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Per the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “Median total farm household income has exceeded the median U.S. household income in ...

New Jersey teachers saw their median pay go up again during the last school year. Median teacher salaries rose 3.2% to $82,780 for the 2024-25 school year, data released this week by the state ...

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In “The Great Math War,” Jason Socrates Bardi takes on a battle for the soul of numbers that divided the experts of its day. By Jordan Ellenberg Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the ...

America’s residential real estate market has hit a series of unfortunate new records this year, with the age of the median first-time homebuyer skyrocketing. The typical new homeowner is officially 40 ...

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the national average is slightly above Michigan’s median income increase in 2024. An earlier version stated Michigan’s rise was twice the national ...

With the high cost of living in Seattle, how can people afford to have kids here? The answer is simple: By making a lot of money. The median income for a Seattle married couple with kids is so high, ...

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