In the 1970s there was a half-hearted attempt to convert the United States to the metric system for measurements. The Metric Conversion Act, which Gerald Ford signed in 1975, encouraged but did not require a conversion from English to metric for trade and commerce. Since it was voluntary it never happened, because well, America. For … Continue reading Watch Out for the Metric System

[Recommend a larger screen for this one - PC, or tablet at least]. Today it's more analysis of the American Community Survey census of housing tenure - how long homeowners have lived at their current address. Last time we looked at the state level, today we'll be getting more granular. Let's start with counties. Here's … Continue reading Homeowner Tenure