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Kendall, FL

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79,562 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 4 indicators

Where Kendall, FL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$87,325
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
$73,612 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.6%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
87.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
47.9%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
45.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
62.3%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
72.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Kendall, FL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
41.0%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
39.5% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.49
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
0.49 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
6.1%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
6.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.2%
2019-23
▲ 6%
relative change
11.5% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
7.9%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
8.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
13.6%
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
10.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.5%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
6.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps

No price or population move stands out against similar-size cities right now. How this is calculated →

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Economy 6 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $73,612 to $87,325 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,461).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kendall started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 46% from 2014 to 2024 ($59,753 to $87,325).
Bright spot $87,325
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 $74,568 +34%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 21st +48% 1st 10% below peers
Upland, CA $105,830 12th +45% 2nd 35% above peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 25th +43% 3rd 25% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 14th +43% 4th 12% above peers
Largo, FL $62,096 24th +40% 5th 21% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 19th +36% 6th 6% below peers
Rapid City, SD $70,870 20th +35% 7th 10% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 8th 128% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 10th +33% 9th 44% above peers
Pharr, TX $52,814 28th +32% 10th 33% below peers
Racine, WI $57,740 27th +31% 11th 26% below peers
Johns Creek, GA $160,093 3rd +31% 12th 104% above peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 13th 52% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 13th +29% 14th 23% above peers
Apex, NC $144,135 4th +29% 15th 84% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 6th +29% 16th 74% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 8th +28% 17th 58% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 9th +28% 18th 52% above peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 19th 35% below peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 5th +26% 20th 77% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 11th +25% 21st 38% above peers
Lynchburg, VA $57,947 26th +25% 22nd 26% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 7th +25% 23rd 65% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 23rd +23% 24th 12% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 16th +22% 25th on par with peers
Parma, OH $69,295 22nd +21% 26th 12% below peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 15th +19% 27th 11% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 28th 106% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 30th +16% 29th 38% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 18th +15% 30th 1% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 17th +12% 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$5,927 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys 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 (9.3% then, 11.2% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.8% to 11.2%).
11.2%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 12.6% -1.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -3.0pp 1st 78% below peers
Missoula, MT 11.8% 19th -5.7pp 2nd 13% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 25th -7.6pp 3rd 67% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 2nd -1.0pp 4th 72% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 12th -3.2pp 5th 11% below peers
Rapid City, SD 12.5% 20th -3.7pp 6th 20% above peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 3rd -1.2pp 7th 60% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 11th -1.6pp 8th 29% below peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 29th -5.2pp 9th 157% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 10th on par with peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 26th -2.8pp 11th 74% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 8th -0.9pp 12th 44% below peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 14th -1.5pp 13th 5% below peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 17th -1.6pp 14th 5% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 7th -0.8pp 15th 45% below peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 16th 226% above peers
Pharr, TX 27.6% 30th -1.6pp 17th 163% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 18.6% 27th -0.9pp 18th 78% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 21st -0.1pp 19th 21% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 13th +0.1pp 20th 11% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 24th +0.3pp 21st 50% above peers
Largo, FL 13.1% 22nd +0.5pp 22nd 25% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 28th +1.2pp 23rd 145% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.2% 4th +0.3pp 24th 60% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 10th +0.6pp 25th 41% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 15th +1.0pp 26th 3% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 5th +0.7pp 27th 59% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 18th +1.9pp 28th 7% above peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 23rd +2.5pp 29th 29% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 9th +1.1pp 30th 43% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 6th +1.4pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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
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 (10.9% then, 13.6% now; margin ±5.7pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 13.6%
20132024
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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 16.5% -3.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 2nd -3.9pp 1st 83% below peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 2nd 84% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 11th -7.6pp 3rd 33% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 22nd -15.9pp 4th 47% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 6th -3.7pp 5th 59% below peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 14th -5.8pp 6th 15% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 28th -13.3pp 7th 105% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 7th -2.1pp 8th 57% below peers
Rapid City, SD 18.1% 23rd -6.8pp 9th 47% above peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 17th -4.6pp 10th 7% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 12th -2.3pp 11th 31% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 26th -6.5pp 12th 93% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 3rd -0.6pp 13th 73% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 18th -2.4pp 14th 10% above peers
Pharr, TX 35.5% 30th -4.1pp 15th 188% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 16th 300% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 16th -0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 15th -0.5pp 18th 12% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 22.8% 24th -0.2pp 19th 85% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 29th -0.1pp 20th 154% above peers
Largo, FL 15.8% 21st +0.0pp 21st 28% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 25th +0.1pp 22nd 89% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 9th +0.3pp 23rd 47% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.3% 4th +0.3pp 24th 65% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 8th +0.7pp 25th 50% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 13th +1.3pp 26th 21% below peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 20th +2.2pp 27th 28% above peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 19th +2.7pp 28th 11% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 27th +5.4pp 29th 98% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 5th +1.8pp 30th 63% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 10th +3.3pp 31st 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 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 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 →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.0pp 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 6.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.8% to 94.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kendall started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 7.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (87.0% to 94.6%).
