demographics: College enrollment over time
Total college enrollment peaked in 2010 and has been in decline since then.
Economy: What % of households have 0, 1, 2 or 2+ income earners
55-70% of US households have zero or one wage earner, contrary to the memes about "two wage earners" can't afford to live in the U.S. today.
Demographics: Most Americans live within a short distance of where they were born
Most Americans live close to their birthplace: about 60% live within 10 miles, and nearly 80% live within 100 miles of where they grew up.
Personal finance: Klarna and personal finance
Is use of Buy Now, Pay Later a sign of stretched budgets? No. Almost all purchases are discretionary in nature, not necessities.
Demographics, housing: What happened to mobile home parks?
Trailer parks/courts once provided low-cost housing options in the U.S. Since 1970, 1 in 3 trailer parks have closed.