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100,775 people (2024) 100k-250k West

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Hesperia, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$72,160
2020-24
▲ 35%
relative change
$53,561 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
19.9%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
25.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
16.8%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
19.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
67.2%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
61.4% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.6%
May 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
5.9% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.1%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
89.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.40
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.41 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.7%
2020-24
▲ 36%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Hesperia, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
6.0%
2020-24
▲ 71%
relative change
3.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
9.5%
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
7.6% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
45.0%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
41.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
11.9%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
11.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
13.2%
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
10.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
19.9%
2019-23
flat
relative change
19.8% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
30.0%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
27.0% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big shifts 4 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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
28.8%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
36.0% in 2019
Falling  
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Population
100,775
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
94,203 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
29.1%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
30.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
53.9%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
58.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 35% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $53,561 to $72,160 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,070). 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 62% from 2014 to 2024 ($44,472 to $72,160).
$72,160
20102024
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▸ 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%
Bend, OR $96,394 11th +47% 1st 25% above peers
Fayetteville, AR $62,695 26th +43% 2nd 19% below peers
Palm Coast, FL $77,350 16th +42% 3rd on par with peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 9th +42% 4th 29% above peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 30th +39% 5th 28% below peers
Yuma, AZ $65,482 25th +36% 6th 15% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 27th +35% 7th 20% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 20th +35% 8th 7% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 19th +34% 9th 3% below peers
Vista, CA $94,975 12th +32% 10th 23% above peers
St. George, UT $76,508 17th +31% 11th 1% below peers
Daly City, CA $123,547 5th +31% 12th 60% above peers
Davenport, IA $66,200 23rd +30% 13th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 15th +29% 14th 12% above peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 21st +29% 15th 8% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $106,273 8th +28% 16th 37% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 10th +27% 17th 28% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 18th 106% above peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 24th +27% 19th 15% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 28th +27% 20th 22% below peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 7th +27% 21st 44% above peers
Conroe, TX $76,206 18th +26% 22nd 1% below peers
Chico, CA $66,977 22nd +26% 23rd 13% below peers
Carmel, IN $141,505 3rd +25% 24th 83% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 31st +25% 25th 28% below peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 13th +24% 26th 20% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 29th +23% 27th 26% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 28th 98% above peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 14th +22% 29th 17% above peers
Fishers, IN $130,203 4th +19% 30th 68% above peers
Atascocita, TX $118,226 6th +18% 31st 53% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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7 of 18 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Nampa, ID up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Providence, RI up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,601 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 68% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 5.6% in May 2026, down from 5.9% a year earlier.
5.6%
1990May 2026
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▸ 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 5.3% (May 26) -0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Davenport, IA 3.7% (May 26) 9th -0.7pp 1st 5% below peers
South Bend, IN 3.8% (May 26) 13th -0.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
Hesperia, CA 5.6% (May 26) 27th -0.3pp 3rd 44% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.1% (May 26) 17th -0.3pp 4th 5% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.9% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 5th on par with peers
Carmel, IN 2.7% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 6th 31% below peers
Lynn, MA 4.5% (May 26) 22nd -0.3pp 7th 15% above peers
Daly City, CA 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.3pp 8th 21% below peers
Longmont, CO 3.7% (May 26) 10th -0.3pp 9th 5% below peers
Kenosha, WI 3.1% (May 26) 4th -0.3pp 10th 21% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.6% (May 26) 1st -0.3pp 11th 33% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.2% (May 26) 5th -0.3pp 12th 18% below peers
New Bedford, MA 5.7% (May 26) 28th -0.2pp 13th 46% above peers
Chico, CA 4.3% (May 26) 20th -0.2pp 14th 10% above peers
Bend, OR 4.1% (May 26) 18th -0.1pp 15th 5% above peers
Vista, CA 3.9% (May 26) 15th -0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 3.2% (May 26) 6th -0.1pp 17th 18% below peers
Norwalk, CA 5.1% (May 26) 24th +0.0pp 18th 31% above peers
St. George, UT 3.5% (May 26) 8th +0.0pp 19th 10% below peers
San Angelo, TX 3.3% (May 26) 7th +0.2pp 20th 15% below peers
Suffolk, VA 3.7% (May 26) 11th +0.2pp 21st 5% below peers
Conroe, TX 4.1% (May 26) 19th +0.3pp 22nd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 3.9% (May 26) 16th +0.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 3.7% (May 26) 12th +0.3pp 24th 5% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% (May 26) 25th +0.5pp 25th 36% above peers
Albany, NY 4.3% (May 26) 21st +0.8pp 26th 10% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +1.0pp 27th 23% above peers
Yuma, AZ 11.1% (May 26) 29th +1.1pp 28th 185% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 5.3% (May 26) 26th +1.2pp 29th 36% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.8% to 16.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp). 7 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; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.4% to 16.8%).
