I’ve been using Excel to keep track of how many kids show up each year at Halloween.
We’ve done full-size bars every year and added glow sticks a couple years ago.
Enthrown on
I wonder what happened in 2020 and 2021
DARKCYD on
20th year in a row I had zero.
ihadtoresignupdarn on
It felt like there was a lot less kids this year
shinto29 on
This is cool data to share OP, thanks for sharing 🙂
demonhawk14 on
I bought one of those handheld tally counters to see how many we had this year. We ran out of candy after 533 trick-or-treaters.
WongGendheng on
Personally, id remove the massive grey bar and just keep it empty. After all the amount of kids was 0.
Helomech45 on
Clear that people are having less children.
Pleasant-Pattern7748 on
We ran out of candy last year. So this year we bought two big bags from Costco. Didn’t even get through one bag this time. There were definitely fewer kids out in our neighborhood, and weather wasn’t a factor.
BelieveBelieves on
Do you know why there was such a huge drop from 2009-2010?
KG7DHL on
My wife and I anecdotally have noticed that year over year we see fewer and fewer. It just seems like something kids generally are no longer doing much.
CampfireSweets on
Where are you located? I’m in Ontario and everyone shut down just before the World Series game, we only had 2 kids after 8 pm
Sea-Improvement6699 on
This is awesome! My parents got 380 kids this year.. would have been cool to see this data each year if they did something similar.
puait02 on
I’m from the east coast where Halloween is a big deal but moved to the midwest plains and “trunk or treat” is the thing here. I buy a small bag of candy each year, I think I’ve gotten three visitors in 4 years. Its truly sad
ReadingCat88 on
Same here. I ended up putting a lot of leftover candy in a bowl on the steps and was glad to see someone took it all.
ur_moms_chode on
We have been in our house for 9 Halloweens now and have never had one
Our front door is in an unlit alley right next to a major road so you know
ebits21 on
Gotta compare to baseline kid population in the neighborhood as it changes over time.
We are in a relatively new development. Kidmageddon.
Conspiracy__ on
Didn’t count but I’d guess 150+
Was a pretty constant stream of 2-5 kids every few minutes between 630-830
WarkMahlberg69 on
Pre COVID my uncle would do a massive Halloween display with an ambulance, professional audio system, lights, etc. and would get about 450 kids. I believe in 2022 and 2023 the count was around 50.
BigMrTea on
Fridays can’t catch a break
theservman on
I got 7 this year, which is nearly a record (I had 8 once). My full size bars were popular, but I also had several kids get excited when I first offered onions (gave away 5 – they got real candy too).
tvtoms on
I’ve been tracking the number of kids to my door since moving here in 2016. Zero. Still Zero.
One group of kids walked down the street and that was it.
Evan_802Vines on
2016 wasn’t messing around
KYBikeGeek on
This person is mildly insane but it’s pretty cool.
JM3DlCl on
I’m 32 and I was still trick or treating in 2009 lol. I get no more than like 30 small children and like 10-15 teenagers to my house
raindorpsonroses on
I got 40 and I was thrilled. I live at the top of a hill and I gave out full size bars and special pops like baby bottle pops and push pops and ring pops. The joy on the little faces! I can’t wait for next year 🙂
shugo7 on
What happened during 2020 and 2021? Some sort of black swan event?
quasistoic on
We had one. Toddler with dad.
urbanek2525 on
I live in a neigborhood full of.starter homes and townhomes (been here 20+ years). I call it “newlywed and nearly dead”. Lots of turn over in the homes, so you never know from one year to the next. This year just over 20.
Toyufrey on
I only got 9 kids this year, 12 or so last year. That’s what I get for staying in the same neighborhood for the past 20 years of my life. It’s also full of retirees, so it makes sense that there would be fewer kids each year. Still stinks a bit as the numbers keep going down.
FrankHightower on
so… what’s the deciding factor? politics?
DesperateLeader2217 on
in australia we’d call 10 parties a busy night at my house. i cannot describe my desire for an american halloween
loves-tits on
I had king size, I was expecting 24-36 kids. I got 8 and ate 4 myself
heygooser on
I’ve lived in the same place for 9 years this October and we’ve had 3 trick or treaters ðŸ˜, all for the first time last year. This year we got one, but I was at work.
Our first year here I bought a Costco sized box hoping for lots of trick or treaters 😂
Samceleste on
Very interesting data from which I can infere that if there is no school the next day, it is very likely to rain.
AccordionWhisperer on
We’ve watched the numbers ebb and flow as kids in the neighborhood age out and new families with younger kids move in.
Hellofriendinternet on
I live a mile from my grocery store and live on a fairly busy two-lane road in a mid size city. I can make the trip in about 2 mins. I walked home from work and got in my car to go to the store and it took 4 minutes for me to get out of my driveway and 20 minutes to go one mile. There must have been 3000 drunk parents trick or treating and jaywalking in the dark and wearing all black. I’ve never seen it that busy.
totalfarkuser on
We’ve been going to my moms for Halloween since my son and nieces were babies (youngest of the three are now 14) and the neighbor was always busy with kids. This year it was dead and less then half the normal houses were handing out candy. Kinda sad.
PasswordIsDongers on
Is this a recession indicator?
AaronsAaAardvarks on
Last year we went through two boxes of full sized bars (60 kids), so this year we got three. Didn’t even get through one. I’m gonna open up a bodega, I guess.
Dragon7722 on
You know how many there were here?
