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57,014 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 6 indicators

Where Bradenton, FL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
58.4%
2020-24
▲ 53%
relative change
38.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$60,822
2020-24
▲ 30%
relative change
$46,776 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
21.2%
2020-24
▼ 24%
relative change
28.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
11.5%
2019-23
▼ 21%
relative change
14.5% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
28.3%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
24.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
89.3%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
80.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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What needs attention 9 indicators

Where Bradenton, FL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.8%
May 2026
▲ 26%
relative change
3.8% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
44.1%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
38.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
56.0%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
57.6% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
14.8%
2020-24
flat
relative change
14.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
14.4%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
15.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
11.1%
2020-24
▲ 58%
relative change
7.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
8.6%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
8.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.46
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
6.7%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
7.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 7 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
79.8%
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
63.8% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$207,980
Jun 2026
▼ 8%
relative change
$225,426 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$353,306
Jun 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
$372,981 a year earlier
Falling recently  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,850
Jun 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
$1,918 a year earlier
Falling recently  
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Population
57,014
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
56,551 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
50.5%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
49.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
19.7%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
20.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 30% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,776 to $60,822 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,518). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 50% from 2014 to 2024 ($40,592 to $60,822).
$60,822
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
Florida ref $74,568 +34%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bozeman, MT $85,747 13th +54% 1st 5% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $65,810 26th +50% 2nd 20% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 24th +42% 3rd 12% below peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 27th +40% 4th 22% below peers
Kannapolis, NC $73,836 23rd +38% 5th 10% below peers
Tigard, OR $108,823 5th +36% 6th 33% above peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 17th +36% 7th 1% below peers
Sarasota, FL $72,105 25th +34% 8th 12% below peers
Lacey, WA $90,625 11th +34% 9th 11% above peers
Marana, AZ $112,606 4th +31% 10th 37% above peers
Smyrna, GA $100,061 9th +31% 11th 22% above peers
Smyrna, TN $81,926 16th +31% 12th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL $83,911 14th +30% 13th 2% above peers
Bradenton, FL $60,822 29th +30% 14th 26% below peers
Pocatello, ID $60,418 30th +30% 15th 26% below peers
Albany, OR $78,114 19th +29% 16th 5% below peers
Southaven, MS $78,483 18th +29% 17th 4% below peers
Beaumont, CA $107,118 6th +27% 18th 31% above peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 28th +27% 19th 25% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $117,663 2nd +27% 20th 44% above peers
Kettering, OH $74,681 22nd +27% 21st 9% below peers
Bowie, MD $141,995 1st +25% 22nd 73% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 20th +24%* 23rd 5% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $115,237 3rd +24% 24th 41% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $101,109 8th +24% 25th 23% above peers
Kingsport, TN $52,490 31st +22% 26th 36% below peers
Bartlett, TN $102,070 7th +21% 27th 25% above peers
Highland, CA $77,120 21st +19% 28th 6% below peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 15th +16% 29th 1% above peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 12th +14% 30th 10% above peers
Orland Park, IL $98,910 10th +9% 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,904 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

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

Worsening faster than 76% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.8% in May 2026, up from 3.8% a year earlier.
4.8%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 4.8% (May 26) +1.1pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Kettering, OH 2.8% (May 26) 4th -1.4pp 1st 30% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 4.5% (May 26) 21st -0.9pp 2nd 12% above peers
Highland, CA 4.5% (May 26) 22nd -0.7pp 3rd 12% above peers
Kingsport, TN 3.0% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 4th 25% below peers
Albany, OR 4.8% (May 26) 26th -0.3pp 5th 20% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.0% (May 26) 15th -0.3pp 6th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 2.5% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 7th 38% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 3.5% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2.3% (May 26) 1st -0.1pp 9th 43% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.9% (May 26) 13th +0.0pp 10th 3% below peers
Smyrna, GA 3.1% (May 26) 9th +0.1pp 11th 22% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.9% (May 26) 14th +0.1pp 12th 3% below peers
Southaven, MS 3.6% (May 26) 12th +0.1pp 13th 10% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 2.4% (May 26) 2nd +0.1pp 14th 40% below peers
Bartlett, TN 3.4% (May 26) 10th +0.2pp 15th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX 3.0% (May 26) 6th +0.2pp 16th 25% below peers
Lacey, WA 4.7% (May 26) 25th +0.3pp 17th 18% above peers
Tigard, OR 4.9% (May 26) 28th +0.3pp 18th 23% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 16th +0.4pp 19th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 4.3% (May 26) 18th +0.4pp 20th 7% above peers
Olympia, WA 4.4% (May 26) 20th +0.4pp 21st 10% above peers
DeSoto, TX 5.2% (May 26) 29th +0.5pp 22nd 30% above peers
Bowie, MD 4.2% (May 26) 17th +0.5pp 23rd 5% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.0% (May 26) 7th +0.5pp 24th 25% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.5% (May 26) 23rd +0.6pp 25th 12% above peers
Pocatello, ID 4.3% (May 26) 19th +0.7pp 26th 7% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 5.2% (May 26) 30th +0.7pp 27th 30% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.0% (May 26) 8th +0.7pp 28th 25% below peers
Sarasota, FL 4.6% (May 26) 24th +1.0pp 29th 15% above peers
Bradenton, FL 4.8% (May 26) 27th +1.0pp 30th 20% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.2% then, 14.4% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.3% to 14.4%).