16.8%
20112024
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▸ 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%
San Angelo, TX 10.5% 15th -3.0pp 1st 1% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.2% 10th -1.9pp 2nd 13% below peers
Lynn, MA 13.7% 21st -2.9pp 3rd 30% above peers
Vista, CA 10.4% 13th -1.9pp 4th 2% below peers
Hesperia, CA 16.8% 25th -3.0pp 5th 59% above peers
Bend, OR 8.8% 9th -1.5pp 6th 17% below peers
Yuma, AZ 15.1% 23rd -2.6pp 7th 43% above peers
Kenosha, WI 13.3% 20th -2.2pp 8th 26% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 9th on par with peers
St. George, UT 11.2% 18th -1.7pp 10th 7% above peers
Roanoke, VA 18.0% 26th -2.4pp 11th 71% above peers
South Bend, IN 20.4% 29th -2.6pp 12th 93% above peers
Longmont, CO 8.5% 8th -1.0pp 13th 19% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 19.0% 27th -2.0pp 14th 80% above peers
Suffolk, VA 9.3% 11th -1.0pp 15th 12% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.8% 22nd -1.3pp 16th 40% above peers
Conroe, TX 11.1% 17th -0.9pp 17th 5% above peers
Quincy, MA 10.4% 14th -0.7pp 18th 1% below peers
Chico, CA 22.0% 31st -0.4pp 19th 109% above peers
Albany, NY 20.7% 30th -0.1pp 20th 96% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 15.7% 24th -0.0pp 21st 49% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 22nd 73% below peers
Daly City, CA 7.6% 5th +0.1pp 23rd 28% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.3% 28th +0.4pp 24th 93% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.4% 12th +0.6pp 25th 11% below peers
Federal Way, WA 12.9% 19th +1.0pp 26th 23% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 7th +0.7pp 27th 22% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.9% 2nd +0.4pp 28th 63% below peers
Vacaville, CA 7.7% 6th +0.9pp 29th 27% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.2% 4th +1.2pp 30th 31% below peers
Fishers, IN 4.0% 3rd +1.0pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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7 of 18 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 7.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tyler, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Child poverty fell 6.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.9% to 19.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp). 11 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; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 9.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.8% to 19.9%).
19.9%
20132024
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▸ 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%
San Angelo, TX 12.5% 12th -9.0pp 1st 9% below peers
Vista, CA 13.8% 16th -4.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 11th -3.4pp 3rd 21% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 22nd -6.0pp 4th 45% above peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 28th -7.2pp 5th 78% above peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 14th -3.3pp 6th 8% below peers
Davenport, IA 19.3% 21st -5.0pp 7th 40% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 9th -2.7pp 8th 22% below peers
Conroe, TX 14.0% 17th -3.3pp 9th 2% above peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 20th -4.3pp 10th 39% above peers
Yuma, AZ 21.8% 25th -4.8pp 11th 58% above peers
Bend, OR 10.4% 8th -2.1pp 12th 24% below peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 19th -3.4pp 13th 30% above peers
St. George, UT 13.2% 15th -2.4pp 14th 5% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 15th 86% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 13th -2.3pp 16th 8% below peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 29th -4.4pp 17th 88% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 31st -4.8pp 18th 111% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 16.9% 18th -2.2pp 19th 23% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 30th -3.1pp 20th 105% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% 2nd +0.1pp 21st 78% below peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 4th +0.6pp 22nd 35% below peers
Carmel, IN 4.1% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 70% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 27th +1.9pp 24th 77% above peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 23rd +1.9pp 25th 48% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.6% 6th +0.9pp 26th 31% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.9% 24th +3.2pp 27th 51% above peers
Atascocita, TX 9.4% 5th +1.5pp 28th 32% below peers
Chico, CA 22.2% 26th +3.9pp 29th 61% above peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 10th +2.0pp 30th 21% below peers
Daly City, CA 10.0% 7th +2.4pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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7 of 18 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 →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 14.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gresham, OR down 11.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 13.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% 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 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.6% to 94.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 26 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 12.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (81.3% to 94.1%).
94.1%
20172024
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▸ 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%
South Bend, IN 89.1% 26th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Davenport, IA 90.0% 24th +12.3pp 2nd 4% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 89.2% 25th +11.4pp 3rd 4% below peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 21st +11.5pp 4th 2% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 31st +10.5pp 5th 8% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 28th +10.8pp 6th 5% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 30th +9.8pp 7th 7% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 29th +9.8pp 8th 6% below peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 13th +10.0pp 9th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ 90.4% 22nd +9.1pp 10th 3% below peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 18th +9.3pp 11th 1% below peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 23rd +8.8pp 12th 3% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 27th +8.1pp 13th 5% below peers
Conroe, TX 94.7% 10th +8.2pp 14th 1% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 91.9% 19th +7.7pp 15th 1% below peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 11th +7.8pp 16th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 8th +7.6pp 17th 2% above peers
St. George, UT 91.9% 20th +5.7pp 18th 2% below peers
Daly City, CA 94.8% 9th +5.5pp 19th 2% above peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 14th +5.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Chico, CA 93.7% 15th +5.1pp 21st on par with peers
Vista, CA 95.3% 7th +4.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 12th +4.5pp 23rd 1% above peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 6th +3.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 5th +3.1pp 25th 3% above peers
Bend, OR 93.1% 17th +2.5pp 26th on par with peers
Atascocita, TX 97.4% 2nd +2.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 93.3% 16th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Carmel, IN 97.2% 3rd +1.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Fishers, IN 96.4% 4th -0.5pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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7 of 18 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 →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (0.41 then, 0.40 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.40).
