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America's electric-car boom leaves renters behind

A heat table that compares the share of homeowner and renter households reporting at least one electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2025. California leads at 17.7% for homeowners and 8.9% for renters. The U.S. stands at 6.4% and 3.6%. Homeowner rates exceed renter rates in every location. Homeowner rates exceed renter rates in every location shown.

Share of homeowner and renter households reporting at least one electric vehicle

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 American Community Survey 1-year estimates; Table: Russell Contreras/Axios

The haunted housing market

Alexander brothers get 30 years each in prison for sex trafficking

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Housing is grim for builders, buyers, and homeowners right now

Mobility matters: what vehicle access tells us about upward mobility

The overlooked geography of American poverty

A map of the U.S. showing the percentage point difference between the official and supplemental poverty measures, 2023-2025. In 37 states and D.C., the supplemental measure is higher than the official. The largest differences are in California, where the supplemental measure is 7.1 percentage points than the official, and Florida, where it is 5.1 percentage points higher.

Percentage point difference between the official and supplemental poverty measures, 2023-2025

Inflation heats up as gas prices surge

A line chart that tracks monthly overall inflation and inflation excluding food and energy from January 2021 to September 2026. Overall inflation rises from 1.4% to 9% in June 2022, then eases to 2.3% in April 2025 before climbing to 3.7% by September 2026.

Year-over-year change in Consumer Price Index

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios

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Mortgage rates approach 3-year high as new applications plunge

The Fed's long-term interest rate problem

The economic legacy of the Biden immigration surge

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