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81,849 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Rancho Cordova, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$89,585
2020-24
▲ 37%
relative change
$65,307 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.9%
2020-24
▼ 22%
relative change
6.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
26.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.4%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
88.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
58.2%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
55.0% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.3%
May 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
4.5% a year earlier
Holding up better than peers Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.7%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.42
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.43 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 3 indicators

Where Rancho Cordova, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
16.9%
2019-23
▲ 22%
relative change
13.9% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
43.5%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
43.7% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
38.6%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
38.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 4 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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
22.1%
2020-24
▼ 29%
relative change
30.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
81,849
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
73,147 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$537,180
Jun 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
$552,286 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$438,921
Jun 2026
▼ 1%
relative change
$444,518 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 37% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $65,307 to $89,585 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,607). 30 of the 30 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; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 67% from 2014 to 2024 ($53,563 to $89,585).
$89,585
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Cicero, IL $70,842 19th +44% 1st 20% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 16th +43% 2nd on par with peers
Largo, FL $62,096 26th +40% 3rd 29% below peers
Buena Park, CA $110,550 6th +40% 4th 26% above peers
Perris, CA $88,911 14th +39% 5th 1% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $59,235 27th +38% 6th 33% below peers
Homestead, FL $65,423 22nd +38% 7th 26% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $89,585 13th +37% 8th 2% above peers
Somerville, MA $132,572 4th +36% 9th 51% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $72,856 18th +35% 10th 17% below peers
Redwood City, CA $157,814 2nd +35% 11th 79% above peers
Auburn, AL $63,668 24th +35% 12th 28% below peers
New Rochelle, NY $109,167 7th +34% 13th 24% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 30th +32% 14th 40% below peers
Layton, UT $102,480 9th +32% 15th 16% above peers
Kissimmee, FL $53,758 29th +32% 16th 39% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 1st +31% 17th 82% above peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 18th 57% below peers
Gastonia, NC $64,059 23rd +30% 19th 27% below peers
Warner Robins, GA $66,970 21st +29% 20th 24% below peers
Longview, TX $63,340 25th +29% 21st 28% below peers
South Jordan, UT $134,047 3rd +28% 22nd 52% above peers
Frederick, MD $97,069 11th +28% 23rd 10% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI $104,836 8th +26% 24th 19% above peers
Cranston, RI $90,206 12th +25% 25th 2% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $70,074 20th +22% 26th 20% below peers
The Villages, FL $77,622 17th +22% 27th 12% below peers
Waldorf, MD $116,089 5th +21% 28th 32% above peers
Jonesboro, AR $55,424 28th +21% 29th 37% below peers
Warwick, RI $88,708 15th +20% 30th 1% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $99,860 10th +19% 31st 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$6,261 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 63% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.3% in May 2026, down from 4.5% a year earlier.
4.3%
2000May 2026
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▸ Compare all 28 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
Warwick, RI 3.0% (May 26) 5th -0.9pp 1st 19% below peers
Cranston, RI 3.3% (May 26) 9th -0.8pp 2nd 11% below peers
Redwood City, CA 3.0% (May 26) 6th -0.5pp 3rd 19% below peers
Flint, MI 13.1% (May 26) 28th -0.4pp 4th 254% above peers
Gastonia, NC 3.7% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 5th on par with peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 4.3% (May 26) 19th -0.2pp 6th 16% above peers
Somerville, MA 3.4% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 7th 8% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 3.7% (May 26) 15th -0.2pp 8th on par with peers
Buena Park, CA 3.6% (May 26) 13th -0.1pp 9th 3% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 2.8% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 10th 24% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.9% (May 26) 4th +0.0pp 11th 22% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 2.2% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 12th 41% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.7% (May 26) 21st +0.0pp 13th 27% above peers
Homestead, FL 2.7% (May 26) 2nd +0.0pp 14th 27% below peers
Perris, CA 5.4% (May 26) 26th +0.0pp 15th 46% above peers
Pharr, TX 6.3% (May 26) 27th +0.0pp 16th 70% above peers
South Jordan, UT 3.4% (May 26) 11th +0.1pp 17th 8% below peers
Frederick, MD 3.5% (May 26) 12th +0.1pp 18th 5% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.0% (May 26) 25th +0.2pp 19th 35% above peers
Layton, UT 3.2% (May 26) 7th +0.2pp 20th 14% below peers
Longview, TX 4.7% (May 26) 22nd +0.4pp 21st 27% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +0.7pp 22nd 30% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 4.5% (May 26) 20th +0.8pp 23rd 22% above peers
Largo, FL 3.9% (May 26) 16th +0.8pp 24th 5% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 4.9% (May 26) 24th +0.9pp 25th 32% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 4.0% (May 26) 17th +1.0pp 26th 8% above peers
Auburn, AL 3.2% (May 26) 8th +1.0pp 27th 14% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 4.2% (May 26) 18th +1.1pp 28th 14% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.2% then, 12.2% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.9% to 12.2%).
12.2%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.8% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.0%
Perris, CA 10.6% 14th -6.0pp 1st 13% below peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 4th -2.7pp 2nd 49% below peers
Buena Park, CA 8.7% 9th -3.5pp 3rd 28% below peers
Homestead, FL 18.3% 25th -5.4pp 4th 51% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 14.2% 20th -3.2pp 5th 16% above peers
Frederick, MD 9.0% 10th -1.8pp 6th 26% below peers
Somerville, MA 9.5% 11th -1.6pp 7th 22% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 20.2% 26th -3.2pp 8th 66% above peers
Flint, MI 33.3% 31st -4.7pp 9th 174% above peers
Cicero, IL 14.4% 22nd -1.6pp 10th 18% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 12.2% 16th -1.0pp 11th on par with peers
Longview, TX 16.7% 24th -1.4pp 12th 37% above peers
Auburn, AL 23.3% 29th -1.8pp 13th 92% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 9.6% 12th -0.7pp 14th 21% below peers
Pharr, TX 27.4% 30th -1.6pp 15th 126% above peers
Gastonia, NC 15.9% 23rd -0.5pp 16th 31% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 13.5% 19th -0.2pp 17th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.5% 17th -0.1pp 18th 3% above peers
The Villages, FL 4.7% 3rd +0.0pp 19th 61% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 10.6% 15th +0.1pp 20th 13% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 22.7% 28th +0.6pp 21st 87% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 21st +0.4pp 22nd 17% above peers
Largo, FL 12.8% 18th +0.4pp 23rd 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 2nd +0.3pp 24th 65% below peers
Layton, UT 8.0% 8th +0.7pp 25th 34% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 7.6% 6th +0.8pp 26th 38% below peers
Cranston, RI 9.8% 13th +1.5pp 27th 19% below peers
Warwick, RI 7.5% 5th +1.4pp 28th 38% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 21.8% 27th +4.6pp 29th 80% above peers
South Jordan, UT 3.7% 1st +0.9pp 30th 70% below peers
Waldorf, MD 7.7% 7th +2.2pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.6% then, 15.0% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 7.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.7% to 15.0%).
