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78,010 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Lakewood, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
5.3%
2020-24
▼ 29%
relative change
7.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$119,177
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
$93,432 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.0%
Jul 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
5.5% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.7%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
90.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.39
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.38 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
5.8%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
71.4%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
72.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.3%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
3.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.8%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
4.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
45.4%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
51.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 3 indicators

Where Lakewood, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
7.5%
2019-23
▲ 106%
relative change
3.7% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.8%
2020-24
▲ 104%
relative change
3.3% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
32.7%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
30.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,602
Aug 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
$3,334 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
20.5%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
21.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$787,657
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$763,632 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$872,166
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$849,928 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
79,850
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
80,292 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
17.9%
2020-24
low
vs peers
22.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $93,432 to $119,177 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,839).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lakewood started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 51% from 2014 to 2024 ($79,113 to $119,177).
Bright spot $119,177
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%
Missoula, MT $70,392 25th +48% 1st 27% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 2nd 10% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 23rd +36% 3rd 24% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 27th +35% 4th 29% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 5th 85% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 14th +34% 6th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 11th +33% 7th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 8th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 3rd +31% 9th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 28th +31% 10th 40% below peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 11th 61% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 16th +29% 12th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 13th +29% 13th 8% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 4th +29% 14th 42% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 8th +28% 15th 29% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 9th +28% 16th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 10th +28% 17th 24% above peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 18th 47% below peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 2nd +26% 19th 44% above peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 7th +26% 20th 29% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 12th +25% 21st 12% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 5th +25% 22nd 34% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 24th +22% 23rd 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 24th 19% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 26th +21% 25th 28% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 6th +19% 26th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 15th +17% 27th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 30th +16% 28th 49% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 22nd +15% 29th 20% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 21st +12% 30th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 17 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 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,606 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.0% in July 2026, down from 5.5% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.0%
1990July 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 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Flint, MI 12.5% (Jul 26) 30th -2.8pp 1st 198% above peers
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 29% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 6th -1.0pp 3rd 21% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 14th -1.0pp 4th on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.7pp 5th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 17th -0.6pp 6th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 7th 52% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 8th 19% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 9th 26% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 11th 21% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 12th 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 26th -0.3pp 13th 24% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 14th 38% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.3pp 15th 17% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 19th -0.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 28th -0.2pp 17th 29% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 21st -0.1pp 18th 10% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th -0.1pp 19th 26% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th +0.1pp 20th 7% above peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.1pp 21st 17% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 22nd 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 23rd 10% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 24th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 25th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 29th +0.4pp 26th 36% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 27th 21% above peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th +0.6pp 28th 2% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 27th +0.7pp 29th 26% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.7pp 30th on par with peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.6% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.3% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
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 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Missoula, MT 11.8% 23rd -5.7pp 1st 27% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 1st -1.0pp 2nd 69% below peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 2nd -1.2pp 3rd 55% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 13th -1.6pp 4th 20% below peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 30th -5.2pp 5th 189% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 25th -2.3pp 6th 43% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 19th -1.7pp 7th 12% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 28th -2.8pp 8th 95% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 8th -0.9pp 9th 37% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 22nd -1.7pp 10th 20% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 17th -1.5pp 11th 6% above peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 21st -1.6pp 12th 18% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 7th -0.8pp 13th 38% below peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 14th 266% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 6th -0.7pp 15th 39% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 24th -0.7pp 16th 35% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 12th -0.1pp 17th 23% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 5th -0.0pp 18th 40% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 20th +0.0pp 19th 12% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 16th +0.1pp 20th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 27th +0.7pp 21st 95% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 29th +1.2pp 22nd 174% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 4th +0.4pp 23rd 45% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 10th +0.6pp 24th 34% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 18th +1.0pp 25th 8% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 15th +0.9pp 26th 13% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 3rd +0.7pp 27th 54% below peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 26th +2.5pp 28th 45% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 9th +1.1pp 29th 37% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 14th +1.6pp 30th 18% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 11th +2.4pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 17 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 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 →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.4% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Lakewood started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.9% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
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%
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 1st 79% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 3rd -4.6pp 2nd 61% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 13th -7.6pp 3rd 15% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 27th -15.9pp 4th 87% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 5th 55% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 7th -3.7pp 6th 49% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 26th -7.1pp 7th 78% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 9th -2.1pp 8th 45% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 8th -2.1pp 9th 46% below peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 19th -4.6pp 10th 36% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 4th -1.2pp 11th 60% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 14th -2.3pp 12th 12% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 28th -6.5pp 13th 145% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 2nd -0.6pp 14th 65% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 20th -2.4pp 15th 39% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 25th -2.9pp 16th 76% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 17th 408% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 18th -0.5pp 18th 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 23rd -0.3pp 19th 70% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 30th -0.1pp 20th 222% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 12th +0.3pp 21st 33% below peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 22nd +1.2pp 22nd 69% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 16th +0.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 11th +0.7pp 24th 37% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 17th +1.3pp 25th on par with peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 21st +2.2pp 26th 62% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 29th +5.4pp 27th 151% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 10th +1.3pp 28th 41% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 6th +1.8pp 29th 52% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 15th +4.0pp 30th 3% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 24th +7.3pp 31st 72% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 17 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 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 →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.5% to 94.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lakewood started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 6.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (87.9% to 94.7%).