14.4%
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
Florida ref 11.9% -1.5pp
United States ref 12.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.0% 11th -5.5pp 1st 15% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.8% 22nd -4.4pp 2nd 22% above peers
DeSoto, TX 7.5% 7th -2.5pp 3rd 29% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.2% 9th -2.6pp 4th 22% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.7% 5th -2.1pp 5th 36% below peers
Bozeman, MT 12.7% 21st -3.8pp 6th 20% above peers
Marana, AZ 4.9% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 54% below peers
Pocatello, ID 14.2% 26th -3.7pp 8th 35% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.0% 3rd -1.1pp 9th 53% below peers
Lancaster, PA 18.9% 29th -3.8pp 10th 79% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.5% 20th -1.8pp 11th 19% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 10.2% 15th -1.3pp 12th 4% below peers
Olympia, WA 13.8% 24th -1.5pp 13th 31% above peers
Sarasota, FL 14.0% 25th -0.9pp 14th 33% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.2% 4th -0.3pp 15th 41% below peers
Highland, CA 17.0% 28th -0.9pp 16th 61% above peers
Bradenton, FL 14.4% 27th -0.8pp 17th 37% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 27.5% 31st -1.4pp 18th 161% above peers
Beaumont, CA 10.0% 14th -0.5pp 19th 5% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.5% 12th -0.2pp 20th 10% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.0% 8th +0.2pp 21st 24% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.5% 30th +1.9pp 22nd 94% above peers
Smyrna, GA 10.5% 16th +1.2pp 23rd on par with peers
Albany, OR 13.3% 23rd +1.6pp 24th 26% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.4% 17th +1.5pp 25th 8% above peers
Smyrna, TN 12.4% 18th +1.9pp 26th 18% above peers
Bowie, MD 3.7% 1st +0.6pp 27th 65% below peers
Southaven, MS 12.5% 19th +2.1pp 28th 18% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 13th +1.8pp* 29th 6% below peers
Orland Park, IL 7.2% 6th +3.0pp 30th 32% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.8% 10th +3.7pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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1 of 12 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp 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
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.1% to 21.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.1pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 12.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.4% to 21.2%).
21.2%
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
Florida ref 16.5% -3.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Bartlett, TN 4.4% 4th -5.3pp 1st 71% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 12th -11.0pp 2nd 38% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.1% 5th -5.3pp 3rd 66% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 11th -8.2pp 4th 40% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 3.4% 2nd -2.7pp 5th 77% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.3% 3rd -3.3pp 6th 71% below peers
Kettering, OH 8.8% 10th -6.6pp 7th 41% below peers
Tigard, OR 6.2% 6th -4.0pp 8th 59% below peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 21st -8.3pp 9th 21% above peers
Bradenton, FL 21.2% 26th -6.9pp 10th 41% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 10.2% 13th -2.9pp 11th 32% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 29th -7.4pp 12th 85% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 15.9% 17th -4.0pp 13th 6% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 16th -3.3pp 14th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 7.1% 7th -1.4pp 15th 53% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 19.9% 24th -3.7pp 16th 33% above peers
Pocatello, ID 18.0% 20th -1.9pp 17th 20% above peers
Sarasota, FL 27.2% 28th -2.3pp 18th 82% above peers
Kingsport, TN 33.3% 30th +0.1pp 19th 122% above peers
Highland, CA 23.4% 27th +0.2pp 20th 56% above peers
Smyrna, GA 15.9% 18th +0.7pp 21st 6% above peers
Beaumont, CA 12.1% 14th +1.1pp 22nd 19% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 43.5% 31st +5.3pp 23rd 190% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 22nd +2.3pp 24th 25% above peers
Bowie, MD 2.8% 1st +0.4pp 25th 81% below peers
Lacey, WA 16.8% 19th +4.4pp 26th 12% above peers
Smyrna, TN 20.3% 25th +5.9pp 27th 35% above peers
Southaven, MS 19.1% 23rd +5.7pp 28th 27% above peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 8th +3.0pp 29th 42% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 15th +5.5pp* 30th 4% below peers
Orland Park, IL 8.8% 9th +3.9pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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1 of 12 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sanford, FL down 15.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.4% to 89.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp). 29 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 15.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (73.9% to 89.3%).
89.3%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 91.7% +8.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 25th +14.7pp 1st 3% below peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 31st +12.6pp 2nd 7% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 88.1% 30th +12.5pp 3rd 6% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 91.4% 23rd +12.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 8th +11.9pp 5th 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 88.8% 28th +11.0pp 6th 5% below peers
Highland, CA 90.8% 24th +10.5pp 7th 3% below peers
Bradenton, FL 89.3% 27th +8.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Southaven, MS 93.6% 15th +9.1pp 9th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 21st +9.0pp 10th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 1st +9.3pp 11th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 14th +8.1pp 12th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 94.6% 10th +8.0pp 13th 1% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 91.8% 22nd +7.3pp 14th 2% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 96.6% 5th +7.6pp 15th 3% above peers
Sarasota, FL 90.3% 26th +6.9pp 16th 3% below peers
Kettering, OH 94.0% 12th +6.5pp 17th 1% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 18th +5.9pp* 18th on par with peers
Tigard, OR 95.8% 6th +6.0pp 19th 3% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 19th +5.4pp 20th 1% below peers
Orland Park, IL 93.4% 16th +5.2pp 21st on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 94.3% 11th +4.4pp 22nd 1% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 95.2% 7th +4.5pp 23rd 2% above peers
Smyrna, GA 97.2% 4th +4.4pp 24th 4% above peers
Lacey, WA 94.0% 13th +4.2pp 25th 1% above peers
Beaumont, CA 93.2% 17th +3.8pp 26th on par with peers
Marana, AZ 97.6% 2nd +4.0pp 27th 4% above peers
Pocatello, ID 88.4% 29th +3.1pp 28th 5% below peers
Bozeman, MT 92.2% 20th +3.1pp 29th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 94.6% 9th +3.0pp 30th 1% above peers
Bowie, MD 97.3% 3rd +2.4pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.46 now; margin ±0.03).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.46).
