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132,353 people (2024) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Lehigh Acres, FL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$66,890
2020-24
▲ 38%
relative change
$48,483 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
22.3%
2020-24
▼ 25%
relative change
29.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
18.2%
2019-23
▼ 21%
relative change
23.1% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
17.1%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
20.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.0%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
82.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
70.0%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
62.5% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.40
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
0.39 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
3.8%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
4.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 5 indicators

Where Lehigh Acres, FL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Uninsured
People without health insurance
18.9%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
19.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
14.3%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
14.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
10.1%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
8.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
8.4%
2020-24
flat
relative change
8.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
37.1%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
39.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
36.8%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
46.3% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Population
132,353
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
123,378 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$279,720
Aug 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
$296,997 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
58.8%
2020-24
low
vs peers
64.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
27.4%
2020-24
high
vs peers
27.3% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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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 38% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $48,483 to $66,890 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,251).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lehigh Acres started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 69% from 2014 to 2024 ($39,686 to $66,890).
Bright spot $66,890
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%
Santa Clara, CA $178,958 1st +42% 1st 157% above peers
Wilmington, NC $66,738 20th +40% 2nd 4% below peers
Dayton, OH $45,247 30th +39% 3rd 35% below peers
West Valley City, UT $92,209 11th +39% 4th 32% above peers
Lewisville, TX $89,233 12th +38% 5th 28% above peers
North Charleston, SC $62,956 23rd +38% 6th 10% below peers
Athens, GA $52,974 28th +38% 7th 24% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $66,890 19th +38% 8th 4% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $73,446 14th +35% 9th 5% above peers
Allentown, PA $55,494 27th +35% 10th 20% below peers
New Haven, CT $56,851 26th +35% 11th 18% below peers
Fullerton, CA $104,286 6th +30% 12th 50% above peers
Columbia, MO $66,498 21st +30% 13th 4% below peers
Carrollton, TX $101,396 7th +29% 14th 46% above peers
Warren, MI $64,016 22nd +29% 15th 8% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR $37,726 31st +29% 16th 46% below peers
Kent, WA $92,302 10th +28% 17th 33% above peers
Orange, CA $117,113 3rd +28% 18th 68% above peers
Clovis, CA $99,241 8th +27% 19th 43% above peers
Pasadena, CA $105,192 5th +27% 20th 51% above peers
Torrance, CA $116,217 4th +24% 21st 67% above peers
Hampton, VA $69,621 16th +24% 22nd on par with peers
Abilene, TX $62,648 24th +24% 23rd 10% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $79,909 13th +23% 24th 15% above peers
Coral Springs, FL $93,602 9th +21% 25th 34% above peers
Fargo, ND $66,998 18th +21% 26th 4% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $70,424 15th +20% 27th 1% above peers
Topeka, KS $56,956 25th +19% 28th 18% below peers
Norman, OK $67,704 17th +16% 29th 3% below peers
Pearland, TX $118,842 2nd +14% 30th 71% above peers
College Station, TX $50,900 29th +11% 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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4 of 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Nampa, ID up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Providence, RI up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,938 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.0% to 17.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Lehigh Acres started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.6% to 17.1%).
Bright spot 17.1%
20112024
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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 12.6% -1.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
North Charleston, SC 14.4% 18th -6.5pp 1st 8% above peers
Wilmington, NC 16.0% 21st -6.2pp 2nd 20% above peers
Lewisville, TX 7.8% 5th -2.6pp 3rd 41% below peers
Clovis, CA 8.0% 6th -2.5pp 4th 40% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 7.6% 3rd -2.3pp 5th 43% below peers
Orange, CA 9.5% 8th -2.6pp 6th 29% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.9% 9th -2.5pp 7th 25% below peers
Kent, WA 10.8% 10th -2.6pp 8th 19% below peers
Allentown, PA 21.0% 26th -4.7pp 9th 58% above peers
Hampton, VA 12.7% 14th -2.5pp 10th 4% below peers
Warren, MI 14.8% 19th -2.7pp 11th 11% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 17.1% 24th -3.0pp 12th 28% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.2% 17th -2.4pp 13th 6% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% 11th -1.7pp 14th 19% below peers
Dayton, OH 26.9% 29th -3.6pp 15th 102% above peers
Columbia, MO 19.2% 25th -2.5pp 16th 45% above peers
Athens, GA 26.5% 28th -3.4pp 17th 99% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 27.4% 30th -3.4pp 18th 106% above peers
Carrollton, TX 7.1% 2nd -0.9pp 19th 46% below peers
New Haven, CT 23.9% 27th -2.6pp 20th 80% above peers
Pasadena, CA 13.3% 16th -1.2pp 21st on par with peers
Norman, OK 16.8% 23rd -0.8pp 22nd 26% above peers
Fargo, ND 12.9% 15th -0.4pp 23rd 3% below peers
Abilene, TX 16.1% 22nd -0.4pp 24th 21% above peers
College Station, TX 29.2% 31st -0.4pp 25th 119% above peers
Fullerton, CA 12.3% 13th +0.0pp 26th 7% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 11.1% 12th +0.0pp 27th 17% below peers
Topeka, KS 15.7% 20th +1.3pp 28th 18% above peers
Torrance, CA 7.8% 4th +0.9pp 29th 42% below peers
Pearland, TX 4.1% 1st +0.6pp 30th 69% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.4% 7th +1.7pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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4 of 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 Gardens, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 6.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tyler, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% 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 →
What changed

Child poverty fell 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.6% to 22.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.3pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Lehigh Acres started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 8.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.7% to 22.3%).