Bright spot 94.7%
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% 19th +26.5pp 1st 1% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 12% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 27th +9.9pp 4th 6% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 26th +8.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 23rd +7.5pp 6th 4% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 11th +7.8pp 7th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 24th +7.1pp 8th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 29th +6.3pp 9th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 20th +6.0pp 10th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 25th +5.6pp 11th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 18th +5.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 22nd +4.5pp 13th 3% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 6th +4.7pp 14th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 14th +4.4pp 15th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 15th +4.2pp 16th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 10th +4.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 5th +3.9pp 18th 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 2nd +3.8pp 19th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 13th +3.7pp 20th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 16th +3.6pp 21st on par with peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 4th +3.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 17th +3.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 7th +3.3pp 24th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 28th +3.0pp 25th 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 9th +3.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 3rd +2.4pp 28th 2% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 8th +1.7pp 29th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 21st +1.4pp 30th 3% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 12th +0.6pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 17 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.38 then, 0.39 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.37 to 0.39).
Bright spot 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 22nd -0.041 1st 9% above peers
Broomfield, CO 0.40 7th -0.034 2nd 5% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 3rd 2% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 12th -0.024 4th 1% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 25th -0.024 5th 10% above peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 28th -0.025 6th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 24th -0.023 7th 10% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 8th 18% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 27th -0.021 9th 11% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 13th -0.019 10th 1% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 11th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 12th 9% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 18th -0.014 13th 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 31st -0.012 14th 17% above peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 17th -0.003 15th 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 19th -0.003 16th 4% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 20th -0.001 17th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 2nd +0.003 18th 10% below peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 3rd +0.007 19th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 20th 8% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 26th +0.016 21st 10% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 9th +0.016 22nd 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 15th +0.018 23rd on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 14th +0.018 24th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 30th +0.023 25th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 0.40 6th +0.022 26th 6% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 11th +0.025 27th 2% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 29th +0.029 28th 12% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 16th +0.032 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 8th +0.033 30th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 21st +0.038 31st 4% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 3.7% to 7.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 4.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (3.4% to 7.5%).
Needs attention 7.5%
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
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 19th -4.9pp 2nd 7% above peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 67% below peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 8th -1.8pp 4th 32% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 30th -6.9pp 5th 182% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 24th -3.3pp 6th 63% above peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 16th -1.8pp 7th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 21st -2.2pp 8th 41% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 29th -3.9pp 9th 171% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 28th -2.8pp 10th 100% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 11th 6% below peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 12th 424% above peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 13th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 5th -0.1pp 14th 50% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 20th -0.1pp 15th 23% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 27th +0.0pp 16th 96% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 12th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 3rd +0.1pp 18th 58% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 22nd +0.2pp 19th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 20th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 11th +0.2pp 21st 21% below peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 25th +0.8pp 22nd 65% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 26th +1.0pp 23rd 68% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 6th +0.6pp 24th 50% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 23rd +2.3pp 25th 62% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 4th +1.0pp 26th 55% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 18th +2.9pp 27th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 10th +2.1pp 28th 24% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 9th +2.2pp 29th 25% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 17th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 7th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 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 →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $872,166 in August 2026, up from $849,928 a year earlier.
