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262,732 people (2024) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where St. Petersburg, FL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$75,192
2020-24
▲ 32%
relative change
$56,982 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
9.1%
2019-23
▼ 29%
relative change
12.9% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
69.9%
2020-24
▲ 20%
relative change
58.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
42.6%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
35.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.3%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
8.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
9.9%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
11.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
92.5%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
83.9% in 2019
Real improvement  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
62.8%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
60.4% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where St. Petersburg, FL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.0%
May 2026
▲ 21%
relative change
3.3% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
38.6%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
35.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.50
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
0.48 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
17.7%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
19.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 3 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
36.0%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
41.7% in 2019
Falling  
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Children
Children's share of the population
16.1%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
16.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
262,732
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
261,338 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $56,982 to $75,192 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,231). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 65% from 2014 to 2024 ($45,483 to $75,192).
$75,192
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref $74,568 +34%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Boise, ID $83,904 11th +40% 1st 4% above peers
Spokane, WA $70,064 22nd +39% 2nd 13% below peers
Durham, NC $81,619 13th +39% 3rd 1% above peers
Jersey City, NJ $97,710 9th +38% 4th 21% above peers
Reno, NV $80,760 14th +37% 5th on par with peers
Laredo, TX $63,915 24th +34% 6th 21% below peers
Buffalo, NY $50,041 29th +34% 7th 38% below peers
Glendale, AZ $73,530 20th +34% 8th 9% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL $80,648 15th +33% 9th on par with peers
North Las Vegas, NV $79,542 16th +33% 10th 1% below peers
Chula Vista, CA $108,032 6th +33% 11th 34% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL $75,192 19th +32% 12th 7% below peers
Toledo, OH $49,724 30th +32% 13th 38% below peers
Chandler, AZ $108,095 5th +30% 14th 34% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC $59,268 27th +30% 15th 27% below peers
Norfolk, VA $66,109 23rd +28% 16th 18% below peers
St. Louis, MO $56,160 28th +28% 17th 30% below peers
Gilbert, AZ $122,551 2nd +27% 18th 52% above peers
Irving, TX $81,830 12th +26% 19th 1% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ $110,886 4th +26% 20th 37% above peers
Garland, TX $76,320 18th +25% 21st 5% below peers
Lincoln, NE $71,867 21st +24% 22nd 11% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN $61,422 25th +24% 23rd 24% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK $103,284 7th +22% 24th 28% above peers
Chesapeake, VA $95,373 10th +21% 25th 18% above peers
Enterprise, NV $98,462 8th +21% 26th 22% above peers
Lubbock, TX $60,895 26th +21% 27th 24% below peers
Madison, WI $78,050 17th +19% 28th 3% below peers
Arlington, VA $142,114 1st +18% 29th 76% above peers
Plano, TX $112,253 3rd +17% 30th 39% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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17 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Stockton, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,875 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 85% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in May 2026, up from 3.3% a year earlier.
4.0%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 4.8% (May 26) +1.1pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Toledo, OH 4.4% (May 26) 24th -1.8pp 1st 10% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 4.0% (May 26) 15th -0.9pp 2nd on par with peers
St. Louis, MO 4.0% (May 26) 16th -0.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Fort Wayne, IN 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.4pp 4th 22% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 3.9% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 5th 3% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.2% (May 26) 21st -0.2pp 6th 5% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 3.5% (May 26) 6th -0.2pp 7th 12% below peers
Lincoln, NE 2.6% (May 26) 2nd -0.2pp 8th 35% below peers
Reno, NV 4.1% (May 26) 19th -0.1pp 9th 2% above peers
Madison, WI 2.5% (May 26) 1st -0.1pp 10th 38% below peers
Laredo, TX 4.5% (May 26) 25th -0.1pp 11th 12% above peers
Durham, NC 3.2% (May 26) 4th -0.1pp 12th 20% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 5.7% (May 26) 28th +0.0pp 13th 43% above peers
Boise, ID 3.2% (May 26) 5th +0.1pp 14th 20% below peers
Plano, TX 3.9% (May 26) 14th +0.2pp 15th 3% below peers
Irving, TX 3.8% (May 26) 12th +0.3pp 16th 5% below peers
Glendale, AZ 4.3% (May 26) 22nd +0.3pp 17th 7% above peers
Garland, TX 4.0% (May 26) 17th +0.3pp 18th on par with peers
Norfolk, VA 4.1% (May 26) 20th +0.3pp 19th 2% above peers
Lubbock, TX 3.6% (May 26) 7th +0.3pp 20th 10% below peers
Chandler, AZ 3.7% (May 26) 10th +0.3pp 21st 7% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 3.6% (May 26) 8th +0.4pp 22nd 10% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 3.6% (May 26) 9th +0.4pp 23rd 10% below peers
Spokane, WA 4.3% (May 26) 23rd +0.4pp 24th 7% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.7% (May 26) 11th +0.4pp 25th 7% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 4.0% (May 26) 18th +0.7pp 26th on par with peers
Buffalo, NY 5.3% (May 26) 27th +0.8pp 27th 32% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 4.8% (May 26) 26th +1.0pp 28th 20% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.1% then, 12.1% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.8% to 12.1%).
