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439,418 people (2024) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Oakland, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$101,600
2020-24
▲ 38%
relative change
$73,692 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
16.6%
2020-24
▼ 33%
relative change
24.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.6%
2020-24
▼ 29%
relative change
7.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
13.3%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
16.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
48.7%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
44.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.7%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
83.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
May 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
4.4% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
42.3%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
40.7% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.5%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
4.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Oakland, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
13.7%
2019-23
▲ 35%
relative change
10.2% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
51.0%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
57.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
16.2%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
16.1% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
43.1%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
43.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.51
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.51 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
7.9%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
8.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
71.6%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
64.6% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,614
Jun 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
$2,426 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$476,713
Jun 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
$507,766 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
18.9%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
19.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$721,966
Jun 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
$756,398 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
439,418
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
425,097 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 38% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $73,692 to $101,600 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,650). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 21 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 92% from 2014 to 2024 ($52,962 to $101,600).
$101,600
20102024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 18th +60% 1st 22% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 6th +43% 2nd 6% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 9th +42% 3rd 3% above peers
Fresno, CA $70,991 15th +41% 4th 12% below peers
Tampa, FL $75,475 12th +40% 5th 6% below peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 5th +40% 6th 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA $87,430 4th +39% 7th 9% above peers
Oakland, CA $101,600 1st +38% 8th 26% above peers
New Orleans, LA $56,631 21st +36% 9th 30% below peers
Aurora, CO $88,368 3rd +36% 10th 10% above peers
Cleveland, OH $40,801 22nd +32% 11th 49% below peers
Tucson, AZ $57,073 20th +31% 12th 29% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 8th +31% 13th 5% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $80,846 10th +29% 14th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 16th +28% 15th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $80,540 11th +28% 16th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 7th +27% 17th 6% above peers
Tulsa, OK $59,838 19th +26% 18th 26% below peers
Arlington, TX $75,171 13th +24% 19th 7% below peers
Wichita, KS $64,620 17th +23% 20th 20% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 14th +22% 21st 9% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $92,968 2nd +21% 22nd 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 83% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,146 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

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

Worsening faster than 90% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.1% in May 2026, down from 4.4% a year earlier.
4.1%
1990May 2026
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.3% (May 26) -0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Cleveland, OH 3.8% (May 26) 8th -1.4pp 1st 7% below peers
Fresno, CA 5.5% (May 26) 22nd -0.6pp 2nd 34% above peers
Kansas City, MO 3.5% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 3rd 15% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 5.4% (May 26) 21st -0.4pp 4th 32% above peers
Oakland, CA 4.1% (May 26) 11th -0.3pp 5th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 2.9% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 6th 29% below peers
Sacramento, CA 4.3% (May 26) 15th -0.3pp 7th 5% above peers
Aurora, CO 3.9% (May 26) 9th -0.2pp 8th 5% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 3.7% (May 26) 7th -0.2pp 9th 10% below peers
Long Beach, CA 5.1% (May 26) 20th -0.1pp 10th 24% above peers
Raleigh, NC 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 11th 24% below peers
Miami, FL 2.3% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 12th 44% below peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (May 26) 6th +0.0pp 13th 15% below peers
Wichita, KS 4.1% (May 26) 12th +0.1pp 14th on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 4.8% (May 26) 18th +0.1pp 15th 17% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 3.3% (May 26) 4th +0.2pp 16th 20% below peers
Arlington, TX 4.1% (May 26) 13th +0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 10th +0.4pp 18th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.1% (May 26) 14th +0.5pp 19th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 4.8% (May 26) 19th +0.6pp 20th 17% above peers
Tampa, FL 4.6% (May 26) 16th +0.9pp 21st 12% above peers
Tulsa, OK 4.7% (May 26) 17th +1.5pp 22nd 15% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.6% to 13.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 13 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.7% to 13.3%).
