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Lake Elsinore, CA
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72,461 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Lake Elsinore, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$101,888
2020-24
▲ 43%
relative change
$71,476 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
12.2%
2020-24
▼ 41%
relative change
20.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
9.4%
2020-24
▼ 35%
relative change
14.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
6.3%
2020-24
▼ 25%
relative change
8.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
24.3%
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
19.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.6%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
89.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
May 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
4.7% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.39
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.39 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
3.0%
2020-24
flat
relative change
3.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
70.9%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
67.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.9%
2020-24
▼ 24%
relative change
3.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Lake Elsinore, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
22.4%
2020-24
▼ 46%
relative change
41.2% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
42.9%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
44.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.6%
2019-23
▲ 11%
relative change
11.3% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.5%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
7.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 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 →
Children
Children's share of the population
27.3%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Population
72,461
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
65,817 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,436
Jun 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$2,391 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$586,307
Jun 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$590,878 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$478,065
Jun 2026
flat
relative change
$479,256 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
22.3%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
27.3% 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 43% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $71,476 to $101,888 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,470). 30 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; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 61% from 2014 to 2024 ($63,303 to $101,888).
$101,888
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%
Camden, NJ $40,546 30th +50% 1st 52% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $101,888 11th +43% 2nd 22% above peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 13th +41% 3rd 3% above peers
Redlands, CA $105,041 8th +40% 4th 25% above peers
Turlock, CA $82,995 18th +39% 5th 1% below peers
Johnson City, TN $57,254 25th +37% 6th 32% below peers
Harlingen, TX $53,645 27th +35% 7th 36% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ $141,978 1st +34% 8th 69% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY $78,779 19th +32% 9th 6% below peers
Bayonne, NJ $83,887 15th +31% 10th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ $83,683 17th +30% 11th on par with peers
Wilmington, DE $58,671 22nd +30% 12th 30% below peers
Framingham, MA $107,419 6th +30% 13th 28% above peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 10th +29% 14th 24% above peers
Waukesha, WI $83,837 16th +28% 15th on par with peers
Jacksonville, NC $57,697 24th +28% 16th 31% below peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 29th +27% 17th 40% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 9th +27% 18th 24% above peers
Greenville, SC $71,472 20th +26% 19th 15% below peers
Tamarac, FL $61,718 21st +26% 20th 26% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 4th +26% 21st 48% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 7th +26% 22nd 27% above peers
St. Charles, MO $85,937 14th +25% 23rd 3% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $52,272 28th +25% 24th 38% below peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 5th +25% 25th 29% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD $88,280 12th +25% 26th 5% above peers
Maple Grove, MN $132,731 3rd +21% 27th 58% above peers
St. Joseph, MO $57,956 23rd +20% 28th 31% below peers
Dothan, AL $55,792 26th +19% 29th 33% below peers
Centreville, VA $139,510 2nd +18% 30th 66% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR $27,054 31st +17% 31st 68% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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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3 of 9 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 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 →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bentonville, AR up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,516 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.5 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 58% 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: 4.5% in May 2026, down from 4.7% a year earlier.
4.5%
1995May 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 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
Camden, NJ 7.7% (May 26) 27th -2.1pp 1st 103% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 5.0% (May 26) 21st -1.0pp 2nd 32% above peers
Turlock, CA 4.9% (May 26) 20th -0.7pp 3rd 29% above peers
Ankeny, IA 2.7% (May 26) 2nd -0.6pp 4th 29% below peers
St. Charles, MO 3.3% (May 26) 6th -0.5pp 5th 13% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 3.8% (May 26) 12th -0.5pp 6th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 4.5% (May 26) 17th -0.2pp 7th 18% above peers
Johnson City, TN 2.9% (May 26) 5th -0.2pp 8th 24% below peers
Gulfport, MS 3.3% (May 26) 7th -0.2pp 9th 13% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.7% (May 26) 26th -0.2pp 10th 50% above peers
Wilmington, DE 5.6% (May 26) 24th -0.2pp 11th 47% above peers
Noblesville, IN 2.8% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 12th 26% below peers
Framingham, MA 3.7% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 13th 3% below peers
Redlands, CA 3.7% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 14th 3% below peers
Waukesha, WI 2.6% (May 26) 1st -0.2pp 15th 32% below peers
Greenville, SC 3.3% (May 26) 8th -0.1pp 16th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 3.8% (May 26) 13th +0.0pp 17th on par with peers
Jacksonville, NC 5.0% (May 26) 22nd +0.0pp 18th 32% above peers
Rogers, AR 2.8% (May 26) 4th +0.1pp 19th 26% below peers
Marysville, WA 5.0% (May 26) 23rd +0.5pp 20th 32% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.0% (May 26) 16th +0.6pp 21st 5% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 3.9% (May 26) 15th +0.6pp 22nd 3% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 3.8% (May 26) 14th +0.7pp 23rd on par with peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.5% (May 26) 18th +0.7pp 24th 18% above peers
Harlingen, TX 5.6% (May 26) 25th +0.8pp 25th 47% above peers
Dothan, AL 3.4% (May 26) 9th +1.0pp 26th 11% below peers
Tamarac, FL 4.5% (May 26) 19th +1.1pp 27th 18% 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 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.5% to 9.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp). 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; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.4% to 9.4%).
