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Gardena, CA
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59,422 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Gardena, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Gardena, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big shifts 5 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime is about 26% higher than in 2021 (491 then, 618 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 750 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 633 in May 2026, down from 694 a year earlier.
633 per 100k
2018May 2026
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%
Revere, MA 282 (May 26) -34.0% 1st
Petaluma, CA 195 (May 26) -22.7% 2nd
Grand Forks, ND 267 (May 26) -21.2% 3rd
Monterey Park, CA 228 (May 26) -21.0% 4th
St. Peters, MO 171 (May 26) -19.2% 5th
Burlington, NC 660 (May 26) -19.2% 6th
Des Plaines, IL 99 (Jan 26) -18.3% 7th
Hempstead, NY 369 (Apr 26) -16.3% 8th
West Allis, WI 186 (May 26) -14.0% 9th
Dubuque, IA 375 (May 26) -9.4% 10th
Gardena, CA 633 (May 26) -8.8% 11th
Corvallis, OR 161 (Apr 26) -2.9% 12th
Medford, MA 180 (Dec 25) +1.9% 13th
Youngstown, OH 726 (Aug 25) +1.9% 14th
Gilroy, CA 416 (May 26) +2.0% 15th
Blue Springs, MO 230 (May 26) +7.6% 16th
Kokomo, IN 486 (Mar 26) +15.4% 17th
National City, CA 739 (May 26) +15.5% 18th
Hoboken, NJ 216 (May 26) +30.6% 19th

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
  • Elkhart, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 2% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 83% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime is about 14% higher than in 2021 (2,459 then, 2,814 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 3,227 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: property crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,861 in May 2026, down from 2,934 a year earlier.
2,861 per 100k
2018May 2026
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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Des Plaines, IL 751 (Jan 26) -32.7% 1st
Revere, MA 965 (May 26) -29.7% 2nd
Blue Springs, MO 1,731 (May 26) -24.0% 3rd
Corvallis, OR 1,895 (Apr 26) -22.7% 4th
Medford, MA 935 (Dec 25) -22.0% 5th
Hempstead, NY 812 (Apr 26) -21.2% 6th
Petaluma, CA 987 (May 26) -18.9% 7th
Hoboken, NJ 1,229 (May 26) -18.8% 8th
West Allis, WI 1,549 (May 26) -18.6% 9th
Monterey Park, CA 1,674 (May 26) -18.2% 10th
St. Peters, MO 770 (May 26) -15.7% 11th
Grand Forks, ND 1,892 (May 26) -12.5% 12th
Dubuque, IA 1,334 (May 26) -7.8% 13th
National City, CA 1,673 (May 26) -7.5% 14th
Gilroy, CA 1,863 (May 26) -4.7% 15th
Gardena, CA 2,861 (May 26) -2.5% 16th
Kokomo, IN 1,313 (Mar 26) -2.1% 17th
Burlington, NC 2,767 (May 26) -0.2% 18th
Youngstown, OH 2,906 (Aug 25) +4.2% 19th

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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. 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 →
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 21% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Newark, OH down about 19% over the 12 months ending December 2025 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 16% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 76% 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 11% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, down from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
0 homicides
2018May 2026
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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Gardena, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Burlington, NC 0 (May 26) -100.0% 2nd
Monterey Park, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 3rd
Grand Forks, ND 0 (May 26) -100.0% 4th
Hoboken, NJ 0 (May 26) -100.0% 5th
Youngstown, OH 14 (Aug 25) -55.6% 6th
National City, CA 7 (May 26) +33.3% 7th
Hempstead, NY 5 (Apr 26) +50.0% 8th
Kokomo, IN 3 (Mar 26) +100.6% 9th
Medford, MA 0 (Dec 25)
Petaluma, CA 0 (May 26)
West Allis, WI 5 (May 26)
Dubuque, IA 3 (May 26)
Des Plaines, IL 0 (Jan 26)
St. Peters, MO 0 (May 26)
Gilroy, CA 0 (May 26)
Corvallis, OR 0 (Apr 26)
Blue Springs, MO 0 (May 26)
Revere, MA 0 (May 26)

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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. 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 →
  • Utica, NY down about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bowling Green, KY essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Harlingen, TX down about 24% a year · faster than 95% of this group · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 36% lower than in 2021 (927 then, 594 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,134 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 584 in May 2026, down from 738 a year earlier.
584 per 100k
2018May 2026
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 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Hempstead, NY 106 (Apr 26) -46.6% 1st
Blue Springs, MO 163 (May 26) -39.8% 2nd
Corvallis, OR 65 (Apr 26) -36.5% 3rd
National City, CA 340 (May 26) -34.3% 4th
Medford, MA 80 (Dec 25) -30.4% 5th
Dubuque, IA 63 (May 26) -27.4% 6th
Burlington, NC 228 (May 26) -22.2% 7th
Gardena, CA 584 (May 26) -20.9% 8th
West Allis, WI 216 (May 26) -19.4% 9th
Des Plaines, IL 100 (Jan 26) -19.2% 10th
Monterey Park, CA 328 (May 26) -11.6% 11th
Kokomo, IN 130 (Mar 26) -10.3% 12th
Revere, MA 107 (May 26) -9.7% 13th
St. Peters, MO 70 (May 26) -8.5% 14th
Hoboken, NJ 64 (May 26) -7.3% 15th
Youngstown, OH 555 (Aug 25) -7.1% 16th
Grand Forks, ND 140 (May 26) -4.5% 17th
Petaluma, CA 114 (May 26) -4.2% 18th
Gilroy, CA 316 (May 26) -4.0% 19th

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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. 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 →
  • Elkhart, IN down about 55% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yakima, WA down about 35% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 45% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,447 to $84,803 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,315). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 77% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,856 to $84,803).
$84,803
20102024
Compare all 31 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
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Gardena, CA $84,803 18th +45% 1st 2% below peers
Hempstead, NY $90,420 12th +45% 2nd 5% above peers
National City, CA $66,841 23rd +42% 3rd 23% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $97,875 10th +40% 4th 13% above peers
Revere, MA $86,969 15th +39% 5th 1% above peers
Margate, FL $62,450 27th +37% 6th 28% below peers
Cupertino, CA $234,707 1st +37% 7th 172% above peers
Madison, AL $134,655 3rd +36% 8th 56% above peers
Medford, MA $129,540 5th +34% 9th 50% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $81,855 19th +32% 10th 5% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR $17,410 31st +32% 11th 80% below peers
Burlington, NC $56,880 28th +32% 12th 34% below peers
Gilroy, CA $133,107 4th +31% 13th 54% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $88,201 14th +30% 14th 2% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $86,413 16th +30% 15th on par with peers
Santee, CA $113,394 8th +30% 16th 31% above peers
West Allis, WI $67,611 22nd +29% 17th 22% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $63,627 26th +27% 18th 26% below peers
Petaluma, CA $115,430 7th +26% 19th 34% above peers
Corvallis, OR $65,012 25th +23% 20th 25% below peers
Hanford, CA $76,461 20th +23% 21st 12% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $180,579 2nd +22% 22nd 109% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $85,628 17th +22% 23rd 1% below peers
Dubuque, IA $65,845 24th +21% 24th 24% below peers
Herriman, UT $122,650 6th +21% 25th 42% above peers
Kokomo, IN $55,360 29th +21% 26th 36% below peers
Youngstown, OH $34,408 30th +19% 27th 60% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $88,920 13th +17% 28th 3% above peers
St. Peters, MO $91,637 11th +16% 29th 6% above peers
Towson, MD $101,320 9th +14% 30th 17% above peers
Casper, WY $70,218 21st +13% 31st 19% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,717 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Unemployment fell 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 5.0% in May 2026, down from 5.1% a year earlier.