Big move $872,166
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 29th +5.9% 1st 52% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 19th +5.5% 2nd 18% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 20th +4.9% 3rd 22% below peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 30th +4.3% 4th 52% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 26th +3.5% 5th 37% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 6th 2% above peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 18th +3.0% 7th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 8th 89% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 28th +2.1% 9th 41% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 10th 10% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 11th 111% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 17th +1.5% 12th 13% below peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.2% 13th 146% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 10th +1.2% 14th 23% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 15th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.8% 16th 27% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 17th 49% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 27th +0.2% 18th 39% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.2% 19th 151% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 20th 20% above peers
Flint, MI $65,250 (Aug 26) 31st +0.1% 21st 86% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 22nd 42% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 23rd 34% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 8th -0.7% 24th 35% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 1st -1.1% 25th 200% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 11th -1.2% 26th 21% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 24th -1.6% 27th 28% below peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 21st -2.5% 28th 24% below peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 25th -3.4% 29th 34% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.4% 30th 26% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 16th -3.6% 31st on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $787,657 in August 2026, up from $763,632 a year earlier.
Big move $787,657
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 29th +8.4% 1st 48% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 21st +6.7% 2nd 22% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 28th +5.3% 3rd 42% below peers
Flint, MI $30,373 (Aug 26) 31st +5.1% 4th 91% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.5% 5th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 20th +4.1% 6th 18% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 17th +3.2% 7th 5% below peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.1% 8th 143% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 9th 15% below peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 30th +2.5% 10th 49% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 11th 7% above peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 12th 12% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 4th +1.1% 13th 129% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 14th 151% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 27th +0.7% 15th 39% below peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 16th +0.6% 16th on par with peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 11th +0.6% 17th 34% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 18th 72% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 9th +0.4% 19th 45% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 20th 59% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 24th +0.2% 21st 26% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 22nd 29% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 5th -0.9% 23rd 126% above peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 24th 49% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 10th -1.5% 25th 40% above peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.6% 26th 22% below peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 25th -1.7% 27th 26% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 1st -2.4% 28th 210% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 26th -3.5% 29th 30% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 18th -3.7% 30th 8% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 14th -4.4% 31st 8% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.3% then, 71.4% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.2% to 71.4%).
Bright spot 71.4%
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 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 20th +9.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 18th +8.0pp 2nd 1% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 26th +5.0pp 3rd 20% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 4th 20% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 5th +3.9pp 5th 19% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 6th 33% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 7th 51% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 14th +2.2pp 8th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 9th +2.2pp 9th 10% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 10th 39% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 12th +1.5pp 11th 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 19th +1.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 11th +1.2pp 13th 9% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 6th +0.7pp 14th 15% above peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 3rd +0.3pp 15th 30% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 16th 22% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 22nd -0.4pp 17th 9% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 28th -0.4pp 18th 25% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 16th -0.8pp 19th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 7th -0.9pp 20th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 27th -0.9pp 21st 22% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 13th -1.8pp 22nd 6% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 8th -2.4pp 23rd 13% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 24th -1.9pp 24th 17% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 17th -2.5pp 25th on par with peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 23rd -3.1pp 26th 15% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 27th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 15th -4.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 10th -5.8pp 29th 10% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 21st -6.0pp 30th 7% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 8% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,602 in August 2026, up from $3,334 a year earlier.
Big move $3,602
2021August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 97% above peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 26th +8.6% 2nd 28% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 2nd +8.0% 3rd 92% above peers
Flint, MI $954 (Aug 26) 31st +7.8% 4th 49% below peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 5th +6.2% 5th 57% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 16th +5.1% 6th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 27th +5.0% 7th 29% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 30th +4.3% 8th 34% below peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 9th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 28th +3.4% 10th 30% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 11th 32% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 12th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 10th +2.9% 13th 14% above peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 14th 6% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.2% 15th 18% below peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +2.1% 16th 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 20th +2.0% 17th 8% below peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 18th 14% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 19th 36% above peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.4% 20th 19% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 29th +1.3% 21st 33% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 22nd 68% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 24th +1.3% 23rd 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 18th +1.1% 24th 5% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 25th 3% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 26th 60% above peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 21st +0.3% 27th 12% below peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 13th +0.1% 28th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 25th +0.0% 29th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 30th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 31st 15% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.1% then, 35.2% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.7% to 35.2%).