0.40
20102024
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▸ 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
Atascocita, TX 0.35 1st -0.040 1st 21% below peers
Conroe, TX 0.44 15th -0.029 2nd on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 0.50 29th -0.028 3rd 12% above peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 7th -0.021 4th 4% below peers
Fishers, IN 0.40 4th -0.019 5th 10% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 17th -0.021 6th on par with peers
Davenport, IA 0.44 13th -0.019 7th 1% below peers
Chico, CA 0.48 27th -0.017 8th 8% above peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 3rd -0.011 9th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN 0.45 18th -0.012 10th 1% above peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 19th -0.010 11th 1% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 2nd -0.008 12th 15% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 28th -0.009 13th 9% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 6th -0.008 14th 9% below peers
St. George, UT 0.44 12th -0.007 15th 1% below peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 24th -0.006 16th 7% above peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 10th -0.000 17th 3% below peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 16th +0.003 18th on par with peers
Yuma, AZ 0.45 21st +0.008 19th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 8th +0.009 20th 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 0.56 31st +0.012 21st 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 22nd +0.012 22nd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 25th +0.013 23rd 7% above peers
Bend, OR 0.47 23rd +0.014 24th 5% above peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 9th +0.015 25th 3% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 26th +0.023 26th 8% above peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 5th +0.022 27th 10% below peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 30th +0.028 28th 14% above peers
Daly City, CA 0.44 11th +0.031 29th 2% below peers
Vista, CA 0.44 14th +0.043 30th 1% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 0.45 20th +0.050 31st 1% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (19.8% then, 19.9% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 1.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (18.6% to 19.9%).
19.9%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Bend, OR 7.7% 11th -4.9pp 1st 22% below peers
St. George, UT 5.6% 7th -3.1pp 2nd 43% below peers
Fishers, IN 1.4% 2nd -0.5pp 3rd 85% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 18th -3.4pp 4th 22% above peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 28th -3.7pp 5th 89% above peers
Vista, CA 7.6% 9th -1.4pp 6th 23% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 7th 88% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 17th -1.7pp 8th 13% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 7.7% 10th -1.2pp 9th 22% below peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 24th -2.4pp 10th 68% above peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 27th -2.0pp 11th 69% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 26th -1.9pp 12th 69% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 25th -1.4pp 13th 68% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.7% 23rd -1.2pp 14th 59% above peers
Carmel, IN 1.6% 3rd -0.1pp 15th 84% below peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 16th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 29th +0.1pp 17th 102% above peers
Conroe, TX 8.9% 14th +0.2pp 18th 10% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 30th +0.9pp 19th 193% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 6.8% 8th +0.2pp 20th 31% below peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 15th +0.4pp 21st 6% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.3% 6th +0.4pp 22nd 46% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.6% 21st +1.2pp 23rd 48% above peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 13th +1.2pp 24th 18% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 5th +0.6pp 25th 61% below peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 31st +5.4pp 26th 214% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 19th +2.7pp 27th 29% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 28th 69% below peers
Chico, CA 14.8% 22nd +3.9pp 29th 50% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 20th +4.1pp 30th 40% above peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 12th +2.6pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.4pp 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 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $463,982 in June 2026, up from $458,436 a year earlier.
$463,982
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 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%
South Bend, IN $202,069 (Jun 26) 28th +6.9% 1st 56% below peers
Kenosha, WI $286,642 (Jun 26) 25th +6.7% 2nd 38% below peers
Albany, NY $336,028 (Jun 26) 21st +4.5% 3rd 28% below peers
Carmel, IN $582,445 (Jun 26) 11th +4.4% 4th 26% above peers
Fayetteville, AR $385,227 (Jun 26) 19th +4.3% 5th 17% below peers
New Bedford, MA $449,676 (Jun 26) 17th +3.4% 6th 3% below peers
Davenport, IA $197,010 (Jun 26) 29th +3.0% 7th 58% below peers
Roanoke, VA $285,213 (Jun 26) 26th +3.0% 8th 39% below peers
San Mateo, CA $1,678,255 (Jun 26) 1st +2.3% 9th 262% above peers
Suffolk, VA $392,538 (Jun 26) 18th +2.3% 10th 15% below peers
Fishers, IN $450,919 (Jun 26) 16th +1.7% 11th 3% below peers
Daly City, CA $1,132,134 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.6% 12th 144% above peers
Hesperia, CA $463,982 (Jun 26) 15th +1.2% 13th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA $765,009 (Jun 26) 4th +1.0% 14th 65% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $178,137 (Jun 26) 30th +1.0% 15th 62% below peers
Quincy, MA $690,382 (Jun 26) 7th +0.9% 16th 49% above peers
Yuma, AZ $298,230 (Jun 26) 24th +0.7% 17th 36% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $575,479 (Jun 26) 12th +0.7% 18th 24% above peers
Chico, CA $469,145 (Jun 26) 14th +0.6% 19th 1% above peers
Lynn, MA $595,053 (Jun 26) 10th +0.5% 20th 28% above peers
Vista, CA $883,373 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.1% 21st 90% above peers
Federal Way, WA $600,995 (Jun 26) 9th -1.0% 22nd 30% above peers
Vacaville, CA $610,649 (Jun 26) 8th -1.2% 23rd 32% above peers
San Angelo, TX $217,778 (Jun 26) 27th -1.4% 24th 53% below peers
Atascocita, TX $311,344 (Jun 26) 23rd -1.8% 25th 33% below peers
Conroe, TX $316,083 (Jun 26) 22nd -1.8% 26th 32% below peers
Bend, OR $737,350 (Jun 26) 5th -1.9% 27th 59% above peers
Longmont, CO $557,628 (Jun 26) 13th -2.2% 28th 20% above peers
Palm Coast, FL $344,274 (Jun 26) 20th -2.5% 29th 26% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $710,472 (Jun 26) 6th -2.8% 30th 53% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 66% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 18% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $403,764 in June 2026, up from $396,397 a year earlier.