5.0%
1990May 2026
Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.3% (May 26) -0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Kokomo, IN 5.0% (May 26) 24th -1.4pp 1st 25% above peers
Youngstown, OH 5.3% (May 26) 26th -1.2pp 2nd 32% above peers
Gilroy, CA 4.0% (May 26) 15th -0.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 2.9% (May 26) 5th -0.7pp 4th 28% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% (May 26) 6th -0.7pp 5th 22% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 2.4% (May 26) 2nd -0.6pp 6th 40% below peers
Casper, WY 2.6% (May 26) 3rd -0.5pp 7th 35% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 1.6% (May 26) 1st -0.4pp 8th 60% below peers
Santee, CA 3.7% (May 26) 12th -0.4pp 9th 7% below peers
National City, CA 4.6% (May 26) 21st -0.3pp 10th 15% above peers
Burlington, NC 3.9% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 11th 3% below peers
St. Peters, MO 3.3% (May 26) 8th -0.3pp 12th 18% below peers
Hanford, CA 6.8% (May 26) 28th -0.3pp 13th 70% above peers
Revere, MA 4.2% (May 26) 19th -0.3pp 14th 5% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 3.5% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 15th 12% below peers
West Allis, WI 3.3% (May 26) 9th -0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 5.3% (May 26) 27th -0.2pp 17th 32% above peers
Petaluma, CA 3.6% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 18th 10% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% (May 26) 13th -0.1pp 19th 5% below peers
Gardena, CA 5.0% (May 26) 25th -0.1pp 20th 25% above peers
Medford, MA 4.0% (May 26) 16th -0.1pp 21st on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 4.1% (May 26) 17th +0.1pp 22nd 2% above peers
Herriman, UT 3.2% (May 26) 7th +0.1pp 23rd 20% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +0.2pp 24th 20% above peers
Hempstead, NY 4.1% (May 26) 18th +0.6pp 25th 2% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.6% (May 26) 22nd +0.8pp 26th 15% above peers
Madison, AL 2.7% (May 26) 4th +0.9pp 27th 32% below peers
Margate, FL 4.3% (May 26) 20th +1.1pp 28th 7% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.5% then, 11.7% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.4% to 11.7%).
11.7%
20112024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 11.8% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.0%
Cupertino, CA 4.0% 1st -1.9pp 1st 64% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 5.9% 5th -2.4pp 2nd 48% below peers
Madison, AL 4.2% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 63% below peers
Hempstead, NY 14.2% 24th -4.5pp 4th 24% above peers
Gilroy, CA 6.7% 7th -1.8pp 5th 41% below peers
Dubuque, IA 12.0% 19th -3.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Burlington, NC 16.3% 27th -3.8pp 7th 43% above peers
National City, CA 13.6% 23rd -3.1pp 8th 19% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 14.4% 25th -2.9pp 9th 26% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.7% 18th -1.9pp 10th 2% above peers
Medford, MA 7.3% 9th -1.1pp 11th 36% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 7.5% 10th -0.9pp 12th 34% below peers
Revere, MA 11.4% 17th -1.2pp 13th 1% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 8.8% 12th -0.8pp 14th 22% below peers
Kokomo, IN 16.7% 28th -1.5pp 15th 47% above peers
Corvallis, OR 21.8% 29th -1.4pp 16th 91% above peers
Hanford, CA 14.4% 26th -0.8pp 17th 26% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 12.3% 22nd -0.6pp 18th 8% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 6.9% 8th -0.2pp 19th 39% below peers
Petaluma, CA 6.5% 6th -0.2pp 20th 43% below peers
Margate, FL 12.0% 20th -0.4pp 21st 6% above peers
West Allis, WI 11.4% 16th -0.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 53.6% 31st -0.8pp 23rd 371% above peers
Youngstown, OH 34.9% 30th +1.9pp 24th 207% above peers
Casper, WY 10.6% 14th +0.8pp 25th 7% below peers
Towson, MD 10.7% 15th +0.9pp 26th 6% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 12.0% 21st +1.2pp 27th 6% above peers
Santee, CA 7.7% 11th +0.8pp 28th 32% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 10.2% 13th +1.5pp 29th 10% below peers
Herriman, UT 4.9% 3rd +2.1pp 30th 57% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.6% 4th +2.5pp 31st 51% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.1% then, 16.2% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.0% to 16.2%).
16.2%
20132024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Madison, AL 3.4% 2nd -4.6pp 1st 73% below peers
Gilroy, CA 5.7% 6th -6.7pp 2nd 54% below peers
Burlington, NC 20.3% 27th -14.7pp 3rd 66% above peers
Petaluma, CA 4.6% 4th -2.6pp 4th 63% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 10.2% 13th -5.9pp 5th 17% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.8% 8th -3.2pp 6th 44% below peers
National City, CA 18.0% 24th -8.3pp 7th 47% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 6.1% 7th -2.4pp 8th 50% below peers
Dubuque, IA 15.4% 21st -6.1pp 9th 25% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 11.4% 14th -4.4pp 10th 7% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.9% 1st -0.8pp 11th 77% below peers
Revere, MA 14.3% 19th -3.6pp 12th 16% above peers
Hempstead, NY 22.0% 28th -5.2pp 13th 80% above peers
Kokomo, IN 24.1% 29th -5.6pp 14th 97% above peers
Gardena, CA 16.2% 22nd -2.9pp 15th 32% above peers
West Allis, WI 12.0% 15th -2.1pp 16th 2% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.2% 25th -2.1pp 17th 48% above peers
Corvallis, OR 16.8% 23rd -1.8pp 18th 37% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 14.1% 17th -1.0pp 19th 15% above peers
Youngstown, OH 52.8% 30th -3.5pp 20th 331% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 10.2% 12th -0.4pp 21st 17% below peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 10th +0.1pp 22nd 26% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 74.2% 31st +1.3pp 23rd 505% above peers
Margate, FL 14.4% 20th +1.1pp 24th 18% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 12.3% 16th +1.4pp 25th on par with peers
Medford, MA 9.3% 11th +1.1pp 26th 24% below peers
Casper, WY 14.1% 18th +2.3pp 27th 15% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 18.5% 26th +6.5pp 28th 51% above peers
Towson, MD 7.3% 9th +3.1pp 29th 40% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.5% 5th +2.8pp 30th 55% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.8% 3rd +2.4pp 31st 69% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 →

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sanford, FL down 15.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp 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 →

Broadband rose 12.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.2% to 93.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 27 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 18.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (75.4% to 93.8%).
