The 2025 Winter Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks. The U.S. Census Bureau presents the following facts and figures along with wishes for a healthy, happy holiday season.
These facts are possible thanks to the invaluable responses to U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we measure America’s people, places and economy.
Did You Know?
$5.9 billion
The estimated retail sales for the nation’s department stores in December 2024. Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
13.7%
The estimated percentage of 2024 hobby, toy and game store sales that occurred in December. Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
$146.6 billion
The estimated value of retail sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in December 2024, the highest estimated total for any month last year. Source: Monthly Retail Trade Survey
$48.4 billion
The fourth quarter 2024 seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for U.S. retail trade corporations with assets of $50 million and over, up $3.3 billion from the $45.1 billion recorded in the third quarter of 2024. Source: Quarterly Financial Report
Holiday Names
There are many holiday-sounding places in the United States. For example, more than a dozen areas have Holly in their names, including:
- Holly Pond, Ala. (870).
- Holly Grove, Ark. (436).
- Holly, Colo. (843).
- Holly Hill, Fla. (13,183).
- Holly Springs, Ga. (20,133).
- Holly Village, Mich. (5,980).
- Holly Springs, Miss. (6,472).
- Mount Holly, N.C. (18,723).
- Holiday Island, Ark. (2,422).
- Holliday, Mo. (118).
- Holiday Hills, Ill. (606).
There’s also:
- Snowflake, Ariz. (6,736).
- Santa Claus, Ind. (2,657).
- North Pole, Alaska (2,505).
- Noel, Mo. (2,190).
- Joy, Ill. (359).
and if you know about reindeer,
- Dasher, Ga. (939).
- Rudolph, Wis. (428).
And don’t forget,
- Unity, Ore. (42).
- Garland, Texas (250,431).
Source: 2024 Vintage Population Estimates
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