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826,079 people (2025) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where San Francisco, CA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
319 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 32%
relative change
468 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$140,970
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
$112,449 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,614 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 18%
relative change
3,169 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.9%
Jul 2026
▼ 11%
relative change
4.4% a year earlier
Dropping fast Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.3%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
3.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
459 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 10%
relative change
510 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.1%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
87.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
60.3%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
58.1% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
9.0%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
10.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
73.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
74.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.0%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 8 indicators

Where San Francisco, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
9.7%
2019-23
▲ 106%
relative change
4.7% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.2%
2020-24
▲ 43%
relative change
1.5% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
11.2%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
10.3% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
35.6%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
33.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.52
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
0.51 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
38.2%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
37.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
30.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
30.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
33 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
31 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$4,682
Aug 2026
▲ 25%
relative change
$3,740 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,424,767
Aug 2026
▲ 14%
relative change
$1,253,695 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$932,784
Aug 2026
▲ 11%
relative change
$843,790 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
21.4%
2020-24
low
vs peers
20.7% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
73.9%
2020-24
high
vs peers
73.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
13.7%
2020-24
low
vs peers
13.4% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 18% lower than in 2021 (564 then, 463 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 662 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 459 in July 2026, down from 510 a year earlier.
Bright spot 459 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
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 836 (Jul 26) -19.4% 2nd
Indianapolis, IN 608 (Jul 26) -17.4% 3rd
Fort Worth, TX 336 (Jul 26) -17.2% 4th
Charlotte, NC 560 (Jul 26) -17.1% 5th
Denver, CO 808 (Jul 26) -13.1% 6th
San Francisco, CA 459 (Jul 26) -10.1% 7th
El Paso, TX 274 (Jul 26) -9.1% 8th
Columbus, OH 358 (Jun 26) -8.7% 9th
Austin, TX 396 (Jul 26) -5.3% 10th
Boston, MA 589 (Jul 26) -0.8% 11th
Oklahoma City, OK 673 (Jul 26) -0.5% 12th
Seattle, WA 652 (Jul 26) +0.1% 13th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Urban Honolulu, HI down about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Chandler, AZ down about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 40% lower than in 2021 (4,476 then, 2,664 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5,638 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,614 in July 2026, down from 3,169 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,614 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%
Washington, DC 2,687 (Jul 26) -25.9% 1st
Las Vegas, NV 5,055 (Apr 26) -22.5% 2nd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,381 (Jul 26) -19.2% 3rd
San Francisco, CA 2,614 (Jul 26) -17.5% 4th
Fort Worth, TX 2,013 (Jul 26) -16.9% 5th
El Paso, TX 1,202 (Jul 26) -16.3% 6th
Indianapolis, IN 2,545 (Jul 26) -12.7% 7th
Columbus, OH 2,382 (Jun 26) -11.5% 8th
Charlotte, NC 3,409 (Jul 26) -10.6% 9th
Denver, CO 3,984 (Jul 26) -10.3% 10th
San Jose, CA 2,311 (May 26) -8.9% 11th
Seattle, WA 4,586 (Jul 26) -6.8% 12th
Austin, TX 2,867 (Jul 26) -5.3% 13th
Oklahoma City, OK 2,582 (Jul 26) -4.7% 14th
Boston, MA 1,893 (Jul 26) -4.0% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Tucson, AZ down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lubbock, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tulsa, OK down about 15% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 6% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 60% 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: 33 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 31 in the prior 12 months. That is 4 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 33 homicides
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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6 (Jul 26) -55.5% 1st
Washington, DC 14 (Jul 26) -46.0% 2nd
Seattle, WA 3 (Jul 26) -38.9% 3rd
Boston, MA 3 (Jul 26) -38.2% 4th
El Paso, TX 2 (Jul 26) -30.6% 5th
Columbus, OH 7 (Jun 26) -29.1% 6th
Fort Worth, TX 6 (Jul 26) -22.8% 7th
Indianapolis, IN 13 (Jul 26) -20.4% 8th
Las Vegas, NV 12 (Apr 26) -18.5% 9th
Denver, CO 7 (Jul 26) -9.2% 10th
Austin, TX 5 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Jacksonville, FL 7 (Jul 26) +4.2% 12th
San Francisco, CA 4 (Jul 26) +6.4% 13th
San Jose, CA 2 (May 26) +9.4% 14th
Oklahoma City, OK 10 (Jul 26) +10.7% 15th
Charlotte, NC 10 (Jul 26) +16.9% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Henderson, NV down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Seattle, WA down about 39% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Laredo, TX down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities. San Francisco started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 319 in July 2026, down from 468 a year earlier.