93.8%
20172024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 85.1% 30th +18.3pp 1st 8% below peers
Youngstown, OH 82.0% 31st +12.2pp 2nd 11% below peers
West Allis, WI 90.0% 22nd +12.8pp 3rd 3% below peers
Burlington, NC 88.9% 25th +12.6pp 4th 4% below peers
National City, CA 88.0% 27th +11.8pp 5th 5% below peers
Gardena, CA 93.8% 13th +12.6pp 6th 2% above peers
Hempstead, NY 91.3% 18th +11.4pp 7th 1% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 91.3% 19th +11.3pp 8th 1% below peers
Kokomo, IN 87.9% 28th +10.9pp 9th 5% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 97.5% 1st +11.7pp 10th 6% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 94.2% 11th +10.3pp 11th 2% above peers
Revere, MA 89.8% 23rd +8.3pp 12th 3% below peers
Margate, FL 90.2% 21st +8.3pp 13th 2% below peers
Casper, WY 92.4% 16th +8.0pp 14th on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 89.5% 24th +7.6pp 15th 3% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 94.6% 8th +7.6pp 16th 2% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 87.4% 29th +6.8pp 17th 5% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 91.1% 20th +6.2pp 18th 1% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 94.5% 9th +6.2pp 19th 2% above peers
Hanford, CA 88.7% 26th +4.9pp 20th 4% below peers
Herriman, UT 96.8% 2nd +4.6pp 21st 5% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 7th +3.8pp 22nd 3% above peers
St. Peters, MO 94.2% 10th +3.8pp 23rd 2% above peers
Gilroy, CA 95.8% 5th +3.2pp 24th 4% above peers
Petaluma, CA 93.9% 12th +3.0pp 25th 2% above peers
Cupertino, CA 96.7% 3rd +3.0pp 26th 5% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 6th +2.8pp 27th 4% above peers
Towson, MD 92.4% 15th +2.3pp 28th on par with peers
Hoboken, NJ 96.1% 4th +2.0pp 29th 4% above peers
Corvallis, OR 92.3% 17th +1.6pp 30th on par with peers
Medford, MA 92.9% 14th +1.1pp 31st 1% above peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.43).
0.43
20102024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Madison, AL 0.38 3rd -0.030 1st 13% below peers
Burlington, NC 0.45 21st -0.030 2nd 3% above peers
Margate, FL 0.43 14th -0.028 3rd 2% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 0.41 6th -0.023 4th 7% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 0.47 25th -0.018 5th 7% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.62 31st -0.021 6th 40% above peers
Youngstown, OH 0.48 26th -0.015 7th 8% above peers
Medford, MA 0.44 15th -0.014 8th 1% below peers
Gardena, CA 0.43 11th -0.012 9th 3% below peers
Petaluma, CA 0.43 13th -0.008 10th 2% below peers
National City, CA 0.44 17th -0.007 11th 1% above peers
Hanford, CA 0.43 12th -0.004 12th 2% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 0.38 2nd -0.003 13th 14% below peers
Revere, MA 0.45 22nd -0.001 14th 3% above peers
Kokomo, IN 0.45 18th +0.001 15th 1% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.47 24th +0.003 16th 6% above peers
St. Peters, MO 0.38 4th +0.003 17th 12% below peers
Dubuque, IA 0.45 20th +0.007 18th 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 0.42 9th +0.007 19th 4% below peers
Gilroy, CA 0.42 8th +0.007 20th 4% below peers
Corvallis, OR 0.51 30th +0.009 21st 17% above peers
Towson, MD 0.51 29th +0.010 22nd 17% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 0.48 28th +0.019 23rd 10% above peers
Herriman, UT 0.34 1st +0.014 24th 23% below peers
Cupertino, CA 0.45 19th +0.020 25th 3% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 0.40 5th +0.022 26th 8% below peers
West Allis, WI 0.42 10th +0.023 27th 4% below peers
Hempstead, NY 0.48 27th +0.028 28th 8% above peers
Casper, WY 0.46 23rd +0.030 29th 6% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 7th +0.035 30th 7% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 0.44 16th +0.038 31st on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP rose 4.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 7.6% to 11.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 6.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.7% to 11.9%).
11.9%
20102023
Compare all 31 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 Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Herriman, UT 1.4% 1st -2.0pp 1st 85% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 10.9% 18th -6.0pp 2nd 15% above peers
St. Peters, MO 2.4% 3rd -1.3pp 3rd 75% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 7.3% 11th -2.6pp 4th 23% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 4.7% 6th -1.5pp 5th 50% below peers
Dubuque, IA 9.8% 17th -2.9pp 6th 3% above peers
Kokomo, IN 13.4% 20th -3.1pp 7th 42% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.4% 7th -1.2pp 8th 43% below peers
Gilroy, CA 8.8% 15th -2.0pp 9th 7% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 6.7% 9th -1.2pp 10th 29% below peers
Hanford, CA 15.1% 24th -1.5pp 11th 59% above peers
Burlington, NC 17.2% 26th -1.6pp 12th 82% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.5% 12th -0.6pp 13th 10% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.3% 30th -2.2pp 14th 283% above peers
Casper, WY 6.6% 8th -0.3pp 15th 31% below peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 5th -0.2pp 16th 51% below peers
Towson, MD 4.5% 4th +0.0pp 17th 52% below peers
Hempstead, NY 20.9% 29th +0.5pp 18th 121% above peers
Corvallis, OR 13.6% 21st +0.4pp 19th 44% above peers
Margate, FL 14.4% 23rd +0.9pp 20th 52% above peers
National City, CA 19.3% 28th +3.0pp 21st 104% above peers
West Allis, WI 15.9% 25th +2.5pp 22nd 68% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 52.5% 31st +9.2pp 23rd 455% above peers
Medford, MA 8.5% 13th +1.7pp 24th 10% below peers
Revere, MA 17.9% 27th +4.7pp 25th 89% above peers
Petaluma, CA 6.9% 10th +2.3pp 26th 27% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 14.3% 22nd +5.1pp 27th 51% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.9% 19th +4.4pp 28th 26% above peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 14th +3.4pp 29th 9% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 9.5% 16th +4.0pp 30th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 1.7% 2nd +1.5pp 31st 82% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Springdale, AR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 63% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $793,575 in June 2026, up from $777,982 a year earlier.
