Master Table — U.S. Society Indicators (1990s → 2020s)

IndicatorClintonBushObamaTrumpBiden

Murder rate (per 100k)~6.8~5.6~4.9~5.0~6.1

Gas price avg~$1.20~$2.05~$2.70~$2.63~$3.60

Homeless population~550–600k~600k+~550k~570k~650–770k

Median home price~$150k~$220k~$290k~$330k~$420k+

Unemployment rate~5.2%~5.6%~7.4%~5.0%~4.0–4.5%

College graduates (25+)~24%~27%~32%~35%~37%+

Prison population1.1–1.9M~2.0M~2.2M~2.1M~1.9M

Public college tuition~$2.7k~$4.9k~$7.8k~$9.2k~$10k

Infant mortality (per 1000)~7.2~6.7~5.9~5.6~5.5

Immigration (legal/year)~900k~1.0M~1.05M~900k~1.1–1.3M

Inflation avg~2.6%~2.9%~1.7%~2.1%~5–6%

Natural disasters/year~40–50~60~80~90~110+

Missing persons reports~650k~650k~620k~610k~550k

Plane crashes/year~1,800~1,700~1,400~1,300~1,200

Average new car price~$20k~$25k~$30k~$38k~$48k

Internet service/month~$20~$35~$50~$60~$70

Electric bill/month~$70~$85~$105~$115~$135

Heating bill/month~$60~$80~$95~$105~$125

Marriages/year~2.35M~2.20M~2.10M~2.10M~2.00M

Divorces/year~1.10M~1.00M~900k~780k~700k

Housing foreclosures~150k~450k~900k~250k~300k

Adoptions/year~120k~130k~135k~140k~135k

Cancer deaths/year~550k~560k~580k~600k~610k

Suicides/year~31k~34k~41k~47k~49k

Teen suicides/year~1,600~1,900~2,500~3,100~3,400

Workplace homicides~850~650~500~450~500

School shootings/year~5–10~10–15~20–30~40–50~50–70

Police officers killed~65~55~50~55~60

Fatal police shootings~450–500~500~950~1,000~1,050

Spousal murders~1,600~1,400~1,200~1,100~1,050

Infanticide (<1 yr)~300~280~260~250~240

NAEP reading score~264~264~263~262~260

NAEP math score~275~278~283~278~274

Personal bankruptcies~1.3M~1.4M~1.2M~800k~500k

Science degrees/year~90k~110k~140k~170k~200k+

Political science grads~30k~35k~38k~40k~42k

Law degrees/year~40k~43k~46k~35k~36k

Music degrees/year~8k~9k~10k~11k~11k

Cosmetic surgeries/year~2M~6M~12M~16M~23M

Social media lawsuitsN/Afew~200–400~500–700~700–1000

Social media murdersN/Arare~20–40~40–60~60–80

Social media ad revenue$0<$1B$20–35B$60–80B$100B+

Shared custody cases~15–20%~25%~30%~35%~40%+

Conservatorships/year~50k~60k~70k~80k~90k

Car insurance premium~$700~$900~$1,000~$1,200~$1,700

Auto accident settlement~$10–15k~$15–20k~$20–25k~$25–30k~$30–40k

Employment lawsuits~80k~90k~85k~75k~70k

Sibling homicides~60~55~50~50~45

Abortion deaths<10<10<10<10<10

Providers attacked~3–5~2–3~1–2~1–2~1–2

Doctoral degrees/year~40k~48k~55k~60k~65k

Master’s degrees/year~350k~470k~650k~800k~900k

Graduate tuition~$6k~$10k~$15k~$19k~$21k+

Young HS grads ≤15~5k~4k~3k~2.5k~2k

IQ ≥150 estimate~200k~210k~220k~230k~240k

Mensa membership~45k~50k~55k~60k~65k