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Madera, CA

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69,017 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 5 indicators

Where Madera, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$63,933
2020-24
▲ 42%
relative change
$45,163 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
90.8%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
76.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
54.7%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
47.8% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
7.5%
Jul 2026
▼ 10%
relative change
8.3% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
227 /100k
Jun 2026
▲ 19%
relative change
191 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Madera, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
9.7%
2020-24
▲ 109%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
30.0%
2019-23
▲ 15%
relative change
26.1% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
10.9%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
9.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,090 /100k
Jun 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
1,036 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
25.6%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
26.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
34.8%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
36.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
43.1%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
42.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.8%
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
34.6%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
28.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
0.43 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
8.5%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
9.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
43.3%
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
35.0% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
30.8%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
34.3% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Population
67,831
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
64,833 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$340,800
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$327,530 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
59.5%
2020-24
low
vs peers
60.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 416 in June 2026, up from 414 a year earlier.
416 per 100k
2018June 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Kyle, TX 112 (Jul 26) -38.6% 1st
Palo Alto, CA 133 (Jul 26) -29.7% 2nd
Camarillo, CA 128 (Jul 26) -17.0% 3rd
Jackson, TN 702 (Jul 26) -16.8% 4th
Walnut Creek, CA 214 (Jul 26) -16.7% 5th
Pflugerville, TX 168 (Jul 26) -8.0% 6th
Canton, OH 1,213 (Jul 26) -6.3% 7th
Ames, IA 119 (Jul 26) -5.8% 8th
Haverhill, MA 341 (Jul 26) -4.5% 9th
Baldwin Park, CA 325 (Jul 26) -3.0% 10th
Casa Grande, AZ 436 (Jul 26) -1.3% 11th
Madera, CA 416 (Jun 26) +0.4% 12th
Shawnee, KS 238 (Jul 26) +1.8% 13th
Rowlett, TX 161 (Jul 26) +2.8% 14th
Schenectady, NY 695 (Jun 26) +3.0% 15th
Oshkosh, WI 277 (Jul 26) +9.4% 16th
Greenwood, IN 141 (Jul 26) +16.7% 17th
Decatur, IL 725 (Jul 26) +21.5% 18th
Huntersville, NC 146 (Jul 26) +33.3% 19th
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,090 in June 2026, up from 1,036 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,090 per 100k
2018June 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Shawnee, KS 1,045 (Jul 26) -39.4% 1st
Ames, IA 1,017 (Jul 26) -32.6% 2nd
Walnut Creek, CA 2,054 (Jul 26) -25.9% 3rd
Kyle, TX 658 (Jul 26) -25.4% 4th
Casa Grande, AZ 1,100 (Jul 26) -18.0% 5th
Camarillo, CA 999 (Jul 26) -17.7% 6th
Huntersville, NC 954 (Jul 26) -15.7% 7th
Pflugerville, TX 1,297 (Jul 26) -14.5% 8th
Jackson, TN 2,556 (Jul 26) -13.4% 9th
Haverhill, MA 676 (Jul 26) -12.7% 10th
Palo Alto, CA 2,491 (Jul 26) -10.9% 11th
Decatur, IL 2,581 (Jul 26) -5.9% 12th
Schenectady, NY 2,677 (Jun 26) -3.6% 13th
Rowlett, TX 1,200 (Jul 26) -1.3% 14th
Greenwood, IN 1,553 (Jul 26) -0.5% 15th
Canton, OH 3,697 (Jul 26) +0.5% 16th
Baldwin Park, CA 1,305 (Jul 26) +3.7% 17th
Madera, CA 1,090 (Jun 26) +5.2% 18th
Oshkosh, WI 1,430 (Jul 26) +6.2% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 64% higher than in 2021 (4 then, 7 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 3 in 2024 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 5 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, up from 3 in the prior 12 months. That is 7 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
5 homicides
2018June 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Oshkosh, WI 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 1st
Schenectady, NY 4 (Jun 26) -66.7% 2nd
Casa Grande, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -50.2% 3rd
Pflugerville, TX 3 (Jul 26) -33.3% 4th
Jackson, TN 20 (Jul 26) -6.7% 5th
Camarillo, CA 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Baldwin Park, CA 10 (Jul 26) +16.6% 7th
Madera, CA 7 (Jun 26) +66.4% 8th
Ames, IA 3 (Jul 26) +99.3% 9th
Canton, OH 17 (Jul 26) +99.9% 10th
Huntersville, NC 3 (Jul 26) +100.0% 11th
Decatur, IL 16 (Jul 26) +266.5% 12th
Greenwood, IN 7 (Jul 26) +400.7% 13th
Haverhill, MA 0 (Jul 26)
Shawnee, KS 0 (Jul 26)
Kyle, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Walnut Creek, CA 4 (Jul 26)
Rowlett, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Palo Alto, CA 0 (Jul 26)
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft rose about 19% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. Madera started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 227 in June 2026, up from 191 a year earlier.
Bright spot 227 per 100k
2018June 2026
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▸ Compare all 19 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Ames, IA 53 (Jul 26) -55.0% 1st
Camarillo, CA 48 (Jul 26) -53.5% 2nd
Shawnee, KS 93 (Jul 26) -52.6% 3rd
Palo Alto, CA 70 (Jul 26) -47.8% 4th
Walnut Creek, CA 117 (Jul 26) -46.8% 5th
Rowlett, TX 56 (Jul 26) -38.7% 6th
Casa Grande, AZ 110 (Jul 26) -37.4% 7th
Huntersville, NC 104 (Jul 26) -21.1% 8th
Baldwin Park, CA 203 (Jul 26) -15.7% 9th
Pflugerville, TX 113 (Jul 26) -14.4% 10th
Schenectady, NY 154 (Jun 26) -10.8% 11th
Decatur, IL 298 (Jul 26) -6.9% 12th
Greenwood, IN 118 (Jul 26) -5.7% 13th
Canton, OH 371 (Jul 26) -5.5% 14th
Oshkosh, WI 58 (Jul 26) -4.9% 15th
Haverhill, MA 51 (Jul 26) -2.8% 16th
Jackson, TN 226 (Jul 26) +0.6% 17th
Kyle, TX 74 (Jul 26) +13.0% 18th
Madera, CA 227 (Jun 26) +18.9% 19th
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 42% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,163 to $63,933 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,455).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Madera started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($42,027 to $63,933).
