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693,645 people (2025) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Washington, DC shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
342 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ 53%
relative change
721 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Homicide
Homicide rate
95 homicides
12 mo to Aug 2026
▼ 43%
relative change
167 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$109,870
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
$86,420 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,669 /100k
Aug 2026
▼ 26%
relative change
3,596 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.9%
Jul 2026
▼ 13%
relative change
6.8% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.3%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
82.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
64.2%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
58.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.52
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.53 in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
79.0%
2020-24
flat
relative change
78.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
3.6%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
3.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
5.2%
2020-24
▼ 22%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Washington, DC shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.8%
2020-24
▲ 41%
relative change
2.0% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
14.3%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
13.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
36.0%
2020-24
flat
relative change
35.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
41.5%
2020-24
flat
relative change
41.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
22.8%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
24.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 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
$2,484
Sep 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
$2,460 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$566,961
Sep 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$571,040 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
77.5%
2020-24
high
vs peers
76.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
45.3%
2020-24
high
vs peers
47.6% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 3 indicators
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 26% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 18% lower than in 2021 (3,405 then, 2,782 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 3,953 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,669 in August 2026, down from 3,596 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,669 per 100k
2018August 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%
Memphis, TN 3,566 (Aug 26) -38.9% 1st
Washington, DC 2,669 (Aug 26) -25.8% 2nd
Las Vegas, NV 5,055 (Apr 26) -22.5% 3rd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,388 (Aug 26) -17.2% 4th
El Paso, TX 1,203 (Jul 26) -16.2% 5th
San Francisco, CA 2,586 (Aug 26) -16.0% 6th
Milwaukee, WI 2,220 (Jul 26) -14.7% 7th
Detroit, MI 3,612 (Aug 26) -12.9% 8th
Fresno, CA 2,542 (Jun 26) -10.4% 9th
Denver, CO 3,958 (Aug 26) -9.7% 10th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,061 (Aug 26) -6.6% 11th
Seattle, WA 4,567 (Aug 26) -6.4% 12th
Oklahoma City, OK 2,559 (Aug 26) -5.6% 13th
Boston, MA 1,893 (Jul 26) -4.0% 14th
Portland, OR 5,351 (Aug 26) +0.3% 15th
Baltimore, MD 4,356 (Aug 26) +5.8% 16th
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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 27% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 21% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arlington, TX down about 18% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 4% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 43% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 62% of similar-size cities. Washington started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 95 homicides in the 12 months ending August 2026, down from 167 in the prior 12 months. That is 14 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 95 homicides
2018August 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 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 5 (Aug 26) -58.2% 1st
Washington, DC 14 (Aug 26) -43.1% 2nd
Boston, MA 3 (Jul 26) -38.2% 3rd
Memphis, TN 23 (Aug 26) -34.4% 4th
Albuquerque, NM 10 (Aug 26) -31.7% 5th
Seattle, WA 3 (Aug 26) -31.4% 6th
El Paso, TX 2 (Jul 26) -26.1% 7th
Detroit, MI 21 (Aug 26) -24.6% 8th
Fresno, CA 4 (Jun 26) -22.6% 9th
Baltimore, MD 21 (Aug 26) -20.3% 10th
Las Vegas, NV 12 (Apr 26) -18.5% 11th
Milwaukee, WI 21 (Jul 26) -16.3% 12th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12 (Aug 26) -9.7% 13th
Denver, CO 6 (Aug 26) +0.0% 14th
Oklahoma City, OK 9 (Aug 26) +1.5% 15th
Portland, OR 7 (Aug 26) +9.5% 16th
San Francisco, CA 4 (Aug 26) +9.9% 17th
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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. 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 →
  • Newark, NJ down about 39% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Columbus, OH down about 30% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Detroit, MI down about 25% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 53% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 19% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 342 in August 2026, down from 721 a year earlier.