Bright spot 94.6%
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
Florida ref 91.7% +8.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Pharr, TX 88.5% 27th +34.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 2nd 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 20th +13.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 92.5% 18th +12.6pp 4th 2% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 5th 10% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 25th +9.9pp 6th 5% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 8th +9.8pp 7th 2% above peers
Largo, FL 87.5% 29th +8.4pp 8th 7% below peers
Rapid City, SD 90.5% 23rd +7.6pp 9th 4% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 26th +7.3pp 10th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 21st +7.5pp 11th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 11th +7.8pp 12th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 22nd +7.1pp 13th 4% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 15th +7.1pp 14th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 28th +6.3pp 15th 7% below peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 14th +6.8pp 16th on par with peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 17th +6.0pp 17th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 24th +5.6pp 18th 4% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 19th +4.5pp 19th 2% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 7th +4.7pp 20th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 13th +4.2pp 21st on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 3rd +3.8pp 22nd 3% above peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 6th +3.6pp 23rd 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 16th +3.5pp 24th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 9th +3.3pp 25th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 10th +3.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 5th +2.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 4th +1.7pp 28th 3% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 98.0% 1st +1.1pp 29th 4% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 12th +0.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 2nd +0.4pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 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 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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.49 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
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 0.49 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Broomfield, CO 0.40 7th -0.034 1st 8% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 10th -0.030 2nd 5% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 23rd -0.024 3rd 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 27th -0.025 4th 8% above peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 22nd -0.023 5th 6% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 6th 20% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 25th -0.021 7th 8% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 8th -0.018 8th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 20th -0.018 9th 5% above peers
Largo, FL 0.43 16th -0.017 10th on par with peers
Apex, NC 0.37 2nd -0.014 11th 15% below peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 12th 12% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 30th -0.012 13th 14% above peers
Upland, CA 0.44 17th -0.009 14th 1% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 0.41 11th -0.006 15th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 15th -0.003 16th 2% below peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 18th -0.003 17th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 19th -0.001 18th 1% above peers
Rapid City, SD 0.47 28th +0.000 19th 9% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 0.47 26th +0.004 20th 8% above peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 31st +0.006 21st 14% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 3rd +0.007 22nd 12% below peers
Pharr, TX 0.46 21st +0.009 23rd 5% above peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 24th 11% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 24th +0.016 25th 7% above peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 13th +0.018 26th 3% below peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 12th +0.018 27th 3% below peers
Parma, OH 0.40 6th +0.022 28th 8% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 29th +0.027 29th 10% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 9th +0.033 30th 6% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 14th +0.048 31st 2% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (11.5% then, 12.2% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (10.9% to 12.2%).
Needs attention 12.2%
20102023
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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 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
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 4th -2.3pp 1st 63% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 15th -4.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Apex, NC 1.9% 2nd -0.8pp 3rd 78% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 3rd -1.0pp 4th 71% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 28th -6.9pp 5th 152% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 22nd -3.3pp 6th 46% above peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 13th -1.8pp 7th 10% below peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 19th -2.2pp 8th 26% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 26th -2.8pp 9th 79% above peers
Largo, FL 11.1% 20th -1.9pp 10th 32% above peers
Pharr, TX 31.4% 29th -4.6pp 11th 273% above peers
Rapid City, SD 10.6% 18th -1.3pp 12th 26% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 11th -0.7pp 13th 16% below peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 14th 369% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 13.8% 25th -0.5pp 15th 65% above peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 16th -0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 17th 80% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 30th +0.4pp 18th 320% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 19th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 5th +0.1pp 20th 62% below peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 12th +0.2pp 21st 11% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 27th +0.8pp 22nd 123% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 21st +0.7pp 23rd 45% above peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 23rd +0.8pp 24th 48% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 24th +1.0pp 25th 51% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 7th +0.6pp 26th 55% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 6th +1.0pp 27th 60% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 9th +2.2pp 28th 33% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.9% 8th +1.6pp 29th 54% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 14th +3.9pp 30th 10% below peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 17th +5.4pp 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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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 (61.8% then, 62.2% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.5% to 62.2%).