Bright spot 22.3%
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%
Lewisville, TX 9.6% 5th -7.1pp 1st 41% below peers
North Charleston, SC 21.2% 23rd -13.7pp 2nd 32% above peers
Wilmington, NC 18.9% 21st -11.1pp 3rd 17% above peers
Clovis, CA 8.1% 3rd -4.7pp 4th 50% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 12.0% 9th -5.0pp 5th 26% below peers
Orange, CA 11.0% 7th -4.5pp 6th 32% below peers
West Valley City, UT 12.8% 11th -4.9pp 7th 21% below peers
Athens, GA 24.4% 27th -9.3pp 8th 51% above peers
Warren, MI 21.5% 24th -7.6pp 9th 33% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 10.6% 6th -3.7pp 10th 35% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 22.3% 25th -7.3pp 11th 38% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 22.4% 26th -6.5pp 12th 39% above peers
Allentown, PA 30.4% 28th -7.0pp 13th 88% above peers
Columbia, MO 12.3% 10th -2.8pp 14th 24% below peers
Abilene, TX 17.5% 19th -3.1pp 15th 8% above peers
Kent, WA 17.1% 18th -3.0pp 16th 6% above peers
Hampton, VA 19.8% 22nd -3.4pp 17th 23% above peers
Pearland, TX 2.6% 1st -0.4pp 18th 84% below peers
New Haven, CT 31.2% 29th -5.0pp 19th 93% above peers
Pasadena, CA 15.2% 14th -2.0pp 20th 6% below peers
Dayton, OH 40.5% 30th -4.0pp 21st 151% above peers
Carrollton, TX 11.1% 8th -1.1pp 22nd 31% below peers
Fullerton, CA 15.5% 15th -1.0pp 23rd 4% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 43.7% 31st -1.9pp 24th 171% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 16.1% 16th -0.3pp 25th on par with peers
Topeka, KS 17.6% 20th -0.2pp 26th 9% above peers
Norman, OK 14.9% 12th +0.4pp 27th 8% below peers
Torrance, CA 8.0% 2nd +1.1pp 28th 50% below peers
Fargo, ND 15.2% 13th +2.3pp 29th 6% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.2% 4th +1.5pp 30th 49% below peers
College Station, TX 16.5% 17th +4.2pp 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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4 of 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 Gardens, FL down 14.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gresham, OR down 11.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 13.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 10.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 82.4% to 93.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lehigh Acres started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 16.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (76.8% to 93.0%).
Bright spot 93.0%
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%
Topeka, KS 88.2% 28th +18.4pp 1st 5% below peers
North Charleston, SC 89.3% 26th +17.8pp 2nd 4% below peers
Abilene, TX 92.0% 18th +14.5pp 3rd 1% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 90.6% 23rd +13.4pp 4th 2% below peers
Warren, MI 92.0% 19th +11.1pp 5th 1% below peers
Hampton, VA 93.2% 14th +11.0pp 6th 1% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 93.0% 15th +10.7pp 7th 1% above peers
Athens, GA 92.6% 16th +10.2pp 8th on par with peers
Dayton, OH 85.6% 30th +9.3pp 9th 8% below peers
Allentown, PA 86.7% 29th +9.2pp 10th 6% below peers
Wilmington, NC 91.4% 20th +9.0pp 11th 1% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 89.4% 25th +8.3pp 12th 3% below peers
Pasadena, CA 94.0% 13th +8.2pp 13th 2% above peers
New Haven, CT 89.7% 24th +7.2pp 14th 3% below peers
Columbia, MO 90.7% 22nd +7.2pp 15th 2% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 91.3% 21st +6.8pp 16th 1% below peers
Carrollton, TX 95.6% 7th +6.8pp 17th 3% above peers
Clovis, CA 95.7% 5th +6.5pp 18th 3% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 94.0% 12th +5.9pp 19th 2% above peers
West Valley City, UT 94.4% 11th +5.9pp 20th 2% above peers
Lewisville, TX 96.5% 2nd +5.5pp 21st 4% above peers
Fargo, ND 88.4% 27th +4.9pp 22nd 5% below peers
Norman, OK 92.0% 17th +5.0pp 23rd 1% below peers
Torrance, CA 95.5% 8th +4.4pp 24th 3% above peers
Kent, WA 95.6% 6th +4.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Orange, CA 95.3% 9th +3.4pp 26th 3% above peers
Fullerton, CA 94.4% 10th +3.0pp 27th 2% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 96.2% 3rd +2.9pp 28th 4% above peers
Pearland, TX 97.2% 1st +2.9pp 29th 5% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 96.1% 4th +2.8pp 30th 4% above peers
College Station, TX 84.6% 31st +0.3pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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4 of 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Brownsville, TX up 33.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ponce zona urbana, PR up 25.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 20.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.39 then, 0.40 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 0.40
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
Allentown, PA 0.43 12th -0.033 1st 3% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 0.47 22nd -0.020 2nd 5% above peers
North Charleston, SC 0.44 14th -0.018 3rd 1% below peers
Athens, GA 0.50 26th -0.020 4th 13% above peers
Norman, OK 0.47 21st -0.016 5th 4% above peers
Fargo, ND 0.46 20th -0.012 6th 4% above peers
Dayton, OH 0.48 24th -0.005 7th 7% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 0.42 4th -0.004 8th 7% below peers
College Station, TX 0.54 31st -0.005 9th 21% above peers
Hampton, VA 0.43 11th -0.003 10th 3% below peers
Pasadena, CA 0.50 27th -0.002 11th 13% above peers
Abilene, TX 0.45 15th -0.002 12th on par with peers
West Valley City, UT 0.37 1st +0.000 13th 18% below peers
Warren, MI 0.43 9th +0.001 14th 4% below peers
Wilmington, NC 0.52 29th +0.002 15th 16% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 0.51 28th +0.002 16th 13% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 0.40 2nd +0.002 17th 11% below peers
Kent, WA 0.42 7th +0.003 18th 5% below peers
Columbia, MO 0.50 25th +0.003 19th 11% above peers
Torrance, CA 0.44 13th +0.004 20th 1% below peers
New Haven, CT 0.53 30th +0.007 21st 18% above peers
Orange, CA 0.45 17th +0.009 22nd on par with peers
Clovis, CA 0.43 10th +0.009 23rd 3% below peers
Topeka, KS 0.45 19th +0.011 24th 1% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 0.42 5th +0.014 25th 6% below peers
Fullerton, CA 0.47 23rd +0.020 26th 6% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 0.45 16th +0.019 27th on par with peers
Carrollton, TX 0.43 8th +0.019 28th 5% below peers
Pearland, TX 0.40 3rd +0.027 29th 11% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 0.45 18th +0.034 30th 1% above peers
Lewisville, TX 0.42 6th +0.038 31st 6% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 4.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 23.1% to 18.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Lehigh Acres started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 7.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (25.4% to 18.1%).
