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San Jose, CA

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989,814 people (2025) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 13 indicators

Where San Jose, 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
$146,427
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
$109,593 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
459 /100k
May 2026
▼ 21%
relative change
578 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
Jul 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
4.8% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
8.2%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
9.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,311 /100k
May 2026
▼ 9%
relative change
2,536 a year earlier
Improving recently  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
47.3%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
43.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
8.1%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
8.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.8%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
5.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.5%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
91.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
37.5%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
38.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.8%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
2.1% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.8%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
3.5% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
54.3%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
56.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where San Jose, CA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
7.8%
2019-23
▲ 20%
relative change
6.5% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.1%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
5.2% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
490 /100k
May 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
560 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.46
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
55.8%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
56.8% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
23 homicides
12 mo to May 2026
▲ 10%
relative change
21 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Big moves & big gaps 7 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
74.6%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
64.8% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
20.5%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
22.4% in 2019
Falling  
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
22.6%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
21.0% in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,563
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$3,347 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
990,138
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
1,027,690 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$898,474
Aug 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$916,652 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,362,808
Aug 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$1,371,409 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 2% lower than in 2021 (471 then, 459 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 621 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 459 in May 2026, down from 578 a year earlier.
Bright spot 459 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 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 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
Columbus, OH 358 (Jun 26) -8.7% 8th
Dallas, TX 554 (Jul 26) -8.6% 9th
Austin, TX 396 (Jul 26) -5.3% 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 673 (Jul 26) -0.5% 11th
Seattle, WA 652 (Jul 26) +0.1% 12th
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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. 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
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 9% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 64% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Property crime rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,311 in May 2026, down from 2,536 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,311 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,381 (Jul 26) -19.2% 1st
San Francisco, CA 2,614 (Jul 26) -17.5% 2nd
Fort Worth, TX 2,013 (Jul 26) -16.9% 3rd
Indianapolis, IN 2,545 (Jul 26) -12.7% 4th
Columbus, OH 2,382 (Jun 26) -11.5% 5th
Charlotte, NC 3,409 (Jul 26) -10.6% 6th
Denver, CO 3,984 (Jul 26) -10.3% 7th
San Jose, CA 2,311 (May 26) -8.9% 8th
Seattle, WA 4,586 (Jul 26) -6.8% 9th
Austin, TX 2,867 (Jul 26) -5.3% 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 2,582 (Jul 26) -4.7% 11th
Dallas, TX 2,995 (Jul 26) -3.4% 12th
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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. 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 →
  • Irvine, CA down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arlington, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 4% 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 10% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 21% lower than in 2020 (3 then, 2 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5 in 2021 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent reading: 23 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, up from 21 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 23 homicides
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 13 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%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6 (Jul 26) -55.5% 1st
Seattle, WA 3 (Jul 26) -38.9% 2nd
Columbus, OH 7 (Jun 26) -29.1% 3rd
Fort Worth, TX 6 (Jul 26) -22.8% 4th
Indianapolis, IN 13 (Jul 26) -20.4% 5th
Denver, CO 7 (Jul 26) -9.2% 6th
Austin, TX 5 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Jacksonville, FL 7 (Jul 26) +4.2% 8th
Dallas, TX 11 (Jul 26) +6.0% 9th
San Francisco, CA 4 (Jul 26) +6.4% 10th
San Jose, CA 2 (May 26) +9.4% 11th
Oklahoma City, OK 10 (Jul 26) +10.7% 12th
Charlotte, NC 10 (Jul 26) +16.9% 13th
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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. 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 Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 9% lower than in 2020 (599 then, 547 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 729 in 2021 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 490 in May 2026, down from 560 a year earlier.
