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San Diego, CA

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1,406,106 people (2025) 1m+ West

Bright spots 13 indicators

Where San Diego, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Household income
Median household income
$108,077
2020-24
▲ 36%
relative change
$79,673 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.8%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
7.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
12.1%
2020-24
▼ 23%
relative change
15.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
271 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 15%
relative change
319 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
11.0%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
12.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
51.0%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
45.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.5%
Jul 2026
▼ 8%
relative change
4.9% a year earlier
Improving recently Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.3%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
90.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.46
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.5%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
3.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
53.3%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
54.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.2%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,589 /100k
Jul 2026
flat
relative change
1,593 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where San Diego, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
8.7%
2019-23
▲ 31%
relative change
6.6% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
43.3%
2020-24
flat
relative change
43.2% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
406 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 3%
relative change
418 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Homicide
Homicide rate
37 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
34 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
47.3%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
46.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.6%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
6.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
18.4%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
19.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
68.8%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
64.3% in 2019
Rising  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,036
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$2,977 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$651,101
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$656,314 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$985,158
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$988,722 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
24.5%
2020-24
low
vs peers
25.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 3% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 1% lower than in 2021 (410 then, 406 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 431 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 406 in July 2026, down from 418 a year earlier.
Needs attention 406 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
San Jose, CA 459 (May 26) -20.5% 1st
Fort Worth, TX 336 (Jul 26) -17.2% 2nd
Charlotte, NC 560 (Jul 26) -17.1% 3rd
Columbus, OH 358 (Jun 26) -8.7% 4th
Dallas, TX 554 (Jul 26) -8.6% 5th
Phoenix, AZ 704 (Jul 26) -7.1% 6th
Philadelphia, PA 792 (Jul 26) -6.9% 7th
Austin, TX 396 (Jul 26) -5.3% 8th
San Antonio, TX 527 (Jul 26) -4.7% 9th
San Diego, CA 406 (Jul 26) -2.9% 10th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Fort Worth, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Austin, TX down about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 3% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,589 in July 2026, down from 1,593 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,589 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Fort Worth, TX 2,013 (Jul 26) -16.9% 1st
Columbus, OH 2,382 (Jun 26) -11.5% 2nd
Charlotte, NC 3,409 (Jul 26) -10.6% 3rd
San Antonio, TX 3,726 (Jul 26) -9.7% 4th
San Jose, CA 2,311 (May 26) -8.9% 5th
Phoenix, AZ 2,002 (Jul 26) -8.4% 6th
Philadelphia, PA 4,103 (Jul 26) -5.4% 7th
Austin, TX 2,867 (Jul 26) -5.3% 8th
Dallas, TX 2,995 (Jul 26) -3.4% 9th
San Diego, CA 1,589 (Jul 26) -0.3% 10th
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 37 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 34 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 37 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Columbus, OH 7 (Jun 26) -29.1% 1st
Philadelphia, PA 12 (Jul 26) -23.8% 2nd
Fort Worth, TX 6 (Jul 26) -22.8% 3rd
San Antonio, TX 6 (Jul 26) -18.6% 4th
Phoenix, AZ 7 (Jul 26) -2.4% 5th
Austin, TX 5 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Jacksonville, FL 7 (Jul 26) +4.2% 7th
Dallas, TX 11 (Jul 26) +6.0% 8th
San Diego, CA 3 (Jul 26) +8.7% 9th
San Jose, CA 2 (May 26) +9.4% 10th
Charlotte, NC 10 (Jul 26) +16.9% 11th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Antonio, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • New York, NY down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Austin, TX essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 4% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 29% lower than in 2021 (398 then, 283 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 463 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 271 in July 2026, down from 319 a year earlier.
