Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
Ages of the People We Marry
Variation kicks in when you look at the later years, consider multiple marriages, divorce, separation, and opposite-sex versus same-sex relationships. This chart breaks it all down.
When Your Vision and Hearing Decline with Age
Find out when it's your time for the glasses and hearing aid. Time is undefeated.
Common Age Differences, Married Couples
How common are wide age gaps between spouses? These are the age differences through the lens of the 2022 five-year American Community Survey.
Why Line Chart Baselines Can Start at Non-Zero
There is a recurring argument that line chart baselines must start at zero, because anything else would be misleading. The critique is misguided.
McDonald’s Locations vs. Golf Courses
There are thousands of McDonald's locations, but there are still more golf courses in the United States. This seems surprising, but some maps make it clear.
Feeling Rested with Age
How much you sleep each night matters, but more importantly, it's about the quality and if you feel rested when you wake up.
Race and Occupation
Asian workers are more than three times more likely to be physicians. What other jobs jump out? What's it like for other races and ethnicity?
When and How Many Super Bowl Wins, by Team
How does the modern Kansas City Chiefs compare to teams who won previous Super Bowls over the past 58 years?
Highest Education Level and Age Distributions
Education paths start to diverge towards the end of high school and after.
Commonness of Races in Different Occupations
Some occupations are more race-dominant than others. This is the percentage of employed persons 16 years and older who are a given race or ethnicity for each.
Young Money
We often associate high income with older people, but young people can also earn higher incomes. Let's see what those people studied and what they do for a living.
Jobs with Higher Income and Fewer Hours
So people earn a six-figure income without working all the time. What do they do?
Most Common Jobs, by Income Group
These are income ranges for the ten most common jobs at different income levels.
Rising to Top Net Worth, by Age
With the most recent release from the Survey of Consumer Finances, see how your household's net worth compares against others'.