Bright spot 18.2%
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
Athens, GA 9.2% 12th -5.1pp 1st 15% below peers
North Charleston, SC 10.9% 17th -5.4pp 2nd 1% above peers
Columbia, MO 6.8% 5th -2.4pp 3rd 38% below peers
Carrollton, TX 3.7% 1st -1.3pp 4th 66% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.2% 11th -3.0pp 5th 15% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.1% 26th -4.9pp 6th 68% above peers
Abilene, TX 12.3% 21st -2.7pp 7th 14% above peers
Fargo, ND 7.1% 8th -1.4pp 8th 35% below peers
Lewisville, TX 7.1% 9th -1.3pp 9th 34% below peers
Wilmington, NC 12.0% 19th -1.3pp 10th 11% above peers
Dayton, OH 25.8% 28th -2.4pp 11th 138% above peers
Norman, OK 9.1% 10th -0.7pp 12th 16% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% 16th -0.7pp 13th on par with peers
Coral Springs, FL 9.3% 15th -0.6pp 14th 14% below peers
Kent, WA 17.6% 25th -0.6pp 15th 63% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.5% 23rd -0.5pp 16th 34% above peers
Topeka, KS 11.0% 18th -0.0pp 17th 2% above peers
New Haven, CT 26.4% 29th +0.1pp 18th 144% above peers
Allentown, PA 31.4% 30th +1.6pp 19th 190% above peers
Warren, MI 19.8% 27th +1.2pp 20th 82% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 13.2% 22nd +0.8pp 21st 22% above peers
Fullerton, CA 9.2% 14th +1.4pp 22nd 15% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 32.5% 31st +5.6pp 23rd 200% above peers
Clovis, CA 12.1% 20th +2.1pp 24th 12% above peers
Orange, CA 6.8% 6th +1.2pp 25th 37% below peers
Hampton, VA 15.1% 24th +2.9pp 26th 39% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.8% 2nd +0.8pp 27th 65% below peers
Pearland, TX 5.1% 3rd +1.4pp 28th 53% below peers
College Station, TX 6.8% 7th +2.0pp 29th 37% below peers
Torrance, CA 5.2% 4th +2.5pp 30th 52% below peers
Pasadena, CA 9.2% 13th +4.5pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.0pp 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 →
What changed

Home value fell about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $279,720 in August 2026, down from $296,997 a year earlier.
Big move $279,720
2000August 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 $375,470 (Aug 26) -1.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Abilene, TX $224,585 (Aug 26) 25th +9.2% 1st 35% below peers
New Haven, CT $339,182 (Aug 26) 16th +6.1% 2nd 2% below peers
Fargo, ND $324,126 (Aug 26) 18th +4.2% 3rd 6% below peers
Allentown, PA $317,498 (Aug 26) 19th +3.9% 4th 8% below peers
Columbia, MO $324,526 (Aug 26) 17th +2.7% 5th 6% below peers
Orange, CA $1,125,988 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.6% 6th 226% above peers
Fullerton, CA $1,039,798 (Aug 26) 5th +2.4% 7th 201% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $212,086 (Aug 26) 26th +2.3% 8th 39% below peers
Hampton, VA $282,439 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.0% 9th 18% below peers
Torrance, CA $1,104,855 (Aug 26) 4th +2.0% 10th 219% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL $404,294 (Aug 26) 11th +1.4% 11th 17% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI $308,784 (Aug 26) 21st +1.4% 12th 11% below peers
Dayton, OH $140,625 (Aug 26) 29th +1.1% 13th 59% below peers
Clovis, CA $516,830 (Aug 26) 8th +1.0% 14th 49% above peers
Norman, OK $263,046 (Aug 26) 24th +0.9% 15th 24% below peers
Pasadena, CA $1,187,354 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.5% 16th 243% above peers
West Valley City, UT $465,915 (Aug 26) 9th +0.4% 17th 35% above peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,646,715 (Aug 26) 1st +0.4% 18th 376% above peers
Warren, MI $200,537 (Aug 26) 27th +0.4% 19th 42% below peers
Wilmington, NC $419,038 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 20th 21% above peers
Topeka, KS $198,041 (Aug 26) 28th -0.1% 21st 43% below peers
College Station, TX $345,836 (Aug 26) 15th -0.2% 22nd on par with peers
Pearland, TX $380,787 (Aug 26) 14th -0.6% 23rd 10% above peers
Kent, WA $635,965 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 24th 84% above peers
North Charleston, SC $310,134 (Aug 26) 20th -1.4% 25th 10% below peers
Carrollton, TX $400,642 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 26th 16% above peers
Coral Springs, FL $523,439 (Aug 26) 7th -1.9% 27th 51% above peers
Lewisville, TX $387,166 (Aug 26) 13th -2.8% 28th 12% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $279,720 (Aug 26) 23rd -5.8% 29th 19% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 29% higher than in 2021 ($176,125 then, $226,445 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $260,935 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $226,445 in August 2026, down from $241,477 a year earlier.
$226,445
2000August 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 $231,656 (Aug 26) -2.3%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Abilene, TX $135,845 (Aug 26) 26th +9.4% 1st 43% below peers
New Haven, CT $240,089 (Aug 26) 15th +7.8% 2nd on par with peers
Allentown, PA $235,210 (Aug 26) 16th +5.0% 3rd 2% below peers
Fargo, ND $228,384 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 4th 5% below peers
Columbia, MO $229,248 (Aug 26) 17th +4.4% 5th 5% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $143,370 (Aug 26) 25th +3.3% 6th 40% below peers
Hampton, VA $212,258 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.0% 7th 12% below peers
Fullerton, CA $786,679 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 8th 228% above peers
Orange, CA $838,273 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.5% 9th 249% above peers
Dayton, OH $74,399 (Aug 26) 29th +2.0% 10th 69% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $244,832 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 11th 2% above peers
Clovis, CA $400,701 (Aug 26) 8th +1.4% 12th 67% above peers
Norman, OK $181,291 (Aug 26) 24th +1.3% 13th 24% below peers
Torrance, CA $804,774 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 14th 235% above peers
College Station, TX $260,687 (Aug 26) 13th +0.6% 15th 9% above peers
West Valley City, UT $401,966 (Aug 26) 7th +0.5% 16th 67% above peers
Warren, MI $123,766 (Aug 26) 27th +0.1% 17th 48% below peers
Pasadena, CA $797,584 (Aug 26) 4th +0.0% 18th 232% above peers
Pearland, TX $305,575 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 19th 27% above peers
Wilmington, NC $294,307 (Aug 26) 12th -0.4% 20th 23% above peers
North Charleston, SC $222,009 (Aug 26) 20th -0.7% 21st 8% below peers
Kent, WA $476,715 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 22nd 99% above peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,057,112 (Aug 26) 1st -1.6% 23rd 340% above peers
Carrollton, TX $317,180 (Aug 26) 9th -1.8% 24th 32% above peers
Lewisville, TX $308,593 (Aug 26) 10th -2.8% 25th 29% above peers
Topeka, KS $106,242 (Aug 26) 28th -3.4% 26th 56% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $211,301 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.6% 27th 12% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $226,445 (Aug 26) 19th -6.2% 28th 6% below peers
Coral Springs, FL $217,912 (Aug 26) 21st -6.4% 29th 9% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small) ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 7.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 62.5% to 70.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 12.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.7% to 70.0%).