Bright spot $63,933
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 $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lodi, CA $88,530 15th +51% 1st on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA $231,101 1st +46% 2nd 162% above peers
Sanford, FL $66,891 23rd +42% 3rd 24% below peers
Madera, CA $63,933 24th +42% 4th 28% below peers
Madison, AL $134,655 4th +36% 5th 52% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $82,041 18th +35% 6th 7% below peers
Canton, OH $43,188 31st +34% 7th 51% below peers
Yuba City, CA $75,477 21st +33% 8th 15% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $69,983 22nd +32% 9th 21% below peers
Greenwood, IN $83,608 17th +32% 10th 5% below peers
Portland, ME $79,540 20th +32% 11th 10% below peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 10th +31% 12th 28% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 3rd +30% 13th 58% above peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 27th +29% 14th 34% below peers
Haverhill, MA $88,326 16th +27% 15th on par with peers
Ames, IA $60,991 26th +27% 16th 31% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 12th +26% 17th 24% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 8th +26% 18th 33% above peers
Spring, TX $88,997 14th +25% 19th 1% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $130,432 5th +23% 20th 48% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $80,663 19th +22% 21st 9% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $62,188 25th +22% 22nd 30% below peers
Jackson, TN $53,032 29th +22% 23rd 40% below peers
Camarillo, CA $113,428 9th +21% 24th 28% above peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 30th +21% 25th 42% below peers
Rockville, MD $128,649 6th +21% 26th 46% above peers
Huntersville, NC $120,516 7th +18% 27th 36% above peers
Bethesda, MD $192,237 2nd +17% 28th 118% above peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 13th +14% 29th 2% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 28th +12% 30th 36% below peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 11th +11% 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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10 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,743 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 0.8 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.6 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 7.5% in July 2026, down from 8.3% a year earlier.
Bright spot 7.5%
1990July 2026
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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
Canton, OH 4.4% (Jul 26) 12th -1.7pp 1st on par with peers
Decatur, IL 5.7% (Jul 26) 23rd -1.2pp 2nd 30% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 21st -1.1pp 3rd 16% above peers
Madera, CA 7.5% (Jul 26) 26th -0.8pp 4th 70% above peers
Yuba City, CA 7.6% (Jul 26) 27th -0.8pp 5th 73% above peers
Lodi, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 24th -0.8pp 6th 30% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 9th -0.4pp 7th 14% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 8th 27% below peers
Jackson, TN 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.4pp 9th on par with peers
Camarillo, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th -0.4pp 10th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 4th -0.3pp 11th 27% below peers
Ames, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 12th 16% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 10th -0.2pp 13th 11% below peers
Haverhill, MA 5.0% (Jul 26) 20th +0.0pp 14th 14% above peers
Shawnee, KS 3.7% (Jul 26) 8th +0.0pp 15th 16% below peers
Portland, ME 2.7% (Jul 26) 1st +0.0pp 16th 39% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 4.8% (Jul 26) 19th +0.0pp 17th 9% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.4% (Jul 26) 5th +0.2pp 18th 23% below peers
Schenectady, NY 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.3pp 19th 20% above peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 20th 2% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th +0.4pp 21st 2% below peers
Kyle, TX 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th +0.4pp 22nd 20% below peers
Sanford, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 17th +0.5pp 23rd 7% above peers
Madison, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.6pp 24th 34% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.6pp 25th on par with peers
Weston, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 26th 7% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 6.2% (Jul 26) 25th +0.8pp 27th 41% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (26.8% then, 25.6% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.9% to 25.6%).
Needs attention 25.6%
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 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Sanford, FL 11.9% 18th -7.2pp 1st 6% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.3% 4th -2.1pp 2nd 53% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.1% 1st -1.2pp 3rd 73% below peers
Madison, AL 4.3% 2nd -1.3pp 4th 62% below peers
Portland, ME 11.2% 16th -3.4pp 5th on par with peers
Lodi, CA 12.4% 19th -3.0pp 6th 11% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.5% 21st -2.0pp 7th 20% above peers
Decatur, IL 19.4% 25th -2.7pp 8th 73% above peers
Canton, OH 27.4% 30th -3.4pp 9th 144% above peers
Haverhill, MA 11.3% 17th -1.2pp 10th 1% above peers
Ames, IA 25.4% 28th -2.6pp 11th 127% above peers
Yuba City, CA 14.3% 23rd -1.2pp 12th 28% above peers
Madera, CA 25.6% 29th -1.2pp 13th 128% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 7th -0.2pp 14th 45% below peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 8th -0.2pp 15th 45% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 6.0% 5th -0.1pp 16th 46% below peers
Jackson, TN 22.2% 26th -0.3pp 17th 98% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 13.5% 22nd +0.1pp 18th 20% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.9% 31st +0.4pp 19th 167% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.5% 24th +0.4pp 20th 56% above peers
Greenwood, IN 7.4% 11th +0.2pp 21st 34% below peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 15th +0.5pp 22nd 7% below peers
South Hill, WA 7.2% 10th +0.7pp 23rd 36% below peers
Camarillo, CA 8.5% 13th +0.8pp 24th 24% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.0% 20th +1.3pp 25th 16% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 6.4% 9th +1.0pp 26th 43% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.1% 6th +1.0pp 27th 46% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.6% 12th +1.3pp 28th 32% below peers
Schenectady, NY 23.8% 27th +4.5pp 29th 112% above peers
Bethesda, MD 4.3% 3rd +0.8pp 30th 62% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.9% 14th +3.8pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp 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 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.8% then, 34.8% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.4% to 34.8%).