13.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.8% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.0%
Mesa, AZ 10.2% 3rd -4.5pp 1st 31% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 8.9% 2nd -2.6pp 2nd 40% below peers
Fresno, CA 19.7% 20th -5.0pp 3rd 33% above peers
Oakland, CA 13.3% 8th -3.3pp 4th 10% below peers
Tampa, FL 14.8% 12th -3.2pp 5th on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 15.9% 15th -3.5pp 6th 7% above peers
Miami, FL 19.1% 19th -3.9pp 7th 29% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.4% 13th -3.1pp 8th 4% above peers
Sacramento, CA 13.7% 9th -2.6pp 9th 7% below peers
Tucson, AZ 18.1% 17th -3.4pp 10th 22% above peers
Arlington, TX 12.6% 6th -1.8pp 11th 15% below peers
Long Beach, CA 14.6% 11th -2.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Kansas City, MO 14.4% 10th -1.4pp 13th 3% below peers
Cleveland, OH 29.7% 22nd -2.0pp 14th 101% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.2% 16th -1.0pp 15th 9% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.4% 4th -0.6pp 16th 23% below peers
New Orleans, LA 21.8% 21st -1.1pp 17th 47% above peers
Tulsa, OK 18.3% 18th -0.8pp 18th 24% above peers
Wichita, KS 15.6% 14th -0.1pp 19th 6% above peers
Omaha, NE 13.2% 7th +0.1pp 20th 11% below peers
Aurora, CO 11.8% 5th +1.2pp 21st 20% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 8.4% 1st +1.3pp 22nd 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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6 of 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 8.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.8% to 16.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp). 16 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 12.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.5% to 16.6%).
16.6%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 3rd -8.8pp 1st 30% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 47% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.6% 5th -8.2pp 3rd 14% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 16th -10.2pp 4th 21% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 17.9% 9th -7.6pp 5th 7% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.2% 12th -7.3pp 6th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 18.6% 11th -5.7pp 7th 3% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 20th -8.1pp 8th 43% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 6th -4.9pp 9th 11% below peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 18th -6.6pp 10th 32% above peers
Tucson, AZ 24.2% 17th -6.3pp 11th 26% above peers
Arlington, TX 17.7% 8th -4.4pp 12th 8% below peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 13th -3.9pp 13th 6% above peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 4th -1.8pp 14th 17% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 7th -1.5pp 15th 10% below peers
Tulsa, OK 27.4% 19th -2.4pp 16th 43% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 22nd -3.3pp 17th 134% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 22.0% 15th -1.2pp 18th 15% above peers
New Orleans, LA 32.5% 21st -1.7pp 19th 69% above peers
Wichita, KS 21.8% 14th -0.2pp 20th 14% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 11.4% 2nd +1.3pp 21st 40% below peers
Aurora, CO 18.1% 10th +3.1pp 22nd 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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6 of 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Mesa, AZ down 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Santa Ana, CA down 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.0% to 91.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 21 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 12.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (79.4% to 91.7%).
91.7%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Miami, FL 83.7% 22nd +17.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Cleveland, OH 84.8% 21st +16.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
New Orleans, LA 86.6% 20th +13.1pp 3rd 6% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 11th +10.5pp 4th on par with peers
Wichita, KS 91.6% 13th +10.2pp 5th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 17th +8.9pp 6th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 91.7% 12th +8.7pp 7th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 93.4% 8th +8.8pp 8th 2% above peers
Tulsa, OK 89.8% 18th +8.2pp 9th 2% below peers
Tampa, FL 93.6% 7th +8.3pp 10th 2% above peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 19th +7.1pp 11th 3% below peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 14th +7.1pp 12th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 90.9% 15th +7.0pp 13th 1% below peers
Tucson, AZ 90.5% 16th +6.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 6th +6.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 94.1% 4th +6.8pp 16th 3% above peers
Arlington, TX 92.4% 10th +6.6pp 17th 1% above peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 9th +6.4pp 18th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO 93.7% 5th +6.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 1st +4.6pp 20th 3% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 94.5% 3rd +4.5pp 21st 3% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 2nd +4.0pp 22nd 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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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6 of 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Oklahoma City, OK up 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 68% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 63% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.51 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.01).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.52 to 0.51).