0.46
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 0.49 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Decatur, AL 0.45 23rd -0.025 1st 4% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 0.44 19th -0.023 2nd 2% above peers
Kingsport, TN 0.50 29th -0.024 3rd 15% above peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 17th -0.015 4th on par with peers
Kettering, OH 0.43 14th -0.015 5th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 13th -0.015 6th 1% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 0.49 28th -0.013 7th 14% above peers
Tigard, OR 0.41 10th -0.010 8th 5% below peers
Pocatello, ID 0.45 22nd -0.010 9th 3% above peers
Lacey, WA 0.38 4th -0.005 10th 12% below peers
Highland, CA 0.46 24th -0.006 11th 5% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0.43 15th -0.004 12th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 7th -0.001 13th 7% below peers
Beaumont, CA 0.38 5th +0.002 14th 12% below peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 20th +0.003 15th 2% above peers
Bartlett, TN 0.37 3rd +0.003 16th 14% below peers
Southaven, MS 0.40 6th +0.003 17th 9% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 0.51 30th +0.005 18th 17% above peers
Albany, OR 0.42 12th +0.005 19th 3% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 0.43 16th +0.006 20th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 0.46 25th +0.008 21st 5% above peers
Bowie, MD 0.37 2nd +0.010 22nd 14% below peers
Bozeman, MT 0.48 26th +0.013 23rd 11% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 11th +0.012* 24th 3% below peers
Orland Park, IL 0.44 21st +0.017 25th 2% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 0.44 18th +0.020 26th 1% above peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 1st +0.024 27th 16% below peers
Smyrna, GA 0.49 27th +0.036 28th 12% above peers
Sarasota, FL 0.58 31st +0.044 29th 34% above peers
Smyrna, TN 0.41 8th +0.031 30th 7% below peers
Marana, AZ 0.41 9th +0.051 31st 6% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 14.5% to 11.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp). 5 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 2.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.9% to 11.5%).
11.5%
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
Florida ref 12.6% -1.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 13th -5.8pp 1st 6% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 57% below peers
Smyrna, GA 5.6% 6th -1.5pp 3rd 39% below peers
Bradenton, FL 11.5% 20th -3.1pp 4th 24% above peers
Sarasota, FL 9.1% 14th -2.4pp 5th 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 15.8% 26th -3.6pp 6th 72% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 24th -3.0pp 7th 47% above peers
Tigard, OR 9.2% 15th -1.6pp 8th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 7.8% 10th -1.3pp 9th 16% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.4% 1st -0.5pp 10th 63% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 18th -1.3pp 11th 19% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 12.4% 23rd -1.2pp 12th 35% above peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 25th -1.4pp 13th 66% above peers
Smyrna, TN 9.7% 17th -0.8pp 14th 5% above peers
Highland, CA 17.5% 28th -1.1pp 15th 90% above peers
Kettering, OH 7.7% 9th -0.4pp 16th 16% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.2% 16th -0.3pp 17th on par with peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 29th -0.3pp 18th 101% above peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 31st -0.1pp 19th 194% above peers
Orland Park, IL 4.9% 5th +0.1pp 20th 47% below peers
Pocatello, ID 17.2% 27th +0.7pp 21st 87% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 8th +0.5pp 22nd 26% below peers
Lacey, WA 12.1% 22nd +1.2pp 23rd 31% above peers
Marana, AZ 3.5% 2nd +0.4pp 24th 62% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 20.7% 30th +2.9pp 25th 125% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.7% 4th +1.0pp 26th 49% below peers
Beaumont, CA 11.1% 19th +2.4pp 27th 20% above peers
Bowie, MD 6.7% 7th +2.7pp 28th 27% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 8.2% 12th +3.6pp 29th 11% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.2% 11th +4.3pp 30th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 21st 26% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
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  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Caldwell, ID down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lakewood, NJ down 11.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $353,306 in June 2026, down from $372,981 a year earlier.
$353,306
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref $378,126 (Jun 26) -2.8%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Oak Lawn, IL $301,889 (Jun 26) 23rd +6.3% 1st 27% below peers
Orland Park, IL $414,682 (Jun 26) 15th +5.5% 2nd on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,400,152 (Jun 26) 1st +4.2% 3rd 238% above peers
Kettering, OH $251,740 (Jun 26) 28th +3.1% 4th 39% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $611,418 (Jun 26) 5th +2.9% 5th 47% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $755,049 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.6% 6th 82% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $340,918 (Jun 26) 20th +2.4% 7th 18% below peers
Southaven, MS $276,561 (Jun 26) 26th +1.8% 8th 33% below peers
Highland, CA $538,218 (Jun 26) 8th +1.0% 9th 30% above peers
Pocatello, ID $346,271 (Jun 26) 19th +1.0% 10th 16% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ $452,183 (Jun 26) 11th +0.5% 11th 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $284,683 (Jun 26) 25th +0.4% 12th 31% below peers
Albany, OR $440,581 (Jun 26) 13th +0.3% 13th 6% above peers
Lacey, WA $518,901 (Jun 26) 10th +0.2% 14th 25% above peers
Olympia, WA $538,646 (Jun 26) 7th -0.2% 15th 30% above peers
Beaumont, CA $538,963 (Jun 26) 6th -0.2% 16th 30% above peers
Bowie, MD $530,886 (Jun 26) 9th -0.3% 17th 28% above peers
Kingsport, TN $259,315 (Jun 26) 27th -0.4% 18th 37% below peers
Smyrna, TN $405,721 (Jun 26) 17th -0.9% 19th 2% below peers
Bozeman, MT $733,959 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.9% 20th 77% above peers
Bartlett, TN $325,542 (Jun 26) 21st -0.9% 21st 21% below peers
Decatur, AL $224,900 (Jun 26) 29th -1.0% 22nd 46% below peers
Marana, AZ $436,171 (Jun 26) 14th -1.6% 23rd 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX $324,894 (Jun 26) 22nd -1.8% 24th 22% below peers
Tigard, OR $611,673 (Jun 26) 4th -2.5% 25th 48% above peers
Smyrna, GA $449,565 (Jun 26) 12th -2.9% 26th 8% above peers
Sarasota, FL $413,325 (Jun 26) 16th -5.1% 27th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL $353,306 (Jun 26) 18th -5.3% 28th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX $299,898 (Jun 26) 24th -7.1% 29th 28% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 8% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $207,980 in June 2026, down from $225,426 a year earlier.
