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Merced, CA

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99,724 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Merced, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$63,122
2020-24
▲ 40%
relative change
$45,232 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
272 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 27%
relative change
370 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
20.2%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
16.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
23.9%
2020-24
▼ 19%
relative change
29.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
33.4%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
38.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
45.9%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
41.3% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
682 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 10%
relative change
760 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,371 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 8%
relative change
2,580 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.3%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
87.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
8.1%
Jul 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
8.6% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.4%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Merced, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
13 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 160%
relative change
5 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
36.2%
2020-24
▼ 35%
relative change
55.6% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
30.0%
2019-23
▲ 20%
relative change
25.0% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
11.9%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
11.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
8.9%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
10.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
43.4%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
44.0% 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 →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
64.6%
2020-24
▲ 20%
relative change
54.0% in 2019
Rising  
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Population
91,953
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
82,662 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,028
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$1,993 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
29.9%
2020-24
high
vs peers
29.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
48.8%
2020-24
high
vs peers
44.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 8% lower than in 2021 (765 then, 701 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 846 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 682 in July 2026, down from 760 a year earlier.
Bright spot 682 per 100k
2018July 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%
Yakima, WA 370 (Jul 26) -35.8% 1st
Daly City, CA 198 (Jun 26) -31.4% 2nd
Avondale, AZ 324 (Jul 26) -21.6% 3rd
Temple, TX 309 (Jan 25) -15.5% 4th
Beaverton, OR 251 (Jun 26) -14.0% 5th
Davenport, IA 590 (Jul 26) -12.6% 6th
Tracy, CA 207 (Jun 26) -11.4% 7th
Merced, CA 682 (Jul 26) -10.3% 8th
Roanoke, VA 512 (Jul 26) -9.9% 9th
Longmont, CO 448 (Feb 25) -8.3% 10th
Kenosha, WI 318 (Jul 26) -2.5% 11th
Albany, NY 816 (Apr 26) -2.4% 12th
Edmond, OK 149 (Jul 26) -2.0% 13th
New Bedford, MA 343 (Jul 26) +0.9% 14th
Chino, CA 311 (Jul 26) +4.5% 15th
San Angelo, TX 254 (Jul 26) +6.2% 16th
Wichita Falls, TX 415 (Jul 26) +18.8% 17th
El Cajon, CA 570 (Jul 26) +20.3% 18th
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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 Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 21% higher than in 2021 (1,999 then, 2,426 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 3,047 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,371 in July 2026, down from 2,580 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,371 per 100k
2018July 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%
Yakima, WA 1,636 (Jul 26) -17.8% 1st
Roanoke, VA 3,181 (Jul 26) -16.0% 2nd
Davenport, IA 2,774 (Jul 26) -15.0% 3rd
Avondale, AZ 1,901 (Jul 26) -14.9% 4th
Beaverton, OR 2,454 (Jun 26) -12.7% 5th
Daly City, CA 1,303 (Jun 26) -11.8% 6th
Wichita Falls, TX 2,093 (Jul 26) -11.1% 7th
Kenosha, WI 763 (Jul 26) -10.0% 8th
Merced, CA 2,371 (Jul 26) -8.1% 9th
Tracy, CA 1,356 (Jun 26) -5.9% 10th
New Bedford, MA 1,424 (Jul 26) -5.0% 11th
San Angelo, TX 2,275 (Jul 26) -4.7% 12th
Edmond, OK 1,147 (Jul 26) -4.0% 13th
Longmont, CO 2,854 (Feb 25) -2.0% 14th
Chino, CA 1,970 (Jul 26) +0.8% 15th
El Cajon, CA 1,432 (Jul 26) +3.4% 16th
Albany, NY 2,738 (Jul 26) +3.7% 17th
Temple, TX 2,260 (Jan 25) +14.0% 18th
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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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides rose about 160% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 13 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 5 in the prior 12 months. That is 13 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 13 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Daly City, CA 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 1st
New Bedford, MA 1 (Jul 26) -90.0% 2nd
Yakima, WA 2 (Jul 26) -86.7% 3rd
Longmont, CO 3 (Feb 25) -66.9% 4th
Edmond, OK 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 5th
El Cajon, CA 2 (Jul 26) -59.9% 6th
Davenport, IA 5 (Jul 26) -16.7% 7th
Roanoke, VA 11 (Jul 26) -15.4% 8th
Beaverton, OR 2 (Jun 26) +0.0% 9th
Albany, NY 9 (Apr 26) +12.5% 10th
Avondale, AZ 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 11th
Wichita Falls, TX 5 (Jul 26) +66.7% 12th
Temple, TX 11 (Jan 25) +78.6% 13th
San Angelo, TX 7 (Jul 26) +133.6% 14th
Merced, CA 13 (Jul 26) +160.3% 15th
Tracy, CA 3 (Jun 26) +199.4% 16th
Kenosha, WI 6 (Jul 26) +199.5% 17th
Chino, CA 1 (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 Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 27% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities. Merced 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 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 272 in July 2026, down from 370 a year earlier.
Bright spot 272 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 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%
Daly City, CA 115 (Jun 26) -45.5% 1st
Chino, CA 122 (Jul 26) -36.6% 2nd
Roanoke, VA 236 (Jul 26) -34.5% 3rd
Avondale, AZ 170 (Jul 26) -32.8% 4th
Yakima, WA 196 (Jul 26) -29.8% 5th
Tracy, CA 172 (Jun 26) -27.4% 6th
Wichita Falls, TX 170 (Jul 26) -27.3% 7th
Merced, CA 272 (Jul 26) -26.6% 8th
Beaverton, OR 145 (Jun 26) -25.7% 9th
Albany, NY 205 (Jul 26) -23.0% 10th
Longmont, CO 295 (Feb 25) -19.8% 11th
New Bedford, MA 206 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
San Angelo, TX 128 (Jul 26) -9.2% 13th
Edmond, OK 42 (Jul 26) -8.7% 14th
El Cajon, CA 218 (Jul 26) -7.5% 15th
Temple, TX 330 (Jan 25) -3.8% 16th
Davenport, IA 280 (Jul 26) +12.0% 17th
Kenosha, WI 99 (Jul 26) +12.6% 18th
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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 40% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,232 to $63,122 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,552).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Merced 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 62% from 2014 to 2024 ($38,917 to $63,122).
