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Mesa, AZ

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513,656 people (2025) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 14 indicators

Where Mesa, AZ shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$82,752
2020-24
▲ 42%
relative change
$58,181 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
13.4%
2020-24
▼ 40%
relative change
22.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
10.3%
2020-24
▼ 30%
relative change
14.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
135 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 26%
relative change
181 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
5.2%
2020-24
▼ 19%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
8.1%
2019-23
▼ 19%
relative change
10.0% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
32.5%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
27.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
8.3%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
10.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,178 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 16%
relative change
1,395 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
10.6%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
12.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.3%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
86.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
64.4%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
61.1% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.43
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.2%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
32.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Mesa, AZ shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Jul 2026
▲ 12%
relative change
4.1% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
32.1%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
33.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
441 /100k
Jul 2026
flat
relative change
442 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
8.5%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
8.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 3 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
22.5%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
24.3% in 2019
Falling  
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
30.4%
2020-24
low
vs peers
30.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
63.5%
2020-24
low
vs peers
61.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 5% higher than in 2021 (416 then, 435 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 465 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 441 in July 2026, down from 442 a year earlier.
Needs attention 441 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Memphis, TN 1,471 (Jul 26) -35.5% 1st
Tucson, AZ 458 (Jul 26) -27.3% 2nd
Long Beach, CA 670 (Jul 26) -18.7% 3rd
Miami, FL 315 (Jul 26) -15.7% 4th
Tulsa, OK 758 (May 26) -15.4% 5th
Raleigh, NC 392 (Jul 26) -12.1% 6th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 508 (Jul 26) -12.1% 7th
Milwaukee, WI 1,107 (Jun 26) -11.1% 8th
Baltimore, MD 1,482 (Jul 26) -9.0% 9th
Colorado Springs, CO 674 (Jul 26) -7.2% 10th
Fresno, CA 675 (Jun 26) -7.2% 11th
Kansas City, MO 1,367 (Jul 26) -6.5% 12th
Sacramento, CA 619 (Jul 26) -6.5% 13th
Omaha, NE 354 (Jul 26) -1.0% 14th
Minneapolis, MN 1,047 (Jul 26) -0.8% 15th
Mesa, AZ 441 (Jul 26) -0.3% 16th
Portland, OR 712 (Jul 26) +1.1% 17th
Bakersfield, CA 507 (Jul 26) +6.9% 18th
Virginia Beach, VA 100 (Jul 26) +13.7% 19th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Urban Honolulu, HI down about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Chandler, AZ down about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 16% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 74% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 84% of similar-size cities. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,178 in July 2026, down from 1,395 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,178 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Memphis, TN 3,691 (Jul 26) -38.3% 1st
Tucson, AZ 2,228 (Jul 26) -29.7% 2nd
Long Beach, CA 2,312 (Jul 26) -20.4% 3rd
Miami, FL 2,205 (Jul 26) -17.5% 4th
Raleigh, NC 2,139 (Jul 26) -17.2% 5th
Mesa, AZ 1,178 (Jul 26) -15.6% 6th
Tulsa, OK 2,985 (May 26) -15.4% 7th
Atlanta, GA 3,121 (Apr 26) -14.8% 8th
Milwaukee, WI 2,251 (Jun 26) -13.9% 9th
Sacramento, CA 2,060 (Jul 26) -13.0% 10th
Virginia Beach, VA 1,381 (Jul 26) -12.9% 11th
Omaha, NE 2,652 (Jul 26) -11.1% 12th
Colorado Springs, CO 3,010 (Jul 26) -10.9% 13th
Fresno, CA 2,539 (Jun 26) -10.5% 14th
Kansas City, MO 3,950 (Jul 26) -7.9% 15th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,142 (Jul 26) -4.0% 16th
Minneapolis, MN 4,738 (Jul 26) -1.8% 17th
Portland, OR 5,327 (Jul 26) -0.7% 18th
Baltimore, MD 4,248 (Jul 26) +2.9% 19th
Bakersfield, CA 2,261 (Jul 26) +7.5% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Irvine, CA down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arlington, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 4% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides fell about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 13% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 14 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 19 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
14 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Tucson, AZ 5 (Jul 26) -54.6% 1st
Memphis, TN 22 (Jul 26) -40.3% 2nd
Albuquerque, NM 10 (Jul 26) -37.8% 3rd
Raleigh, NC 3 (Jul 26) -36.0% 4th
Virginia Beach, VA 2 (Jul 26) -35.9% 5th
Colorado Springs, CO 4 (Jul 26) -35.7% 6th
Baltimore, MD 20 (Jul 26) -32.1% 7th
Sacramento, CA 6 (Jul 26) -30.3% 8th
Mesa, AZ 3 (Jul 26) -26.2% 9th
Bakersfield, CA 5 (Jul 26) -25.0% 10th
Fresno, CA 4 (Jun 26) -22.6% 11th
Atlanta, GA 16 (Jul 26) -21.8% 12th
Minneapolis, MN 13 (Jul 26) -20.6% 13th
Miami, FL 4 (Jul 26) -18.3% 14th
Milwaukee, WI 22 (Jun 26) -15.4% 15th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12 (Jul 26) -15.3% 16th
Kansas City, MO 26 (Jul 26) -11.3% 17th
Portland, OR 6 (Jul 26) -11.1% 18th
Tulsa, OK 6 (May 26) -7.1% 19th
Omaha, NE 4 (Jul 26) -4.4% 20th
Long Beach, CA 6 (Jul 26) -3.7% 21st
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Henderson, NV down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Seattle, WA down about 39% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Laredo, TX down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 32% lower than in 2021 (206 then, 140 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 267 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 135 in July 2026, down from 181 a year earlier.