Bright spot 271 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 10 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Fort Worth, TX 285 (Jul 26) -32.5% 1st
Charlotte, NC 499 (Jul 26) -25.2% 2nd
Dallas, TX 705 (Jul 26) -24.4% 3rd
Austin, TX 351 (Jul 26) -22.9% 4th
Phoenix, AZ 332 (Jul 26) -18.1% 5th
San Diego, CA 271 (Jul 26) -15.0% 6th
San Antonio, TX 567 (Jul 26) -12.7% 7th
San Jose, CA 490 (May 26) -12.5% 8th
Columbus, OH 511 (Jun 26) -6.4% 9th
Philadelphia, PA 962 (Jul 26) -4.8% 10th
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 36% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $79,673 to $108,077 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,801).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 64% from 2014 to 2024 ($65,753 to $108,077).
Bright spot $108,077
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Phoenix, AZ $81,332 5th +42% 1st 2% above peers
San Diego, CA $108,077 2nd +36% 2nd 36% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $61,953 11th +35% 3rd 22% below peers
Dallas, TX $70,518 7th +34% 4th 11% below peers
San Jose, CA $146,427 1st +34% 5th 84% above peers
Austin, TX $93,658 3rd +31% 6th 18% above peers
Charlotte, NC $82,068 4th +31% 7th 3% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $79,507 6th +28% 8th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL $69,872 8th +28% 9th 12% below peers
San Antonio, TX $65,056 10th +24% 10th 18% below peers
Columbus, OH $66,082 9th +23% 11th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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74 of 322 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 6 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Austin, TX up about 31% between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fort Worth, TX up about 28% between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 64% of this group · 2019-2024
  • New York, NY up about 26% between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,463 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.5% in July 2026, down from 4.9% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.5%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 5.1% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Columbus, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 1st -1.4pp 1st 28% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 4.9% (Jul 26) 10th -1.1pp 2nd 7% above peers
San Jose, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 4th -0.6pp 3rd 9% below peers
Charlotte, NC 3.8% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 4th 17% below peers
San Diego, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 5th -0.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Austin, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.3pp 6th 17% below peers
Dallas, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 6th +0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 7th +0.4pp 8th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 8th +0.5pp 9th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 9th +0.5pp 10th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 11th +0.6pp 11th 11% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 12.8% to 11.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.8% to 11.0%).
Bright spot 11.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Phoenix, AZ 13.7% 6th -4.3pp 1st on par with peers
San Diego, CA 11.0% 2nd -1.8pp 2nd 20% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 21.4% 11th -3.0pp 3rd 56% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.7% 8th -2.2pp 4th 22% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.1% 5th -1.4pp 5th 4% below peers
Austin, TX 12.0% 4th -1.2pp 6th 13% below peers
Charlotte, NC 11.7% 3rd -1.2pp 7th 15% below peers
Columbus, OH 18.1% 10th -1.4pp 8th 32% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.1% 1st -0.6pp 9th 41% below peers
San Antonio, TX 17.1% 9th -0.6pp 10th 25% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.5% 7th -0.3pp 11th 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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75 of 322 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 4 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Fort Worth, TX down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 64% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Austin, TX down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 55% 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
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.7% to 12.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.2% to 12.1%).
Bright spot 12.1%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Phoenix, AZ 19.3% 6th -7.4pp 1st on par with peers
San Diego, CA 12.1% 2nd -3.6pp 2nd 37% below peers
Dallas, TX 24.3% 9th -5.0pp 3rd 26% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 29.0% 11th -5.9pp 4th 50% above peers
Austin, TX 15.1% 3rd -2.8pp 5th 21% below peers
San Jose, CA 8.2% 1st -1.2pp 6th 58% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 17.7% 5th -2.3pp 7th 8% below peers
Columbus, OH 26.0% 10th -3.3pp 8th 35% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 19.6% 7th -2.4pp 9th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 16.8% 4th -1.7pp 10th 13% below peers
San Antonio, TX 23.9% 8th -2.3pp 11th 24% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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74 of 322 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 7 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

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Austin, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 64% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fort Worth, TX down 2.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 64% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jacksonville, FL down 2.4pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.8% to 95.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 7.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (88.1% to 95.3%).
