News in Numbers
The amount that Amazon will be awarding in loans for affordable housing construction near two D.C. metro stops. The funds will go to two developers, Urban Atlantic and Gilbane Development Company, to create 742 new apartments near the New Carrollton and College Park Metro stations.
The annual amount paid by agents of the Russian government to air the pro-Putin programming of Radio Sputnik on two small American-owned stations, one in the Washington, D.C., area (WZHF) and the other in the Kansas City area (KCXL). The amount works out to be 154.1 billion Russian rubles at their current hyper-deflated exchange rate. The National Association of Broadcasters has called on both stations to stop airing the Russian-backed propaganda immediately.
The increase in Black-owned businesses as compared to pre-pandemic levels, growth that is primarily driven by Black women.
The proportion of U.S. adults who expect to spend less on meals out if gasoline prices continue to rise; 49 percent said they would reduce spending on movies and other entertainment while 60 percent reported they wouldn’t drive as far for leisure activities.
The rate of local election officials who say that they’re planning on leaving their position before 2024. The most common reasons cited included job stress and that too many politicians were attacking “a system that they know is fair and honest.”
The increase in metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2021, the highest increase ever recorded in human history.
The potential increase in the U.S. economy over the next 10 years if the female labor market participation grows to levels seen in other developed economies.
The amount that Americans paid in late payment fees to electrical utilities in 2019. Some utility companies charge late fees that are much higher than the national average; five companies averaged $17.50 per customer in annual late fee revenues between 2011 and 2020, three times more than the national average during that same period.
The unemployment rate in February, a two-year low. Employment is still 2.1 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels, but economists expect all jobs will be recovered this year.
The number of people who died in vehicular accidents in 2020, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the deadliest year since 2007. The numbers show a 14 percent increase in fatalities involving drivers who drank too much alcohol.
The number of states in which it is legal to marry before the age of 18. Many parents will use child marriage as a way to benefit financially; one common legal loophole in child marriage laws is that it only takes one parent to consent to the marriage of a 16- or 17-year-old and once that minor is married, any unresolved custody agreements are moot. Unchained At Last, an organization that advocates for the end of forced and child marriages, estimates that nearly 300,000 minors were married between 2000 and 2018.
The cost-of-living increase that California public employees who retired between 2006 and 2014 will receive in their pensions, the largest inflation adjustment in 32 years. Most other California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) retirees will receive either a 2 percent or an increase between 2 and 4.7 percent, depending on their retirement year. About 750,000 retirees and beneficiaries receive pensions from CalPERS.
When New York state will end its mask mandate for schools and child-care facilities.
The estimated amount of federal rental assistance funds that have been given to low-income tenants, the Treasury Department reported. The largest percentage of recipients were Black followed by female-led households.
The proportion of Americans who say that it’s not important to them personally that a Black woman becomes a Supreme Court Justice; 63 percent of Black Americans say it’s very or extremely important to them personally, compared to just 21 percent of white Americans and 33 percent of Hispanics.
The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 births among Black people in 2020, almost triple the rate for whites. Black and Hispanic people saw increases in pregnancy-related deaths, the white death rate remained essentially unchanged.
The median rent increase across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas from December 2020 to December 2021 for properties with two or fewer bedrooms. But some areas experienced much larger increases, such as the Miami metro area where rent increased 49.8 percent.
The number of children who are in poverty since the monthly Child Tax Credit payments expired at the end of 2021, an increase of nearly 5 percent between December 2021 to January 2022, with an even higher growth in poverty for Black and Latino children.
One model’s estimate of how many Americans who are, for now, immune to the omicron variant of COVID-19, with predictions that the immunity rate could rise to 80 percent by mid-March.
The number of San Francisco school board members that have been recalled, for what critics say are misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic. Tuesday’s special election was the first recall in the city since 1983, when the city failed to remove then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
The number of states that have proposed legislation that would restrict a medical board’s authority to discipline doctors for their advice on COVID-19.
The number of years since the last time the Western U.S. and Northern Mexico was this dry, according to new research. In A.D. 800, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of Rome.
The estimated amount of what taxpayers will have to pay each month for fare-free transit in Tucson, Ariz. Fare-free transit would save the typical transit rider $40 monthly which, some say, could make a significant difference for low-income riders.
The amount in grants that would be used to fund legal aid for renters at risk of eviction, according to new legislation proposed by Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Rosa DeLauro and Cori Bush. The bill would also require landlords to inform tenants of their rights and responsibilities and would create a national database to track evictions.
The new estimated price tag to finish California’s high-speed rail route from San Francisco to Los Angeles, after another $5 billion was added to the cost. When the project was first proposed in 2008, the initial cost was estimated to be $40 billion, but has continued to climb since then.
The approximate amount that the U.S. government must pay to the 80 people who were either victims or families of victims in the 2017 Sutherland Springs, Texas, church massacre.
The proportion of Black people in the U.S. who are either immigrants or children of immigrants, according to recent data from the Pew Research Center.
The cost of California’s failed recall election; almost 87 cents of every dollar spent came from California’s 58 county election departments.
The number of states that allow the medical use of marijuana after Mississippi legalized the practice on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. State residents are now allowed to use medical cannabis to treat debilitating conditions, such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease.
The settlement amount that has been reached between Native American tribes, Johnson & Johnson and three of the country’s largest drug distribution companies over the opioid crisis and its impact on Native American tribes across the nation.