$207,980
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref $233,930 (Jun 26) -3.8%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Kettering, OH $186,333 (Jun 26) 27th +4.7% 1st 40% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $198,168 (Jun 26) 26th +4.6% 2nd 36% below peers
Orland Park, IL $289,423 (Jun 26) 16th +4.5% 3rd 7% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,063,939 (Jun 26) 1st +4.0% 4th 241% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $353,682 (Jun 26) 11th +3.0% 5th 14% above peers
Highland, CA $426,513 (Jun 26) 9th +2.9% 6th 37% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $454,026 (Jun 26) 6th +2.4% 7th 46% above peers
Southaven, MS $205,525 (Jun 26) 25th +2.1% 8th 34% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $464,218 (Jun 26) 4th +2.1% 9th 49% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $251,113 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.0% 10th 19% below peers
Pocatello, ID $261,088 (Jun 26) 19th +1.9% 11th 16% below peers
Lacey, WA $440,902 (Jun 26) 7th +1.0% 12th 41% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $206,281 (Jun 26) 24th +0.8% 13th 34% below peers
Albany, OR $346,940 (Jun 26) 13th +0.7% 14th 11% above peers
Bartlett, TN $257,077 (Jun 26) 20th +0.6% 15th 17% below peers
Bowie, MD $426,457 (Jun 26) 10th +0.6% 16th 37% above peers
Kingsport, TN $161,761 (Jun 26) 28th +0.5% 17th 48% below peers
Olympia, WA $436,770 (Jun 26) 8th +0.4% 18th 40% above peers
Beaumont, CA $457,443 (Jun 26) 5th +0.2% 19th 47% above peers
Decatur, AL $142,378 (Jun 26) 29th -0.6% 20th 54% below peers
Smyrna, TN $326,614 (Jun 26) 14th -0.7% 21st 5% above peers
Marana, AZ $349,741 (Jun 26) 12th -1.1% 22nd 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX $267,925 (Jun 26) 17th -1.6% 23rd 14% below peers
Bozeman, MT $496,539 (Jun 26) 2nd -2.1% 24th 59% above peers
Tigard, OR $477,493 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.4% 25th 53% above peers
Smyrna, GA $311,607 (Jun 26) 15th -2.7% 26th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL $262,960 (Jun 26) 18th -6.6% 27th 16% below peers
Kyle, TX $255,853 (Jun 26) 21st -6.9% 28th 18% below peers
Bradenton, FL $207,980 (Jun 26) 23rd -7.7% 29th 33% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.6% then, 56.0% now; margin ±3.2pp). 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.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.2% to 56.0%).
56.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 67.6% +2.2pp
United States ref 65.2%
New Brunswick, NJ 21.4% 31st +2.7pp 1st 67% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 20th +7.3pp 2nd 7% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 29th +5.1pp 3rd 24% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 9th +6.1pp 4th 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 65.7% 12th +5.4pp 5th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 72.5% 8th +5.4pp 6th 13% above peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 21st +4.1pp 7th 7% below peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 28th +2.8pp 8th 22% below peers
Marana, AZ 83.7% 4th +4.3pp 9th 31% above peers
Beaumont, CA 80.8% 6th +3.7pp 10th 26% above peers
Kettering, OH 64.9% 13th +2.5pp 11th 1% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 82.5% 5th +3.0pp 12th 29% above peers
Bozeman, MT 44.7% 30th +1.6pp 13th 30% below peers
Pocatello, ID 64.5% 15th +1.9pp 14th 1% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 52.6% 27th +1.6pp 15th 18% below peers
Bowie, MD 83.9% 3rd +1.3pp 16th 31% above peers
Lacey, WA 55.9% 26th +0.6pp 17th 13% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 68.0% 10th +0.6pp 18th 6% above peers
Bartlett, TN 85.6% 2nd +0.4pp 19th 34% above peers
Tigard, OR 61.6% 18th +0.1pp 20th 4% below peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 22nd +0.1pp 21st 8% below peers
Sarasota, FL 57.5% 23rd -0.1pp 22nd 10% below peers
Smyrna, TN 57.4% 24th -0.3pp 23rd 10% below peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 17th -0.4pp 24th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 11th -0.5pp 25th 5% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 7th -0.6pp* 26th 14% above peers
Orland Park, IL 85.8% 1st -1.5pp 27th 34% above peers
Bradenton, FL 56.0% 25th -1.6pp 28th 13% below peers
Kingsport, TN 60.1% 19th -2.2pp 29th 6% below peers
Highland, CA 64.1% 16th -2.8pp 30th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 64.8% 14th -5.3pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 86% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,850 in June 2026, down from $1,918 a year earlier.
$1,850
2015June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Kingsport, TN $1,355 (Jun 26) 28th +6.7% 1st 29% below peers
Lancaster, PA $1,552 (Jun 26) 25th +4.2% 2nd 18% below peers
Marana, AZ $2,216 (Jun 26) 9th +4.2% 3rd 17% above peers
Orland Park, IL $3,018 (Jun 26) 1st +3.7% 4th 59% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA $2,698 (Jun 26) 4th +3.3% 5th 42% above peers
Royal Oak, MI $2,150 (Jun 26) 11th +3.3% 6th 13% above peers
Highland, CA $2,459 (Jun 26) 5th +3.0% 7th 30% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $1,848 (Jun 26) 18th +2.9% 8th 2% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,807 (Jun 26) 19th +2.9% 9th 5% below peers
Kettering, OH $1,366 (Jun 26) 27th +2.9% 10th 28% below peers
Beaumont, CA $2,704 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.7% 11th 43% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,013 (Jun 26) 12th +2.6% 12th 6% above peers
Decatur, AL $1,082 (Jun 26) 29th +2.6% 13th 43% below peers
Bowie, MD $2,412 (Jun 26) 6th +2.5% 14th 27% above peers
Lacey, WA $2,163 (Jun 26) 10th +2.4% 15th 14% above peers
Bartlett, TN $1,938 (Jun 26) 13th +2.3% 16th 2% above peers
Kannapolis, NC $1,667 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.0% 17th 12% below peers
Bozeman, MT $2,227 (Jun 26) 7th +1.9% 18th 17% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ $2,726 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.8% 19th 44% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $1,884 (Jun 26) 16th +1.8% 20th 1% below peers
Pocatello, ID $1,063 (Jun 26) 30th +1.7% 21st 44% below peers
Smyrna, TN $1,693 (Jun 26) 21st +1.6% 22nd 11% below peers
Albany, OR $1,774 (Jun 26) 20th +1.1% 23rd 6% below peers
Smyrna, GA $1,614 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.3% 24th 15% below peers
Southaven, MS $1,540 (Jun 26) 26th +0.2% 25th 19% below peers
Tigard, OR $1,895 (Jun 26) 15th +0.2% 26th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL $2,218 (Jun 26) 8th -1.1% 27th 17% above peers
DeSoto, TX $1,926 (Jun 26) 14th -1.3% 28th 2% above peers
Bradenton, FL $1,850 (Jun 26) 17th -3.5% 29th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX $1,607 (Jun 26) 24th -5.0% 30th 15% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 5.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.5% to 44.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden rose 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.4% to 44.1%).
