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78,804 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Bloomington, IL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
2.0%
2020-24
▼ 64%
relative change
5.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Jul 2026
▼ 23%
relative change
4.3% a year earlier
Dropping fast Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$77,384
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
$67,507 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
90.9%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
83.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.47
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
0.49 in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
24.4%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
24.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
48.7%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
48.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
46.9%
2020-24
▼ 19%
relative change
58.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Bloomington, IL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.3%
2020-24
▲ 26%
relative change
4.2% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.7%
2019-23
▲ 9%
relative change
11.7% in 2018
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.2%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
7.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
11.0%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
12.6% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
61.9%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
60.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.7%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
3.3% 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
30.5%
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
25.0% in 2019
Rising  
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,336
Aug 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$1,273 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$164,010
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$160,015 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$270,349
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$264,914 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
78,907
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
78,015 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 15% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $67,507 to $77,384 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,880).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bloomington started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 25% from 2014 to 2024 ($62,046 to $77,384).
Bright spot $77,384
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
Illinois ref $83,390 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Missoula, MT $70,392 24th +48% 1st 25% below peers
Upland, CA $105,830 12th +45% 2nd 12% above peers
Pine Hills, FL $58,673 27th +43% 3rd 38% below peers
Alhambra, CA $88,024 17th +43% 4th 7% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 22nd +36% 5th 22% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 6th 89% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 14th +34% 7th 6% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 10th +33% 8th 19% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 28th +31% 9th 39% below peers
Flint, MI $37,646 31st +31% 10th 60% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 15th +29% 11th 2% above peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 13th +29% 12th 10% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 4th +29% 13th 45% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 7th +28% 14th 31% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 8th +28% 15th 28% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 9th +28% 16th 26% above peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 17th 46% below peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 3rd +26% 18th 47% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 11th +25% 19th 15% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 5th +25% 20th 37% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $68,879 26th +23% 21st 27% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 23rd +22% 22nd 24% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 19th +22% 23rd 17% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 25th +21% 24th 27% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 6th +19% 25th 34% above peers
Kendall, FL $87,325 18th +19% 26th 7% below peers
Flower Mound, TX $161,235 2nd +17% 27th 71% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 30th +16% 28th 48% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 21st +15% 29th 18% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 20th +12% 30th 17% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 16th +7% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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5 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,104 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 1.0 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.3% in July 2026, down from 4.3% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.3%
1990July 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
Illinois ref 4.9% (Jul 26) +0.6pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Flint, MI 12.5% (Jul 26) 29th -2.8pp 1st 198% above peers
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.2pp 2nd 29% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 5th -1.0pp 3rd 21% below peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -0.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 16th -0.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 6th 52% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.5pp 7th 19% above peers
Alhambra, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.5pp 8th 21% above peers
Upland, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 18th -0.4pp 9th 7% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 10th 26% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 11th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 6th -0.3pp 12th 21% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 13th 38% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 25th -0.3pp 14th 24% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 17th -0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 27th -0.2pp 16th 29% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 20th -0.1pp 17th 10% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 4.5% (Jul 26) 19th +0.1pp 18th 7% above peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 19th 17% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th +0.2pp 20th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 21st 7% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 22nd 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 14th +0.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 24th 36% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 24th +0.5pp 25th 21% above peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 26th 2% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th +0.6pp 27th 2% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 15th +0.7pp 28th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 26th +0.7pp 29th 26% 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 Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.6% then, 11.0% now; margin ±1.8pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.8% to 11.0%).