62.2%
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 67.6% +2.2pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 19th +9.2pp 1st 3% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 23rd +3.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
Largo, FL 61.7% 18th +3.2pp 3rd 1% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 6th +3.9pp 4th 21% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 80.4% 4th +3.9pp 5th 29% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 6th 34% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 22nd +2.3pp 7th 8% below peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 8th 50% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 12th +2.2pp 9th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 29th +1.1pp 10th 34% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 5th +2.0pp 11th 23% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 12th 41% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 10th +1.5pp 13th 8% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 17th +1.2pp 14th on par with peers
Rapid City, SD 63.0% 14th +1.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 16th 16% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 16th +0.4pp 17th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 48.9% 26th +0.1pp 18th 21% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 28th -0.4pp 19th 24% below peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 20th 15% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 25th -0.8pp 21st 20% below peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 27th -0.9pp 22nd 22% below peers
Pharr, TX 59.1% 20th -1.1pp 23rd 5% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 11th -1.8pp 24th 7% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 25th 15% above peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 15th -2.5pp 26th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 3rd -3.3pp 27th 33% above peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 24th -3.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 29th 41% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 13th -4.0pp 30th 4% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 21st -6.0pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.5% then, 41.0% now; margin ±3.8pp). 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.*

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.3% to 41.0%).
Needs attention 41.0%
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
Upland, CA 37.9% 23rd -3.0pp 1st 16% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 28th -3.1pp 2nd 34% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 25th -1.6pp 3rd 24% above peers
Pharr, TX 30.2% 13th -1.2pp 4th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 22nd -1.2pp 5th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 29th -1.3pp 6th 35% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 19th -0.9pp 7th 8% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 21st -0.7pp 8th 13% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 15th -0.1pp 9th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 5th -0.0pp 10th 26% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 11th +0.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 12th 21% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 6th +0.3pp 13th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 10th +0.6pp 14th 14% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 35.1% 18th +0.8pp 15th 8% above peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 16th 30% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 27th +1.5pp 17th 26% above peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 18th 39% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 30th +1.9pp 19th 52% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 20th +1.4pp 20th 11% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 21st 62% above peers
Rapid City, SD 32.5% 16th +1.9pp 22nd on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 12th +1.8pp 23rd 11% below peers
Largo, FL 40.3% 26th +2.9pp 24th 24% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 24th +3.8pp 25th 18% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 4th +2.5pp 26th 30% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 27.4% 9th +3.2pp 27th 16% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 2nd +2.6pp 28th 37% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 17th +5.7pp 29th 7% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 14th +5.6pp 30th 7% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 7th +4.9pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 →
  • 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 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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 (4.7% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 6.1%).
6.1%
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 6.0% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 24th -5.4pp 1st 30% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 16th -2.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Pharr, TX 5.3% 15th -2.2pp 3rd 10% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 5th -0.6pp 4th 51% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 14th -0.9pp 5th 22% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 19th -1.1pp 6th 13% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 31st -2.6pp 7th 178% above peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 23rd -0.6pp 8th 25% above peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 21st -0.5pp 9th 22% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 29th -0.5pp 10th 80% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 10th -0.0pp 11th 29% below peers
Largo, FL 8.6% 26th -0.0pp 12th 45% above peers
Rapid City, SD 7.0% 20th +0.0pp 13th 18% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd +0.0pp 14th 69% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 12th +0.1pp 15th 27% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 11.6% 30th +0.6pp 16th 95% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 17th 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 22nd +1.0pp 18th 22% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 11th +0.6pp 19th 27% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 27th +1.3pp 20th 62% above peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 25th +1.8pp 21st 38% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 17th +1.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 8th +0.9pp 23rd 36% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 7th +0.8pp 24th 41% below peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 4th +0.7pp 25th 55% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 28th +2.7pp 26th 78% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 27th 74% below peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 18th +2.2pp 28th 7% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 3.0% 6th +1.6pp 29th 49% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 3rd +1.3pp 30th 60% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 9th +2.1pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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 →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.7% then, 7.9% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 9.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.6% to 7.9%).