0.51
20102024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 22nd -0.024 1st 16% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 2nd -0.017 2nd 11% below peers
Sacramento, CA 0.45 6th -0.016 3rd 7% below peers
New Orleans, LA 0.55 20th -0.017 4th 15% above peers
Tulsa, OK 0.51 16th -0.012 5th 5% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 3rd -0.009 6th 10% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 21st -0.009 7th 16% above peers
Long Beach, CA 0.46 9th -0.005 8th 4% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 0.45 7th -0.005 9th 7% below peers
Cleveland, OH 0.51 17th -0.005 10th 6% above peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 10th -0.003 11th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 0.50 15th -0.003 12th 3% above peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 12th -0.000 13th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 0.51 18th -0.000 14th 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 0.46 8th +0.001 15th 5% below peers
Tampa, FL 0.54 19th +0.001 16th 13% above peers
Arlington, TX 0.44 5th +0.005 17th 9% below peers
Wichita, KS 0.47 11th +0.009 18th 2% below peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 14th +0.015 19th 1% above peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 13th +0.018 20th 1% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 0.44 4th +0.019 21st 9% below peers
Aurora, CO 0.43 1st +0.020 22nd 11% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 10.2% to 13.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 3 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 15 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 3.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (10.7% to 13.7%).
13.7%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mesa, AZ 8.1% 2nd -1.9pp 1st 41% below peers
Tampa, FL 15.7% 16th -3.6pp 2nd 14% above peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 21st -5.6pp 3rd 85% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.5% 7th -2.2pp 4th 23% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 12.4% 10th -2.3pp 5th 10% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.4% 4th -1.4pp 6th 31% below peers
Arlington, TX 10.4% 6th -1.4pp 7th 25% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.2% 5th -1.3pp 8th 26% below peers
Atlanta, GA 14.3% 13th -1.6pp 9th 4% above peers
Tucson, AZ 16.2% 17th -1.7pp 10th 18% above peers
Cleveland, OH 31.5% 22nd -3.1pp 11th 129% above peers
Wichita, KS 11.1% 9th -1.0pp 12th 19% below peers
Raleigh, NC 8.3% 3rd -0.3pp 13th 40% below peers
Fresno, CA 23.0% 20th -0.0pp 14th 67% above peers
New Orleans, LA 18.5% 19th +0.0pp 15th 35% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.5% 1st +0.1pp 16th 53% below peers
Tulsa, OK 15.6% 15th +0.5pp 17th 13% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.8% 18th +1.1pp 18th 22% above peers
Aurora, CO 10.8% 8th +1.0pp 19th 22% below peers
Sacramento, CA 14.7% 14th +2.2pp 20th 7% above peers
Long Beach, CA 13.8% 12th +2.7pp 21st on par with peers
Oakland, CA 13.7% 11th +3.5pp 22nd 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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  • Irving, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Austin, TX down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
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Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $721,966 in June 2026, down from $756,398 a year earlier.
$721,966
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $775,549 (Jun 26) -0.4%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Virginia Beach, VA $432,734 (Jun 26) 9th +3.2% 1st 10% above peers
Wichita, KS $208,245 (Jun 26) 21st +3.2% 2nd 47% below peers
Tulsa, OK $222,868 (Jun 26) 20th +2.9% 3rd 43% below peers
Long Beach, CA $862,989 (Jun 26) 1st +2.0% 4th 120% above peers
Omaha, NE $300,783 (Jun 26) 17th +1.5% 5th 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO $257,356 (Jun 26) 18th +1.2% 6th 34% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $336,624 (Jun 26) 14th +0.9% 7th 14% below peers
Fresno, CA $392,929 (Jun 26) 10th +0.3% 8th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA $392,105 (Jun 26) 11th -0.4% 9th on par with peers
Miami, FL $582,621 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.7% 10th 49% above peers
Mesa, AZ $434,616 (Jun 26) 8th -1.4% 11th 11% above peers
Arlington, TX $314,440 (Jun 26) 16th -1.5% 12th 20% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $450,254 (Jun 26) 6th -1.8% 13th 15% above peers
Sacramento, CA $482,968 (Jun 26) 4th -1.9% 14th 23% above peers
New Orleans, LA $247,590 (Jun 26) 19th -2.0% 15th 37% below peers
Cleveland, OH $121,435 (Jun 26) 22nd -2.0% 16th 69% below peers
Tampa, FL $380,283 (Jun 26) 13th -2.1% 17th 3% below peers
Raleigh, NC $436,056 (Jun 26) 7th -2.1% 18th 11% above peers
Tucson, AZ $325,520 (Jun 26) 15th -2.2% 19th 17% below peers
Atlanta, GA $387,146 (Jun 26) 12th -2.9% 20th 1% below peers
Aurora, CO $462,424 (Jun 26) 5th -3.5% 21st 18% above peers
Oakland, CA $721,966 (Jun 26) 2nd -4.6% 22nd 84% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Falling recently, faster than peers
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Starter homes fell about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $476,713 in June 2026, down from $507,766 a year earlier.