Needs attention 11.0%
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
Illinois ref 11.8% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Missoula, MT 11.8% 22nd -5.7pp 1st 19% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.5% 26th -7.6pp 2nd 77% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 71% below peers
Upland, CA 9.3% 14th -3.2pp 4th 6% below peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 2nd -1.2pp 5th 58% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 11th -1.6pp 6th 25% below peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 30th -5.2pp 7th 172% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 18th -1.7pp 8th 6% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 28th -2.8pp 9th 84% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 7th -0.9pp 10th 41% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 20th -1.7pp 11th 13% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 16th -1.5pp 12th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 19th -1.6pp 13th 11% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 6th -0.8pp 14th 42% below peers
Flint, MI 34.1% 31st -4.7pp 15th 244% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.6% 23rd -0.1pp 16th 27% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 15th +0.1pp 17th 6% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 15.7% 25th +0.3pp 18th 58% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 27th +0.7pp 19th 84% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 29th +1.2pp 20th 158% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 5th +0.4pp 21st 48% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 9th +0.6pp 22nd 38% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 17th +1.0pp 23rd 2% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 13th +0.9pp 24th 18% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 3rd +0.7pp 25th 57% below peers
Kendall, FL 11.2% 21st +1.9pp 26th 13% above peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 24th +2.5pp 27th 36% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 8th +1.1pp 28th 40% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 12th +1.6pp 29th 23% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.3% 4th +1.4pp 30th 57% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 10th +2.4pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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5 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.3% then, 10.9% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.9% to 10.9%).
10.9%
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
Illinois ref 15.1% -2.0pp
United States ref 16.1%
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 1st 81% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 11th -7.6pp 2nd 21% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 25th -15.9pp 3rd 74% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 4th -3.7pp 4th 52% below peers
Upland, CA 10.4% 16th -5.8pp 5th on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.3% 29th -13.3pp 6th 143% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 6th -2.1pp 7th 49% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 5th -2.1pp 8th 49% below peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 19th -4.6pp 9th 27% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 12th -2.3pp 10th 18% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 27th -6.5pp 11th 129% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 2nd -0.6pp 12th 68% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 20th -2.4pp 13th 30% above peers
Flint, MI 49.3% 31st -5.5pp 14th 373% above peers
Alhambra, CA 12.3% 18th -0.9pp 15th 18% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 17th -0.5pp 16th 4% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 23rd -0.3pp 17th 58% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 30th -0.1pp 18th 200% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 23.3% 26th +0.1pp 19th 123% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 9th +0.3pp 20th 38% below peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 14th +0.8pp 21st 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 8th +0.7pp 22nd 41% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 15th +1.3pp 23rd 7% below peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 22nd +2.2pp 24th 51% above peers
Kendall, FL 13.6% 21st +2.7pp 25th 31% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 28th +5.4pp 26th 134% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 7th +1.3pp 27th 45% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 3rd +1.8pp 28th 56% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 13th +4.0pp 29th 10% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 24th +7.3pp 30th 60% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 6.7% 10th +3.3pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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5 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±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 →
What changed

Broadband rose 7.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.8% to 90.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bloomington 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 10.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (80.8% to 90.9%).
Bright spot 90.9%
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
Illinois ref 90.9% +7.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Flint, MI 83.2% 31st +21.7pp 1st 12% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 91.5% 22nd +13.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 30th +10.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 26th +9.9pp 4th 6% below peers
Upland, CA 96.5% 7th +9.8pp 5th 2% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 88.6% 28th +7.3pp 6th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 23rd +7.5pp 7th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 12th +7.8pp 8th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 24th +7.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Alhambra, CA 94.4% 17th +7.1pp 10th on par with peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 29th +6.3pp 11th 7% below peers
Kendall, FL 94.6% 16th +6.8pp 12th on par with peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 19th +6.0pp 13th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 25th +5.6pp 14th 5% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 21st +4.5pp 15th 3% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 6th +4.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 14th +4.2pp 17th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 11th +4.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 3rd +3.8pp 19th 3% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 15th +3.6pp 20th on par with peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 5th +3.6pp 21st 2% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 18th +3.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 8th +3.3pp 23rd 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 27th +3.0pp 24th 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 10th +3.2pp 25th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 26th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 4th +2.4pp 27th 3% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 9th +1.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 20th +1.4pp 29th 3% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 13th +0.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 97.4% 2nd +0.4pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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5 of 22 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 →
▸

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality fell about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.49 to 0.47 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 to 0.47).