9.4%
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%
Lake Elsinore, CA 9.4% 14th -5.1pp 1st 5% below peers
Turlock, CA 11.1% 18th -4.3pp 2nd 11% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.5% 6th -2.1pp 3rd 35% below peers
Ankeny, IA 4.1% 3rd -1.1pp 4th 59% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 3.7% 1st -1.0pp 5th 62% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.2% 4th -1.3pp 6th 48% below peers
Redlands, CA 8.8% 11th -2.0pp 7th 12% below peers
Wilmington, DE 20.7% 26th -4.3pp 8th 108% above peers
Camden, NJ 29.3% 30th -6.0pp 9th 194% above peers
Harlingen, TX 24.8% 29th -3.8pp 10th 149% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.2% 27th -3.4pp 11th 123% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 22.7% 28th -3.2pp 12th 128% above peers
St. Charles, MO 6.8% 7th -0.6pp 13th 32% below peers
Waukesha, WI 9.6% 15th -0.6pp 14th 4% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 9.3% 13th -0.5pp 15th 7% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 16.9% 23rd -0.8pp 16th 70% above peers
Johnson City, TN 19.3% 25th -0.5pp 17th 93% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 5th +0.0pp 18th 44% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 39.6% 31st +0.0pp 19th 297% above peers
Rogers, AR 10.4% 17th +0.0pp 20th 4% above peers
Dothan, AL 19.0% 24th +0.5pp 21st 91% above peers
Greenville, SC 13.3% 20th +0.6pp 22nd 34% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 14.6% 22nd +0.9pp 23rd 46% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 14.4% 21st +0.8pp 24th 44% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.0% 10th +0.9pp 25th 19% below peers
Tamarac, FL 12.9% 19th +1.4pp 26th 30% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 9.2% 12th +1.0pp 27th 8% below peers
Framingham, MA 10.0% 16th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 8th +1.4pp 29th 28% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.0% 2nd +1.0pp 30th 60% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 9th +2.1pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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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3 of 9 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 ±1.9pp 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 8.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.7% to 12.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.2pp). 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; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.9% to 12.2%).
12.2%
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%
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 5th -4.8pp 1st 61% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.2% 14th -8.5pp 2nd 20% below peers
Turlock, CA 12.0% 13th -7.9pp 3rd 21% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 22.2% 24th -8.2pp 4th 46% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 5th 75% below peers
Johnson City, TN 21.1% 23rd -6.6pp 6th 39% above peers
St. Charles, MO 8.5% 7th -2.3pp 7th 44% below peers
Redlands, CA 10.6% 11th -2.8pp 8th 30% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 3.6% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 76% below peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 27th -7.5pp 10th 107% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.7% 25th -5.1pp 11th 49% above peers
Camden, NJ 38.9% 29th -8.5pp 12th 156% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 6th -1.3pp 13th 60% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 1st -0.6pp 14th 78% below peers
Waukesha, WI 12.9% 15th -2.0pp 15th 15% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 16.9% 18th -1.5pp 16th 11% above peers
Harlingen, TX 39.9% 30th -3.3pp 17th 162% above peers
Wilmington, DE 37.2% 28th -2.7pp 18th 145% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.5% 4th +0.1pp 19th 71% below peers
Greenville, SC 18.3% 20th +0.9pp 20th 20% above peers
Dothan, AL 31.1% 26th +1.8pp 21st 105% above peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 17th +1.2pp 22nd 8% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 9th +0.8pp 23rd 36% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 20.9% 21st +1.7pp 24th 38% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.0% 22nd +1.9pp 25th 38% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 10.6% 12th +1.0pp 26th 30% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 64.2% 31st +7.7pp 27th 322% above peers
Tamarac, FL 16.9% 19th +2.8pp 28th 11% above peers
Centreville, VA 9.4% 8th +2.5pp 29th 38% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 10th +2.9pp 30th 35% below peers
Framingham, MA 15.2% 16th +4.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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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3 of 9 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 (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 ±2.3pp 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 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89.4% to 93.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 29 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; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 7.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.7% to 93.6%).
93.6%
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%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 15th +26.5pp 1st on par with peers
Camden, NJ 86.5% 26th +22.3pp 2nd 8% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 85.8% 29th +15.7pp 3rd 8% below peers
Harlingen, TX 84.8% 30th +15.5pp 4th 10% below peers
Wilmington, DE 87.2% 25th +14.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 83.8% 31st +13.2pp 6th 11% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 85.9% 28th +10.1pp 7th 8% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 27th +10.1pp 8th 8% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 92.4% 19th +9.7pp 9th 1% below peers
Turlock, CA 93.1% 18th +9.3pp 10th 1% below peers
Dothan, AL 87.5% 23rd +8.6pp 11th 7% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 93.8% 14th +8.6pp 12th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 90.5% 20th +7.9pp 13th 3% below peers
Redlands, CA 93.7% 16th +8.1pp 14th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 94.6% 10th +7.7pp 15th 1% above peers
Waukesha, WI 94.4% 11th +7.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 94.2% 13th +6.8pp 17th 1% above peers
Framingham, MA 95.7% 6th +5.8pp 18th 2% above peers
Tamarac, FL 87.9% 21st +5.1pp 19th 6% below peers
Johnson City, TN 87.9% 22nd +4.9pp 20th 6% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 94.8% 8th +4.8pp 21st 1% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 93.6% 17th +4.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Kalamazoo, MI 87.3% 24th +3.7pp 23rd 7% below peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 4th +3.9pp 24th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 7th +3.9pp 25th 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 9th +3.6pp 26th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 12th +3.5pp 27th 1% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 98.4% 1st +3.2pp 28th 5% above peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 5th +2.7pp 29th 2% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 97.5% 3rd +2.5pp 30th 4% above peers
Centreville, VA 98.3% 2nd +2.3pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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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3 of 9 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 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 →
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • South San Francisco, CA up 6.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 54% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 56% of this group · 2019-2024
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
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 (0.39 then, 0.39 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.38 to 0.39).