Needs attention 34.8%
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 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Huntersville, NC 2.0% 1st -2.8pp 1st 87% below peers
Madison, AL 3.4% 3rd -4.6pp 2nd 77% below peers
Sanford, FL 14.8% 16th -15.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 4th -3.8pp 4th 65% below peers
Haverhill, MA 14.9% 18th -5.9pp 5th 1% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 16.8% 19th -5.8pp 6th 14% above peers
Greenwood, IN 6.3% 6th -2.1pp 7th 57% below peers
Canton, OH 38.9% 31st -12.7pp 8th 163% above peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 26th -5.7pp 9th 91% above peers
Yuba City, CA 17.7% 21st -3.3pp 10th 20% above peers
Lodi, CA 20.3% 23rd -3.1pp 11th 37% above peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 17th -2.1pp 12th on par with peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 9th -0.9pp 13th 46% below peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 13th -0.8pp 14th 37% below peers
Jackson, TN 32.1% 27th -2.8pp 15th 117% above peers
Madera, CA 34.8% 29th -2.0pp 16th 136% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 20.6% 24th -0.3pp 17th 40% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 28th +0.2pp 18th 124% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 8th +0.5pp 19th 50% below peers
Camarillo, CA 12.2% 14th +1.3pp 20th 18% below peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 20th +2.0pp 21st 17% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 20.9% 25th +2.9pp 22nd 41% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 30th +5.1pp 23rd 142% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 19.9% 22nd +3.0pp 24th 35% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 10th +1.5pp 25th 45% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.8% 5th +1.3pp 26th 61% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 7.2% 7th +2.1pp 27th 52% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 9.0% 12th +2.7pp 28th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 11th +3.0pp 29th 41% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 15th +4.7pp 30th 10% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 2nd +1.8pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 14.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76.7% to 90.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Madera started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 24.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (66.5% to 90.8%).
Bright spot 90.8%
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 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Madera, CA 90.8% 24th +14.1pp 1st 3% below peers
Jackson, TN 89.3% 26th +13.2pp 2nd 4% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 27th +12.8pp 3rd 5% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 4th 37% below peers
Haverhill, MA 93.4% 16th +10.0pp 5th on par with peers
Sanford, FL 92.2% 18th +9.4pp 6th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 1st +9.3pp 7th 5% above peers
Greenwood, IN 94.2% 15th +8.7pp 8th 1% above peers
Yuba City, CA 91.1% 23rd +8.2pp 9th 2% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 91.6% 22nd +8.2pp 10th 2% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 92.9% 17th +7.4pp 11th 1% below peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 28th +6.2pp 12th 8% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 91.7% 21st +6.5pp 13th 2% below peers
Lodi, CA 92.0% 19th +6.2pp 14th 1% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 14th +6.3pp 15th 1% above peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 20th +5.5pp 16th 2% below peers
Canton, OH 80.4% 29th +4.8pp 17th 14% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 89.9% 25th +5.0pp 18th 4% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 96.4% 8th +5.0pp 19th 3% above peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 10th +4.9pp 20th 3% above peers
Camarillo, CA 95.0% 13th +4.4pp 21st 2% above peers
Huntersville, NC 96.8% 7th +4.4pp 22nd 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 4th +4.3pp 23rd 4% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 11th +2.8pp 24th 2% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 2nd +2.9pp 25th 5% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 96.2% 9th +2.8pp 26th 3% above peers
Bethesda, MD 97.1% 6th +2.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 5th +2.5pp 28th 4% above peers
Rockville, MD 95.3% 12th +2.3pp 29th 2% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 3rd +1.8pp 30th 5% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 30th -0.8pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp 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 →
What changed

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.05).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 15% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
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 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Sanford, FL 0.40 8th -0.062 1st 10% below peers
Madison, AL 0.38 7th -0.030 2nd 14% below peers
Greenwood, IN 0.38 6th -0.028 3rd 15% below peers
Lodi, CA 0.42 13th -0.029 4th 5% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 10th -0.025 5th 9% below peers
Spring, TX 0.35 2nd -0.019 6th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 17th -0.023 7th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 1st -0.016 8th 22% below peers
Jackson, TN 0.49 26th -0.020 9th 8% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 0.49 27th -0.020 10th 10% above peers
Ames, IA 0.48 25th -0.013 11th 8% above peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 22nd -0.011 12th 5% above peers
Canton, OH 0.46 18th -0.002 13th 2% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 29th -0.001 14th 11% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 20th +0.001 15th 3% above peers
Yuba City, CA 0.45 16th +0.005 16th on par with peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 4th +0.006 17th 16% below peers
Haverhill, MA 0.43 15th +0.007 18th 4% below peers
Rockville, MD 0.43 14th +0.007 19th 4% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 0.47 21st +0.011 20th 4% above peers
Huntersville, NC 0.41 9th +0.010 21st 9% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 0.41 12th +0.010 22nd 8% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 0.54 31st +0.015 23rd 19% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 0.41 11th +0.014 24th 8% below peers
Camarillo, CA 0.46 19th +0.017 25th 2% above peers
Bethesda, MD 0.51 30th +0.025 26th 14% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 5th +0.022 27th 16% below peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 3rd +0.024 28th 18% below peers
Madera, CA 0.47 23rd +0.041 29th 6% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 0.48 24th +0.045 30th 6% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 28th +0.057 31st 11% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.05 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 →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (26.1% then, 30.0% now; margin ±4.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 8.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (21.5% to 30.0%).