12.1%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 11.9% -1.5pp
United States ref 12.0%
Durham, NC 11.3% 13th -4.0pp 1st 7% below peers
Boise, ID 10.3% 11th -3.2pp 2nd 15% below peers
Laredo, TX 20.6% 28th -5.7pp 3rd 70% above peers
Spokane, WA 13.5% 19th -3.3pp 4th 11% above peers
Glendale, AZ 14.8% 20th -3.1pp 5th 22% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 17.0% 25th -2.8pp 6th 40% above peers
Buffalo, NY 25.3% 30th -3.8pp 7th 108% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 12.0% 14th -1.6pp 8th 1% below peers
Norfolk, VA 15.1% 21st -1.7pp 9th 24% above peers
Irving, TX 10.9% 12th -1.2pp 10th 10% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 8.7% 7th -0.9pp 11th 29% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 15.5% 22nd -1.5pp 12th 27% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 12.1% 15th -1.0pp 13th on par with peers
Reno, NV 12.4% 17th -0.9pp 14th 2% above peers
Lubbock, TX 18.1% 26th -1.2pp 15th 49% above peers
Lincoln, NE 12.2% 16th -0.7pp 16th on par with peers
St. Louis, MO 20.0% 27th -1.2pp 17th 65% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 7.2% 3rd -0.3pp 18th 41% below peers
Toledo, OH 23.8% 29th -1.0pp 19th 95% above peers
Madison, WI 15.7% 23rd -0.4pp 20th 29% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 5.2% 1st -0.1pp 21st 57% below peers
Garland, TX 13.0% 18th -0.1pp 22nd 7% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 8.8% 8th -0.1pp 23rd 28% below peers
Plano, TX 6.7% 2nd -0.0pp 24th 45% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 15.7% 24th +0.1pp 25th 29% above peers
Chandler, AZ 7.9% 5th +0.3pp 26th 35% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 9.4% 10th +0.4pp 27th 23% below peers
Arlington, VA 7.3% 4th +0.6pp 28th 40% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 9.3% 9th +0.9pp 29th 24% below peers
Enterprise, NV 8.6% 6th +1.0pp 30th 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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17 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.9% then, 17.7% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 9.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.1% to 17.7%).
17.7%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 16.5% -3.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Durham, NC 16.6% 18th -7.9pp 1st 7% above peers
Boise, ID 11.1% 9th -5.1pp 2nd 28% below peers
Spokane, WA 14.7% 14th -6.4pp 3rd 5% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 15.4% 16th -5.2pp 4th on par with peers
Glendale, AZ 20.2% 21st -6.8pp 5th 31% above peers
Laredo, TX 28.3% 27th -8.5pp 6th 83% above peers
Buffalo, NY 35.5% 29th -10.4pp 7th 130% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 8.4% 4th -2.2pp 8th 45% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 25.9% 26th -6.1pp 9th 67% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 10.8% 8th -2.3pp 10th 30% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 12.5% 10th -2.4pp 11th 19% below peers
St. Louis, MO 29.7% 28th -4.2pp 12th 92% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 17.7% 19th -2.2pp 13th 14% above peers
Norfolk, VA 25.2% 25th -3.1pp 14th 63% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 10.0% 6th -1.2pp 15th 35% below peers
Lubbock, TX 20.1% 20th -1.9pp 16th 30% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 5.0% 1st -0.4pp 17th 67% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 22.9% 23rd -1.9pp 18th 48% above peers
Garland, TX 20.3% 22nd -1.5pp 19th 32% above peers
Irving, TX 16.4% 17th -1.2pp 20th 6% above peers
Plano, TX 7.9% 3rd -0.5pp 21st 49% below peers
Reno, NV 14.9% 15th -0.8pp 22nd 3% below peers
Lincoln, NE 13.6% 12th -0.6pp 23rd 12% below peers
Toledo, OH 36.0% 30th -0.8pp 24th 133% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 23.8% 24th -0.3pp 25th 54% above peers
Chandler, AZ 9.9% 5th +0.4pp 26th 36% below peers
Arlington, VA 7.8% 2nd +1.2pp 27th 50% below peers
Madison, WI 13.9% 13th +2.1pp 28th 10% below peers
Enterprise, NV 10.6% 7th +2.1pp 29th 32% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 12.8% 11th +2.7pp 30th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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18 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mesa, AZ down 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Santa Ana, CA down 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oakland, CA down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.9% to 92.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 28 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 13.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (78.7% to 92.5%).
92.5%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 30 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%
Laredo, TX 87.5% 28th +18.9pp 1st 6% below peers
Buffalo, NY 88.6% 26th +13.7pp 2nd 4% below peers
St. Louis, MO 86.9% 30th +12.5pp 3rd 6% below peers
Boise, ID 93.8% 11th +10.5pp 4th 1% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 88.5% 27th +9.2pp 5th 5% below peers
Toledo, OH 87.2% 29th +9.0pp 6th 6% below peers
Glendale, AZ 88.8% 25th +8.8pp 7th 4% below peers
Lubbock, TX 88.9% 24th +8.8pp 8th 4% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 92.5% 18th +8.6pp 9th on par with peers
North Las Vegas, NV 93.2% 13th +8.6pp 10th on par with peers
Irving, TX 92.8% 15th +7.4pp 11th on par with peers
Fort Wayne, IN 90.8% 21st +6.9pp 12th 2% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 92.6% 17th +6.8pp 13th on par with peers
Durham, NC 93.7% 12th +6.7pp 14th 1% above peers
Reno, NV 89.7% 22nd +5.8pp 15th 3% below peers
Garland, TX 94.9% 8th +6.2pp 16th 2% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 94.8% 9th +6.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Spokane, WA 92.0% 19th +5.7pp 18th 1% below peers
Norfolk, VA 89.0% 23rd +5.4pp 19th 4% below peers
Lincoln, NE 92.9% 14th +5.1pp 20th on par with peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 95.0% 7th +4.7pp 21st 2% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 94.6% 10th +4.5pp 22nd 2% above peers
Enterprise, NV 97.0% 1st +4.3pp 23rd 5% above peers
Arlington, VA 95.2% 6th +3.7pp 24th 3% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 96.3% 4th +3.8pp 25th 4% above peers
Chandler, AZ 95.4% 5th +3.5pp 26th 3% above peers
Madison, WI 91.5% 20th +2.8pp 27th 1% below peers
Plano, TX 96.7% 3rd +2.6pp 28th 4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 92.8% 16th +2.5pp 29th on par with peers
Gilbert, AZ 97.0% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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17 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Oklahoma City, OK up 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 68% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oakland, CA up 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 66% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.48 to 0.50 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 4 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.48 to 0.50).