35.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 2nd -2.2pp 1st 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 18th -3.6pp 2nd 2% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 24th -3.3pp 3rd 8% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 4th 33% below peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 27th -1.6pp 5th 15% above peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 22nd -1.2pp 6th 5% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 29th -1.4pp 7th 24% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 30th -1.3pp 8th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 17th -0.9pp 9th 1% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 21st -0.7pp 10th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 14th -0.1pp 11th 13% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 6th -0.0pp 12th 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 10th +0.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 14th 27% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 7th +0.3pp 15th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 23rd +0.8pp 16th 6% above peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 9th +0.6pp 17th 20% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 19th +0.9pp 18th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 19th 35% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 12th +1.3pp 20th 17% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 26th +2.1pp 21st 13% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 22nd 51% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 11th +1.8pp 23rd 18% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 28th +3.1pp 24th 22% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 16th +2.9pp 25th on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 25th +3.8pp 26th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 4th +2.5pp 27th 35% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 1st +2.6pp 28th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 15th +5.7pp 29th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 13th +5.6pp 30th 13% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 20th +10.8pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.7% then, 4.3% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.6% to 4.3%).
Bright spot 4.3%
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
Racine, WI 7.7% 26th -5.4pp 1st 50% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 18th -2.6pp 2nd 15% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 6th -0.9pp 3rd 35% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 5th -0.6pp 4th 44% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 14th -0.9pp 5th 10% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 21st -1.1pp 6th 30% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 31st -2.6pp 7th 220% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 8th -0.4pp 8th 27% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 15th -0.5pp 9th 9% below peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 24th -0.5pp 10th 41% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 30th -0.8pp 11th 147% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 16th -0.0pp 12th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 27th -0.0pp 13th 57% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 14th 64% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 3rd +0.0pp 15th 51% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 12th +0.1pp 16th 16% below peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 23rd +0.2pp 17th 39% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 18th 14% below peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 25th +1.0pp 19th 41% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 11th +0.6pp 20th 16% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 22nd +1.2pp 21st 38% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 4th +0.5pp 22nd 50% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 28th +1.8pp 23rd 59% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 9th +0.9pp 24th 27% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 7th +0.8pp 25th 32% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 29th +2.7pp 26th 105% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 17th +1.6pp 27th 9% above peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 19th +2.2pp 28th 23% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 20th +2.5pp 29th 25% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 54% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 10th +2.1pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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
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 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.8% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 4.8%).
Bright spot 4.8%
20132024
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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 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 53% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 24% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 63% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 16th -2.2pp 4th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 10th -1.5pp 5th 13% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 17th -1.7pp 6th 9% above peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.7pp 7th 57% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 13th -0.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 14th -0.7pp 9th 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 20th -0.7pp 10th 19% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 18th -0.7pp 11th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 22nd -0.5pp 12th 32% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 5th +0.0pp 13th 47% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 29th +0.2pp 14th 140% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 9th +0.1pp 15th 19% below peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 30th +0.4pp 16th 203% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 24th +0.3pp 17th 54% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 11th +0.1pp 18th 11% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 27th +0.9pp 19th 94% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 12th +0.4pp 20th 8% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 7th +0.3pp 21st 32% below peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 31st +1.8pp 22nd 209% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 23rd 52% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 21st +0.8pp 24th 20% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 15th +1.1pp 25th 2% below peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 19th +1.4pp 26th 18% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 28th +2.5pp 27th 118% above peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 6th +0.7pp 28th 44% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 25th +2.9pp 29th 85% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 26th +3.0pp 30th 85% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 4th +1.1pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 (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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about three-quarters of the peer median.

24.3%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 48% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 45% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 3rd 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 4th 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 5th 27% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 6th 25% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 7th 24% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 8th 23% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 9th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 10th 20% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 11th 20% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 12th 14% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 13th 12% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 14th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 15th 4% below peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 16th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 17th 4% above peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 18th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 19th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 20th 5% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 21st 5% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 22nd 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 23rd 7% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 24th 10% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 25th 11% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 26th 13% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 27th 14% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 28th 18% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 29th 19% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 30th 29% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 47% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.1% then, 2.6% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.0% to 2.6%).