15.0%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Somerville, MA 6.7% 5th -13.5pp 1st 55% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.7% 3rd -5.9pp 2nd 62% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.9% 8th -8.3pp 3rd 34% below peers
Perris, CA 13.7% 14th -11.2pp 4th 8% below peers
Homestead, FL 23.3% 24th -9.8pp 5th 56% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 28.5% 26th -9.0pp 6th 91% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 19.3% 20th -4.0pp 7th 30% above peers
Auburn, AL 14.0% 15th -2.9pp 8th 6% below peers
Cranston, RI 10.3% 9th -1.8pp 9th 31% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 15.0% 17th -2.6pp 10th on par with peers
Waldorf, MD 6.2% 4th -1.1pp 11th 59% below peers
Cicero, IL 19.9% 21st -3.4pp 12th 33% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 29th -4.1pp 13th 138% above peers
Gastonia, NC 21.3% 22nd -2.4pp 14th 43% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 30th -5.5pp 15th 230% above peers
Longview, TX 24.2% 25th -2.4pp 16th 63% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 11th -0.9pp 17th 17% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 34.3% 28th -2.4pp 18th 130% above peers
Frederick, MD 12.5% 12th -0.7pp 19th 16% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 13.0% 13th -0.3pp 20th 13% below peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 18th +0.0pp 21st 6% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 21.9% 23rd +0.2pp 22nd 47% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.9% 16th +0.7pp 23rd on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 24th 71% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.1% 19th +1.8pp 25th 8% above peers
Layton, UT 11.7% 10th +1.9pp 26th 22% below peers
Warwick, RI 7.0% 6th +1.4pp 27th 53% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 8.8% 7th +2.1pp 28th 41% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.9% 27th +8.2pp 29th 114% above peers
South Jordan, UT 5.4% 2nd +3.7pp 30th 64% below peers
The Villages, FL 71.8% 31st 382% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.3% to 94.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). 28 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 10.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (83.7% to 94.4%).
94.4%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 25th +34.4pp 1st 4% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 10% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 92.0% 16th +18.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Lake Charles, LA 85.5% 30th +12.3pp 4th 7% below peers
Cicero, IL 88.0% 26th +11.5pp 5th 4% below peers
Gastonia, NC 90.0% 22nd +10.8pp 6th 2% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 92.5% 15th +10.8pp 7th 1% above peers
Longview, TX 89.5% 23rd +9.3pp 8th 3% below peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 29th +8.4pp 9th 5% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 87.6% 28th +8.3pp 10th 5% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 91.6% 19th +8.5pp 11th on par with peers
Perris, CA 95.3% 5th +8.3pp 12th 4% above peers
Homestead, FL 91.2% 21st +7.8pp 13th 1% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 9th +7.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Somerville, MA 94.8% 7th +6.5pp 15th 3% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 89.1% 24th +6.0pp 16th 3% below peers
Cranston, RI 92.0% 17th +6.0pp 17th on par with peers
South Jordan, UT 95.2% 6th +6.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 94.4% 8th +6.1pp 19th 3% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 95.4% 4th +5.8pp 20th 4% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 87.8% 27th +4.7pp 21st 5% below peers
Warwick, RI 91.3% 20th +4.7pp 22nd 1% below peers
Buena Park, CA 95.4% 3rd +4.9pp 23rd 4% above peers
Frederick, MD 92.7% 14th +4.7pp 24th 1% above peers
Redwood City, CA 95.4% 2nd +4.8pp 25th 4% above peers
Auburn, AL 91.7% 18th +4.5pp 26th on par with peers
Farmington Hills, MI 93.7% 11th +3.9pp 27th 2% above peers
Waldorf, MD 93.9% 10th +3.4pp 28th 2% above peers
Layton, UT 93.1% 13th +3.2pp 29th 1% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 1st +1.1pp 30th 6% above peers
The Villages, FL 93.3% 12th +0.5pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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2 of 18 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • South San Francisco, CA up 6.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 54% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 56% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 (0.43 then, 0.42 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.42).
0.42
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Perris, CA 0.36 2nd -0.031 1st 17% below peers
South Jordan, UT 0.36 1st -0.026 2nd 17% below peers
Homestead, FL 0.42 11th -0.030 3rd 5% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 23rd -0.024 4th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 21st -0.018 5th 3% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 12th -0.017 6th 2% below peers
Buena Park, CA 0.40 5th -0.016 7th 9% below peers
Longview, TX 0.46 24th -0.015 8th 6% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 0.42 10th -0.007 9th 5% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 9th -0.006 10th 6% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 0.53 29th -0.006 11th 20% above peers
Auburn, AL 0.55 30th -0.004 12th 25% above peers
Cicero, IL 0.40 6th -0.002 13th 8% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 0.44 14th -0.001 14th 1% below peers
The Villages, FL 0.40 7th +0.000 15th 8% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 0.44 15th +0.000 16th on par with peers
Gastonia, NC 0.47 25th +0.002 17th 7% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 0.45 18th +0.002 18th 2% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.61 31st +0.004 19th 39% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 0.44 17th +0.006 20th 1% above peers
Warwick, RI 0.44 13th +0.007 21st 1% below peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 22nd +0.009 22nd 4% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 0.51 27th +0.011 23rd 16% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 0.53 28th +0.011 24th 20% above peers
Redwood City, CA 0.48 26th +0.011 25th 10% above peers
Frederick, MD 0.41 8th +0.011 26th 7% below peers
Waldorf, MD 0.38 3rd +0.015 27th 13% below peers
Cranston, RI 0.44 16th +0.022 28th on par with peers
Kissimmee, FL 0.45 20th +0.023 29th 2% above peers
Somerville, MA 0.45 19th +0.025 30th 2% above peers
Layton, UT 0.40 4th +0.028 31st 9% 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 3.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 13.9% to 16.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 4.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (12.5% to 16.9%).