$403,764
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 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%
South Bend, IN $120,695 (Jun 26) 29th +9.7% 1st 66% below peers
Kenosha, WI $225,725 (Jun 26) 24th +7.5% 2nd 37% below peers
Albany, NY $249,962 (Jun 26) 22nd +5.3% 3rd 30% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $284,971 (Jun 26) 17th +4.9% 4th 21% below peers
Davenport, IA $128,338 (Jun 26) 28th +4.9% 5th 64% below peers
New Bedford, MA $370,878 (Jun 26) 14th +4.1% 6th 3% above peers
Carmel, IN $404,679 (Jun 26) 12th +3.9% 7th 13% above peers
Suffolk, VA $257,172 (Jun 26) 20th +2.8% 8th 28% below peers
Fishers, IN $344,182 (Jun 26) 16th +2.0% 9th 4% below peers
Roanoke, VA $188,328 (Jun 26) 26th +1.9% 10th 48% below peers
Hesperia, CA $403,764 (Jun 26) 13th +1.9% 11th 13% above peers
Chico, CA $358,894 (Jun 26) 15th +1.8% 12th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA $683,214 (Jun 26) 4th +1.4% 13th 90% above peers
Vista, CA $693,753 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.7% 14th 93% above peers
Yuma, AZ $211,379 (Jun 26) 25th +0.6% 15th 41% below peers
Quincy, MA $484,302 (Jun 26) 8th +0.3% 16th 35% above peers
Daly City, CA $889,723 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.2% 17th 148% above peers
Lynn, MA $457,757 (Jun 26) 9th -0.0% 18th 28% above peers
San Mateo, CA $1,010,541 (Jun 26) 1st -0.4% 19th 182% above peers
Atascocita, TX $254,773 (Jun 26) 21st -1.3% 20th 29% below peers
Vacaville, CA $511,490 (Jun 26) 7th -1.6% 21st 43% above peers
Conroe, TX $228,370 (Jun 26) 23rd -1.6% 22nd 36% below peers
Bend, OR $534,004 (Jun 26) 6th -1.6% 23rd 49% above peers
Federal Way, WA $419,811 (Jun 26) 11th -1.9% 24th 17% above peers
San Angelo, TX $139,277 (Jun 26) 27th -1.9% 25th 61% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $91,103 (Jun 26) 30th -2.0% 26th 75% below peers
Palm Coast, FL $280,183 (Jun 26) 18th -2.2% 27th 22% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $582,184 (Jun 26) 5th -2.4% 28th 62% above peers
Longmont, CO $434,768 (Jun 26) 10th -2.8% 29th 21% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $266,220 (Jun 26) 19th -2.9% 30th 26% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership rose 5.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.4% to 67.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.2pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.3% to 67.2%).
67.2%
20112024
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▸ 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%
Fayetteville, AR 41.8% 29th +5.2pp 1st 32% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 81.9% 2nd +7.6pp 2nd 34% above peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 9th +5.8pp 3rd 10% above peers
Yuma, AZ 66.8% 10th +5.5pp 4th 9% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 8th +5.5pp 5th 10% above peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 7th +4.7pp 6th 12% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 26th +3.2pp 7th 21% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 17th +3.0pp 8th 2% below peers
Vista, CA 51.7% 24th +2.5pp 9th 16% below peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 19th +2.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Daly City, CA 60.2% 18th +1.9pp 11th 2% below peers
Atascocita, TX 82.5% 1st +2.4pp 12th 35% above peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 14th +1.8pp 13th 2% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 6th +2.0pp 14th 16% above peers
Bend, OR 61.7% 15th +1.7pp 15th 1% above peers
Conroe, TX 54.5% 22nd +1.5pp 16th 11% below peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 16th +1.4pp 17th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 23rd +1.0pp 18th 14% below peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 31st +0.7pp 19th 38% below peers
St. George, UT 66.7% 11th +1.1pp 20th 9% above peers
Davenport, IA 62.9% 13th +0.6pp 21st 3% above peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 30th +0.1pp 22nd 34% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 20th +0.1pp 23rd 8% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 21st -0.4pp 24th 10% below peers
Carmel, IN 74.3% 5th -1.3pp 25th 21% above peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 27th -0.9pp 26th 26% below peers
Fishers, IN 76.2% 4th -1.5pp 27th 25% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 3rd -2.1pp 28th 28% above peers
Chico, CA 43.4% 28th -1.3pp 29th 29% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 65.7% 12th -5.5pp 30th 7% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 25th -4.5pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±2.5pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2022 to 2026, slower than 52% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,224 in June 2026, up from $2,168 a year earlier.