Bright spot 95.3%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 11 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%
Dallas, TX 91.0% 9th +14.1pp 1st 1% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 89.2% 11th +12.1pp 2nd 3% below peers
San Antonio, TX 91.0% 8th +11.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 91.5% 7th +8.6pp 4th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 92.3% 6th +8.0pp 5th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 93.6% 5th +7.6pp 6th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 91.0% 10th +7.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 93.8% 3rd +6.2pp 8th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 93.7% 4th +6.2pp 9th 2% above peers
San Diego, CA 95.3% 2nd +4.5pp 10th 3% above peers
San Jose, CA 95.5% 1st +4.1pp 11th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Fort Worth, TX up 8.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jacksonville, FL up 7.1pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Austin, TX up 6.2pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 91% 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
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.47 to 0.46 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.47 to 0.46).
Bright spot 0.46
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Dallas, TX 0.53 11th -0.012 1st 13% above peers
San Diego, CA 0.46 4th -0.008 2nd on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ 0.47 6th -0.006 3rd on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 0.45 2nd -0.005 4th 3% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 0.51 10th -0.005 5th 10% above peers
San Antonio, TX 0.46 5th -0.002 6th on par with peers
Austin, TX 0.49 8th +0.002 7th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 0.47 7th +0.002 8th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 0.45 1st +0.003 9th 4% below peers
Charlotte, NC 0.50 9th +0.004 10th 8% above peers
San Jose, CA 0.46 3rd +0.012 11th 1% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.00 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 6.6% to 8.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 70% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 3.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.3% to 8.7%).
Needs attention 8.7%
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
Austin, TX 6.2% 1st -1.9pp 1st 48% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 11.3% 5th -2.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Dallas, TX 11.7% 6th -2.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Columbus, OH 12.8% 8th -2.5pp 4th 9% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.6% 9th -2.2pp 5th 24% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.3% 7th -1.8pp 6th 5% above peers
Charlotte, NC 9.8% 4th -1.4pp 7th 17% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 26.2% 11th +0.7pp 8th 124% above peers
San Antonio, TX 16.0% 10th +1.3pp 9th 36% above peers
San Jose, CA 7.8% 2nd +1.3pp 10th 34% below peers
San Diego, CA 8.7% 3rd +2.1pp 11th 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Austin, TX down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Dallas, TX down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $985,158 in August 2026, down from $988,722 a year earlier.
Big move $985,158
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $764,158 (Aug 26) +0.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Philadelphia, PA $233,728 (Aug 26) 11th +0.1% 1st 24% below peers
San Diego, CA $985,158 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.4% 2nd 222% above peers
San Jose, CA $1,362,808 (Aug 26) 1st -0.6% 3rd 346% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $285,103 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 4th 7% below peers
Columbus, OH $247,002 (Aug 26) 10th -1.0% 5th 19% below peers
Charlotte, NC $392,573 (Aug 26) 5th -1.1% 6th 28% above peers
Phoenix, AZ $405,689 (Aug 26) 4th -1.5% 7th 33% above peers
Dallas, TX $305,765 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 8th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX $295,800 (Aug 26) 7th -1.8% 9th 3% below peers
San Antonio, TX $247,453 (Aug 26) 9th -2.2% 10th 19% below peers
Austin, TX $497,418 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.7% 11th 63% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $651,101 in August 2026, down from $656,314 a year earlier.