Needs attention 30.0%
20102023
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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
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 1st -2.1pp 1st 78% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 25th -11.4pp 2nd 87% above peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 18th -4.1pp 3rd 3% above peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 7th -1.2pp 4th 59% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.1% 22nd -3.1pp 5th 25% above peers
South Hill, WA 8.7% 15th -0.7pp 6th 18% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 10.8% 17th -0.7pp 7th 3% above peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 8th -0.2pp 8th 56% below peers
Canton, OH 28.9% 30th -0.9pp 9th 174% above peers
Jackson, TN 20.4% 26th -0.6pp 10th 94% above peers
Yuba City, CA 12.4% 21st -0.2pp 11th 18% above peers
Sanford, FL 16.9% 24th -0.1pp 12th 60% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 11th +0.1pp 13th 39% below peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 14th +0.2pp 14th 31% below peers
Lodi, CA 11.3% 19th +0.6pp 15th 7% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 12th +0.5pp 16th 36% below peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 6th +0.4pp 17th 63% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 5.9% 10th +0.6pp 18th 44% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.0% 13th +0.7pp 19th 33% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 29th +2.6pp 20th 136% above peers
Decatur, IL 24.6% 28th +2.8pp 21st 134% above peers
Madera, CA 30.0% 31st +3.9pp 22nd 185% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 10.5% 16th +1.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Haverhill, MA 20.9% 27th +3.6pp 24th 98% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.8% 3rd +0.5pp 25th 74% below peers
Spring, TX 12.0% 20th +2.6pp 26th 14% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.9% 4th +0.8pp 27th 72% below peers
Camarillo, CA 4.7% 9th +1.3pp 28th 56% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.7% 23rd +5.6pp 29th 49% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.6% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 75% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.1% 5th +1.4pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.8pp 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

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 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $425,530 in August 2026, up from $414,157 a year earlier.
$425,530
2003August 2026
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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%
Lakewood, NJ $589,571 (Aug 26) 8th +8.0% 1st 39% above peers
Oshkosh, WI $260,641 (Aug 26) 27th +5.6% 2nd 39% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $3,563,763 (Aug 26) 1st +5.5% 3rd 737% above peers
Schenectady, NY $333,482 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.3% 4th 22% below peers
Decatur, IL $107,246 (Aug 26) 30th +4.9% 5th 75% below peers
Shawnee, KS $426,972 (Aug 26) 14th +4.7% 6th on par with peers
Canton, OH $175,781 (Aug 26) 29th +4.6% 7th 59% below peers
Ames, IA $303,902 (Aug 26) 25th +2.8% 8th 29% below peers
Madera, CA $425,530 (Aug 26) 15th +2.7% 9th on par with peers
Haverhill, MA $548,436 (Aug 26) 10th +2.2% 10th 29% above peers
Camarillo, CA $909,235 (Aug 26) 4th +1.4% 11th 114% above peers
Greenwood, IN $327,893 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.2% 12th 23% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $992,645 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 13th 133% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $711,396 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 14th 67% above peers
Madison, AL $376,375 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 15th 12% below peers
Bethesda, MD $1,121,468 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.7% 16th 164% above peers
Huntersville, NC $546,644 (Aug 26) 11th +0.5% 17th 28% above peers
Yuba City, CA $439,108 (Aug 26) 13th +0.2% 18th 3% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $343,049 (Aug 26) 20th +0.2% 19th 19% below peers
Portland, ME $559,175 (Aug 26) 9th +0.0% 20th 31% above peers
Rockville, MD $608,002 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 21st 43% above peers
Spring, TX $363,173 (Aug 26) 19th -0.7% 22nd 15% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $316,044 (Aug 26) 24th -1.3% 23rd 26% below peers
Jackson, TN $224,512 (Aug 26) 28th -1.5% 24th 47% below peers
Lodi, CA $511,715 (Aug 26) 12th -1.7% 25th 20% above peers
Weston, FL $719,191 (Aug 26) 5th -1.7% 26th 69% above peers
Sanford, FL $340,196 (Aug 26) 21st -2.1% 27th 20% below peers
Rowlett, TX $364,063 (Aug 26) 18th -2.8% 28th 14% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $366,482 (Aug 26) 17th -4.9% 29th 14% below peers
Kyle, TX $294,393 (Aug 26) 26th -6.5% 30th 31% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $340,800 in August 2026, up from $327,530 a year earlier.
Big move $340,800
2003August 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 $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Canton, OH $96,130 (Aug 26) 29th +8.3% 1st 68% below peers
Oshkosh, WI $191,451 (Aug 26) 26th +7.3% 2nd 37% below peers
Shawnee, KS $330,982 (Aug 26) 14th +6.0% 3rd 9% above peers
Schenectady, NY $246,797 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.5% 4th 19% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $2,182,270 (Aug 26) 1st +4.7% 5th 617% above peers
Decatur, IL $45,966 (Aug 26) 30th +4.1% 6th 85% below peers
Madera, CA $340,800 (Aug 26) 13th +4.1% 7th 12% above peers
Ames, IA $205,525 (Aug 26) 25th +3.3% 8th 32% below peers
Haverhill, MA $417,611 (Aug 26) 8th +2.0% 9th 37% above peers
Greenwood, IN $247,415 (Aug 26) 21st +1.9% 10th 19% below peers
Madison, AL $271,231 (Aug 26) 17th +1.5% 11th 11% below peers
Portland, ME $430,673 (Aug 26) 6th +1.2% 12th 41% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $601,947 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 13th 98% above peers
Yuba City, CA $347,912 (Aug 26) 12th +0.9% 14th 14% above peers
Camarillo, CA $717,156 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 15th 136% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $231,297 (Aug 26) 24th +0.7% 16th 24% below peers
Huntersville, NC $393,191 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 17th 29% above peers
Jackson, TN $113,202 (Aug 26) 28th -1.5% 18th 63% below peers
Lodi, CA $397,723 (Aug 26) 9th -1.5% 19th 31% above peers
Spring, TX $252,092 (Aug 26) 18th -1.8% 20th 17% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $249,476 (Aug 26) 20th -1.8% 21st 18% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $493,471 (Aug 26) 4th -2.0% 22nd 62% above peers
Bethesda, MD $491,056 (Aug 26) 5th -2.1% 23rd 61% above peers
Sanford, FL $237,760 (Aug 26) 23rd -2.6% 24th 22% below peers
Rockville, MD $361,472 (Aug 26) 11th -2.6% 25th 19% above peers
Rowlett, TX $293,617 (Aug 26) 16th -3.5% 26th 4% below peers
Weston, FL $428,813 (Aug 26) 7th -3.6% 27th 41% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $304,395 (Aug 26) 15th -5.1% 28th on par with peers
Kyle, TX $251,372 (Aug 26) 19th -6.2% 29th 17% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $142,448 (Aug 26) 27th -6.5% 30th 53% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership rose 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.8% to 54.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.8% to 54.7%).