Bright spot 319 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 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%
Washington, DC 354 (Jul 26) -52.1% 1st
Boston, MA 74 (Jul 26) -44.2% 2nd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 397 (Jul 26) -41.8% 3rd
El Paso, TX 190 (Jul 26) -34.3% 4th
Denver, CO 641 (Jul 26) -33.5% 5th
Fort Worth, TX 285 (Jul 26) -32.5% 6th
San Francisco, CA 319 (Jul 26) -31.7% 7th
Las Vegas, NV 988 (Apr 26) -31.3% 8th
Charlotte, NC 499 (Jul 26) -25.2% 9th
Austin, TX 351 (Jul 26) -22.9% 10th
Indianapolis, IN 478 (Jul 26) -20.9% 11th
Seattle, WA 665 (Jul 26) -18.6% 12th
Oklahoma City, OK 276 (Jul 26) -16.3% 13th
San Jose, CA 490 (May 26) -12.5% 14th
Columbus, OH 511 (Jun 26) -6.4% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Aurora, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Denver, CO down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 21% a year · 2021-2026
  • Riverside, CA down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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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 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $112,449 to $140,970 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,053).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Francisco started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 80% from 2014 to 2024 ($78,378 to $140,970).
Bright spot $140,970
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%
Indianapolis, IN $66,219 14th +38% 1st 19% below peers
Denver, CO $94,718 6th +38% 2nd 15% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 5th +37% 3rd 19% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 3rd +34% 4th 51% above peers
San Jose, CA $146,427 1st +34% 5th 78% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 11th +31% 6th 10% below peers
Austin, TX $93,658 7th +31% 7th 14% above peers
Charlotte, NC $82,068 8th +31% 8th on par with peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 10th +29% 9th 6% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $79,507 9th +28% 10th 3% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $69,872 12th +28% 11th 15% below peers
Washington, DC $109,870 4th +27% 12th 34% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 16th +26% 13th 27% below peers
San Francisco, CA $140,970 2nd +25% 14th 72% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 13th +24% 15th 16% below peers
Columbus, OH $66,082 15th +23% 16th 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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85 of 244 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 (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,593 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.5 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.9% in July 2026, down from 4.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.9%
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 23% below peers
Washington, DC 5.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.9pp 2nd 37% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (Jul 26) 14th -0.6pp 3rd 23% above peers
San Jose, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 6th -0.6pp 4th 2% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 5th 9% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 3.7% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 6th 14% below peers
Charlotte, NC 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.5pp 7th 12% below peers
Boston, MA 4.7% (Jul 26) 11th -0.1pp 8th 9% above peers
Denver, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 9th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 9th +0.1pp 10th 7% above peers
Austin, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 4th +0.3pp 11th 12% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 10th +0.4pp 12th 7% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 12th +0.5pp 13th 12% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 13th +0.6pp 14th 19% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.3% (Jul 26) 8th +1.1pp 15th on par with 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 Worsening ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty rose 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.3% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 80% moved the other way.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.3% to 11.2%).