$476,713
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $474,537 (Jun 26) -0.7%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Wichita, KS $127,061 (Jun 26) 21st +4.1% 1st 56% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $310,153 (Jun 26) 8th +3.7% 2nd 8% above peers
Tulsa, OK $132,642 (Jun 26) 20th +3.2% 3rd 54% below peers
New Orleans, LA $147,027 (Jun 26) 18th +1.7% 4th 49% below peers
Omaha, NE $205,406 (Jun 26) 17th +1.4% 5th 28% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $223,628 (Jun 26) 15th +1.2% 6th 22% below peers
Kansas City, MO $139,666 (Jun 26) 19th +1.0% 7th 51% below peers
Long Beach, CA $587,973 (Jun 26) 1st +0.3% 8th 105% above peers
Fresno, CA $286,878 (Jun 26) 11th +0.3% 9th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA $294,150 (Jun 26) 10th -0.7% 10th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA $381,254 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.0% 11th 33% above peers
Arlington, TX $252,240 (Jun 26) 12th -1.1% 12th 12% below peers
Cleveland, OH $74,389 (Jun 26) 22nd -1.7% 13th 74% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $339,179 (Jun 26) 5th -1.9% 14th 18% above peers
Mesa, AZ $327,568 (Jun 26) 7th -2.0% 15th 14% above peers
Tampa, FL $246,066 (Jun 26) 14th -2.3% 16th 14% below peers
Tucson, AZ $246,249 (Jun 26) 13th -2.9% 17th 14% below peers
Miami, FL $352,438 (Jun 26) 4th -3.0% 18th 23% above peers
Raleigh, NC $300,340 (Jun 26) 9th -3.7% 19th 5% above peers
Aurora, CO $332,504 (Jun 26) 6th -5.1% 20th 16% above peers
Oakland, CA $476,713 (Jun 26) 2nd -6.1% 21st 66% above peers
Atlanta, GA $218,341 (Jun 26) 16th -6.2% 22nd 24% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
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Homeownership rose 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.7% to 42.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 15 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.8% to 42.3%).
42.3%
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%
Fresno, CA 50.1% 16th +3.4pp 1st 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 18th +2.9pp 2nd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 12th +3.2pp 3rd on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 51.2% 13th +2.9pp 4th 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 2nd +3.3pp 5th 24% above peers
Aurora, CO 62.4% 3rd +2.5pp 6th 20% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 22nd +1.2pp 7th 41% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 8th +2.1pp 8th 7% above peers
Oakland, CA 42.3% 19th +1.6pp 9th 18% below peers
Tampa, FL 50.3% 15th +1.8pp 10th 3% below peers
Long Beach, CA 41.2% 21st +1.3pp 11th 21% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 4th +1.8pp 12th 17% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 60.6% 5th +1.5pp 13th 17% above peers
Tucson, AZ 51.9% 11th +1.2pp 14th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 51.9% 10th +1.2pp 15th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 65.2% 1st +1.4pp 16th 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 47.7% 17th +0.5pp 17th 8% below peers
Cleveland, OH 41.7% 20th +0.2pp 18th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 58.9% 6th +0.1pp 19th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 14th -0.8pp 20th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 54.3% 9th -0.9pp 21st 5% above peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 7th -1.3pp 22nd 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Rent rose about 8% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,614 in June 2026, up from $2,426 a year earlier.