Bright spot 70.0%
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%
Lehigh Acres, FL 70.0% 5th +7.5pp 1st 27% above peers
North Charleston, SC 49.8% 20th +5.0pp 2nd 10% below peers
Lewisville, TX 46.3% 24th +4.2pp 3rd 16% below peers
Wilmington, NC 47.6% 23rd +3.1pp 4th 13% below peers
Allentown, PA 43.2% 26th +2.4pp 5th 21% below peers
Athens, GA 40.7% 29th +2.2pp 6th 26% below peers
West Valley City, UT 72.1% 3rd +3.5pp 7th 31% above peers
Topeka, KS 59.0% 10th +2.7pp 8th 7% above peers
Dayton, OH 48.4% 22nd +1.8pp 9th 12% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 75.8% 2nd +2.8pp 10th 38% above peers
Abilene, TX 56.1% 15th +2.1pp 11th 2% above peers
Kent, WA 57.2% 12th +2.1pp 12th 4% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 50.5% 19th +1.7pp 13th 8% below peers
Clovis, CA 65.3% 8th +1.9pp 14th 19% above peers
Warren, MI 71.1% 4th +2.0pp 15th 29% above peers
Columbia, MO 48.7% 21st +1.3pp 16th 11% below peers
Hampton, VA 56.9% 13th +1.2pp 17th 3% above peers
New Haven, CT 28.4% 31st +0.4pp 18th 48% below peers
Pasadena, CA 42.5% 27th +0.5pp 19th 23% below peers
Norman, OK 53.3% 17th +0.5pp 20th 3% below peers
Pearland, TX 76.2% 1st +0.3pp 21st 39% above peers
Fargo, ND 43.7% 25th +0.0pp 22nd 21% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 60.3% 9th -0.2pp 23rd 10% above peers
Fullerton, CA 51.9% 18th -0.4pp 24th 6% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 68.5% 6th -0.7pp 25th 25% above peers
Carrollton, TX 58.5% 11th -0.7pp 26th 6% above peers
Torrance, CA 55.0% 16th -0.9pp 27th on par with peers
Orange, CA 56.7% 14th -1.2pp 28th 3% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 67.3% 7th -1.6pp 29th 22% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 40.8% 28th -2.0pp 30th 26% below peers
College Station, TX 35.4% 30th -2.3pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,831 in August 2026, down from $1,865 a year earlier.
$1,831
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Abilene, TX $2,016 (Aug 26) 9th +34.4% 1st 18% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $1,291 (Aug 26) 26th +14.6% 2nd 25% below peers
Santa Clara, CA $3,957 (Aug 26) 1st +7.3% 3rd 131% above peers
Hampton, VA $1,698 (Aug 26) 17th +5.9% 4th 1% below peers
Columbia, MO $1,444 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.6% 5th 16% below peers
Topeka, KS $1,285 (Aug 26) 27th +4.8% 6th 25% below peers
Wilmington, NC $1,706 (Aug 26) 16th +4.3% 7th on par with peers
Torrance, CA $2,952 (Aug 26) 4th +4.1% 8th 73% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL $2,377 (Aug 26) 6th +3.9% 9th 39% above peers
Allentown, PA $1,710 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 10th on par with peers
Dayton, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 28th +3.5% 11th 27% below peers
Fullerton, CA $2,917 (Aug 26) 5th +3.4% 12th 71% above peers
Warren, MI $1,366 (Aug 26) 24th +3.3% 13th 20% below peers
Orange, CA $3,116 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 14th 82% above peers
Clovis, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 7th +2.7% 15th 37% above peers
North Charleston, SC $1,757 (Aug 26) 14th +2.6% 16th 3% above peers
Fargo, ND $1,079 (Aug 26) 29th +2.5% 17th 37% below peers
Norman, OK $1,357 (Aug 26) 25th +2.2% 18th 21% below peers
New Haven, CT $2,015 (Aug 26) 10th +2.2% 19th 18% above peers
Carrollton, TX $1,655 (Aug 26) 18th +1.4% 20th 3% below peers
Kent, WA $1,973 (Aug 26) 11th +1.1% 21st 15% above peers
Pasadena, CA $3,022 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 22nd 77% above peers
Coral Springs, FL $2,330 (Aug 26) 8th +0.8% 23rd 36% above peers
Pearland, TX $1,898 (Aug 26) 12th +0.8% 24th 11% above peers
College Station, TX $1,419 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.6% 25th 17% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $1,526 (Aug 26) 21st +0.2% 26th 11% below peers
Lewisville, TX $1,557 (Aug 26) 20th +0.1% 27th 9% below peers
West Valley City, UT $1,586 (Aug 26) 19th -0.2% 28th 7% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $1,831 (Aug 26) 13th -1.8% 29th 7% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.9% then, 37.5% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.6% to 37.5%).
