New Year 2024: 50+ Fun Facts

 

New Year 2024 is almost upon us. How much do you know about how Americans will be celebrating New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in 2024? For example, did you know:

• 24% of Americans will celebrate New Year’s Eve at home and 51% will usher in the new year with friends and family.

• 22% of Americans have no plans at all to celebrate on New Year’s Eve.

• 25% of Americans fall asleep before the clock strikes midnight.

• 68% of Americans say New Year’s Eve is their favorite holiday.

• The three top cities this year to celebrate New Year’s Eve are (1) Orlando, (2) San Diego, and (3) New York.

• 360+ million glasses of champagne and sparkling wine will be consumed on New Year’s Eve.

• New Year’s Eve is the busiest night of the year for illegal, celebratory gun fire!

• More cars are stolen on New Year’s Day than any other day of the year. Sadly, some 46,500 people are hurt each year in New Year’s Eve car crashes and the holidays is the cause of 400+ fatalities.

 

For more information about celebrating New Year’s Eve in New York City, about the New York City ball drop, about the Rose Bowl Parade, about how Americans make (and keep) New Year resolutions, and more check out the full 2024 New Years By The Numbers article from WalletHub, which provides 50+ fun facts about New Year’s Eve and New Year.

 

 

 

These New Year 2024 50+ fun facts are provided by Nina Hollander with Coldwell Banker Realty, Charlotte region residential real estate expert. I’ve been helping Greater Charlotte home buyers and sellers open new doors for 25 years.

If you’re considering purchasing or selling a home in the Charlotte region in the New Year I’d love an opportunity to earn your business, exceed your expectations, and to show you why experience matters and how:

“The Right Broker Makes All The Difference.”