Bright spot 342 per 100k
2018August 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 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Memphis, TN 470 (Aug 26) -59.1% 1st
Washington, DC 342 (Aug 26) -52.6% 2nd
Boston, MA 74 (Jul 26) -44.2% 3rd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 409 (Aug 26) -37.9% 4th
El Paso, TX 190 (Jul 26) -34.3% 5th
Denver, CO 623 (Aug 26) -32.9% 6th
Las Vegas, NV 988 (Apr 26) -31.3% 7th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 465 (Aug 26) -29.9% 8th
Milwaukee, WI 703 (Jul 26) -28.7% 9th
San Francisco, CA 316 (Aug 26) -28.6% 10th
Fresno, CA 405 (Jun 26) -22.4% 11th
Seattle, WA 639 (Aug 26) -21.7% 12th
Detroit, MI 869 (Aug 26) -19.9% 13th
Oklahoma City, OK 274 (Aug 26) -16.1% 14th
Portland, OR 603 (Aug 26) -11.6% 15th
Baltimore, MD 827 (Aug 26) +0.4% 16th
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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 →
  • Plano, TX down about 45% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Boston, MA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Virginia Beach, VA down about 19% over the 12 months ending August 2026 · sustained: down about 17% 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 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $86,420 to $109,870 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,184).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Washington started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 59% from 2014 to 2024 ($69,235 to $109,870).
Bright spot $109,870
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
District of Columbia ref $109,870 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Fresno, CA $70,991 9th +41% 1st on par with peers
Denver, CO $94,718 5th +38% 2nd 33% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 4th +37% 3rd 37% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 2nd +34% 4th 74% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 8th +31% 5th 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $54,234 15th +30% 6th 24% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 7th +29% 7th 9% above peers
Detroit, MI $39,938 17th +29% 8th 44% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $68,317 11th +29% 9th 4% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 6th +28% 10th 28% above peers
Washington, DC $109,870 3rd +27% 11th 55% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 14th +26% 12th 16% below peers
Memphis, TN $51,736 16th +25% 13th 27% below peers
San Francisco, CA $140,970 1st +25% 14th 99% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 12th +25% 15th 6% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 10th +24% 16th 3% below peers
Baltimore, MD $62,177 13th +23% 17th 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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57 of 206 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 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 ±$1,937 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 0.9 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% 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 fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 5.9% in July 2026, down from 6.8% a year earlier.
Bright spot 5.9%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 5.9% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.0% (2024)
Washington, DC 5.9% (Jul 26) 13th -0.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (Jul 26) 8th -0.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Fresno, CA 6.9% (Jul 26) 14th -0.6pp 3rd 30% above peers
San Francisco, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 1st -0.5pp 4th 26% below peers
Portland, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 5th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 5.6% (Jul 26) 11th -0.1pp 6th 6% above peers
Boston, MA 4.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.1pp 7th 11% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.7% (Jul 26) 12th +0.0pp 8th 8% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 4.9% (Jul 26) 7th +0.0pp 9th 8% below peers
El Paso, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 4th +0.1pp 10th 13% below peers
Denver, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.1pp 11th 19% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 5th +0.4pp 12th 13% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.6pp 13th on par with peers
Detroit, MI 12.0% (Jul 26) 15th +0.7pp 14th 126% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.3% (Jul 26) 3rd +1.1pp 15th 19% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.2% then, 15.4% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
88% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.2% to 15.4%).
15.4%
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
District of Columbia ref 15.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 12.4%
Fresno, CA 20.1% 14th -5.1pp 1st 29% above peers
Denver, CO 11.2% 3rd -1.6pp 2nd 28% below peers
Boston, MA 16.6% 11th -2.3pp 3rd 7% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 22.8% 15th -2.6pp 4th 47% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.9% 1st -1.1pp 5th 36% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.9% 5th -1.3pp 6th 10% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 15.5% 9th -1.3pp 7th on par with peers
Memphis, TN 23.1% 16th -2.0pp 8th 49% above peers
Portland, OR 12.8% 4th -1.0pp 9th 18% below peers
Baltimore, MD 19.8% 13th -1.5pp 10th 27% above peers
Detroit, MI 32.7% 17th -2.3pp 11th 111% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 14.1% 6th -0.9pp 12th 9% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.1% 7th -0.9pp 13th 3% below peers
Washington, DC 15.4% 8th -0.8pp 14th 1% below peers
El Paso, TX 18.4% 12th -0.7pp 15th 18% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.8% 10th -0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
San Francisco, CA 11.2% 2nd +0.8pp 17th 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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52 of 206 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (24.0% then, 22.8% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
94% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.5% to 22.8%).