Bright spot 135 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 20 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Memphis, TN 503 (Jul 26) -58.4% 1st
Tucson, AZ 198 (Jul 26) -54.8% 2nd
Colorado Springs, CO 298 (Jul 26) -48.4% 3rd
Miami, FL 198 (Jul 26) -37.1% 4th
Atlanta, GA 469 (Apr 26) -31.6% 5th
Omaha, NE 375 (Jul 26) -31.1% 6th
Milwaukee, WI 729 (Jun 26) -28.4% 7th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 491 (Jul 26) -27.2% 8th
Mesa, AZ 135 (Jul 26) -25.6% 9th
Raleigh, NC 286 (Jul 26) -25.3% 10th
Fresno, CA 405 (Jun 26) -22.4% 11th
Long Beach, CA 612 (Jul 26) -19.8% 12th
Virginia Beach, VA 83 (Jul 26) -19.5% 13th
Tulsa, OK 350 (May 26) -18.8% 14th
Portland, OR 589 (Jul 26) -16.7% 15th
Kansas City, MO 1,188 (Jul 26) -14.2% 16th
Sacramento, CA 376 (Jul 26) -14.0% 17th
Bakersfield, CA 464 (Jul 26) -10.2% 18th
Minneapolis, MN 1,264 (Jul 26) -3.6% 19th
Baltimore, MD 817 (Jul 26) -1.5% 20th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Boston, MA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Plano, TX down about 43% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Virginia Beach, VA down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Household income rose about 42% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,181 to $82,752 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,895).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Mesa started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 71% from 2014 to 2024 ($48,259 to $82,752).
Bright spot $82,752
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $79,964 +36%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 18th +60% 1st 17% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 6th +43% 2nd 13% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 9th +42% 3rd 10% above peers
Fresno, CA $70,991 14th +41% 4th 6% below peers
Tampa, FL $75,475 12th +40% 5th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 5th +40% 6th 16% above peers
Long Beach, CA $87,430 4th +39% 7th 16% above peers
Oakland, CA $101,600 1st +38% 8th 35% above peers
Tucson, AZ $57,073 21st +31% 9th 24% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 8th +31% 10th 12% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 22nd +30% 11th 28% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $80,846 10th +29% 12th 7% above peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 16th +29% 13th 9% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 3rd +28% 14th 20% above peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 15th +28% 15th 8% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $80,540 11th +28% 16th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 7th +27% 17th 13% above peers
Tulsa, OK $59,838 20th +26% 18th 21% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 23rd +25% 19th 31% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 17th +25% 20th 11% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 19th +23% 21st 18% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 13th +22% 22nd 3% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $92,968 2nd +21% 23rd 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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15 of 118 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 4 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Stockton, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,662 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment rose 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.6% in July 2026, up from 4.1% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.6%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 4.9% (Jul 26) +0.6pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Long Beach, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 14th -0.9pp 1st 4% above peers
Kansas City, MO 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.8pp 2nd 24% below peers
Fresno, CA 6.9% (Jul 26) 21st -0.6pp 3rd 41% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 6.9% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.5pp 4th 41% above peers
Miami, FL 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 5th 55% below peers
Oakland, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 11th -0.4pp 6th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 7th 33% below peers
Omaha, NE 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 8th 33% below peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.2pp 9th 29% below peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 15th -0.2pp 10th 8% above peers
Memphis, TN 5.6% (Jul 26) 18th -0.1pp 11th 14% above peers
Portland, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 16th -0.1pp 12th 8% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.9% (Jul 26) 12th +0.0pp 13th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 5.7% (Jul 26) 20th +0.0pp 14th 16% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 15th 14% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.4pp 16th 29% below peers
Mesa, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 9th +0.5pp 17th 6% below peers
Tucson, AZ 5.6% (Jul 26) 19th +0.6pp 18th 14% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.3% (Jul 26) 17th +0.6pp 19th 8% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 8th +0.6pp 20th 10% below peers
Tampa, FL 4.9% (Jul 26) 13th +0.7pp 21st on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 4.8% (Jul 26) 10th +1.3pp 22nd 2% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.8% to 10.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.3% to 10.3%).