$2,224
2022June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
New Bedford, MA $1,916 (Jun 26) 16th +6.6% 1st 1% below peers
Daly City, CA $2,706 (Jun 26) 5th +6.5% 2nd 41% above peers
San Mateo, CA $3,667 (Jun 26) 1st +6.1% 3rd 90% above peers
Albany, NY $1,611 (Jun 26) 22nd +5.8% 4th 16% below peers
South Bend, IN $1,310 (Jun 26) 27th +5.6% 5th 32% below peers
San Angelo, TX $1,302 (Jun 26) 28th +5.2% 6th 32% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,279 (Jun 26) 29th +5.0% 7th 34% below peers
Roanoke, VA $1,394 (Jun 26) 26th +4.8% 8th 28% below peers
Kenosha, WI $1,637 (Jun 26) 21st +4.3% 9th 15% below peers
Davenport, IA $949 (Jun 26) 30th +3.7% 10th 51% below peers
Carmel, IN $1,854 (Jun 26) 18th +3.7% 11th 4% below peers
Bend, OR $2,300 (Jun 26) 10th +3.4% 12th 19% above peers
Suffolk, VA $1,993 (Jun 26) 12th +3.3% 13th 4% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $2,940 (Jun 26) 2nd +3.0% 14th 53% above peers
Fishers, IN $1,883 (Jun 26) 17th +2.9% 15th 2% below peers
Yuma, AZ $1,473 (Jun 26) 25th +2.6% 16th 23% below peers
Hesperia, CA $2,224 (Jun 26) 11th +2.6% 17th 16% above peers
Chico, CA $1,577 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.5% 18th 18% below peers
Lynn, MA $2,300 (Jun 26) 9th +2.5% 19th 19% above peers
Quincy, MA $2,750 (Jun 26) 4th +2.3% 20th 43% above peers
Vista, CA $2,682 (Jun 26) 6th +1.7% 21st 39% above peers
Fayetteville, AR $1,720 (Jun 26) 20th +1.6% 22nd 11% below peers
Palm Coast, FL $1,925 (Jun 26) 15th +1.5% 23rd on par with peers
Federal Way, WA $1,935 (Jun 26) 14th +1.4% 24th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO $1,961 (Jun 26) 13th +1.4% 25th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA $2,562 (Jun 26) 8th +1.2% 26th 33% above peers
Norwalk, CA $2,757 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.3% 27th 43% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,650 (Jun 26) 7th -0.2% 28th 38% above peers
Conroe, TX $1,569 (Jun 26) 24th -0.6% 29th 19% below peers
Atascocita, TX $1,812 (Jun 26) 19th -1.4% 30th 6% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (41.4% then, 45.0% now; margin ±4.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.5% to 45.0%).
45.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 19th -6.8pp 1st 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 13th -3.8pp 2nd 5% below peers
Bend, OR 34.1% 14th -2.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 22nd -2.8pp 4th 11% above peers
Davenport, IA 29.4% 5th -1.9pp 5th 17% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 6th -1.9pp 6th 15% below peers
Yuma, AZ 30.9% 8th -1.8pp 7th 13% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 10th -1.5pp 8th 9% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 35.3% 16th -0.9pp 9th on par with peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 23rd -0.7pp 10th 13% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 7th -0.5pp 11th 14% below peers
Daly City, CA 41.5% 24th -0.5pp 12th 18% above peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 20th -0.1pp 13th 10% above peers
Vista, CA 45.0% 28th -0.1pp 14th 28% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 32.1% 11th -0.0pp 15th 9% below peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 15th +0.2pp 16th 4% below peers
St. George, UT 33.0% 12th +0.5pp 17th 6% below peers
Chico, CA 44.7% 26th +1.1pp 18th 27% above peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 31st +2.9pp 19th 41% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 21st +2.5pp 20th 10% above peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 9th +2.1pp 21st 9% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 25th +2.8pp 22nd 20% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 27th +3.6pp 23rd 27% above peers
Atascocita, TX 25.7% 3rd +2.4pp 24th 27% below peers
Conroe, TX 36.8% 17th +3.7pp 25th 4% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 18th +3.8pp 26th 5% above peers
Carmel, IN 20.6% 2nd +2.5pp 27th 42% below peers
Fishers, IN 20.1% 1st +2.5pp 28th 43% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 45.1% 29th +6.1pp 29th 28% above peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 30th +6.5pp 30th 30% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 4th +5.0pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Salinas, CA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.4% then, 4.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.1% to 4.7%).
4.7%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fayetteville, AR 4.7% 13th -2.5pp 1st 10% below peers
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 18th -2.7pp 2nd 9% above peers
Longmont, CO 4.2% 8th -1.6pp 3rd 21% below peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 29th -4.4pp 4th 216% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 28th -3.1pp 5th 168% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 30th -3.8pp 6th 228% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 26th -2.0pp 7th 87% above peers
Yuma, AZ 5.8% 19th -1.1pp 8th 11% above peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 27th -2.1pp 9th 109% above peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 17th -1.0pp 10th 5% above peers
Conroe, TX 4.4% 9th -0.7pp 11th 17% below peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 20th -1.0pp 12th 20% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.5% 2nd -0.4pp 13th 52% below peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 15th -0.8pp 14th 4% below peers
St. George, UT 4.2% 7th -0.6pp 15th 21% below peers
Chico, CA 7.0% 22nd -0.8pp 16th 34% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 10th -0.4pp 17th 12% below peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 18th 358% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 6th -0.3pp 19th 23% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 23rd -0.1pp 20th 41% above peers
Atascocita, TX 1.5% 1st -0.0pp 21st 71% below peers
Bend, OR 4.8% 14th -0.1pp 22nd 8% below peers
Davenport, IA 9.0% 25th +0.1pp 23rd 71% above peers
Daly City, CA 8.4% 24th +0.2pp 24th 61% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 4th +0.2pp 25th 49% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.2% 16th +0.7pp 26th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 21st +1.8pp 27th 30% above peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 12th +1.2pp 28th 11% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 3.9% 5th +1.1pp 29th 25% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% 11th +1.4pp 30th 12% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.7% 3rd +0.9pp 31st 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured rose 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.6% to 9.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 4 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, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 10.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.7% to 9.5%).