$2,614
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Oakland, CA $2,614 (Jun 26) 2nd +7.8% 1st 50% above peers
Wichita, KS $1,146 (Jun 26) 22nd +5.3% 2nd 34% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $2,065 (Jun 26) 5th +4.6% 3rd 19% above peers
Cleveland, OH $1,430 (Jun 26) 19th +4.2% 4th 18% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,444 (Jun 26) 18th +3.9% 5th 17% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $1,686 (Jun 26) 12th +3.5% 6th 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA $1,911 (Jun 26) 8th +3.2% 7th 10% above peers
Tulsa, OK $1,272 (Jun 26) 21st +3.1% 8th 27% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,954 (Jun 26) 7th +3.1% 9th 12% above peers
Omaha, NE $1,453 (Jun 26) 17th +3.0% 10th 16% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $1,865 (Jun 26) 9th +1.8% 11th 7% above peers
Long Beach, CA $2,364 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.7% 12th 36% above peers
Sacramento, CA $2,071 (Jun 26) 4th +1.3% 13th 19% above peers
New Orleans, LA $1,664 (Jun 26) 13th +1.3% 14th 4% below peers
Arlington, TX $1,546 (Jun 26) 16th +1.0% 15th 11% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,739 (Jun 26) 11th +1.0% 16th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ $1,425 (Jun 26) 20th +0.8% 17th 18% below peers
Miami, FL $3,004 (Jun 26) 1st +0.3% 18th 73% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,579 (Jun 26) 14th +0.1% 19th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ $1,549 (Jun 26) 15th -0.3% 20th 11% below peers
Tampa, FL $1,999 (Jun 26) 6th -0.9% 21st 15% above peers
Aurora, CO $1,759 (Jun 26) 10th -1.9% 22nd 1% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.8% then, 43.1% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.6% to 43.1%).
43.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Miami, FL 54.7% 22nd -1.6pp 1st 38% above peers
Wichita, KS 28.1% 1st -0.7pp 2nd 29% below peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 18th -0.8pp 3rd 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA 45.7% 21st -0.8pp 4th 15% above peers
New Orleans, LA 45.3% 20th -0.8pp 5th 14% above peers
Oakland, CA 43.1% 19th -0.6pp 6th 9% above peers
Cleveland, OH 40.7% 15th +0.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.1% 6th +0.4pp 8th 11% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 3rd +0.4pp 9th 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.2% 4th +0.5pp 10th 16% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 35.2% 7th +0.6pp 11th 11% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.7% 11th +0.6pp 12th 2% below peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 10th +0.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 39.7% 13th +1.0pp 14th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 17th +1.4pp 15th 5% above peers
Tampa, FL 40.9% 16th +1.7pp 16th 3% above peers
Aurora, CO 39.7% 14th +1.7pp 17th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 9th +1.6pp 18th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 2nd +1.9pp 19th 17% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 5th +2.1pp 20th 14% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 8th +4.7pp 21st 10% below peers
Arlington, TX 39.6% 12th +5.5pp 22nd on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, NJ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.1% then, 16.2% now; margin ±1.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.7% to 16.2%).
16.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 10th -2.3pp 1st 2% below peers
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 4th -1.2pp 2nd 38% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 48% below peers
Tampa, FL 8.5% 13th -1.4pp 4th 1% above peers
Wichita, KS 6.4% 6th -1.0pp 5th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 15th -1.3pp 6th 7% above peers
Tucson, AZ 10.1% 16th -1.5pp 7th 20% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 17th -1.6pp 8th 69% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.9% 14th -0.7pp 9th 6% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.6% 18th -1.2pp 10th 85% above peers
New Orleans, LA 17.4% 20th -1.1pp 11th 107% above peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 21st -0.9pp 12th 112% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 9th -0.4pp 13th 11% below peers
Cleveland, OH 22.1% 22nd -1.0pp 14th 162% above peers
Tulsa, OK 8.3% 11th -0.3pp 15th 1% below peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 12th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 16.2% 19th +0.1pp 17th 92% above peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 5th +0.3pp 18th 28% below peers
Aurora, CO 6.6% 7th +0.5pp 19th 22% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.6% 2nd +0.4pp 20th 45% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 8th +1.3pp 21st 12% below peers
Arlington, TX 5.0% 3rd +0.9pp 22nd 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Health
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.9% to 5.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 13 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 10.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.1% to 5.6%).