$793,575
2000June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $775,549 (Jun 26) -0.4%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Youngstown, OH $72,648 (Jun 26) 29th +8.0% 1st 87% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $303,687 (Jun 26) 24th +7.6% 2nd 44% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $360,826 (Jun 26) 20th +6.1% 3rd 33% below peers
Dubuque, IA $253,886 (Jun 26) 27th +5.5% 4th 53% below peers
Kokomo, IN $186,870 (Jun 26) 28th +5.1% 5th 65% below peers
Hempstead, NY $647,376 (Jun 26) 11th +4.0% 6th 20% above peers
West Allis, WI $282,915 (Jun 26) 25th +3.6% 7th 47% below peers
Cupertino, CA $3,065,443 (Jun 26) 1st +2.7% 8th 470% above peers
Hanford, CA $384,771 (Jun 26) 18th +2.4% 9th 29% below peers
Towson, MD $483,869 (Jun 26) 17th +2.2% 10th 10% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $883,215 (Jun 26) 5th +2.0% 11th 64% above peers
Gardena, CA $793,575 (Jun 26) 8th +2.0% 12th 47% above peers
Blue Springs, MO $314,477 (Jun 26) 23rd +1.8% 13th 42% below peers
National City, CA $692,258 (Jun 26) 10th +1.7% 14th 29% above peers
Burlington, NC $259,252 (Jun 26) 26th +1.5% 15th 52% below peers
Casper, WY $314,485 (Jun 26) 22nd +1.5% 16th 42% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $928,283 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.4% 17th 72% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $499,305 (Jun 26) 16th +1.3% 18th 7% below peers
Herriman, UT $609,118 (Jun 26) 13th +1.2% 19th 13% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $756,477 (Jun 26) 9th +1.0% 20th 41% above peers
Madison, AL $379,055 (Jun 26) 19th +0.8% 21st 30% below peers
Medford, MA $856,375 (Jun 26) 6th +0.5% 22nd 59% above peers
Revere, MA $624,318 (Jun 26) 12th +0.4% 23rd 16% above peers
Corvallis, OR $566,552 (Jun 26) 14th -0.4% 24th 5% above peers
Gilroy, CA $1,068,039 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.9% 25th 98% above peers
Petaluma, CA $913,233 (Jun 26) 4th -1.4% 26th 70% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $538,248 (Jun 26) 15th -1.6% 27th on par with peers
Santee, CA $799,400 (Jun 26) 7th -2.7% 28th 49% above peers
Margate, FL $321,338 (Jun 26) 21st -3.2% 29th 40% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $656,383 in June 2026, up from $646,775 a year earlier.
$656,383
2000June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $474,537 (Jun 26) -0.7%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Youngstown, OH $42,153 (Jun 26) 29th +11.3% 1st 90% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $208,386 (Jun 26) 24th +8.6% 2nd 50% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $604,336 (Jun 26) 8th +5.7% 3rd 44% above peers
West Allis, WI $240,427 (Jun 26) 22nd +5.5% 4th 43% below peers
Hempstead, NY $573,601 (Jun 26) 10th +5.0% 5th 37% above peers
Dubuque, IA $173,403 (Jun 26) 26th +4.7% 6th 59% below peers
Kokomo, IN $115,530 (Jun 26) 28th +4.6% 7th 72% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $245,882 (Jun 26) 21st +4.0% 8th 41% below peers
National City, CA $567,564 (Jun 26) 11th +3.7% 9th 35% above peers
Burlington, NC $174,091 (Jun 26) 25th +3.0% 10th 58% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $251,538 (Jun 26) 20th +2.4% 11th 40% below peers
Casper, WY $224,167 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.3% 12th 47% below peers
Hanford, CA $299,303 (Jun 26) 18th +2.3% 13th 29% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $685,452 (Jun 26) 5th +1.6% 14th 64% above peers
Gardena, CA $656,383 (Jun 26) 6th +1.5% 15th 57% above peers
Madison, AL $273,783 (Jun 26) 19th +1.4% 16th 35% below peers
Taylorsville, UT $419,081 (Jun 26) 15th +1.4% 17th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA $1,783,632 (Jun 26) 1st +0.8% 18th 326% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $744,070 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.7% 19th 78% above peers
Towson, MD $316,196 (Jun 26) 17th +0.6% 20th 25% below peers
Medford, MA $650,787 (Jun 26) 7th +0.2% 21st 55% above peers
Herriman, UT $449,054 (Jun 26) 13th -0.0% 22nd 7% above peers
Revere, MA $452,278 (Jun 26) 12th -0.3% 23rd 8% above peers
Corvallis, OR $442,641 (Jun 26) 14th -1.0% 24th 6% above peers
Gilroy, CA $860,108 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.1% 25th 105% above peers
Petaluma, CA $723,191 (Jun 26) 4th -1.3% 26th 73% above peers
Santee, CA $588,223 (Jun 26) 9th -2.1% 27th 40% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $350,114 (Jun 26) 16th -4.1% 28th 16% below peers
Margate, FL $127,438 (Jun 26) 27th -9.4% 29th 70% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.9% then, 48.8% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.2% to 48.8%).
48.8%
20112024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Hempstead, NY 47.5% 25th +6.6pp 1st 24% below peers
Margate, FL 77.2% 4th +7.2pp 2nd 24% above peers
Hanford, CA 62.1% 16th +5.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Casper, WY 69.8% 9th +5.5pp 4th 13% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 62.7% 14th +4.0pp 5th 1% above peers
West Allis, WI 55.5% 20th +3.4pp 6th 11% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 46.4% 26th +2.8pp 7th 25% below peers
Burlington, NC 53.8% 22nd +2.3pp 8th 13% below peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 5th +3.1pp 9th 19% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 78.3% 3rd +2.7pp 10th 26% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 70.5% 8th +2.3pp 11th 14% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.8% 31st +0.9pp 12th 46% below peers
Dubuque, IA 65.8% 11th +1.7pp 13th 6% above peers
Youngstown, OH 56.2% 18th +1.2pp 14th 9% below peers
Gardena, CA 48.8% 24th +0.9pp 15th 21% below peers
Gilroy, CA 62.4% 15th +0.9pp 16th on par with peers
Taylorsville, UT 71.2% 7th +1.0pp 17th 15% above peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 6th +0.6pp 18th 17% above peers
Cupertino, CA 60.6% 17th +0.4pp 19th 2% below peers
Kokomo, IN 63.0% 13th -0.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 51.6% 23rd -0.5pp 21st 17% below peers
National City, CA 34.8% 30th -0.6pp 22nd 44% below peers
Petaluma, CA 64.5% 12th -1.4pp 23rd 4% above peers
Corvallis, OR 41.8% 29th -0.9pp 24th 33% below peers
Towson, MD 55.6% 19th -1.8pp 25th 10% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 68.9% 10th -2.4pp 26th 11% above peers
St. Peters, MO 79.0% 1st -2.7pp 27th 27% above peers
Medford, MA 54.1% 21st -2.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Revere, MA 45.5% 27th -4.3pp 29th 27% below peers
Herriman, UT 78.6% 2nd -8.9pp 30th 27% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 45.2% 28th -8.0pp 31st 27% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,362 in June 2026, up from $2,265 a year earlier.
