can@sh.itjust.works to 4chan@lemmy.world · 8 months agocost of living 86 years agosh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1imagecost of living 86 years agosh.itjust.workscan@sh.itjust.works to 4chan@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareiquanyin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoi don’t know wages then, so this doesn’t tell me anything except hey, prices go up.
minus-squareRazsiel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYou can tell by the average income (2nd line), it being almost 50% of the price of a new house says pleeenty
minus-squareSocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoHomes were much smaller then and homeownership rates were lower. Avg Size of homes: 1920: 1,048 square feet 1930: 1,129 1940: 1,177 1950: 983 1960: 1,289 1970: 1,500 1980: 1,740 1990: 2,080 2000: 2,266 2010: 2,392 2014: 2,657 Historical Homeownership Rate in the United States: 1940: 43.6% 2023: 66%
i don’t know wages then, so this doesn’t tell me anything except hey, prices go up.
You can tell by the average income (2nd line), it being almost 50% of the price of a new house says pleeenty
Homes were much smaller then and homeownership rates were lower.
Avg Size of homes: 1920: 1,048 square feet 1930: 1,129 1940: 1,177 1950: 983 1960: 1,289 1970: 1,500 1980: 1,740 1990: 2,080 2000: 2,266 2010: 2,392 2014: 2,657
Historical Homeownership Rate in the United States: 1940: 43.6% 2023: 66%