Needs attention 490 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 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%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 397 (Jul 26) -41.8% 1st
Denver, CO 641 (Jul 26) -33.5% 2nd
Fort Worth, TX 285 (Jul 26) -32.5% 3rd
San Francisco, CA 319 (Jul 26) -31.7% 4th
Charlotte, NC 499 (Jul 26) -25.2% 5th
Dallas, TX 705 (Jul 26) -24.4% 6th
Austin, TX 351 (Jul 26) -22.9% 7th
Indianapolis, IN 478 (Jul 26) -20.9% 8th
Seattle, WA 665 (Jul 26) -18.6% 9th
Oklahoma City, OK 276 (Jul 26) -16.3% 10th
San Jose, CA 490 (May 26) -12.5% 11th
Columbus, OH 511 (Jun 26) -6.4% 12th
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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. 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 →
  • Miami, FL down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reno, NV down about 28% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 4% a year · 2020-2025
  • Lubbock, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
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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 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $109,593 to $146,427 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,442).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Jose started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 75% from 2014 to 2024 ($83,787 to $146,427).
Bright spot $146,427
20102024
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▸ Compare all 13 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref $99,122 +32%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Indianapolis, IN $66,219 12th +38% 1st 17% below peers
Denver, CO $94,718 4th +38% 2nd 19% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 3rd +34% 3rd 56% above peers
Dallas, TX $70,518 9th +34% 4th 11% below peers
San Jose, CA $146,427 1st +34% 5th 84% above peers
Austin, TX $93,658 5th +31% 6th 18% above peers
Charlotte, NC $82,068 6th +31% 7th 3% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 8th +29% 8th 3% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $79,507 7th +28% 9th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL $69,872 10th +28% 10th 12% below peers
San Francisco, CA $140,970 2nd +25% 11th 77% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 11th +24% 12th 14% below peers
Columbus, OH $66,082 13th +23% 13th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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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34 of 212 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 ±$2,140 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 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.6 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: 4.2% in July 2026, down from 4.8% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.2%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
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
San Jose, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 6th -0.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 3rd 9% below peers
Charlotte, NC 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.5pp 4th 12% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 3.7% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 5th 14% below peers
Denver, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 6th on par with peers
Austin, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 4th +0.3pp 7th 12% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 8th 7% above peers
Dallas, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 10th +0.4pp 9th 7% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 10th 12% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 11th 19% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.3% (Jul 26) 8th +1.1pp 12th 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 Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 0.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.7% to 8.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 8% moved the other way. San Jose started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.8% to 8.1%).
Bright spot 8.1%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 13 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 12.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Denver, CO 11.2% 4th -1.6pp 1st 14% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 15.8% 11th -2.2pp 2nd 21% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.7% 12th -2.2pp 3rd 28% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.9% 2nd -1.1pp 4th 25% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.1% 7th -1.4pp 5th on par with peers
Austin, TX 12.0% 6th -1.2pp 6th 9% below peers
Charlotte, NC 11.7% 5th -1.2pp 7th 11% below peers
Columbus, OH 18.1% 13th -1.4pp 8th 38% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.1% 1st -0.6pp 9th 38% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 14.1% 8th -0.9pp 10th 8% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.1% 10th -0.9pp 11th 15% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.5% 9th -0.3pp 12th 11% above peers
San Francisco, CA 11.2% 3rd +0.8pp 13th 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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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34 of 212 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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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 Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.3% to 8.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp).

Broader trend
92% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Jose started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.4% to 8.2%).
Bright spot 8.2%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 13 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 15.0% -3.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Dallas, TX 24.3% 12th -5.0pp 1st 37% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 22.4% 11th -4.4pp 2nd 27% above peers
Austin, TX 15.1% 4th -2.8pp 3rd 15% below peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 3rd -1.6pp 4th 47% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 9th -3.4pp 5th 15% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.2% 1st -1.2pp 6th 54% below peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 5th -2.2pp 7th 10% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 17.7% 7th -2.3pp 8th on par with peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 10th -2.8pp 9th 21% above peers
Columbus, OH 26.0% 13th -3.3pp 10th 47% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 19.6% 8th -2.4pp 11th 11% above peers
Charlotte, NC 16.8% 6th -1.7pp 12th 5% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.0% 2nd -0.9pp 13th 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 ±0.6pp 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 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 91.5% to 95.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Jose started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 6.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (89.0% to 95.5%).