Needs attention 22.8%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 17 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
District of Columbia ref 22.8% -1.2pp
United States ref 16.1%
Boston, MA 21.1% 8th -6.6pp 1st 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 14th -8.1pp 2nd 28% above peers
Baltimore, MD 25.5% 13th -5.5pp 3rd 19% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 19.9% 6th -4.1pp 4th 7% below peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 2nd -1.6pp 5th 56% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 7th -3.4pp 6th 5% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 31.7% 15th -5.0pp 7th 48% above peers
Memphis, TN 35.6% 16th -5.1pp 8th 67% above peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 4th -2.2pp 9th 25% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 9th -2.8pp 10th on par with peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 3rd -1.7pp 11th 36% below peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 12th -2.7pp 12th 14% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 5th -2.1pp 13th 10% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.0% 1st -0.9pp 14th 58% below peers
Detroit, MI 46.5% 17th -3.7pp 15th 117% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 10th -1.6pp 16th 5% above peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 11th -1.2pp 17th 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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48 of 206 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 →
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mesa, AZ down 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Santa Ana, CA down 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oakland, CA down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp 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 8.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82.8% to 91.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Washington started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 13.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (78.0% to 91.3%).
Bright spot 91.3%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 91.3% +8.5pp
United States ref 91.1%
Detroit, MI 85.8% 16th +21.2pp 1st 6% below peers
Memphis, TN 87.6% 15th +17.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 88.4% 14th +13.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 8th +11.5pp 4th 1% above peers
Baltimore, MD 85.5% 17th +10.7pp 5th 6% below peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 12th +10.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 90.6% 10th +9.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 6th +9.0pp 8th 1% above peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 9th +8.5pp 9th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 11th +7.9pp 10th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 5th +7.6pp 11th 2% above peers
Fresno, CA 88.9% 13th +7.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 7th +6.5pp 13th 1% above peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 4th +6.1pp 14th 2% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 2nd +5.5pp 15th 3% above peers
San Francisco, CA 93.1% 3rd +5.3pp 16th 2% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 1st +3.9pp 17th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 census tracts
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EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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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 →
  • Oklahoma City, OK up 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 68% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pittsburgh, PA up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 66% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oakland, CA up 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.53 to 0.52 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01).

Broader trend
6% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 19% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.53 to 0.52).
Bright spot 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
District of Columbia ref 0.52 -0.010
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Washington, DC 0.52 14th -0.010 1st 7% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 0.46 1st -0.009 2nd 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 6th -0.008 3rd 1% below peers
Boston, MA 0.53 17th -0.008 4th 10% above peers
Baltimore, MD 0.51 12th -0.006 5th 5% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 2nd -0.004 6th 3% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 0.47 3rd -0.004 7th 2% below peers
Fresno, CA 0.48 8th -0.000 8th on par with peers
Denver, CO 0.49 11th -0.000 9th 2% above peers
Memphis, TN 0.52 16th +0.002 10th 8% above peers
Detroit, MI 0.51 13th +0.002 11th 6% above peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 10th +0.004 12th 2% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 7th +0.005 13th on par with peers
Portland, OR 0.48 5th +0.005 14th 1% below peers
San Francisco, CA 0.52 15th +0.012 15th 8% above peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 4th +0.011 16th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 9th +0.011 17th on par with 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 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.5% to 14.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 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
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 19% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.1% to 14.3%).