0.50
20102024
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▸ Compare all 30 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
Laredo, TX 0.45 16th -0.025 1st on par with peers
Glendale, AZ 0.43 9th -0.023 2nd 5% below peers
Norfolk, VA 0.47 22nd -0.017 3rd 5% above peers
Spokane, WA 0.45 17th -0.016 4th 1% above peers
Toledo, OH 0.45 14th -0.015 5th on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC 0.51 28th -0.016 6th 12% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 0.51 29th -0.010 7th 12% above peers
Boise, ID 0.46 20th -0.008 8th 3% above peers
Garland, TX 0.40 3rd -0.006 9th 10% below peers
Buffalo, NY 0.50 26th -0.007 10th 11% above peers
Durham, NC 0.46 19th -0.003 11th 2% above peers
St. Louis, MO 0.50 27th -0.001 12th 12% above peers
Plano, TX 0.45 13th -0.001 13th 1% below peers
Chandler, AZ 0.42 6th -0.001 14th 7% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 0.44 12th +0.001 15th 2% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 0.43 10th +0.001 16th 4% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 0.42 8th +0.003 17th 6% below peers
Lincoln, NE 0.45 15th +0.003 18th on par with peers
Irving, TX 0.44 11th +0.004 19th 3% below peers
Lubbock, TX 0.49 24th +0.006 20th 9% above peers
Madison, WI 0.47 21st +0.007 21st 4% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 0.40 2nd +0.008 22nd 11% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 0.41 4th +0.009 23rd 9% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 0.42 5th +0.009 24th 7% below peers
Reno, NV 0.48 23rd +0.011 25th 6% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 0.39 1st +0.013 26th 13% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 0.50 25th +0.016 27th 10% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 0.52 30th +0.019 28th 16% above peers
Arlington, VA 0.46 18th +0.019 29th 2% above peers
Enterprise, NV 0.42 7th +0.022 30th 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
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Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 12.9% to 9.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 14 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 18 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 4.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (14.0% to 9.1%).
9.1%
20102023
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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
Boise, ID 6.2% 7th -2.9pp 1st 41% below peers
Irving, TX 6.2% 6th -2.8pp 2nd 41% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 9.1% 13th -3.8pp 3rd 14% below peers
Garland, TX 8.8% 11th -3.6pp 4th 16% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 2.3% 1st -0.9pp 5th 78% below peers
Durham, NC 9.3% 15th -2.7pp 6th 12% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 11.4% 19th -2.9pp 7th 8% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 14.0% 21st -2.9pp 8th 32% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 3.4% 3rd -0.6pp 9th 68% below peers
St. Louis, MO 18.0% 26th -3.3pp 10th 71% above peers
Spokane, WA 19.4% 27th -2.9pp 11th 84% above peers
Laredo, TX 23.9% 29th -3.3pp 12th 127% above peers
Buffalo, NY 29.9% 30th -3.9pp 13th 184% above peers
Toledo, OH 22.3% 28th -2.7pp 14th 111% above peers
Glendale, AZ 15.4% 23rd -1.9pp 15th 46% above peers
Lubbock, TX 11.4% 18th -1.3pp 16th 8% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 15.1% 22nd -1.2pp 17th 43% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 6.9% 8th -0.3pp 18th 35% below peers
Chandler, AZ 5.3% 5th -0.2pp 19th 50% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 10.7% 17th -0.1pp 20th 2% above peers
Lincoln, NE 8.9% 12th -0.0pp 21st 15% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 8.8% 10th +0.1pp 22nd 17% below peers
Arlington, VA 3.4% 2nd +0.1pp 23rd 68% below peers
Norfolk, VA 16.3% 24th +0.9pp 24th 54% above peers
Reno, NV 12.2% 20th +0.8pp 25th 16% above peers
Madison, WI 9.2% 14th +1.0pp 26th 12% below peers
Plano, TX 3.4% 4th +0.5pp 27th 68% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 17.2% 25th +3.0pp 28th 63% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 10.6% 16th +2.0pp 29th on par with peers
Enterprise, NV 8.1% 9th +2.5pp 30th 24% below peers
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp 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 Improving (small)
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Homeownership rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 60.4% to 62.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 15 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.7% to 62.8%).