Needs attention 7.9%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 11.5% -1.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lynchburg, VA 6.0% 15th -3.1pp 1st 2% below peers
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 2nd 31% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 13th -2.2pp 3rd 11% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 4.6% 9th -1.3pp 4th 25% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 14th -1.7pp 5th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 1st -0.7pp 6th 62% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 4th -0.9pp 7th 43% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 8th -0.8pp 8th 28% below peers
Rapid City, SD 9.8% 24th -1.7pp 9th 61% above peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 11th -0.7pp 10th 15% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 21st -0.9pp 12th 29% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 19th -0.6pp 13th 7% above peers
Pharr, TX 29.2% 31st -2.3pp 14th 377% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 20th -0.5pp 15th 17% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 7th +0.1pp 16th 28% below peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 28th +0.4pp 17th 168% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 23rd +0.3pp 18th 36% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 10th +0.1pp 19th 21% below peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 17th +0.5pp 20th 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 5th +0.3pp 21st 40% below peers
Largo, FL 13.5% 27th +1.3pp 22nd 121% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 30th +1.8pp 23rd 192% above peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 29th +1.8pp 24th 174% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 22nd +1.0pp 25th 35% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 18th +0.8pp 26th 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 12th +1.1pp 27th 13% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 3rd +0.7pp 28th 50% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 25th +2.9pp 29th 64% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 26th +3.0pp 30th 64% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 2nd +1.1pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (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 7.8pp 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 99% 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 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

Adult obesity

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

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

26.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 32.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 48% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 39% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 21.8% 3rd 34% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 4th 30% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 5th 28% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 6th 27% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 7th 25% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 8th 24% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 9th 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 10th 17% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 11th 14% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 12th 12% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 13th 4% below peers
Largo, FL 32.4% 14th 2% below peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 15th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 16th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 17th 4% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 18th 5% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 19th 6% above peers
Rapid City, SD 35.4% 20th 7% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 21st 10% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 22nd 10% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 23rd 13% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 24th 14% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 25th 18% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 26th 19% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 40.4% 27th 22% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 28th 26% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 29th 29% above peers
Pharr, TX 47.8% 30th 44% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 47% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 6.1% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.9% to 6.1%).
Needs attention 6.1%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 7.5% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Lynchburg, VA 2.4% 8th -5.3pp 1st 23% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 30% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 3rd -1.8pp 3rd 52% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 2nd -1.5pp 4th 56% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 19th -3.3pp 5th 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 4th -1.0pp 6th 50% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 2.7% 13th -1.5pp 7th 13% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 23rd -0.9pp 8th 94% above peers
Pharr, TX 14.3% 31st -2.1pp 9th 361% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 11th -0.3pp 10th 18% below peers
Largo, FL 7.7% 26th -0.3pp 11th 149% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 24th +0.0pp 12th 97% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 21st +0.4pp 13th 19% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 18th +0.3pp 14th 2% above peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 20th +0.4pp 15th 18% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 16th 7% below peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 10th +0.3pp 17th 23% below peers
Rapid City, SD 7.7% 25th +1.2pp 18th 148% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 12th +0.4pp 19th 18% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 28th +1.5pp 20th 182% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 9th +0.4pp 21st 23% below peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 15th +0.7pp 22nd 5% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 27th +2.2pp 23rd 176% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 6th +0.5pp 24th 34% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 29th +3.5pp 26th 264% above peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 17th +1.0pp 27th 1% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 28th 63% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 29th 275% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 22nd +3.8pp 30th 82% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 5th +1.4pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 (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 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.0% to 47.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kendall started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.7% to 47.9%).
Bright spot 47.9%
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
Racine, WI 21.4% 28th +4.8pp 1st 45% below peers
Pharr, TX 18.8% 29th +3.9pp 2nd 51% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 25th +4.8pp 3rd 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 21st +6.8pp 4th 7% below peers
Largo, FL 27.4% 24th +4.2pp 5th 29% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 31st +2.0pp 6th 63% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 14th +5.4pp 7th 5% above peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 19th +4.9pp 8th 4% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 6th +7.5pp 9th 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 18th +4.9pp 10th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 37.0% 20th +4.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 26th +2.7pp 12th 37% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 7th +5.5pp 13th 43% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 3rd +6.4pp 14th 70% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 8th +5.1pp 15th 37% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 15th +3.5pp 16th 1% above peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 13th +3.6pp 17th 22% above peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 5th +4.6pp 18th 56% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 38.5% 17th +2.9pp 19th 1% below peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 2nd +5.2pp 20th 80% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 72.7% 1st +5.0pp 21st 88% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 30th +1.0pp 22nd 60% below peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 12th +2.8pp 23rd 24% above peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 24th 16% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 4th +3.5pp 25th 69% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 9th +1.3pp 26th 35% above peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 11th +0.5pp 27th 26% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 16th +0.4pp 28th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 10th +0.1pp 29th 31% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 30th 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 27th -1.1pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 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 →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.3% then, 62.3% now; margin ±16.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.1% to 62.3%).