Bright spot 0.47
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
Illinois ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Broomfield, CO 0.40 7th -0.034 1st 5% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 11th -0.030 2nd 2% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 13th -0.024 3rd 1% below peers
Flint, MI 0.46 24th -0.024 4th 10% above peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 27th -0.025 5th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 23rd -0.023 6th 10% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 7th 18% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 26th -0.021 8th 11% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 14th -0.019 9th 1% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 0.41 8th -0.018 10th 3% below peers
Alhambra, CA 0.46 22nd -0.018 11th 9% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 4th -0.013 12th 9% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 30th -0.012 13th 17% above peers
Upland, CA 0.44 19th -0.009 14th 4% above peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 18th -0.003 15th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 20th -0.003 16th 4% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 21st -0.001 17th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 2nd +0.003 18th 10% below peers
Kendall, FL 0.49 31st +0.006 19th 17% above peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 3rd +0.007 20th 9% below peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 5th +0.011 21st 8% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 25th +0.016 22nd 10% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 10th +0.016 23rd 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 16th +0.018 24th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 15th +0.018 25th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 29th +0.023 26th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 0.40 6th +0.022 27th 5% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 0.48 28th +0.027 28th 14% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 12th +0.025 29th 2% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 9th +0.033 30th 2% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 0.42 17th +0.048 31st 1% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (11.7% then, 12.7% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (10.8% to 12.7%).
Needs attention 12.7%
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
Illinois ref 13.5% +0.4pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 3rd -2.3pp 1st 62% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 16th -4.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 2nd -1.0pp 3rd 69% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 29th -6.9pp 4th 163% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 23rd -3.3pp 5th 52% above peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 14th -1.8pp 6th 6% below peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 20th -2.2pp 7th 32% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 27th -2.8pp 8th 87% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 11th -0.7pp 9th 12% below peers
Flint, MI 39.5% 31st -3.4pp 10th 390% above peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 12th -0.6pp 11th 10% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 6th -0.1pp 12th 53% below peers
Upland, CA 8.4% 17th -0.1pp 13th 4% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.7% 1st -0.0pp 14th 79% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 18th -0.1pp 15th 15% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 26th +0.0pp 16th 83% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 35.4% 30th +0.4pp 17th 339% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 10th +0.1pp 18th 21% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 4th +0.1pp 19th 61% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 21st +0.2pp 20th 34% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 13th +0.2pp 21st 7% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 18.7% 28th +0.8pp 22nd 133% above peers
Kendall, FL 12.2% 22nd +0.7pp 23rd 52% above peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 24th +0.8pp 24th 54% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 25th +1.0pp 25th 57% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 7th +0.6pp 26th 53% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 5th +1.0pp 27th 58% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 9th +2.2pp 28th 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 15th +3.9pp 29th 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA 10.2% 19th +5.4pp 30th 27% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 8th +2.8pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.4pp 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 Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $270,349 in August 2026, up from $264,914 a year earlier.
Big move $270,349
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref $297,573 (Aug 26) +5.3%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 28th +5.9% 1st 53% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 17th +5.5% 2nd 20% below peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 29th +4.3% 3rd 53% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $361,684 (Aug 26) 18th +4.1% 4th 23% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 24th +3.5% 5th 38% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 6th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 7th 86% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 27th +2.1% 8th 42% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 9th 8% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 10th 107% above peers
Alhambra, CA $916,065 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 11th 95% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 11th +1.2% 12th 21% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 13th 3% above peers
Upland, CA $815,032 (Aug 26) 6th +1.0% 14th 73% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 21st +0.8% 15th 28% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 25th +0.2% 16th 40% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.2% 17th 146% above peers
Flint, MI $65,250 (Aug 26) 30th +0.1% 18th 86% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 19th 40% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 20th 31% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $604,723 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 21st 29% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 8th -0.7% 22nd 32% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 1st -1.1% 23rd 195% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 12th -1.2% 24th 19% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.6% 25th 29% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $274,704 (Aug 26) 26th -2.4% 26th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 19th -2.5% 27th 26% below peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.4% 28th 35% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 20th -3.4% 29th 27% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 16th -3.6% 30th 2% 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 Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $164,010 in August 2026, up from $160,015 a year earlier.