Bright spot $63,122
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%
Deltona, FL $76,924 17th +46% 1st 1% below peers
Sunrise, FL $77,652 16th +42% 2nd on par with peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 9th +42% 3rd 29% above peers
Yakima, WA $62,815 27th +40% 4th 19% below peers
Merced, CA $63,122 26th +40% 5th 19% below peers
Avondale, AZ $86,123 15th +39% 6th 11% above peers
Beaverton, OR $98,622 10th +37% 7th 27% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $63,732 25th +37% 8th 18% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 28th +35% 9th 20% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 19th +35% 10th 7% below peers
Inglewood, CA $72,750 18th +34% 11th 6% below peers
Vista, CA $94,975 11th +32% 12th 22% above peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 4th +32% 13th 56% above peers
Daly City, CA $123,547 3rd +31% 14th 59% above peers
Davenport, IA $66,200 23rd +30% 15th 15% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 14th +29% 16th 12% above peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 20th +29% 17th 8% below peers
Kirkland, WA $150,414 2nd +28% 18th 94% above peers
Chino, CA $104,682 7th +28% 19th 35% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $106,273 6th +28% 20th 37% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 21st 105% above peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 24th +27% 22nd 15% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 29th +27% 23rd 23% below peers
Edmond, OK $103,183 8th +27% 24th 33% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 31st +25% 25th 29% below peers
Temple, TX $68,204 21st +24% 26th 12% below peers
Plantation, FL $92,541 12th +24% 27th 19% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 30th +23% 28th 27% below peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 13th +22% 29th 17% above peers
El Cajon, CA $67,511 22nd +22% 30th 13% below peers
Atascocita, TX $118,226 5th +18% 31st 52% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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6 of 21 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

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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 →
  • 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 ±$3,879 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.5 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: 8.1% in July 2026, down from 8.6% a year earlier.
Bright spot 8.1%
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
Inglewood, CA 5.7% (Jul 26) 26th -1.1pp 1st 14% above peers
Norwalk, CA 5.2% (Jul 26) 20th -1.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Yakima, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 8th -0.8pp 3rd 8% below peers
Hesperia, CA 6.6% (Jul 26) 27th -0.8pp 4th 32% above peers
Davenport, IA 4.6% (Jul 26) 9th -0.6pp 5th 8% below peers
Merced, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 29th -0.5pp 6th 62% above peers
Daly City, CA 3.7% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 7th 26% below peers
Tracy, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.4pp 8th 6% above peers
Vista, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 9th 8% below peers
El Cajon, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.3pp 10th 6% above peers
Chino, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 15th -0.2pp 11th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th -0.1pp 12th 2% above peers
New Bedford, MA 6.6% (Jul 26) 28th +0.1pp 13th 32% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% (Jul 26) 1st +0.1pp 14th 28% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 6th +0.2pp 15th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.6% (Jul 26) 25th +0.3pp 16th 12% above peers
Avondale, AZ 5.0% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Albany, NY 4.8% (Jul 26) 13th +0.3pp 18th 4% below peers
San Angelo, TX 3.7% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.3pp 19th 26% below peers
Deltona, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 21st +0.5pp 20th 4% above peers
Roanoke, VA 4.2% (Jul 26) 5th +0.5pp 21st 16% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 22nd 6% below peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% (Jul 26) 14th +0.5pp 23rd 4% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 24th +0.6pp 24th 6% above peers
Temple, TX 5.1% (Jul 26) 18th +0.7pp 25th 2% above peers
Plantation, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 7th +0.7pp 26th 14% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 19th +0.8pp 27th 2% above peers
Sunrise, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 12th +0.8pp 28th 6% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.8% (Jul 26) 4th +0.9pp 29th 24% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 5.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.3% to 23.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Merced started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.8% to 23.9%).
Bright spot 23.9%
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%
San Angelo, TX 11.0% 17th -3.3pp 1st 1% above peers
Chino, CA 8.0% 6th -2.4pp 2nd 26% below peers
Edmond, OK 8.1% 7th -2.0pp 3rd 25% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.2% 13th -2.4pp 4th 6% below peers
Merced, CA 23.9% 31st -5.4pp 5th 120% above peers
Yakima, WA 16.6% 24th -3.8pp 6th 53% above peers
Avondale, AZ 10.9% 16th -2.4pp 7th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA 9.3% 9th -1.9pp 8th 14% below peers
Vista, CA 10.5% 14th -1.9pp 9th 3% below peers
Hesperia, CA 16.9% 25th -2.9pp 10th 56% above peers
Kenosha, WI 13.7% 19th -2.4pp 11th 26% above peers
Sunrise, FL 10.7% 15th -1.6pp 12th 2% below peers
Inglewood, CA 14.6% 20th -2.1pp 13th 35% above peers
Roanoke, VA 18.3% 27th -2.4pp 14th 69% above peers
Beaverton, OR 10.1% 12th -1.2pp 15th 7% below peers
Longmont, CO 8.6% 8th -1.0pp 16th 21% below peers
Davenport, IA 15.2% 21st -1.4pp 17th 40% above peers
Tracy, CA 7.8% 5th -0.3pp 18th 28% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% 26th -0.6pp 19th 63% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 16.3% 23rd -0.5pp 20th 50% above peers
Kirkland, WA 6.1% 2nd -0.0pp 21st 44% below peers
Temple, TX 16.0% 22nd -0.1pp 22nd 48% above peers
Albany, NY 22.9% 30th +0.0pp 23rd 111% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 24th 73% below peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 4th +0.1pp 25th 29% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.6% 29th +0.3pp 26th 89% above peers
El Cajon, CA 20.5% 28th +1.2pp 27th 89% above peers
Federal Way, WA 13.0% 18th +1.0pp 28th 20% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 10.0% 10th +0.9pp 29th 8% below peers
Plantation, FL 10.0% 11th +1.6pp 30th 8% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.4% 3rd +1.2pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.8% to 33.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Merced started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.6% to 33.4%).