0.39
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
Rogers, AR 0.46 18th -0.041 1st 5% above peers
Wilmington, DE 0.51 30th -0.032 2nd 17% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 0.36 1st -0.022 3rd 17% below peers
Johnson City, TN 0.51 29th -0.030 4th 16% above peers
Turlock, CA 0.44 13th -0.021 5th 1% below peers
Harlingen, TX 0.46 20th -0.021 6th 5% above peers
Redlands, CA 0.46 19th -0.019 7th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 3rd -0.013 8th 13% below peers
Camden, NJ 0.48 24th -0.015 9th 10% above peers
Dothan, AL 0.49 27th -0.010 10th 13% above peers
Tamarac, FL 0.44 15th -0.007 11th on par with peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 4th -0.006 12th 11% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 0.48 23rd -0.003 13th 10% above peers
Waukesha, WI 0.42 9th -0.002 14th 5% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 0.46 17th -0.001 15th 4% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 0.50 28th -0.000 16th 14% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 0.39 6th +0.000 17th 10% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 0.42 11th +0.001 18th 5% below peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 2nd +0.003 19th 14% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 7th +0.003 20th 7% below peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 25th +0.006 21st 12% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 0.42 10th +0.006 22nd 5% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 0.49 26th +0.010 23rd 12% above peers
St. Charles, MO 0.44 16th +0.009 24th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 0.56 31st +0.016 25th 27% above peers
Framingham, MA 0.46 21st +0.015 26th 5% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 0.41 8th +0.019 27th 6% below peers
Centreville, VA 0.39 5th +0.023 28th 11% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 0.48 22nd +0.028 29th 9% above peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 14th +0.038 30th on par with peers
Maple Grove, MN 0.42 12th +0.037 31st 4% below 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (11.3% then, 12.6% now; margin ±2.7pp). 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, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 3.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (9.1% to 12.6%).
12.6%
20102023
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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 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
Queen Creek, AZ 1.2% 1st -2.1pp 1st 90% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 3rd -2.3pp 2nd 75% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.5% 8th -3.1pp 3rd 55% below peers
Johnson City, TN 9.9% 14th -5.0pp 4th 19% below peers
St. Charles, MO 4.0% 5th -2.0pp 5th 67% below peers
Centreville, VA 3.3% 4th -1.6pp 6th 73% below peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 7th -1.8pp 7th 58% below peers
Greenville, SC 8.8% 12th -2.4pp 8th 28% below peers
Redlands, CA 7.1% 11th -1.7pp 9th 42% below peers
Harlingen, TX 20.5% 27th -4.1pp 10th 68% above peers
Waukesha, WI 9.2% 13th -1.7pp 11th 24% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 12.3% 17th -1.7pp 12th on par with peers
Kalamazoo, MI 16.8% 24th -1.2pp 13th 37% above peers
Wilmington, DE 22.8% 29th -0.7pp 14th 86% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 28th -0.6pp 15th 84% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 6th -0.1pp 16th 64% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 15th +0.2pp 17th 12% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 15.6% 22nd +0.3pp 18th 27% above peers
Dothan, AL 16.8% 25th +0.8pp 19th 37% above peers
Tamarac, FL 12.2% 16th +0.7pp 20th on par with peers
Camden, NJ 43.4% 30th +3.4pp 21st 255% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.6% 18th +1.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 13.4% 20th +1.3pp 23rd 10% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 15.7% 23rd +1.7pp 24th 28% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.7% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 78% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 19.8% 26th +2.8pp 26th 62% above peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 10th +1.0pp 27th 46% below peers
Turlock, CA 14.7% 21st +3.0pp 28th 20% above peers
Framingham, MA 12.8% 19th +2.9pp 29th 5% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 46.0% 31st +10.9pp 30th 276% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 9th +2.1pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 (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 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $586,307 in June 2026, down from $590,878 a year earlier.
$586,307
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 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%
Waukesha, WI $428,781 (Jun 26) 12th +6.1% 1st 8% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY $594,937 (Jun 26) 8th +4.2% 2nd 50% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $245,800 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.0% 3rd 38% below peers
Jacksonville, NC $264,857 (Jun 26) 22nd +3.5% 4th 33% below peers
Rogers, AR $387,696 (Jun 26) 16th +3.2% 5th 2% below peers
Dothan, AL $207,626 (Jun 26) 24th +2.5% 6th 48% below peers
Noblesville, IN $397,221 (Jun 26) 14th +2.1% 7th on par with peers
Greenville, SC $333,224 (Jun 26) 19th +2.1% 8th 16% below peers
Maple Grove, MN $432,568 (Jun 26) 11th +1.9% 9th 9% above peers
Wilmington, DE $335,577 (Jun 26) 18th +1.8% 10th 16% below peers
Blaine, MN $388,347 (Jun 26) 15th +1.6% 11th 2% below peers
Ankeny, IA $342,159 (Jun 26) 17th +1.3% 12th 14% below peers
Bayonne, NJ $600,724 (Jun 26) 7th +1.2% 13th 51% above peers
Gulfport, MS $205,550 (Jun 26) 25th +1.1% 14th 48% below peers
Redlands, CA $640,636 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.7% 15th 61% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD $401,291 (Jun 26) 13th +0.6% 16th 1% above peers
Johnson City, TN $300,337 (Jun 26) 20th +0.6% 17th 24% below peers
Marysville, WA $631,610 (Jun 26) 5th +0.1% 18th 59% above peers
Framingham, MA $682,124 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.0% 19th 72% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ $630,828 (Jun 26) 6th -0.3% 20th 59% above peers
Centreville, VA $632,530 (Jun 26) 4th -0.3% 21st 59% above peers
Turlock, CA $485,817 (Jun 26) 10th -0.6% 22nd 22% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $586,307 (Jun 26) 9th -0.8% 23rd 48% above peers
Rocklin, CA $697,458 (Jun 26) 1st -0.9% 24th 76% above peers
Harlingen, TX $199,141 (Jun 26) 26th -1.8% 25th 50% below peers
Tamarac, FL $293,570 (Jun 26) 21st -5.9% 26th 26% below peers
Camden, NJ $150,576 (Jun 26) 27th -7.1% 27th 62% below 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 81% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $478,065 in June 2026, down from $479,256 a year earlier.
