Halloween: October 31, 2023
Dating back 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween has evolved into a celebration characterized by child-friendly activities like dressing in costumes, trick-or-treating and carving pumpkins.
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Trick or Treat!
128.5 million
The number of occupied U.S. housing units – potential stops for trick-or-treaters – in 2021.
Source:
72.4 million
The estimated number of U.S. children under age 18 (read: potential trick-or-treaters) as of July 1, 2022.
Source:
60.6 million
The number of occupied U.S. housing units with steps that trick-or-treaters had to climb to collect their treats – or tricks – in 2021.
Sweet Economic Statistics
3,227
The number of U.S. confectionery and nut stores in 2021.
Source:
726
The number of U.S. formal wear and costume rental establishments in 2021.
Source:
255
The number of U.S. establishments that primarily produced products from cocoa beans in 2021.
Source:
*The County Business Patterns data above represents establishments with employees.
Spooky-Sounding Spots
Big Bear Lake City, Calif. (2022 population: 5,031)
Casper, Wyo. (2022 population: 58,543)
Devils Lake, N.D. (2022 population: 7,161)
Deadwood City, S.D. (2022 population: 1,245)
Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (2022 population: 7,797)
Scarville, Iowa (2022 population: 77)
Seven Devils Town, N.C. (2022 population: 319)
Slaughter Beach, Del. (2022 population: 234)
Slaughter Town, La. (2022 population: 1,001)
Slaughters City, Ky. (2022 population: 187)
Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (2022 population: 3,147)
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. (2022 population: 11,001)
Tombstone, Ariz. (2022 population: 1,313)
Transylvania County, N.C. (2022 population: 33,355)
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (2022 population: 5,977)
Yellville, Ark. (2022 population: 1,170)
Editor’s note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error.
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