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2,711,226 people (2024) 1m+ Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Chicago, IL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$77,902
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
$58,247 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
16 /100k
May 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
20 a year earlier
Real progress, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
771 /100k
May 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
926 a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
89.2%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
79.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,621 /100k
May 2026
▼ 12%
relative change
2,991 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
44.3%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
39.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
23.6%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
26.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
16.5%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
18.0% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
39.1%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
40.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
46.0%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
45.0% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.52
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.53 in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
9.7%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
9.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Chicago, IL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
4.1%
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
5.4%
May 2026
▲ 15%
relative change
4.7% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
50.7%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
57.9% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
663 /100k
May 2026
▼ 6%
relative change
708 a year earlier
Behind peers, dropping too slowly Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
18.6%
2019-23
▼ 1%
relative change
18.9% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
26.6%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
26.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 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 →
Children
Children's share of the population
19.4%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
20.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,409
Jun 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$2,271 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$335,521
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$322,800 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$199,084
Jun 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$192,783 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Population
2,711,226
2020-24
flat
relative change
2,709,534 in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
72.4%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
70.3% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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All indicators

Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Violent crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 82% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: violent crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 771 in May 2026, down from 926 a year earlier.
771 per 100k
2018May 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Houston, TX 812 (May 26) 12th -22.9% 1st 44% above peers
San Jose, CA 457 (May 26) 5th -20.5% 2nd 19% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 342 (May 26) 2nd -20.3% 3rd 39% below peers
Chicago, IL 771 (May 26) 10th -16.7% 4th 37% above peers
Dallas, TX 565 (May 26) 7th -14.9% 5th on par with peers
Austin, TX 406 (May 26) 4th -9.9% 6th 28% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 694 (May 26) 9th -9.0% 7th 23% above peers
San Antonio, TX 522 (May 26) 6th -7.6% 8th 8% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 662 (May 26) 8th -6.8% 9th 17% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 805 (May 26) 11th -6.7% 10th 43% above peers
San Diego, CA 405 (May 26) 3rd -2.9% 11th 28% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7 (May 26) 1st +14.2% 12th 99% below peers
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Houston, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Dallas, TX down about 15% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Philadelphia, PA down about 7% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 12% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,621 in May 2026, down from 2,991 a year earlier.
2,621 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Fort Worth, TX 2,047 (May 26) 3rd -20.2% 1st 22% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 2,106 (May 26) 4th -14.9% 2nd 20% below peers
Houston, TX 3,524 (May 26) 9th -14.0% 3rd 34% above peers
Chicago, IL 2,621 (May 26) 6th -12.4% 4th on par with peers
Austin, TX 2,921 (May 26) 7th -11.4% 5th 11% above peers
Dallas, TX 3,024 (May 26) 8th -9.7% 6th 15% above peers
San Antonio, TX 3,797 (May 26) 10th -9.6% 7th 45% above peers
San Jose, CA 2,300 (May 26) 5th -8.9% 8th 12% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 2,005 (May 26) 2nd -7.4% 9th 24% below peers
San Diego, CA 1,540 (May 26) 1st -5.4% 10th 41% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 4,207 (May 26) 11th -4.3% 11th 61% above peers
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (1m+) 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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Diego, CA down about 5% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 3% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide fell about 17% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: homicide fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 16 in May 2026, down from 20 a year earlier.
16 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Houston, TX 9 (May 26) 9th -33.5% 1st 27% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 12 (May 26) 11th -26.6% 2nd 61% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 6 (May 26) 5th -23.2% 3rd 13% below peers
Austin, TX 5 (May 26) 3rd -18.5% 4th 29% below peers
Chicago, IL 16 (May 26) 12th -17.0% 5th 126% above peers
Dallas, TX 10 (May 26) 10th -16.8% 6th 41% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 7 (May 26) 6th -9.7% 7th 1% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 6 (May 26) 4th -9.0% 8th 20% below peers
San Diego, CA 2 (May 26) 1st -9.0% 9th 71% below peers
San Antonio, TX 7 (May 26) 7th +6.6% 10th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 2 (May 26) 2nd +9.5% 11th 68% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7 (May 26) 8th +14.2% 12th on par with peers
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Peers worth a call