Big move $164,010
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref $155,904 (Aug 26) +6.1%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 28th +8.4% 1st 48% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 19th +6.7% 2nd 22% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 27th +5.3% 3rd 42% below peers
Flint, MI $30,373 (Aug 26) 30th +5.1% 4th 91% below peers
Bethlehem, PA $267,713 (Aug 26) 18th +4.7% 5th 17% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 21st +4.5% 6th 25% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 16th +3.2% 7th 5% below peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 8th 143% above peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 29th +2.5% 9th 49% below peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 10th 12% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 11th 129% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 26th +0.7% 12th 39% below peers
Upland, CA $639,496 (Aug 26) 6th +0.7% 13th 97% above peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 14th on par with peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 12th +0.6% 15th 34% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 9th +0.4% 16th 45% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 17th 59% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.2% 18th 26% below peers
Alhambra, CA $701,893 (Aug 26) 5th -0.1% 19th 116% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $439,505 (Aug 26) 11th -0.9% 20th 35% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 4th -0.9% 21st 126% above peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 22nd 49% above peers
Pine Hills, FL $223,733 (Aug 26) 25th -1.2% 23rd 31% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 10th -1.5% 24th 40% above peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 20th -1.6% 25th 22% below peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.7% 26th 26% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 1st -2.4% 27th 210% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 24th -3.5% 28th 30% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 17th -3.7% 29th 8% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 14th -4.4% 30th 8% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.7% then, 61.9% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.2% to 61.9%).
Needs attention 61.9%
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
Illinois ref 67.1% +1.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 20th +9.2pp 1st 4% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 17th +8.0pp 2nd 1% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 55.4% 23rd +3.4pp 3rd 12% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 6th +3.9pp 4th 20% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 5th 33% above peers
Upland, CA 57.1% 22nd +2.3pp 6th 9% below peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 7th 51% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 14th +2.2pp 8th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 10th +2.2pp 9th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 41.0% 29th +1.1pp 10th 35% below peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 11th 40% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 12th +1.5pp 12th 7% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 19th +1.2pp 13th 1% below peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 14th 15% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.2% 18th +0.4pp 15th 1% below peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 4th +0.3pp 16th 30% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 5th -0.4pp 17th 22% above peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 27th -0.4pp 18th 25% below peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 19th 14% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 50.0% 25th -0.8pp 20th 20% below peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 26th -0.9pp 21st 22% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 13th -1.8pp 22nd 6% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 23rd 14% above peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 16th -2.5pp 24th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 82.5% 3rd -3.3pp 25th 31% above peers
Flint, MI 53.8% 24th -3.1pp 26th 14% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 27th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 15th -4.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 11th -5.8pp 29th 10% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 21st -6.0pp 30th 7% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 28th -5.1pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2017 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,336 in August 2026, up from $1,273 a year earlier.
Big move $1,336
2017August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 93% above peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 25th +8.6% 2nd 30% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 2nd +8.0% 3rd 87% above peers
Flint, MI $954 (Aug 26) 30th +7.8% 4th 50% below peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 26th +5.0% 5th 30% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 29th +4.3% 6th 35% below peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 7th on par with peers
Upland, CA $2,385 (Aug 26) 9th +3.5% 8th 24% above peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 27th +3.4% 9th 32% below peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 10th 28% above peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 11th 3% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.2% 12th 20% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 19th +2.0% 13th 10% below peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 14th 11% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 15th 33% above peers
Bethlehem, PA $1,884 (Aug 26) 16th +1.7% 16th 2% below peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.4% 17th 21% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 28th +1.3% 18th 35% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 19th 64% above peers
Flower Mound, TX $2,410 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 20th 25% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 18th +1.1% 21st 7% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 22nd 6% below peers
Alhambra, CA $2,607 (Aug 26) 5th +0.9% 23rd 36% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 24th 57% above peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 20th +0.3% 25th 14% below peers
Pine Hills, FL $1,644 (Aug 26) 21st +0.3% 26th 14% below peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 13th +0.1% 27th 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 24th +0.0% 28th 26% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 29th 10% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 10th -0.8% 30th 13% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (24.1% then, 24.4% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.7% to 24.4%).