Needs attention 11.2%
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%
Denver, CO 11.2% 4th -1.6pp 1st 21% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 15.8% 13th -2.2pp 2nd 12% above peers
Boston, MA 16.6% 14th -2.3pp 3rd 17% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.9% 2nd -1.1pp 4th 30% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.1% 7th -1.4pp 5th 7% below peers
Austin, TX 12.0% 6th -1.2pp 6th 15% below peers
Charlotte, NC 11.7% 5th -1.2pp 7th 17% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.9% 8th -1.3pp 8th 1% below peers
Columbus, OH 18.1% 15th -1.4pp 9th 28% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.1% 1st -0.6pp 10th 43% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 14.1% 9th -0.9pp 11th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.1% 11th -0.9pp 12th 7% above peers
Washington, DC 15.4% 12th -0.8pp 13th 9% above peers
El Paso, TX 18.4% 16th -0.7pp 14th 30% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.5% 10th -0.3pp 15th 3% above peers
San Francisco, CA 11.2% 3rd +0.8pp 16th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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85 of 244 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 (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Irvine, CA down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 72% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.0% then, 9.0% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.8% to 9.0%).
Bright spot 9.0%
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%
Boston, MA 21.1% 11th -6.6pp 1st 8% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 22.4% 13th -4.4pp 2nd 14% above peers
Austin, TX 15.1% 4th -2.8pp 3rd 23% below peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 3rd -1.6pp 4th 52% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 10th -3.4pp 5th 4% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.2% 1st -1.2pp 6th 58% below peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 5th -2.2pp 7th 18% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 17.7% 7th -2.3pp 8th 10% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 12th -2.8pp 9th 9% above peers
Columbus, OH 26.0% 16th -3.3pp 10th 33% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 19.6% 9th -2.4pp 11th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 15th -2.7pp 12th 24% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 8th -2.1pp 13th 2% below peers
Charlotte, NC 16.8% 6th -1.7pp 14th 14% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.0% 2nd -0.9pp 15th 54% below peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 14th -1.2pp 16th 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anchorage municipality, AK down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 71% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 70% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 5.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.8% to 93.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Francisco started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 8.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (84.9% to 93.1%).
Bright spot 93.1%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 93.6% +6.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
Indianapolis, IN 91.9% 12th +12.6pp 1st 1% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 13th +11.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 16th +10.6pp 3rd 3% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 10th +9.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 14th +8.5pp 5th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 92.3% 9th +8.0pp 6th on par with peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 8th +7.6pp 7th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 93.6% 5th +7.6pp 8th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 91.0% 15th +7.1pp 9th 2% below peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 11th +6.5pp 10th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 93.8% 3rd +6.2pp 11th 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 93.7% 4th +6.2pp 12th 1% above peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 7th +6.1pp 13th on par with peers
San Francisco, CA 93.1% 6th +5.3pp 14th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 95.5% 1st +4.1pp 15th 3% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 2nd +3.9pp 16th 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bakersfield, CA up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 60% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC up 6.7pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 61% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 65% 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Inequality rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.51 to 0.52 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.52 to 0.52).
Needs attention 0.52
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 0.49 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Indianapolis, IN 0.47 5th -0.018 1st 3% below peers
Washington, DC 0.52 14th -0.010 2nd 7% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 8th -0.008 3rd 1% below peers
Boston, MA 0.53 16th -0.008 4th 10% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 0.45 2nd -0.005 5th 6% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 6th -0.004 6th 3% below peers
Denver, CO 0.49 12th -0.000 7th 2% above peers
Austin, TX 0.49 10th +0.002 8th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 0.47 4th +0.002 9th 3% below peers
Columbus, OH 0.45 1st +0.003 10th 7% below peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 11th +0.004 11th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 0.50 13th +0.004 12th 4% above peers
San Francisco, CA 0.52 15th +0.012 13th 8% above peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 7th +0.011 14th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 9th +0.011 15th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 0.46 3rd +0.012 16th 4% 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 →
What changed

SNAP rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 4.7% to 9.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 60% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 5.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (4.6% to 9.7%).