9.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Vacaville, CA 2.4% 1st -1.5pp 1st 66% below peers
Bend, OR 6.2% 12th -1.9pp 2nd 13% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 10.8% 26th -3.1pp 3rd 52% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.7% 19th -2.0pp 4th 23% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 7th -0.9pp 5th 43% below peers
Kenosha, WI 6.1% 11th -1.0pp 6th 14% below peers
Roanoke, VA 9.7% 23rd -1.0pp 7th 36% above peers
Conroe, TX 18.4% 31st -1.8pp 8th 159% above peers
St. George, UT 11.4% 28th -0.9pp 9th 61% above peers
Norwalk, CA 8.9% 21st -0.6pp 10th 26% above peers
Vista, CA 10.9% 27th -0.7pp 11th 54% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 7.1% 15th -0.3pp 12th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 6th -0.1pp 13th 43% below peers
Yuma, AZ 10.7% 25th -0.0pp 14th 51% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 8.2% 18th +0.0pp 15th 15% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.2% 13th +0.0pp 16th 13% below peers
Albany, NY 5.1% 8th +0.3pp 17th 28% below peers
Chico, CA 7.2% 17th +0.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 4th +0.2pp 19th 51% below peers
Atascocita, TX 8.8% 20th +0.7pp 20th 23% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.2% 2nd +0.2pp 21st 55% below peers
Longmont, CO 7.1% 16th +0.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Carmel, IN 3.2% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 54% below peers
Daly City, CA 5.5% 10th +0.5pp 24th 22% below peers
San Angelo, TX 14.7% 29th +1.7pp 25th 107% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.1% 24th +1.3pp 26th 42% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 14.9% 30th +2.1pp 27th 110% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.3% 9th +0.7pp 28th 25% below peers
Davenport, IA 6.5% 14th +1.0pp 29th 8% below peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 22nd +1.8pp 30th 33% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.7% 5th +1.9pp 31st 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Downey, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Charleston, SC down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Richmond, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% 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
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Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

38.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Daly City, CA 19.1% 1st 41% below peers
Longmont, CO 19.7% 2nd 39% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 3rd 36% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 4th 32% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 5th 21% below peers
Carmel, IN 26.5% 6th 18% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 26.9% 7th 17% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 8th 15% below peers
Bend, OR 27.5% 9th 15% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 10th 14% below peers
Vista, CA 28.1% 11th 13% below peers
Fishers, IN 28.4% 12th 12% below peers
St. George, UT 30.1% 13th 7% below peers
Chico, CA 31.6% 14th 2% below peers
Atascocita, TX 32.1% 15th 1% below peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 16th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR 33.7% 17th 4% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 34.2% 18th 6% above peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 19th 6% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 20th 12% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 21st 14% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 22nd 15% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.3% 23rd 15% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 24th 17% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 25th 18% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 26th 20% above peers
Davenport, IA 41.2% 27th 27% above peers
Yuma, AZ 41.5% 28th 28% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 29th 29% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 30th 30% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 31st 35% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.5% to 6.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 10 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, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.9% to 6.0%).
6.0%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 1st 69% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.0% 3rd -0.8pp 2nd 58% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 11.4% 28th -3.8pp 3rd 142% above peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 8th -1.0pp 4th 34% below peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 13th -1.0pp 5th 14% below peers
St. George, UT 11.4% 29th -2.0pp 6th 143% above peers
Bend, OR 3.6% 11th -0.4pp 7th 23% below peers
Yuma, AZ 7.7% 25th -0.7pp 8th 63% above peers
Davenport, IA 3.3% 9th -0.0pp 9th 30% below peers
Vista, CA 5.4% 20th +0.3pp 10th 14% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 27th +1.6pp 11th 121% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 6.7% 23rd +1.1pp 12th 42% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 10th +0.6pp 13th 24% below peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 2nd +0.3pp 14th 64% below peers
Conroe, TX 15.3% 31st +3.4pp 15th 225% above peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 14th +1.1pp 16th 14% below peers
Chico, CA 4.7% 15th +1.2pp 17th 1% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.8% 26th +2.3pp 18th 66% above peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 18th +1.7pp 19th 4% above peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 30th +4.5pp 20th 170% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 12th +1.4pp 21st 17% below peers
Carmel, IN 2.9% 6th +1.1pp 22nd 38% below peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 21st +2.5pp 23rd 28% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 7th +1.3pp 24th 36% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 4th +1.0pp 25th 56% below peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 22nd +3.1pp 26th 32% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 7.5% 24th +3.8pp 27th 58% above peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 5th +1.2pp 28th 53% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 16th +3.0pp 29th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 5.2% 19th +3.6pp 30th 10% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 17th +4.0pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Burbank, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.2% then, 11.9% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 23 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.6% to 11.9%).
11.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynn, MA 24.1% 27th +5.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 29.7% 20th +6.8pp 2nd 11% below peers
Conroe, TX 34.1% 15th +7.8pp 3rd 2% above peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 18th +6.6pp 4th 10% below peers
St. George, UT 36.7% 14th +7.3pp 5th 10% above peers
Vista, CA 29.3% 22nd +5.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Bend, OR 52.9% 6th +8.9pp 7th 59% above peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 23rd +4.6pp 8th 13% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 24th +4.3pp 9th 16% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.9% 19th +4.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 10th +5.7pp 11th 36% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 21st +3.6pp 12th 12% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 28th +2.5pp 13th 36% below peers
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 17th +3.6pp 14th 8% below peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 16th +3.9pp 15th on par with peers
Chico, CA 42.2% 11th +4.8pp 16th 27% above peers
Yuma, AZ 20.9% 29th +2.4pp 17th 37% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 61.8% 4th +6.5pp 18th 85% above peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 7th +5.2pp 19th 51% above peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 9th +4.1pp 20th 41% above peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 5th +3.6pp 21st 73% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 25th +1.6pp 22nd 24% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 23rd 64% below peers
Carmel, IN 74.4% 1st +3.8pp 24th 123% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 2nd +3.4pp 25th 103% above peers
Atascocita, TX 38.9% 13th +1.2pp 26th 17% above peers
Daly City, CA 38.9% 12th +1.2pp 27th 17% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 30th +0.0pp 28th 49% below peers
Fishers, IN 66.5% 3rd +0.0pp 29th 99% above peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 26th +0.0pp 30th 26% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 49.0% 8th -1.2pp 31st 47% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.0% then, 30.0% now; margin ±9.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.5% to 30.0%).
