Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
When There Were More Deaths Than Births in the U.S.
The two counts have been getting closer to each other. The past couple of years accelerated the process.
How Much Americans Make
Median income only tells you where the middle is. The distributions of income are a lot more interesting.
Declining U.S. Births
The number of births per month has been decreasing over the past decade. The pandemic seems to have sped up the process in the beginning.
What People Spend Most of Their Money On, By Income Group, Relatively Speaking
More money on average means bigger houses, more expensive cars, and fancier restaurants. But what if you look at relative spending instead of total dollars?
Most Common Daily Routines
We all have our routines, but from person-to-person, the daily schedule changes a lot depending on your responsibilities.
Television Genres Over Time
Here's how the distribution of genres has changed since 1945 up to present.
How the Longest Running Shows Rated Over Episodes
Most television shows don't get past the first season, but there are some that manage to stick around. These are the 175 longest running shows on IMDb that have ratings.
Age and Occupation
Whether it’s because of experience, physical ability, or education level, some jobs tend towards a certain age of worker more than others.
How Men and Women Spend Their Days
Using an oldie but goodie visualization format to look at time use between different groups.
How Much More Time We Spent at Home
We had to do more from home. Here's how much everything shifted by total minutes in a day.
Cycle of Many, a 24-hour snapshot for a day in the life of Americans
This is a 24-hour snapshot for a day in the life of Americans.
Daily Routine, 2020
After looking at how much time we spent on daily activities in 2020, let's look at when we spent our time.