Bright spot 62.3%
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%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 69% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 24th +7.0pp 2nd 16% below peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 3rd 55% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 5th +3.4pp 4th 28% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 6th +1.1pp 5th 18% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 13th +0.9pp 6th 3% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 28th +0.4pp 7th 19% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 4th -1.4pp 8th 35% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 9th -2.9pp 9th 13% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 26th -2.4pp 10th 17% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 47.5% 11th -3.6pp 11th 5% above peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 21st -3.3pp 12th 13% below peers
Pharr, TX 49.7% 10th -4.6pp 13th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 18th -6.0pp 14th 3% below peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 16th -6.2pp 15th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 15th -6.6pp 16th 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 3rd -10.0pp 17th 37% above peers
Rapid City, SD 38.2% 23rd -6.5pp 18th 16% below peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 7th -10.9pp 19th 15% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 52.1% 8th -11.7pp 20th 15% above peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 12th -11.2pp 21st 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 19th -10.7pp 22nd 12% below peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 27th -10.6pp 23rd 17% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 30th -10.1pp 24th 27% below peers
Largo, FL 40.0% 20th -18.0pp 25th 12% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 25th -18.4pp 26th 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 17th -23.0pp 27th on par with peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 29th -17.2pp 28th 26% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 22nd -23.7pp 29th 14% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 30th 45% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 14th -31.5pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±12.5pp 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 (6.0% then, 6.5% now; margin ±10.3pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.3% to 6.5%).
Needs attention 6.5%
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 7.1% +0.0pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Johns Creek, GA 0.9% 1st -4.3pp 1st 84% below peers
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 5th -3.5pp 2nd 64% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 1.9% 4th -3.2pp 3rd 66% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 3rd -2.8pp 4th 67% below peers
Rapid City, SD 4.2% 13th -3.5pp 5th 24% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 6th -1.7pp 6th 55% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 2nd -0.9pp 7th 69% below peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 14th -1.9pp 8th 11% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 15th -2.1pp 9th 2% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 17th -1.0pp 10th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 12th -0.6pp 11th 24% below peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 25th -1.1pp 12th 60% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 23rd -0.8pp 13th 38% above peers
Largo, FL 10.5% 26th -0.4pp 14th 92% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 24th -0.2pp 15th 52% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 10th +0.0pp 16th 43% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 9th +0.2pp 17th 45% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 19th +0.5pp 18th 18% above peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 28th +1.0pp 19th 110% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 11th +0.5pp 20th 38% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 7th +0.6pp 21st 49% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 18th +1.5pp 22nd 13% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 30th +3.3pp 23rd 113% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 8th +0.9pp 24th 49% below peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 29th +5.0pp 25th 111% above peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 20th +3.5pp 26th 23% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 22nd +3.7pp 27th 27% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 21st +4.3pp 28th 25% above peers
Pharr, TX 11.2% 27th +8.0pp 29th 105% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 16th +4.0pp 30th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 31st +12.3pp 31st 137% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) 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 →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±9.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75,312 then, 79,562 now; margin ±4,503). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 6 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (78,580 to 79,562).
79,562
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 20th +87% 1st 1% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 31st +38% 2nd 14% below peers
Apex, NC 70,630 30th +37% 3rd 10% below peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 28th +17% 4th 7% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 27th +16% 5th 5% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 24th +12% 6th 3% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 29th +12% 7th 10% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 26th +12% 8th 4% below peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 9th +6% 9th 1% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 17th +5% 10th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 25th +4% 11th 4% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 23rd +4% 12th 2% below peers
Rapid City, SD 77,946 19th +4% 13th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 11th +3% 14th 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 18th +3% 15th 1% below peers
Pharr, TX 80,333 4th +3% 16th 2% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 16th +2% 17th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 22nd +2% 18th 1% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 6th +1% 19th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 12th +1% 20th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 14th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 7th +1% 22nd 2% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 21st +1% 23rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 8th -1% 24th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 13th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 15th -1% 26th on par with peers
Lynchburg, VA 79,497 10th -1% 27th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 82,617 1st -2% 28th 5% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 81,988 2nd -2% 29th 5% above peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 3rd -4% 30th 3% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 5th -17% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±3,981 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
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.2% then, 21.1% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 2.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.8% to 21.1%).