5.6%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Oakland, CA 5.6% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 39% below peers
Fresno, CA 6.0% 5th -2.1pp 2nd 34% below peers
Miami, FL 16.1% 21st -3.3pp 3rd 75% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.0% 4th -1.2pp 4th 35% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 5.6% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 39% below peers
Mesa, AZ 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 6th 14% above peers
New Orleans, LA 8.0% 9th -1.1pp 7th 13% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.1% 11th -0.9pp 8th 1% below peers
Tampa, FL 10.5% 15th -1.1pp 9th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC 9.2% 12th -0.9pp 10th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% 1st -0.5pp 11th 42% below peers
Tucson, AZ 10.3% 14th -0.8pp 12th 12% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.9% 17th -0.8pp 13th 19% above peers
Tulsa, OK 15.9% 20th -0.5pp 14th 73% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.4% 7th -0.1pp 15th 19% below peers
Atlanta, GA 9.9% 13th -0.2pp 16th 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.3% 10th -0.1pp 17th 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 6th -0.0pp 18th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 12.2% 18th +0.2pp 19th 33% above peers
Arlington, TX 18.9% 22nd +0.7pp 20th 105% above peers
Cleveland, OH 8.0% 8th +0.4pp 21st 14% below peers
Aurora, CO 13.6% 19th +2.3pp 22nd 48% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.

23.7%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Oakland, CA 23.7% 1st 32% below peers
Long Beach, CA 27.6% 2nd 20% below peers
Raleigh, NC 28.2% 3rd 19% below peers
Aurora, CO 28.3% 4th 18% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.3% 5th 18% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 29.6% 6th 15% below peers
Miami, FL 30.3% 7th 13% below peers
Tampa, FL 32.3% 8th 7% below peers
Atlanta, GA 32.5% 9th 6% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 33.8% 10th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.9% 11th 2% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 34.7% 12th on par with peers
Wichita, KS 34.7% 13th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 34.7% 14th on par with peers
Tucson, AZ 34.8% 15th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 16th 5% above peers
New Orleans, LA 37.2% 17th 7% above peers
Fresno, CA 38.7% 18th 12% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.2% 19th 13% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.4% 20th 14% above peers
Kansas City, MO 40.0% 21st 15% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 22nd 29% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 3.5% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.3% to 3.5%).
3.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 19th -1.7pp 1st 42% above peers
Oakland, CA 3.5% 4th -0.7pp 2nd 40% below peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 16th -1.3pp 3rd 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 2nd -0.5pp 4th 49% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 1st -0.2pp 5th 57% below peers
Tucson, AZ 7.8% 17th -0.2pp 6th 35% above peers
Wichita, KS 6.5% 15th -0.1pp 7th 12% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 11th -0.1pp 8th 7% below peers
Long Beach, CA 3.7% 5th +0.1pp 9th 37% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.4% 20th +0.2pp 10th 45% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.0% 7th +0.2pp 11th 30% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 14th +0.6pp 12th 11% above peers
Tampa, FL 6.2% 13th +0.8pp 13th 7% above peers
Arlington, TX 13.1% 22nd +1.8pp 14th 126% above peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 12th +0.9pp 15th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 18th +1.5pp 16th 40% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.9% 21st +1.8pp 17th 54% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 9th +1.1pp 18th 8% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 3.8% 6th +1.0pp 19th 34% below peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 3rd +0.9pp 20th 47% below peers
Cleveland, OH 4.4% 8th +1.3pp 21st 24% below peers
New Orleans, LA 5.4% 10th +1.9pp 22nd 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Lexington, KY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lincoln, NE down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.0% to 48.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 20 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 20 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 10.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.6% to 48.8%).