Bright spot 33.4%
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%
San Angelo, TX 12.5% 13th -9.0pp 1st 9% below peers
Chino, CA 8.8% 3rd -5.3pp 2nd 36% below peers
Yakima, WA 21.5% 24th -10.8pp 3rd 56% above peers
Beaverton, OR 11.3% 12th -5.4pp 4th 18% below peers
Vista, CA 13.8% 16th -4.6pp 5th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 11th -3.4pp 6th 21% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 20th -6.0pp 7th 45% above peers
Sunrise, FL 13.2% 15th -3.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 26th -7.2pp 9th 78% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 5th -2.6pp 10th 31% below peers
Edmond, OK 9.6% 7th -2.6pp 11th 31% below peers
Davenport, IA 19.3% 19th -5.0pp 12th 40% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 9th -2.7pp 13th 22% below peers
Deltona, FL 12.5% 14th -3.1pp 14th 9% below peers
Avondale, AZ 15.1% 17th -3.4pp 15th 10% above peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 18th -4.3pp 16th 39% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 17th 86% below peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 28th -4.4pp 18th 88% above peers
Merced, CA 33.4% 31st -5.5pp 19th 142% above peers
Temple, TX 20.9% 23rd -3.3pp 20th 52% above peers
Inglewood, CA 20.3% 21st -2.9pp 21st 47% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 30th -3.1pp 22nd 105% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 25.7% 27th -2.3pp 23rd 86% above peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 10th -0.3pp 24th 22% below peers
El Cajon, CA 26.5% 29th -0.3pp 25th 92% above peers
Kirkland, WA 5.3% 2nd +0.2pp 26th 61% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 25th +1.9pp 27th 77% above peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 22nd +1.9pp 28th 48% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.6% 6th +0.9pp 29th 31% below peers
Atascocita, TX 9.4% 4th +1.5pp 30th 32% below peers
Daly City, CA 10.0% 8th +2.4pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 ±2.6pp 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 6.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.7% to 94.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Merced started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 12.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (82.3% to 94.3%).
Bright spot 94.3%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Sunrise, FL 92.1% 22nd +15.2pp 1st 2% below peers
Davenport, IA 90.0% 25th +12.3pp 2nd 4% below peers
Yakima, WA 89.3% 26th +11.1pp 3rd 5% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 31st +10.5pp 4th 9% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 28th +10.8pp 5th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 30th +9.8pp 6th 8% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 29th +9.8pp 7th 7% below peers
Deltona, FL 94.7% 12th +10.3pp 8th 1% above peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 15th +10.0pp 9th on par with peers
Fort Myers, FL 90.0% 24th +9.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 19th +9.3pp 11th 2% below peers
Inglewood, CA 92.2% 21st +9.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Temple, TX 90.6% 23rd +8.9pp 13th 4% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 27th +8.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 9th +7.6pp 15th 1% above peers
Merced, CA 94.3% 13th +6.6pp 16th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 95.2% 8th +6.4pp 17th 1% above peers
Chino, CA 95.9% 5th +6.0pp 18th 2% above peers
El Cajon, CA 93.6% 17th +5.7pp 19th on par with peers
Avondale, AZ 92.5% 20th +5.6pp 20th 2% below peers
Daly City, CA 94.8% 11th +5.5pp 21st 1% above peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 16th +5.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Edmond, OK 96.3% 4th +4.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Vista, CA 95.3% 6th +4.6pp 24th 1% above peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 14th +4.5pp 25th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 94.8% 10th +4.2pp 26th 1% above peers
Atascocita, TX 97.4% 2nd +2.4pp 27th 4% above peers
Kirkland, WA 96.4% 3rd +2.3pp 28th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 7th +2.1pp 29th 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 93.3% 18th +1.9pp 30th 1% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 (0.47 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 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
Atascocita, TX 0.35 1st -0.040 1st 21% below peers
Yakima, WA 0.43 11th -0.028 2nd 3% below peers
Avondale, AZ 0.38 2nd -0.023 3rd 15% below peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 9th -0.021 4th 4% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 19th -0.021 5th 1% above peers
Davenport, IA 0.44 16th -0.019 6th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 0.47 24th -0.021 7th 7% above peers
Deltona, FL 0.38 3rd -0.011 8th 15% below peers
Temple, TX 0.45 21st -0.010 9th 2% above peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 20th -0.010 10th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 4th -0.008 11th 14% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 27th -0.009 12th 10% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 8th -0.008 13th 8% below peers
Merced, CA 0.47 23rd -0.008 14th 5% above peers
Sunrise, FL 0.44 15th -0.006 15th 1% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 0.51 30th -0.001 16th 15% above peers
Inglewood, CA 0.45 18th -0.001 17th 1% above peers
Beaverton, OR 0.43 12th +0.001 18th 3% below peers
Chino, CA 0.40 6th +0.005 19th 10% below peers
El Cajon, CA 0.45 22nd +0.008 20th 3% above peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 10th +0.009 21st 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 0.56 31st +0.012 22nd 26% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 25th +0.013 23rd 8% above peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 13th +0.015 24th 2% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 5th +0.014 25th 14% below peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 7th +0.022 26th 9% below peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 29th +0.028 27th 15% above peers
Plantation, FL 0.48 26th +0.033 28th 9% above peers
Daly City, CA 0.44 14th +0.031 29th 1% below peers
Kirkland, WA 0.49 28th +0.043 30th 11% above peers
Vista, CA 0.44 17th +0.043 31st on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 25.0% to 30.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 7.8 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (22.2% 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
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 14th -3.4pp 1st 5% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 12.8% 17th -3.4pp 2nd 1% above peers
Avondale, AZ 12.0% 15th -2.6pp 3rd 5% below peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 25th -3.7pp 4th 47% above peers
Vista, CA 7.6% 6th -1.4pp 5th 40% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 6th 91% below peers
Temple, TX 14.2% 18th -2.3pp 7th 12% above peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 21st -2.4pp 8th 31% above peers
Sunrise, FL 14.4% 19th -1.6pp 9th 14% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 23rd -1.9pp 10th 31% above peers
Yakima, WA 22.6% 28th -2.2pp 11th 79% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 22nd -1.4pp 12th 31% above peers
Chino, CA 7.7% 7th -0.4pp 13th 39% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.6% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 71% below peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 12th -0.2pp 15th 22% below peers
Beaverton, OR 11.2% 13th -0.0pp 16th 12% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 27th +0.1pp 17th 57% above peers
Deltona, FL 17.2% 24th +0.2pp 18th 36% above peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 10th +0.4pp 19th 27% below peers
Plantation, FL 8.1% 9th +0.7pp 20th 36% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.3% 4th +0.4pp 21st 58% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.6% 20th +1.2pp 22nd 15% above peers
Edmond, OK 6.6% 5th +0.6pp 23rd 48% below peers
El Cajon, CA 24.7% 29th +3.6pp 24th 95% above peers
Merced, CA 30.0% 30th +4.9pp 25th 137% above peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 31st +5.4pp 26th 145% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 16th +2.7pp 27th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 11th +2.1pp 28th 23% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.0% 2nd +0.7pp 29th 76% below peers
Inglewood, CA 18.7% 26th +5.4pp 30th 48% above peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 8th +2.6pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $395,807 in August 2026, down from $399,987 a year earlier.