Bright spot 10.3%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 12.5% -2.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Mesa, AZ 10.3% 3rd -4.5pp 1st 33% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.1% 2nd -2.6pp 2nd 42% below peers
Fresno, CA 20.1% 21st -5.1pp 3rd 29% above peers
Oakland, CA 13.4% 6th -3.4pp 4th 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.9% 16th -3.9pp 5th 9% above peers
Miami, FL 19.4% 19th -4.0pp 6th 25% above peers
Tampa, FL 15.4% 11th -3.2pp 7th 1% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 16.0% 14th -3.2pp 8th 3% above peers
Tucson, AZ 18.9% 18th -3.6pp 9th 21% above peers
Sacramento, CA 13.9% 8th -2.6pp 10th 10% below peers
Long Beach, CA 14.8% 10th -2.0pp 11th 5% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.8% 22nd -2.6pp 12th 47% above peers
Kansas City, MO 14.7% 9th -1.5pp 13th 6% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.5% 12th -1.3pp 14th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 23.1% 23rd -2.0pp 15th 49% above peers
Portland, OR 12.8% 5th -1.0pp 16th 18% below peers
Baltimore, MD 19.8% 20th -1.5pp 17th 27% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.3% 15th -1.1pp 18th 5% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.9% 4th -0.7pp 19th 23% below peers
Tulsa, OK 18.7% 17th -0.7pp 20th 21% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.8% 13th -0.1pp 21st 2% above peers
Omaha, NE 13.5% 7th +0.1pp 22nd 13% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 8.6% 1st +1.3pp 23rd 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Irvine, CA down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 72% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty fell 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.1% to 13.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
91% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 9.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.0% to 13.4%).
Bright spot 13.4%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 16.2% -5.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 3rd -8.8pp 1st 33% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 49% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.6% 6th -8.2pp 3rd 17% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 16th -10.2pp 4th 17% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 17.9% 9th -7.6pp 5th 10% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.2% 11th -7.3pp 6th 3% below peers
Long Beach, CA 18.6% 10th -5.7pp 7th 6% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 21st -8.1pp 8th 38% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 7th -4.9pp 9th 14% below peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 18th -6.6pp 10th 27% above peers
Tucson, AZ 24.2% 17th -6.3pp 11th 22% above peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 19th -5.5pp 12th 28% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 12th -4.1pp 13th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 13th -3.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 22nd -5.0pp 15th 60% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 23rd -5.1pp 16th 80% above peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 4th -1.7pp 17th 31% below peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 5th -1.8pp 18th 20% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 8th -1.5pp 19th 14% below peers
Tulsa, OK 27.4% 20th -2.4pp 20th 38% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 15th -1.6pp 21st 13% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 22.0% 14th -1.2pp 22nd 11% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 11.4% 2nd +1.3pp 23rd 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anchorage municipality, AK down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 71% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 70% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 6.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.9% to 93.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 12.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (81.1% to 93.3%).
Bright spot 93.3%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 91.7% +7.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Miami, FL 83.7% 23rd +17.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 21st +17.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 20th +13.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 22nd +10.7pp 4th 7% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 10th +10.5pp 5th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 14th +9.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 17th +8.9pp 7th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 91.7% 11th +8.7pp 8th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 93.4% 8th +8.8pp 9th 2% above peers
Tulsa, OK 89.8% 18th +8.2pp 10th 2% below peers
Tampa, FL 93.6% 7th +8.3pp 11th 2% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 15th +7.9pp 12th 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 19th +7.1pp 13th 3% below peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 12th +7.1pp 14th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 90.9% 13th +7.0pp 15th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 90.5% 16th +6.7pp 16th 1% below peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 6th +6.8pp 17th 2% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 94.1% 4th +6.8pp 18th 3% above peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 9th +6.4pp 19th 2% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 5th +5.5pp 20th 3% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 1st +4.6pp 21st 3% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 94.5% 3rd +4.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 2nd +4.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bakersfield, CA up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 60% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC up 6.7pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 61% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small) ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality fell about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.45 to 0.43 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
14% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.43).