Bright spot 24.4%
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
Illinois ref 30.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 2nd -2.2pp 1st 39% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 17th -3.6pp 2nd 1% above peers
Upland, CA 37.9% 22nd -3.0pp 3rd 8% above peers
Alhambra, CA 43.8% 28th -3.1pp 4th 24% above peers
Flint, MI 40.2% 24th -1.6pp 5th 14% above peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 21st -1.2pp 6th 5% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 27th -1.4pp 7th 24% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 29th -1.3pp 8th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 16th -0.9pp 9th on par with peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 20th -0.7pp 10th 4% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 13th -0.1pp 11th 13% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 5th -0.0pp 12th 31% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 10th +0.2pp 13th 19% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 14th 27% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 6th +0.3pp 15th 31% below peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 9th +0.6pp 16th 20% below peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 17th 35% below peers
Kendall, FL 41.0% 25th +1.5pp 18th 16% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 49.3% 30th +1.9pp 19th 40% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 18th +1.4pp 20th 2% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 21st 50% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 11th +1.8pp 22nd 18% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 26th +3.1pp 23rd 21% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 15th +2.9pp 24th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 23rd +3.8pp 25th 9% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 4th +2.5pp 26th 35% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 1st +2.6pp 27th 42% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 14th +5.7pp 28th 1% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 12th +5.6pp 29th 14% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 25.6% 7th +4.9pp 30th 27% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 19th +10.8pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.8% then, 7.2% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 7.2%).
Needs attention 7.2%
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
Illinois ref 11.0% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 26th -5.4pp 1st 37% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 17th -2.6pp 2nd 6% above peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 6th -0.6pp 3rd 48% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 14th -0.9pp 4th 17% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 21st -1.1pp 5th 20% above peers
Flint, MI 16.4% 31st -2.6pp 6th 194% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 15th -0.5pp 7th 16% below peers
Alhambra, CA 7.4% 25th -0.6pp 8th 32% above peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 23rd -0.5pp 9th 30% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 10.7% 30th -0.5pp 10th 91% above peers
Upland, CA 4.2% 10th -0.0pp 11th 25% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd +0.0pp 12th 67% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 4th +0.0pp 13th 55% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 12th +0.1pp 14th 23% below peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 15th 21% below peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 24th +1.0pp 16th 30% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 11th +0.6pp 17th 23% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 9.6% 28th +1.3pp 18th 72% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 22nd +1.2pp 19th 27% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 5th +0.5pp 20th 54% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 27th +1.8pp 21st 46% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 18th +1.4pp 22nd 9% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 8th +0.9pp 23rd 32% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 7th +0.8pp 24th 37% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 29th +2.7pp 25th 88% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 16th +1.6pp 26th on par with peers
Flower Mound, TX 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 27th 72% below peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 19th +2.2pp 28th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 20th +2.5pp 29th 15% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 3rd +1.3pp 30th 58% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 9th +2.1pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured rose 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 4.2% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.9% to 5.3%).
Needs attention 5.3%
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
Illinois ref 6.9% +0.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Alhambra, CA 4.2% 6th -1.9pp 1st 33% below peers
Flint, MI 5.4% 13th -2.2pp 2nd 14% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 14th -1.7pp 3rd 7% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 1st -0.7pp 4th 63% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 4.4% 8th -0.8pp 5th 30% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 11th -0.7pp 6th 18% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 18th -0.7pp 7th 2% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 15th -0.7pp 8th 3% below peers
Kendall, FL 7.9% 22nd -0.9pp 9th 25% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 6.5% 20th -0.6pp 10th 3% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 21st -0.5pp 11th 13% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 3rd +0.0pp 12th 55% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 7th +0.1pp 13th 31% below peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 29th +0.4pp 14th 159% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 24th +0.3pp 15th 32% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 9th +0.1pp 16th 24% below peers
Upland, CA 6.3% 16th +0.5pp 17th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 27th +0.9pp 18th 66% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 10th +0.4pp 19th 21% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 5th +0.3pp 20th 42% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 17.9% 31st +1.8pp 21st 182% above peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 30th +1.8pp 22nd 165% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 23rd +1.0pp 23rd 30% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 19th +0.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 12th +1.1pp 25th 16% below peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 17th +1.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 28th +2.5pp 27th 86% above peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 28th 52% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 25th +2.9pp 29th 59% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 26th +3.0pp 30th 59% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 2nd +1.1pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

34.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 34.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 48% below peers
Alhambra, CA 20.3% 2nd 38% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 3rd 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 4th 25% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 5th 23% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 6th 22% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 7th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 8th 19% below peers
Kendall, FL 26.5% 9th 19% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 10th 19% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 27.4% 11th 16% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 12th 13% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 13th 10% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 14th 3% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 15th 2% below peers
Upland, CA 32.6% 16th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 17th 2% above peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 18th 6% above peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 19th 6% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 20th 7% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 21st 8% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 22nd 9% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 23rd 12% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.4% 24th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 25th 15% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 26th 16% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 27th 21% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 28th 21% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 41.8% 29th 28% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 30th 32% above peers
Flint, MI 48.9% 31st 50% 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 (3.3% then, 3.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.2% to 3.7%).