Bright spot 54.7%
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%
Madera, CA 54.7% 22nd +6.9pp 1st 13% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 72.8% 6th +7.2pp 2nd 16% above peers
Haverhill, MA 62.8% 16th +5.7pp 3rd on par with peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 31st +3.1pp 4th 38% below peers
Lodi, CA 56.8% 20th +4.4pp 5th 9% below peers
Yuba City, CA 57.3% 19th +3.7pp 6th 9% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 2nd +4.8pp 7th 19% above peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 3rd +3.1pp 8th 18% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.0% 25th +2.1pp 9th 17% below peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 28th +1.7pp 10th 25% below peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 30th +1.4pp 11th 33% below peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 15th +1.5pp 12th on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 63.2% 14th +1.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Greenwood, IN 59.3% 17th +1.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 57.7% 18th +1.0pp 15th 8% below peers
Canton, OH 48.7% 27th +0.8pp 16th 22% below peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 4th +0.7pp 17th 17% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 54.6% 23rd +0.1pp 18th 13% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 55.0% 21st -0.0pp 19th 12% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 64.4% 12th -0.2pp 20th 3% above peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 10th -0.5pp 21st 7% above peers
Camarillo, CA 64.6% 11th -0.6pp 22nd 3% above peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 5th -0.8pp 23rd 16% above peers
Jackson, TN 51.2% 26th -1.2pp 24th 18% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.0% 13th -2.2pp 25th 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 29th -1.6pp 26th 27% below peers
Huntersville, NC 71.7% 7th -3.0pp 27th 14% above peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 8th -3.6pp 28th 12% above peers
Rockville, MD 52.6% 24th -2.8pp 29th 16% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 9th -4.6pp 30th 11% above peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 1st -10.7pp 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys 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 (42.8% then, 43.1% now; margin ±5.0pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.8% to 43.1%).
Needs attention 43.1%
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
Ames, IA 35.5% 16th -4.2pp 1st on par with peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 5th -3.0pp 2nd 26% below peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 2nd -2.1pp 3rd 39% below peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 8th -2.1pp 4th 18% below peers
Lodi, CA 38.0% 18th -2.5pp 5th 7% above peers
Canton, OH 34.0% 14th -1.0pp 6th 4% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 28.5% 7th -0.5pp 7th 20% below peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 22nd -0.6pp 8th 10% above peers
Rockville, MD 34.6% 15th -0.5pp 9th 2% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 43.9% 30th -0.2pp 10th 24% above peers
Huntersville, NC 22.1% 3rd +0.1pp 11th 38% below peers
Madera, CA 43.1% 29th +0.4pp 12th 22% above peers
Camarillo, CA 40.8% 24th +0.5pp 13th 15% above peers
Greenwood, IN 25.5% 4th +0.5pp 14th 28% below peers
Haverhill, MA 40.1% 23rd +1.2pp 15th 13% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 32.6% 10th +1.2pp 16th 8% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 17th 78% above peers
Sanford, FL 41.1% 26th +1.8pp 18th 16% above peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 20th +1.8pp 19th 9% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 6th +1.3pp 20th 21% below peers
Jackson, TN 38.9% 21st +2.2pp 21st 10% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 32.7% 11th +2.2pp 22nd 8% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.0% 28th +3.1pp 23rd 21% above peers
Yuba City, CA 41.1% 25th +3.0pp 24th 16% above peers
Bethesda, MD 29.7% 9th +2.2pp 25th 16% below peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 13th +3.5pp 26th 5% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 38.6% 19th +4.2pp 27th 9% above peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 27th +4.9pp 28th 20% above peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 29th 47% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 17th +7.2pp 30th 7% above peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 12th +8.6pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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 (6.4% then, 7.8% now; margin ±2.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.2% to 7.8%).
Needs attention 7.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Casa Grande, AZ 4.1% 10th -1.7pp 1st 39% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.6% 14th -1.5pp 2nd 17% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.7% 16th -1.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Haverhill, MA 8.6% 23rd -1.8pp 4th 27% above peers
Canton, OH 14.8% 29th -2.1pp 5th 120% above peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 3rd -0.2pp 6th 70% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4.1% 11th -0.4pp 7th 39% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.1% 15th -0.4pp 8th 9% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 25th -0.1pp 9th 48% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 7.1% 17th -0.0pp 10th 6% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 7.7% 20th -0.0pp 11th 14% above peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 31st +0.1pp 12th 213% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 18th +0.0pp 13th 7% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 8th +0.0pp 14th 53% below peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 28th +0.2pp 15th 81% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 7.3% 19th +0.2pp 16th 9% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 30th +0.6pp 17th 130% above peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 6th +0.2pp 18th 59% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 4th +0.1pp 19th 70% below peers
Camarillo, CA 5.5% 13th +0.4pp 20th 18% below peers
Jackson, TN 11.8% 27th +1.0pp 21st 76% above peers
Bethesda, MD 9.6% 24th +1.4pp 22nd 43% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 1st +0.3pp 23rd 74% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 8.5% 22nd +1.5pp 24th 26% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.8% 7th +0.5pp 25th 58% below peers
Madera, CA 7.8% 21st +1.4pp 26th 16% above peers
Rockville, MD 11.1% 26th +2.1pp 27th 65% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.5% 12th +0.9pp 28th 34% below peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 9th +1.0pp 29th 43% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 71% below peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 5th +1.1pp 31st 64% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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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 (9.4% then, 8.5% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 13.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.6% to 8.5%).