62.8%
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%
North Las Vegas, NV 63.6% 9th +5.5pp 1st 8% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 84.0% 1st +7.1pp 2nd 43% above peers
Norfolk, VA 46.3% 24th +2.9pp 3rd 21% below peers
Spokane, WA 58.8% 15th +3.6pp 4th on par with peers
Buffalo, NY 43.0% 27th +2.3pp 5th 27% below peers
Toledo, OH 53.3% 20th +2.9pp 6th 9% below peers
Enterprise, NV 63.7% 8th +2.9pp 7th 8% above peers
Durham, NC 52.3% 21st +2.1pp 8th 11% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 74.3% 2nd +3.0pp 9th 26% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 63.9% 7th +2.6pp 10th 9% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 55.6% 19th +2.1pp 11th 6% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 62.8% 11th +2.4pp 12th 7% above peers
Reno, NV 49.8% 23rd +1.9pp 13th 15% below peers
Boise, ID 63.2% 10th +2.3pp 14th 7% above peers
St. Louis, MO 45.3% 26th +1.6pp 15th 23% below peers
Laredo, TX 64.1% 6th +2.2pp 16th 9% above peers
Irving, TX 38.1% 29th +1.3pp 17th 35% below peers
Glendale, AZ 57.2% 16th +1.8pp 18th 3% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 59.8% 14th +0.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 67.0% 4th +0.8pp 20th 14% above peers
Chandler, AZ 65.0% 5th +0.1pp 21st 11% above peers
Lubbock, TX 51.2% 22nd -0.1pp 22nd 13% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 61.9% 12th -0.1pp 23rd 5% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 73.1% 3rd -0.7pp 24th 24% above peers
Garland, TX 61.6% 13th -0.9pp 25th 5% above peers
Lincoln, NE 56.1% 18th -0.9pp 26th 5% below peers
Madison, WI 46.0% 25th -1.0pp 27th 22% below peers
Arlington, VA 41.3% 28th -1.5pp 28th 30% below peers
Plano, TX 56.9% 17th -2.2pp 29th 3% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 27.9% 30th -1.2pp 30th 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.4% to 38.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 8 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.1% to 38.6%).
38.6%
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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
St. Louis, MO 34.2% 14th -3.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Toledo, OH 31.9% 10th -2.2pp 2nd 10% below peers
Durham, NC 31.9% 11th -1.6pp 3rd 10% below peers
Norfolk, VA 41.2% 28th -0.9pp 4th 16% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 31.1% 7th -0.7pp 5th 13% below peers
Buffalo, NY 37.7% 24th -0.8pp 6th 6% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 41.7% 29th -0.8pp 7th 17% above peers
Laredo, TX 36.1% 18th -0.6pp 8th 2% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 33.7% 13th -0.2pp 9th 5% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 32.7% 12th +0.1pp 10th 8% below peers
Spokane, WA 35.5% 15th +0.2pp 11th on par with peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 35.8% 17th +0.6pp 12th 1% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 44.9% 30th +1.0pp 13th 26% above peers
Chandler, AZ 27.1% 2nd +0.7pp 14th 24% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 25.3% 1st +0.6pp 15th 29% below peers
Boise, ID 30.4% 5th +1.0pp 16th 15% below peers
Arlington, VA 31.2% 8th +1.1pp 17th 12% below peers
Madison, WI 36.4% 20th +1.4pp 18th 2% above peers
Glendale, AZ 36.4% 19th +1.5pp 19th 2% above peers
Reno, NV 36.9% 23rd +1.8pp 20th 4% above peers
Garland, TX 36.9% 22nd +2.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Lincoln, NE 30.3% 4th +1.9pp 22nd 15% below peers
Lubbock, TX 38.6% 25th +2.5pp 23rd 8% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 39.0% 27th +2.6pp 24th 10% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 31.6% 9th +2.3pp 25th 11% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 27.6% 3rd +2.2pp 26th 22% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 38.6% 26th +3.2pp 27th 9% above peers
Plano, TX 30.5% 6th +3.4pp 28th 14% below peers
Enterprise, NV 35.6% 16th +5.0pp 29th on par with peers
Irving, TX 36.8% 21st +5.4pp 30th 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, NJ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.3% to 7.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). 6 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.3% to 7.3%).
7.3%
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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
Glendale, AZ 6.7% 17th -1.7pp 1st on par with peers
Buffalo, NY 22.6% 29th -5.3pp 2nd 239% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 8.2% 21st -1.9pp 3rd 23% above peers
Durham, NC 7.2% 18th -1.4pp 4th 8% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.7% 4th -0.7pp 5th 45% below peers
Toledo, OH 11.7% 25th -2.0pp 6th 75% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 7.3% 19th -1.0pp 7th 9% above peers
Chandler, AZ 3.3% 3rd -0.4pp 8th 51% below peers
Garland, TX 4.1% 7th -0.5pp 9th 38% below peers
Reno, NV 8.4% 22nd -0.7pp 10th 25% above peers
St. Louis, MO 18.5% 28th -1.2pp 11th 177% above peers
Spokane, WA 9.5% 23rd -0.6pp 12th 42% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 5.2% 11th -0.2pp 13th 22% below peers
Norfolk, VA 11.5% 24th -0.4pp 14th 73% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 5.8% 12th -0.2pp 15th 12% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.5% 8th -0.1pp 16th 32% below peers
Boise, ID 5.0% 10th -0.1pp 17th 25% below peers
Lubbock, TX 6.1% 14th +0.2pp 18th 8% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 40.3% 30th +1.8pp 19th 504% above peers
Madison, WI 12.2% 26th +0.8pp 20th 83% above peers
Laredo, TX 6.6% 15th +0.7pp 21st 1% below peers
Lincoln, NE 6.7% 16th +0.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Plano, TX 3.7% 5th +0.5pp 23rd 44% below peers
Arlington, VA 15.2% 27th +2.1pp 24th 128% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.8% 20th +1.2pp 25th 17% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.0% 9th +0.9pp 26th 25% below peers
Irving, TX 5.8% 13th +1.2pp 27th 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 2.7% 2nd +0.6pp 28th 60% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 2.3% 1st +0.6pp 29th 66% below peers
Enterprise, NV 3.8% 6th +1.0pp 30th 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Fresno, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Stockton, CA down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% 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

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.1% to 9.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 14 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 18 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.1% to 9.9%).