16.9%
20102023
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
South Jordan, UT 1.2% 1st -1.2pp 1st 90% below peers
Layton, UT 4.1% 4th -4.3pp 2nd 65% below peers
Homestead, FL 26.0% 29th -6.7pp 3rd 120% above peers
Longview, TX 13.1% 19th -2.3pp 4th 11% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 14th -1.9pp 5th 6% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 10.6% 12th -1.6pp 6th 11% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 25.8% 28th -3.8pp 7th 118% above peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 30th -4.6pp 8th 165% above peers
Cicero, IL 22.3% 27th -2.6pp 9th 89% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 16.3% 23rd -1.9pp 10th 38% above peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 11th 234% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 13.3% 20th -0.9pp 12th 12% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 14.4% 22nd -0.6pp 13th 21% above peers
Somerville, MA 8.6% 8th -0.3pp 14th 28% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 5.4% 5th +0.1pp 15th 54% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 14.3% 21st +0.2pp 16th 21% above peers
Perris, CA 17.1% 25th +0.4pp 17th 45% above peers
Auburn, AL 7.8% 7th +0.2pp 18th 34% below peers
Buena Park, CA 9.8% 10th +0.4pp 19th 17% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 8.9% 9th +0.5pp 20th 25% below peers
Warwick, RI 12.5% 18th +1.1pp 21st 6% above peers
Frederick, MD 11.6% 15th +1.0pp 22nd 2% below peers
Cranston, RI 11.8% 16th +1.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Gastonia, NC 20.6% 26th +2.3pp 24th 74% above peers
Waldorf, MD 10.8% 13th +1.3pp 25th 9% below peers
Redwood City, CA 5.8% 6th +0.8pp 26th 51% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 16.9% 24th +3.0pp 27th 43% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 12.3% 17th +2.7pp 28th 4% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 3rd +1.6pp 29th 67% below peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 11th +5.4pp 30th 14% below peers
The Villages, FL 1.3% 2nd +1.0pp 31st 89% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Springdale, AR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.6pp 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $537,180 in June 2026, down from $552,286 a year earlier.
$537,180
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $775,549 (Jun 26) -0.4%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
New Rochelle, NY $953,121 (Jun 26) 2nd +7.9% 1st 118% above peers
Auburn, AL $425,460 (Jun 26) 18th +4.1% 2nd 3% below peers
Warwick, RI $429,195 (Jun 26) 17th +4.0% 3rd 2% below peers
Jonesboro, AR $228,426 (Jun 26) 27th +3.9% 4th 48% below peers
Cicero, IL $280,419 (Jun 26) 25th +3.5% 5th 36% below peers
Warner Robins, GA $216,088 (Jun 26) 28th +3.2% 6th 51% below peers
Lake Charles, LA $208,278 (Jun 26) 29th +2.8% 7th 52% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $398,912 (Jun 26) 20th +2.7% 8th 9% below peers
Layton, UT $530,417 (Jun 26) 11th +2.5% 9th 21% above peers
Redwood City, CA $1,884,858 (Jun 26) 1st +2.5% 10th 331% above peers
Alhambra, CA $932,245 (Jun 26) 5th +2.0% 11th 113% above peers
South Jordan, UT $666,039 (Jun 26) 7th +1.5% 12th 52% above peers
Buena Park, CA $944,693 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.2% 13th 116% above peers
Longview, TX $236,068 (Jun 26) 26th +1.2% 14th 46% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $710,727 (Jun 26) 6th +0.6% 15th 63% above peers
Cranston, RI $462,629 (Jun 26) 14th +0.4% 16th 6% above peers
Somerville, MA $941,330 (Jun 26) 4th +0.4% 17th 115% above peers
Flint, MI $66,504 (Jun 26) 31st +0.4% 18th 85% below peers
Gastonia, NC $280,853 (Jun 26) 24th +0.3% 19th 36% below peers
Perris, CA $544,654 (Jun 26) 9th +0.1% 20th 25% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $556,502 (Jun 26) 8th -1.1% 21st 27% above peers
Frederick, MD $469,711 (Jun 26) 13th -1.1% 22nd 7% above peers
Pharr, TX $165,495 (Jun 26) 30th -1.3% 23rd 62% below peers
Waldorf, MD $439,312 (Jun 26) 15th -1.5% 24th 1% above peers
Largo, FL $339,252 (Jun 26) 23rd -1.5% 25th 22% below peers
The Villages, FL $392,945 (Jun 26) 21st -1.8% 26th 10% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $524,997 (Jun 26) 12th -2.0% 27th 20% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $537,180 (Jun 26) 10th -2.7% 28th 23% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $402,831 (Jun 26) 19th -2.7% 29th 8% below peers
Kissimmee, FL $359,462 (Jun 26) 22nd -4.1% 30th 18% below peers
Homestead, FL $437,066 (Jun 26) 16th -4.6% 31st on par with 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 80% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $438,921 in June 2026, down from $444,518 a year earlier.