Bright spot 0.43
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 0.46 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 23rd -0.024 1st 16% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 1st -0.017 2nd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 0.45 4th -0.016 3rd 7% below peers
Tulsa, OK 0.51 17th -0.012 4th 5% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 2nd -0.009 5th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 7th -0.009 6th 4% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 22nd -0.009 7th 16% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 18th -0.006 8th 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 0.46 8th -0.005 9th 4% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 0.45 5th -0.005 10th 6% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 9th -0.004 11th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 10th -0.003 12th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 0.50 16th -0.003 13th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 13th -0.000 14th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 0.51 19th -0.000 15th 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 0.46 6th +0.001 16th 4% below peers
Tampa, FL 0.54 21st +0.001 17th 13% above peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 20th +0.002 18th 9% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 12th +0.005 19th on par with peers
Portland, OR 0.48 11th +0.005 20th 1% below peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 15th +0.015 21st 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 14th +0.018 22nd 1% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 0.44 3rd +0.019 23rd 9% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP fell 1.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 10.0% to 8.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 18% moved the other way. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 3.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (11.3% to 8.1%).
Bright spot 8.1%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 10.1% -1.7pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mesa, AZ 8.1% 2nd -1.9pp 1st 44% below peers
Tampa, FL 15.7% 15th -3.6pp 2nd 9% above peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 22nd -5.6pp 3rd 76% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.8% 7th -2.5pp 4th 18% below peers
Kansas City, MO 10.5% 6th -2.2pp 5th 27% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 12.4% 8th -2.3pp 6th 14% below peers
Portland, OR 14.5% 12th -2.1pp 7th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.4% 4th -1.4pp 8th 35% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.2% 5th -1.3pp 9th 30% below peers
Atlanta, GA 14.3% 11th -1.6pp 10th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 16.2% 16th -1.7pp 11th 12% above peers
Memphis, TN 20.4% 19th -2.1pp 12th 41% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.6% 21st -0.9pp 13th 63% above peers
Raleigh, NC 8.3% 3rd -0.3pp 14th 43% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.5% 23rd -0.2pp 15th 90% above peers
Fresno, CA 23.0% 20th -0.0pp 16th 59% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.5% 1st +0.1pp 17th 55% below peers
Tulsa, OK 15.6% 14th +0.5pp 18th 8% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.8% 17th +1.1pp 19th 16% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.3% 18th +2.2pp 20th 19% above peers
Sacramento, CA 14.7% 13th +2.2pp 21st 1% above peers
Long Beach, CA 13.8% 10th +2.7pp 22nd 5% below peers
Oakland, CA 13.7% 9th +3.5pp 23rd 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Irving, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lexington, KY down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 74% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 9% higher than in 2021 ($394,183 then, $429,657 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $473,191 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $429,657 in August 2026, down from $433,645 a year earlier.
$429,657
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $417,990 (Aug 26) -1.1%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Virginia Beach, VA $427,730 (Aug 26) 9th +3.3% 1st 10% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $227,629 (Aug 26) 19th +3.2% 2nd 41% below peers
Tulsa, OK $220,221 (Aug 26) 20th +3.1% 3rd 43% below peers
Long Beach, CA $850,917 (Aug 26) 1st +2.5% 4th 119% above peers
Omaha, NE $296,615 (Aug 26) 17th +1.9% 5th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO $253,549 (Aug 26) 18th +1.7% 6th 35% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $345,503 (Aug 26) 14th +1.6% 7th 11% below peers
Miami, FL $580,866 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 8th 50% above peers
Fresno, CA $388,924 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 9th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN $328,529 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 10th 15% below peers
Portland, OR $527,359 (Aug 26) 4th +0.3% 11th 36% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $388,250 (Aug 26) 11th -0.0% 12th on par with peers
Tampa, FL $377,566 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 13th 3% below peers
Oakland, CA $708,610 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.9% 14th 83% above peers
Sacramento, CA $473,797 (Aug 26) 5th -0.9% 15th 22% above peers
Mesa, AZ $429,657 (Aug 26) 7th -0.9% 16th 11% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $441,553 (Aug 26) 6th -1.5% 17th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC $428,671 (Aug 26) 8th -1.7% 18th 10% above peers
Tucson, AZ $321,918 (Aug 26) 16th -2.0% 19th 17% below peers
Atlanta, GA $381,948 (Aug 26) 12th -2.0% 20th 2% below peers
Memphis, TN $145,335 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.8% 21st 63% below peers
Baltimore, MD $186,741 (Aug 26) 21st -3.4% 22nd 52% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 9% higher than in 2021 ($296,814 then, $324,316 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $359,172 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $324,316 in August 2026, down from $329,572 a year earlier.