$395,807
2001August 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%
Kenosha, WI $284,850 (Aug 26) 26th +6.6% 1st 36% below peers
Albany, NY $332,657 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.2% 2nd 25% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $576,824 (Aug 26) 11th +3.7% 3rd 30% above peers
Davenport, IA $196,283 (Aug 26) 30th +3.6% 4th 56% below peers
New Bedford, MA $442,741 (Aug 26) 16th +3.6% 5th on par with peers
Daly City, CA $1,115,941 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.2% 6th 152% above peers
Roanoke, VA $279,227 (Aug 26) 27th +2.6% 7th 37% below peers
Inglewood, CA $749,827 (Aug 26) 6th +2.3% 8th 69% above peers
Hesperia, CA $462,029 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 9th 4% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $176,929 (Aug 26) 31st +1.6% 10th 60% below peers
Norwalk, CA $756,744 (Aug 26) 5th +1.5% 11th 71% above peers
Vista, CA $877,415 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 12th 98% above peers
Yakima, WA $361,999 (Aug 26) 20th +0.8% 13th 18% below peers
Edmond, OK $355,447 (Aug 26) 21st +0.8% 14th 20% below peers
Chino, CA $745,986 (Aug 26) 7th -0.4% 15th 68% above peers
El Cajon, CA $817,309 (Aug 26) 4th -0.5% 16th 85% above peers
Federal Way, WA $586,172 (Aug 26) 10th -0.5% 17th 32% above peers
Deltona, FL $298,293 (Aug 26) 25th -0.7% 18th 33% below peers
Merced, CA $395,807 (Aug 26) 17th -1.0% 19th 11% below peers
Avondale, AZ $394,129 (Aug 26) 18th -1.3% 20th 11% below peers
Longmont, CO $544,848 (Aug 26) 12th -1.6% 21st 23% above peers
Atascocita, TX $307,522 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.7% 22nd 31% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $694,234 (Aug 26) 8th -1.8% 23rd 57% above peers
Plantation, FL $495,099 (Aug 26) 14th -2.1% 24th 12% above peers
Beaverton, OR $523,970 (Aug 26) 13th -2.3% 25th 18% above peers
Sunrise, FL $362,274 (Aug 26) 19th -3.0% 26th 18% below peers
Temple, TX $245,701 (Aug 26) 28th -3.1% 27th 45% below peers
San Angelo, TX $212,773 (Aug 26) 29th -3.7% 28th 52% below peers
Tracy, CA $672,627 (Aug 26) 9th -4.4% 29th 52% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $305,650 (Aug 26) 24th -5.0% 30th 31% below peers
Kirkland, WA $1,178,291 (Aug 26) 1st -5.2% 31st 166% above 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $323,928 in August 2026, down from $324,887 a year earlier.
$323,928
2001August 2026
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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%
Kenosha, WI $222,966 (Aug 26) 24th +7.1% 1st 31% below peers
Albany, NY $249,246 (Aug 26) 21st +5.1% 2nd 23% below peers
Davenport, IA $127,899 (Aug 26) 30th +4.8% 3rd 61% below peers
New Bedford, MA $365,962 (Aug 26) 14th +4.3% 4th 13% above peers
Hesperia, CA $402,152 (Aug 26) 12th +2.6% 5th 24% above peers
Inglewood, CA $567,590 (Aug 26) 8th +1.9% 6th 75% above peers
Roanoke, VA $183,673 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 7th 43% below peers
Daly City, CA $879,603 (Aug 26) 1st +1.7% 8th 172% above peers
Norwalk, CA $675,220 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 9th 108% above peers
Vista, CA $692,805 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 10th 114% above peers
Yakima, WA $262,135 (Aug 26) 18th +1.3% 11th 19% below peers
Edmond, OK $252,887 (Aug 26) 19th +1.0% 12th 22% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $89,547 (Aug 26) 31st +0.6% 13th 72% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $264,633 (Aug 26) 17th +0.3% 14th 18% below peers
El Cajon, CA $591,375 (Aug 26) 6th -0.2% 15th 83% above peers
Chino, CA $609,062 (Aug 26) 5th -0.3% 16th 88% above peers
Merced, CA $323,928 (Aug 26) 16th -0.3% 17th on par with peers
Deltona, FL $248,755 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.6% 18th 23% below peers
Federal Way, WA $417,504 (Aug 26) 11th -1.3% 19th 29% above peers
Avondale, AZ $344,189 (Aug 26) 15th -1.3% 20th 6% above peers
Atascocita, TX $251,852 (Aug 26) 20th -1.4% 21st 22% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $568,805 (Aug 26) 7th -1.7% 22nd 76% above peers
Longmont, CO $423,526 (Aug 26) 10th -2.4% 23rd 31% above peers
Beaverton, OR $400,906 (Aug 26) 13th -3.5% 24th 24% above peers
Temple, TX $165,866 (Aug 26) 27th -3.7% 25th 49% below peers
San Angelo, TX $133,030 (Aug 26) 29th -3.8% 26th 59% below peers
Tracy, CA $548,866 (Aug 26) 9th -4.0% 27th 69% above peers
Plantation, FL $246,728 (Aug 26) 23rd -4.7% 28th 24% below peers
Kirkland, WA $687,695 (Aug 26) 3rd -5.3% 29th 112% above peers
Fort Myers, FL $186,782 (Aug 26) 25th -7.4% 30th 42% below peers
Sunrise, FL $139,376 (Aug 26) 28th -7.8% 31st 57% 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 4.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.3% to 45.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.2% to 45.9%).
Bright spot 45.9%
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%
Avondale, AZ 61.6% 14th +6.6pp 1st 1% above peers
Merced, CA 45.9% 27th +4.6pp 2nd 25% below peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 7th +5.8pp 3rd 10% above peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 6th +4.7pp 4th 12% above peers
Vista, CA 51.7% 24th +2.5pp 5th 15% below peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 18th +2.9pp 6th 3% below peers
El Cajon, CA 41.5% 28th +1.8pp 7th 32% below peers
Deltona, FL 80.2% 2nd +3.1pp 8th 32% above peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 9th +2.2pp 9th 7% above peers
Sunrise, FL 68.8% 5th +2.3pp 10th 13% above peers
Daly City, CA 60.2% 17th +1.9pp 11th 1% below peers
Edmond, OK 70.3% 4th +2.1pp 12th 16% above peers
Atascocita, TX 82.5% 1st +2.4pp 13th 36% above peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 13th +1.8pp 14th 3% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.5% 25th +1.2pp 15th 17% below peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 15th +1.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 22nd +1.0pp 17th 14% below peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 30th +0.7pp 18th 37% below peers
Chino, CA 64.0% 11th +0.9pp 19th 5% above peers
Inglewood, CA 36.2% 31st +0.4pp 20th 40% below peers
Davenport, IA 62.9% 12th +0.6pp 21st 3% above peers
Plantation, FL 64.3% 10th +0.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 29th +0.1pp 23rd 34% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 19th +0.1pp 24th 7% below peers
Yakima, WA 53.9% 21st -0.4pp 25th 11% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 20th -0.4pp 26th 9% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 49.1% 26th -0.5pp 27th 19% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 3rd -2.1pp 28th 28% above peers
Kirkland, WA 60.8% 16th -2.6pp 29th on par with peers
Temple, TX 52.3% 23rd -2.3pp 30th 14% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 65.7% 8th -5.5pp 31st 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,028 in August 2026, up from $1,993 a year earlier.
