By the Numbers: Halloween

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Here are the top costumes for age groups:  Witch is No. 1 for adults 35-plus; Batman for the 18 to 34 crowd; princess or superhero for kids; pumpkin for pets.

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The percentage of pet owners who costume their pets for Halloween.

46

The percentage of American adults that carve a pumpkin for Halloween.

50

The percentage of Americans that decorate their yards and houses for Halloween.

90

Percentage of adults who admit to sneaking goodies from their children’s trick-or-treat bags.

500

The average number of seeds a pumpkin contains.

10 million

Number of Halloween cards that are sent by Americans.

35 million

The number of pounds of candy corn sold annually, or 9 billion pieces, enough to circle the moon 21 times.

36 million

The number of children in the United States in the trick-or-treating ages of between 5 and 13.

1.5 billion

The number of pounds of pumpkins grown by American producers.

$2.5 billion

The amount of money spent on Halloween candy.

$8 billion

Halloween spending in America.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, National Retail Federation, National Confectioners Association