24/7 Wall St. Insights The United States is known for its military, but only a small proportion of its population is in service. In some countries, the proportion of residents in the military compared…
24/7 Wall St. Insights A bulk of violent attacks are in conflict-torn regions in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. By examining international data and conflict monitoring reports, we can see where civilians…
24/7 Wall St. Insights In 2024, an amazing structure was discovered on Crete Greek Revival architecture was a way for architects to emphasize American ideas of classical democracy Greek Revival homes are most prevalent…
24/7 Wall St. Insights Italianate architecture gained prominence in the mid-19th century. There are over 4,000 listings categorized as Italianate in the National Register of Historic Properties. Today, 10 of the top 25 cities…
Hurricane Helene made landfall near Cedar Key, Florida, on September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 storm, traveling roughly 500 miles inland through Georgia and the southern Appalachians before dissipating near Tennessee. It caused…
24/7 Wall St. Insights There are thousands of buildings and sites classified as Modern Movement architecture in the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the Modern Movement capitals are in the West, with…
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the world’s largest public companies, collectively representing over $51 trillion in revenue. While the average firm in the Forbes 2000 is 67.6 years old, the…
Over the next 75 years, the U.S. population will increasingly concentrate around a few key regions megaregions throughout the country. While some of the populations of some of the largest cities will plateau or…
The acronym NEET refers to young people “not in education, employment or training.” While the term NEET has come to be associated with modern dropout culture and feelings of discouragement common amongst Gen Z,…
Energy use varies widely around the world. While the average resident of planet Earth consumes 3,486 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, some countries consume more than 10 times that. Electricity consumption is a function…
The Fortune 1000 is an annual list of the 1,000 largest companies in the United States by revenue. While the largest cities in the country are home to the most Fortune 1000 firms by…
A program of the U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification has become a key metric for tracking sustainable construction. While larger cities have the most green buildings by…
America is beginning to show signs of domestic climate migration. From 2013 to 2023, the population of Miami Beach fell by more than 8,000 residents, among the most of city nationwide. Other climate vulnerable…
Statutory paid leave varies around the world. While the United States is the only country with both zero guaranteed paid leave days and zero paid public holidays, some countries offer more than eight weeks…
According to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, there are over 23,000 museums nationwide. While many of the country’s museum capitals are in major metropolitan areas like New York City and Washington, D.C.,…
As skyrocketing housing costs and the rise of remote work are untethering workers from downtowns and urban centers, more Americans are moving to live in the suburbs. While the principal cities of metropolitan statistical…
Educational attainment is one of the most powerful drivers of economic growth in urban areas. As the U.S. population continues to concentrate into less than a dozen metropolitan megaregions over the next several decades,…
While many of the country’s best-loved ferry routes are popular tourist attractions, offering glimpses of landmarks like Golden Gate Bridge or Statue of Liberty, the majority of U.S. ferry ridership is constituted by Americans…
The United States is in the midst of a historic energy shift. Under current federal goals and international climate agreements, the country is aiming to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050, replacing fossil…
In most remote or mid-sized cities, public transportation plays a secondary role to personal vehicles. Nationwide, just 3.5% of U.S. workers commute using public transit, the bulk of whom are in major urban areas…