Needs attention 14.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 14.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 12.1% +0.3pp
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.3% 2nd -2.5pp 1st 47% below peers
Seattle, WA 7.4% 1st -0.7pp 2nd 53% below peers
Memphis, TN 19.9% 13th -1.9pp 3rd 26% above peers
El Paso, TX 18.6% 11th -0.9pp 4th 18% above peers
Baltimore, MD 23.1% 14th -0.9pp 5th 46% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12.4% 5th -0.4pp 6th 21% below peers
Detroit, MI 39.0% 17th +1.0pp 7th 146% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.9% 16th +1.3pp 8th 76% above peers
Portland, OR 15.8% 9th +0.8pp 9th on par with peers
Washington, DC 14.3% 6th +0.8pp 10th 10% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 15.1% 8th +0.9pp 11th 5% below peers
Denver, CO 8.8% 3rd +0.6pp 12th 44% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 17.2% 10th +1.3pp 13th 9% above peers
Boston, MA 19.5% 12th +2.1pp 14th 23% above peers
Fresno, CA 24.8% 15th +2.7pp 15th 57% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 14.3% 7th +1.6pp 16th 9% below peers
San Francisco, CA 11.4% 4th +6.5pp 17th 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 census tracts
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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
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 1% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $566,961 in September 2026, down from $571,040 a year earlier.
Big move $566,961
2000September 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref $567,271 (Sep 26) -0.7%
United States ref $366,157 (Sep 26) +1.2%
San Francisco, CA $1,441,021 (Sep 26) 1st +15.5% 1st 274% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $223,304 (Sep 26) 13th +3.0% 2nd 42% below peers
El Paso, TX $237,556 (Sep 26) 12th +2.6% 3rd 38% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $344,199 (Sep 26) 10th +1.7% 4th 11% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $261,376 (Sep 26) 11th +1.3% 5th 32% below peers
Fresno, CA $384,885 (Sep 26) 9th +0.6% 6th on par with peers
Portland, OR $524,318 (Sep 26) 5th +0.5% 7th 36% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $204,979 (Sep 26) 14th +0.3% 8th 47% below peers
Washington, DC $566,961 (Sep 26) 4th -0.7% 9th 47% above peers
Boston, MA $761,236 (Sep 26) 3rd -1.6% 10th 98% above peers
Seattle, WA $822,572 (Sep 26) 2nd -1.8% 11th 114% above peers
Denver, CO $520,947 (Sep 26) 6th -1.9% 12th 35% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $425,889 (Sep 26) 7th -2.5% 13th 11% above peers
Memphis, TN $151,794 (Sep 26) 16th -2.8% 14th 61% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $417,475 (Sep 26) 8th -2.8% 15th 8% above peers
Baltimore, MD $184,804 (Sep 26) 15th -3.7% 16th 52% below peers
Detroit, MI $74,742 (Sep 26) 17th -5.9% 17th 81% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending September 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 94% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $334,311 in September 2026, down from $343,771 a year earlier.
$334,311
2000September 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref $334,500 (Sep 26) -2.7%
United States ref $197,716 (Sep 26) +2.2%
San Francisco, CA $933,610 (Sep 26) 1st +12.4% 1st 236% above peers
Milwaukee, WI $138,086 (Sep 26) 13th +4.1% 2nd 50% below peers
El Paso, TX $181,445 (Sep 26) 11th +3.9% 3rd 35% below peers
Albuquerque, NM $269,328 (Sep 26) 10th +2.2% 4th 3% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $169,622 (Sep 26) 12th +1.4% 5th 39% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $121,994 (Sep 26) 14th +1.1% 6th 56% below peers
Boston, MA $540,193 (Sep 26) 3rd +1.0% 7th 94% above peers
Fresno, CA $277,744 (Sep 26) 9th +0.8% 8th on par with peers
Portland, OR $374,976 (Sep 26) 4th -0.0% 9th 35% above peers
Detroit, MI $46,602 (Sep 26) 17th -1.0% 10th 83% below peers
Seattle, WA $547,745 (Sep 26) 2nd -2.4% 11th 97% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $298,987 (Sep 26) 7th -2.6% 12th 8% above peers
Washington, DC $334,311 (Sep 26) 6th -2.8% 13th 20% above peers
Denver, CO $346,755 (Sep 26) 5th -3.0% 14th 25% above peers
Memphis, TN $78,079 (Sep 26) 16th -3.2% 15th 72% below peers
Las Vegas, NV $295,641 (Sep 26) 8th -3.5% 16th 6% above peers
Baltimore, MD $97,663 (Sep 26) 15th -4.5% 17th 65% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-09 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 (41.6% then, 41.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
62% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.6% to 41.5%).