$478,065
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 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%
Mount Vernon, NY $307,231 (Jun 26) 14th +12.8% 1st on par with peers
Waukesha, WI $315,715 (Jun 26) 12th +5.5% 2nd 3% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $147,956 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.6% 3rd 52% below peers
Jacksonville, NC $196,578 (Jun 26) 21st +4.2% 4th 36% below peers
Greenville, SC $208,705 (Jun 26) 18th +4.2% 5th 32% below peers
Dothan, AL $110,999 (Jun 26) 26th +3.6% 6th 64% below peers
Gulfport, MS $127,679 (Jun 26) 24th +3.0% 7th 58% below peers
Rogers, AR $276,843 (Jun 26) 16th +3.0% 8th 10% below peers
Noblesville, IN $301,427 (Jun 26) 15th +2.4% 9th 2% below peers
Blaine, MN $308,055 (Jun 26) 13th +2.2% 10th on par with peers
Redlands, CA $508,195 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.1% 11th 65% above peers
Maple Grove, MN $317,148 (Jun 26) 11th +1.5% 12th 3% above peers
Johnson City, TN $196,605 (Jun 26) 20th +1.4% 13th 36% below peers
Bayonne, NJ $422,438 (Jun 26) 8th +1.2% 14th 37% above peers
Ankeny, IA $244,353 (Jun 26) 17th +0.9% 15th 20% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD $324,959 (Jun 26) 10th +0.7% 16th 6% above peers
Marysville, WA $526,027 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.7% 17th 71% above peers
Wilmington, DE $205,364 (Jun 26) 19th +0.2% 18th 33% below peers
Turlock, CA $404,933 (Jun 26) 9th +0.2% 19th 32% above peers
Centreville, VA $492,090 (Jun 26) 4th -0.0% 20th 60% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $478,065 (Jun 26) 6th -0.2% 21st 56% above peers
Rocklin, CA $564,786 (Jun 26) 1st -0.4% 22nd 84% above peers
Framingham, MA $472,843 (Jun 26) 7th -0.5% 23rd 54% above peers
Harlingen, TX $127,034 (Jun 26) 25th -0.8% 24th 59% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ $479,599 (Jun 26) 5th -1.2% 25th 56% above peers
Camden, NJ $106,163 (Jun 26) 27th -1.6% 26th 65% below peers
Tamarac, FL $149,326 (Jun 26) 22nd -11.7% 27th 51% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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 (67.8% then, 70.9% now; margin ±3.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.2% to 70.9%).
70.9%
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%
Jacksonville, NC 38.7% 29th +6.8pp 1st 34% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 42.9% 26th +5.2pp 2nd 27% below peers
Wilmington, DE 48.0% 25th +4.7pp 3rd 18% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 22nd +5.1pp 4th 6% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 62.8% 14th +4.0pp 5th 7% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 67.5% 12th +3.5pp 6th 15% above peers
Tamarac, FL 76.2% 4th +3.8pp 7th 30% above peers
St. Charles, MO 68.0% 11th +3.3pp 8th 16% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 64.1% 13th +2.9pp 9th 9% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 70.9% 8th +3.1pp 10th 21% above peers
Centreville, VA 73.2% 5th +3.2pp 11th 25% above peers
Turlock, CA 56.0% 21st +2.4pp 12th 5% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 90.2% 1st +3.5pp 13th 53% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 9th +2.2pp 14th 18% above peers
Johnson City, TN 51.3% 24th +1.1pp 15th 13% below peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 10th +1.2pp 16th 16% above peers
Framingham, MA 54.8% 23rd +0.9pp 17th 7% below peers
Waukesha, WI 58.8% 16th +0.7pp 18th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 56.1% 20th +0.6pp 19th 5% below peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 7th -0.0pp 20th 21% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 17th -0.4pp 21st 3% below peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 2nd -1.1pp 22nd 45% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 6th -2.4pp 23rd 21% above peers
Dothan, AL 57.1% 18th -2.1pp 24th 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 42.3% 27th -1.9pp 25th 28% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 82.3% 3rd -3.8pp 26th 40% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 59.5% 15th -3.6pp 27th 1% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 36.2% 30th -2.3pp 28th 38% below peers
Greenville, SC 41.1% 28th -3.0pp 29th 30% below peers
Redlands, CA 56.8% 19th -4.4pp 30th 3% below peers
Camden, NJ 34.4% 31st -4.9pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
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3 of 9 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 92% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,436 in June 2026, up from $2,391 a year earlier.
$2,436
2015June 2026
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▸ Compare all 27 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%
Mount Vernon, NY $2,794 (Jun 26) 1st +6.7% 1st 49% above peers
Gulfport, MS $1,486 (Jun 26) 21st +4.5% 2nd 21% below peers
Waukesha, WI $1,490 (Jun 26) 20th +4.2% 3rd 20% below peers
Camden, NJ $1,811 (Jun 26) 15th +4.1% 4th 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI $1,253 (Jun 26) 25th +3.9% 5th 33% below peers
Maple Grove, MN $2,261 (Jun 26) 9th +3.8% 6th 21% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $2,353 (Jun 26) 8th +3.6% 7th 26% above peers
Wilmington, DE $1,872 (Jun 26) 14th +3.4% 8th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $2,656 (Jun 26) 2nd +3.0% 9th 42% above peers
Jacksonville, NC $1,395 (Jun 26) 24th +2.8% 10th 25% below peers
Johnson City, TN $1,467 (Jun 26) 23rd +2.8% 11th 22% below peers
Redlands, CA $2,418 (Jun 26) 6th +2.8% 12th 29% above peers
Blaine, MN $2,112 (Jun 26) 12th +2.6% 13th 13% above peers
Noblesville, IN $1,716 (Jun 26) 16th +2.5% 14th 8% below peers
Rogers, AR $1,473 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.5% 15th 21% below peers
Dothan, AL $1,207 (Jun 26) 26th +2.2% 16th 36% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,469 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.0% 17th 32% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD $1,708 (Jun 26) 17th +1.9% 18th 9% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $2,436 (Jun 26) 4th +1.9% 19th 30% above peers
Greenville, SC $1,561 (Jun 26) 18th +1.0% 20th 17% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ $2,181 (Jun 26) 10th +0.8% 21st 16% above peers
Harlingen, TX $1,135 (Jun 26) 27th +0.6% 22nd 39% below peers
Ankeny, IA $1,520 (Jun 26) 19th +0.4% 23rd 19% below peers
Turlock, CA $2,083 (Jun 26) 13th -0.3% 24th 11% above peers
Centreville, VA $2,424 (Jun 26) 5th -0.5% 25th 29% above peers
Tamarac, FL $2,155 (Jun 26) 11th -0.7% 26th 15% above peers
Framingham, MA $2,360 (Jun 26) 7th -3.1% 27th 26% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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 (44.5% then, 42.9% now; margin ±5.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.4% to 42.9%).