44.1%
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
Florida ref 37.7% +1.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Oak Lawn, IL 31.0% 12th -3.8pp 1st 5% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 53.1% 31st -6.2pp 2nd 63% above peers
Tigard, OR 32.6% 15th -3.1pp 3rd on par with peers
Royal Oak, MI 21.2% 1st -2.0pp 4th 35% below peers
Bowie, MD 26.8% 6th -2.1pp 5th 18% below peers
Bozeman, MT 39.2% 23rd -1.9pp 6th 20% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 32.1% 14th -1.3pp 7th 2% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 4th -0.5pp* 8th 23% below peers
Highland, CA 40.7% 26th +0.0pp 9th 25% above peers
Kettering, OH 25.7% 5th +0.2pp 10th 21% below peers
Kingsport, TN 29.3% 9th +0.3pp 11th 10% below peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 18th +0.5pp 12th 11% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 41.1% 27th +1.1pp 13th 26% above peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 25th +1.4pp 14th 24% above peers
Pocatello, ID 27.8% 8th +1.3pp 15th 15% below peers
Beaumont, CA 36.5% 19th +2.3pp 16th 12% above peers
Lacey, WA 39.3% 24th +2.5pp 17th 20% above peers
Sarasota, FL 43.4% 28th +2.9pp 18th 33% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 32.0% 13th +2.3pp 19th 2% below peers
Smyrna, TN 29.8% 10th +2.4pp 20th 9% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 21st +3.3pp 21st 15% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 7th +2.4pp 22nd 18% below peers
Marana, AZ 23.4% 3rd +2.5pp 23rd 28% below peers
Bartlett, TN 22.1% 2nd +2.5pp 24th 32% below peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 20th +4.4pp 25th 12% above peers
Smyrna, GA 32.6% 16th +4.0pp 26th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 44.1% 29th +5.6pp 27th 35% above peers
Orland Park, IL 33.2% 17th +4.3pp 28th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 30.8% 11th +5.1pp 29th 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 22nd +7.2pp 30th 16% above peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 30th +10.0pp 31st 38% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.8% then, 6.7% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 6.7%).
6.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 6.0% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Bowie, MD 2.5% 2nd -1.2pp 1st 54% below peers
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 11th -1.9pp 2nd 24% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 14th -1.9pp 3rd 13% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 30th -5.8pp 4th 180% above peers
Southaven, MS 3.5% 5th -1.2pp 5th 35% below peers
Sarasota, FL 6.7% 24th -2.2pp 6th 26% above peers
Kingsport, TN 7.4% 27th -2.2pp 7th 39% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 23rd -1.6pp 8th 15% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 16th -1.3pp 9th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 3.9% 7th -0.9pp 10th 27% below peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 19th -1.0pp 11th 10% above peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 28th -1.3pp 12th 43% above peers
Bradenton, FL 6.7% 25th -1.1pp 13th 27% above peers
Highland, CA 3.9% 8th -0.6pp 14th 27% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.9% 4th -0.4pp 15th 46% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 26.4% 31st -2.1pp 16th 396% above peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 17th -0.4pp 17th 3% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 4.2% 12th -0.2pp 18th 22% below peers
Lacey, WA 6.0% 21st -0.3pp 19th 13% above peers
Pocatello, ID 5.8% 18th -0.2pp 20th 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 5.9% 20th -0.2pp 21st 10% above peers
Kettering, OH 6.1% 22nd -0.0pp 22nd 14% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 7.0% 26th +0.3pp 23rd 32% above peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 10th +0.3pp 24th 24% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 29th +1.4pp* 25th 63% above peers
Marana, AZ 2.8% 3rd +0.6pp 26th 48% below peers
Orland Park, IL 4.4% 13th +1.2pp 27th 17% below peers
Smyrna, TN 3.7% 6th +1.1pp 28th 31% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.0% 15th +1.6pp 29th 7% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 1st +0.8pp 30th 63% below peers
Beaumont, CA 3.9% 9th +2.1pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.4pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.9% then, 14.8% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 9.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.9% to 14.8%).