$324,316
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref $293,613 (Aug 26) -1.4%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Milwaukee, WI $141,250 (Aug 26) 18th +4.4% 1st 50% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $306,966 (Aug 26) 8th +4.0% 2nd 8% above peers
Tulsa, OK $130,721 (Aug 26) 20th +3.0% 3rd 54% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $271,532 (Aug 26) 12th +2.0% 4th 4% below peers
Omaha, NE $202,029 (Aug 26) 17th +1.7% 5th 29% below peers
Kansas City, MO $137,976 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 6th 51% below peers
Fresno, CA $283,671 (Aug 26) 11th +0.8% 7th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA $579,985 (Aug 26) 1st +0.7% 8th 104% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $215,674 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 9th 24% below peers
Tampa, FL $242,802 (Aug 26) 14th +0.0% 10th 14% below peers
Sacramento, CA $372,061 (Aug 26) 4th -0.1% 11th 31% above peers
Portland, OR $376,831 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.2% 12th 33% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $290,276 (Aug 26) 10th -0.2% 13th 2% above peers
Miami, FL $351,367 (Aug 26) 5th -1.5% 14th 24% above peers
Mesa, AZ $324,316 (Aug 26) 7th -1.6% 15th 14% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $332,027 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 16th 17% above peers
Oakland, CA $470,071 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.8% 17th 66% above peers
Tucson, AZ $243,236 (Aug 26) 13th -2.9% 18th 14% below peers
Raleigh, NC $294,789 (Aug 26) 9th -3.2% 19th 4% above peers
Memphis, TN $79,282 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.3% 20th 72% below peers
Baltimore, MD $98,808 (Aug 26) 21st -4.1% 21st 65% below peers
Atlanta, GA $215,285 (Aug 26) 16th -4.6% 22nd 24% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.1% to 64.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
64% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.5% to 64.4%).
Bright spot 64.4%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 67.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 65.2%
Fresno, CA 50.1% 15th +3.4pp 1st 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 18th +2.9pp 2nd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 12th +3.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 2nd +3.3pp 4th 25% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 23rd +1.2pp 5th 40% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 8th +2.1pp 6th 7% above peers
Oakland, CA 42.3% 20th +1.6pp 7th 18% below peers
Tampa, FL 50.3% 14th +1.8pp 8th 3% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 3rd +2.1pp 9th 20% above peers
Long Beach, CA 41.2% 22nd +1.3pp 10th 20% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 4th +1.8pp 11th 18% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 60.6% 6th +1.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Tucson, AZ 51.9% 11th +1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 51.9% 10th +1.2pp 14th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 65.2% 1st +1.4pp 15th 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 47.7% 16th +0.5pp 16th 8% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 21st +0.4pp 17th 19% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 5th +0.6pp 18th 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 17th +0.0pp 19th 8% below peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 13th -0.8pp 20th 2% below peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 7th -1.3pp 21st 11% above peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 9th -1.4pp 22nd 1% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 19th -1.7pp 23rd 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Falling, faster than peers
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What changed

Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent fell less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,538 in August 2026, up from $1,534 a year earlier.
$1,538
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Oakland, CA $2,735 (Aug 26) 2nd +10.1% 1st 57% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA $2,086 (Aug 26) 4th +6.7% 2nd 20% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $1,477 (Aug 26) 16th +5.0% 3rd 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,428 (Aug 26) 18th +4.3% 4th 18% below peers
Baltimore, MD $1,802 (Aug 26) 10th +3.7% 5th 4% above peers
Tulsa, OK $1,287 (Aug 26) 21st +3.5% 6th 26% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $1,682 (Aug 26) 13th +3.5% 7th 3% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,940 (Aug 26) 8th +3.4% 8th 12% above peers
Atlanta, GA $1,944 (Aug 26) 7th +3.4% 9th 12% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $1,858 (Aug 26) 9th +2.4% 10th 7% above peers
Omaha, NE $1,414 (Aug 26) 20th +2.2% 11th 19% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,740 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 12th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA $2,422 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.0% 13th 39% above peers
Tucson, AZ $1,425 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 14th 18% below peers
Memphis, TN $1,232 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.3% 15th 29% below peers
Sacramento, CA $2,056 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 16th 18% above peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,455 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 17th 16% below peers
Portland, OR $1,732 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 18th on par with peers
Miami, FL $3,008 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 19th 73% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,577 (Aug 26) 14th +0.5% 20th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ $1,538 (Aug 26) 15th +0.2% 21st 12% below peers
Tampa, FL $1,957 (Aug 26) 6th -0.8% 22nd 12% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.7% then, 33.2% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
36% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.4% to 33.2%).