$438,921
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $474,537 (Jun 26) -0.7%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Cicero, IL $235,585 (Jun 26) 23rd +8.0% 1st 27% below peers
New Rochelle, NY $516,419 (Jun 26) 5th +7.3% 2nd 59% above peers
Auburn, AL $305,876 (Jun 26) 17th +6.5% 3rd 6% below peers
Warwick, RI $357,079 (Jun 26) 12th +5.3% 4th 10% above peers
Jonesboro, AR $148,078 (Jun 26) 26th +5.0% 5th 54% below peers
Flint, MI $31,833 (Jun 26) 31st +4.7% 6th 90% below peers
Pharr, TX $113,934 (Jun 26) 29th +3.5% 7th 65% below peers
Warner Robins, GA $135,639 (Jun 26) 28th +3.2% 8th 58% below peers
Longview, TX $136,084 (Jun 26) 27th +2.9% 9th 58% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI $260,007 (Jun 26) 21st +2.5% 10th 20% below peers
Layton, UT $425,562 (Jun 26) 10th +2.5% 11th 31% above peers
Buena Park, CA $834,137 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.4% 12th 157% above peers
Cranston, RI $388,867 (Jun 26) 11th +2.4% 13th 20% above peers
South Jordan, UT $502,277 (Jun 26) 7th +1.2% 14th 55% above peers
Somerville, MA $684,705 (Jun 26) 4th +1.2% 15th 111% above peers
Perris, CA $471,128 (Jun 26) 8th +1.1% 16th 45% above peers
Lake Charles, LA $106,355 (Jun 26) 30th +0.5% 17th 67% below peers
Redwood City, CA $1,226,288 (Jun 26) 1st +0.2% 18th 278% above peers
Alhambra, CA $717,637 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.2% 19th 121% above peers
Gastonia, NC $181,771 (Jun 26) 25th -0.3% 20th 44% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $515,362 (Jun 26) 6th -0.4% 21st 59% above peers
Frederick, MD $354,262 (Jun 26) 13th -0.6% 22nd 9% above peers
Waldorf, MD $353,941 (Jun 26) 14th -0.9% 23rd 9% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $438,921 (Jun 26) 9th -1.3% 24th 35% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $340,683 (Jun 26) 15th -1.5% 25th 5% above peers
The Villages, FL $303,516 (Jun 26) 18th -2.4% 26th 6% below peers
Miami Beach, FL $271,358 (Jun 26) 19th -3.8% 27th 16% below peers
Kissimmee, FL $269,797 (Jun 26) 20th -4.4% 28th 17% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL $240,704 (Jun 26) 22nd -4.9% 29th 26% below peers
Largo, FL $198,409 (Jun 26) 24th -5.2% 30th 39% below peers
Homestead, FL $324,261 (Jun 26) 16th -5.4% 31st on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership rose 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55.0% to 58.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 14 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (54.2% to 58.2%).
58.2%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 55.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Homestead, FL 48.3% 26th +7.4pp 1st 12% below peers
Auburn, AL 53.1% 24th +7.4pp 2nd 4% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 60.9% 12th +8.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 46.3% 27th +4.9pp 4th 16% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 40.9% 29th +4.3pp 5th 26% below peers
Cicero, IL 54.6% 18th +4.9pp 6th 1% below peers
Perris, CA 68.8% 7th +5.7pp 7th 25% above peers
Waldorf, MD 74.9% 4th +5.9pp 8th 36% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 38.3% 30th +2.5pp 9th 30% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 64.7% 10th +4.3pp 10th 18% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 58.2% 15th +3.2pp 11th 6% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 54.3% 19th +3.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 11th +3.2pp 13th 12% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 53.5% 23rd +2.7pp 14th 3% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 3rd +3.9pp 15th 46% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 53.7% 22nd +2.6pp 16th 2% below peers
Frederick, MD 58.8% 14th +2.1pp 17th 7% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 64.7% 9th +2.1pp 18th 18% above peers
Layton, UT 72.5% 6th +2.0pp 19th 32% above peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 28th +1.1pp 20th 25% below peers
Warwick, RI 73.3% 5th +1.9pp 21st 33% above peers
Somerville, MA 34.2% 31st +0.6pp 22nd 38% below peers
Gastonia, NC 54.2% 20th +0.5pp 23rd 1% below peers
Longview, TX 54.7% 17th +0.5pp 24th 1% below peers
South Jordan, UT 81.4% 2nd +0.5pp 25th 48% above peers
Cranston, RI 67.6% 8th +0.2pp 26th 23% above peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 13th -1.1pp 27th 7% above peers
Redwood City, CA 48.6% 25th -1.2pp 28th 12% below peers
The Villages, FL 93.3% 1st -2.6pp 29th 70% above peers
Buena Park, CA 55.0% 16th -2.4pp 30th on par with peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 21st -3.1pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±2.4pp 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 →

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,412 in June 2026, up from $2,338 a year earlier.
$2,412
2015June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Lake Charles, LA $1,270 (Jun 26) 27th +18.6% 1st 38% below peers
Cicero, IL $1,229 (Jun 26) 28th +7.5% 2nd 40% below peers
Redwood City, CA $3,949 (Jun 26) 1st +7.1% 3rd 93% above peers
Flint, MI $969 (Jun 26) 31st +6.4% 4th 53% below peers
Perris, CA $2,833 (Jun 26) 5th +6.2% 5th 38% above peers
Warwick, RI $2,220 (Jun 26) 14th +5.4% 6th 8% above peers
Cranston, RI $2,009 (Jun 26) 17th +5.3% 7th 2% below peers
Waldorf, MD $2,249 (Jun 26) 13th +4.2% 8th 10% above peers
Auburn, AL $1,822 (Jun 26) 21st +4.1% 9th 11% below peers
New Rochelle, NY $2,974 (Jun 26) 4th +4.1% 10th 45% above peers
Somerville, MA $3,589 (Jun 26) 2nd +3.8% 11th 75% above peers
Jonesboro, AR $1,381 (Jun 26) 26th +3.2% 12th 33% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA $2,412 (Jun 26) 10th +3.2% 13th 18% above peers
Miami Beach, FL $2,978 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.9% 14th 46% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL $2,404 (Jun 26) 11th +2.7% 15th 18% above peers
Kissimmee, FL $2,046 (Jun 26) 16th +2.3% 16th on par with peers
South Jordan, UT $1,972 (Jun 26) 18th +2.1% 17th 4% below peers
The Villages, FL $2,256 (Jun 26) 12th +2.0% 18th 10% above peers
Frederick, MD $2,205 (Jun 26) 15th +2.0% 19th 8% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI $1,435 (Jun 26) 25th +1.9% 20th 30% below peers
Warner Robins, GA $1,492 (Jun 26) 24th +1.7% 21st 27% below peers
Buena Park, CA $2,603 (Jun 26) 6th +1.3% 22nd 27% above peers
Longview, TX $1,176 (Jun 26) 30th +1.0% 23rd 43% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $2,561 (Jun 26) 8th +0.9% 24th 25% above peers
Layton, UT $1,643 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.5% 25th 20% below peers
Gastonia, NC $1,524 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.4% 26th 26% below peers
Largo, FL $1,822 (Jun 26) 20th +0.3% 27th 11% below peers
Alhambra, CA $2,592 (Jun 26) 7th +0.0% 28th 27% above peers
Pharr, TX $1,207 (Jun 26) 29th -0.1% 29th 41% below peers
Homestead, FL $2,444 (Jun 26) 9th -1.6% 30th 19% above peers
Silver Spring, MD $1,966 (Jun 26) 19th -2.0% 31st 4% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (38.9% then, 38.6% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.6% to 38.6%).