Needs attention 8.5%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 7th -3.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Greenwood, IN 5.5% 17th -3.3pp 2nd 3% above peers
Camarillo, CA 3.2% 4th -1.6pp 3rd 39% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.9% 19th -2.7pp 4th 11% above peers
Portland, ME 5.0% 12th -1.9pp 5th 7% below peers
Schenectady, NY 5.0% 11th -1.5pp 6th 7% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 9.8% 24th -2.5pp 7th 82% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 13th -1.2pp 8th 6% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.3% 16th -1.2pp 9th on par with peers
Sanford, FL 12.4% 30th -2.6pp 10th 132% above peers
Huntersville, NC 4.9% 10th -0.9pp 11th 8% below peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 12th 5% above peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 8th -0.8pp 13th 17% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.4% 3rd -0.4pp 14th 56% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.7% 9th -0.7pp 15th 12% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 1.9% 1st -0.2pp 16th 64% below peers
Madera, CA 8.5% 21st -0.9pp 17th 59% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.8% 25th -0.9pp 18th 84% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 6th -0.4pp 19th 27% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 23rd -0.5pp 20th 77% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 5.1% 15th -0.1pp 21st 4% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.7% 20th +0.1pp 22nd 26% above peers
Kyle, TX 12.3% 28th +0.6pp 23rd 129% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.4% 29th +0.6pp 24th 131% above peers
Jackson, TN 10.7% 26th +0.7pp 25th 100% above peers
Canton, OH 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 26th 64% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 31st +1.7pp 27th 208% above peers
Haverhill, MA 3.6% 5th +0.4pp 28th 32% below peers
Bethesda, MD 2.1% 2nd +0.3pp 29th 60% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 11.2% 27th +2.1pp 30th 110% above peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 14th +1.0pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 7.8pp 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 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

37.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Palo Alto, CA 19.8% 1st 40% below peers
Bethesda, MD 20.7% 2nd 37% below peers
Rockville, MD 22.5% 3rd 32% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 25.2% 4th 24% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 5th 21% below peers
Camarillo, CA 27.0% 6th 18% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 27.5% 7th 17% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 29.6% 8th 11% below peers
Huntersville, NC 29.9% 9th 10% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 10th 9% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 30.8% 11th 7% below peers
Yuba City, CA 31.3% 12th 5% below peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 13th 5% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 14th 4% below peers
Haverhill, MA 32.4% 15th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 16th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 17th 2% above peers
Sanford, FL 34.5% 18th 4% above peers
Spring, TX 34.9% 19th 5% above peers
Lodi, CA 35.1% 20th 6% above peers
South Hill, WA 35.6% 21st 8% above peers
Ames, IA 35.7% 22nd 8% above peers
Madera, CA 37.1% 23rd 12% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 15% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 25th 17% above peers
Decatur, IL 38.6% 26th 17% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 39.6% 27th 20% above peers
Greenwood, IN 41.0% 28th 24% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 41.0% 29th 24% above peers
Jackson, TN 41.1% 30th 24% above peers
Canton, OH 45.8% 31st 38% 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 (2.8% then, 2.5% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 2.5%).
2.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Portland, ME 1.0% 2nd -1.3pp 1st 66% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 6th -2.0pp 2nd 44% below peers
Camarillo, CA 1.6% 7th -1.6pp 3rd 42% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 8th -1.7pp 4th 38% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 21st -3.4pp 5th 54% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.0% 19th -2.3pp 6th 8% above peers
Yuba City, CA 2.8% 16th -2.1pp 7th on par with peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 1st -0.7pp 8th 68% below peers
Sanford, FL 6.0% 24th -3.2pp 9th 114% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.0% 17th -1.5pp 10th 6% above peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 11th -0.7pp 11th 22% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% 20th -1.0pp 12th 15% above peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 29th -2.6pp 13th 250% above peers
Haverhill, MA 1.0% 3rd -0.2pp 14th 66% below peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 5th -0.3pp 15th 47% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 1.1% 4th -0.2pp 16th 60% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 13th -0.4pp 17th 12% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 6.0% 23rd -0.7pp 18th 112% above peers
Madera, CA 2.5% 14th -0.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 27th -1.0pp 20th 198% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 28th -0.0pp 21st 201% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.0% 10th +0.1pp 22nd 30% below peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 9th +0.1pp 23rd 37% below peers
Canton, OH 2.7% 15th +0.2pp 24th 5% below peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 25th 338% above peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 25th +1.2pp 26th 121% above peers
Lodi, CA 3.0% 18th +0.7pp 27th 6% above peers
Jackson, TN 5.9% 22nd +1.8pp 28th 110% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 10.5% 30th +4.7pp 29th 276% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6.8% 26th +3.6pp 30th 141% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.4% 12th +1.6pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 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 ±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 (9.5% then, 10.9% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.3% to 10.9%).