Bright spot 33.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 31.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 15th -1.5pp 1st 4% above peers
Miami, FL 54.7% 23rd -1.6pp 2nd 41% above peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 20th -0.8pp 3rd 10% above peers
Long Beach, CA 45.7% 22nd -0.8pp 4th 18% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 5th -0.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Oakland, CA 43.1% 21st -0.6pp 6th 11% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.1% 7th +0.4pp 7th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 3rd +0.4pp 8th 14% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.2% 4th +0.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 35.2% 8th +0.6pp 10th 9% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.7% 12th +0.6pp 11th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 11th +0.8pp 12th 1% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 39.7% 14th +1.0pp 13th 2% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 19th +1.4pp 14th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 17th +1.4pp 15th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 16th 21% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 13th +1.5pp 17th on par with peers
Tampa, FL 40.9% 16th +1.7pp 18th 6% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 10th +1.6pp 19th 8% below peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 18th +2.2pp 20th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 2nd +1.9pp 21st 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 6th +2.1pp 22nd 12% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 9th +4.7pp 23rd 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Real improvement ★ Strong performer
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What changed

No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.4% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way. Mesa started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.2% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 5.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 8th -2.3pp 1st 8% below peers
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 42% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 51% below peers
Tampa, FL 8.5% 11th -1.4pp 4th 5% below peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 13th -1.3pp 5th 1% above peers
Tucson, AZ 10.1% 15th -1.5pp 6th 13% above peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 16th -1.3pp 7th 15% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 18th -1.6pp 8th 58% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 14th -0.9pp 9th 8% above peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 23rd -2.2pp 10th 198% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.9% 12th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.6% 19th -1.2pp 12th 74% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 21st -1.2pp 13th 81% above peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 22nd -0.9pp 14th 100% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 7th -0.4pp 15th 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.3% 9th -0.3pp 16th 7% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 17th -0.5pp 17th 53% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 5th -0.2pp 18th 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 10th -0.2pp 19th 6% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.2% 20th +0.1pp 20th 81% above peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 4th +0.3pp 21st 33% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.6% 2nd +0.4pp 22nd 48% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 6th +1.3pp 23rd 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Riverside, CA down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 0.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.2% to 10.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
64% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way. Mesa started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.2% to 10.6%).
Bright spot 10.6%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 10.5% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Oakland, CA 5.6% 3rd -2.3pp 1st 34% below peers
Fresno, CA 6.1% 7th -2.1pp 2nd 29% below peers
Portland, OR 5.2% 1st -1.2pp 3rd 39% below peers
Miami, FL 16.3% 23rd -3.4pp 4th 91% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.3% 8th -1.3pp 5th 26% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 5.7% 4th -0.9pp 6th 34% below peers
Mesa, AZ 10.6% 18th -1.7pp 7th 24% above peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 5th -0.6pp 8th 31% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.2% 14th -1.0pp 9th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 9.3% 15th -0.9pp 10th 9% above peers
Tampa, FL 10.6% 19th -1.0pp 11th 24% above peers
Sacramento, CA 5.4% 2nd -0.5pp 12th 37% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.6% 17th -0.9pp 13th 24% above peers
Kansas City, MO 11.0% 20th -0.8pp 14th 29% above peers
Tulsa, OK 16.1% 22nd -0.5pp 15th 88% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.1% 13th -0.2pp 16th 6% above peers
Atlanta, GA 10.1% 16th -0.2pp 17th 18% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.4% 11th -0.1pp 18th 2% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.7% 10th -0.1pp 19th 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 9th -0.0pp 20th 14% below peers
Memphis, TN 14.7% 21st +1.0pp 21st 72% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.6% 12th +0.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 6.0% 6th +0.6pp 23rd 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anaheim, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Miami, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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What changed

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

33.9%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 33.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Oakland, CA 23.7% 1st 30% below peers
Long Beach, CA 27.6% 2nd 19% below peers
Raleigh, NC 28.2% 3rd 17% below peers
Portland, OR 28.2% 4th 17% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.3% 5th 17% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 28.4% 6th 16% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 29.6% 7th 13% below peers
Miami, FL 30.3% 8th 11% below peers
Tampa, FL 32.3% 9th 5% below peers
Atlanta, GA 32.5% 10th 4% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 33.8% 11th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 33.9% 12th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 34.7% 13th 2% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 34.7% 14th 2% above peers
Tucson, AZ 34.8% 15th 3% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.1% 16th 6% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 17th 7% above peers
Baltimore, MD 37.9% 18th 12% above peers
Fresno, CA 38.7% 19th 14% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.4% 20th 16% above peers
Kansas City, MO 40.0% 21st 18% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 43.4% 22nd 28% above peers
Memphis, TN 45.1% 23rd 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.0% to 8.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
5% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 32% moved the other way. Mesa started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 8.3%).