Needs attention 9.7%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 11.4% +2.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.7% 5th -3.5pp 1st 30% below peers
Austin, TX 6.2% 1st -1.9pp 2nd 50% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 12.4% 9th -2.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Columbus, OH 12.8% 10th -2.5pp 4th 3% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.6% 14th -2.2pp 5th 18% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.3% 8th -1.8pp 6th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 9.8% 7th -1.4pp 7th 21% below peers
Seattle, WA 7.5% 2nd -1.0pp 8th 39% below peers
Denver, CO 8.3% 4th -0.7pp 9th 33% below peers
Washington, DC 13.2% 11th -0.6pp 10th 7% above peers
El Paso, TX 19.1% 16th -0.7pp 11th 54% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 14.5% 13th -0.3pp 12th 17% above peers
Boston, MA 18.6% 15th +0.2pp 13th 50% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.7% 12th +0.5pp 14th 11% above peers
San Jose, CA 7.8% 3rd +1.3pp 15th 37% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.7% 6th +5.0pp 16th 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Irving, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lexington, KY down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.4pp 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 Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 14% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value fell less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 1% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,424,767 in August 2026, up from $1,253,695 a year earlier.
Big move $1,424,767
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%
San Francisco, CA $1,424,767 (Aug 26) 1st +13.6% 1st 186% above peers
El Paso, TX $238,475 (Aug 26) 13th +2.2% 2nd 52% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $207,421 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 3rd 58% below peers
San Jose, CA $1,362,808 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.6% 4th 174% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $285,103 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 5th 43% below peers
Columbus, OH $247,002 (Aug 26) 12th -1.0% 6th 50% below peers
Washington, DC $570,082 (Aug 26) 5th -1.0% 7th 15% above peers
Charlotte, NC $392,573 (Aug 26) 9th -1.1% 8th 21% below peers
Boston, MA $774,723 (Aug 26) 4th -1.4% 9th 56% above peers
Seattle, WA $833,192 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.6% 10th 68% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $295,800 (Aug 26) 10th -1.8% 11th 41% below peers
Denver, CO $524,695 (Aug 26) 6th -2.1% 12th 5% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $419,144 (Aug 26) 8th -3.0% 13th 16% below peers
Austin, TX $497,418 (Aug 26) 7th -3.7% 14th on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 11% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 62% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $932,784 in August 2026, up from $843,790 a year earlier.
Big move $932,784
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%
San Francisco, CA $932,784 (Aug 26) 1st +10.5% 1st 183% above peers
El Paso, TX $183,474 (Aug 26) 11th +3.6% 2nd 44% below peers
Boston, MA $549,311 (Aug 26) 4th +1.1% 3rd 67% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $125,593 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 4th 62% below peers
Columbus, OH $165,068 (Aug 26) 13th -0.9% 5th 50% below peers
Charlotte, NC $286,102 (Aug 26) 9th -1.1% 6th 13% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $207,847 (Aug 26) 10th -1.2% 7th 37% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $175,906 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 8th 47% below peers
San Jose, CA $898,474 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.0% 9th 173% above peers
Seattle, WA $555,481 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.1% 10th 69% above peers
Washington, DC $337,208 (Aug 26) 6th -3.0% 11th 2% above peers
Denver, CO $349,618 (Aug 26) 5th -3.2% 12th 6% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $298,344 (Aug 26) 8th -3.6% 13th 9% below peers
Austin, TX $329,172 (Aug 26) 7th -4.7% 14th on par with 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 (37.6% then, 38.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.6% to 38.2%).
Needs attention 38.2%
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%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 5th +3.9pp 1st 8% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 56.0% 6th +2.9pp 2nd 7% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 1st +1.9pp 3rd 16% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 57.6% 3rd +1.5pp 4th 10% above peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 16th +0.7pp 5th 32% below peers
San Francisco, CA 38.2% 15th +0.6pp 6th 27% below peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 14th -0.1pp 7th 21% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 2nd -0.4pp 8th 12% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 57.0% 4th -0.4pp 9th 9% above peers
Columbus, OH 44.1% 11th -0.6pp 10th 16% below peers
San Jose, CA 55.8% 7th -1.0pp 11th 6% above peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 10th -1.1pp 12th 7% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 8th -1.5pp 13th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 51.0% 9th -1.9pp 14th 3% below peers
Austin, TX 43.5% 13th -1.7pp 15th 17% below peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 12th -2.0pp 16th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 25% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 1% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $4,682 in August 2026, up from $3,740 a year earlier.