Needs attention 3.7%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 3.3% +0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 7th -3.2pp 1st 31% below peers
Flint, MI 1.5% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 53% below peers
Alhambra, CA 1.4% 2nd -1.5pp 3rd 57% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 17th -3.3pp 4th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 4th -1.0pp 5th 50% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 24th -0.9pp 6th 91% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 10th -0.3pp 7th 20% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 18th -0.2pp 8th 3% above peers
Kendall, FL 6.1% 25th +0.0pp 9th 93% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 26th +0.2pp 10th 94% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 22nd +0.2pp 11th 38% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 9th +0.2pp 12th 23% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 3.7% 20th +0.4pp 13th 17% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 3.2% 16th +0.3pp 14th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 19th +0.4pp 15th 16% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 12th +0.3pp 16th 9% below peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 11th +0.4pp 17th 19% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 29th +1.5pp 18th 176% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 8th +0.4pp 19th 25% below peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 13th +0.7pp 20th 7% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 8.6% 28th +2.2pp 21st 171% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 27th +1.9pp 22nd 136% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 6th +0.5pp 23rd 35% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 14th +0.9pp 24th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 30th +3.5pp 25th 257% above peers
Upland, CA 3.1% 15th +1.0pp 26th 1% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 21st +1.3pp 27th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 28th 64% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 31st +5.8pp 29th 268% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 23rd +3.8pp 30th 78% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 5th +1.4pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 (48.2% then, 48.7% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.2% to 48.8%).
Bright spot 48.7%
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
Illinois ref 37.9% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Racine, WI 21.4% 29th +4.8pp 1st 48% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 24th +4.8pp 2nd 37% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 36.0% 21st +6.8pp 3rd 12% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 26th +3.8pp 4th 40% below peers
Flint, MI 14.2% 31st +2.0pp 5th 65% below peers
Alhambra, CA 40.8% 16th +5.4pp 6th on par with peers
Upland, CA 37.2% 20th +4.9pp 7th 9% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 5th +7.5pp 8th 43% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 19th +4.9pp 9th 6% below peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 25th +2.7pp 10th 40% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 27th +2.5pp 11th 42% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 8th +5.2pp 12th 28% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 6th +5.5pp 13th 36% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 1st +6.4pp 14th 62% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 7th +5.1pp 15th 30% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 17th +3.5pp 16th 4% below peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 14th +3.6pp 17th 16% above peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 4th +4.6pp 18th 48% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 15.3% 30th +1.0pp 19th 62% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 20th 50% above peers
Kendall, FL 47.9% 13th +2.8pp 21st 17% above peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 22nd 20% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 65.5% 2nd +3.5pp 23rd 61% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 12th +1.4pp 24th 18% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 9th +1.3pp 25th 28% above peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 11th +0.5pp 26th 19% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 18th +0.4pp 27th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 10th +0.1pp 28th 24% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 29th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 15th -1.9pp 30th 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 28th -1.1pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 (58.1% then, 46.9% now; margin ±11.3pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 11.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.9% to 46.9%).