Bright spot 95.5%
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%
Dallas, TX 91.0% 12th +14.1pp 1st 2% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 91.9% 11th +12.6pp 2nd 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 10th +9.0pp 3rd 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 92.3% 9th +8.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 8th +7.6pp 5th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 93.6% 5th +7.6pp 6th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 91.0% 13th +7.1pp 7th 2% below peers
Austin, TX 93.8% 3rd +6.2pp 8th 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 93.7% 4th +6.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 7th +6.1pp 10th on par with peers
San Francisco, CA 93.1% 6th +5.3pp 11th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 95.5% 1st +4.1pp 12th 3% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 2nd +3.9pp 13th 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 (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 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.45 to 0.46 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.46).
Needs attention 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
Indianapolis, IN 0.47 5th -0.018 1st 3% below peers
Dallas, TX 0.53 13th -0.012 2nd 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 0.45 2nd -0.005 3rd 6% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 6th -0.004 4th 3% below peers
Denver, CO 0.49 10th -0.000 5th 2% above peers
Austin, TX 0.49 8th +0.002 6th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 0.47 4th +0.002 7th 3% below peers
Columbus, OH 0.45 1st +0.003 8th 7% below peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 9th +0.004 9th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 0.50 11th +0.004 10th 4% above peers
San Francisco, CA 0.52 12th +0.012 11th 8% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 7th +0.011 12th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 0.46 3rd +0.012 13th 4% 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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Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 1.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 6.5% to 7.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
8% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 83% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (6.5% to 7.8%).
Needs attention 7.8%
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
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.7% 5th -3.5pp 1st 11% below peers
Austin, TX 6.2% 1st -1.9pp 2nd 37% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 12.4% 10th -2.5pp 3rd 27% above peers
Dallas, TX 11.7% 8th -2.3pp 4th 20% above peers
Columbus, OH 12.8% 11th -2.5pp 5th 31% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.6% 13th -2.2pp 6th 49% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.3% 9th -1.8pp 7th 26% above peers
Charlotte, NC 9.8% 7th -1.4pp 8th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 7.5% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 23% below peers
Denver, CO 8.3% 4th -0.7pp 10th 15% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.7% 12th +0.5pp 11th 40% above peers
San Jose, CA 7.8% 3rd +1.3pp 12th 21% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.7% 6th +5.0pp 13th 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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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 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,362,808 in August 2026, down from $1,371,409 a year earlier.
Big move $1,362,808
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 263% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $207,421 (Aug 26) 11th +0.2% 2nd 47% below peers
San Jose, CA $1,362,808 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.6% 3rd 247% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $285,103 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 4th 27% below peers
Columbus, OH $247,002 (Aug 26) 10th -1.0% 5th 37% below peers
Charlotte, NC $392,573 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 6th on par with peers
Seattle, WA $833,192 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.6% 7th 112% above peers
Dallas, TX $305,765 (Aug 26) 7th -1.7% 8th 22% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $295,800 (Aug 26) 8th -1.8% 9th 25% below peers
Denver, CO $524,695 (Aug 26) 4th -2.1% 10th 34% above peers
Austin, TX $497,418 (Aug 26) 5th -3.7% 11th 27% 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 60% 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 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $898,474 in August 2026, down from $916,652 a year earlier.