9.9%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 11.0% -1.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Jersey City, NJ 8.5% 15th -2.8pp 1st 7% below peers
Norfolk, VA 8.1% 13th -2.4pp 2nd 12% below peers
Boise, ID 7.0% 12th -1.9pp 3rd 24% below peers
Toledo, OH 5.7% 7th -1.5pp 4th 39% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.6% 6th -1.3pp 5th 40% below peers
Lincoln, NE 6.2% 9th -1.3pp 6th 32% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 10.3% 20th -2.1pp 7th 12% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 6.2% 8th -1.1pp 8th 32% below peers
Durham, NC 10.7% 23rd -1.8pp 9th 16% above peers
St. Louis, MO 9.2% 16th -1.5pp 10th on par with peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 9.4% 18th -1.4pp 11th 2% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 9.9% 19th -1.2pp 12th 8% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 5.0% 3rd -0.6pp 13th 45% below peers
Buffalo, NY 4.1% 1st -0.5pp 14th 56% below peers
Arlington, VA 5.2% 4th -0.6pp 15th 43% below peers
Chandler, AZ 6.6% 11th -0.7pp 16th 29% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 11.1% 24th -1.1pp 17th 21% above peers
Plano, TX 10.6% 22nd -0.5pp 18th 16% above peers
Spokane, WA 5.3% 5th -0.2pp 19th 42% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 13.1% 25th -0.1pp 20th 43% above peers
Laredo, TX 27.2% 30th -0.2pp 21st 195% above peers
Enterprise, NV 8.1% 14th +0.1pp 22nd 12% below peers
Lubbock, TX 13.5% 27th +0.6pp 23rd 46% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 9.3% 17th +0.5pp 24th 2% above peers
Madison, WI 4.2% 2nd +0.3pp 25th 54% below peers
Glendale, AZ 13.2% 26th +0.9pp 26th 43% above peers
Garland, TX 25.1% 29th +1.7pp 27th 172% above peers
Reno, NV 10.5% 21st +0.8pp 28th 14% above peers
Irving, TX 22.3% 28th +2.0pp 29th 142% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 6.3% 10th +1.0pp 30th 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started 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 →
  • Oakland, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

32.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 32.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Arlington, VA 24.9% 1st 26% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 26.9% 2nd 20% below peers
Plano, TX 28.2% 3rd 16% below peers
Enterprise, NV 28.7% 4th 15% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 28.8% 5th 14% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 29.1% 6th 13% below peers
Boise, ID 29.4% 7th 13% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 29.8% 8th 11% below peers
Reno, NV 30.1% 9th 10% below peers
Chandler, AZ 30.2% 10th 10% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 30.4% 11th 10% below peers
Irving, TX 30.7% 12th 9% below peers
Madison, WI 32.1% 13th 4% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 32.2% 14th 4% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 33.4% 15th 1% below peers
Garland, TX 33.6% 16th on par with peers
Lincoln, NE 33.8% 17th 1% above peers
Durham, NC 33.9% 18th 1% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 34.0% 19th 1% above peers
Spokane, WA 34.5% 20th 3% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 35.5% 21st 6% above peers
Glendale, AZ 35.9% 22nd 7% above peers
Lubbock, TX 36.6% 23rd 9% above peers
St. Louis, MO 37.4% 24th 11% above peers
Buffalo, NY 38.4% 25th 14% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 39.4% 26th 17% above peers
Norfolk, VA 39.4% 27th 17% above peers
Louisville, KY 39.9% 28th 19% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 40.4% 29th 20% above peers
Laredo, TX 42.3% 30th 26% above peers
Toledo, OH 45.0% 31st 34% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 5.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.3% to 5.0%).
5.0%
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
Enterprise, NV 3.7% 8th -2.2pp 1st 29% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.9% 10th -2.1pp 2nd 26% below peers
Toledo, OH 2.1% 2nd -1.2pp 3rd 59% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 3.9% 11th -1.6pp 4th 26% below peers
Lincoln, NE 3.8% 9th -1.4pp 5th 28% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 5.0% 14th -1.1pp 6th 4% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 6.4% 19th -1.4pp 7th 22% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 3.7% 7th -0.8pp 8th 30% below peers
Norfolk, VA 5.5% 18th -1.0pp 9th 4% above peers
Reno, NV 6.8% 20th -1.2pp 10th 31% above peers
Chandler, AZ 5.4% 17th -0.9pp 11th 2% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 7.3% 22nd -0.8pp 12th 40% above peers
St. Louis, MO 4.9% 12th -0.2pp 13th 7% below peers
Spokane, WA 2.4% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 55% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 7.8% 23rd -0.1pp 15th 49% above peers
Laredo, TX 14.1% 28th -0.2pp 16th 169% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 3.6% 6th -0.0pp 17th 31% below peers
Glendale, AZ 9.9% 26th +0.3pp 18th 88% above peers
Arlington, VA 3.0% 5th +0.1pp 19th 43% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 5.2% 16th +0.4pp 20th on par with peers
Durham, NC 8.0% 24th +0.6pp 21st 52% above peers
Garland, TX 18.0% 30th +1.5pp 22nd 244% above peers
Plano, TX 9.1% 25th +0.8pp 23rd 74% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 5.1% 15th +0.4pp 24th 2% below peers
Boise, ID 4.9% 13th +0.5pp 25th 7% below peers
Irving, TX 15.8% 29th +2.0pp 26th 202% above peers
Buffalo, NY 1.9% 1st +0.3pp 27th 63% below peers
Madison, WI 2.8% 4th +0.5pp 28th 47% below peers
Lubbock, TX 10.7% 27th +2.3pp 29th 105% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.3% 21st +1.7pp 30th 39% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lexington, KY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lincoln, NE down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.7% to 42.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 27 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 12.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.0% to 42.6%).
