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Median household income varies widely across the U.S. Coastal and Northeast states tend to earn more, while much of the Deep South and Appalachia lag behind. DC, MA, and NJ lead the nation — while MS, WV, and LA sit at the bottom. Data: 2024 ACS.

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According to the 2024 GSS, happiness rises steadily with education level.

Education doesn’t guarantee happiness — but the trend is hard to ignore.
📊 Source: 2024 GSS (NORC)
#PursuitofHappiness #DataDrivenHappiness

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Winter weather is imacting millions of Americans this weekend and will continue to into next week. Check out where the impacts may be the strongest and what large communities will be impacted. ❄️📍

#WinterStorm #DataViz #WeatherRisk #EmergencyPreparedness
#datadriven

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Living alone in the U.S. has more than doubled since 1960.

Back then, just 13% of households were one person.

Today? Nearly 30%.

A massive demographic shift with big implications for housing, community, and well-being.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
#dataviz #datadriven

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Since the introduction of the iPhone, "childbearing has plummeted among liberal" but not conservative women. This means there is now "a 31-percentage point gap between young conservative women and their liberal peers today." https://t.co/CkGWTGxiCp @FamStudies

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Voter turnout in 24 wasn’t evenly distributed.
New data shows turnout rises sharply with education:

36% → less than high school
53% → high school grad
66% → some college
77% → bachelor’s
83% → graduate degree

Visuals below break down both raw # and %.
#Election2024 #Census

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Mapping Monday 🗺️
Where are America’s youngest states?
Utah leads the nation — 26.6% of its population is under 18 — followed by Texas and Nebraska.
Meanwhile, D.C., Rhode Island, and Vermont have the smallest shares.

🔗 https://t.co/sFNXNOcfAU
#MappingMonday #DataViz

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Today, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who has represented this district for decades and served as the first woman Speaker of the House, announced she will retire at the end of her term.

#CA11 #CongressionalDistrictOfTheWeek #CensusData #SanFrancisco

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Congressional District of the Week: California’s 11th

Home to ~730K residents, this district blends iconic cityscapes with some of the highest education and income levels in the nation and is home of Nancy Pelosi.
👇 Let’s look at the data that defines CA-11.

#DataViz #CA11

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🏠 Median household income: $142,524
🎓 Bachelor’s degree or higher: 64.1%
🚗 Households with no vehicle: 34.7%
👶 Households with children: 15.5%
💻 Broadband access: 93.7%
🍽 Receive SNAP benefits: 12.1%
The numbers show a highly educated, well-connected city.

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New Mexico tops the nation in public health coverage (51%), while Utah ranks lowest (22%).
See how your state compares → https://t.co/sFNXNOcfAU
#MapOfTheWeek #DataViz #HealthPolicy #OverflowData

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Nearly 89,000 households in Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ district (NY-08) rely on SNAP benefits, about 30.8% of all households.

This interactive map shows how food insecurity varies across America’s congressional districts 👇
🔗 https://t.co/KM3YzqKtN2
#DataViz #USPolitics

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Millions of Americans rely on SNAP to afford food. 🍎
This map shows how many households in each congressional district depend on food stamp benefits and who could be most affected by the 2025 government shutdown.
Explore the data ⬇️
🔗 https://t.co/ZN9iZ47anz

[Brilliant Maps @BrilliantMaps]

Share of Americans Who Commute To Work By Other Means Than Car, Public Transit, and/or Walking

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% only tell part of the story. In raw #, voter turnout in 2024 looked like this:

🔹 18–24: 13M voted
🔹 25–34: 22M voted
🔹 35–44: 24M voted
🔹 45–54: 24M voted
🔹 55–64: 27M voted
🔹 65–74: 25M voted
Millions of young adults voted—but older adults still dominate the electorate.

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In the 2024 Presidential Election, 65% of U.S. adults reported voting (Census Bureau, CPS). But turnout looks very different by age group:

🔹 18–24: 48%
🔹 25–34: 57%
🔹 35–44: 64%
🔹 45–54: 69%
🔹 55–64: 71%
🔹 65–74: 75%
🔹 75–84: 76%
📊 Older adults continue to lead the way.

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Who’s falling behind on housing payments—and where?
Explore our interactive map built from the Census Household Pulse Survey (HPS).
👉 https://t.co/DXE4YxcMem
#dataviz #housing #HTOPS #CensusData

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New data drop: 2024 ACS 1-year is live in the State Data Explorer. Compare states on income, housing, internet, education & more—fast, interactive, downloadable.
Explore: https://t.co/TXoKtHGKtO
#ACS #CensusData #DataViz #StateData

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If you want to see more data like this. Check out our State Data Explorer. #dataviz

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🗺️ Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. households are just one person. DC tops the list at 48%, while Utah is lowest at 20%. #CensusData #LivingAlone