$2,362
2018June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Youngstown, OH $1,087 (Jun 26) 28th +9.3% 1st 47% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $1,172 (Jun 26) 26th +7.9% 2nd 43% below peers
Cupertino, CA $4,267 (Jun 26) 1st +7.5% 3rd 108% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $2,169 (Jun 26) 13th +5.6% 4th 6% above peers
Des Plaines, IL $2,031 (Jun 26) 16th +5.5% 5th 1% below peers
West Allis, WI $1,372 (Jun 26) 23rd +5.2% 6th 33% below peers
Gardena, CA $2,362 (Jun 26) 12th +4.3% 7th 15% above peers
Petaluma, CA $2,927 (Jun 26) 6th +3.9% 8th 43% above peers
Dubuque, IA $1,110 (Jun 26) 27th +3.8% 9th 46% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $3,941 (Jun 26) 2nd +3.8% 10th 92% above peers
Kokomo, IN $1,009 (Jun 26) 29th +3.4% 11th 51% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $1,730 (Jun 26) 20th +3.4% 12th 16% below peers
Medford, MA $3,419 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.1% 13th 67% above peers
Gilroy, CA $3,082 (Jun 26) 5th +3.1% 14th 50% above peers
Corvallis, OR $1,803 (Jun 26) 19th +2.9% 15th 12% below peers
Towson, MD $1,932 (Jun 26) 17th +2.8% 16th 6% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $2,545 (Jun 26) 9th +2.7% 17th 24% above peers
Burlington, NC $1,298 (Jun 26) 25th +2.6% 18th 37% below peers
Santee, CA $2,790 (Jun 26) 8th +2.2% 19th 36% above peers
Hanford, CA $2,053 (Jun 26) 15th +1.9% 20th on par with peers
Madison, AL $1,442 (Jun 26) 21st +1.2% 21st 30% below peers
Revere, MA $2,826 (Jun 26) 7th +0.9% 22nd 38% above peers
Casper, WY $1,363 (Jun 26) 24th +0.7% 23rd 34% below peers
The Hammocks, FL $2,467 (Jun 26) 11th +0.6% 24th 20% above peers
Margate, FL $2,154 (Jun 26) 14th +0.6% 25th 5% above peers
Herriman, UT $1,931 (Jun 26) 18th +0.0% 26th 6% below peers
National City, CA $2,472 (Jun 26) 10th -0.0% 27th 20% above peers
Taylorsville, UT $1,417 (Jun 26) 22nd -0.7% 28th 31% below peers
Hempstead, NY 4th 64% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.2% then, 44.2% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.8% to 44.2%).
44.2%
20102024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Des Plaines, IL 27.9% 7th -5.9pp 1st 20% below peers
Hempstead, NY 48.8% 30th -6.0pp 2nd 40% above peers
West Allis, WI 30.1% 12th -3.0pp 3rd 13% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 32.2% 13th -2.0pp 4th 7% below peers
Cupertino, CA 27.5% 6th -1.4pp 5th 21% below peers
Gardena, CA 44.2% 25th -2.0pp 6th 27% above peers
Casper, WY 26.7% 4th -0.2pp 7th 23% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 44.9% 26th +0.1pp 8th 29% above peers
Corvallis, OR 43.0% 24th +0.2pp 9th 23% above peers
National City, CA 50.8% 31st +0.3pp 10th 46% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 22.4% 2nd +0.2pp 11th 36% below peers
Revere, MA 47.6% 27th +0.6pp 12th 37% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 35.6% 18th +0.5pp 13th 2% above peers
Burlington, NC 33.2% 14th +0.6pp 14th 5% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 41.2% 22nd +0.8pp 15th 18% above peers
Dubuque, IA 28.2% 8th +0.6pp 16th 19% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 29.6% 11th +0.8pp 17th 15% below peers
Petaluma, CA 38.7% 20th +1.3pp 18th 11% above peers
Margate, FL 48.2% 28th +1.6pp 19th 38% above peers
Youngstown, OH 36.6% 19th +1.4pp 20th 5% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 21st +1.6pp 21st 12% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 48.5% 29th +2.2pp 22nd 39% above peers
Kokomo, IN 28.4% 9th +1.6pp 23rd 19% below peers
Gilroy, CA 41.8% 23rd +2.6pp 24th 20% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 28.7% 10th +1.9pp 25th 18% below peers
Medford, MA 34.3% 15th +2.3pp 26th 1% below peers
Herriman, UT 26.8% 5th +2.3pp 27th 23% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.6% 17th +3.2pp 28th 2% above peers
St. Peters, MO 23.2% 3rd +2.3pp 29th 33% below peers
Towson, MD 34.8% 16th +3.6pp 30th on par with peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 31st 46% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.8% to 5.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.5% to 5.2%).
5.2%
20102024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Gardena, CA 5.2% 10th -1.6pp 1st 30% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% 4th -0.9pp 2nd 59% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% 6th -0.8pp 3rd 49% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 19.0% 29th -4.0pp 4th 156% above peers
Margate, FL 6.9% 14th -1.1pp 5th 7% below peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 1st -0.2pp 6th 73% below peers
Burlington, NC 7.1% 15th -0.6pp 7th 4% below peers
Gilroy, CA 4.5% 8th -0.3pp 8th 39% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 4.6% 9th -0.3pp 9th 37% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.9% 31st -1.8pp 10th 358% above peers
Dubuque, IA 8.1% 18th -0.3pp 11th 9% above peers
National City, CA 10.9% 24th -0.3pp 12th 47% above peers
Youngstown, OH 16.8% 27th -0.1pp 13th 127% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 5.4% 13th -0.0pp 14th 27% below peers
Hempstead, NY 23.7% 30th -0.2pp 15th 220% above peers
Corvallis, OR 9.7% 22nd +0.1pp 16th 31% above peers
Revere, MA 18.4% 28th +0.5pp 17th 148% above peers
Petaluma, CA 5.2% 11th +0.1pp 18th 29% below peers
West Allis, WI 10.1% 23rd +0.3pp 19th 37% above peers
Medford, MA 11.6% 26th +0.6pp 20th 57% above peers
Towson, MD 8.9% 20th +0.6pp 21st 21% above peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 7th +0.3pp 22nd 41% below peers
Kokomo, IN 9.6% 21st +1.3pp 23rd 29% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.0% 3rd +0.5pp 24th 59% below peers
Casper, WY 5.2% 12th +0.8pp 25th 29% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 11.4% 25th +1.9pp 26th 54% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 8.2% 19th +1.5pp 27th 11% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 7.4% 16th +1.6pp 28th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 7.8% 17th +1.9pp 29th 5% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 3.5% 5th +1.2pp 30th 52% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.9% 2nd +2.5pp 31st 61% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.5% to 8.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 11.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.1% to 8.4%).