14.8%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 11.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Tigard, OR 3.1% 3rd -4.3pp 1st 55% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 3.3% 4th -1.8pp 2nd 52% below peers
Bozeman, MT 6.2% 14th -2.2pp 3rd 9% below peers
Pocatello, ID 6.8% 16th -2.4pp 4th on par with peers
Marana, AZ 3.6% 5th -1.2pp 5th 47% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 2.3% 1st -0.7pp 6th 66% below peers
Orland Park, IL 3.8% 6th -1.0pp 7th 45% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.0% 13th -1.5pp 8th 12% below peers
Smyrna, GA 10.8% 23rd -2.7pp 9th 58% above peers
Beaumont, CA 4.5% 8th -1.1pp 10th 35% below peers
Highland, CA 7.8% 19th -1.7pp 11th 14% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 8.9% 21st -1.7pp 12th 30% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.4% 27th -1.6pp 13th 96% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.1% 22nd -1.0pp 14th 33% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.0% 30th -1.6pp 15th 119% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.2% 17th -0.7pp 16th 5% above peers
Southaven, MS 7.4% 18th -0.7pp 17th 8% above peers
Olympia, WA 5.5% 10th -0.3pp 18th 19% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 2nd -0.1pp* 19th 60% below peers
Bradenton, FL 14.8% 29th -0.1pp 20th 117% above peers
Albany, OR 6.7% 15th -0.0pp 21st 2% below peers
Kettering, OH 5.6% 11th +0.2pp 22nd 19% below peers
Kyle, TX 12.1% 24th +0.5pp 23rd 76% above peers
Bowie, MD 3.9% 7th +0.2pp 24th 44% below peers
Kingsport, TN 8.7% 20th +0.7pp 25th 28% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.0% 26th +2.4pp 26th 90% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.7% 12th +1.2pp 27th 17% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 22.5% 31st +4.7pp 28th 229% above peers
Smyrna, TN 13.4% 28th +3.9pp 29th 97% above peers
DeSoto, TX 13.0% 25th +3.8pp 30th 90% above peers
Lacey, WA 5.5% 9th +1.6pp 31st 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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
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Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

36.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 32.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Fountain Valley, CA 21.7% 1st 36% below peers
Bozeman, MT 24.1% 2nd 29% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 27.2% 3rd 20% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 28.6% 4th 16% below peers
Marana, AZ 29.0% 5th 14% below peers
Smyrna, GA 29.3% 6th 14% below peers
Orland Park, IL 29.6% 7th 13% below peers
Tigard, OR 30.6% 8th 10% below peers
Sarasota, FL 31.1% 9th 8% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 10th 8% below peers
Bowie, MD 32.5% 11th 4% below peers
Beaumont, CA 33.1% 12th 2% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 33.2% 13th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 14th 1% below peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 15th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 33.9% 16th on par with peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 17th 1% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.3% 18th 1% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 19th 3% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.9% 20th 6% above peers
Highland, CA 35.9% 21st 6% above peers
Bradenton, FL 36.0% 22nd 6% above peers
Pocatello, ID 37.1% 23rd 9% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 37.5% 24th 11% above peers
Kettering, OH 37.7% 25th 11% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 37.8% 26th 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 27th 13% above peers
Southaven, MS 40.4% 28th 19% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 29th 20% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 30th 20% above peers
Kingsport, TN 42.0% 31st 24% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.0% then, 8.6% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.3% to 8.6%).
8.6%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 7.5% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Royal Oak, MI 0.5% 1st -1.5pp 1st 85% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 1.3% 2nd -3.2pp 2nd 63% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.0% 18th -8.6pp 3rd 16% above peers
Bozeman, MT 3.0% 12th -5.8pp 4th 11% below peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 10th -2.7pp 5th 18% below peers
Tigard, OR 2.3% 4th -2.2pp 6th 32% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2.7% 8th -2.2pp 7th 21% below peers
Orland Park, IL 2.1% 3rd -0.7pp 8th 40% below peers
Highland, CA 3.2% 14th -0.8pp 9th 7% below peers
Marana, AZ 4.1% 19th -1.0pp 10th 21% above peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 13th -0.7pp 11th 7% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.6% 6th -0.5pp 12th 23% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 25th -1.0pp 13th 143% above peers
Pocatello, ID 2.7% 7th +0.0pp 14th 22% below peers
Bradenton, FL 8.6% 26th +0.6pp 15th 151% above peers
Southaven, MS 5.0% 22nd +0.7pp 16th 45% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 23rd +0.8pp 17th 48% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 9.9% 28th +1.7pp 18th 189% above peers
Kingsport, TN 2.9% 11th +0.7pp 19th 15% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 12.4% 29th +3.0pp 20th 262% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 17th +1.0pp 21st 8% above peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 24th +1.9pp 22nd 103% above peers
Bowie, MD 2.7% 9th +0.8pp 23rd 21% below peers
Sarasota, FL 16.6% 31st +5.0pp 24th 385% above peers
Kettering, OH 4.4% 20th +1.5pp 25th 28% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 4.9% 21st +1.6pp 26th 42% above peers
Beaumont, CA 3.4% 16th +1.2pp 27th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 9.4% 27th +3.8pp 28th 175% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.2% 15th +1.4pp 29th 6% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 5th +1.2pp* 30th 27% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 30th +7.8pp 31st 306% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.0% to 28.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.5pp). 12 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.5% to 28.3%).
28.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 34.1% +4.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Kannapolis, NC 29.7% 22nd +7.9pp 1st 9% below peers
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 24th +6.5pp 2nd 10% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 5th +8.1pp 3rd 59% above peers
Bradenton, FL 28.3% 26th +4.3pp 4th 13% below peers
Kettering, OH 41.7% 12th +6.2pp 5th 28% above peers
Kingsport, TN 31.5% 18th +4.4pp 6th 4% below peers
Tigard, OR 51.0% 6th +6.8pp 7th 56% above peers
Southaven, MS 28.8% 25th +3.7pp 8th 12% below peers
Sarasota, FL 41.8% 11th +5.3pp 9th 28% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 19th +3.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Smyrna, GA 59.4% 4th +5.9pp 11th 82% above peers
Bozeman, MT 65.1% 2nd +6.4pp 12th 100% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 64.1% 3rd +6.2pp 13th 97% above peers
Smyrna, TN 27.8% 27th +2.6pp 14th 15% below peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 23rd +2.1pp 15th 10% below peers
Pocatello, ID 32.6% 16th +2.3pp 16th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 21st +1.9pp 17th 8% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 46.4% 9th +2.9pp 18th 42% above peers
Marana, AZ 47.8% 8th +2.8pp 19th 46% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 13th +2.0pp* 20th 21% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.6% 17th +1.5pp 21st 3% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 70.9% 1st +3.4pp 22nd 117% above peers
Beaumont, CA 27.4% 28th +1.2pp 23rd 16% below peers
Bowie, MD 50.4% 7th +2.2pp 24th 54% above peers
Highland, CA 22.7% 30th +0.8pp 25th 30% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 23.4% 29th +0.8pp 26th 28% below peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 20th +0.8pp 27th 5% below peers
Orland Park, IL 45.4% 10th +1.0pp 28th 39% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.1% 15th +0.3pp 29th 5% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.7% 14th -0.6pp 30th 9% above peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 31st -2.3pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment rose 20.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.1% to 58.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±18.5pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 18.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.1% to 58.4%).