42.9%
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 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Harlingen, TX 28.5% 8th -5.3pp 1st 16% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 22.1% 2nd -3.9pp 2nd 35% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 47.4% 29th -4.8pp 3rd 39% above peers
Turlock, CA 37.9% 22nd -3.8pp 4th 11% above peers
St. Charles, MO 23.2% 5th -1.5pp 5th 32% below peers
Wilmington, DE 38.8% 24th -2.5pp 6th 14% above peers
Camden, NJ 50.5% 31st -2.9pp 7th 48% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 7th -1.3pp 8th 31% below peers
Redlands, CA 35.4% 18th -1.8pp 9th 4% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.9% 15th -1.7pp 10th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 23rd -1.5pp 11th 13% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 42.9% 26th -1.6pp 12th 26% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 44.1% 27th -1.4pp 13th 30% above peers
Framingham, MA 35.4% 19th -0.9pp 14th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 44.5% 28th +0.0pp 15th 31% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 34.0% 16th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 20th +0.9pp 17th 5% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 4th +0.7pp 18th 32% below peers
Centreville, VA 29.1% 9th +1.1pp 19th 15% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 6th +1.2pp 20th 31% below peers
Johnson City, TN 33.8% 14th +1.8pp 21st 1% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 30.6% 11th +1.6pp 22nd 10% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.0% 25th +2.6pp 23rd 18% above peers
Waukesha, WI 30.9% 13th +2.1pp 24th 9% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 20.9% 1st +1.6pp 25th 39% below peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 17th +2.9pp 26th 3% above peers
Dothan, AL 30.9% 12th +2.7pp 27th 9% below peers
Tamarac, FL 48.8% 30th +4.4pp 28th 43% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 3rd +2.5pp 29th 33% below peers
Greenville, SC 36.4% 21st +3.9pp 30th 7% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 30.6% 10th +5.3pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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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
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.0% then, 3.0% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 3.0%).
3.0%
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 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Blaine, MN 2.4% 4th -1.1pp 1st 65% below peers
Greenville, SC 7.9% 19th -3.0pp 2nd 18% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 14.1% 27th -4.7pp 3rd 111% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 7th -0.9pp 4th 50% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.3% 13th -1.4pp 5th 20% below peers
Harlingen, TX 6.4% 15th -1.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Johnson City, TN 7.3% 18th -1.4pp 7th 9% above peers
Framingham, MA 8.6% 23rd -1.6pp 8th 29% above peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 22nd -1.1pp 9th 29% above peers
Camden, NJ 30.8% 30th -3.6pp 10th 361% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 11th 44% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 12.7% 26th -1.1pp 12th 90% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.1% 12th -0.3pp 13th 23% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 9.5% 25th -0.4pp 14th 41% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 3.0% 6th -0.0pp 15th 55% below peers
Redlands, CA 5.0% 11th -0.0pp 16th 25% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.2% 29th -0.0pp 17th 246% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd +0.0pp 18th 73% below peers
Turlock, CA 6.7% 16th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 4.7% 10th +0.1pp 20th 29% below peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 3rd +0.0pp 21st 70% below peers
Wilmington, DE 22.5% 28th +1.0pp 22nd 236% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.7% 17th +0.6pp 23rd 1% above peers
Dothan, AL 8.0% 20th +0.9pp 24th 20% above peers
Tamarac, FL 9.0% 24th +1.4pp 25th 35% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 8.1% 21st +1.3pp 26th 22% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.0% 31st +5.4pp 27th 393% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 14th +1.6pp 28th 17% below peers
Centreville, VA 3.4% 8th +1.3pp 29th 49% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.8% 5th +1.6pp 30th 58% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 1.6% 1st +1.1pp 31st 77% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mount Pleasant, SC down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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Uninsured fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.4% to 6.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 4 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; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 12.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.5% to 6.3%).