48.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Cleveland, OH 22.4% 22nd +4.9pp 1st 40% below peers
Miami, FL 37.4% 11th +7.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 17th +5.1pp 3rd 13% below peers
Tampa, FL 45.7% 5th +7.1pp 4th 22% above peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 20th +3.6pp 5th 32% below peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 1st +7.4pp 6th 58% above peers
Long Beach, CA 35.6% 13th +4.5pp 7th 5% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 40.9% 8th +4.9pp 8th 9% above peers
Tucson, AZ 31.1% 18th +3.7pp 9th 17% below peers
Aurora, CO 33.6% 14th +3.9pp 10th 10% below peers
New Orleans, LA 42.4% 7th +4.8pp 11th 13% above peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 12th +4.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 48.8% 4th +4.7pp 13th 30% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 55.5% 2nd +5.1pp 14th 48% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 10th +3.1pp 15th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 23.6% 21st +1.7pp 16th 37% below peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 16th +2.3pp 17th 13% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 6th +2.9pp 18th 14% above peers
Tulsa, OK 33.6% 15th +2.1pp 19th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 9th +2.4pp 20th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 3rd +3.1pp 21st 44% above peers
Wichita, KS 31.1% 19th +1.0pp 22nd 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57.9% to 51.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.3pp). 8 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (56.9% to 51.0%).
51.0%
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%
Aurora, CO 44.2% 9th +6.0pp 1st 2% above peers
Tampa, FL 58.2% 4th +4.6pp 2nd 34% above peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 1st +4.3pp 3rd 56% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.7% 14th +2.0pp 4th 9% below peers
Tucson, AZ 38.6% 15th +0.4pp 5th 11% below peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 2nd -0.9pp 6th 43% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 11th -1.6pp 7th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 21st -1.2pp 8th 26% below peers
New Orleans, LA 61.5% 3rd -2.4pp 9th 42% above peers
Wichita, KS 36.5% 17th -1.5pp 10th 16% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 13th -2.4pp 11th 3% below peers
Tulsa, OK 42.5% 12th -4.3pp 12th 2% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 50.2% 6th -5.2pp 13th 16% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 19th -3.9pp 14th 18% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 47.6% 7th -6.1pp 15th 10% above peers
Oakland, CA 51.0% 5th -6.9pp 16th 17% above peers
Long Beach, CA 44.0% 10th -7.0pp 17th 1% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 18th -6.0pp 18th 16% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.3% 22nd -5.1pp 19th 32% below peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 8th -9.7pp 20th 5% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 16th -8.4pp 21st 12% below peers
Cleveland, OH 33.7% 20th -8.7pp 22nd 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.5% then, 7.9% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.9% to 7.9%).
7.9%
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
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 6th -3.3pp 1st 22% below peers
Tulsa, OK 5.8% 7th -3.4pp 2nd 20% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 17th -4.1pp 3rd 16% above peers
Arlington, TX 6.3% 8th -1.0pp 4th 14% below peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 11th -0.7pp 5th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 1st -0.4pp 6th 38% below peers
Oakland, CA 7.9% 14th -0.6pp 7th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 5th -0.3pp 8th 23% below peers
New Orleans, LA 8.1% 15th -0.4pp 9th 10% above peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 19th -0.4pp 10th 23% above peers
Long Beach, CA 7.3% 13th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 10.4% 22nd -0.2pp 12th 42% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.1% 16th -0.1pp 13th 11% above peers
Tucson, AZ 7.3% 12th -0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 2nd -0.0pp 15th 36% below peers
Tampa, FL 5.2% 4th +0.0pp 16th 28% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 18th +0.3pp 17th 17% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 9th +0.5pp 18th 9% below peers
Wichita, KS 9.0% 20th +1.7pp 19th 24% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.9% 3rd +1.0pp 20th 33% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 10.0% 21st +2.0pp 21st 37% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.8% 10th +1.9pp 22nd 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Orlando, FL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kansas City, MO down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tulsa, OK down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 425,097 to 439,418 - more than the combined survey margin (±145). 17 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 9% from 2014 to 2024 (402,339 to 439,418).
439,418
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Bakersfield, CA 411,986 16th +9% 1st 10% below peers
Aurora, CO 394,432 20th +7% 2nd 14% below peers
Sacramento, CA 528,706 3rd +6% 3rd 16% above peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 5th +5% 4th 12% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 8th +5% 5th 7% above peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 2nd +4% 6th 20% above peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 9th +4% 7th 5% above peers
Tampa, FL 401,618 17th +4% 8th 12% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 6th +3% 9th 11% above peers
Oakland, CA 439,418 13th +3% 10th 4% below peers
Tulsa, OK 413,794 15th +3% 11th 9% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 7th +3% 12th 7% above peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 4th +2% 13th 12% above peers
Wichita, KS 397,945 18th +2% 14th 13% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 427,246 14th +2% 15th 6% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 11th +1% 16th on par with peers
Miami, FL 459,745 10th +1% 17th 1% above peers
Tucson, AZ 547,073 1st +1% 18th 20% above peers
Arlington, TX 397,742 19th +1% 19th 13% below peers
Long Beach, CA 455,548 12th -2% 20th on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 371,853 21st -5% 21st 19% below peers
Cleveland, OH 366,097 22nd -5% 22nd 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 ±102 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.9% to 18.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 19 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.0% to 18.9%).
