nothing shows up after using if statement in node red?

Guys this is my example code node red, I am trying to get "hi". I managed to get value for age, but when i deploy the application, nothing shows up about the if statement.

var data= {
     "age" : "24",      

     "hometown" : {"country": "USA",
                   "City": "Missoula, MT"},                                                         
     "gender" : "male"
 };
node.send( {payload:data.hometown.country});
node.send( {payload:data.hometown.City});
node.send({payload:data});
var s =({payload:data.age});
node.send(s);
if (s == '24'){
    node.send("hi");
}

Here is the result

msg.payload : string [3]
USA
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msg.payload : string [12]
Missoula, MT
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msg.payload : Object
{ "age": "24", "hometown": { "country": "USA", "City": "Missoula, MT" }, "gender": "male" }
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msg.payload : string [2]
24

I can see the value for data.hometown.country, city, and age, but my if statement is not working.