Halloween: By the numbers
Will you be trick-or-treating on Tuesday? Here are some sweet Halloween facts:
36 million Estimated number of trick-or-treaters
108 million
Number of houses and apartments (possible candy stops)
1 billion
Pounds of pumpkin produced
2,500
Number of costume rental places
26
Pounds of candy eaten per person in 2005
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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