Needs attention 41.5%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 41.5% -0.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 5th +3.9pp 1st 13% above peers
Fresno, CA 50.1% 9th +3.4pp 2nd on par with peers
Detroit, MI 50.4% 8th +3.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM 61.8% 1st +2.1pp 4th 23% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 2nd +1.9pp 5th 21% above peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 17th +0.7pp 6th 29% below peers
San Francisco, CA 38.2% 16th +0.6pp 7th 24% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 14th +0.4pp 8th 17% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 3rd +0.6pp 9th 21% above peers
Baltimore, MD 47.5% 11th +0.0pp 10th 5% below peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 15th -0.1pp 11th 17% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 4th -0.4pp 12th 17% above peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 10th -1.1pp 13th 3% below peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 7th -1.4pp 14th 4% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 6th -1.5pp 15th 5% above peers
Memphis, TN 44.9% 12th -1.7pp 16th 10% below peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 13th -2.0pp 17th 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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 ±0.8pp 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending September 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,484 in September 2026, up from $2,460 a year earlier.
Big move $2,484
2015September 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,932 (Sep 26) +2.7%
San Francisco, CA $4,784 (Sep 26) 1st +26.4% 1st 178% above peers
Detroit, MI $1,328 (Sep 26) 15th +5.1% 2nd 23% below peers
Milwaukee, WI $1,443 (Sep 26) 13th +4.8% 3rd 16% below peers
Fresno, CA $1,945 (Sep 26) 5th +3.9% 4th 13% above peers
Baltimore, MD $1,762 (Sep 26) 8th +3.6% 5th 3% above peers
El Paso, TX $1,508 (Sep 26) 11th +3.4% 6th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,285 (Sep 26) 16th +2.8% 7th 25% below peers
Boston, MA $3,271 (Sep 26) 2nd +2.1% 8th 90% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $1,330 (Sep 26) 14th +2.0% 9th 23% below peers
Memphis, TN $1,259 (Sep 26) 17th +1.7% 10th 27% below peers
Portland, OR $1,719 (Sep 26) 9th +1.6% 11th on par with peers
Albuquerque, NM $1,452 (Sep 26) 12th +1.4% 12th 16% below peers
Washington, DC $2,484 (Sep 26) 3rd +1.0% 13th 45% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $1,820 (Sep 26) 7th +0.9% 14th 6% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,700 (Sep 26) 10th +0.5% 15th 1% below peers
Seattle, WA $2,227 (Sep 26) 4th +0.5% 16th 30% above peers
Denver, CO $1,855 (Sep 26) 6th +0.1% 17th 8% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-09 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (36.3% then, 36.1% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.9% to 36.1%).
36.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 36.1% -0.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Milwaukee, WI 40.3% 12th -1.5pp 1st 9% above peers
Fresno, CA 42.5% 16th -0.8pp 2nd 15% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 33.5% 3rd -0.6pp 3rd 9% below peers
Detroit, MI 43.5% 17th -0.7pp 4th 18% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 4th -0.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 15th -0.4pp 6th 15% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 7th -0.2pp 7th 2% below peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 8th +0.7pp 8th 2% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 11th +1.1pp 9th 8% above peers
Memphis, TN 41.8% 14th +1.4pp 10th 13% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 11th 17% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 10th +1.5pp 12th 5% above peers
San Francisco, CA 35.6% 5th +1.7pp 13th 3% below peers
Baltimore, MD 41.7% 13th +2.2pp 14th 13% above peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 6th +2.2pp 15th 2% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 2nd +2.4pp 16th 14% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 9th +3.8pp 17th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • 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 ±0.9pp 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 (35.9% then, 36.0% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.2% to 36.0%).