37.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 37.7% +1.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Santa Clara, CA 30.1% 6th -5.6pp 1st 19% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 31.5% 8th -4.0pp 2nd 16% below peers
New Haven, CT 50.3% 31st -2.7pp 3rd 35% above peers
Columbia, MO 33.2% 12th -1.6pp 4th 11% below peers
Wilmington, NC 40.3% 19th -1.7pp 5th 8% above peers
Dayton, OH 36.6% 15th -1.3pp 6th 2% below peers
North Charleston, SC 41.8% 23rd -0.9pp 7th 12% above peers
Fullerton, CA 44.4% 26th -0.7pp 8th 19% above peers
Topeka, KS 28.9% 2nd -0.4pp 9th 23% below peers
Orange, CA 40.6% 22nd -0.3pp 10th 9% above peers
Warren, MI 31.8% 9th -0.1pp 11th 15% below peers
West Valley City, UT 29.0% 3rd -0.0pp 12th 22% below peers
Athens, GA 44.0% 25th +0.2pp 13th 18% above peers
Kent, WA 39.3% 18th +0.2pp 14th 5% above peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 14th +0.4pp 15th 9% below peers
Fargo, ND 29.9% 5th +0.8pp 16th 20% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 46.1% 28th +1.3pp 17th 23% above peers
Allentown, PA 46.7% 29th +1.5pp 18th 25% above peers
Pasadena, CA 45.6% 27th +1.6pp 19th 22% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.5% 17th +1.6pp 20th 1% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.2% 7th +1.5pp 21st 17% below peers
Carrollton, TX 32.3% 10th +1.9pp 22nd 14% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 43.8% 24th +2.8pp 23rd 17% above peers
Hampton, VA 40.6% 20th +2.7pp 24th 9% above peers
Abilene, TX 33.6% 13th +2.3pp 25th 10% below peers
Torrance, CA 40.6% 21st +2.8pp 26th 9% above peers
Norman, OK 32.6% 11th +2.6pp 27th 13% below peers
College Station, TX 49.8% 30th +3.9pp 28th 33% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 27.5% 1st +2.6pp 29th 26% below peers
Lewisville, TX 37.4% 16th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Pearland, TX 29.1% 4th +6.5pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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▸

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Clara, CA down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • High Point, NC down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (4.6% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.7% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
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 6.0% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Athens, GA 6.4% 15th -3.3pp 1st 3% below peers
Abilene, TX 4.4% 5th -1.9pp 2nd 33% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 9.2% 25th -3.8pp 3rd 41% above peers
North Charleston, SC 7.2% 21st -2.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Dayton, OH 15.9% 29th -3.9pp 5th 142% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 3.8% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 42% below peers
Wilmington, NC 8.2% 23rd -1.3pp 7th 25% above peers
Warren, MI 7.0% 17th -0.9pp 8th 7% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.7% 12th -0.7pp 9th 13% below peers
Allentown, PA 16.5% 30th -1.7pp 10th 152% above peers
Topeka, KS 9.3% 26th -0.6pp 11th 42% above peers
Clovis, CA 4.4% 6th -0.3pp 12th 33% below peers
New Haven, CT 26.9% 31st -1.4pp 13th 309% above peers
Kent, WA 7.2% 20th -0.3pp 14th 9% above peers
Hampton, VA 7.6% 22nd -0.3pp 15th 16% above peers
Pasadena, CA 9.3% 27th -0.3pp 16th 42% above peers
Columbia, MO 7.1% 18th -0.2pp 17th 8% above peers
Orange, CA 3.8% 4th +0.0pp 18th 42% below peers
Torrance, CA 4.9% 10th +0.0pp 19th 26% below peers
Fullerton, CA 5.3% 11th +0.1pp 20th 20% below peers
Norman, OK 5.8% 13th +0.2pp 21st 11% below peers
West Valley City, UT 4.7% 9th +0.3pp 22nd 29% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 9.5% 28th +0.8pp 23rd 45% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 4.5% 7th +0.5pp 24th 32% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 5.8% 14th +0.7pp 25th 11% below peers
Lewisville, TX 4.6% 8th +0.5pp 26th 30% below peers
Fargo, ND 8.3% 24th +1.3pp 27th 26% above peers
College Station, TX 6.6% 16th +1.1pp 28th on par with peers
Sterling Heights, MI 7.1% 19th +2.2pp 29th 9% above peers
Carrollton, TX 3.5% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 47% below peers
Pearland, TX 2.3% 1st +1.0pp 31st 65% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
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 (19.2% then, 18.9% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 8.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.6% to 18.9%).
Needs attention 18.9%
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
Pasadena, CA 5.7% 5th -1.7pp 1st 30% below peers
Orange, CA 6.0% 8th -1.8pp 2nd 27% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 6.7% 12th -2.0pp 3rd 18% below peers
New Haven, CT 7.4% 14th -1.5pp 4th 10% below peers
Athens, GA 11.3% 23rd -2.2pp 5th 38% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 5.7% 6th -1.0pp 6th 30% below peers
North Charleston, SC 15.4% 28th -2.6pp 7th 88% above peers
Columbia, MO 5.9% 7th -1.0pp 8th 28% below peers
Hampton, VA 7.0% 13th -1.1pp 9th 15% below peers
Clovis, CA 3.8% 2nd -0.6pp 10th 53% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 10.8% 21st -1.6pp 11th 32% above peers
Dayton, OH 8.2% 16th -1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Torrance, CA 4.2% 3rd -0.5pp 13th 49% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.9% 1st -0.3pp 14th 64% below peers
Fargo, ND 6.0% 9th -0.5pp 15th 26% below peers
Lewisville, TX 15.3% 27th -1.2pp 16th 88% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 15.2% 26th -1.0pp 17th 86% above peers
Warren, MI 6.1% 10th -0.4pp 18th 26% below peers
West Valley City, UT 17.7% 30th -0.6pp 19th 116% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.9% 31st -0.3pp 20th 131% above peers
Norman, OK 9.6% 19th -0.1pp 21st 18% above peers
Pearland, TX 7.5% 15th -0.0pp 22nd 9% below peers
Carrollton, TX 15.6% 29th +0.1pp 23rd 91% above peers
Allentown, PA 11.4% 24th +0.1pp 24th 39% above peers
Fullerton, CA 6.7% 11th +0.2pp 25th 18% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 4.8% 4th +0.2pp 26th 42% below peers
Kent, WA 8.8% 18th +0.5pp 27th 8% above peers
Wilmington, NC 10.9% 22nd +0.6pp 28th 34% above peers
College Station, TX 8.5% 17th +0.5pp 29th 4% above peers
Abilene, TX 15.0% 25th +1.2pp 30th 83% above peers
Topeka, KS 10.2% 20th +1.9pp 31st 25% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Riverview, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Hialeah, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rialto, CA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

35.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 32.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Torrance, CA 20.0% 1st 43% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 20.5% 2nd 42% below peers
Pasadena, CA 24.4% 3rd 30% below peers
Fullerton, CA 25.5% 4th 27% below peers
Kent, WA 26.2% 5th 25% below peers
Orange, CA 27.0% 6th 23% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 29.8% 7th 15% below peers
Carrollton, TX 29.9% 8th 15% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 32.7% 9th 7% below peers
Lewisville, TX 32.9% 10th 6% below peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 11th 3% below peers
Fargo, ND 34.3% 12th 2% below peers
Columbia, MO 34.6% 13th 1% below peers
Wilmington, NC 34.6% 14th 1% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 34.9% 15th 1% below peers
College Station, TX 35.1% 16th on par with peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 35.5% 17th 1% above peers
North Charleston, SC 35.9% 18th 2% above peers
West Valley City, UT 36.0% 19th 3% above peers
Athens, GA 36.3% 20th 3% above peers
Pearland, TX 36.8% 21st 5% above peers
Norman, OK 37.1% 22nd 6% above peers
Abilene, TX 37.2% 23rd 6% above peers
New Haven, CT 37.2% 24th 6% above peers
Warren, MI 37.7% 25th 7% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 38.9% 26th 11% above peers
Allentown, PA 39.5% 27th 13% above peers
Topeka, KS 42.0% 28th 20% above peers
Hampton, VA 43.0% 29th 23% above peers
Dayton, OH 47.7% 30th 36% 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 (8.4% then, 8.4% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.1% to 8.4%).