Bright spot 46.9%
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
Illinois ref 51.1% -4.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 69% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 24th +7.0pp 2nd 16% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 11th +7.0pp 3rd 9% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 16th +6.0pp 4th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 5th 55% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 7th +6.5pp 6th 21% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 20th +4.2pp 7th 6% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 6th +3.4pp 8th 28% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 8th +1.1pp 9th 18% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 46.8% 13th +0.9pp 10th 3% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 28th +0.4pp 11th 19% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 3rd -0.8pp 12th 42% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 61.1% 5th -1.4pp 13th 35% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 10th -2.9pp 14th 13% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 26th -2.4pp 15th 17% below peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 22nd -3.3pp 16th 13% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 19th -6.0pp 17th 3% below peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 15th -6.2pp 18th on par with peers
Bethlehem, PA 45.9% 14th -6.6pp 19th 1% above peers
Kendall, FL 62.3% 4th -10.0pp 20th 37% above peers
Alhambra, CA 52.4% 9th -10.9pp 21st 15% above peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 12th -11.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 17th -11.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 21st -10.7pp 24th 12% below peers
Flint, MI 37.6% 27th -10.6pp 25th 17% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 30th -10.1pp 26th 27% below peers
Upland, CA 38.0% 25th -18.4pp 27th 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 18th -23.0pp 28th on par with peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 29th -17.2pp 29th 26% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 23rd -23.7pp 30th 14% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
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EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth fell 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.5% to 2.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Bloomington started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.2% to 2.0%).
Bright spot 2.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 6.6% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 64% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd -2.8pp 2nd 68% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 2.5% 4th -1.7pp 3rd 55% below peers
Upland, CA 4.9% 13th -1.9pp 4th 13% below peers
Alhambra, CA 5.4% 14th -2.1pp 5th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 16th -1.0pp 6th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 12th -0.6pp 7th 25% below peers
Flint, MI 8.8% 26th -1.1pp 8th 57% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 23rd -0.8pp 9th 36% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 10th 84% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 27th -0.3pp 11th 60% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 25th -0.2pp 12th 49% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 10th +0.0pp 13th 44% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 5th +0.1pp 14th 55% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 8th +0.2pp 15th 46% below peers
Kendall, FL 6.5% 18th +0.5pp 16th 16% above peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 28th +1.0pp 17th 106% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 9th +0.3pp 18th 46% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 11th +0.5pp 19th 39% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 6th +0.6pp 20th 50% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 17th +1.5pp 21st 11% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 24th +2.3pp 22nd 42% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 11.7% 30th +3.3pp 23rd 109% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 7th +0.9pp 24th 50% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 22nd +2.5pp 25th 30% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 29th +5.0pp 26th 107% above peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 19th +3.5pp 27th 21% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 21st +3.7pp 28th 25% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 20th +4.3pp 29th 23% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 15th +4.0pp 30th 2% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 13.1% 31st +12.3pp 31st 133% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
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EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78,015 to 78,907 - more than the combined survey margin (±103).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (77,883 to 78,907).
Big move 78,907
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mableton, GA 77,678 16th +87% 1st on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 31st +38% 2nd 14% below peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 29th +17% 3rd 7% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 27th +16% 4th 4% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 23rd +12% 5th 2% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 30th +12% 6th 9% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 26th +12% 7th 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 24th +7% 8th 2% below peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 28th +6% 9th 6% below peers
Kendall, FL 79,562 6th +6% 10th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 22nd +6% 11th 2% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 13th +5% 12th 1% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 19th +4% 13th 1% below peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 25th +4% 14th 3% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 21st +4% 15th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 79,257 7th +3% 16th 2% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 77,956 14th +3% 17th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 20th +3% 18th 1% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 78,389 12th +2% 19th 1% above peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 18th +2% 20th on par with peers
Pine Hills, FL 80,105 3rd +1% 21st 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 8th +1% 22nd 2% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 10th +1% 23rd 2% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 4th +1% 24th 3% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 17th +1% 25th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 5th -1% 26th 3% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 9th -1% 27th 2% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 11th -1% 28th 1% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 15th -3% 29th on par with peers
Alhambra, CA 81,022 1st -4% 30th 4% above peers
Flint, MI 80,175 2nd -17% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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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 (22.8% then, 22.5% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.7% to 22.5%).