0
In Germany though.
motorboat_mcgee on
The 2020/2021 mark makes it look like you had a boat load of kids those years, might want to go with a different design there
Decent_Historian42 on
We had 4 whole trick or treaters all night all in the same knock too. With it being a friday i was thinking they’d be more than that and it wasn’t rainy
LeadingEquivalent148 on
Looks like making the spreadsheet made the most impact 😅
TheGuyYouHeardAbout on
We used to get around 100 kids now we get 0. Haven’t gotten any in a few years… they all just go to the same neighborhood now.
Careless_Wishbone_69 on
OP got 99 the first year with no school the next day and has been chasing 100 ever since!
Rincejester on
At what amount of precipitation does it get the rain designation?
18 and 25 have the same amount but only one has it. 24 has more than both and doesn’t.
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I’ve been using Excel to keep track of how many kids show up each year at Halloween.
We’ve done full-size bars every year and added glow sticks a couple years ago.
I wonder what happened in 2020 and 2021
20th year in a row I had zero.
It felt like there was a lot less kids this year
This is cool data to share OP, thanks for sharing 🙂
I bought one of those handheld tally counters to see how many we had this year. We ran out of candy after 533 trick-or-treaters.
Personally, id remove the massive grey bar and just keep it empty. After all the amount of kids was 0.
Clear that people are having less children.
We ran out of candy last year. So this year we bought two big bags from Costco. Didn’t even get through one bag this time. There were definitely fewer kids out in our neighborhood, and weather wasn’t a factor.
Do you know why there was such a huge drop from 2009-2010?
My wife and I anecdotally have noticed that year over year we see fewer and fewer. It just seems like something kids generally are no longer doing much.
Where are you located? I’m in Ontario and everyone shut down just before the World Series game, we only had 2 kids after 8 pm
This is awesome! My parents got 380 kids this year.. would have been cool to see this data each year if they did something similar.
I’m from the east coast where Halloween is a big deal but moved to the midwest plains and “trunk or treat” is the thing here. I buy a small bag of candy each year, I think I’ve gotten three visitors in 4 years. Its truly sad
Same here. I ended up putting a lot of leftover candy in a bowl on the steps and was glad to see someone took it all.
We have been in our house for 9 Halloweens now and have never had one
Our front door is in an unlit alley right next to a major road so you know
Gotta compare to baseline kid population in the neighborhood as it changes over time.
We are in a relatively new development. Kidmageddon.
Didn’t count but I’d guess 150+
Was a pretty constant stream of 2-5 kids every few minutes between 630-830
Pre COVID my uncle would do a massive Halloween display with an ambulance, professional audio system, lights, etc. and would get about 450 kids. I believe in 2022 and 2023 the count was around 50.
Fridays can’t catch a break
I got 7 this year, which is nearly a record (I had 8 once). My full size bars were popular, but I also had several kids get excited when I first offered onions (gave away 5 – they got real candy too).
I’ve been tracking the number of kids to my door since moving here in 2016. Zero. Still Zero.
One group of kids walked down the street and that was it.
2016 wasn’t messing around
This person is mildly insane but it’s pretty cool.
I’m 32 and I was still trick or treating in 2009 lol. I get no more than like 30 small children and like 10-15 teenagers to my house
I got 40 and I was thrilled. I live at the top of a hill and I gave out full size bars and special pops like baby bottle pops and push pops and ring pops. The joy on the little faces! I can’t wait for next year 🙂
What happened during 2020 and 2021? Some sort of black swan event?
We had one. Toddler with dad.
I live in a neigborhood full of.starter homes and townhomes (been here 20+ years). I call it “newlywed and nearly dead”. Lots of turn over in the homes, so you never know from one year to the next. This year just over 20.
I only got 9 kids this year, 12 or so last year. That’s what I get for staying in the same neighborhood for the past 20 years of my life. It’s also full of retirees, so it makes sense that there would be fewer kids each year. Still stinks a bit as the numbers keep going down.
so… what’s the deciding factor? politics?
in australia we’d call 10 parties a busy night at my house. i cannot describe my desire for an american halloween
I had king size, I was expecting 24-36 kids. I got 8 and ate 4 myself
I’ve lived in the same place for 9 years this October and we’ve had 3 trick or treaters ðŸ˜, all for the first time last year. This year we got one, but I was at work.
Our first year here I bought a Costco sized box hoping for lots of trick or treaters 😂
Very interesting data from which I can infere that if there is no school the next day, it is very likely to rain.
We’ve watched the numbers ebb and flow as kids in the neighborhood age out and new families with younger kids move in.
I live a mile from my grocery store and live on a fairly busy two-lane road in a mid size city. I can make the trip in about 2 mins. I walked home from work and got in my car to go to the store and it took 4 minutes for me to get out of my driveway and 20 minutes to go one mile. There must have been 3000 drunk parents trick or treating and jaywalking in the dark and wearing all black. I’ve never seen it that busy.
We’ve been going to my moms for Halloween since my son and nieces were babies (youngest of the three are now 14) and the neighbor was always busy with kids. This year it was dead and less then half the normal houses were handing out candy. Kinda sad.
Is this a recession indicator?
Last year we went through two boxes of full sized bars (60 kids), so this year we got three. Didn’t even get through one. I’m gonna open up a bodega, I guess.
You know how many there were here?
0
In Germany though.
The 2020/2021 mark makes it look like you had a boat load of kids those years, might want to go with a different design there
We had 4 whole trick or treaters all night all in the same knock too. With it being a friday i was thinking they’d be more than that and it wasn’t rainy
Looks like making the spreadsheet made the most impact 😅
We used to get around 100 kids now we get 0. Haven’t gotten any in a few years… they all just go to the same neighborhood now.
OP got 99 the first year with no school the next day and has been chasing 100 ever since!
At what amount of precipitation does it get the rain designation?
18 and 25 have the same amount but only one has it. 24 has more than both and doesn’t.
Needs ICE a potential impact