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Time Receipt

Where does an average day go?

How the average American day of 2025 divides up, from the government's American Time Use Survey.

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ONE AVERAGE DAYSleep9.03hLeisure5.16hWork3.32hHousehold chores1.99hEating & drinking1.21hEverything else3.29h0h4h8h12h16h20h24hTOTAL: 24HTelevision alone: 2.61 hours.SOURCE · BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY · 2026ONE AVERAGE DAYSleep9.03hLeisure5.16hWork3.32hHousehold chores1.99hEating & drinking1.21hEverything else3.29h0h12h24hTOTAL: 24HTelevision alone: 2.61 hours.SOURCE · BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTI…ONE AVERAGE DAYSleep9.03hLeisure5.16hWork3.32hHousehold chores1.99hEating & drinking1.21hEverything else3.29h0h12h24hTOTAL: 24HTelevision alone: 2.61 hours.SOURCE · BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, A…

Money Stacks

Does wealth keep growing after 65?

The median net worth of American families in 2025, by the age of the person at the head of the household.

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$33kUnder 35$156k35–44$255k45–54$411k55–64$432k65–74$505k75+$33kUnder 35$156k35–44$255k45–54$411k55–64$432k65–74$505k75+$33kUnder 35$156k35–44$255k45–54$411k55–64$432k65–74$505k75+

Work One hundred people

How do 100 Americans get to work?

How 100 typical American workers got to work in 2024, from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

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Drove alone69.2%Worked from home13.3%Carpooled9.2%Public transit3.7%Walk, bike or other4.5%Each picture is one person in a hundred.Drove alone69.2%Worked from home13.3%Carpooled9.2%Public transit3.7%Walk, bike or other4.5%Each picture is one person in a hundred.69.2%Drove alone13.3%Worked from home9.2%Carpooled3.7%Public transit4.5%Walk, bike or other

Home Floor plan

Is a new rental half a house?

The median floor area of homes finished in the US in 2025: a single-family house, an apartment built for sale and one built to rent.

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APARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ftSingle-family house2,142 sq ft · 50.7 × 42.2 ftApartment for sale1,170 sq ft · 37.5 × 31.2 ftApartment for rent1,000 sq ft · 34.6 × 28.9 ftDrawn to one scale from a shared corner. Gross area; the room layout is illustrative.APARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ftSingle-family house2,142 sq ft · 50.7 × 42.2 ftApartment for sale1,170 sq ft · 37.5 × 31.2 ftApartment for rent1,000 sq ft · 34.6 × 28.9 ftTo scale · gross area · layout illustrativeAPARTMENT FOR RENT1,000 sq ft34.6 ft28.9 ftSingle-family house · 2,142 sq ftApartment for sale · 1,170 sq ft

Health Balance

Which ages saw death rates fall most?

How much the US death rate fell for each adult age group between 2023 and 2024.

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FALL IN DEATH RATE, 2023 TO 202415–24−12.9%25–34−15.9%35–44−9.9%45–54−6%55–64−4.4%65–74−2%0FALL IN DEATH RATE, 2023 TO 202415–24−12.9%25–34−15.9%35–44−9.9%45–54−6%55–64−4.4%65–74−2%0FALL IN DEATH RATE, 2023 TO 202415–24−12.9%25–34−15.9%35–44−9.9%45–54−6%55–64−4.4%65–74−2%0

Generations Rollercoaster

Are young Americans richer than in 1995?

The median net worth of American families headed by someone under 35, in every Federal Reserve survey from 1995 to 2025.

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$20k$40k$60k$0k$25.4k$42.7k$32.8k19952022202519982001200420072010201320162019$20k$40k$60k$0k$25.4k$42.7k$32.8k19952022200120072013$20k$40k$60k$0k$25.4k$42.7k$32.8k19952022200120072013