8.4%
20122024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Herriman, UT 2.8% 3rd -2.3pp 1st 50% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 3.4% 7th -2.0pp 2nd 39% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 8.8% 24th -5.1pp 3rd 57% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.2% 11th -2.4pp 4th 24% below peers
Margate, FL 10.6% 26th -5.3pp 5th 89% above peers
Santee, CA 3.0% 4th -1.2pp 6th 46% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 4.8% 13th -1.7pp 7th 13% below peers
St. Peters, MO 3.8% 9th -1.3pp 8th 32% below peers
Hempstead, NY 10.8% 28th -2.8pp 9th 94% above peers
Gardena, CA 8.4% 23rd -2.1pp 10th 50% above peers
Dubuque, IA 3.8% 8th -1.0pp 11th 32% below peers
Casper, WY 10.8% 27th -2.5pp 12th 94% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.8% 1st -0.4pp 13th 68% below peers
Kokomo, IN 6.1% 18th -1.1pp 14th 9% above peers
Burlington, NC 11.2% 29th -2.0pp 15th 101% above peers
Hanford, CA 5.6% 16th -0.9pp 16th on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 5.2% 15th -0.6pp 17th 6% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.0% 22nd -0.8pp 18th 43% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 10th -0.4pp 19th 31% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 8.8% 25th -0.3pp 20th 57% above peers
National City, CA 11.2% 30th -0.3pp 21st 101% above peers
Towson, MD 2.5% 2nd -0.0pp 22nd 56% below peers
Gilroy, CA 6.0% 17th -0.1pp 23rd 8% above peers
Revere, MA 5.1% 14th -0.0pp 24th 9% below peers
Youngstown, OH 6.7% 19th +0.2pp 25th 19% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 11.9% 31st +0.8pp 26th 113% above peers
Petaluma, CA 4.3% 12th +0.3pp 27th 24% below peers
West Allis, WI 6.8% 20th +1.1pp 28th 22% above peers
Medford, MA 3.4% 6th +0.9pp 29th 40% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.5% 21st +2.1pp 30th 34% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 3.2% 5th +1.0pp 31st 43% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

26.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Cupertino, CA 15.6% 1st 50% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 18.6% 2nd 40% below peers
Medford, MA 23.8% 3rd 24% below peers
Gardena, CA 26.0% 4th 17% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 26.1% 5th 16% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 6th 16% below peers
Corvallis, OR 27.5% 7th 12% below peers
Petaluma, CA 27.6% 8th 12% below peers
Revere, MA 28.1% 9th 10% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.3% 10th 9% below peers
National City, CA 28.7% 11th 8% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 28.9% 12th 7% below peers
Gilroy, CA 28.9% 13th 7% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 29.9% 14th 4% below peers
Hanford, CA 30.6% 15th 2% below peers
Towson, MD 31.2% 16th on par with peers
Herriman, UT 31.3% 17th on par with peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 18th 1% above peers
Margate, FL 32.4% 19th 4% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 34.1% 20th 9% above peers
St. Peters, MO 36.1% 21st 16% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 36.7% 22nd 18% above peers
Casper, WY 36.9% 23rd 18% above peers
West Allis, WI 37.0% 24th 19% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 37.4% 25th 20% above peers
Hempstead, NY 37.6% 26th 21% above peers
Burlington, NC 39.3% 27th 26% above peers
Dubuque, IA 41.3% 28th 32% above peers
Kokomo, IN 43.2% 29th 38% above peers
Youngstown, OH 47.9% 30th 54% 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 →

Child uninsured fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 2.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 6.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.2% to 2.9%).
2.9%
20122024
Compare all 31 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
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.6% 1st -3.2pp 1st 78% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 1.3% 4th -5.3pp 2nd 50% below peers
Herriman, UT 1.6% 6th -4.9pp 3rd 36% below peers
St. Peters, MO 1.4% 5th -1.9pp 4th 47% below peers
Dubuque, IA 1.7% 7th -2.2pp 5th 35% below peers
Gardena, CA 2.9% 19th -3.7pp 6th 10% above peers
Margate, FL 8.1% 30th -8.0pp 7th 214% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 2.1% 10th -1.4pp 8th 18% below peers
Casper, WY 6.1% 29th -3.0pp 9th 138% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 4.9% 24th -2.1pp 10th 91% above peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 8th -0.7pp 11th 35% below peers
Hempstead, NY 2.3% 12th -0.5pp 12th 12% below peers
National City, CA 5.9% 28th -1.2pp 13th 129% above peers
Medford, MA 2.6% 14th -0.5pp 14th 1% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 2.6% 16th +0.0pp 15th on par with peers
Kokomo, IN 4.0% 21st +0.1pp 16th 53% above peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 9th +0.1pp 17th 31% below peers
Gilroy, CA 2.5% 13th +0.1pp 18th 2% below peers
Petaluma, CA 1.0% 3rd +0.1pp 19th 63% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.6% 27th +0.5pp 20th 116% above peers
West Allis, WI 2.8% 18th +0.3pp 21st 9% above peers
Towson, MD 2.2% 11th +0.3pp 22nd 16% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 10.2% 31st +2.3pp 23rd 295% above peers
Burlington, NC 5.5% 26th +1.2pp 24th 112% above peers
Revere, MA 2.6% 15th +1.1pp 25th 1% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% 23rd +2.1pp 26th 81% above peers
Corvallis, OR 5.3% 25th +2.5pp 27th 104% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.6% 17th +1.4pp 28th on par with peers
Youngstown, OH 3.4% 20th +1.9pp 29th 30% above peers
Hanford, CA 4.4% 22nd +2.6pp 30th 69% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.9% 2nd 64% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.4% to 28.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). 16 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 28.9%).