21.1%
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 19.5% -0.5pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 21st +2.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 15th +2.0pp 2nd 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 10th +1.4pp 3rd 10% above peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 28th +0.2pp 4th 24% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 19.4% 25th +0.1pp 5th 14% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 4th -0.1pp 6th 21% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 5th -0.1pp 7th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 6th -0.2pp 8th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 20th -0.2pp 9th 4% below peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 19th -0.3pp 10th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 17th -0.4pp 11th on par with peers
Johns Creek, GA 26.0% 7th -0.6pp 12th 15% above peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 3rd -0.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 2nd -0.9pp 14th 29% above peers
Rapid City, SD 22.0% 18th -1.0pp 15th 2% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 16th 41% below peers
Pharr, TX 32.7% 1st -1.8pp 17th 45% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 12th -1.3pp 18th 8% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 13th -1.4pp 19th 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 24th -1.3pp 20th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 22nd -1.4pp 21st 9% below peers
Largo, FL 14.8% 30th -1.0pp 22nd 34% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 27th -1.2pp 23rd 24% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 29th -1.2pp 24th 26% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 26th -1.3pp 25th 23% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 9th -2.5pp 26th 14% above peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 16th -2.7pp 27th on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 8th -3.1pp 28th 14% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 11th -3.1pp 29th 10% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 23rd -2.7pp 30th 9% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 14th -4.1pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.1% then, 25.6% now; margin ±7.4pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.7% to 25.6%).
25.6%
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
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 18th +8.2pp 1st 8% below peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 7th +12.0pp 2nd 47% above peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 13th +5.5pp 3rd 5% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 24th +3.2pp 4th 38% below peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 15th +4.9pp 5th on par with peers
Largo, FL 45.5% 4th +7.7pp 6th 57% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 19th +3.5pp 7th 12% below peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 8th 37% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 9th 61% below peers
Pharr, TX 39.5% 9th +2.5pp 10th 36% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 27th +1.0pp 11th 43% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 14th +1.8pp 12th 5% above peers
Lynchburg, VA 42.9% 6th +2.5pp 13th 48% above peers
Johns Creek, GA 15.3% 28th +0.9pp 14th 47% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 25th +0.7pp 15th 38% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 10th +1.2pp 16th 24% above peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 17th 153% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 2nd +0.7pp 18th 97% above peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 16th -0.3pp 19th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 30th -1.2pp 20th 50% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 5th -5.0pp 21st 52% above peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 8th -4.9pp 22nd 39% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 11th -4.4pp 23rd 22% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 20th -3.6pp 24th 14% below peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 29th -2.9pp 25th 48% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 3rd -9.2pp 26th 58% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 23rd -4.2pp 27th 38% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 26th -4.3pp 28th 38% below peers
Rapid City, SD 32.1% 12th -9.1pp 29th 11% above peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 17th -8.3pp 30th 3% below peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 21st -7.8pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±6.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction 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 (63.1% then, 67.8% now; margin ±11.8pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.0% to 67.8%).
67.8%
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 69.2% +1.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Pharr, TX 57.5% 26th +8.4pp 1st 18% below peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 21st +8.6pp 2nd 3% below peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 8th +9.6pp 3rd 10% above peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 6th +9.5pp 4th 12% above peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 5th 16% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 14th +5.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 23rd +4.7pp 7th 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 7th +5.1pp 8th 10% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 25th +4.1pp 9th 8% below peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 10th 20% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 11th 22% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 22nd +3.8pp 12th 3% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 5th +4.2pp 13th 14% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 4th +3.2pp 14th 15% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 19th +2.3pp 15th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 11th +2.2pp 16th 5% above peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 17th +2.0pp 17th 1% below peers
Lynchburg, VA 71.1% 12th +1.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 16th -1.8pp 19th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 13th -2.1pp 20th 1% above peers
Largo, FL 69.5% 18th -2.5pp 21st 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 22nd 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 27th -3.1pp 23rd 19% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 9th -4.3pp 24th 6% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 20th -4.2pp 25th 1% below peers
Rapid City, SD 70.4% 15th -7.2pp 26th on par with peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 24th -8.2pp 27th 6% below peers
Johns Creek, GA 56.0% 28th -7.2pp 28th 20% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 10th -10.8pp 29th 6% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 22% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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13 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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