Big move $4,682
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 Francisco, CA $4,682 (Aug 26) 1st +25.2% 1st 169% above peers
San Jose, CA $3,563 (Aug 26) 2nd +6.5% 2nd 104% above peers
El Paso, TX $1,519 (Aug 26) 12th +3.2% 3rd 13% below peers
Boston, MA $3,338 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.7% 4th 91% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,282 (Aug 26) 14th +2.5% 5th 26% below peers
Columbus, OH $1,450 (Aug 26) 13th +2.4% 6th 17% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $1,601 (Aug 26) 10th +2.0% 7th 8% below peers
Charlotte, NC $1,744 (Aug 26) 7th +0.7% 8th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX $1,615 (Aug 26) 9th +0.5% 9th 7% below peers
Washington, DC $2,517 (Aug 26) 4th +0.3% 10th 44% above peers
Seattle, WA $2,234 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 11th 28% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,712 (Aug 26) 8th +0.2% 12th 2% below peers
Austin, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 11th -0.3% 13th 9% below peers
Denver, CO $1,881 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 14th 8% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 33.9% to 35.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.1% to 35.6%).
Needs attention 35.6%
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
Indianapolis, IN 32.9% 2nd -1.8pp 1st 9% below peers
San Jose, CA 37.5% 12th -1.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 4% below peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 16th -0.4pp 4th 18% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 8th -0.2pp 5th on par with peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 9th +0.7pp 6th on par with peers
Austin, TX 37.2% 11th +1.0pp 7th 3% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 15th +1.1pp 8th 10% above peers
Columbus, OH 34.9% 4th +1.6pp 9th 3% below peers
San Francisco, CA 35.6% 6th +1.7pp 10th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.9% 5th +1.9pp 11th 3% below peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 7th +2.2pp 12th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 1st +2.4pp 13th 13% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 37.7% 13th +3.1pp 14th 4% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 10th +3.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 37.8% 14th +4.4pp 16th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.9% then, 30.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.4% to 30.2%).
Needs attention 30.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 11th -1.1pp 1st 5% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 8.4% 9th -0.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.3% 8th -0.6pp 3rd 13% below peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 7th -0.4pp 4th 16% below peers
Columbus, OH 8.5% 10th -0.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 15th -1.0pp 6th 295% above peers
San Francisco, CA 30.2% 14th -0.7pp 7th 259% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 5th -0.0pp 8th 21% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 5.5% 1st -0.0pp 9th 35% below peers
Charlotte, NC 6.4% 3rd +0.0pp 10th 24% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 16th +0.1pp 11th 328% above peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 12th +0.5pp 12th 23% above peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 13th +1.2pp 13th 125% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 4th +0.4pp 14th 23% below peers
Austin, TX 7.1% 6th +0.9pp 15th 16% below peers
San Jose, CA 6.1% 2nd +0.9pp 16th 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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.
HousingHouseholds without a vehicle
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 0.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.7% to 3.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.2pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way. San Francisco started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.0% to 3.3%).
Bright spot 3.3%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 6.6% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 1st 74% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 8.8% 6th -1.6pp 2nd 21% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.3% 2nd -0.4pp 3rd 71% below peers
Austin, TX 12.4% 10th -1.2pp 4th 11% above peers
San Jose, CA 4.8% 5th -0.3pp 5th 57% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 11.2% 9th -0.8pp 6th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.8% 14th -0.9pp 7th 23% above peers
Denver, CO 9.0% 7th -0.3pp 8th 19% below peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 3rd -0.0pp 9th 68% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 4th +0.0pp 10th 63% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 18.6% 15th +0.2pp 11th 66% above peers
Charlotte, NC 12.8% 12th +0.3pp 12th 15% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.8% 11th +0.7pp 13th 14% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.6% 16th +1.6pp 14th 84% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.4% 13th +1.1pp 15th 20% above peers
Columbus, OH 10.3% 8th +1.3pp 16th 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% 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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Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about half the peer median.