58.4%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 48.9% -2.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Bradenton, FL 58.4% 6th +20.3pp 1st 19% above peers
Kyle, TX 53.1% 11th +18.3pp 2nd 8% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 84.5% 1st +18.3pp 3rd 72% above peers
Lacey, WA 42.4% 19th +7.7pp 4th 14% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 2nd +13.9pp* 5th 57% above peers
Pocatello, ID 38.5% 22nd +6.6pp 6th 22% below peers
Bowie, MD 51.4% 13th +8.1pp 7th 4% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.7% 20th +5.0pp 8th 17% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 56.4% 8th +6.6pp 9th 15% above peers
Bartlett, TN 49.2% 16th +3.6pp 10th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 62.0% 3rd +2.6pp 11th 26% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 14th +1.4pp 12th 4% above peers
Highland, CA 31.1% 28th +0.1pp 13th 37% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 17th -1.1pp 14th 11% below peers
Tigard, OR 54.0% 10th -1.5pp 15th 10% above peers
Smyrna, GA 61.8% 4th -2.5pp 16th 26% above peers
Bozeman, MT 50.9% 15th -3.7pp 17th 3% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57.0% 7th -5.8pp 18th 16% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 43.2% 18th -5.4pp 19th 12% below peers
Smyrna, TN 37.5% 23rd -5.4pp 20th 24% below peers
Southaven, MS 40.6% 21st -6.5pp 21st 17% below peers
Marana, AZ 33.9% 26th -6.3pp 22nd 31% below peers
Orland Park, IL 51.8% 12th -14.5pp 23rd 5% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 54.7% 9th -15.6pp 24th 11% above peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 5th -17.6pp 25th 22% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 29th -9.6pp 26th 40% below peers
Kettering, OH 36.9% 25th -12.5pp 27th 25% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 24th -12.7pp 28th 24% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 27th -14.5pp 29th 35% below peers
Beaumont, CA 26.4% 31st -22.3pp 30th 46% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 30th -25.6pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
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EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±15.3pp 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 →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.0% then, 11.1% now; margin ±8.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 1 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.7% to 11.1%).
11.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 7.1% +0.0pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Fountain Valley, CA 1.6% 2nd -3.8pp 1st 77% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 2.6% 4th -3.5pp 2nd 63% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 6th -3.1pp 3rd 42% below peers
Kingsport, TN 7.1% 17th -5.2pp 4th 2% above peers
Highland, CA 7.6% 20th -5.4pp 5th 9% above peers
Sarasota, FL 7.6% 19th -1.4pp 6th 9% above peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 12th -0.8pp 7th 25% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 4.2% 7th -0.3pp 8th 40% below peers
Orland Park, IL 2.5% 3rd -0.1pp 9th 65% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 18th +0.2pp 10th 5% above peers
Southaven, MS 9.9% 25th +0.6pp 11th 43% above peers
Bozeman, MT 1.0% 1st +0.1pp 12th 85% below peers
Tigard, OR 4.6% 9th +0.5pp 13th 33% below peers
Smyrna, GA 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 14th 34% below peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 31st +2.2pp 15th 104% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 6.1% 14th +1.2pp 16th 13% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 15th +1.5pp 17th 4% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 22nd +2.8pp* 18th 28% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 21st +3.0pp 19th 26% above peers
Bradenton, FL 11.1% 27th +4.1pp 20th 59% above peers
Bowie, MD 4.7% 10th +1.8pp 21st 33% below peers
Pocatello, ID 9.0% 23rd +3.5pp 22nd 30% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.8% 28th +4.6pp 23rd 70% above peers
Kettering, OH 5.2% 11th +2.4pp 24th 26% below peers
New Brunswick, NJ 3.8% 5th +1.8pp 25th 46% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 29th +5.9pp 26th 76% above peers
Marana, AZ 7.0% 16th +3.8pp 27th on par with peers
Smyrna, TN 5.8% 13th +3.1pp 28th 17% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.2% 30th +7.2pp 29th 89% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 26th +6.9pp 30th 58% above peers
Beaumont, CA 9.3% 24th +6.4pp 31st 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pico Rivera, CA down 22.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±7.3pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 56,551 to 57,014 - more than the combined survey margin (±125). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 12% from 2014 to 2024 (50,777 to 57,014).
57,014
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 17th +33% 1st on par with peers
Marana, AZ 56,938 13th +26% 2nd on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 56,114 29th +20% 3rd 1% below peers
Beaumont, CA 56,266 24th +19% 4th 1% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 57,890 4th +19% 5th 2% above peers
Lacey, WA 57,737 6th +17% 6th 2% above peers
Smyrna, TN 56,692 19th +14% 7th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 22nd +12% 8th 1% below peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 31st +9% 9th 2% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 57,855 5th +7% 10th 2% above peers
Albany, OR 56,839 16th +6% 11th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 28th +6% 12th 1% below peers
Kingsport, TN 56,262 25th +5% 13th 1% below peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 9th +5% 14th 1% above peers
Tigard, OR 56,011 30th +5% 15th 1% below peers
Southaven, MS 56,226 27th +4% 16th 1% below peers
Pocatello, ID 57,635 8th +4% 17th 1% above peers
Kettering, OH 57,206 10th +3% 18th 1% above peers
Highland, CA 56,675 20th +3% 19th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 56,861 15th +2% 20th on par with peers
Bradenton, FL 57,014 11th +1% 21st on par with peers
New Brunswick, NJ 56,345 23rd +1% 22nd 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 56,633 21st +1% 23rd on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 56,258 26th +0% 24th 1% below peers
Sarasota, FL 56,970 12th +0% 25th on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 18th -0%* 26th on par with peers
Bowie, MD 57,926 2nd -1% 27th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL 57,916 3rd -1% 28th 2% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 57,950 1st -2% 29th 2% above peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 7th -3% 30th 2% above peers
Bartlett, TN 56,876 14th -4% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.2% then, 19.7% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.8% to 19.7%).