28.9%
20102024
Compare all 30 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
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
National City, CA 18.1% 28th +3.9pp 1st 48% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 16.4% 29th +3.4pp 2nd 53% below peers
Margate, FL 24.7% 22nd +4.4pp 3rd 29% below peers
Casper, WY 30.5% 17th +5.4pp 4th 13% below peers
Herriman, UT 42.6% 8th +7.4pp 5th 22% above peers
West Allis, WI 29.6% 18th +5.0pp 6th 15% below peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 14th +5.5pp 7th on par with peers
Hempstead, NY 21.5% 25th +3.2pp 8th 39% below peers
Burlington, NC 29.6% 19th +4.1pp 9th 15% below peers
Gardena, CA 28.9% 21st +3.5pp 10th 17% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 36.2% 13th +4.4pp 11th 4% above peers
Youngstown, OH 15.5% 30th +1.9pp 12th 56% below peers
Medford, MA 59.8% 6th +6.0pp 13th 71% above peers
Dubuque, IA 34.0% 16th +2.9pp 14th 3% below peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 4th +5.1pp 15th 84% above peers
Petaluma, CA 43.8% 7th +3.4pp 16th 25% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 40.0% 9th +2.9pp 17th 14% above peers
Revere, MA 24.6% 23rd +1.7pp 18th 30% below peers
Towson, MD 69.3% 3rd +4.2pp 19th 98% above peers
Gilroy, CA 29.3% 20th +1.6pp 20th 16% below peers
Cupertino, CA 82.2% 2nd +3.5pp 21st 135% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 37.9% 12th +1.5pp 22nd 8% above peers
Corvallis, OR 61.4% 5th +2.3pp 23rd 76% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 82.6% 1st +2.1pp 24th 136% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 38.9% 11th +0.8pp 25th 11% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 35.0% 15th +0.4pp 26th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO 39.2% 10th +0.3pp 27th 12% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 24.3% 24th -0.3pp 28th 31% below peers
Kokomo, IN 18.1% 27th -0.3pp 29th 48% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.1% 26th -1.0pp 30th 48% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.4% then, 49.9% now; margin ±13.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 8.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.9% to 49.9%).
49.9%
20112024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Casper, WY 55.5% 8th +16.8pp 1st 17% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 49.9% 14th +15.1pp 2nd 5% above peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 6th +13.5pp 3rd 31% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 41.1% 24th +6.0pp 4th 14% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 31.1% 30th +4.1pp 5th 35% below peers
Revere, MA 41.7% 21st +5.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Margate, FL 65.5% 5th +7.8pp 7th 38% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 68.1% 3rd +7.0pp 8th 43% above peers
Burlington, NC 41.2% 23rd +4.0pp 9th 14% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 90.4% 1st +5.4pp 10th 90% above peers
Towson, MD 65.7% 4th +3.4pp 11th 38% above peers
Kokomo, IN 53.4% 10th +1.4pp 12th 12% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 43.8% 18th +1.0pp 13th 8% below peers
Cupertino, CA 69.3% 2nd -0.4pp 14th 46% above peers
Herriman, UT 49.2% 15th -2.2pp 15th 3% above peers
Petaluma, CA 58.9% 7th -4.2pp 16th 24% above peers
Gardena, CA 49.9% 13th -4.5pp 17th 5% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 53.5% 9th -6.3pp 18th 12% above peers
Hempstead, NY 41.2% 22nd -5.0pp 19th 13% below peers
St. Peters, MO 42.0% 20th -8.3pp 20th 12% below peers
Medford, MA 52.1% 11th -10.5pp 21st 10% above peers
Gilroy, CA 45.6% 17th -10.1pp 22nd 4% below peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 12th -12.0pp 23rd 6% above peers
Corvallis, OR 40.8% 25th -10.4pp 24th 14% below peers
West Allis, WI 35.9% 28th -9.3pp 25th 25% below peers
Dubuque, IA 38.9% 26th -12.9pp 26th 18% below peers
Youngstown, OH 37.2% 27th -15.0pp 27th 22% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 47.6% 16th -19.7pp 28th on par with peers
National City, CA 35.0% 29th -15.1pp 29th 27% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 42.5% 19th -20.7pp 30th 11% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.6% 31st -14.4pp 31st 61% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.8pp 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 →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 6.4% now; margin ±5.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 6.4%).
6.4%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Hoboken, NJ 0.3% 1st -5.3pp 1st 96% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 4.8% 14th -22.4pp 2nd 25% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 85% below peers
Burlington, NC 8.6% 26th -9.9pp 4th 34% above peers
Margate, FL 4.1% 10th -2.3pp 5th 36% below peers
National City, CA 4.5% 12th -1.8pp 6th 30% below peers
Hempstead, NY 8.4% 25th -2.5pp 7th 31% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.5% 13th -1.2pp 8th 30% below peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 23rd -1.2pp 9th 27% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.2% 7th -0.5pp 10th 51% below peers
West Allis, WI 7.5% 19th -0.5pp 11th 17% above peers
Youngstown, OH 9.5% 27th -0.3pp 12th 48% above peers
Towson, MD 2.4% 6th -0.1pp 13th 63% below peers
Kokomo, IN 7.9% 21st -0.1pp 14th 23% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 5.4% 15th -0.0pp 15th 15% below peers
Dubuque, IA 4.0% 9th +0.3pp 16th 38% below peers
Hanford, CA 10.8% 28th +2.0pp 17th 69% above peers
Petaluma, CA 3.4% 8th +0.8pp 18th 47% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 12.2% 30th +3.0pp 19th 90% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 7.2% 17th +2.1pp 20th 13% above peers
Gardena, CA 6.4% 16th +2.2pp 21st on par with peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 24th +3.1pp 22nd 30% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 7.7% 20th +2.8pp 23rd 19% above peers
Corvallis, OR 2.1% 4th +0.9pp 24th 67% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 4.4% 11th +2.0pp 25th 31% below peers
Casper, WY 8.1% 22nd +4.3pp 26th 26% above peers
Gilroy, CA 11.1% 29th +6.2pp 27th 73% above peers
Revere, MA 14.4% 31st +9.7pp 28th 123% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.4% 18th +5.3pp 29th 15% above peers
Medford, MA 1.9% 3rd +1.4pp 30th 71% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.3% 5th +2.1pp 31st 64% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population fell less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 59,709 to 59,422 - more than the combined survey margin (±66). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
59,422
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Herriman, UT 59,346 11th +48% 1st on par with peers
Madison, AL 60,106 2nd +22% 2nd 2% above peers
Burlington, NC 59,610 8th +12% 3rd 1% above peers
Revere, MA 60,012 3rd +12% 4th 1% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 58,668 30th +10% 5th 1% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 59,965 4th +9% 6th 1% above peers
Hempstead, NY 58,801 27th +6% 7th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 59,754 6th +6% 8th 1% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 59,042 21st +4% 9th on par with peers
Gilroy, CA 59,004 22nd +4% 10th on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 59,960 5th +3% 11th 1% above peers
St. Peters, MO 59,092 20th +3% 12th on par with peers
Medford, MA 59,354 10th +3% 13th on par with peers
Santee, CA 59,332 12th +3% 14th on par with peers
Margate, FL 59,198 15th +2% 15th on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 59,174 16th +2% 16th on par with peers
Kokomo, IN 59,122 19th +2% 17th on par with peers
Towson, MD 58,679 28th +1% 18th 1% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 59,156 17th +1% 19th on par with peers
Casper, WY 58,839 25th +1% 20th 1% below peers
Gardena, CA 59,422 9th -0% 21st on par with peers
West Allis, WI 59,612 7th -1% 22nd 1% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 59,132 18th -2% 23rd on par with peers
Taylorsville, UT 58,678 29th -2% 24th 1% below peers
Petaluma, CA 59,247 14th -3% 25th on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 58,566 31st -3% 26th 1% below peers
National City, CA 58,893 24th -4% 27th on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 58,977 23rd -4% 28th on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 60,272 1st -4% 29th 2% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 58,838 26th -4% 30th 1% below peers
Youngstown, OH 59,331 13th -8% 31st on par with peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 ±53 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.5% then, 20.6% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 0.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.0% to 20.6%).