6.3%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.5% 2nd -1.6pp 1st 60% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.3% 16th -2.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.5% 21st -2.2pp 3rd 19% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 6.0% 12th -1.1pp 4th 5% below peers
St. Charles, MO 4.9% 6th -0.8pp 5th 22% below peers
Gulfport, MS 15.1% 30th -2.4pp 6th 139% above peers
Tamarac, FL 9.6% 24th -1.5pp 7th 53% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.0% 13th -0.8pp 8th 4% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.9% 11th -0.7pp 9th 6% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 19th -0.8pp 10th 13% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.4% 1st -0.2pp 11th 62% below peers
Greenville, SC 9.4% 23rd -0.5pp 12th 49% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 3rd -0.1pp 13th 43% below peers
Turlock, CA 4.7% 5th -0.2pp 14th 25% below peers
Framingham, MA 5.5% 8th -0.2pp 15th 13% below peers
Rogers, AR 12.9% 28th +0.2pp 16th 105% above peers
Redlands, CA 5.1% 7th +0.2pp 17th 19% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.6% 4th +0.3pp 18th 42% below peers
Dothan, AL 10.9% 26th +1.0pp 19th 74% above peers
Harlingen, TX 22.5% 31st +2.4pp 20th 256% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 7.7% 22nd +0.9pp 21st 21% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 11.9% 27th +1.4pp 22nd 88% above peers
Johnson City, TN 10.5% 25th +1.2pp 23rd 67% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 7.1% 18th +0.9pp 24th 12% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 5.8% 9th +0.8pp 25th 8% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.8% 10th +0.8pp 26th 8% below peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 14th +0.9pp 27th 4% below peers
Wilmington, DE 7.5% 20th +1.5pp 28th 19% above peers
Marysville, WA 6.3% 17th +1.4pp 29th on par with peers
Camden, NJ 14.4% 29th +3.2pp 30th 129% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.2% 15th +1.9pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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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 →
  • 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 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

35.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 1st 31% below peers
Framingham, MA 25.2% 2nd 28% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 25.2% 3rd 28% below peers
Centreville, VA 26.1% 4th 25% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.9% 5th 14% below peers
Greenville, SC 30.8% 6th 11% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 7th 11% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 31.3% 8th 10% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 31.5% 9th 9% below peers
Redlands, CA 31.7% 10th 9% below peers
Tamarac, FL 32.9% 11th 5% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.9% 12th 3% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 34.1% 13th 2% below peers
Turlock, CA 34.3% 14th 1% below peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 15th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 16th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 34.8% 17th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 35.0% 18th 1% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 19th 3% above peers
St. Charles, MO 36.3% 20th 4% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 21st 6% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 22nd 7% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 37.5% 23rd 8% above peers
Dothan, AL 37.5% 24th 8% above peers
Johnson City, TN 38.5% 25th 11% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.2% 26th 16% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 40.8% 27th 17% above peers
Camden, NJ 43.6% 28th 25% above peers
Wilmington, DE 44.7% 29th 28% above peers
Harlingen, TX 46.6% 30th 34% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.8% then, 2.9% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 2.9%).
2.9%
20122024
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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
Tamarac, FL 2.6% 9th -7.1pp 1st 29% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 1st -2.7pp 2nd 66% below peers
Turlock, CA 1.2% 2nd -0.9pp 3rd 66% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.8% 3rd -1.2pp 4th 53% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 2.3% 7th -1.5pp 5th 39% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 4th -0.9pp 6th 49% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 2.9% 10th -0.9pp 7th 22% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 3.7% 16th -0.6pp 8th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 13th -0.2pp 9th 12% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 4.3% 19th -0.1pp 10th 18% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 3.2% 12th -0.0pp 11th 14% below peers
St. Charles, MO 3.1% 11th +0.0pp 12th 17% below peers
Centreville, VA 5.8% 24th +0.4pp 13th 57% above peers
Harlingen, TX 12.8% 31st +0.9pp 14th 246% above peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 29th +0.6pp 15th 116% above peers
Redlands, CA 2.2% 6th +0.2pp 16th 40% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 5.2% 22nd +0.5pp 17th 39% above peers
Johnson City, TN 4.6% 21st +0.5pp 18th 25% above peers
Framingham, MA 3.8% 17th +0.5pp 19th 3% above peers
Wilmington, DE 4.2% 18th +0.6pp 20th 13% above peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 30th +1.2pp 21st 124% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.3% 23rd +1.0pp 22nd 45% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 14th +0.6pp 23rd 7% below peers
Waukesha, WI 2.6% 8th +0.7pp 24th 31% below peers
Dothan, AL 3.6% 15th +1.1pp 25th 4% below peers
Greenville, SC 6.5% 25th +2.3pp 26th 75% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.5% 20th +1.8pp 27th 20% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 6.6% 26th +3.2pp 28th 77% above peers
Camden, NJ 8.0% 28th +4.1pp 29th 115% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 5th +1.4pp 30th 48% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.6% 27th +5.2pp 31st 79% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 (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 →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

College attainment rose 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.6% to 24.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp). 15 of the 29 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; 15 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 8.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.1% to 24.3%).
24.3%
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 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 29th +4.9pp 1st 41% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 24.3% 26th +4.6pp 2nd 37% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 35.9% 17th +6.8pp 3rd 7% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 42.5% 10th +7.5pp 4th 11% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 25th +3.8pp 5th 37% below peers
Wilmington, DE 33.1% 19th +5.1pp 6th 14% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 45.0% 8th +6.8pp 7th 17% above peers
St. Charles, MO 43.3% 9th +6.0pp 8th 13% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.5% 15th +4.6pp 9th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 18th +4.0pp 10th 10% below peers
Tamarac, FL 29.4% 20th +3.3pp 11th 24% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 23.0% 28th +2.5pp 12th 40% below peers
Greenville, SC 55.5% 3rd +5.2pp 13th 44% above peers
Waukesha, WI 41.7% 12th +3.7pp 14th 9% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 27.4% 22nd +2.4pp 15th 29% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 26.3% 24th +2.2pp 16th 32% below peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 5th +4.2pp 17th 34% above peers
Dothan, AL 27.6% 21st +2.1pp 18th 28% below peers
Johnson City, TN 42.5% 11th +2.6pp 19th 10% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 39.6% 14th +2.4pp 20th 3% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 27th +1.4pp 21st 39% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 16th +2.0pp 22nd 4% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 57.1% 2nd +3.1pp 23rd 49% above peers
Turlock, CA 26.5% 23rd +1.4pp 24th 31% below peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 7th +1.6pp 25th 25% above peers
Camden, NJ 10.1% 30th +0.3pp 26th 74% below peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 4th +1.3pp 27th 35% above peers
Framingham, MA 48.7% 6th +1.2pp 28th 27% above peers
Centreville, VA 58.2% 1st +0.0pp 29th 51% above peers
Redlands, CA 41.5% 13th -0.3pp 30th 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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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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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment fell 18.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.2% to 22.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±16.5pp). 6 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; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 9.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.0% to 22.4%).
