vitrine · corridor · pairwise

2010s ↔ 2020s

Fact families the measure guard certifies comparable for this pair. Everything else renders as the gap it is. Every value links to its placard.

Rooms 2010s 2020s all corridors

A median home — affordability

2010s ↔ 2020s
not comparable for this pair — the hours axis needs a structured price and a verified wage anchor in both rooms — not yet curated for this pair

Budget composition

’10shousing: 33% — 2010s33apparel: 3.6% — 2010sfood: 14% — 2010s14healthcare: 5.8% — 2010s5.8transportation: 18.3% — 2010s18.3other: 21.7% — 2010s21.7housing 33% · apparel 3.6% · food 14% · healthcare 5.8% · transportation 18.3% · other 21.7%’20shousing: 31.3% — 2020s31.3apparel: 2.5% — 2020sfood: 13.5% — 2020s13.5healthcare: 7% — 2020s7transportation: 17.9% — 2020s17.9other: 23.8% — 2020s23.8housing 31.3% · apparel 2.5% · food 13.5% · healthcare 7% · transportation 17.9% · other 23.8%

Life expectancy at birth

years (all races, both sexes)

⚠ Decades before the 1960s published white-only male/female life tables with no all-races total — the placard carries the sexed figures and the chart renders the gap rather than a spliced concept.
2010s · Tier A
76.2 male, 81.0 female (78.7 total, all races)
2020s · Tier A
75.8 male, 81.1 female (78.4 total)

Infant mortality

deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births

2010s · Tier A
6.1 per 1,000 live births
2020s · Tier A
5.6 per 1,000 live births

People in poverty

% below the official poverty line

⚠ The official poverty series begins in 1959 — earlier decades have no line.
2010s · Tier A
15.1% (46.2 million people in poverty)
2020s · Tier A
10.6% (35.9 million people)

Homeownership

% of occupied housing units owner-occupied

2010s · Tier A
65.1%
2020s · Tier A
65.3%

Air conditioning

% of households with AC

⚠ The 1980s source bridges 1978 central-AC and 1993 total-AC figures — no single-decade datum, so the decade renders as a gap.
2010s · Tier A
87% of homes had AC (64% central AC)
2020s · Tier A
88% (two-thirds central AC)

Internet at home

% of households

⚠ 1990s–2010s sources report within-decade ranges; the placards carry them and the chart renders the gaps.
2010s · Tier A
Internet: 79% (2009) → 90% (2019). Broadband: 63% (2009) → 73% (2019). — see the placard
2020s · Tier A
96%

Women's unpaid home production

hours per week, prime-age women

⚠ The 2020s source (ATUS) measures all-adult household activities, a concept splice from Ramey's women's series — flagged, not smoothed, so the chart renders it as a gap and the placard carries both figures.
2010s · Tier D
no reliable record — see the placard
2020s · Tier C
Ramey 2005: women 29.3, men 16.8 hrs/week (ages 18–64) → ATUS 2019: household activities 1.78 hrs/day, all adults 15+ — see the placard

Food's share of spending

% of household expenditure

⚠ Populations differ across the century — 1901 wage-earner families vs modern consumer units; every placard names who was measured.
⚠ The 1950s point is the nearest available survey (CEX 1960–61), stated plainly rather than back-cast.
2010s · Tier A
Food $9,588/yr (14.0% of expenditure). Food at home $5,794 (60% of food), food away from home $3,794 (40%). Key items: meats/poultry/fish/eggs $1,237, fruits/vegetables $1,066, cereals/bakery $822, dairy $615, beef $318. Total expenditure: $68,299.
2020s · Tier A
Food 13.5% of expenditure for 4-person families (~$14,800 of $109,622/yr). Down from 42.54% in 1901.

Consumer Price Index

CPI-U level, 1982–84 = 100

2010s · Tier A
CPI 218.1 (2010) → 313.7 (2024) = 1.4x. $1 in 2010 = $1.44 in 2024. Real median family income grew 1.22x.
2020s · Tier A
313.7