20.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 21.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Madison, AL 27.9% 3rd +2.7pp 1st 34% above peers
Kokomo, IN 23.3% 9th +1.5pp 2nd 12% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 14.8% 29th +0.9pp 3rd 29% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.4% 19th +1.2pp 4th 2% below peers
Gardena, CA 20.6% 18th +1.1pp 5th 1% below peers
Youngstown, OH 22.9% 11th +1.1pp 6th 10% above peers
National City, CA 21.5% 14th +1.0pp 7th 4% above peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 10th +0.9pp 8th 11% above peers
Corvallis, OR 14.1% 30th +0.6pp 9th 32% below peers
Burlington, NC 23.5% 8th +0.9pp 10th 13% above peers
Margate, FL 17.3% 26th +0.6pp 11th 17% below peers
Hanford, CA 28.6% 2nd +0.4pp 12th 38% above peers
Towson, MD 17.8% 25th +0.1pp 13th 15% below peers
Taylorsville, UT 26.2% 6th +0.1pp 14th 26% above peers
Casper, WY 24.2% 7th +0.0pp 15th 16% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 19.3% 23rd -0.2pp 16th 7% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 20.7% 17th -0.5pp 17th 1% below peers
Revere, MA 19.6% 21st -0.6pp 18th 6% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 16.8% 27th -0.5pp 19th 19% below peers
Dubuque, IA 19.9% 20th -0.7pp 20th 4% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 27.4% 4th -1.3pp 21st 32% above peers
West Allis, WI 19.3% 22nd -1.0pp 22nd 7% below peers
St. Peters, MO 20.9% 15th -1.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 20.8% 16th -1.9pp 24th on par with peers
Gilroy, CA 26.8% 5th -2.5pp 25th 29% above peers
Cupertino, CA 22.6% 13th -3.1pp 26th 9% above peers
Petaluma, CA 18.2% 24th -2.8pp 27th 12% below peers
Medford, MA 12.7% 31st -2.0pp 28th 39% below peers
Herriman, UT 34.6% 1st -5.8pp 29th 66% above peers
Hempstead, NY 22.7% 12th -3.8pp 30th 9% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 15.5% 28th -3.1pp 31st 25% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 ±1.5pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent rose 14.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.9% to 43.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.2pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.2% to 43.4%).
43.4%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Gardena, CA 43.4% 8th +14.6pp 1st 48% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 32.1% 12th +10.4pp 2nd 10% above peers
West Allis, WI 46.6% 4th +9.2pp 3rd 59% above peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 25th +3.1pp 4th 30% below peers
Towson, MD 23.6% 21st +3.6pp 5th 19% below peers
Revere, MA 35.5% 11th +4.6pp 6th 21% above peers
National City, CA 45.2% 6th +5.1pp 7th 55% above peers
St. Peters, MO 19.5% 27th +1.8pp 8th 33% below peers
Hempstead, NY 53.5% 3rd +4.1pp 9th 83% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 30.5% 14th +2.3pp 10th 4% above peers
Margate, FL 36.3% 9th +2.5pp 11th 24% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 28.9% 17th +1.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.5% 10th +1.3pp 13th 21% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 73.4% 1st +1.6pp 14th 151% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.0% 26th -0.0pp 15th 32% below peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 30th -0.1pp 16th 72% below peers
Kokomo, IN 43.7% 7th -0.5pp 17th 49% above peers
Casper, WY 30.8% 13th -1.0pp 18th 5% above peers
Corvallis, OR 29.3% 16th -1.0pp 19th on par with peers
Gilroy, CA 26.4% 20th -1.1pp 20th 10% below peers
Medford, MA 22.6% 22nd -1.0pp 21st 23% below peers
Youngstown, OH 72.6% 2nd -5.6pp 22nd 148% above peers
Burlington, NC 46.5% 5th -4.4pp 23rd 59% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.2% 18th -2.8pp 24th 4% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 21.1% 23rd -2.7pp 25th 28% below peers
Petaluma, CA 18.3% 28th -2.5pp 26th 37% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 20.8% 24th -3.9pp 27th 29% below peers
Dubuque, IA 30.3% 15th -5.9pp 28th 3% above peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 29th -3.8pp 29th 38% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 26.4% 19th -6.2pp 30th 10% below peers
Cupertino, CA 6.3% 31st -1.6pp 31st 79% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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 ±7.0pp 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 →

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.3% then, 77.7% now; margin ±12.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.9% to 77.7%).
77.7%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Corvallis, OR 65.5% 25th +15.8pp 1st 6% below peers
National City, CA 69.4% 16th +13.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Monterey Park, CA 70.7% 13th +10.9pp 3rd 2% above peers
Medford, MA 83.3% 3rd +8.8pp 4th 20% above peers
Herriman, UT 62.5% 27th +6.3pp 5th 10% below peers
Petaluma, CA 78.9% 5th +7.6pp 6th 14% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 86.4% 2nd +8.2pp 7th 25% above peers
Gilroy, CA 74.8% 9th +7.0pp 8th 8% above peers
Gardena, CA 77.7% 7th +6.3pp 9th 12% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 73.6% 10th +5.5pp 10th 6% above peers
Hempstead, NY 69.2% 18th +4.0pp 11th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO 81.0% 4th +3.0pp 12th 17% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 62.0% 28th +2.3pp 13th 11% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 67.4% 20th +2.2pp 14th 3% below peers
West Allis, WI 78.3% 6th +1.8pp 15th 13% above peers
Taylorsville, UT 69.0% 19th +1.2pp 16th 1% below peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 29th +1.0pp 17th 15% below peers
Cupertino, CA 58.9% 30th +0.5pp 18th 15% below peers
Dubuque, IA 86.7% 1st +0.6pp 19th 25% above peers
Hanford, CA 66.5% 24th -0.2pp 20th 4% below peers
Casper, WY 66.7% 23rd -1.7pp 21st 4% below peers
Burlington, NC 69.3% 17th -2.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Revere, MA 71.2% 12th -3.7pp 23rd 3% above peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 15th -5.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 67.2% 22nd -5.9pp 25th 3% below peers
Margate, FL 77.6% 8th -7.0pp 26th 12% above peers
Kokomo, IN 67.3% 21st -8.0pp 27th 3% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 58.3% 31st -8.7pp 28th 16% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 71.6% 11th -12.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Towson, MD 70.2% 14th -14.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Youngstown, OH 63.2% 26th -17.3pp 31st 9% below peers
Where is this changing? 16 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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4 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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