Needs attention 36.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 36.0% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fresno, CA 8.2% 5th -2.3pp 1st 20% below peers
Detroit, MI 20.1% 13th -3.6pp 2nd 95% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 6th -1.1pp 3rd 14% below peers
Memphis, TN 10.3% 8th -1.3pp 4th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 7th -0.9pp 5th 6% below peers
Baltimore, MD 26.7% 14th -2.2pp 6th 159% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 16.2% 11th -1.2pp 7th 57% above peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 4th -0.4pp 8th 31% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 10th -0.5pp 9th 33% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.0% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 32% below peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 16th -1.0pp 11th 223% above peers
San Francisco, CA 30.2% 15th -0.7pp 12th 193% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 2nd -0.0pp 13th 35% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 17th +0.1pp 14th 249% above peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 9th +0.5pp 15th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 12th +1.2pp 16th 84% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 1st +0.4pp 17th 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (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 ±0.8pp 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 No measurable change ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.7% then, 3.6% now; margin ±0.3pp).

Broader trend
81% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.4% to 3.6%).
Bright spot 3.6%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 3.6% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Fresno, CA 6.1% 8th -2.1pp 1st 18% below peers
Portland, OR 5.2% 5th -1.2pp 2nd 30% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 3rd 61% below peers
Detroit, MI 7.4% 9th -1.0pp 4th on par with peers
San Francisco, CA 3.3% 2nd -0.4pp 5th 56% below peers
Baltimore, MD 5.9% 6th -0.6pp 6th 20% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.8% 15th -0.9pp 7th 85% above peers
Denver, CO 9.0% 11th -0.3pp 8th 22% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 9.1% 12th -0.2pp 9th 22% above peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 3rd -0.0pp 10th 51% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 4th +0.0pp 11th 44% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.8% 13th +0.7pp 12th 72% above peers
Memphis, TN 14.7% 16th +1.0pp 13th 98% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.6% 17th +1.6pp 14th 178% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 8.6% 10th +0.7pp 15th 15% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.4% 14th +1.1pp 16th 81% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 6.0% 7th +0.6pp 17th 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 census tracts
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HealthPeople without health insurance
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 three-quarters of the peer median.

24.6%
20202023
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 24.7%
United States ref 32.9%
San Francisco, CA 17.5% 1st 47% below peers
Denver, CO 21.6% 2nd 34% below peers
Seattle, WA 22.2% 3rd 33% below peers
Boston, MA 23.4% 4th 29% below peers
Washington, DC 24.6% 5th 25% below peers
Portland, OR 28.5% 6th 13% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 32.0% 7th 3% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.4% 8th 2% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 32.9% 9th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 33.8% 10th 3% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.3% 11th 10% above peers
Fresno, CA 37.5% 12th 14% above peers
Baltimore, MD 38.1% 13th 16% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 38.3% 14th 16% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 41.8% 15th 27% above peers
Memphis, TN 42.1% 16th 28% above peers
Detroit, MI 45.6% 17th 39% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2023 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.0% to 2.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
62% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 6% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.4% to 2.8%).