42.6%
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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
Port St. Lucie, FL 28.1% 25th +5.5pp 1st 27% below peers
Toledo, OH 21.9% 29th +3.6pp 2nd 43% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 42.6% 10th +6.9pp 3rd 10% above peers
Norfolk, VA 33.5% 21st +4.6pp 4th 13% below peers
Durham, NC 57.3% 5th +7.7pp 5th 48% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 54.8% 6th +7.2pp 6th 42% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 39.5% 14th +5.0pp 7th 2% above peers
Boise, ID 47.5% 9th +5.9pp 8th 23% above peers
Laredo, TX 22.0% 28th +2.6pp 9th 43% below peers
St. Louis, MO 41.1% 13th +4.8pp 10th 6% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 33.2% 22nd +3.8pp 11th 14% below peers
Buffalo, NY 31.2% 23rd +3.5pp 12th 19% below peers
Enterprise, NV 35.7% 18th +4.0pp 13th 8% below peers
Glendale, AZ 24.3% 27th +2.7pp 14th 37% below peers
Irving, TX 42.4% 11th +4.7pp 15th 10% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 18.9% 30th +2.0pp 16th 51% below peers
Lubbock, TX 35.1% 19th +3.6pp 17th 9% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 36.9% 16th +3.7pp 18th 5% below peers
Garland, TX 25.4% 26th +2.5pp 19th 34% below peers
Reno, NV 36.8% 17th +3.2pp 20th 5% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 48.2% 7th +3.8pp 21st 25% above peers
Spokane, WA 33.9% 20th +2.6pp 22nd 12% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 38.6% 15th +2.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Chandler, AZ 47.8% 8th +3.0pp 24th 24% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 61.9% 2nd +3.5pp 25th 60% above peers
Plano, TX 60.5% 3rd +3.3pp 26th 57% above peers
Lincoln, NE 41.8% 12th +2.2pp 27th 8% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 29.0% 24th +1.2pp 28th 25% below peers
Madison, WI 59.9% 4th +2.0pp 29th 55% above peers
Arlington, VA 77.1% 1st +1.8pp 30th 99% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Winston-Salem, NC up 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Virginia Beach, VA up 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 75% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment rose 11.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 58.4% to 69.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.2pp). None of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 23.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.8% to 69.9%).
69.9%
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%
St. Petersburg, FL 69.9% 2nd +11.4pp 1st 67% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 51.1% 7th +4.3pp 2nd 22% above peers
Boise, ID 45.4% 12th +2.6pp 3rd 8% above peers
Irving, TX 36.6% 23rd +1.7pp 4th 13% below peers
Madison, WI 51.4% 6th +2.1pp 5th 23% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 39.8% 18th +1.1pp 6th 5% below peers
St. Louis, MO 53.8% 5th +1.0pp 7th 28% above peers
Chandler, AZ 46.9% 11th +0.8pp 8th 12% above peers
Spokane, WA 41.4% 17th +0.1pp 9th 1% below peers
Buffalo, NY 44.2% 13th -0.1pp 10th 5% above peers
Toledo, OH 37.1% 21st -1.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 47.5% 10th -2.0pp 12th 13% above peers
Plano, TX 47.7% 9th -2.1pp 13th 14% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 73.2% 1st -3.6pp 14th 75% above peers
Garland, TX 31.5% 28th -2.1pp 15th 25% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 34.2% 25th -2.4pp 16th 18% below peers
Lincoln, NE 41.4% 16th -3.9pp 17th 1% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 54.5% 4th -5.6pp 18th 30% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 50.1% 8th -6.6pp 19th 20% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 32.6% 27th -4.5pp 20th 22% below peers
Enterprise, NV 36.0% 24th -5.7pp 21st 14% below peers
Durham, NC 39.8% 19th -7.2pp 22nd 5% below peers
Lubbock, TX 39.6% 20th -7.3pp 23rd 6% below peers
Reno, NV 36.8% 22nd -7.2pp 24th 12% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 42.0% 15th -8.4pp 25th on par with peers
Norfolk, VA 42.3% 14th -8.7pp 26th 1% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 26.7% 29th -6.6pp 27th 36% below peers
Arlington, VA 55.7% 3rd -15.9pp 28th 33% above peers
Laredo, TX 33.1% 26th -14.3pp 29th 21% below peers
Glendale, AZ 22.2% 30th -10.0pp 30th 47% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.1% then, 7.2% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.5% to 7.2%).