Big move $651,101
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $467,879 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Philadelphia, PA $133,566 (Aug 26) 11th +1.2% 1st 36% below peers
San Diego, CA $651,101 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.8% 2nd 213% above peers
Columbus, OH $165,068 (Aug 26) 9th -0.9% 3rd 21% below peers
Charlotte, NC $286,102 (Aug 26) 5th -1.1% 4th 38% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $207,847 (Aug 26) 6th -1.2% 5th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ $305,628 (Aug 26) 4th -1.6% 6th 47% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $175,906 (Aug 26) 8th -1.8% 7th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA $898,474 (Aug 26) 1st -2.0% 8th 332% above peers
San Antonio, TX $160,707 (Aug 26) 10th -2.1% 9th 23% below peers
Dallas, TX $185,175 (Aug 26) 7th -2.1% 10th 11% below peers
Austin, TX $329,172 (Aug 26) 3rd -4.7% 11th 58% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (46.8% then, 47.3% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.5% to 47.3%).
Needs attention 47.3%
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%
Phoenix, AZ 57.3% 2nd +2.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Dallas, TX 42.4% 11th +1.6pp 2nd 18% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 57.6% 1st +1.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
San Diego, CA 47.3% 8th +0.5pp 4th 9% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 57.0% 3rd -0.4pp 5th 10% above peers
Columbus, OH 44.1% 9th -0.6pp 6th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA 55.8% 4th -1.0pp 7th 8% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 51.8% 6th -1.2pp 8th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 52.2% 5th -1.7pp 9th 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 51.0% 7th -1.9pp 10th 2% below peers
Austin, TX 43.5% 10th -1.7pp 11th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,036 in August 2026, up from $2,977 a year earlier.
Big move $3,036
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
San Jose, CA $3,563 (Aug 26) 1st +6.5% 1st 123% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $1,768 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.7% 2nd 10% above peers
Columbus, OH $1,450 (Aug 26) 10th +2.4% 3rd 9% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $1,601 (Aug 26) 6th +2.0% 4th on par with peers
San Diego, CA $3,036 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.0% 5th 90% above peers
Charlotte, NC $1,744 (Aug 26) 4th +0.7% 6th 9% above peers
Dallas, TX $1,591 (Aug 26) 7th +0.6% 7th 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ $1,574 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 8th 2% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $1,615 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 9th 1% above peers
Austin, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 8th -0.3% 10th 1% below peers
San Antonio, TX $1,386 (Aug 26) 11th -1.4% 11th 13% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.2% then, 43.3% now; margin ±0.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.0% to 43.3%).
Needs attention 43.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 41.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Philadelphia, PA 38.7% 9th -1.1pp 1st 3% above peers
San Jose, CA 37.5% 5th -1.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ 34.1% 1st -0.1pp 3rd 9% below peers
San Diego, CA 43.3% 11th +0.1pp 4th 15% above peers
Austin, TX 37.2% 4th +1.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Columbus, OH 34.9% 2nd +1.6pp 6th 7% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.9% 3rd +1.9pp 7th 7% below peers
Dallas, TX 40.5% 10th +2.6pp 8th 8% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 37.7% 7th +3.1pp 9th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 37.7% 6th +3.1pp 10th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 37.8% 8th +4.4pp 11th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.6pp 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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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.4% then, 6.6% now; margin ±0.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.4% to 6.6%).