Needs attention 10.9%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Casa Grande, AZ 21.7% 26th +5.4pp 1st 34% below peers
Sanford, FL 29.5% 20th +6.5pp 2nd 10% below peers
Lodi, CA 24.6% 25th +5.4pp 3rd 25% below peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 16th +5.0pp 4th on par with peers
Canton, OH 16.4% 29th +2.5pp 5th 50% below peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 24th +3.6pp 6th 23% below peers
Madera, CA 10.9% 31st +1.5pp 7th 67% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.1% 30th +1.9pp 8th 54% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.8% 11th +5.4pp 9th 33% above peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 8th +7.1pp 10th 82% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 13th +4.0pp 11th 31% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 10th +4.8pp 12th 61% above peers
Haverhill, MA 32.6% 17th +2.8pp 13th 1% below peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 7th +5.1pp 14th 96% above peers
Yuba City, CA 20.4% 28th +1.5pp 15th 38% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 27th +1.5pp 16th 34% below peers
Greenwood, IN 33.4% 15th +2.3pp 17th 2% above peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 4th +4.6pp 18th 106% above peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 23rd +1.7pp 19th 22% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 27.4% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 17% below peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 14th +2.4pp 21st 15% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70.4% 3rd +3.7pp 22nd 114% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 5th +3.1pp 23rd 100% above peers
Camarillo, CA 43.5% 12th +1.9pp 24th 32% above peers
Huntersville, NC 57.5% 9th +1.7pp 25th 75% above peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 19th +0.8pp 26th 6% below peers
Bethesda, MD 87.1% 1st +1.2pp 27th 165% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 18th +0.4pp 28th 3% below peers
Rockville, MD 65.6% 6th +0.7pp 29th 99% above peers
Jackson, TN 27.8% 21st +0.1pp 30th 16% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 82.3% 2nd -0.5pp 31st 150% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (28.2% then, 34.6% now; margin ±12.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.2% to 34.6%).
Needs attention 34.6%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Kyle, TX 53.1% 11th +18.3pp 1st 18% above peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 16th +13.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Spring, TX 36.8% 23rd +8.0pp 3rd 18% below peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 5th +13.5pp 4th 39% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 18th +9.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 10th +10.6pp 6th 19% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 66.0% 3rd +12.3pp 7th 47% above peers
Madera, CA 34.6% 24th +6.4pp 8th 23% below peers
Haverhill, MA 57.6% 6th +3.7pp 9th 28% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 17th +0.8pp 10th 2% below peers
Greenwood, IN 26.0% 30th +0.4pp 11th 42% below peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 18% below peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 2nd -1.7pp 13th 58% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 14th -1.3pp 14th 5% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 9th -1.5pp 15th 20% above peers
Huntersville, NC 55.6% 8th -1.7pp 16th 24% above peers
Sanford, FL 52.3% 12th -3.4pp 17th 16% above peers
Rockville, MD 56.4% 7th -4.7pp 18th 25% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 26.7% 29th -2.2pp 19th 41% below peers
Canton, OH 31.0% 27th -4.4pp 20th 31% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 31.3% 26th -4.4pp 21st 30% below peers
Bethesda, MD 75.1% 1st -11.6pp 22nd 67% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 15th -10.6pp 23rd on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA 65.3% 4th -15.5pp 24th 45% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 38.8% 20th -10.7pp 25th 14% below peers
Yuba City, CA 32.4% 25th -10.2pp 26th 28% below peers
Lodi, CA 25.9% 31st -9.4pp 27th 42% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 47.5% 13th -20.7pp 28th 5% above peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 19th -17.6pp 29th 13% below peers
Jackson, TN 30.9% 28th -17.7pp 30th 31% below peers
Camarillo, CA 38.8% 21st -28.2pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±9.3pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth rose 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.6% to 9.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 9.7%).
Needs attention 9.7%
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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Sanford, FL 3.7% 10th -6.2pp 1st 33% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 83% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 88% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 4th -2.7pp 4th 59% below peers
Rockville, MD 2.9% 7th -3.0pp 5th 47% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.5% 16th -4.1pp 6th on par with peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 19th -4.6pp 7th 17% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 3rd -1.3pp 8th 63% below peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 21st -3.2pp 9th 20% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.6% 9th -1.0pp 10th 34% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 24th -2.3pp 11th 64% above peers
Canton, OH 9.8% 28th -1.7pp 12th 77% above peers
Haverhill, MA 6.5% 20th -0.7pp 13th 18% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.1% 13th -0.2pp 14th 25% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 22nd +0.2pp 15th 33% above peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 30th +0.3pp 16th 91% above peers
Yuba City, CA 7.4% 23rd +1.0pp 17th 33% above peers
Lodi, CA 10.4% 29th +1.5pp 18th 87% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.5% 26th +1.7pp 19th 72% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 18th +1.6pp 20th 15% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 11th +1.2pp 21st 30% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 25th +3.1pp 22nd 70% above peers
Camarillo, CA 2.9% 6th +1.4pp 23rd 48% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 20.8% 31st +10.2pp 24th 276% above peers
Madera, CA 9.7% 27th +5.1pp 25th 76% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 17th +3.2pp 26th 7% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.5% 5th +1.4pp 27th 54% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 3.9% 12th +2.6pp 28th 30% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 14th +3.1pp 29th 22% below peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 15th +3.3pp 30th 19% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 8th +2.9pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64,833 to 67,831 - more than the combined survey margin (±62).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (62,559 to 67,831).
Big move 67,831
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 31st +33% 1st 16% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 6th +24% 2nd 2% above peers
Madison, AL 60,106 30th +22% 3rd 12% below peers
Greenwood, IN 66,029 24th +14% 4th 3% below peers
Huntersville, NC 63,969 27th +14% 5th 6% below peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 15th +13% 6th on par with peers
Spring, TX 68,580 12th +12% 7th 1% above peers
Bethesda, MD 69,397 8th +10% 8th 2% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 60,905 29th +9% 9th 10% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 25th +7% 10th 3% below peers
Sanford, FL 63,730 28th +7% 11th 6% below peers
Haverhill, MA 67,698 18th +7% 12th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 10th +5% 13th 1% above peers
Madera, CA 67,831 17th +5% 14th on par with peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 13th +5% 15th 1% above peers
Yuba City, CA 69,471 7th +4% 16th 2% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 9th +3% 17th 1% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70,186 1st +3% 18th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 67,607 21st +3% 19th 1% below peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 26th +3% 20th 4% below peers
Ames, IA 67,669 20th +2% 21st on par with peers
Jackson, TN 68,435 14th +2% 22nd 1% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 67,237 22nd +1% 23rd 1% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70,088 3rd +1% 24th 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 67,671 19th +0% 25th on par with peers
Oshkosh, WI 66,729 23rd -0% 26th 2% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 67,979 16th -0% 27th on par with peers
Canton, OH 69,755 5th -2% 28th 3% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 11th -3% 29th 1% above peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 4th -4% 30th 3% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70,138 2nd -8% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±42 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 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.3% to 30.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 3.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (33.9% to 30.8%).