38.6%
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 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Buena Park, CA 37.2% 18th -7.2pp 1st 5% above peers
Cicero, IL 34.7% 15th -6.5pp 2nd 2% below peers
Perris, CA 37.2% 19th -5.8pp 3rd 5% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 41.4% 26th -5.1pp 4th 17% above peers
Redwood City, CA 37.4% 20th -3.4pp 5th 6% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 27th -3.1pp 6th 24% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 24th -1.6pp 7th 14% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 6th -1.2pp 8th 14% below peers
Somerville, MA 34.1% 14th -0.9pp 9th 4% below peers
Frederick, MD 34.0% 13th -0.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Homestead, FL 51.7% 30th -1.3pp 11th 46% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 33.4% 10th -0.8pp 12th 5% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 27.2% 4th -0.6pp 13th 23% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 40.2% 23rd -0.4pp 14th 14% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 38.6% 21st -0.4pp 15th 9% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 31.4% 8th -0.2pp 16th 11% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 50.6% 29th -0.3pp 17th 43% above peers
Cranston, RI 35.3% 16th +0.2pp 18th on par with peers
Kissimmee, FL 53.1% 31st +1.2pp 19th 50% above peers
Auburn, AL 39.2% 22nd +1.0pp 20th 11% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.2% 7th +1.0pp 21st 12% below peers
Longview, TX 32.9% 9th +1.3pp 22nd 7% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.0% 12th +1.6pp 23rd 4% below peers
Layton, UT 23.2% 2nd +1.2pp 24th 34% below peers
Warwick, RI 33.7% 11th +1.9pp 25th 5% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 44.7% 28th +3.0pp 26th 26% above peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 25th +2.9pp 27th 14% above peers
Gastonia, NC 36.9% 17th +2.7pp 28th 5% above peers
South Jordan, UT 22.7% 1st +2.1pp 29th 36% below peers
The Villages, FL 24.2% 3rd +2.2pp 30th 32% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 5th +3.2pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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2 of 18 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

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.5pp 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 →

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.2% then, 7.0% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.6% to 7.0%).
7.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Pharr, TX 5.3% 10th -2.2pp 1st 20% below peers
Longview, TX 5.6% 12th -1.8pp 2nd 16% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 4.8% 7th -1.3pp 3rd 28% below peers
Homestead, FL 8.0% 23rd -2.1pp 4th 20% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 7.0% 18th -1.5pp 5th 5% above peers
Cicero, IL 9.2% 25th -2.0pp 6th 39% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 28th -2.6pp 7th 146% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 7.5% 21st -1.0pp 8th 13% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 16.4% 27th -2.0pp 9th 145% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 22.6% 31st -2.6pp 10th 239% above peers
Somerville, MA 21.6% 30th -2.3pp 11th 223% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 20th -0.6pp 12th 11% above peers
Warwick, RI 5.5% 11th -0.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Auburn, AL 4.1% 5th -0.2pp 14th 39% below peers
Layton, UT 3.0% 2nd -0.1pp 15th 55% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 6.1% 14th -0.2pp 16th 8% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 16.5% 29th -0.5pp 17th 147% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 7.0% 17th -0.2pp 18th 5% above peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 24th -0.0pp 19th 29% above peers
The Villages, FL 2.2% 1st +0.0pp 20th 66% below peers
Frederick, MD 6.7% 16th +0.1pp 21st on par with peers
Lake Charles, LA 10.5% 26th +0.4pp 22nd 57% above peers
Cranston, RI 7.4% 19th +0.5pp 23rd 11% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 5.7% 13th +0.5pp 24th 15% below peers
Gastonia, NC 7.9% 22nd +0.8pp 25th 19% above peers
Redwood City, CA 6.2% 15th +1.0pp 26th 7% below peers
Perris, CA 4.9% 8th +0.8pp 27th 26% below peers
Waldorf, MD 3.8% 4th +0.8pp 28th 43% below peers
South Jordan, UT 4.8% 6th +1.0pp 29th 28% below peers
Buena Park, CA 5.3% 9th +2.1pp 30th 21% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 3rd +1.6pp 31st 55% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.3% to 4.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 12 of the 30 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; 18 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 9.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.0% to 4.9%).
