While America was founded in 1776, it has many buildings that are much older. Have you ever wondered what are the oldest buildings in each state? This infographic from Alan’s Factory Outlet takes a look:
Source: Statista
Having a reliable internet connection has become even more important for people around the country trying to work from home and stay connected. However, over a quarter of Americans still don’t have access to a consistent broadband internet connection.
In a survey from the Pew Research Center, only 73 percent of Americans have a broadband connection in their home. Those numbers go down drastically in rural, uneducated households, where only 63 percent of rural households and 56 percent of households with a high school degree or less have access to internet.
Unsurprisingly, 92 percent of households making more than $75,000 a year have a reliable broadband connection, while only 56 percent of those making less than $30,000 have the same.
Broadband support in rural and poorer regions of the country has long lagged behind urban areas. Treatment of internet as a private service has come under scrutiny in the last decade as more and more livelihoods depend upon a solid internet connection. With COVID-19 forcing people to rely even more on the internet, the conversation of treating internet services as a public utility may rise to prominence.
A recent study from the Consumer Technology Association and published by Marketing Charts has provided an overview of the most common tech devices present in American households. For the first time, the three most-frequently owned tech products are all screen devices with the television in first place. It still remains highly ubiquitous and it’s present in 96 percent of households. The unstoppable rise of the smartphone has seen ownership hit 87 percent while the laptop rounds off the top-three with 72 percent penetration.
Elsewhere on the list, emerging tech products are seeing their ownership rates soar, though they still have a long way to go to catch up with the mainstream products at the very top. Smart speakers have a household penetration rate of 22 percent while the smart watch has 18 percent.