2.6%
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
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 2nd -2.7pp 1st 57% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 8th -3.2pp 2nd 39% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 4th -2.5pp 3rd 51% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 11th -3.2pp 4th 24% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 5th -1.8pp 5th 48% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 6th -1.6pp 6th 47% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 19th -3.3pp 7th 11% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 7th -1.0pp 8th 46% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 3rd -0.5pp 9th 53% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 25th -0.9pp 10th 109% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 14th -0.3pp 11th 12% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 20th -0.2pp 12th 12% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 26th +0.2pp 13th 112% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 23rd +0.2pp 14th 51% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 13th +0.2pp 15th 16% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 21st +0.4pp 16th 27% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 16th +0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 28th +1.2pp 18th 187% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 15th +0.4pp 19th 11% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 29th +1.5pp 20th 203% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 12th +0.4pp 21st 17% below peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 17th +0.7pp 22nd 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 27th +1.9pp 23rd 158% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 10th +0.5pp 24th 29% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 18th +0.9pp 25th 8% above peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 30th +3.5pp 26th 292% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 22nd +1.3pp 27th 29% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 28th 60% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 31st +5.8pp 29th 304% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 24th +3.8pp 30th 96% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 9th +1.4pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.8% then, 32.7% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.3% to 32.6%).
Needs attention 32.7%
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 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Racine, WI 21.4% 30th +4.8pp 1st 49% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 24th +4.8pp 2nd 39% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 26th +3.8pp 3rd 42% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 31st +2.0pp 4th 66% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 5th +7.5pp 5th 39% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 19th +4.9pp 6th 8% below peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 21st +4.0pp 7th 18% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 8th 47% above peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 25th +2.7pp 9th 42% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 27th +2.5pp 10th 43% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 8th +5.2pp 11th 25% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 6th +5.5pp 12th 33% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 1st +6.4pp 13th 58% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 7th +5.1pp 14th 27% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 17th +3.5pp 15th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 20th +3.2pp 16th 12% below peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 15th +3.6pp 17th 13% above peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 4th +4.6pp 18th 44% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 19th 47% above peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 22% below peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 14th +1.6pp 21st 15% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 13th +1.4pp 22nd 15% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 9th +1.3pp 23rd 25% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 11th +1.0pp 24th 21% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 29th +0.4pp 25th 47% below peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 12th +0.5pp 26th 17% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 18th +0.4pp 27th 7% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 10th +0.1pp 28th 21% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 29th 25% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 16th -1.9pp 30th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 28th -1.1pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 Sex · ACS 2024
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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 →
  • 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 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (51.6% then, 45.4% now; margin ±10.5pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.0% to 45.4%).
Bright spot 45.4%
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%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 74% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 22nd +7.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 10th +7.0pp 3rd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 13th +6.0pp 4th 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 5th 60% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 6th +6.5pp 6th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 18th +4.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 3rd +4.1pp 8th 59% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 5th +3.4pp 9th 32% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 7th +1.1pp 10th 22% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 26th +0.4pp 11th 16% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 4th -0.8pp 12th 47% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 9th -2.9pp 13th 17% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 23rd -2.4pp 14th 14% below peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 20th -3.3pp 15th 11% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 17th -6.0pp 16th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 12th -6.2pp 17th 3% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 27th -5.9pp 18th 21% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 16th -8.0pp 19th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 11th -11.2pp 20th 7% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 8th -12.5pp 21st 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 14th -11.8pp 22nd 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 19th -10.7pp 23rd 9% below peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 24th -10.6pp 24th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 25th -10.9pp 25th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 29th -10.1pp 26th 25% below peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 30th -11.7pp 27th 35% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 15th -23.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 28th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 21st -23.7pp 30th 11% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.0pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.3% then, 6.8% now; margin ±4.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 6 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.6% to 6.8%).
Needs attention 6.8%
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
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 63% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd -2.8pp 2nd 66% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 12th -3.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 4th 12% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 14th -1.8pp 5th 17% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 13th -0.6pp 7th 21% below peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 28th -1.1pp 8th 65% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 25th -0.8pp 9th 43% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 10th 83% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 29th -0.3pp 11th 68% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 27th -0.2pp 12th 57% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 9th +0.0pp 13th 41% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 4th +0.1pp 14th 52% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 7th +0.2pp 15th 43% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 30th +1.0pp 16th 117% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 8th +0.3pp 17th 43% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 11th +0.5pp 18th 36% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 5th +0.6pp 19th 47% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 20th +1.5pp 20th 17% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 26th +2.3pp 21st 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 22nd 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 24th +2.5pp 23rd 37% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 31st +5.0pp 24th 118% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 15th +2.0pp 25th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 21st +3.5pp 26th 27% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 23rd +3.7pp 27th 31% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 10th +1.9pp 28th 40% below peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 22nd +4.3pp 29th 29% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 17th +4.0pp 30th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 16th +4.4pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 *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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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80,292 to 79,850 - more than the combined survey margin (±122).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 80% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (80,926 to 79,850).