4.9%
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 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Somerville, MA 1.9% 2nd -1.2pp 1st 74% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 6.2% 13th -2.9pp 2nd 16% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 7th -1.8pp 3rd 43% below peers
Layton, UT 6.5% 14th -2.7pp 4th 12% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 12th -2.1pp 5th 28% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 9th -1.3pp 6th 38% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 4.9% 10th -1.4pp 7th 33% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.1% 3rd -0.9pp 8th 58% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 12.6% 23rd -3.4pp 9th 69% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 9.9% 20th -2.3pp 10th 33% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.5% 27th -3.5pp 11th 109% above peers
Longview, TX 16.0% 28th -3.1pp 12th 116% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.2% 18th -1.5pp 13th 10% above peers
Redwood City, CA 4.5% 8th -0.8pp 14th 39% below peers
Homestead, FL 19.5% 29th -3.0pp 15th 164% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 11.7% 21st -1.7pp 16th 57% above peers
Warwick, RI 3.2% 4th -0.3pp 17th 56% below peers
Pharr, TX 29.1% 31st -2.3pp 18th 293% above peers
Buena Park, CA 7.9% 17th -0.5pp 19th 7% above peers
South Jordan, UT 4.1% 5th -0.2pp 20th 45% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 8.8% 19th -0.1pp 21st 19% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.2% 26th -0.1pp 22nd 105% above peers
Frederick, MD 7.4% 16th +0.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Cicero, IL 19.8% 30th +1.4pp 24th 168% above peers
Largo, FL 13.3% 25th +1.2pp 25th 80% above peers
Perris, CA 12.5% 22nd +2.3pp 26th 68% above peers
Auburn, AL 6.8% 15th +1.4pp 27th 9% below peers
Waldorf, MD 4.2% 6th +1.1pp 28th 44% below peers
Gastonia, NC 12.7% 24th +3.3pp 29th 72% above peers
Cranston, RI 5.1% 11th +1.9pp 30th 31% below peers
The Villages, FL 1.5% 1st +0.7pp 31st 80% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

34.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 1st 38% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 2nd 33% below peers
Somerville, MA 23.6% 3rd 28% below peers
Redwood City, CA 23.9% 4th 27% below peers
Buena Park, CA 24.8% 5th 24% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 26.5% 6th 19% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 27.3% 7th 17% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 28.5% 8th 13% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 28.6% 9th 13% below peers
South Jordan, UT 30.2% 10th 8% below peers
Cranston, RI 30.6% 11th 6% below peers
Layton, UT 31.3% 12th 4% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 31.7% 13th 3% below peers
Homestead, FL 31.8% 14th 3% below peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 15th 1% below peers
The Villages, FL 32.7% 16th on par with peers
Auburn, AL 33.0% 17th 1% above peers
Warwick, RI 33.4% 18th 2% above peers
Frederick, MD 33.9% 19th 4% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 34.2% 20th 5% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 34.2% 21st 5% above peers
Gastonia, NC 38.0% 22nd 16% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 38.1% 23rd 17% above peers
Perris, CA 38.2% 24th 17% above peers
Cicero, IL 38.4% 25th 17% above peers
Longview, TX 40.0% 26th 22% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 41.2% 27th 26% above peers
Waldorf, MD 43.7% 28th 34% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 46.2% 29th 41% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 30th 46% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 50% 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 →

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 2.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.5% to 2.7%).
2.7%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 3.2% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Kissimmee, FL 4.2% 15th -7.5pp 1st 2% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 1.2% 1st -1.9pp 2nd 71% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 3rd -1.8pp 3rd 65% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 2nd -1.5pp 4th 68% below peers
Warwick, RI 1.5% 4th -1.3pp 5th 64% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 1.8% 6th -1.2pp 6th 59% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 9th -1.5pp 7th 37% below peers
Longview, TX 8.9% 26th -4.1pp 8th 107% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 6.2% 21st -2.5pp 9th 43% above peers
Redwood City, CA 1.7% 5th -0.6pp 10th 61% below peers
Layton, UT 5.4% 20th -1.4pp 11th 25% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 4.8% 19th -1.1pp 12th 12% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 9.3% 27th -1.7pp 13th 116% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 9.6% 28th -1.5pp 14th 122% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 15th 232% above peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 24th -0.3pp 16th 79% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 2.7% 8th -0.1pp 17th 38% below peers
Waldorf, MD 2.8% 10th -0.0pp 18th 35% below peers
Frederick, MD 4.3% 16th +0.1pp 19th on par with peers
South Jordan, UT 3.5% 13th +0.1pp 20th 20% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 4.5% 17th +0.7pp 21st 5% above peers
Cicero, IL 4.6% 18th +0.8pp 22nd 6% above peers
Homestead, FL 10.2% 29th +2.0pp 23rd 135% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 4.0% 14th +2.0pp 24th 6% below peers
Cranston, RI 3.2% 11th +1.7pp 25th 25% below peers
Somerville, MA 2.5% 7th +1.4pp 26th 42% below peers
Auburn, AL 3.3% 12th +1.9pp 27th 24% below peers
Gastonia, NC 10.6% 30th +6.6pp 28th 146% above peers
Perris, CA 8.0% 25th +5.2pp 29th 84% above peers
Buena Park, CA 7.1% 23rd +5.4pp 30th 64% above peers
The Villages, FL 6.2% 22nd 43% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.9% to 32.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp). 22 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 22 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 6.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.3% to 32.1%).
32.1%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Kissimmee, FL 26.6% 24th +8.2pp 1st 21% below peers
Perris, CA 12.3% 30th +3.1pp 2nd 63% below peers
Pharr, TX 18.8% 28th +3.9pp 3rd 44% below peers
Cicero, IL 10.8% 31st +1.9pp 4th 68% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 32.1% 19th +5.2pp 5th 5% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 23rd +4.2pp 6th 19% below peers
Waldorf, MD 34.8% 15th +5.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 29th +2.0pp 8th 58% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 51.6% 8th +7.1pp 9th 53% above peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 12th +5.4pp 10th 21% above peers
South Jordan, UT 47.9% 9th +5.6pp 11th 42% above peers
Homestead, FL 24.9% 26th +2.8pp 12th 26% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 31.1% 21st +3.1pp 13th 8% below peers
Longview, TX 23.7% 27th +2.3pp 14th 29% below peers
Auburn, AL 64.1% 3rd +6.2pp 15th 91% above peers
Miami Beach, FL 52.9% 7th +5.0pp 16th 57% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 60.6% 4th +5.7pp 17th 80% above peers
Gastonia, NC 26.6% 25th +2.4pp 18th 21% below peers
Cranston, RI 36.4% 14th +3.2pp 19th 8% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 32.1% 18th +2.7pp 20th 4% below peers
Redwood City, CA 54.4% 6th +4.2pp 21st 62% above peers
Buena Park, CA 33.0% 17th +2.5pp 22nd 2% below peers
Somerville, MA 69.4% 2nd +5.0pp 23rd 106% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 31.8% 20th +2.3pp 24th 6% below peers
Frederick, MD 43.2% 10th +3.0pp 25th 28% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 1st +5.0pp 26th 116% above peers
Layton, UT 36.6% 13th +2.4pp 27th 9% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 29.1% 22nd +1.6pp 28th 13% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 57.6% 5th +3.1pp 29th 71% above peers
The Villages, FL 42.8% 11th +0.5pp 30th 27% above peers
Warwick, RI 33.6% 16th -0.1pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.7% then, 43.5% now; margin ±9.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 9.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.0% to 43.5%).