Bright spot 8.3%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 8.8% +0.6pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 64% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 21st -1.7pp 2nd 54% above peers
Oakland, CA 3.5% 6th -0.7pp 3rd 35% below peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 18th -1.3pp 4th 36% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 3rd -0.5pp 5th 45% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 2nd -0.2pp 6th 53% below peers
Tucson, AZ 7.8% 19th -0.2pp 7th 46% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 13th -0.1pp 8th 1% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 5th +0.0pp 9th 38% below peers
Long Beach, CA 3.7% 7th +0.1pp 10th 32% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.4% 22nd +0.2pp 11th 57% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.0% 10th +0.2pp 12th 24% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 17th +0.6pp 13th 20% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 11th +0.6pp 14th 14% below peers
Tampa, FL 6.2% 16th +0.8pp 15th 16% above peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 14th +0.9pp 16th 8% above peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 20th +1.5pp 17th 52% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 12th +1.1pp 18th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 3.8% 8th +1.0pp 19th 29% below peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 23rd +2.4pp 20th 62% above peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 4th +0.9pp 21st 42% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 9th +1.1pp 22nd 27% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 15th +2.5pp 23rd 10% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.4% to 32.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Mesa started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.3% to 32.5%).
Bright spot 32.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 33.3% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Miami, FL 37.4% 12th +7.8pp 1st on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 18th +5.1pp 2nd 13% below peers
Tampa, FL 45.7% 6th +7.1pp 3rd 22% above peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 22nd +3.6pp 4th 32% below peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 1st +7.4pp 5th 58% above peers
Long Beach, CA 35.6% 15th +4.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 40.9% 8th +4.9pp 7th 9% above peers
Tucson, AZ 31.1% 19th +3.7pp 8th 17% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 14th +4.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 16th +3.9pp 10th 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 13th +4.0pp 11th 1% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 21st +2.8pp 12th 27% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 10th +4.0pp 13th 5% above peers
Oakland, CA 48.8% 5th +4.7pp 14th 30% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 55.5% 2nd +5.1pp 15th 48% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 11th +3.1pp 16th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 23.6% 23rd +1.7pp 17th 37% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 7th +2.9pp 18th 14% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 20th +1.9pp 19th 25% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.6% 17th +2.1pp 20th 10% below peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 4th +3.3pp 21st 44% above peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 9th +2.4pp 22nd 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 3rd +3.1pp 23rd 44% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newark, NJ up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cleveland, OH up 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Miami, FL up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.3% then, 32.1% now; margin ±4.7pp).

Broader trend
59% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.8% to 32.1%).
Needs attention 32.1%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 35.0% -3.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Tampa, FL 58.2% 3rd +4.6pp 1st 38% above peers
Memphis, TN 39.9% 15th +2.7pp 2nd 6% below peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 1st +4.3pp 3rd 60% above peers
Tucson, AZ 38.6% 17th +0.4pp 4th 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 2nd -0.9pp 5th 47% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 10th -1.6pp 6th 3% above peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 21st -1.2pp 7th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 13th -2.4pp 8th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 42.5% 11th -4.3pp 9th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 50.2% 6th -5.2pp 10th 19% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 20th -3.9pp 11th 16% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 47.6% 7th -6.1pp 12th 12% above peers
Oakland, CA 51.0% 5th -6.9pp 13th 21% above peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 4th -7.4pp 14th 29% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 16th -5.9pp 15th 9% below peers
Long Beach, CA 44.0% 9th -7.0pp 16th 4% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 19th -6.0pp 17th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.3% 23rd -5.1pp 18th 31% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 12th -7.8pp 19th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 8th -9.7pp 20th 8% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 18th -8.4pp 21st 10% below peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 14th -9.8pp 22nd 1% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 22nd -9.6pp 23rd 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Corpus Christi, TX up 8.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • El Paso, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Aurora, CO up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 8.5% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.5% to 8.5%).
Needs attention 8.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 8.2% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 6th -3.3pp 1st 21% below peers
Tulsa, OK 5.8% 8th -3.4pp 2nd 19% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 16th -4.1pp 3rd 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 21st -2.7pp 4th 24% above peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 11th -0.7pp 5th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 1st -0.4pp 6th 37% below peers
Oakland, CA 7.9% 15th -0.6pp 7th 9% above peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 5th -0.3pp 8th 22% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 12th -0.4pp 9th on par with peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 20th -0.4pp 10th 24% above peers
Long Beach, CA 7.3% 14th -0.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Tucson, AZ 7.3% 13th -0.0pp 12th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 2nd -0.0pp 13th 35% below peers
Tampa, FL 5.2% 4th +0.0pp 14th 27% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 17th +0.3pp 15th 18% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 9th +0.5pp 16th 8% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 19th +0.7pp 17th 22% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 18th +0.7pp 18th 18% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 7th +0.6pp 19th 21% below peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 23rd +1.8pp 20th 81% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.9% 3rd +1.0pp 21st 32% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 10.0% 22nd +2.0pp 22nd 38% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.8% 10th +1.9pp 23rd 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Orlando, FL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kansas City, MO down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tulsa, OK down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 499,720 to 511,764 - more than the combined survey margin (±165).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 18% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 13% from 2014 to 2024 (452,091 to 511,764).