Needs attention 6.6%
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 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Phoenix, AZ 6.6% 4th -1.2pp 1st 7% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.3% 7th -0.6pp 2nd 3% above peers
San Antonio, TX 7.7% 8th -0.6pp 3rd 9% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 27.9% 11th -2.2pp 4th 295% above peers
Dallas, TX 8.8% 10th -0.5pp 5th 25% above peers
Columbus, OH 8.5% 9th -0.4pp 6th 20% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 5.5% 1st -0.0pp 7th 22% below peers
Charlotte, NC 6.4% 3rd +0.0pp 8th 9% below peers
San Diego, CA 6.6% 5th +0.2pp 9th 7% below peers
Austin, TX 7.1% 6th +0.9pp 10th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 6.1% 2nd +0.9pp 11th 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 (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 →
  • Phoenix, AZ down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.8% to 5.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 9.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.7% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
San Diego, CA 5.8% 2nd -2.0pp 1st 53% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 7.1% 3rd -1.0pp 2nd 43% below peers
Austin, TX 12.4% 6th -1.2pp 3rd on par with peers
San Jose, CA 4.8% 1st -0.3pp 4th 61% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 11.2% 5th -0.8pp 5th 10% below peers
Dallas, TX 22.8% 11th -0.8pp 6th 84% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 18.6% 10th +0.2pp 7th 50% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 14.3% 8th +0.3pp 8th 16% above peers
Charlotte, NC 12.8% 7th +0.3pp 9th 4% above peers
San Antonio, TX 17.6% 9th +1.0pp 10th 42% above peers
Columbus, OH 10.3% 4th +1.3pp 11th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • New York, NY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Philadelphia, PA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

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

24.7%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
San Jose, CA 23.2% 1st 32% below peers
San Diego, CA 24.7% 2nd 28% below peers
Austin, TX 29.2% 3rd 15% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.7% 4th 2% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 33.8% 5th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.3% 6th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ 35.1% 7th 2% above peers
Dallas, TX 36.0% 8th 5% above peers
San Antonio, TX 38.2% 9th 11% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.4% 10th 12% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.7% 11th 16% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.6% then, 3.5% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.8% to 3.5%).
Bright spot 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
San Jose, CA 1.8% 1st -0.3pp 1st 80% below peers
San Diego, CA 3.5% 2nd -0.1pp 2nd 59% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.0% 5th +0.2pp 3rd 20% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 10.1% 8th +0.5pp 4th 15% above peers
Austin, TX 9.6% 7th +0.6pp 5th 10% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.3% 11th +1.4pp 6th 87% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.5% 10th +1.8pp 7th 55% above peers
San Antonio, TX 10.4% 9th +1.9pp 8th 20% above peers
Columbus, OH 6.7% 4th +1.3pp 9th 23% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 4.6% 3rd +1.1pp 10th 47% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.7% 6th +2.3pp 11th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.9% to 51.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Diego started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.3% to 51.0%).
Bright spot 51.0%
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 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Philadelphia, PA 35.4% 7th +5.7pp 1st 7% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 33.6% 8th +4.9pp 2nd 12% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.2% 9th +4.6pp 3rd 13% below peers
Austin, TX 59.6% 1st +7.8pp 4th 56% above peers
Dallas, TX 38.2% 5th +4.9pp 5th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 29.0% 11th +3.0pp 6th 24% below peers
San Diego, CA 51.0% 2nd +5.1pp 7th 34% above peers
Charlotte, NC 48.0% 3rd +3.7pp 8th 26% above peers
San Jose, CA 47.3% 4th +3.6pp 9th 24% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 32.0% 10th +2.4pp 10th 16% below peers
Columbus, OH 38.2% 6th +1.6pp 11th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 census tracts
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EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Austin, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chicago, IL up 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
  • New York, NY up 3.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (54.9% then, 53.3% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.4% to 53.3%).
Bright spot 53.3%
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%
Dallas, TX 47.0% 4th +4.2pp 1st 11% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.0% 9th +0.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
San Diego, CA 53.3% 2nd -1.6pp 3rd 25% above peers
San Antonio, TX 42.1% 7th -1.5pp 4th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 51.8% 3rd -1.9pp 5th 22% above peers
San Jose, CA 54.3% 1st -2.5pp 6th 28% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 41.1% 8th -2.5pp 7th 3% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 31.4% 11th -2.7pp 8th 26% below peers
Charlotte, NC 42.5% 6th -5.1pp 9th on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA 45.6% 5th -5.8pp 10th 7% above peers
Columbus, OH 33.8% 10th -5.7pp 11th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 (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 →
  • New York, NY up 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
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
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.6% then, 4.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.9% to 4.2%).