43.5%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Kissimmee, FL 52.1% 12th +17.0pp 1st 5% above peers
Warwick, RI 57.1% 8th +16.3pp 2nd 15% above peers
Longview, TX 48.9% 17th +7.7pp 3rd 2% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 69.7% 2nd +10.7pp 4th 40% above peers
Buena Park, CA 54.0% 10th +6.0pp 5th 8% above peers
Cranston, RI 44.5% 21st +3.9pp 6th 10% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 42.9% 23rd +3.1pp 7th 14% below peers
Gastonia, NC 36.8% 27th +2.2pp 8th 26% below peers
Homestead, FL 62.8% 4th +2.2pp 9th 26% above peers
Somerville, MA 60.0% 5th +1.8pp 10th 21% above peers
South Jordan, UT 51.5% 14th +0.3pp 11th 4% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 43.5% 22nd -0.2pp 12th 13% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 58.4% 7th -0.5pp 13th 17% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 59.3% 6th -1.9pp 14th 19% above peers
Waldorf, MD 44.8% 19th -2.8pp 15th 10% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 44.7% 20th -4.0pp 16th 10% below peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 16th -4.6pp 17th on par with peers
Boynton Beach, FL 51.2% 15th -8.1pp 18th 3% above peers
Redwood City, CA 55.6% 9th -9.1pp 19th 12% above peers
Auburn, AL 45.9% 18th -8.0pp 20th 8% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 63.4% 3rd -12.1pp 21st 27% above peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 11th -10.9pp 22nd 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 13th -11.7pp 23rd 5% above peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 26th -10.6pp 24th 24% below peers
Perris, CA 23.4% 31st -7.2pp 25th 53% below peers
Cicero, IL 30.6% 29th -9.7pp 26th 39% below peers
Layton, UT 26.5% 30th -9.7pp 27th 47% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 35.3% 28th -15.4pp 28th 29% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 24th -18.0pp 29th 20% below peers
Frederick, MD 37.8% 25th -21.1pp 30th 24% below peers
The Villages, FL 100.0% 1st 101% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.0pp 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
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.6% then, 6.8% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.4% to 6.8%).
6.8%
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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
The Villages, FL 0.0% 1st -100.0pp 1st 100% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 0.4% 2nd -7.9pp 2nd 94% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 4th -4.3pp 3rd 87% below peers
Cranston, RI 2.6% 6th -3.3pp 4th 61% below peers
Auburn, AL 0.8% 3rd -0.8pp 5th 89% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 7.2% 18th -5.4pp 6th 6% above peers
Perris, CA 7.9% 20th -3.9pp 7th 16% above peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 10th -2.1pp 8th 20% below peers
Layton, UT 4.3% 9th -0.9pp 9th 36% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 7.3% 19th -1.1pp 10th 8% above peers
Cicero, IL 9.7% 26th -1.4pp 11th 43% above peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 25th -1.1pp 12th 30% above peers
Homestead, FL 9.9% 27th -1.0pp 13th 47% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 29th -0.4pp 14th 56% above peers
Waldorf, MD 6.3% 13th +0.7pp 15th 7% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 3.7% 7th +0.5pp 16th 45% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 8.3% 24th +1.3pp 17th 23% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 6.8% 15th +1.1pp 18th on par with peers
Longview, TX 8.3% 23rd +1.7pp 19th 23% above peers
Frederick, MD 6.9% 17th +1.6pp 20th 1% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 6.5% 14th +2.1pp 21st 4% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 6.8% 16th +2.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Gastonia, NC 10.4% 28th +3.6pp 23rd 53% above peers
South Jordan, UT 5.4% 11th +2.2pp 24th 20% below peers
Buena Park, CA 6.1% 12th +3.2pp 25th 10% below peers
Redwood City, CA 4.2% 8th +2.2pp 26th 38% below peers
Warwick, RI 8.2% 22nd +5.2pp 27th 20% above peers
Warner Robins, GA 8.1% 21st +5.5pp 28th 20% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 30th +8.0pp 29th 66% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 15.4% 31st +11.1pp 30th 127% above peers
Somerville, MA 1.6% 5th +1.2pp 31st 76% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 12% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 73,147 to 81,849 - more than the combined survey margin (±71). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 22% from 2014 to 2024 (67,167 to 81,849).
81,849
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Auburn, AL 80,594 27th +26% 1st 2% below peers
Homestead, FL 82,807 12th +21% 2nd on par with peers
Frederick, MD 83,395 3rd +18% 3rd 1% above peers
South Jordan, UT 82,686 15th +16% 4th on par with peers
Kissimmee, FL 81,479 21st +14% 5th 1% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 81,849 20th +12% 6th 1% below peers
Waldorf, MD 82,943 8th +10% 7th on par with peers
Layton, UT 83,286 4th +9% 8th 1% above peers
Gastonia, NC 82,884 10th +9% 9th on par with peers
Warner Robins, GA 82,990 7th +9% 10th on par with peers
Boynton Beach, FL 81,435 23rd +6% 11th 1% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 80,137 31st +5% 12th 3% below peers
The Villages, FL 83,498 2nd +5% 13th 1% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 81,143 24th +5% 14th 2% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 82,769 14th +5% 15th on par with peers
Perris, CA 80,511 28th +4% 16th 3% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 29th +3% 17th 3% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 83,515 1st +3% 18th 1% above peers
Warwick, RI 83,175 6th +3% 19th 1% above peers
Cranston, RI 83,250 5th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Longview, TX 82,923 9th +2% 21st on par with peers
Cicero, IL 82,797 13th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Buena Park, CA 82,871 11th +0% 23rd on par with peers
Somerville, MA 81,036 25th +0% 24th 2% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 81,462 22nd -0% 25th 1% below peers
Largo, FL 82,617 16th -2% 26th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 19th -2% 27th 1% below peers
Redwood City, CA 82,447 17th -4% 28th on par with peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 26th -4% 29th 2% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 82,031 18th -9% 30th 1% below peers
Flint, MI 80,175 30th -17% 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±49 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 →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.7% then, 25.0% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children held roughly steady from 2017 to 2024.