7.2%
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
Arlington, VA 4.3% 5th -5.9pp 1st 39% below peers
Chandler, AZ 4.3% 4th -3.9pp 2nd 40% below peers
St. Louis, MO 6.7% 11th -3.3pp 3rd 6% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.1% 15th -2.3pp 4th on par with peers
Durham, NC 4.5% 6th -1.2pp 5th 36% below peers
Laredo, TX 7.8% 18th -1.9pp 6th 9% above peers
Glendale, AZ 8.4% 22nd -1.9pp 7th 17% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.1% 8th -1.1pp 8th 29% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 5.3% 9th -1.0pp 9th 25% below peers
Madison, WI 2.2% 1st -0.1pp 10th 69% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 7.9% 20th -0.2pp 11th 11% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.9% 7th -0.1pp 12th 31% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 8.4% 23rd +0.1pp 13th 19% above peers
Reno, NV 6.7% 12th +0.2pp 14th 6% below peers
Lubbock, TX 4.2% 3rd +0.3pp 15th 40% below peers
Enterprise, NV 7.8% 19th +1.0pp 16th 10% above peers
Boise, ID 5.7% 10th +0.7pp 17th 21% below peers
Spokane, WA 10.8% 28th +2.3pp 18th 52% above peers
Lincoln, NE 3.5% 2nd +0.7pp 19th 52% below peers
Toledo, OH 12.0% 29th +2.6pp 20th 68% above peers
Norfolk, VA 7.1% 16th +1.8pp 21st on par with peers
Gilbert, AZ 6.7% 13th +1.9pp 22nd 6% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 7.2% 17th +2.1pp 23rd 1% above peers
Plano, TX 7.1% 14th +2.1pp 24th 1% below peers
Buffalo, NY 9.9% 25th +3.1pp 25th 39% above peers
Garland, TX 10.1% 27th +3.2pp 26th 42% above peers
North Las Vegas, NV 14.1% 30th +5.0pp 27th 98% above peers
Irving, TX 10.1% 26th +4.4pp 28th 41% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 8.1% 21st +3.7pp 29th 13% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 9.1% 24th +4.2pp 30th 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 261,338 to 262,732 - more than the combined survey margin (±104). 21 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 24 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (248,429 to 262,732).
262,732
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Enterprise, NV 240,464 25th +41% 1st 10% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 232,491 29th +23% 2nd 13% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 278,595 9th +15% 3rd 4% above peers
Gilbert, AZ 280,262 7th +15% 4th 5% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 294,078 2nd +12% 5th 10% above peers
Chandler, AZ 280,136 8th +11% 6th 5% above peers
Reno, NV 273,212 13th +11% 7th 2% above peers
Madison, WI 278,001 10th +9% 8th 4% above peers
Durham, NC 291,467 3rd +8% 9th 9% above peers
Buffalo, NY 276,854 11th +8% 10th 4% above peers
Irving, TX 256,492 19th +7% 11th 4% below peers
Spokane, WA 230,293 30th +6% 12th 14% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 252,583 21st +5% 13th 6% below peers
Boise, ID 237,242 26th +5% 14th 11% below peers
Lubbock, TX 264,814 16th +4% 15th 1% below peers
Lincoln, NE 294,856 1st +4% 16th 10% above peers
Garland, TX 246,844 23rd +4% 17th 8% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 252,037 22nd +3% 18th 6% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 276,375 12th +3% 19th 3% above peers
Glendale, AZ 252,833 20th +2% 20th 5% below peers
Plano, TX 290,594 4th +1% 21st 9% above peers
Arlington, VA 236,254 27th +1% 22nd 12% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 268,589 14th +1% 23rd on par with peers
St. Petersburg, FL 262,732 17th +1% 24th 2% below peers
Laredo, TX 257,619 18th -1% 25th 4% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 288,976 5th -2% 26th 8% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 243,821 24th -3% 27th 9% below peers
Toledo, OH 267,463 15th -3% 28th on par with peers
Norfolk, VA 233,596 28th -4% 29th 13% below peers
St. Louis, MO 288,512 6th -6% 30th 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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 ±89 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.9% to 16.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 21 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 23 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.0% to 16.1%).
16.1%
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Florida ref 18.8% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Norfolk, VA 20.4% 21st +0.6pp 1st 10% below peers
Arlington, VA 18.0% 27th +0.2pp 2nd 20% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 24.2% 9th -0.1pp 3rd 7% above peers
Madison, WI 16.1% 28th -0.2pp 4th 29% below peers
Buffalo, NY 22.3% 16th -0.3pp 5th 1% below peers
Lubbock, TX 22.9% 12th -0.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Irving, TX 26.2% 3rd -0.7pp 7th 16% above peers
Toledo, OH 22.9% 13th -0.6pp 8th 1% above peers
Lincoln, NE 21.9% 17th -0.7pp 9th 3% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 24.5% 7th -0.8pp 10th 8% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 23.0% 11th -0.8pp 11th 2% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 24.3% 8th -1.0pp 12th 8% above peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 23.5% 10th -1.0pp 13th 4% above peers
Glendale, AZ 24.5% 6th -1.0pp 14th 9% above peers
Jersey City, NJ 19.7% 24th -0.9pp 15th 13% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 16.1% 29th -0.9pp 16th 29% below peers
Spokane, WA 20.4% 20th -1.2pp 17th 10% below peers
Laredo, TX 31.3% 1st -1.8pp 18th 38% above peers
St. Louis, MO 18.3% 26th -1.1pp 19th 19% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 28.1% 2nd -1.8pp 20th 25% above peers
Garland, TX 25.5% 4th -1.7pp 21st 13% above peers
Reno, NV 19.9% 23rd -1.4pp 22nd 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 20.4% 19th -1.5pp 23rd 10% below peers
Plano, TX 20.9% 18th -1.6pp 24th 7% below peers
Durham, NC 20.1% 22nd -1.6pp 25th 11% below peers
Enterprise, NV 22.6% 15th -1.9pp 26th on par with peers
Chandler, AZ 22.8% 14th -2.4pp 27th 1% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 13.9% 30th -1.6pp 28th 38% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 25.5% 5th -3.2pp 29th 13% above peers
Boise, ID 18.5% 25th -3.3pp 30th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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 ±0.5pp 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
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Single-parent fell 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.7% to 36.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.8pp). 6 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 9.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.0% to 36.0%).