Needs attention 8.4%
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
Carolina zona urbana, PR 2.4% 4th -2.3pp 1st 54% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 1.6% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 69% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.1% 3rd -1.0pp 3rd 59% below peers
Clovis, CA 2.0% 2nd -0.6pp 4th 61% below peers
Warren, MI 2.7% 6th -0.4pp 5th 48% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.8% 19th -0.6pp 6th 12% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 3.0% 9th -0.3pp 7th 42% below peers
West Valley City, UT 14.0% 29th -0.6pp 8th 172% above peers
Columbia, MO 3.5% 12th -0.1pp 9th 32% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 7.8% 22nd -0.2pp 10th 51% above peers
College Station, TX 4.8% 15th -0.1pp 11th 6% below peers
Orange, CA 2.8% 8th -0.0pp 12th 45% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 8.4% 26th -0.0pp 13th 63% above peers
Hampton, VA 3.4% 10th +0.1pp 14th 34% below peers
Pearland, TX 5.1% 16th +0.1pp 15th on par with peers
West Palm Beach, FL 10.1% 27th +0.5pp 16th 97% above peers
Fargo, ND 4.4% 14th +0.3pp 17th 14% below peers
Pasadena, CA 2.7% 7th +0.3pp 18th 47% below peers
Athens, GA 8.2% 24th +0.9pp 19th 60% above peers
Topeka, KS 5.6% 18th +0.8pp 20th 10% above peers
North Charleston, SC 12.1% 28th +2.1pp 21st 136% above peers
Allentown, PA 6.2% 21st +1.2pp 22nd 20% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.4% 5th +0.5pp 23rd 53% below peers
Abilene, TX 8.3% 25th +1.7pp 24th 62% above peers
Kent, WA 3.4% 11th +0.7pp 25th 34% below peers
Carrollton, TX 15.3% 31st +4.3pp 26th 197% above peers
Lewisville, TX 14.1% 30th +4.4pp 27th 175% above peers
New Haven, CT 4.2% 13th +1.4pp 28th 19% below peers
Norman, OK 6.0% 20th +2.4pp 29th 17% above peers
Fullerton, CA 5.4% 17th +2.3pp 30th 6% above peers
Wilmington, NC 7.8% 23rd +3.8pp 31st 51% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.8pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (14.6% then, 14.3% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
72% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.9% to 14.3%).
Needs attention 14.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 34.1% +4.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Allentown, PA 19.1% 28th +3.9pp 1st 52% below peers
North Charleston, SC 28.6% 23rd +5.8pp 2nd 28% below peers
Lewisville, TX 40.7% 13th +6.6pp 3rd 2% above peers
Dayton, OH 21.6% 26th +3.2pp 4th 46% below peers
Abilene, TX 27.3% 25th +3.8pp 5th 31% below peers
Kent, WA 29.8% 21st +4.1pp 6th 25% below peers
Carrollton, TX 45.2% 10th +6.0pp 7th 14% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 39.2% 16th +4.8pp 8th 1% below peers
Warren, MI 21.0% 27th +2.5pp 9th 47% below peers
Wilmington, NC 46.8% 8th +5.3pp 10th 18% above peers
Clovis, CA 36.6% 18th +4.0pp 11th 8% below peers
New Haven, CT 38.9% 17th +4.0pp 12th 2% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 65.9% 1st +6.1pp 13th 66% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.1% 20th +2.7pp 14th 22% below peers
Columbia, MO 56.7% 2nd +4.5pp 15th 43% above peers
Athens, GA 47.3% 6th +3.3pp 16th 19% above peers
Fargo, ND 43.0% 12th +3.0pp 17th 8% above peers
Pasadena, CA 56.1% 4th +3.8pp 18th 41% above peers
Norman, OK 45.9% 9th +2.9pp 19th 16% above peers
Torrance, CA 54.0% 5th +3.3pp 20th 36% above peers
Hampton, VA 28.5% 24th +1.6pp 21st 28% below peers
West Valley City, UT 16.1% 29th +0.9pp 22nd 60% below peers
Orange, CA 39.7% 15th +2.0pp 23rd on par with peers
Coral Springs, FL 39.9% 14th +1.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 33.1% 19th +1.1pp 25th 17% below peers
Fullerton, CA 43.5% 11th +1.0pp 26th 9% above peers
Topeka, KS 29.0% 22nd +0.4pp 27th 27% below peers
Pearland, TX 47.1% 7th -0.0pp 28th 19% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 14.3% 30th -0.3pp 29th 64% below peers
College Station, TX 56.5% 3rd -2.1pp 30th 42% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp 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 No measurable change
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 (39.0% then, 37.1% now; margin ±10.1pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.0% to 37.1%).