Big move $2,028
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Daly City, CA $2,962 (Aug 26) 2nd +9.8% 1st 54% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,362 (Aug 26) 28th +7.6% 2nd 29% below peers
Kenosha, WI $1,638 (Aug 26) 24th +5.8% 3rd 15% below peers
San Angelo, TX $1,304 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 4th 32% below peers
Albany, NY $1,631 (Aug 26) 25th +4.9% 5th 15% below peers
Deltona, FL $2,039 (Aug 26) 14th +4.7% 6th 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA $1,841 (Aug 26) 19th +4.5% 7th 4% below peers
Davenport, IA $971 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 8th 49% below peers
Roanoke, VA $1,413 (Aug 26) 26th +3.4% 9th 27% below peers
Boca Raton, FL $2,949 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.0% 10th 53% above peers
Kirkland, WA $2,603 (Aug 26) 7th +2.9% 11th 35% above peers
Hesperia, CA $2,229 (Aug 26) 13th +2.7% 12th 16% above peers
Edmond, OK $1,690 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.2% 13th 12% below peers
Yakima, WA $1,329 (Aug 26) 29th +1.9% 14th 31% below peers
Merced, CA $2,028 (Aug 26) 15th +1.8% 15th 5% above peers
Chino, CA $3,296 (Aug 26) 1st +1.6% 16th 71% above peers
Vista, CA $2,724 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 17th 42% above peers
Federal Way, WA $1,907 (Aug 26) 17th +1.6% 18th 1% below peers
Longmont, CO $1,923 (Aug 26) 16th +1.2% 19th on par with peers
Plantation, FL $2,470 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 20th 28% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,597 (Aug 26) 8th +0.7% 21st 35% above peers
Sunrise, FL $2,457 (Aug 26) 11th +0.6% 22nd 28% above peers
Tracy, CA $2,701 (Aug 26) 5th +0.4% 23rd 40% above peers
Norwalk, CA $2,697 (Aug 26) 6th +0.2% 24th 40% above peers
Atascocita, TX $1,808 (Aug 26) 20th +0.2% 25th 6% below peers
El Cajon, CA $2,275 (Aug 26) 12th +0.2% 26th 18% above peers
Temple, TX $1,381 (Aug 26) 27th +0.1% 27th 28% below peers
Inglewood, CA $2,492 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 28th 30% above peers
Beaverton, OR $1,874 (Aug 26) 18th -1.1% 29th 3% below peers
Fort Myers, FL $1,745 (Aug 26) 21st -1.1% 30th 9% below peers
Avondale, AZ $1,688 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.2% 31st 12% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.0% then, 43.4% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.2% to 43.4%).
Needs attention 43.4%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 17th -6.8pp 1st 3% above peers
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 10th -3.8pp 2nd 9% below peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 18th -2.8pp 3rd 6% above peers
Deltona, FL 32.7% 8th -2.2pp 4th 12% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.4% 4th -1.9pp 5th 21% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 5th -1.9pp 6th 19% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 7th -1.5pp 7th 14% below peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 14th -1.2pp 8th 5% below peers
Merced, CA 43.4% 22nd -0.6pp 9th 17% above peers
Yakima, WA 33.8% 11th -0.5pp 10th 9% below peers
Daly City, CA 41.5% 19th -0.5pp 11th 12% above peers
Beaverton, OR 35.7% 15th -0.1pp 12th 4% below peers
Vista, CA 45.0% 26th -0.1pp 13th 21% above peers
Edmond, OK 27.7% 3rd +0.6pp 14th 25% below peers
Chino, CA 42.5% 21st +1.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Avondale, AZ 35.2% 13th +1.6pp 16th 5% below peers
Sunrise, FL 47.6% 29th +2.7pp 17th 28% above peers
Inglewood, CA 54.9% 30th +3.4pp 18th 48% above peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 6th +2.1pp 19th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 20th +2.8pp 20th 14% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 25th +3.6pp 21st 21% above peers
Atascocita, TX 25.7% 1st +2.4pp 22nd 31% below peers
El Cajon, CA 55.4% 31st +5.6pp 23rd 49% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 16th +3.8pp 24th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 44.7% 24th +4.9pp 25th 20% above peers
Temple, TX 34.3% 12th +3.9pp 26th 8% below peers
Kirkland, WA 32.9% 9th +4.0pp 27th 11% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 44.6% 23rd +5.7pp 28th 20% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 45.1% 27th +6.1pp 29th 22% above peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 28th +6.5pp 30th 24% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 2nd +5.0pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • 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 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.7% then, 8.9% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.8% to 8.9%).
Needs attention 8.9%
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 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 16th -2.7pp 1st on par with peers
Longmont, CO 4.2% 6th -1.6pp 2nd 27% below peers
Sunrise, FL 5.9% 17th -2.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 30th -4.4pp 4th 190% above peers
Deltona, FL 2.6% 2nd -0.5pp 5th 54% below peers
Merced, CA 8.9% 25th -1.8pp 6th 56% above peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 29th -2.1pp 7th 92% above peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 15th -1.0pp 8th 4% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 10.2% 28th -1.7pp 9th 78% above peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 18th -1.0pp 10th 10% above peers
Edmond, OK 3.3% 4th -0.5pp 11th 43% below peers
El Cajon, CA 8.1% 22nd -1.0pp 12th 42% above peers
Yakima, WA 7.3% 20th -0.9pp 13th 28% above peers
Temple, TX 6.7% 19th -0.8pp 14th 16% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 7th -0.4pp 15th 20% below peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 16th 320% above peers
Avondale, AZ 4.6% 8th -0.2pp 17th 20% below peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% 12th -0.2pp 18th 17% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 21st -0.1pp 19th 29% above peers
Atascocita, TX 1.5% 1st -0.0pp 20th 73% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 5th -0.0pp 21st 41% below peers
Beaverton, OR 8.7% 24th -0.0pp 22nd 51% above peers
Davenport, IA 9.0% 26th +0.1pp 23rd 57% above peers
Daly City, CA 8.4% 23rd +0.2pp 24th 48% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.9% 27th +0.5pp 25th 72% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 26th 53% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.2% 13th +0.7pp 27th 8% below peers
Plantation, FL 5.3% 14th +0.9pp 28th 8% below peers
Chino, CA 4.6% 9th +1.2pp 29th 19% below peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 11th +1.2pp 30th 19% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% 10th +1.4pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better 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 (7.6% then, 7.6% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.7% to 7.6%).