Big move $898,474
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 226% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $125,593 (Aug 26) 11th +1.0% 2nd 56% below peers
Columbus, OH $165,068 (Aug 26) 10th -0.9% 3rd 42% below peers
Charlotte, NC $286,102 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 4th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX $207,847 (Aug 26) 7th -1.2% 5th 27% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $175,906 (Aug 26) 9th -1.8% 6th 39% below peers
San Jose, CA $898,474 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.0% 7th 214% above peers
Seattle, WA $555,481 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.1% 8th 94% above peers
Dallas, TX $185,175 (Aug 26) 8th -2.1% 9th 35% below peers
Denver, CO $349,618 (Aug 26) 4th -3.2% 10th 22% above peers
Austin, TX $329,172 (Aug 26) 5th -4.7% 11th 15% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 56.8% to 55.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
42% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 25% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.4% to 55.8%).
Needs attention 55.8%
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%
Indianapolis, IN 56.0% 4th +2.9pp 1st 10% above peers
Dallas, TX 42.4% 12th +1.6pp 2nd 17% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 57.6% 2nd +1.5pp 3rd 13% above peers
San Francisco, CA 38.2% 13th +0.6pp 4th 25% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 1st -0.4pp 5th 15% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 57.0% 3rd -0.4pp 6th 12% above peers
Columbus, OH 44.1% 9th -0.6pp 7th 13% below peers
San Jose, CA 55.8% 5th -1.0pp 8th 9% above peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 8th -1.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 6th -1.5pp 10th 3% above peers
Charlotte, NC 51.0% 7th -1.9pp 11th on par with peers
Austin, TX 43.5% 11th -1.7pp 12th 15% below peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 10th -2.0pp 13th 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 ±0.7pp 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 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,563 in August 2026, up from $3,347 a year earlier.
Big move $3,563
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 190% above peers
San Jose, CA $3,563 (Aug 26) 2nd +6.5% 2nd 121% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,282 (Aug 26) 11th +2.5% 3rd 21% below peers
Columbus, OH $1,450 (Aug 26) 10th +2.4% 4th 10% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $1,601 (Aug 26) 7th +2.0% 5th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC $1,744 (Aug 26) 5th +0.7% 6th 8% above peers
Dallas, TX $1,591 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 7th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $1,615 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 8th on par with peers
Seattle, WA $2,234 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.3% 9th 38% above peers
Austin, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 10th 2% below peers
Denver, CO $1,881 (Aug 26) 4th -0.4% 11th 16% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.5% to 37.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
8% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 67% moved the other way. San Jose started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.3% to 37.5%).
Bright spot 37.5%
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% 10th -1.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 4% below peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 7th +0.7pp 4th on par with peers
Austin, TX 37.2% 9th +1.0pp 5th 3% above peers
Columbus, OH 34.9% 4th +1.6pp 6th 3% below peers
San Francisco, CA 35.6% 6th +1.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.9% 5th +1.9pp 8th 3% below peers
Dallas, TX 40.5% 13th +2.6pp 9th 12% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 1st +2.4pp 10th 13% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 37.7% 11th +3.1pp 11th 4% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 8th +3.8pp 12th 2% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 37.8% 12th +4.4pp 13th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, NJ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

No vehicle rose 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.2% to 6.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 25% moved the other way.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.5% to 6.1%).
Needs attention 6.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
California ref 7.1% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Indianapolis, IN 8.4% 8th -0.9pp 1st 15% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.3% 7th -0.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Dallas, TX 8.8% 10th -0.5pp 3rd 21% above peers
Columbus, OH 8.5% 9th -0.4pp 4th 16% above peers
San Francisco, CA 30.2% 13th -0.7pp 5th 313% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 5th -0.0pp 6th 9% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 5.5% 1st -0.0pp 7th 25% below peers
Charlotte, NC 6.4% 3rd +0.0pp 8th 12% below peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 11th +0.5pp 9th 41% above peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 12th +1.2pp 10th 160% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 4th +0.4pp 11th 11% below peers
Austin, TX 7.1% 6th +0.9pp 12th 3% below peers
San Jose, CA 6.1% 2nd +0.9pp 13th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the 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 →
  • Riverside, CA down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 0.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% 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 about this metric
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Health

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 5.2% to 4.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. San Jose started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.5% to 4.8%).