511,764
20102024
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Bakersfield, CA 411,986 22nd +9% 1st 18% below peers
Sacramento, CA 528,706 9th +6% 2nd 5% above peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 11th +5% 3rd 1% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 14th +5% 4th 3% below peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 8th +4% 5th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 15th +4% 6th 5% below peers
Tampa, FL 401,618 23rd +4% 7th 21% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 12th +3% 8th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 439,418 19th +3% 9th 13% below peers
Tulsa, OK 413,794 21st +3% 10th 18% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 13th +3% 11th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 10th +2% 12th 1% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 2nd +2% 13th 25% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 427,246 20th +2% 14th 15% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 17th +1% 15th 10% below peers
Miami, FL 459,745 16th +1% 16th 9% below peers
Tucson, AZ 547,073 7th +1% 17th 8% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 6th +1% 18th 11% above peers
Portland, OR 641,165 1st -1% 19th 27% above peers
Long Beach, CA 455,548 18th -2% 20th 10% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 5th -5% 21st 12% above peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 3rd -5% 22nd 23% above peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 4th -6% 23rd 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±110 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.3% to 22.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
82% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 2.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.5% to 22.5%).
Big move 22.5%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 21.6% -1.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Memphis, TN 25.2% 4th +0.3pp 1st 17% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 13th +0.2pp 2nd 3% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 8th +0.0pp 3rd 5% above peers
Tulsa, OK 24.1% 6th -0.4pp 4th 12% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 21.9% 10th -0.4pp 5th 2% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 3rd -0.6pp 6th 18% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.2% 1st -0.7pp 7th 36% above peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 9th -0.6pp 8th 4% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 27% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 5th -0.9pp 10th 12% above peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 16th -1.0pp 11th 8% below peers
Oakland, CA 18.9% 19th -1.0pp 12th 12% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 18.8% 20th -1.0pp 13th 13% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 22nd -1.0pp 14th 23% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 11th -1.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 12th -1.6pp 16th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 7th -1.8pp 17th 5% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 23rd -1.5pp 18th 24% below peers
Tucson, AZ 19.4% 18th -1.8pp 19th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 21st -1.6pp 20th 23% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 14th -2.1pp 21st 6% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.4% 17th -2.1pp 22nd 10% below peers
Long Beach, CA 19.9% 15th -2.5pp 23rd 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.9% then, 30.4% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.7% to 30.4%).
Big move 30.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 31.4% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Portland, OR 31.3% 20th +2.8pp 1st 20% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 30.6% 21st +2.5pp 2nd 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 14th +2.8pp 3rd 6% below peers
Long Beach, CA 40.2% 10th +2.8pp 4th 2% above peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 19th +1.9pp 5th 15% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 7th +2.4pp 6th 8% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 1st +2.9pp 7th 56% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 35.5% 17th +1.4pp 8th 9% below peers
Oakland, CA 35.8% 16th +1.3pp 9th 9% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 9th +0.6pp 10th 3% above peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 2nd -0.2pp 11th 53% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 18th -0.5pp 12th 11% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 22nd -0.5pp 13th 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 13th -1.3pp 14th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 43.2% 5th -1.7pp 15th 10% above peers
Tampa, FL 40.1% 11th -2.4pp 16th 2% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.9% 15th -2.3pp 17th 9% below peers
Tulsa, OK 39.2% 12th -2.7pp 18th on par with peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 3rd -3.8pp 19th 38% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 8th -3.3pp 20th 4% above peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 6th -3.5pp 21st 9% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 23rd -2.6pp 22nd 33% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 4th -6.6pp 23rd 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (61.9% then, 63.5% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Broader trend
18% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.1% to 63.5%).
Big move 63.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Arizona ref 64.7% +3.0pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 6th +7.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Oakland, CA 71.6% 8th +7.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Tampa, FL 74.3% 4th +6.3pp 3rd 5% above peers
Long Beach, CA 71.3% 9th +5.9pp 4th 1% above peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 18th +3.6pp 5th 8% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 68.8% 15th +3.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 2nd +3.8pp 7th 6% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 23rd +1.6pp 8th 12% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 20th +1.6pp 9th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 1st +1.7pp 10th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 12th +1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 5th +1.3pp 12th 3% above peers
Tulsa, OK 63.8% 19th +0.9pp 13th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 13th +0.6pp 14th 1% below peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 16th +0.3pp 15th 4% below peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 11th +0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 7th -0.3pp 17th 2% above peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 17th -1.8pp 18th 5% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 10th -2.1pp 19th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 62.4% 22nd -1.9pp 20th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 74.6% 3rd -3.9pp 21st 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 62.5% 21st -3.9pp 22nd 11% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 14th -4.6pp 23rd 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 118 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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