7.6%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Beaverton, OR 6.0% 7th -2.4pp 1st 33% below peers
Sunrise, FL 9.8% 22nd -3.2pp 2nd 9% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.6% 20th -2.8pp 3rd 6% above peers
Chino, CA 7.0% 11th -1.7pp 4th 22% below peers
El Cajon, CA 6.5% 9th -1.4pp 5th 28% below peers
Plantation, FL 9.5% 18th -1.6pp 6th 5% above peers
Kenosha, WI 6.2% 8th -1.1pp 7th 31% below peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 5th -0.8pp 8th 40% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.2% 25th -1.4pp 9th 24% above peers
Roanoke, VA 9.8% 21st -1.0pp 10th 9% above peers
Norwalk, CA 9.0% 16th -0.6pp 11th on par with peers
Vista, CA 11.1% 24th -0.7pp 12th 24% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 7.2% 13th -0.3pp 13th 20% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.8% 2nd -0.1pp 14th 57% below peers
Merced, CA 7.6% 14th +0.0pp 15th 16% below peers
Albany, NY 5.2% 3rd +0.3pp 16th 43% below peers
Atascocita, TX 9.0% 17th +0.7pp 17th on par with peers
Longmont, CO 7.2% 12th +0.6pp 18th 21% below peers
Edmond, OK 7.8% 15th +0.7pp 19th 14% below peers
Daly City, CA 5.6% 6th +0.6pp 20th 38% below peers
San Angelo, TX 15.3% 29th +1.7pp 21st 70% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 16.8% 30th +1.9pp 22nd 86% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 17.8% 31st +2.1pp 23rd 98% above peers
Deltona, FL 12.3% 26th +1.5pp 24th 37% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.2% 23rd +1.3pp 25th 13% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.4% 4th +0.7pp 26th 40% below peers
Temple, TX 13.9% 28th +1.9pp 27th 55% above peers
Davenport, IA 6.6% 10th +1.0pp 28th 27% below peers
Avondale, AZ 13.4% 27th +2.2pp 29th 49% above peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 19th +1.8pp 30th 5% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.8% 1st +1.9pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 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 →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

34.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Daly City, CA 19.1% 1st 42% below peers
Longmont, CO 19.7% 2nd 40% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 3rd 37% below peers
Kirkland, WA 22.4% 4th 32% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 26.9% 5th 18% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 6th 17% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 7th 16% below peers
Vista, CA 28.1% 8th 15% below peers
Plantation, FL 29.5% 9th 11% below peers
El Cajon, CA 29.6% 10th 10% below peers
Beaverton, OR 31.1% 11th 6% below peers
Chino, CA 31.9% 12th 3% below peers
Atascocita, TX 32.1% 13th 3% below peers
Sunrise, FL 32.2% 14th 2% below peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 15th 2% below peers
Inglewood, CA 33.0% 16th on par with peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.9% 17th 3% above peers
Merced, CA 34.4% 18th 4% above peers
Edmond, OK 34.7% 19th 5% above peers
Deltona, FL 35.2% 20th 7% above peers
Avondale, AZ 36.2% 21st 10% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 22nd 10% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 23rd 12% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 24th 13% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 25th 15% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 26th 16% above peers
Temple, TX 38.7% 27th 17% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 28th 18% above peers
Davenport, IA 41.2% 29th 25% above peers
Yakima, WA 41.8% 30th 27% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 31st 32% 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 (2.9% then, 3.4% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.0% to 3.4%).
Bright spot 3.4%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 1st 70% below peers
Chino, CA 3.4% 9th -3.4pp 2nd 31% below peers
Beaverton, OR 3.0% 2nd -1.7pp 3rd 40% below peers
Inglewood, CA 4.3% 14th -1.8pp 4th 12% below peers
Yakima, WA 3.8% 11th -1.4pp 5th 22% below peers
Plantation, FL 6.5% 22nd -2.1pp 6th 32% above peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 3rd -1.0pp 7th 37% below peers
El Cajon, CA 3.2% 5th -0.5pp 8th 36% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 7th -0.4pp 9th 32% below peers
Davenport, IA 3.3% 6th -0.0pp 10th 33% below peers
Vista, CA 5.4% 19th +0.3pp 11th 10% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 27th +1.6pp 12th 112% above peers
Merced, CA 3.4% 8th +0.5pp 13th 31% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 6.7% 23rd +1.1pp 14th 36% above peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 10th +0.6pp 15th 27% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 13th +1.1pp 16th 17% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 15.2% 31st +4.2pp 17th 211% above peers
Atascocita, TX 7.8% 24th +2.3pp 18th 60% above peers
Avondale, AZ 11.4% 29th +3.4pp 19th 133% above peers
Edmond, OK 5.0% 17th +1.6pp 20th 2% above peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 30th +4.5pp 21st 160% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 12th +1.4pp 22nd 20% below peers
Sunrise, FL 7.9% 25th +3.0pp 23rd 60% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 20th +2.5pp 24th 23% above peers
Temple, TX 8.4% 26th +3.7pp 25th 72% above peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 21st +3.1pp 26th 27% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 4th +1.9pp 27th 36% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 15th +3.0pp 28th 4% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.6% 28th +6.8pp 29th 116% above peers
Daly City, CA 5.2% 18th +3.6pp 30th 6% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 16th +4.0pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.5% to 20.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Merced started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.5% to 20.2%).