22.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 21.9% -0.8pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Kendall, FL 21.1% 20th +2.9pp 1st 3% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 12th +2.0pp 2nd 4% above peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 7th +1.4pp 3rd 13% above peers
Alhambra, CA 17.1% 29th +0.2pp 4th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 16th +0.1pp 5th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 2nd -0.1pp 6th 25% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 3rd -0.1pp 7th 25% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 4th -0.2pp 8th 24% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 19th -0.2pp 9th 1% below peers
Upland, CA 21.6% 18th -0.3pp 10th 1% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 14th -0.4pp 11th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 1st -0.8pp 12th 28% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 27th -0.6pp 13th 21% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 14th 39% below peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 9th -1.3pp 15th 11% above peers
Flint, MI 23.6% 10th -1.4pp 16th 8% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 24th -1.3pp 17th 7% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 22nd -1.4pp 18th 6% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 17.2% 28th -1.2pp 19th 21% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 20th 24% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 26th -1.3pp 21st 20% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 21st -1.7pp 22nd 4% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 6th -2.5pp 23rd 18% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 25th -2.2pp 24th 7% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 15th -2.5pp 25th 2% above peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 13th -2.7pp 26th 3% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 25.8% 5th -3.1pp 27th 18% above peers
Flower Mound, TX 24.7% 8th -3.1pp 28th 13% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 23rd -2.7pp 29th 6% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 17th -3.0pp 30th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 11th -4.1pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 5.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.0% to 30.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.1% to 30.5%).
Big move 30.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 29.7% +0.0pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 16th +8.2pp 1st on par with peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 5th +12.0pp 2nd 60% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 7th +9.6pp 3rd 37% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 4th 47% below peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 10th +5.5pp 5th 15% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 24th +3.2pp 6th 32% below peers
Alhambra, CA 29.0% 13th +4.9pp 7th 9% above peers
Kendall, FL 25.6% 18th +3.5pp 8th 4% below peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 9th 31% below peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 12th +3.6pp 10th 9% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 21st +2.8pp 11th 10% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 11.3% 31st +0.7pp 12th 57% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 27th +1.0pp 13th 38% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 11th +1.8pp 14th 15% above peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 25th +0.7pp 15th 32% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 8th +1.2pp 16th 35% above peers
Flint, MI 73.3% 1st +2.2pp 17th 176% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 2nd +0.7pp 18th 115% above peers
Upland, CA 29.0% 14th -0.3pp 19th 9% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 20th 48% below peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 28th -1.2pp 21st 46% below peers
Bethlehem, PA 44.0% 4th -5.0pp 22nd 65% above peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 6th -4.9pp 23rd 51% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 9th -4.4pp 24th 33% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 19th -3.6pp 25th 7% below peers
Pine Hills, FL 45.8% 3rd -9.2pp 26th 72% above peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 23rd -4.2pp 27th 32% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 26th -4.3pp 28th 33% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 15th -8.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 20th -7.8pp 30th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 17th -9.4pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction 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 (65.5% then, 70.8% now; margin ±9.4pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.6% to 70.8%).
70.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 71.8% +2.3pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 7th +12.6pp 1st 12% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 20th +11.0pp 2nd 2% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 18th +9.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 21st +8.6pp 4th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 6th +9.5pp 5th 13% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 24th +5.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 7th 17% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 14th +5.4pp 8th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 12th +5.1pp 9th 3% above peers
Kendall, FL 67.8% 23rd +4.7pp 10th 2% below peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 8th +5.1pp 11th 11% above peers
Alhambra, CA 64.8% 26th +4.1pp 12th 7% below peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 13th 21% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 14th 23% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 22nd +3.8pp 15th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 5th +4.2pp 16th 15% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 4th +3.2pp 17th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 17th +2.3pp 18th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 11th +2.2pp 19th 6% above peers
Flint, MI 69.5% 16th +2.0pp 20th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 27th -0.8pp 21st 18% below peers
Upland, CA 70.1% 15th -1.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Bethlehem, PA 71.1% 13th -2.1pp 23rd 2% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 24th 19% below peers
Flower Mound, TX 57.0% 28th -3.1pp 25th 18% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 9th -4.3pp 26th 7% above peers
Pine Hills, FL 69.1% 19th -4.2pp 27th 1% below peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 25th -8.2pp 28th 5% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 10th -10.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 21% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
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DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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