Bright spot 4.8%
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
Indianapolis, IN 8.8% 4th -1.6pp 1st 21% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.3% 1st -0.4pp 2nd 71% below peers
Austin, TX 12.4% 8th -1.2pp 3rd 11% above peers
San Jose, CA 4.8% 3rd -0.3pp 4th 57% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 11.2% 7th -0.8pp 5th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.8% 11th -0.9pp 6th 23% above peers
Dallas, TX 22.8% 13th -0.8pp 7th 103% above peers
Denver, CO 9.0% 5th -0.3pp 8th 19% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 2nd +0.0pp 9th 63% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 18.6% 12th +0.2pp 10th 66% above peers
Charlotte, NC 12.8% 10th +0.3pp 11th 15% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.8% 9th +0.7pp 12th 14% above peers
Columbus, OH 10.3% 6th +1.3pp 13th 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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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Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.

23.2%
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
San Jose, CA 23.2% 2nd 31% below peers
Denver, CO 23.2% 3rd 31% below peers
Seattle, WA 23.4% 4th 31% below peers
Austin, TX 29.2% 5th 13% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 31.8% 6th 6% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.7% 7th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 34.3% 8th 2% above peers
Dallas, TX 36.0% 9th 7% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.4% 10th 14% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.5% 11th 17% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.7% 12th 18% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.8% 13th 18% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.1% then, 1.8% now; margin ±0.4pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
75% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 1.8%).
Bright spot 1.8%
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% 4th -0.9pp 2nd 25% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.0% 7th +0.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Austin, TX 9.6% 10th +0.6pp 4th 38% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.3% 13th +1.4pp 5th 134% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 8th +0.9pp 6th 15% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.5% 12th +1.8pp 7th 95% above peers
Columbus, OH 6.7% 6th +1.3pp 8th 4% below peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 5th +1.5pp 9th 18% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.7% 9th +2.3pp 10th 25% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 11th 72% below peers
San Francisco, CA 2.2% 3rd +0.7pp 12th 68% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 11th +3.7pp 13th 52% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the 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 *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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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.7% to 47.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. San Jose started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.2% to 47.3%).
Bright spot 47.3%
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% 5th +6.9pp 1st 2% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.2% 12th +4.6pp 2nd 30% below peers
Austin, TX 59.6% 3rd +7.8pp 3rd 26% above peers
Dallas, TX 38.2% 8th +4.9pp 4th 19% below peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 4th +7.1pp 5th 20% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 11th +4.1pp 6th 27% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 34.9% 10th +4.0pp 7th 26% below peers
Charlotte, NC 48.0% 6th +3.7pp 8th 1% above peers
San Jose, CA 47.3% 7th +3.6pp 9th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 32.0% 13th +2.4pp 10th 32% below peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 11th 45% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.2% 9th +1.6pp 12th 19% below peers
San Francisco, CA 60.3% 2nd +2.3pp 13th 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 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. Petersburg, FL up 6.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Winston-Salem, NC up 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% 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
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (56.8% then, 54.3% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Broader trend
25% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (51.7% to 54.3%).