Big move 79,850
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 10th +87% 1st 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 31st +38% 2nd 13% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 15th +19% 3rd on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 29th +17% 4th 6% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 25th +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 26th +13% 6th 5% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 20th +12% 7th 1% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 30th +12% 8th 8% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 24th +12% 9th 2% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 28th +10% 10th 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 21st +7% 11th 1% below peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 27th +6% 12th 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 22nd +6% 13th 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 19th +6% 14th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 8th +5% 15th 2% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 14th +4% 16th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 23rd +4% 17th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 18th +4% 18th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 16th +4% 19th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 17th +3% 20th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 12th +2% 21st 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 4th +1% 22nd 3% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 6th +1% 23rd 3% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 2nd +1% 24th 4% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 11th +1% 25th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 3rd -1% 26th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 5th -1% 27th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 7th -1% 28th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 13th -2% 29th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 9th -3% 30th 1% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 1st -17% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±71 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.9% to 20.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 1.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.2% to 20.5%).
Big move 20.5%
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 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 13th +2.0pp 1st 1% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 18th +1.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 16th +1.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 7th +1.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 11th +1.2pp 5th 4% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 23rd +0.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 19th +0.1pp 7th 3% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 8th 22% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 4th -0.2pp 10th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 21st -0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 15th -0.4pp 12th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 1st -0.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 14th 23% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 15th 41% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 8th -1.2pp 16th 10% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 9th -1.3pp 17th 8% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 10th -1.4pp 18th 5% above peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 5th -1.6pp 19th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 26th -1.3pp 20th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 24th -1.4pp 21st 9% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 22nd 26% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 28th -1.3pp 23rd 22% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 22nd -1.7pp 24th 6% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 6th -2.5pp 25th 15% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 27th -2.2pp 26th 10% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 17th -2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 14th -2.7pp 28th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 25th -2.7pp 29th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 20th -3.0pp 30th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 12th -4.1pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.2% then, 17.9% now; margin ±4.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.1% to 17.9%).
Big move 17.9%
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 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 14th +8.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 4th +12.0pp 2nd 64% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 6th +9.6pp 3rd 41% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 4th 45% below peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 10th +5.5pp 5th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 24th +3.2pp 6th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 20th +3.2pp 7th 14% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 9th +4.9pp 8th 35% above peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 9th 29% below peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 12th +3.6pp 10th 12% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 19th +2.8pp 11th 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 27th +1.0pp 12th 36% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 11th +1.8pp 13th 18% above peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 16th +1.4pp 14th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 21st +1.0pp 15th 22% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 25th +0.7pp 16th 31% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 7th +1.2pp 17th 38% above peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 18th 183% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 2nd +0.7pp 19th 121% above peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 20th 47% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 21st 47% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 3rd -3.5pp 22nd 79% above peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 28th -1.2pp 23rd 44% below peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 5th -4.9pp 24th 55% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 8th -4.4pp 25th 37% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 17th -3.6pp 26th 4% below peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 23rd -4.2pp 27th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 26th -4.3pp 28th 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 13th -8.3pp 29th 9% above peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 18th -7.8pp 30th 7% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 15th -9.4pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (78.4% then, 74.1% now; margin ±9.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.8% to 74.1%).
74.1%
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
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 23rd +10.7pp 1st 5% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 8th +12.6pp 2nd 12% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 19th +11.0pp 3rd 2% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 18th +9.3pp 4th on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 20th +8.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 7th +9.5pp 6th 13% above peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 4th +7.0pp 7th 16% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 22nd +5.5pp 8th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 9th 17% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 15th +5.4pp 10th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 14th +5.1pp 11th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 10th +5.1pp 12th 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 13th 21% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 14th 23% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 21st +3.8pp 15th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 6th +4.2pp 16th 15% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 5th +3.2pp 17th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 17th +2.3pp 18th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 13th +2.2pp 19th 6% above peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 16th +2.0pp 20th on par with peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 24th +1.3pp 21st 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 9th +0.7pp 22nd 11% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 26th +0.3pp 23rd 9% below peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 28th -0.8pp 24th 18% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 25th 19% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 11th -4.3pp 26th 7% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 27th -6.3pp 27th 15% below peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 25th -8.2pp 28th 5% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 12th -10.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 21% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±6.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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