22.4%
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%
St. Charles, MO 61.1% 3rd +19.2pp 1st 34% above peers
Centreville, VA 68.9% 1st +17.9pp 2nd 51% above peers
Redlands, CA 47.6% 13th +5.0pp 3rd 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 20th +4.2pp 4th 7% below peers
Framingham, MA 52.9% 9th +5.1pp 5th 16% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 53.1% 8th +1.9pp 6th 16% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 21st +1.4pp 7th 9% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 43.8% 19th +1.5pp 8th 4% below peers
Dothan, AL 45.9% 15th +1.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Waukesha, WI 50.7% 10th +1.1pp 10th 11% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 62.1% 2nd -0.4pp 11th 36% above peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 14th -0.6pp 12th 1% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 49.2% 11th -1.4pp 13th 8% above peers
Tamarac, FL 57.8% 4th -2.1pp 14th 27% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 12th -1.9pp 15th 6% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 54.1% 7th -3.8pp 16th 19% above peers
Wilmington, DE 55.3% 6th -4.6pp 17th 21% above peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 18th -6.0pp 18th 4% below peers
Greenville, SC 55.4% 5th -7.5pp 19th 21% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 16th -7.6pp 20th on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 17th -8.0pp 21st 4% below peers
Johnson City, TN 29.1% 28th -6.6pp 22nd 36% below peers
Harlingen, TX 38.0% 25th -9.0pp 23rd 17% below peers
Turlock, CA 38.4% 24th -9.7pp 24th 16% below peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 25th 37% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.7% 23rd -16.7pp 26th 15% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 20.9% 31st -12.7pp 27th 54% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.3% 26th -21.6pp 28th 27% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.4% 30th -18.9pp 29th 51% below peers
Camden, NJ 39.2% 22nd -34.3pp 30th 14% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 31.0% 27th -28.0pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 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 →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±10.9pp 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 (7.1% then, 6.5% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 6.5%).
6.5%
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
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd -2.8pp 1st 69% below peers
Tamarac, FL 2.1% 3rd -3.0pp 2nd 63% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 6th -3.9pp 3rd 27% below peers
Turlock, CA 4.4% 10th -3.8pp 4th 23% below peers
Dothan, AL 5.2% 13th -4.4pp 5th 11% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.7% 21st -5.1pp 6th 17% above peers
Harlingen, TX 11.9% 31st -8.0pp 7th 105% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 3.6% 5th -1.5pp 8th 37% below peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 9th -1.8pp 9th 24% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 5.7% 15th -2.2pp 10th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 29th -2.4pp 11th 82% above peers
Wilmington, DE 10.5% 28th -2.0pp 12th 81% above peers
Framingham, MA 2.8% 4th -0.5pp 13th 52% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.1% 12th -0.9pp 14th 12% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.5% 19th -0.6pp 15th 12% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 25th -0.3pp 16th 55% above peers
Centreville, VA 4.3% 7th +0.3pp 17th 25% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 8.8% 24th +0.5pp 18th 52% above peers
Camden, NJ 11.3% 30th +0.8pp 19th 96% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.8% 16th +0.5pp 20th on par with peers
Redlands, CA 5.5% 14th +0.6pp 21st 4% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 6.2% 18th +1.0pp 22nd 7% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 10.4% 27th +1.8pp 23rd 81% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.0% 23rd +2.3pp 24th 22% above peers
Greenville, SC 6.1% 17th +2.1pp 25th 6% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 11th +2.0pp 26th 23% below peers
Johnson City, TN 4.4% 8th +2.3pp 27th 24% below peers
St. Charles, MO 6.7% 20th +4.0pp 28th 16% above peers
Waukesha, WI 6.8% 22nd +4.8pp 29th 18% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 26th +7.1pp 30th 56% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.7% 1st 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 ±3.3pp 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 10% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65,817 to 72,461 - more than the combined survey margin (±110). 20 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; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 29% from 2014 to 2024 (56,243 to 72,461).
72,461
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
Queen Creek, AZ 71,867 21st +67% 1st 1% below peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 11th +17% 2nd on par with peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 2nd +16% 3rd 1% above peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 3rd +13% 4th 1% above peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 14th +13% 5th on par with peers
Tamarac, FL 73,019 5th +11% 6th 1% above peers
Harlingen, TX 72,087 19th +11% 7th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,461 15th +10% 8th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 8th +10% 9th 1% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 71,553 24th +10% 10th 1% below peers
Johnson City, TN 72,222 18th +9% 11th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 72,935 9th +8% 12th 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 72,427 16th +7% 13th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 7th +6% 14th 1% above peers
Dothan, AL 71,514 25th +5% 15th 1% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72,590 12th +4% 16th on par with peers
Redlands, CA 73,375 1st +3% 17th 1% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 72,059 20th +3% 18th 1% below peers
St. Charles, MO 71,508 26th +2% 19th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 6th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Wilmington, DE 71,727 22nd +2% 21st 1% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 71,173 31st +1% 22nd 2% below peers
Framingham, MA 72,399 17th +0% 23rd on par with peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72,922 10th -1% 24th 1% above peers
Turlock, CA 72,502 13th -1% 25th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 71,233 30th -2% 26th 2% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 71,279 28th -2% 27th 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 71,706 23rd -3% 28th 1% below peers
Camden, NJ 71,496 27th -3% 29th 1% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 73,076 4th -4% 30th 1% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 71,236 29th -6% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 ±68 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.9% to 27.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). 14 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; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 4.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (32.0% to 27.3%).