18.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.4%
United States ref 33.4%
San Francisco, CA 18.2% 1st 46% below peers
Denver, CO 23.2% 2nd 31% below peers
San Jose, CA 23.2% 3rd 31% below peers
Seattle, WA 23.4% 4th 31% below peers
Washington, DC 25.5% 5th 24% below peers
Boston, MA 27.3% 6th 19% below peers
Austin, TX 29.2% 7th 13% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 31.8% 8th 6% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.7% 9th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 33.9% 10th 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 34.3% 11th 2% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.4% 12th 14% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.5% 13th 17% above peers
El Paso, TX 39.5% 14th 17% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.7% 15th 18% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.8% 16th 18% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 0.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.5% to 2.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.4% to 2.2%).
Needs attention 2.2%
20122024
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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 75% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 5.2% 6th -0.9pp 2nd 25% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.0% 9th +0.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Austin, TX 9.6% 12th +0.6pp 4th 38% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 10th +0.9pp 5th 15% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.5% 16th +1.8pp 6th 95% above peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 15th +2.1pp 7th 61% above peers
Columbus, OH 6.7% 8th +1.3pp 8th 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 13th +2.4pp 9th 39% above peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 7th +1.5pp 10th 18% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.7% 11th +2.3pp 11th 25% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 12th 72% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 5th +0.8pp 13th 60% below peers
San Francisco, CA 2.2% 4th +0.7pp 14th 68% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 14th +3.7pp 15th 52% above peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 3rd +0.7pp 16th 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 0.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.3pp 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 Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment rose 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.1% to 60.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.9% to 60.3%).
Bright spot 60.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 37.1% +3.1pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 48.0% 7th +6.9pp 1st on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.2% 13th +4.6pp 2nd 31% below peers
Austin, TX 59.6% 4th +7.8pp 3rd 24% above peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 5th +7.1pp 4th 18% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 12th +4.1pp 5th 28% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 34.9% 11th +4.0pp 6th 27% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 16th +3.1pp 7th 42% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 15th +3.1pp 8th 41% below peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 6th +5.2pp 9th 14% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 2nd +5.7pp 10th 34% above peers
Charlotte, NC 48.0% 8th +3.7pp 11th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 47.3% 9th +3.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 32.0% 14th +2.4pp 13th 33% below peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 14th 43% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.2% 10th +1.6pp 15th 20% below peers
San Francisco, CA 60.3% 3rd +2.3pp 16th 26% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (74.4% then, 73.2% now; margin ±4.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.9% to 73.2%).
Bright spot 73.2%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 44.5% -5.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 8th +6.8pp 1st on par with peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 4th +4.0pp 2nd 38% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 3rd +1.0pp 3rd 49% above peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 4th 67% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.0% 13th +0.1pp 5th 17% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 41.2% 10th -0.4pp 6th 13% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 12th -0.7pp 7th 17% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.2% 2nd -1.3pp 8th 55% above peers
Austin, TX 51.8% 7th -1.9pp 9th 10% above peers
San Jose, CA 54.3% 5th -2.5pp 10th 15% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 14th -2.2pp 11th 22% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 6th -3.2pp 12th 11% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 41.1% 11th -2.5pp 13th 13% below peers
Charlotte, NC 42.5% 9th -5.1pp 14th 10% below peers
Columbus, OH 33.8% 15th -5.7pp 15th 29% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 16th -5.9pp 16th 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ 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 (2.8% then, 3.0% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.1% to 3.0%).