Needs attention 2.8%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 2.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 50% below peers
Detroit, MI 2.8% 7th -0.4pp 2nd 28% below peers
Fresno, CA 2.5% 5th -0.2pp 3rd 36% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 8th +0.0pp 4th 14% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 13th +0.9pp 5th 106% above peers
Baltimore, MD 4.6% 10th +0.6pp 6th 18% above peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 17th +2.1pp 7th 188% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 15th +2.4pp 8th 148% above peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 11th +1.5pp 9th 46% above peers
Memphis, TN 8.7% 14th +2.4pp 10th 123% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 11th 50% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 6th +0.8pp 12th 29% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 9th +1.1pp 13th on par with peers
San Francisco, CA 2.2% 4th +0.7pp 14th 43% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 16th +3.7pp 15th 172% above peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 3rd +0.7pp 16th 48% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 5.9% 12th +2.5pp 17th 51% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement ★ National leader
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What changed

College attainment rose 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.5% to 64.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Washington started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.4% to 64.2%).
Bright spot 64.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 64.2% +5.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Detroit, MI 18.1% 17th +2.8pp 1st 50% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 48.0% 7th +6.9pp 2nd 33% above peers
Fresno, CA 25.5% 16th +3.6pp 3rd 29% below peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 4th +7.1pp 4th 56% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 10th +4.1pp 5th 4% below peers
Baltimore, MD 36.1% 9th +4.2pp 6th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 11th +3.9pp 7th 7% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 14th +3.1pp 8th 23% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 12th +3.1pp 9th 22% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 27.4% 15th +2.8pp 10th 24% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 39.2% 8th +4.0pp 11th 9% above peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 5th +5.2pp 12th 52% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 2nd +5.7pp 13th 78% above peers
Memphis, TN 28.0% 13th +1.9pp 14th 22% below peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 15th 89% above peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 6th +3.3pp 16th 49% above peers
San Francisco, CA 60.3% 3rd +2.3pp 17th 67% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 (78.7% then, 79.0% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (78.1% to 79.0%).
Bright spot 79.0%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 79.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 45.5%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 7th +6.8pp 1st 13% above peers
Memphis, TN 39.9% 10th +2.7pp 2nd 5% below peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 4th +4.0pp 3rd 55% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 3rd +1.0pp 4th 68% above peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 5th 88% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 11th -0.7pp 6th 6% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.2% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 74% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 13th -2.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 6th -3.2pp 9th 25% above peers
Fresno, CA 35.5% 14th -3.9pp 10th 15% below peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 5th -7.4pp 11th 30% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 38.7% 12th -5.9pp 12th 8% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 15th -5.9pp 13th 22% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 42.3% 8th -7.8pp 14th 1% above peers
Baltimore, MD 42.0% 9th -9.8pp 15th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 16th -9.6pp 16th 24% below peers
Detroit, MI 31.0% 17th -9.8pp 17th 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (6.6% then, 5.2% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
19% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.2% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 5.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Baltimore, MD 9.0% 14th -2.7pp 1st 9% above peers
Washington, DC 5.2% 4th -1.5pp 2nd 37% below peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 8th -0.9pp 3rd 3% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 4th 64% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 3rd -0.2pp 5th 62% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 7.2% 7th -0.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 9th -0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 10th -0.4pp 8th 2% above peers
Fresno, CA 8.9% 13th -0.4pp 9th 9% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 6th +0.3pp 10th 30% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.0% 2nd +0.2pp 11th 64% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 8.8% 12th +0.7pp 12th 7% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 11th +0.7pp 13th 4% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 5th +0.6pp 14th 30% below peers
Memphis, TN 13.1% 16th +1.8pp 15th 60% above peers
Detroit, MI 16.7% 17th +2.7pp 16th 103% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 15th +2.2pp 17th 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

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

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (692,683 then, 681,294 now; margin ±0).

Broader trend
81% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (633,736 to 681,294).