19.7%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 18.8% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 29th +1.5pp 1st 26% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 23.3% 10th +2.1pp 2nd 10% above peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 6th +1.7pp 3rd 15% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 8th +0.8pp 4th 12% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 23.1% 11th +0.7pp 5th 9% above peers
Orland Park, IL 20.8% 20th +0.5pp 6th 2% below peers
Kingsport, TN 20.6% 22nd +0.4pp 7th 3% below peers
Bartlett, TN 23.4% 9th +0.2pp 8th 11% above peers
Beaumont, CA 29.5% 1st -0.0pp 9th 39% above peers
Smyrna, TN 25.0% 5th -0.1pp 10th 18% above peers
Pocatello, ID 24.4% 7th -0.1pp 11th 15% above peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 27th -0.2pp 12th 16% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 28th -0.4pp* 13th 18% below peers
Bradenton, FL 19.7% 25th -0.5pp 14th 7% below peers
Royal Oak, MI 14.8% 30th -0.5pp 15th 30% below peers
Bowie, MD 21.1% 17th -0.8pp 16th 1% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 19.0% 26th -0.7pp 17th 10% below peers
Kettering, OH 20.9% 19th -0.8pp 18th 1% below peers
Smyrna, GA 21.6% 14th -0.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Southaven, MS 25.5% 3rd -1.1pp 20th 20% above peers
Marana, AZ 23.1% 12th -1.0pp 21st 9% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 16th -1.0pp 22nd on par with peers
New Brunswick, NJ 21.5% 15th -1.3pp 23rd 1% above peers
Tigard, OR 20.0% 24th -1.3pp 24th 6% below peers
Lacey, WA 21.0% 18th -1.6pp 25th 1% below peers
Highland, CA 27.9% 2nd -2.7pp 26th 31% above peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 21st -2.5pp 27th 2% below peers
Bozeman, MT 13.2% 31st -1.6pp 28th 38% below peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 4th -3.2pp 29th 20% above peers
Kannapolis, NC 22.3% 13th -5.5pp 30th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 23rd -6.1pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (49.4% then, 50.5% now; margin ±10.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.4% to 50.5%).
50.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 32.9% -1.8pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Royal Oak, MI 26.3% 22nd +12.4pp 1st 14% below peers
Bowie, MD 32.0% 14th +11.9pp 2nd 5% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 21.8% 26th +7.5pp 3rd 29% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 29.6% 17th +7.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 18th +7.2pp 5th 5% below peers
Lacey, WA 37.5% 10th +8.2pp 6th 23% above peers
Highland, CA 44.9% 4th +8.9pp 7th 47% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 15th +5.6pp* 8th 2% above peers
Orland Park, IL 16.4% 30th +2.8pp 9th 46% below peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 9th +6.5pp 10th 29% above peers
Kingsport, TN 40.8% 8th +4.9pp 11th 34% above peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 6th +5.2pp 12th 43% above peers
New Brunswick, NJ 60.5% 1st +6.8pp 13th 98% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 7th +3.7pp 14th 42% above peers
Marana, AZ 17.3% 29th +1.4pp 15th 43% below peers
Smyrna, TN 35.2% 12th +2.3pp 16th 15% above peers
Beaumont, CA 28.3% 20th +1.3pp 17th 7% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 5th +1.3pp 18th 44% above peers
Bradenton, FL 50.5% 2nd +1.0pp 19th 65% above peers
Smyrna, GA 28.8% 19th -0.0pp 20th 6% below peers
Tigard, OR 23.6% 24th -0.2pp 21st 23% below peers
Kettering, OH 27.4% 21st -0.3pp 22nd 10% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 36.3% 11th -0.6pp 23rd 19% above peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 16th -1.1pp 24th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 18.6% 27th -1.1pp 25th 39% below peers
Southaven, MS 33.1% 13th -3.5pp 26th 9% above peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 3rd -8.6pp 27th 50% above peers
Pocatello, ID 23.3% 25th -5.0pp 28th 24% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 23rd -5.7pp 29th 16% below peers
Bartlett, TN 15.1% 31st -5.2pp 30th 50% below peers
Bozeman, MT 18.0% 28th -7.3pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Working parents rose 16.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.8% to 79.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±15.9pp). 6 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 16.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.0% to 79.8%).
79.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 69.2% +1.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
New Brunswick, NJ 83.7% 2nd +26.1pp 1st 17% above peers
Olympia, WA 69.1% 19th +19.1pp 2nd 3% below peers
Marana, AZ 71.4% 17th +19.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Lacey, WA 61.8% 25th +13.9pp 4th 14% below peers
Kingsport, TN 67.8% 22nd +14.8pp 5th 5% below peers
Bradenton, FL 79.8% 9th +16.0pp 6th 12% above peers
Smyrna, GA 80.3% 6th +14.1pp 7th 12% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 16th +10.8pp 8th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 18th +10.4pp 9th 2% below peers
Beaumont, CA 75.7% 11th +10.2pp 10th 6% above peers
Tigard, OR 80.0% 8th +10.6pp 11th 12% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 12th 19% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 82.9% 3rd +10.3pp 13th 16% above peers
Kettering, OH 80.2% 7th +8.9pp 14th 12% above peers
Royal Oak, MI 81.6% 4th +9.0pp 15th 14% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 72.4% 14th +7.7pp 16th 1% above peers
Bartlett, TN 77.2% 10th +7.5pp 17th 8% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 20th +5.1pp 18th 5% below peers
Kannapolis, NC 75.2% 13th +5.3pp 19th 5% above peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 12th +0.9pp 20th 5% above peers
Bowie, MD 80.8% 5th +0.8pp 21st 13% above peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 15th -1.1pp 22nd 1% above peers
Orland Park, IL 68.2% 21st -3.8pp 23rd 5% below peers
Bozeman, MT 57.9% 30th -4.2pp 24th 19% below peers
Pocatello, ID 58.0% 29th -6.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Highland, CA 60.8% 26th -7.0pp 26th 15% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 27th 24% below peers
Smyrna, TN 60.6% 27th -7.9pp 28th 15% below peers
Sarasota, FL 66.0% 23rd -8.9pp 29th 8% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 64.0% 24th -10.8pp 30th 11% below peers
Southaven, MS 58.5% 28th -19.8pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 12 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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