Bright spot 3.0%
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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Washington, DC 5.2% 5th -1.5pp 1st 31% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 7.8% 10th -1.3pp 2nd 4% above peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 11th -0.9pp 3rd 6% above peers
Austin, TX 5.5% 6th -0.5pp 4th 27% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 5th 61% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 3rd -0.2pp 6th 58% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 12th -0.4pp 7th 9% above peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 13th -0.4pp 8th 11% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 7.5% 9th +0.3pp 9th on par with peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 7th +0.3pp 10th 24% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.0% 2nd +0.2pp 11th 61% below peers
San Jose, CA 3.8% 4th +0.3pp 12th 50% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.3% 15th +1.3pp 13th 36% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 16th +2.2pp 14th 58% above peers
Columbus, OH 7.1% 8th +1.6pp 15th 6% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.6% 14th +2.7pp 16th 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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 ±0.7pp 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 Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (874,961 then, 830,235 now; margin ±0). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
830,235
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 4th +10% 1st 16% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 977,670 3rd +10% 2nd 18% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 11th +8% 3rd 16% below peers
Charlotte, NC 903,844 6th +5% 4th 9% above peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 9th +4% 5th 9% below peers
Columbus, OH 914,802 5th +4% 6th 10% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 16th +4% 7th 20% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 12th +4% 8th 17% below peers
Austin, TX 979,539 2nd +3% 9th 18% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 885,860 7th +2% 10th 7% above peers
Denver, CO 718,877 10th +2% 11th 13% below peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 14th +0% 12th 18% below peers
Washington, DC 681,294 13th -2% 13th 18% below peers
Boston, MA 666,442 15th -3% 14th 20% below peers
San Jose, CA 990,138 1st -4% 15th 19% above peers
San Francisco, CA 830,235 8th -5% 16th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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 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
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.4% then, 13.7% now; margin ±0.0pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (13.4% to 13.7%).
Big move 13.7%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 22.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Washington, DC 18.7% 11th +0.8pp 1st 15% below peers
San Francisco, CA 13.7% 16th +0.2pp 2nd 38% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 24.8% 4th +0.2pp 3rd 13% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 22.6% 6th -0.3pp 4th 3% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 9th -0.3pp 5th 6% below peers
Columbus, OH 22.0% 8th -0.5pp 6th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 2nd -1.0pp 7th 13% above peers
Charlotte, NC 22.7% 5th -1.0pp 8th 3% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 26.4% 1st -1.3pp 9th 20% above peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 14th -0.8pp 10th 31% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 7th -1.4pp 11th 2% above peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 3rd -1.8pp 12th 13% above peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 15th -1.3pp 13th 37% below peers
San Jose, CA 20.5% 10th -2.0pp 14th 7% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 12th -1.8pp 15th 18% below peers
Austin, TX 18.0% 13th -2.4pp 16th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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 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 (20.7% then, 21.4% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.7% to 21.4%).
Big move 21.4%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 28.5% +0.7pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Jose, CA 22.6% 14th +1.6pp 1st 38% below peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 7th +1.6pp 2nd 3% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 6th +1.6pp 3rd 4% above peers
San Francisco, CA 21.4% 15th +0.6pp 4th 41% below peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 12th +0.3pp 5th 15% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 10th +0.2pp 6th 5% below peers
Charlotte, NC 36.4% 8th -0.0pp 7th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL 39.3% 4th -0.8pp 8th 8% above peers
Columbus, OH 45.0% 2nd -1.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 9th -0.9pp 10th on par with peers
Austin, TX 26.9% 13th -1.1pp 11th 26% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 31.5% 11th -1.4pp 12th 13% below peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 16th -1.0pp 13th 42% below peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 1st -2.3pp 14th 25% above peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 3rd -3.9pp 15th 17% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.3% 5th -4.9pp 16th 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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85 of 244 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (73.1% then, 73.9% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.5% to 73.9%).
Big move 73.9%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 66.5% +3.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
San Jose, CA 74.6% 3rd +9.8pp 1st 7% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 67.7% 13th +7.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Austin, TX 68.6% 12th +6.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 10th +4.6pp 4th 1% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 7th +3.8pp 5th 1% above peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 5th +3.8pp 6th 5% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 70.8% 6th +1.4pp 7th 2% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 8th 12% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 9th 13% above peers
San Francisco, CA 73.9% 4th +0.8pp 10th 6% above peers
Charlotte, NC 68.8% 11th +0.5pp 11th 1% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 66.3% 14th -0.1pp 12th 5% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 9th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 15th -2.0pp 14th 10% below peers
Columbus, OH 69.5% 8th -2.2pp 15th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 16th -2.2pp 16th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 244 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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85 of 244 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 10 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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