North American Community Hub Statistics
On paper, the definition is straightforward: a household falls into the middle class if it earns between two-thirds and double the median income in its state. In practice, though, middle-class income in 2025 looks very different depending on where a family lives and how far their money actually goes. SmartAsset’s review of U.S. Census Bureau … Read more
Home renovation is expensive, sometimes prohibitively so. The average U.S. homeowner spends over $22,000 on renovations annually, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, with big projects like roofing, energy upgrades, or structural repairs easily pushing costs beyond $30,000. For low- and moderate-income households, these expenses are often out of reach. That’s why Zero-Interest … Read more
In February 2025, new data from CEIC and the UN World Population Prospects revealed something fascinating yet sobering: if we divided all the world’s liquid money equally, every person on Earth would have about $15,108. On the surface, that sounds promising – until you consider how little that actually buys in today’s economy and how … Read more
If you look at cancer in the United States over the past quarter-century, the story is one of declining death rates but shifting risks by age and cancer type. According to the American Cancer Society (2025), overall cancer mortality has fallen by about 34% from its 1991 peak, which translates into roughly 4.5 million fewer … Read more
In the 2024 NFL season, average game attendance hit its highest point in two decades, with a league-wide average of 69,555 fans per home game. According to ESPN’s attendance data compiled in 2024, the Dallas Cowboys once again dominated the rankings, averaging 92,972 fans per game, the only team consistently pushing near six figures. On … Read more
Dental care in America is expensive, but exactly how expensive depends heavily on where you live. According to 2025 Stateline data on common procedures and insurance costs, residents of Illinois, Mississippi, and Utah are paying some of the highest out-of-pocket prices for dental treatments, while Alabama, Hawaii, and Colorado enjoy some of the lowest. At … Read more
When Americans reach for their phones at checkout, the choice often comes down to Apple Pay or Google Pay. By 2025, the contest is no longer close: Apple Pay dominates the U.S. market. According to Insider Intelligence and Capital One Shopping’s 2025 estimates, Apple Pay has around 65.6 million active U.S. users, while Google Pay … Read more
Illegal immigration remains one of the most debated issues in U.S. policy. By 2025, the U.S. had an estimated 14 million illegal immigrants, reversing a long decline that followed the 2007 peak of 12.2 million. According to the Pew Research Center (2025 release), six states, California, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois, continue … Read more
According to a crash risk study by the Chicago Journal (2018–2020 data), the single most dangerous intersection in the city is East 79th Street & South Stony Island Avenue, with nearly 200 crashes recorded in that period, including one fatality and multiple severe injuries. Closely following it are East 95th & Stony Island, West Garfield … Read more
If you wanted to capture over half of the world’s population inside a single circle, where would you place it? According to new mapping work, the surprising answer is Yuxi, China. Within a 4,000 km radius of this mid-sized city in Yunnan province, 4.32 billion people live – over 55% of the global population as … Read more