Big move 30.8%
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
Madison, AL 27.9% 4th +2.7pp 1st 21% above peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 5th +1.8pp 2nd 20% above peers
Canton, OH 25.4% 8th +1.1pp 3rd 10% above peers
Bethesda, MD 23.2% 16th +0.8pp 4th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 24.4% 11th +0.5pp 5th 5% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 3rd +0.1pp 6th 22% above peers
Camarillo, CA 20.7% 23rd +0.0pp 7th 11% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 22nd -0.2pp 8th 9% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 9th 121% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 29th -0.3pp 10th 34% below peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 26th -0.4pp 11th 14% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.3% 27th -0.4pp 12th 25% below peers
Yuba City, CA 24.8% 10th -0.9pp 13th 7% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 22.2% 19th -0.8pp 14th 4% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 9th -0.9pp 15th 8% above peers
Rockville, MD 20.2% 25th -0.8pp 16th 13% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.4% 30th -0.7pp 17th 42% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 14th -1.5pp 18th 3% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 6th -1.9pp 19th 17% above peers
Haverhill, MA 21.3% 21st -1.8pp 20th 8% below peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 21st 52% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 15.5% 28th -1.5pp 22nd 33% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 21.4% 20th -2.3pp 23rd 8% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 18th -2.5pp 24th 3% below peers
Madera, CA 30.8% 2nd -3.5pp 25th 33% above peers
Greenwood, IN 23.5% 15th -2.9pp 26th 1% above peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 7th -3.2pp 27th 10% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 22.5% 17th -3.1pp 28th 3% below peers
Huntersville, NC 24.2% 12th -3.7pp 29th 4% above peers
Lodi, CA 24.1% 13th -3.7pp 30th 4% above peers
Sanford, FL 20.4% 24th -4.1pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 8.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.0% to 43.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.4% to 43.3%).
Big move 43.3%
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 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 71% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.8% 20th +11.3pp 2nd 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 14th +7.2pp 3rd 6% above peers
Rockville, MD 26.5% 19th +6.2pp 4th 3% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 32.8% 10th +7.3pp 5th 20% above peers
Huntersville, NC 20.7% 23rd +4.3pp 6th 24% below peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 13th +5.8pp 7th 8% above peers
Madera, CA 43.3% 5th +8.2pp 8th 58% above peers
Bethesda, MD 11.5% 30th +2.1pp 9th 58% below peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 21st +3.6pp 10th 16% below peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 24th +3.1pp 11th 25% below peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 12th +4.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 16th +3.2pp 13th on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 38.2% 7th +4.1pp 14th 39% above peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 28th +0.4pp 15th 47% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 36.7% 9th +0.5pp 16th 34% above peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 22nd -0.3pp 17th 19% below peers
Camarillo, CA 19.6% 25th -0.3pp 18th 28% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 2nd -1.0pp 19th 86% above peers
Jackson, TN 50.5% 3rd -2.6pp 20th 84% above peers
Lodi, CA 27.2% 18th -1.6pp 21st 1% below peers
Canton, OH 61.5% 1st -3.7pp 22nd 125% above peers
Haverhill, MA 39.9% 6th -2.7pp 23rd 46% above peers
Greenwood, IN 28.7% 15th -2.9pp 24th 5% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 36.9% 8th -3.9pp 25th 35% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 13.8% 29th -1.5pp 26th 50% below peers
Yuba City, CA 27.2% 17th -3.4pp 27th 1% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 17.0% 26th -2.5pp 28th 38% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 4th -7.3pp 29th 73% above peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 27th -5.0pp 30th 44% below peers
Sanford, FL 32.4% 11th -15.1pp 31st 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±5.4pp 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 (60.9% then, 59.5% now; margin ±13.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 9.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (50.1% to 59.5%).
Big move 59.5%
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 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Weston, FL 62.8% 22nd +16.8pp 1st 10% below peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 13th +10.4pp 2nd 1% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 12th +9.2pp 3rd 1% above peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 24th +7.7pp 4th 13% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70.8% 10th +7.8pp 5th 2% above peers
Lodi, CA 62.8% 23rd +6.5pp 6th 10% below peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 14th +6.2pp 7th on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 79.1% 2nd +6.5pp 8th 14% above peers
Huntersville, NC 73.8% 4th +5.6pp 9th 6% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 69.7% 16th +4.7pp 10th on par with peers
Palo Alto, CA 73.5% 5th +4.8pp 11th 5% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70.7% 11th +3.6pp 12th 1% above peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 7th +2.1pp 13th 5% above peers
Greenwood, IN 69.7% 15th +1.3pp 14th on par with peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 26th +1.0pp 15th 15% below peers
Haverhill, MA 82.0% 1st +0.5pp 16th 18% above peers
Sanford, FL 66.4% 19th +0.3pp 17th 5% below peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 3rd -1.1pp 18th 10% above peers
Jackson, TN 67.4% 17th -1.2pp 19th 3% below peers
Madera, CA 59.5% 25th -1.3pp 20th 15% below peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 8th -2.0pp 21st 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 71.0% 9th -2.2pp 22nd 2% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 64.2% 21st -2.3pp 23rd 8% below peers
Yuba City, CA 53.7% 30th -3.5pp 24th 23% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 29th -5.0pp 25th 16% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 73.3% 6th -7.2pp 26th 5% above peers
Bethesda, MD 64.5% 20th -8.4pp 27th 7% below peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 18th -10.2pp 28th 4% below peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 28th -11.7pp 29th 15% below peers
Canton, OH 59.0% 27th -12.5pp 30th 15% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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10 of 13 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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