27.3%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 21.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Framingham, MA 21.7% 18th +2.0pp 1st 3% below peers
Redlands, CA 23.9% 12th +1.9pp 2nd 7% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.1% 20th +1.0pp 3rd 5% below peers
St. Charles, MO 17.7% 29th +0.2pp 4th 21% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 18.9% 25th +0.0pp 5th 15% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 5th -0.1pp 6th 23% above peers
Tamarac, FL 17.7% 28th -0.0pp 7th 20% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.1% 13th -0.4pp 8th 4% above peers
Dothan, AL 22.6% 14th -0.5pp 9th 1% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 18.0% 27th -0.4pp 10th 19% below peers
Johnson City, TN 18.4% 26th -0.5pp 11th 17% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.1% 17th -0.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 8th -0.8pp 13th 16% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 24.1% 11th -1.0pp 14th 8% above peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 7th -1.3pp 15th 17% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 10th -1.2pp 16th 11% above peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 6th -1.6pp 17th 18% above peers
Turlock, CA 24.8% 9th -1.7pp 18th 11% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 20.7% 22nd -1.5pp 19th 7% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 30.5% 1st -2.3pp 20th 37% above peers
Wilmington, DE 21.0% 21st -1.7pp 21st 6% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 19.2% 24th -1.7pp 22nd 14% below peers
Waukesha, WI 19.2% 23rd -1.8pp 23rd 14% below peers
Harlingen, TX 28.8% 2nd -2.7pp 24th 29% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 16th -2.2pp 25th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 17.1% 30th -1.9pp 26th 23% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 15th -2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Centreville, VA 21.7% 19th -2.5pp 28th 3% below peers
Camden, NJ 27.5% 3rd -3.4pp 29th 23% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 27.3% 4th -4.5pp 30th 23% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 15.3% 31st -3.3pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.3% then, 22.3% now; margin ±6.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.7% to 22.3%).
22.3%
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 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Bayonne, NJ 41.7% 9th +11.2pp 1st 36% above peers
Redlands, CA 31.0% 15th +7.7pp 2nd 1% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 26th +5.0pp 3rd 29% below peers
Centreville, VA 20.4% 27th +4.1pp 4th 33% below peers
Queen Creek, AZ 11.2% 30th +1.9pp 5th 63% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 41.1% 11th +6.5pp 6th 34% above peers
Waukesha, WI 32.5% 13th +4.6pp 7th 6% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 22nd +2.8pp 8th 21% below peers
Dothan, AL 47.6% 6th +3.2pp 9th 55% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72.4% 2nd +4.7pp 10th 136% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.1% 17th +1.7pp 11th 5% below peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 21st +1.4pp 12th 16% below peers
Harlingen, TX 45.1% 8th +2.2pp 13th 47% above peers
Tamarac, FL 38.0% 12th +1.8pp 14th 24% above peers
Framingham, MA 29.0% 18th +0.8pp 15th 5% below peers
Wilmington, DE 67.8% 3rd +1.1pp 16th 121% above peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 23rd +0.3pp 17th 24% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 29th +0.1pp 18th 55% below peers
Camden, NJ 75.7% 1st +0.3pp 19th 147% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 10th +0.0pp 20th 35% above peers
Turlock, CA 30.6% 16th -0.3pp 21st on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 27.8% 19th -0.7pp 22nd 9% below peers
Greenville, SC 31.4% 14th -0.9pp 23rd 2% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 46.9% 7th -1.4pp 24th 53% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 49.3% 5th -2.5pp 25th 61% above peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 4th -5.6pp 26th 73% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.3% 24th -5.0pp 27th 27% below peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 28th -4.2pp 28th 41% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 22.1% 25th -6.7pp 29th 28% below peers
Johnson City, TN 26.8% 20th -11.4pp 30th 13% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 11.0% 31st -5.8pp 31st 64% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 ±4.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (50.5% then, 65.3% now; margin ±15.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 8 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; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 12.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.2% to 65.3%).
65.3%
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 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Redlands, CA 73.3% 11th +20.8pp 1st 3% above peers
Turlock, CA 71.1% 16th +16.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 65.3% 23rd +14.8pp 3rd 8% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 90.8% 1st +17.2pp 4th 28% above peers
Wilmington, DE 78.9% 7th +9.9pp 5th 11% above peers
Johnson City, TN 59.4% 28th +7.3pp 6th 16% below peers
Greenville, SC 72.9% 12th +8.7pp 7th 2% above peers
Waukesha, WI 80.8% 5th +9.1pp 8th 14% above peers
Tamarac, FL 84.1% 2nd +9.4pp 9th 18% above peers
Queen Creek, AZ 55.3% 30th +5.9pp 10th 22% below peers
Centreville, VA 80.2% 6th +8.5pp 11th 13% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 70.0% 18th +5.8pp 12th 2% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72.0% 13th +4.6pp 13th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 3rd +5.2pp 14th 18% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 81.3% 4th +4.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 10th +2.2pp 16th 6% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 70.5% 17th +1.7pp 17th 1% below peers
St. Charles, MO 76.7% 8th +1.7pp 18th 8% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 21st +1.3pp 19th 7% below peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 25th +0.3pp 20th 11% below peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 29th -0.8pp 21st 19% below peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 19th -1.6pp 22nd 2% below peers
Harlingen, TX 59.9% 27th -1.5pp 23rd 16% below peers
Camden, NJ 71.2% 15th -1.8pp 24th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 14th -1.9pp 25th 1% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 64.9% 24th -2.1pp 26th 9% below peers
Framingham, MA 76.0% 9th -3.2pp 27th 7% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 46.8% 31st -2.2pp 28th 34% below peers
Dothan, AL 65.4% 22nd -5.6pp 29th 8% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 66.8% 20th -11.0pp 30th 6% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 61.4% 26th -14.1pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 9 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 ±14.2pp 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
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