36.0%
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 32.9% -1.8pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Chandler, AZ 27.9% 22nd +5.1pp 1st 12% below peers
Gilbert, AZ 19.9% 28th +3.5pp 2nd 37% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 26.6% 25th +3.7pp 3rd 16% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 31.6% 17th +4.2pp 4th on par with peers
Laredo, TX 39.6% 7th +4.4pp 5th 25% above peers
Madison, WI 31.3% 18th +3.5pp 6th 1% below peers
Enterprise, NV 28.5% 21st +2.9pp 7th 10% below peers
Reno, NV 38.0% 8th +2.6pp 8th 20% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 31.6% 16th +2.1pp 9th on par with peers
Toledo, OH 61.7% 1st +3.8pp 10th 95% above peers
Arlington, VA 17.4% 30th +0.9pp 11th 45% below peers
Plano, TX 19.4% 29th +0.7pp 12th 39% below peers
Lincoln, NE 26.7% 24th +0.8pp 13th 16% below peers
Garland, TX 31.1% 19th +0.5pp 14th 2% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 40.3% 6th +0.5pp 15th 28% above peers
Boise, ID 27.2% 23rd +0.3pp 16th 14% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 37.2% 10th +0.3pp 17th 18% above peers
Norfolk, VA 46.5% 4th -0.5pp 18th 47% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 41.9% 5th -1.3pp 19th 32% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 30.1% 20th -1.1pp 20th 5% below peers
Buffalo, NY 52.2% 2nd -3.6pp 21st 65% above peers
St. Louis, MO 52.2% 3rd -4.0pp 22nd 65% above peers
Lubbock, TX 35.6% 12th -2.8pp 23rd 13% above peers
Irving, TX 25.9% 26th -3.4pp 24th 18% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 23.6% 27th -3.3pp 25th 25% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 31.6% 15th -4.9pp 26th on par with peers
St. Petersburg, FL 36.0% 11th -5.7pp 27th 14% above peers
Durham, NC 37.4% 9th -5.9pp 28th 18% above peers
Spokane, WA 32.5% 14th -5.2pp 29th 3% above peers
Glendale, AZ 33.9% 13th -7.3pp 30th 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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18 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.5pp 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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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.7% then, 72.6% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.8% to 72.6%).
72.6%
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 69.2% +1.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Gilbert, AZ 70.7% 11th +15.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Buffalo, NY 65.5% 19th +7.7pp 2nd 4% below peers
North Las Vegas, NV 69.3% 12th +8.0pp 3rd 1% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 69.0% 14th +6.8pp 4th 1% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 71.4% 10th +5.5pp 5th 4% above peers
Laredo, TX 56.3% 29th +4.2pp 6th 18% below peers
Jersey City, NJ 65.3% 20th +4.2pp 7th 5% below peers
Chandler, AZ 67.6% 18th +4.2pp 8th 1% below peers
Plano, TX 59.9% 28th +3.3pp 9th 13% below peers
Anchorage municipality, AK 68.5% 15th +3.2pp 10th on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC 65.2% 22nd +2.3pp 11th 5% below peers
Norfolk, VA 67.7% 17th +1.6pp 12th 1% below peers
Enterprise, NV 73.0% 7th +1.6pp 13th 7% above peers
Arlington, VA 74.8% 3rd +1.0pp 14th 9% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 72.6% 9th +0.8pp 15th 6% above peers
Reno, NV 75.1% 2nd +0.3pp 16th 10% above peers
Durham, NC 74.5% 5th -0.5pp 17th 9% above peers
Glendale, AZ 63.5% 25th -0.5pp 18th 7% below peers
Madison, WI 75.9% 1st -0.7pp 19th 11% above peers
Garland, TX 60.7% 27th -0.6pp 20th 11% below peers
Lubbock, TX 67.8% 16th -1.0pp 21st 1% below peers
Spokane, WA 64.4% 23rd -1.2pp 22nd 6% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 65.3% 21st -1.4pp 23rd 5% below peers
Lincoln, NE 73.5% 6th -1.9pp 24th 7% above peers
St. Louis, MO 74.5% 4th -2.2pp 25th 9% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 73.0% 8th -2.8pp 26th 7% above peers
Boise, ID 63.9% 24th -3.2pp 27th 7% below peers
Toledo, OH 69.3% 13th -4.5pp 28th 1% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 62.2% 26th -8.3pp 29th 9% below peers
Irving, TX 53.4% 30th -8.5pp 30th 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 78 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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15 of 78 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 4 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±5.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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