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Social Explorer First to Publish ACS 2019 1-Year Estimates
Always one step ahead, Social Explorer is proud to announce that we are the first data mapping platform to publish the American Community Survey (ACS) 2019 1-Year Esti... more
Almost Half of Americans Behind on Rent Fear Eviction Amid Global Pandemic
Almost half of Americans who are behind on their rent believe it’s very or somewhat likely that they’ll be evicted within the next two months, ac... more
Mentally Unhealthy Days Per Month Across the U.S.
Depression, which generally affects 7.1 percent of Americans, is apparently becoming more prevalent as a global pandemic continues with no end in sight. A Social Explo... more
Biggest Relative Increase in Coronavirus Infections Include Major College Campuses
Eight of the 10 metro areas with the biggest relative increase in coronavirus infections over the last two weeks include major college campuses, according to a Social ... more
Mortgage-Free Households, 1920-2018
It may be difficult to imagine a time when most American homeowners didn’t have a mortgage to pay. Only 37 percent of American homeowners are living mortgage-fre... more
Rent Costs as a Percentage of Income
Americans who received $1,200 stimulus payments will mostly use the money for food, according to the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey – but rent and ... more
Young Americans Making More than $200,000 Annually
Young Americans who make more than $200,000 annually make up a majority of households in one large U.S. Census tract – located in New York City’s financial... more
Inflation-Adjusted Housing Values Over the Last 50 Years
It’s possible that young Americans have a point when they complain they’ve been priced out of the housing market. A Social Explorer analysis of Census data... more
Racial Makeup of the U.S. During the Civil War
Confederate sympathizers may claim the American Civil War was fought over states’ rights, but a cursory examination of results from an 1860 Census map makes it c... more
The Impact of the Pandemic to be felt Hardest Among Renters in the Deep South
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is being felt hardest among renters in the Deep South, according to a Social Explorer analysis of the Census Bureau’s July... more