Needs attention 37.1%
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%
Norman, OK 45.3% 18th +14.2pp 1st on par with peers
North Charleston, SC 45.4% 16th +8.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Carrollton, TX 59.8% 6th +11.1pp 3rd 32% above peers
Allentown, PA 26.5% 30th +4.2pp 4th 42% below peers
Wilmington, NC 50.7% 11th +7.6pp 5th 12% above peers
West Valley City, UT 42.7% 21st +4.9pp 6th 6% below peers
Topeka, KS 43.3% 20th +4.6pp 7th 5% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 63.3% 5th +6.0pp 8th 39% above peers
Dayton, OH 40.3% 24th +3.4pp 9th 11% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 71.0% 1st +3.4pp 10th 56% above peers
Orange, CA 67.5% 2nd +3.2pp 11th 48% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 51.0% 10th +2.0pp 12th 12% above peers
Warren, MI 30.9% 27th +0.3pp 13th 32% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 47.9% 12th +0.4pp 14th 5% above peers
Columbia, MO 57.6% 7th +0.4pp 15th 27% above peers
Pearland, TX 46.4% 13th +0.3pp 16th 2% above peers
Kent, WA 29.2% 29th +0.0pp 17th 36% below peers
Clovis, CA 36.9% 26th +0.0pp 18th 19% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.1% 25th -1.8pp 19th 18% below peers
Hampton, VA 45.2% 19th -3.3pp 20th 1% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 45.3% 17th -3.5pp 21st on par with peers
Athens, GA 45.7% 15th -4.5pp 22nd 1% above peers
Pasadena, CA 63.9% 4th -7.9pp 23rd 41% above peers
Torrance, CA 65.9% 3rd -9.7pp 24th 45% above peers
Lewisville, TX 46.4% 14th -7.1pp 25th 2% above peers
College Station, TX 41.6% 23rd -8.1pp 26th 8% below peers
New Haven, CT 51.9% 9th -13.8pp 27th 14% above peers
Fullerton, CA 41.8% 22nd -13.1pp 28th 8% below peers
Coral Springs, FL 54.1% 8th -17.7pp 29th 19% above peers
Abilene, TX 29.9% 28th -11.0pp 30th 34% below peers
Fargo, ND 22.3% 31st -12.6pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.5pp 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 (8.5% then, 10.1% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 10.1%).
Needs attention 10.1%
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
Lewisville, TX 1.3% 1st -4.7pp 1st 76% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.0% 4th -3.1pp 2nd 63% below peers
Carrollton, TX 3.1% 5th -1.6pp 3rd 43% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 7.0% 23rd -3.1pp 4th 30% above peers
North Charleston, SC 6.3% 20th -2.6pp 5th 18% above peers
Topeka, KS 6.3% 21st -2.4pp 6th 18% above peers
Orange, CA 3.9% 10th -1.1pp 7th 28% below peers
Abilene, TX 7.0% 24th -1.2pp 8th 30% above peers
Fargo, ND 1.7% 3rd -0.2pp 9th 69% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 4.6% 14th -0.5pp 10th 14% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.7% 18th -0.3pp 11th 6% above peers
Clovis, CA 4.6% 13th -0.1pp 12th 15% below peers
Wilmington, NC 6.2% 19th +0.3pp 13th 16% above peers
New Haven, CT 5.7% 17th +0.4pp 14th 5% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 6.6% 22nd +0.6pp 15th 23% above peers
Warren, MI 9.5% 26th +1.2pp 16th 78% above peers
Pasadena, CA 4.6% 12th +0.6pp 17th 15% below peers
Fullerton, CA 3.8% 9th +0.5pp 18th 29% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 10.1% 28th +1.6pp 19th 88% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.7% 8th +0.6pp 20th 31% below peers
Athens, GA 3.2% 6th +0.6pp 21st 41% below peers
Norman, OK 4.5% 11th +1.2pp 22nd 16% below peers
Allentown, PA 9.9% 27th +2.9pp 23rd 84% above peers
West Valley City, UT 12.6% 30th +5.4pp 24th 135% above peers
College Station, TX 1.3% 2nd +0.6pp 25th 76% below peers
Kent, WA 11.5% 29th +5.1pp 26th 114% above peers
Columbia, MO 3.3% 7th +1.6pp 27th 38% below peers
Hampton, VA 9.5% 25th +4.8pp 28th 77% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.4% 16th +2.9pp 29th on par with peers
Pearland, TX 4.9% 15th +2.7pp 30th 8% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 13.6% 31st +8.4pp 31st 154% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.9pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 123,378 to 132,353 - more than the combined survey margin (±4,326).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 24% from 2014 to 2024 (106,747 to 132,353).
Big move 132,353
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
Lewisville, TX 131,080 18th +23% 1st 1% below peers
Clovis, CA 124,725 27th +14% 2nd 6% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 122,290 29th +11% 3rd 8% below peers
College Station, TX 124,570 28th +10% 4th 6% below peers
Fargo, ND 131,627 17th +8% 5th 1% below peers
North Charleston, SC 119,913 31st +8% 6th 9% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 132,353 16th +7% 7th on par with peers
Columbia, MO 128,548 21st +6% 8th 3% below peers
Norman, OK 129,672 20th +6% 9th 2% below peers
Pearland, TX 127,514 23rd +4% 10th 4% below peers
Allentown, PA 125,976 25th +4% 11th 5% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 137,264 8th +4% 12th 4% above peers
Kent, WA 135,603 12th +3% 13th 2% above peers
Abilene, TX 128,053 22nd +3% 14th 3% below peers
New Haven, CT 134,349 13th +3% 15th 2% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 136,103 11th +3% 16th 3% above peers
Warren, MI 137,928 6th +2% 17th 4% above peers
Athens, GA 127,345 24th +2% 18th 4% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 130,256 19th +2% 19th 2% below peers
Hampton, VA 137,557 7th +2% 20th 4% above peers
West Valley City, UT 138,437 4th +2% 21st 5% above peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 138,633 3rd +1% 22nd 5% above peers
Fullerton, CA 140,968 2nd +1% 23rd 7% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 133,573 15th +1% 24th 1% above peers
Wilmington, NC 120,805 30th +1% 25th 9% below peers
Topeka, KS 125,786 26th -0% 26th 5% below peers
Orange, CA 138,266 5th -1% 27th 4% above peers
Carrollton, TX 133,740 14th -2% 28th 1% above peers
Torrance, CA 142,130 1st -2% 29th 7% above peers
Dayton, OH 136,579 10th -3% 30th 3% above peers
Pasadena, CA 136,969 9th -3% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 ±3,339 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction 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 (27.3% then, 27.4% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (28.5% to 27.4%).