Bright spot 20.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Tracy, CA 28.5% 19th +6.5pp 1st 5% below peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 15th +6.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 33.6% 11th +6.9pp 3rd 12% above peers
Deltona, FL 19.9% 29th +3.7pp 4th 33% below peers
Merced, CA 20.2% 28th +3.7pp 5th 33% below peers
Vista, CA 29.3% 17th +5.4pp 6th 2% below peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 18th +4.6pp 7th 3% below peers
Inglewood, CA 25.2% 22nd +4.0pp 8th 16% below peers
Chino, CA 27.2% 20th +4.2pp 9th 9% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.9% 16th +4.4pp 10th on par with peers
Avondale, AZ 21.3% 25th +2.8pp 11th 29% below peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 8th +5.7pp 12th 51% above peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 26th +2.5pp 13th 29% below peers
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 13th +3.6pp 14th 3% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 61.8% 3rd +6.5pp 15th 106% above peers
El Cajon, CA 23.0% 24th +2.1pp 16th 23% below peers
Yakima, WA 20.8% 27th +1.8pp 17th 31% below peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 6th +4.1pp 18th 57% above peers
Kirkland, WA 66.3% 2nd +5.0pp 19th 122% above peers
Edmond, OK 57.6% 4th +4.2pp 20th 92% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 32.0% 12th +2.3pp 21st 7% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.1% 5th +3.6pp 22nd 67% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 21st +1.6pp 23rd 15% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 24th 60% below peers
Plantation, FL 45.9% 7th +2.6pp 25th 53% above peers
Temple, TX 30.6% 14th +1.7pp 26th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 1st +3.4pp 27th 127% above peers
Atascocita, TX 38.9% 10th +1.2pp 28th 30% above peers
Daly City, CA 38.9% 9th +1.2pp 29th 30% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 30th +0.0pp 30th 43% below peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 23rd +0.0pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±1.4pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment fell 19.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55.6% to 36.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.6% to 36.2%).
Needs attention 36.2%
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%
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 9th +7.3pp 1st 12% above peers
Temple, TX 40.2% 19th +5.7pp 2nd 9% below peers
El Cajon, CA 52.0% 8th +6.0pp 3rd 18% above peers
Beaverton, OR 46.7% 12th +4.9pp 4th 6% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 16th +4.6pp 5th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 28th +3.0pp 6th 32% below peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 7th 64% above peers
Davenport, IA 43.8% 17th +3.5pp 8th 1% below peers
Chino, CA 45.2% 14th +3.2pp 9th 2% above peers
Edmond, OK 52.5% 7th +3.5pp 10th 19% above peers
Plantation, FL 60.9% 4th +2.2pp 11th 38% above peers
Deltona, FL 36.5% 23rd +1.0pp 12th 18% below peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 6th -0.5pp 13th 29% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 13th -0.8pp 14th 4% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 71.5% 2nd -1.8pp 15th 61% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 3rd -3.5pp 16th 45% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 22nd -5.5pp 17th 18% below peers
Sunrise, FL 48.9% 11th -8.2pp 18th 10% above peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 21st -7.0pp 19th 15% below peers
Kirkland, WA 57.9% 5th -11.4pp 20th 31% above peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 26th -7.8pp 21st 22% below peers
Vista, CA 36.3% 24th -8.5pp 22nd 18% below peers
Yakima, WA 26.9% 29th -6.5pp 23rd 39% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.6% 18th -10.2pp 24th 6% below peers
Daly City, CA 49.4% 10th -12.7pp 25th 12% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 20th -11.6pp 26th 12% below peers
Atascocita, TX 45.1% 15th -13.6pp 27th 2% above peers
Merced, CA 36.2% 25th -19.4pp 28th 18% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 30th -14.1pp 29th 53% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 33.2% 27th -23.2pp 30th 25% below peers
Avondale, AZ 14.8% 31st -22.2pp 31st 66% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.1% then, 11.9% now; margin ±5.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.0% to 11.9%).
Needs attention 11.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Chino, CA 2.7% 2nd -7.8pp 1st 60% below peers
Avondale, AZ 4.2% 7th -6.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 10th -7.4pp 3rd 20% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 14th -5.7pp 4th 3% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 5th 79% below peers
Edmond, OK 3.7% 5th -2.0pp 6th 44% below peers
Davenport, IA 7.9% 20th -3.1pp 7th 17% above peers
El Cajon, CA 4.9% 9th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 16th -1.4pp 9th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 21st -1.6pp 10th 21% above peers
Beaverton, OR 4.5% 8th -0.6pp 11th 33% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 8.6% 23rd -0.5pp 12th 29% above peers
Sunrise, FL 6.6% 15th -0.2pp 13th 2% below peers
Daly City, CA 6.2% 12th +0.4pp 14th 8% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 26th +0.7pp 15th 61% above peers
Merced, CA 11.9% 28th +0.8pp 16th 77% above peers
Plantation, FL 8.2% 22nd +0.5pp 17th 23% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 3rd +0.3pp 18th 54% below peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 30th +2.7pp 19th 93% above peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 24th +2.2pp 20th 49% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 31st +2.9pp 21st 97% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 17th +1.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.2% 4th +0.7pp 23rd 52% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.9% 27th +3.0pp 24th 76% above peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 6th +1.1pp 25th 38% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.9% 11th +1.6pp 26th 12% below peers
Vista, CA 10.2% 25th +3.1pp 27th 53% above peers
Deltona, FL 7.3% 18th +2.4pp 28th 9% above peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 19th +2.8pp 29th 17% above peers
Temple, TX 6.5% 13th +2.6pp 30th 4% below peers
Inglewood, CA 12.4% 29th +6.7pp 31st 84% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.8pp 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 11% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82,662 to 91,953 - more than the combined survey margin (±93).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 14% from 2014 to 2024 (80,490 to 91,953).
Big move 91,953
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Atascocita, TX 99,354 16th +22% 1st on par with peers
Temple, TX 89,602 31st +20% 2nd 10% below peers
Fort Myers, FL 95,051 26th +19% 3rd 4% below peers
Merced, CA 91,953 30th +11% 4th 7% below peers
Avondale, AZ 92,477 29th +9% 5th 7% below peers
Deltona, FL 97,334 21st +8% 6th 2% below peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 8th +7% 7th 1% above peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 22nd +7% 8th 2% below peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 6th +6% 9th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 14th +5% 10th on par with peers
Edmond, OK 96,825 24th +5% 11th 3% below peers
Sunrise, FL 97,918 19th +4% 12th 1% below peers
Yakima, WA 96,961 23rd +4% 13th 2% below peers
Kirkland, WA 92,621 28th +4% 14th 7% below peers
Chino, CA 92,652 27th +3% 15th 7% below peers
Albany, NY 100,492 9th +3% 16th 1% above peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 13th +3% 17th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 96,293 25th +3% 18th 3% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 100,234 10th +3% 19th 1% above peers
El Cajon, CA 104,449 2nd +1% 20th 5% above peers
Beaverton, OR 97,812 20th -0% 21st 2% below peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 15th -0% 22nd on par with peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 12th -0% 23rd on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 18th -1% 24th 1% below peers
Davenport, IA 100,913 7th -1% 25th 2% above peers
Vista, CA 99,114 17th -2% 26th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 3rd -2% 27th 3% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 4th -3% 28th 3% above peers
Daly City, CA 101,964 5th -4% 29th 3% above peers
Inglewood, CA 104,569 1st -5% 30th 5% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 11th -5% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±65 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.5% then, 29.9% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (30.5% to 29.9%).