681,294
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 4th +8% 1st 6% above peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 2nd +4% 2nd 14% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 9th +4% 3rd on par with peers
Fresno, CA 545,970 17th +4% 4th 17% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 5th +4% 5th 5% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 12th +2% 6th 4% below peers
Denver, CO 718,877 3rd +2% 7th 9% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 562,218 16th +1% 8th 15% below peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 7th +0% 9th 3% above peers
Portland, OR 641,165 10th -1% 10th 3% below peers
Washington, DC 681,294 6th -2% 11th 3% above peers
Boston, MA 666,442 8th -3% 12th 1% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 566,973 15th -5% 13th 14% below peers
Memphis, TN 618,980 13th -5% 14th 6% below peers
San Francisco, CA 830,235 1st -5% 15th 26% above peers
Detroit, MI 638,530 11th -5% 16th 3% below peers
Baltimore, MD 573,243 14th -6% 17th 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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 about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children rose 0.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.9% to 18.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.0pp).

Broader trend
6% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 69% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (17.6% to 18.7%).
18.7%
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
District of Columbia ref 18.7% +0.8pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Washington, DC 18.7% 12th +0.8pp 1st 10% below peers
San Francisco, CA 13.7% 17th +0.2pp 2nd 34% below peers
Memphis, TN 25.2% 3rd +0.3pp 3rd 21% above peers
Baltimore, MD 20.9% 9th +0.2pp 4th on par with peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 7th +0.0pp 5th 8% above peers
Detroit, MI 24.8% 6th -0.1pp 6th 19% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 10th -0.3pp 7th 1% below peers
Milwaukee, WI 25.4% 2nd -0.6pp 8th 21% above peers
Fresno, CA 27.4% 1st -1.0pp 9th 31% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 4th -1.0pp 10th 19% above peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 15th -0.8pp 11th 28% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 8th -1.4pp 12th 7% above peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 5th -1.8pp 13th 19% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 14th -1.5pp 14th 22% below peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 16th -1.3pp 15th 34% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 13th -1.8pp 16th 14% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 20.3% 11th -2.1pp 17th 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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 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 (47.6% then, 45.3% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
31% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.6% to 45.3%).
Big move 45.3%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
District of Columbia ref 45.3% -2.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Portland, OR 31.3% 14th +2.8pp 1st 23% below peers
Albuquerque, NM 42.2% 7th +2.4pp 2nd 4% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 61.4% 2nd +2.9pp 3rd 51% above peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 11th +1.6pp 4th 7% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 10th +1.6pp 5th 6% below peers
San Francisco, CA 21.4% 16th +0.6pp 6th 47% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 9th +0.6pp 7th on par with peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 15th +0.3pp 8th 24% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 13th +0.2pp 9th 15% below peers
Memphis, TN 59.9% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 48% above peers
Detroit, MI 67.1% 1st -1.0pp 11th 65% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 12th -0.9pp 12th 10% below peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 17th -1.0pp 13th 48% below peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 5th -2.3pp 14th 12% above peers
Baltimore, MD 54.2% 4th -3.8pp 15th 34% above peers
Fresno, CA 40.9% 8th -3.3pp 16th 1% above peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 6th -3.9pp 17th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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48 of 206 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.0pp 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
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (76.1% then, 77.5% now; margin ±4.6pp).

Broader trend
19% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.5% to 77.5%).
Big move 77.5%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 17 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
District of Columbia ref 77.5% +1.4pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 12th +4.6pp 1st 1% below peers
Fresno, CA 65.0% 14th +3.6pp 2nd 7% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 8th +3.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 5th +3.8pp 4th 5% above peers
Baltimore, MD 74.6% 3rd +3.8pp 5th 7% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 6th 11% above peers
Milwaukee, WI 72.5% 6th +1.3pp 7th 4% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 8th 13% above peers
San Francisco, CA 73.9% 4th +0.8pp 9th 6% above peers
Albuquerque, NM 69.7% 9th +0.6pp 10th on par with peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 7th +0.1pp 11th 1% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 10th -0.3pp 12th 1% below peers
Memphis, TN 66.7% 13th -1.8pp 13th 4% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 15th -2.0pp 14th 11% below peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 17th -2.2pp 15th 16% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 11th -4.6pp 16th 1% below peers
Detroit, MI 61.8% 16th -5.1pp 17th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 206 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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48 of 206 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 B23008) through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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