25.0%
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 21.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Auburn, AL 19.3% 23rd +1.0pp 1st 16% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 27.3% 6th +1.3pp 2nd 18% above peers
Buena Park, CA 23.1% 16th +1.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Miami Beach, FL 15.1% 28th +0.3pp 4th 35% below peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 25.0% 10th +0.4pp 5th 8% above peers
Gastonia, NC 24.6% 12th +0.3pp 6th 7% above peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 26th +0.2pp 7th 26% below peers
Redwood City, CA 21.3% 20th -0.1pp 8th 8% below peers
Warwick, RI 17.6% 25th -0.1pp 9th 24% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 23.8% 14th -0.2pp 10th 3% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 22.2% 17th -0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 21.9% 19th -0.3pp 12th 5% below peers
Boynton Beach, FL 17.1% 27th -0.3pp 13th 26% below peers
Frederick, MD 21.9% 18th -0.4pp 14th 5% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 7th -0.6pp 15th 12% above peers
Cranston, RI 19.6% 21st -0.6pp 16th 15% below peers
Waldorf, MD 24.9% 11th -0.8pp 17th 8% above peers
Longview, TX 25.1% 9th -0.9pp 18th 9% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 24.0% 13th -1.2pp 19th 4% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 19.5% 22nd -1.0pp 20th 16% below peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 21st 42% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 15th -1.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Farmington Hills, MI 17.8% 24th -1.2pp 23rd 23% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 29th -1.0pp 24th 36% below peers
Layton, UT 29.0% 4th -2.4pp 25th 25% above peers
The Villages, FL 0.7% 31st -0.1pp 26th 97% below peers
Homestead, FL 29.5% 2nd -3.1pp 27th 28% above peers
Cicero, IL 25.8% 8th -3.0pp 28th 11% above peers
South Jordan, UT 29.3% 3rd -3.6pp 29th 27% above peers
Perris, CA 28.5% 5th -3.7pp 30th 23% above peers
Somerville, MA 9.8% 30th -1.9pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent fell 8.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.9% to 22.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.8pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 13.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.5% to 22.1%).
22.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Farmington Hills, MI 24.5% 23rd +9.6pp 1st 24% below peers
South Jordan, UT 12.8% 31st +3.8pp 2nd 60% below peers
Gastonia, NC 52.1% 2nd +13.9pp 3rd 63% above peers
Layton, UT 20.2% 26th +5.3pp 4th 37% below peers
Buena Park, CA 31.6% 17th +7.2pp 5th 1% below peers
Silver Spring, MD 33.8% 15th +7.3pp 6th 6% above peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 18th +4.9pp 7th 10% below peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 4th +7.7pp 8th 42% above peers
Frederick, MD 37.0% 14th +6.2pp 9th 15% above peers
Longview, TX 42.5% 6th +4.7pp 10th 33% above peers
Warwick, RI 27.1% 21st +1.7pp 11th 15% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 13th +2.5pp 12th 23% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 30th +0.9pp 13th 52% below peers
Cicero, IL 41.1% 9th +1.9pp 14th 28% above peers
Perris, CA 32.0% 16th +1.4pp 15th on par with peers
Warner Robins, GA 41.9% 7th +1.4pp 16th 31% above peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 17th 129% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 40.5% 12th +0.4pp 18th 27% above peers
Jonesboro, AR 41.1% 10th -0.2pp 19th 28% above peers
New Rochelle, NY 20.0% 27th -1.2pp 20th 38% below peers
Auburn, AL 24.3% 24th -2.1pp 21st 24% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 27.8% 20th -2.6pp 22nd 13% below peers
Homestead, FL 44.0% 5th -4.3pp 23rd 37% above peers
Kissimmee, FL 41.0% 11th -4.1pp 24th 28% above peers
Cranston, RI 26.3% 22nd -2.8pp 25th 18% below peers
Waldorf, MD 28.8% 19th -9.2pp 26th 10% below peers
Lake Charles, LA 41.6% 8th -13.8pp 27th 30% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 22.1% 25th -8.8pp 28th 31% below peers
Redwood City, CA 16.4% 29th -6.7pp 29th 49% below peers
Somerville, MA 17.0% 28th -13.7pp 30th 47% below peers
The Villages, FL 47.1% 3rd 47% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.3% then, 67.0% now; margin ±9.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.6% to 67.0%).
67.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
South Jordan, UT 63.4% 21st +19.6pp 1st 7% below peers
Kissimmee, FL 68.8% 13th +17.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Buena Park, CA 70.0% 10th +13.2pp 3rd 3% above peers
Pharr, TX 57.5% 28th +8.4pp 4th 15% below peers
Gastonia, NC 77.8% 3rd +9.3pp 5th 15% above peers
Rancho Cordova, CA 67.0% 18th +7.7pp 6th 1% below peers
Miami Beach, FL 68.0% 14th +7.2pp 7th on par with peers
Auburn, AL 66.3% 19th +6.8pp 8th 2% below peers
Redwood City, CA 73.6% 6th +6.2pp 9th 9% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 20th +4.1pp 10th 5% below peers
Waldorf, MD 78.3% 2nd +4.8pp 11th 16% above peers
Somerville, MA 80.0% 1st +3.9pp 12th 18% above peers
Layton, UT 54.1% 30th +2.3pp 13th 20% below peers
Farmington Hills, MI 67.5% 17th +2.5pp 14th on par with peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 11th +2.0pp 15th 2% above peers
Cicero, IL 61.9% 23rd +1.7pp 16th 9% below peers
Perris, CA 59.4% 26th +1.5pp 17th 12% below peers
Cranston, RI 70.8% 9th +1.1pp 18th 4% above peers
Lake Charles, LA 74.7% 4th +0.1pp 19th 10% above peers
Longview, TX 60.2% 25th -0.5pp 20th 11% below peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 12th -2.5pp 21st 2% above peers
Boynton Beach, FL 74.6% 5th -4.2pp 22nd 10% above peers
Silver Spring, MD 71.7% 7th -4.4pp 23rd 6% above peers
Homestead, FL 63.0% 22nd -4.6pp 24th 7% below peers
New Rochelle, NY 67.8% 15th -6.6pp 25th on par with peers
Warwick, RI 71.4% 8th -8.0pp 26th 5% above peers
Frederick, MD 67.8% 16th -7.8pp 27th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 29th -7.2pp 28th 17% below peers
Warner Robins, GA 58.0% 27th -13.3pp 29th 14% below peers
Jonesboro, AR 60.2% 24th -21.0pp 30th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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