Big move 29.9%
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
Chino, CA 24.6% 10th +4.4pp 1st 7% above peers
Beaverton, OR 20.5% 24th +1.0pp 2nd 11% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 13th +1.0pp 3rd 3% above peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 18th +0.8pp 4th 2% below peers
Plantation, FL 20.9% 22nd +0.5pp 5th 9% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 19th +0.3pp 6th 3% below peers
Merced, CA 29.9% 1st +0.4pp 7th 30% above peers
El Cajon, CA 25.6% 8th +0.3pp 8th 11% above peers
Yakima, WA 27.8% 4th +0.2pp 9th 21% above peers
Edmond, OK 25.4% 9th -0.1pp 10th 10% above peers
Temple, TX 26.6% 6th -0.2pp 11th 16% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 15th -0.2pp 12th 1% above peers
Atascocita, TX 28.7% 3rd -0.3pp 13th 24% above peers
Deltona, FL 23.1% 16th -0.3pp 14th on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 20.7% 23rd -0.3pp 15th 10% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 16.2% 29th -0.6pp 16th 30% below peers
Vista, CA 24.3% 11th -1.2pp 17th 5% above peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 2nd -1.5pp 18th 26% above peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 17th -1.3pp 19th 1% below peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 14th -1.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Kirkland, WA 19.3% 26th -1.1pp 21st 16% below peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 7th -1.6pp 22nd 15% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 19.1% 27th -1.6pp 23rd 17% below peers
Avondale, AZ 26.8% 5th -2.4pp 24th 16% above peers
Daly City, CA 14.4% 30th -1.3pp 25th 37% below peers
Davenport, IA 21.0% 21st -2.0pp 26th 9% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 20th -2.5pp 27th 6% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 12th -3.1pp 28th 4% above peers
Inglewood, CA 19.4% 25th -4.2pp 29th 16% below peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 28th -5.0pp 30th 18% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 31st -3.8pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (44.9% then, 48.8% now; margin ±6.0pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 6.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.9% to 48.8%).
Big move 48.8%
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 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Vista, CA 30.9% 16th +7.0pp 1st on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 6th +9.0pp 2nd 42% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 31st +1.7pp 3rd 54% below peers
Merced, CA 48.8% 3rd +3.9pp 4th 58% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 29th +1.2pp 5th 38% below peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 11th +2.1pp 6th 17% above peers
El Cajon, CA 28.9% 18th +1.3pp 7th 6% below peers
Temple, TX 34.6% 13th +0.5pp 8th 12% above peers
Yakima, WA 42.6% 7th +0.1pp 9th 38% above peers
Kirkland, WA 15.2% 30th +0.0pp 10th 51% below peers
Deltona, FL 34.2% 14th -0.3pp 11th 11% above peers
Davenport, IA 39.0% 10th -0.4pp 12th 26% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 13th 80% above peers
Avondale, AZ 34.9% 12th -0.6pp 14th 13% above peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 2nd -1.4pp 15th 68% above peers
Fort Myers, FL 45.2% 4th -1.8pp 16th 46% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 17th -1.4pp 17th 1% below peers
Daly City, CA 22.2% 24th -1.2pp 18th 28% below peers
Beaverton, OR 26.7% 22nd -1.6pp 19th 13% below peers
Atascocita, TX 19.6% 27th -1.3pp 20th 37% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 19.9% 26th -1.5pp 21st 36% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 20th -2.2pp 22nd 9% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.7% 8th -3.9pp 23rd 35% above peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 9th -4.4pp 24th 33% above peers
Sunrise, FL 33.7% 15th -4.3pp 25th 9% above peers
Chino, CA 21.2% 25th -2.7pp 26th 31% below peers
Edmond, OK 19.1% 28th -4.0pp 27th 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 21st -5.9pp 28th 11% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 19th -7.3pp 29th 7% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 5th -14.5pp 30th 45% above peers
Plantation, FL 26.3% 23rd -10.9pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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6 of 21 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 B09002) through 2024 ±4.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents rose 10.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.0% to 64.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.7pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.6% to 64.6%).
Big move 64.6%
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 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Vista, CA 74.0% 7th +14.1pp 1st 9% above peers
Deltona, FL 82.2% 1st +13.8pp 2nd 22% above peers
Merced, CA 64.6% 23rd +10.6pp 3rd 4% below peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 13th +11.4pp 4th 4% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 14th +10.2pp 5th 2% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 63.5% 26th +7.3pp 6th 6% below peers
Yakima, WA 72.9% 8th +7.6pp 7th 8% above peers
Kirkland, WA 65.8% 20th +6.7pp 8th 3% below peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 19th +6.6pp 9th 2% below peers
Atascocita, TX 74.2% 5th +7.2pp 10th 10% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 4th +6.7pp 11th 10% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 9th +6.3pp 12th 8% above peers
Davenport, IA 78.9% 2nd +6.7pp 13th 17% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 15th +5.6pp 14th 2% above peers
El Cajon, CA 54.3% 30th +3.8pp 15th 20% below peers
Chino, CA 63.5% 25th +4.0pp 16th 6% below peers
Plantation, FL 72.0% 10th +4.0pp 17th 7% above peers
Avondale, AZ 67.6% 16th +2.9pp 18th on par with peers
Temple, TX 61.5% 27th +2.4pp 19th 9% below peers
Edmond, OK 64.3% 24th +2.5pp 20th 5% below peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 29th +2.1pp 21st 14% below peers
Beaverton, OR 66.7% 18th +1.2pp 22nd 1% below peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 12th +1.2pp 23rd 4% above peers
Daly City, CA 74.1% 6th -2.8pp 24th 10% above peers
Sunrise, FL 75.5% 3rd -4.9pp 25th 12% above peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 28th -4.1pp 26th 11% below peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 11th -5.7pp 27th 6% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 31st -4.6pp 28th 20% below peers
Inglewood, CA 67.4% 17th -6.8pp 29th on par with peers
Fort Myers, FL 65.4% 22nd -7.2pp 30th 3% below peers
Kenosha, WI 65.6% 21st -12.8pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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6 of 21 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 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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