Big move 27.4%
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 19.5% -0.5pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
College Station, TX 16.9% 27th +0.6pp 1st 21% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.6% 2nd +0.9pp 2nd 34% above peers
Warren, MI 21.9% 12th +0.6pp 3rd 3% above peers
Columbia, MO 18.7% 23rd +0.4pp 4th 12% below peers
Hampton, VA 21.5% 14th +0.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Fullerton, CA 22.1% 11th +0.3pp 6th 4% above peers
Torrance, CA 20.8% 18th +0.2pp 7th 2% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 27.4% 3rd +0.1pp 8th 29% above peers
Fargo, ND 20.0% 20th -0.1pp 9th 6% below peers
Abilene, TX 23.0% 9th -0.1pp 10th 8% above peers
Kent, WA 23.7% 7th -0.5pp 11th 11% above peers
Topeka, KS 22.4% 10th -0.5pp 12th 5% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 25.8% 5th -0.6pp 13th 21% above peers
Dayton, OH 21.4% 15th -0.5pp 14th on par with peers
West Valley City, UT 30.0% 1st -0.8pp 15th 41% above peers
Pearland, TX 26.7% 4th -1.0pp 16th 25% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 17.7% 24th -0.7pp 17th 17% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 19.4% 22nd -0.8pp 18th 9% below peers
Athens, GA 16.6% 29th -0.7pp 19th 22% below peers
Orange, CA 20.4% 19th -1.0pp 20th 5% below peers
New Haven, CT 21.3% 16th -1.2pp 21st on par with peers
Lewisville, TX 23.1% 8th -1.4pp 22nd 8% above peers
Allentown, PA 24.4% 6th -2.0pp 23rd 14% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 20.8% 17th -1.8pp 24th 2% below peers
Wilmington, NC 16.4% 30th -1.4pp 25th 23% below peers
Pasadena, CA 16.7% 28th -1.5pp 26th 21% below peers
Norman, OK 17.0% 25th -2.1pp 27th 20% below peers
North Charleston, SC 21.9% 13th -2.7pp 28th 3% above peers
Carrollton, TX 19.6% 21st -3.0pp 29th 8% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 17.0% 26th -2.8pp 30th 20% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 15.4% 31st -3.1pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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 ±1.0pp 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Single-parent fell 9.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 46.3% to 36.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±6.0pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 9.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.7% to 36.8%).
Big move 36.8%
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 32.9% -1.8pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Pearland, TX 18.2% 28th +7.3pp 1st 43% below peers
Pasadena, CA 33.0% 14th +8.1pp 2nd 4% above peers
College Station, TX 28.5% 19th +6.8pp 3rd 10% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 55.1% 5th +11.6pp 4th 74% above peers
Topeka, KS 41.0% 8th +6.3pp 5th 30% above peers
Carrollton, TX 24.9% 26th +2.6pp 6th 21% below peers
Orange, CA 24.1% 27th +2.4pp 7th 24% below peers
Athens, GA 47.8% 6th +4.6pp 8th 51% above peers
Columbia, MO 26.8% 24th +2.0pp 9th 16% below peers
Fullerton, CA 26.1% 25th +1.3pp 10th 18% below peers
West Valley City, UT 27.8% 23rd +1.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 36.0% 11th +1.0pp 12th 14% above peers
Dayton, OH 62.8% 2nd +1.8pp 13th 98% above peers
Allentown, PA 59.1% 3rd +1.6pp 14th 87% above peers
New Haven, CT 57.4% 4th +1.3pp 15th 81% above peers
Norman, OK 28.3% 21st +0.2pp 16th 11% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 64.0% 1st +0.1pp 17th 102% above peers
Fargo, ND 31.7% 16th -0.4pp 18th on par with peers
Sterling Heights, MI 17.1% 29th -0.4pp 19th 46% below peers
Kent, WA 28.7% 18th -1.4pp 20th 9% below peers
Abilene, TX 32.3% 15th -2.2pp 21st 2% above peers
Warren, MI 34.4% 13th -3.0pp 22nd 8% above peers
North Charleston, SC 42.5% 7th -4.7pp 23rd 34% above peers
Torrance, CA 14.7% 30th -1.7pp 24th 54% below peers
Lewisville, TX 30.3% 17th -3.5pp 25th 4% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.3% 20th -3.7pp 26th 11% below peers
Hampton, VA 39.9% 9th -6.1pp 27th 26% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 28.0% 22nd -5.3pp 28th 12% below peers
Wilmington, NC 35.3% 12th -7.4pp 29th 12% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 14.1% 31st -3.4pp 30th 56% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 36.8% 10th -9.5pp 31st 16% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (64.3% then, 58.8% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.3% to 58.8%).
Big move 58.8%
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
College Station, TX 72.8% 9th +18.0pp 1st 4% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 74.8% 5th +9.8pp 2nd 7% above peers
Carrollton, TX 74.5% 7th +9.0pp 3rd 6% above peers
Warren, MI 69.8% 18th +6.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Fullerton, CA 65.6% 22nd +5.6pp 5th 6% below peers
Lewisville, TX 71.3% 12th +6.0pp 6th 2% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 60.7% 29th +5.0pp 7th 14% below peers
Orange, CA 73.7% 8th +5.8pp 8th 5% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 78.0% 2nd +4.7pp 9th 11% above peers
Columbia, MO 78.2% 1st +4.0pp 10th 11% above peers
Kent, WA 63.6% 24th +3.1pp 11th 9% below peers
Pasadena, CA 69.2% 19th +3.1pp 12th 1% below peers
Allentown, PA 76.0% 4th +3.3pp 13th 8% above peers
New Haven, CT 72.8% 10th +2.9pp 14th 4% above peers
Torrance, CA 63.0% 26th +2.4pp 15th 10% below peers
Topeka, KS 77.2% 3rd +1.5pp 16th 10% above peers
Hampton, VA 70.2% 16th +1.3pp 17th on par with peers
Clovis, CA 69.0% 20th +1.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 56.1% 31st +1.0pp 19th 20% below peers
Abilene, TX 70.8% 14th +0.2pp 20th 1% above peers
Athens, GA 62.7% 27th -0.2pp 21st 11% below peers
West Valley City, UT 65.0% 23rd -0.2pp 22nd 7% below peers
Pearland, TX 71.1% 13th -0.9pp 23rd 1% above peers
Coral Springs, FL 71.9% 11th -2.5pp 24th 2% above peers
Dayton, OH 68.1% 21st -2.5pp 25th 3% below peers
North Charleston, SC 69.9% 17th -3.4pp 26th on par with peers
Wilmington, NC 63.5% 25th -5.7pp 27th 10% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 58.8% 30th -5.5pp 28th 16% below peers
Fargo, ND 74.8% 6th -7.0pp 29th 7% above peers
Norman, OK 61.6% 28th -7.3pp 30th 12% below peers
Carolina zona urbana, PR 70.2% 15th -8.9pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 28 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±5.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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