Bright spot 54.3%
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% 6th +4.2pp 1st 11% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 2nd +1.0pp 2nd 66% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.0% 11th +0.1pp 3rd 8% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 41.2% 8th -0.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 10th -0.7pp 5th 7% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.2% 1st -1.3pp 6th 72% above peers
Austin, TX 51.8% 5th -1.9pp 7th 22% above peers
San Jose, CA 54.3% 3rd -2.5pp 8th 28% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 12th -2.2pp 9th 13% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 4th -3.2pp 10th 24% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 41.1% 9th -2.5pp 11th 3% below peers
Charlotte, NC 42.5% 7th -5.1pp 12th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 33.8% 13th -5.7pp 13th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 ±3.2pp 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 Turning down (early signal) ★ 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 (3.5% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
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 6.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Indianapolis, IN 7.8% 8th -1.3pp 1st 4% above peers
Austin, TX 5.5% 4th -0.5pp 2nd 27% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 2nd -0.2pp 3rd 58% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 9th -0.4pp 4th 9% above peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 10th -0.4pp 5th 11% above peers
Dallas, TX 10.1% 12th -0.1pp 6th 33% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 7.5% 7th +0.3pp 7th on par with peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 5th +0.3pp 8th 24% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.0% 1st +0.2pp 9th 61% below peers
San Jose, CA 3.8% 3rd +0.3pp 10th 50% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.3% 13th +1.3pp 11th 36% above peers
Columbus, OH 7.1% 6th +1.6pp 12th 6% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.6% 11th +2.7pp 13th 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1,027,690 to 990,138 - more than the combined survey margin (±165). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
8% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 75% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Big move 990,138
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 5th +10% 1st 7% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 977,670 4th +10% 2nd 8% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 12th +8% 3rd 23% below peers
Charlotte, NC 903,844 7th +5% 4th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 10th +4% 5th 17% below peers
Columbus, OH 914,802 6th +4% 6th 1% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 13th +4% 7th 24% below peers
Austin, TX 979,539 3rd +3% 8th 8% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 885,860 8th +2% 9th 2% below peers
Denver, CO 718,877 11th +2% 10th 20% below peers
Dallas, TX 1,307,930 1st -2% 11th 45% above peers
San Jose, CA 990,138 2nd -4% 12th 10% above peers
San Francisco, CA 830,235 9th -5% 13th 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 ±103 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.4% to 20.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
83% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.0% to 20.5%).
Big move 20.5%
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
San Francisco, CA 13.7% 13th +0.2pp 1st 38% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 24.8% 3rd +0.2pp 2nd 13% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 22.6% 6th -0.3pp 3rd 3% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 8th -0.3pp 4th 6% below peers
Columbus, OH 22.0% 7th -0.5pp 5th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 2nd -1.0pp 6th 13% above peers
Charlotte, NC 22.7% 5th -1.0pp 7th 3% above peers
Dallas, TX 23.9% 4th -1.1pp 8th 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 26.4% 1st -1.3pp 9th 20% above peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 12th -1.3pp 10th 37% below peers
San Jose, CA 20.5% 9th -2.0pp 11th 7% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 10th -1.8pp 12th 18% below peers
Austin, TX 18.0% 11th -2.4pp 13th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.0% to 22.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 8% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.0% to 22.6%).
Big move 22.6%
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 Jose, CA 22.6% 11th +1.6pp 1st 35% below peers
San Francisco, CA 21.4% 12th +0.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 9th +0.3pp 3rd 11% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 7th +0.2pp 4th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 36.4% 5th -0.0pp 5th 5% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 39.3% 2nd -0.8pp 6th 14% above peers
Dallas, TX 39.2% 4th -0.9pp 7th 13% above peers
Columbus, OH 45.0% 1st -1.1pp 8th 30% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 6th -0.9pp 9th 5% above peers
Austin, TX 26.9% 10th -1.1pp 10th 22% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 31.5% 8th -1.4pp 11th 9% below peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 13th -1.0pp 12th 39% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.3% 3rd -4.9pp 13th 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.8% to 74.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 8.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.8% to 74.6%).
Big move 74.6%
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 8% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 67.7% 11th +7.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Austin, TX 68.6% 10th +6.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 8th +4.6pp 4th 1% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 5th +3.8pp 5th 1% above peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 3rd +3.8pp 6th 5% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 70.8% 4th +1.4pp 7th 2% above peers
Dallas, TX 61.3% 13th +1.2pp 8th 12% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.9% 2nd +0.8pp 9th 7% above peers
Charlotte, NC 68.8% 9th +0.5pp 10th 1% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 66.3% 12th -0.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 7th -0.3pp 12th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 69.5% 6th -2.2pp 13th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 212 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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34 of 212 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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