Bright spot 4.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Philadelphia, PA 8.2% 6th -0.9pp 1st on par with peers
San Diego, CA 4.2% 2nd -0.4pp 2nd 49% below peers
Austin, TX 5.5% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 32% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 8.6% 7th -0.5pp 4th 5% above peers
Dallas, TX 10.1% 9th -0.1pp 5th 23% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 7.5% 5th +0.3pp 6th 7% below peers
San Jose, CA 3.8% 1st +0.3pp 7th 53% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.3% 10th +1.3pp 8th 26% above peers
Columbus, OH 7.1% 4th +1.6pp 9th 13% below peers
San Antonio, TX 10.8% 11th +2.6pp 10th 33% above peers
Charlotte, NC 8.6% 8th +2.7pp 11th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1,409,573 to 1,389,526 - more than the combined survey margin (±157). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 60% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (1,341,510 to 1,389,526).
1,389,526
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fort Worth, TX 963,194 9th +10% 1st 3% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 977,670 8th +10% 2nd 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 903,844 11th +5% 3rd 9% below peers
Columbus, OH 914,802 10th +4% 4th 8% below peers
Austin, TX 979,539 7th +3% 5th 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 1,642,323 1st +1% 6th 66% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 1,579,706 2nd +0% 7th 60% above peers
San Diego, CA 1,389,526 4th -1% 8th 40% above peers
Dallas, TX 1,307,930 5th -2% 9th 32% above peers
San Antonio, TX 1,479,835 3rd -2% 10th 49% above peers
San Jose, CA 990,138 6th -4% 11th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.9% to 18.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.5% to 18.4%).
Big move 18.4%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Jacksonville, FL 22.6% 6th -0.3pp 1st on par with peers
Columbus, OH 22.0% 7th -0.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 21.2% 8th -0.7pp 3rd 6% below peers
Charlotte, NC 22.7% 5th -1.0pp 4th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 23.9% 2nd -1.1pp 5th 6% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 26.4% 1st -1.3pp 6th 17% above peers
San Antonio, TX 23.6% 4th -1.4pp 7th 4% above peers
San Diego, CA 18.4% 10th -1.5pp 8th 19% below peers
San Jose, CA 20.5% 9th -2.0pp 9th 10% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 23.6% 3rd -2.5pp 10th 4% above peers
Austin, TX 18.0% 11th -2.4pp 11th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.5% then, 24.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.9% to 24.5%).
Big move 24.5%
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
San Antonio, TX 40.8% 3rd +3.2pp 1st 11% above peers
San Jose, CA 22.6% 11th +1.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Charlotte, NC 36.4% 7th -0.0pp 3rd 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 36.8% 6th -0.5pp 4th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL 39.3% 4th -0.8pp 5th 7% above peers
Dallas, TX 39.2% 5th -0.9pp 6th 6% above peers
Columbus, OH 45.0% 2nd -1.1pp 7th 22% above peers
San Diego, CA 24.5% 10th -1.0pp 8th 33% below peers
Austin, TX 26.9% 9th -1.1pp 9th 27% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 31.5% 8th -1.4pp 10th 14% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 52.4% 1st -2.4pp 11th 43% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents rose 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.3% to 68.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 8.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.9% to 68.8%).
Big move 68.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
San Jose, CA 74.6% 1st +9.8pp 1st 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 67.7% 7th +7.7pp 2nd 1% below peers
Austin, TX 68.6% 6th +6.7pp 3rd on par with peers
San Diego, CA 68.8% 4th +4.5pp 4th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ 67.4% 8th +3.7pp 5th 2% below peers
Dallas, TX 61.3% 11th +1.2pp 6th 11% below peers
San Antonio, TX 63.0% 10th +0.9pp 7th 8% below peers
Charlotte, NC 68.8% 5th +0.5pp 8th on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA 72.0% 2nd -0.1pp 9th 5% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 66.3% 9th -0.1pp 10th 3% below peers
Columbus, OH 69.5% 3rd -2.2pp 11th 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 322 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 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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