18.9%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 21.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Tulsa, OK 24.1% 5th -0.4pp 1st 10% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 21.9% 10th -0.4pp 2nd on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 19.7% 16th -0.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.2% 1st -0.7pp 4th 34% above peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 9th -0.6pp 5th 3% above peers
Arlington, TX 24.8% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 14% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 2nd -1.0pp 7th 26% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 4th -0.9pp 8th 11% above peers
Wichita, KS 24.1% 6th -1.2pp 9th 10% above peers
Cleveland, OH 21.0% 13th -1.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 15th -1.0pp 11th 9% below peers
Oakland, CA 18.9% 19th -1.0pp 12th 14% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 18.8% 20th -1.0pp 13th 14% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 22nd -1.0pp 14th 24% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 11th -1.4pp 15th on par with peers
Aurora, CO 23.9% 7th -1.5pp 16th 9% above peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 12th -1.6pp 17th 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 8th -1.8pp 18th 3% above peers
Tucson, AZ 19.4% 18th -1.8pp 19th 11% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 21st -1.6pp 20th 24% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.4% 17th -2.1pp 21st 11% below peers
Long Beach, CA 19.9% 14th -2.5pp 22nd 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.4% then, 35.8% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.9% to 35.8%).
35.8%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Aurora, CO 34.0% 17th +4.7pp 1st 8% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 30.6% 20th +2.5pp 2nd 17% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 11th +2.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Long Beach, CA 40.2% 7th +2.8pp 4th 9% above peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 18th +1.9pp 5th 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 35.5% 14th +1.4pp 6th 4% below peers
Oakland, CA 35.8% 13th +1.3pp 7th 3% below peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 1st +1.9pp 8th 95% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 15th -0.5pp 9th 6% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 21st -0.5pp 10th 18% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 10th -1.3pp 11th 5% above peers
Tucson, AZ 43.2% 4th -1.7pp 12th 17% above peers
Wichita, KS 34.6% 16th -1.6pp 13th 6% below peers
Tampa, FL 40.1% 8th -2.4pp 14th 9% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.9% 12th -2.3pp 15th 3% below peers
Tulsa, OK 39.2% 9th -2.7pp 16th 6% above peers
New Orleans, LA 53.7% 2nd -4.0pp 17th 46% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 6th -3.3pp 18th 11% above peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 5th -3.5pp 19th 15% above peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 19th -3.0pp 20th 12% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 22nd -2.6pp 21st 28% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 3rd -6.6pp 22nd 26% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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Working parents rose 7.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.6% to 71.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.0pp). 3 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.9% to 71.6%).
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▸ Compare all 22 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 4th +7.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Oakland, CA 71.6% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 2% above peers
Tampa, FL 74.3% 3rd +6.3pp 3rd 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 71.3% 8th +5.9pp 4th 1% above peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 16th +3.6pp 5th 8% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 68.8% 13th +3.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 67.2% 15th +1.8pp 7th 4% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 22nd +1.6pp 8th 12% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 18th +1.6pp 9th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 1st +1.7pp 10th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 10th +1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Wichita, KS 70.3% 11th +1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 63.8% 17th +0.9pp 13th 9% below peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 14th +0.3pp 14th 4% below peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 6th -0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
New Orleans, LA 70.2% 12th -1.0pp 16th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 5th -1.7pp 17th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO 63.5% 19th -1.9pp 18th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 9th -2.1pp 19th 1% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 62.4% 21st -1.9pp 20th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 74.6% 2nd -3.9pp 21st 6% above peers
Tucson, AZ 62.5% 20th -3.9pp 22nd 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 116 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 116 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). 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 ±4.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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