30.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lynn, MA 32.8% 27th +6.9pp 1st 26% below peers
Carmel, IN 72.2% 2nd +12.2pp 2nd 63% above peers
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 10th +7.3pp 3rd 12% above peers
Fishers, IN 61.2% 6th +7.0pp 4th 38% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 16th +4.6pp 5th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 29th +3.0pp 6th 32% below peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 7th 64% above peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 21st +3.5pp 8th 16% below peers
Davenport, IA 43.8% 17th +3.5pp 9th 1% below peers
Chico, CA 44.8% 15th +3.0pp 10th 1% above peers
Bend, OR 50.9% 9th +2.3pp 11th 15% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.1% 20th +1.3pp 12th 16% below peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 5th +1.8pp 13th 43% above peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 8th -0.5pp 14th 29% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 12th -0.8pp 15th 4% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 71.5% 3rd -1.8pp 16th 61% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 4th -3.5pp 17th 45% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 7th -8.1pp 18th 35% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 22nd -5.5pp 19th 18% below peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 13th -7.9pp 20th 3% above peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 25th -7.8pp 21st 22% below peers
Vista, CA 36.3% 23rd -8.5pp 22nd 18% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 35.1% 24th -8.3pp 23rd 21% below peers
Daly City, CA 49.4% 11th -12.7pp 24th 12% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 19th -11.6pp 25th 12% below peers
Atascocita, TX 45.1% 14th -13.6pp 26th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 26th -14.3pp 27th 26% below peers
St. George, UT 32.1% 28th -15.7pp 28th 27% below peers
Yuma, AZ 28.6% 30th -15.4pp 29th 35% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 31st -14.1pp 30th 53% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 39.6% 18th -29.2pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping 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 (10.3% then, 13.2% now; margin ±4.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.3% to 13.2%).
13.2%
20102024
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▸ 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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 8th -7.4pp 1st 20% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 14th -5.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 79% below peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 10th -3.6pp 4th 16% below peers
Davenport, IA 7.9% 19th -3.1pp 5th 17% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 21st -2.7pp 6th 31% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 17th -1.4pp 7th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 20th -1.6pp 8th 21% above peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 6th -0.9pp 9th 23% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.7% 4th +0.0pp 10th 45% below peers
Daly City, CA 6.2% 13th +0.4pp 11th 8% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 25th +0.7pp 12th 62% above peers
Chico, CA 3.3% 3rd +0.4pp 13th 51% below peers
Yuma, AZ 12.3% 27th +1.7pp 14th 84% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 15th +1.1pp 15th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 28th +2.7pp 16th 94% above peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 23rd +2.2pp 17th 50% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 30th +2.9pp 18th 97% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 18th +1.5pp 19th 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.2% 2nd +0.7pp 20th 52% below peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 5th +1.1pp 21st 38% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.9% 12th +1.6pp 22nd 11% below peers
Vista, CA 10.2% 24th +3.1pp 23rd 53% above peers
Fishers, IN 5.7% 9th +1.9pp 24th 16% below peers
St. George, UT 5.8% 11th +2.2pp 25th 14% below peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 16th +3.0pp 26th on par with peers
Conroe, TX 15.2% 31st +7.8pp 27th 127% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 9.9% 22nd +5.8pp 28th 47% above peers
Bend, OR 13.0% 29th +7.8pp 29th 94% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 5.2% 7th +3.7pp 30th 22% below peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 26th +9.1pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Manchester, NH down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.5pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94,203 to 100,775 - more than the combined survey margin (±106). 19 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; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (91,757 to 100,775).
100,775
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Atascocita, TX 99,354 26th +22% 1st 2% below peers
Conroe, TX 102,360 6th +21% 2nd 1% above peers
St. George, UT 101,995 11th +21% 3rd 1% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 99,319 27th +17% 4th 2% below peers
Palm Coast, FL 98,258 31st +14% 5th 3% below peers
Fishers, IN 102,337 7th +13% 6th 1% above peers
Bend, OR 103,390 1st +10% 7th 2% above peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 29th +10% 8th 2% below peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 13th +8% 9th 1% above peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 10th +8% 10th 1% above peers
Chico, CA 102,188 9th +8% 11th 1% above peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 17th +7% 12th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 15th +6% 13th on par with peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 24th +5% 14th 1% below peers
Carmel, IN 101,651 14th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ 100,139 20th +4% 16th 1% below peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 4th +4% 17th 2% above peers
Albany, NY 100,492 18th +3% 18th on par with peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 23rd +3% 19th 1% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 100,234 19th +3% 20th 1% below peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 3rd +1% 21st 2% above peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 25th -0% 22nd 2% below peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 22nd -0% 23rd 1% below peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 30th -1% 24th 3% below peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 2nd -1% 25th 2% above peers
Davenport, IA 100,913 16th -1% 26th on par with peers
Vista, CA 99,114 28th -2% 27th 2% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 5th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 8th -3% 29th 1% above peers
Daly City, CA 101,964 12th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 21st -5% 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±44 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 (30.6% then, 29.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (31.2% to 29.1%).
