Economy, Demographics: First time home buyers’ median age is 35
Median home buyer age is 35 in 2024, up from 31 in 1981. This is due to demographic population distribution - US population median rose from 30 to 38.
Demographic: PSU announces 17 faculty layoffs due to declining enrollment
Enrollment continues to drop.
Demographics: “Chemicals” to blame? No.
Now they blame "chemicals" for the fertility rate decline that has been underway for 200+ years in the U.S.
Education: The public is losing interest in college
"Roughly half (49%) say it’s less important to have a four-year college degree today in order to get a well-paying job than it was 20 years ago"
Demographics: Generation Beta, the latest arbitrary classification
Generation Beta starts on January 1, 2025. And all of these labels are arbitrary and meaningless.
Demographics: Youth employment
As someone who had to work from age 10 onward, I was curious about how many others had to do this - and the answer is, not many.
Leaders: Apple CEO Tim Cook started work at age 12
I started working at age 10 (really) and had to pay for all my own college education.
Education abroad: Mostly female
In winter '21/'22 I found only 8% of "Youtube" study abroad videos featured guys; by Nov '22, this was down to just 4%.
Education: College programs faced with existential enrollment crisis
If only someone had pointed out the effects of demographic collapse ...
Demographics: Fertility rates in China, by geography
More Births on X: “New data shows that a vast area of northern China with a population as large as the United States has a fertility rate of just 0.7…