29.1%
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
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 12th +1.0pp 1st 5% above peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 17th +0.8pp 2nd 1% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 18.0% 26th +0.3pp 3rd 21% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 18th +0.3pp 4th 2% below peers
St. George, UT 24.7% 6th -0.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Conroe, TX 23.9% 11th -0.1pp 6th 5% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 15th -0.2pp 7th 2% above peers
Atascocita, TX 28.7% 2nd -0.3pp 8th 26% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 29th -0.2pp 9th 37% below peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 9th -0.4pp 10th 6% above peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 13th -0.7pp 11th 3% above peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 19th -0.8pp 12th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 25.5% 5th -0.9pp 13th 12% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 16.2% 28th -0.6pp 14th 29% below peers
Chico, CA 18.4% 25th -0.8pp 15th 19% below peers
Vista, CA 24.3% 8th -1.2pp 16th 6% above peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 1st -1.5pp 17th 27% above peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 16th -1.3pp 18th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 14th -1.4pp 19th 2% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 17.1% 27th -1.0pp 20th 25% below peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 4th -1.7pp 21st 12% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 22nd -1.3pp 22nd 14% below peers
Carmel, IN 24.5% 7th -1.8pp 23rd 7% above peers
Daly City, CA 14.4% 30th -1.3pp 24th 37% below peers
Davenport, IA 21.0% 21st -2.0pp 25th 8% below peers
Fishers, IN 26.7% 3rd -2.9pp 26th 17% above peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 20th -2.5pp 27th 5% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 10th -3.1pp 28th 5% above peers
Bend, OR 19.3% 23rd -2.8pp 29th 16% below peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 24th -5.0pp 30th 17% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 31st -3.8pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent fell 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 36.0% to 28.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.5pp). 2 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; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.8% to 28.8%).
28.8%
20102024
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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
San Mateo, CA 23.5% 22nd +6.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Vista, CA 30.9% 15th +7.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 6th +9.0pp 3rd 43% above peers
Bend, OR 33.4% 12th +6.7pp 4th 9% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 29th +1.7pp 5th 54% below peers
Chico, CA 36.0% 10th +3.6pp 6th 18% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 4th +3.0pp 7th 48% above peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 9th +2.1pp 8th 18% above peers
Carmel, IN 13.4% 30th +0.1pp 9th 56% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 3rd +0.1pp 10th 58% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 13th -0.2pp 11th 5% above peers
Davenport, IA 39.0% 8th -0.4pp 12th 27% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 13th 82% above peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 2nd -1.4pp 14th 69% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 16th -1.4pp 15th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 22.2% 24th -1.2pp 16th 27% below peers
Atascocita, TX 19.6% 26th -1.3pp 17th 36% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 19.9% 25th -1.5pp 18th 35% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 19th -2.2pp 19th 9% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 31.2% 14th -2.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Yuma, AZ 36.0% 11th -3.6pp 21st 18% above peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 7th -4.4pp 22nd 35% above peers
Palm Coast, FL 29.4% 17th -4.5pp 23rd 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 21st -4.0pp 24th 19% below peers
St. George, UT 17.4% 28th -2.9pp 25th 43% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 27th -3.2pp 26th 40% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 20th -5.9pp 27th 10% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 18th -7.3pp 28th 6% below peers
Fishers, IN 12.2% 31st -3.8pp 29th 60% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 5th -14.5pp 30th 46% above peers
Conroe, TX 22.3% 23rd -9.6pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±3.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 (58.5% then, 53.9% now; margin ±11.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (51.2% to 53.9%).
53.9%
20102024
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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
Vista, CA 74.0% 7th +14.1pp 1st 7% above peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 13th +11.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 15th +10.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 63.5% 24th +7.3pp 4th 8% below peers
Chico, CA 69.9% 14th +7.6pp 5th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 20th +6.6pp 6th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 74.2% 5th +7.2pp 7th 7% above peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 8th +6.8pp 8th 6% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 4th +6.7pp 9th 8% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 9th +6.3pp 10th 5% above peers
Davenport, IA 78.9% 1st +6.7pp 11th 14% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 17th +5.6pp 12th on par with peers
Bend, OR 64.7% 23rd +4.4pp 13th 7% below peers
Fishers, IN 77.3% 2nd +4.8pp 14th 12% above peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 16th +2.5pp 15th on par with peers
Palm Coast, FL 66.2% 21st +2.3pp 16th 4% below peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 3rd +2.0pp 17th 10% above peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 12th +1.2pp 18th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 18th -1.0pp 19th 1% below peers
Carmel, IN 68.3% 19th -1.4pp 20th 1% below peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 29th -1.4pp 21st 15% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 11th -2.6pp 22nd 3% above peers
Daly City, CA 74.1% 6th -2.8pp 23rd 7% above peers
Yuma, AZ 59.2% 28th -3.2pp 24th 14% below peers
Conroe, TX 59.3% 27th -3.8pp 25th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 26th -4.1pp 26th 13% below peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 10th -5.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 30th -4.6pp 28th 22% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 61.8% 25th -6.0pp 29th 11% below peers
St. George, UT 45.7% 31st -7.2pp 30th 34% below peers
Kenosha, WI 65.6% 22nd -12.8pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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