1
Cities of similar size (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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Philadelphia, PA down about 27% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 6% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 90% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 15% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 14% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 663 in May 2026, down from 708 a year earlier.
663 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Fort Worth, TX 301 (May 26) 2nd -35.0% 1st 38% below peers
Dallas, TX 735 (May 26) 10th -29.8% 2nd 51% above peers
Austin, TX 380 (May 26) 4th -26.8% 3rd 22% below peers
Houston, TX 490 (May 26) 7th -19.7% 4th on par with peers
Los Angeles, CA 461 (May 26) 5th -19.2% 5th 5% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 328 (May 26) 3rd -18.9% 6th 33% below peers
San Diego, CA 282 (May 26) 1st -16.3% 7th 42% below peers
San Jose, CA 488 (May 26) 6th -12.5% 8th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 585 (May 26) 8th -11.8% 9th 20% above peers
Chicago, IL 663 (May 26) 9th -6.4% 10th 36% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 1,009 (May 26) 11th +1.6% 11th 107% above peers
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,247 to $77,902 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,081). 11 of the 11 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; 11 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 63% from 2014 to 2024 ($47,831 to $77,902).
$77,902
20102024
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▸ Compare all 12 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%
Phoenix, AZ $81,332 5th +42% 1st 2% above peers
San Diego, CA $108,077 2nd +36% 2nd 36% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $61,953 12th +35% 3rd 22% below peers
Dallas, TX $70,518 8th +34% 4th 11% below peers
Chicago, IL $77,902 7th +34% 5th 2% below peers
San Jose, CA $146,427 1st +34% 6th 84% above peers
Los Angeles, CA $81,939 4th +32% 7th 3% above peers
Austin, TX $93,658 3rd +31% 8th 18% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $79,507 6th +28% 9th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL $69,872 9th +28% 10th 12% below peers
San Antonio, TX $65,056 10th +24% 11th 18% below peers
Houston, TX $64,813 11th +24% 12th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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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27 of 792 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 5 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Phoenix, AZ up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dallas, TX up about 34% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 62% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$907 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 82% 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: 5.4% in May 2026, up from 4.7% a year earlier.
5.4%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 5.1% (May 26) +0.7pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
San Jose, CA 3.5% (May 26) 2nd -0.5pp 1st 15% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 5.3% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 2nd 29% above peers
San Diego, CA 3.8% (May 26) 3rd -0.2pp 3rd 7% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 5.0% (May 26) 10th -0.1pp 4th 22% above peers
Houston, TX 4.5% (May 26) 8th +0.3pp 5th 10% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 4th +0.3pp 6th 2% below peers
San Antonio, TX 4.0% (May 26) 5th +0.3pp 7th 2% below peers
Dallas, TX 4.1% (May 26) 6th +0.3pp 8th on par with peers
Austin, TX 3.4% (May 26) 1st +0.3pp 9th 17% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 4.1% (May 26) 7th +0.3pp 10th on par with peers
Chicago, IL 5.4% (May 26) 12th +0.7pp 11th 32% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 4.7% (May 26) 9th +0.9pp 12th 15% 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Poverty fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.0% to 16.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 8 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.3% to 16.5%).
16.5%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 12 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 11.5% -0.8pp
United States ref 12.0%
Phoenix, AZ 13.5% 5th -4.3pp 1st 17% below peers
San Diego, CA 10.7% 2nd -1.9pp 2nd 34% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 20.8% 12th -2.9pp 3rd 28% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.5% 9th -2.2pp 4th 2% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.9% 4th -1.4pp 5th 21% below peers
Austin, TX 11.7% 3rd -1.2pp 6th 28% below peers
Chicago, IL 16.5% 8th -1.5pp 7th 2% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 16.2% 7th -1.5pp 8th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 8.0% 1st -0.6pp 9th 50% below peers
San Antonio, TX 16.8% 10th -0.7pp 10th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.2% 6th -0.3pp 11th 12% below peers
Houston, TX 19.6% 11th -0.2pp 12th 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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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12 of 792 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Philadelphia, PA down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 75% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dallas, TX down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 62% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.8% to 23.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 11 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 10.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.7% to 23.6%).
23.6%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 12 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%
Phoenix, AZ 19.3% 5th -7.4pp 1st 11% below peers
San Diego, CA 12.1% 2nd -3.6pp 2nd 44% below peers
Dallas, TX 24.3% 10th -5.0pp 3rd 12% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 29.0% 11th -5.9pp 4th 33% above peers
Austin, TX 15.1% 3rd -2.8pp 5th 30% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 21.7% 7th -4.0pp 6th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 8.2% 1st -1.2pp 7th 62% below peers
Chicago, IL 23.6% 8th -3.3pp 8th 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 17.7% 4th -2.3pp 9th 19% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 19.6% 6th -2.4pp 10th 10% below peers
San Antonio, TX 23.9% 9th -2.3pp 11th 10% above peers
Houston, TX 30.1% 12th -1.2pp 12th 39% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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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12 of 792 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 3 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 →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Dallas, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 75% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Philadelphia, PA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 62% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Houston, TX down 1.2pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 100% 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

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 10.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 79.0% to 89.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp). 11 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 15.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (73.9% to 89.2%).
89.2%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 90.9% +7.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Dallas, TX 91.0% 8th +14.1pp 1st 1% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 89.2% 11th +12.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
San Antonio, TX 91.0% 7th +11.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Chicago, IL 89.2% 12th +10.2pp 4th 2% below peers
Houston, TX 90.2% 10th +10.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 92.7% 4th +9.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 91.5% 6th +8.6pp 7th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 92.3% 5th +8.0pp 8th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 91.0% 9th +7.1pp 9th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 93.8% 3rd +6.2pp 10th 3% above peers
San Diego, CA 95.3% 2nd +4.5pp 11th 4% above peers
San Jose, CA 95.5% 1st +4.1pp 12th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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  • Dallas, TX up 14.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Philadelphia, PA up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.53 to 0.52 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.52 to 0.52).
0.52
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 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Dallas, TX 0.53 10th -0.012 1st 8% above peers
San Diego, CA 0.46 3rd -0.008 2nd 5% below peers
Chicago, IL 0.52 9th -0.008 3rd 8% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 0.47 5th -0.006 4th 4% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 0.45 1st -0.005 5th 7% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 0.51 8th -0.005 6th 6% above peers
San Antonio, TX 0.46 4th -0.002 7th 5% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 0.53 11th -0.001 8th 8% above peers
Austin, TX 0.49 7th +0.002 9th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL 0.47 6th +0.002 10th 4% below peers
Houston, TX 0.54 12th +0.005 11th 10% above peers
San Jose, CA 0.46 2nd +0.012 12th 5% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.00 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (18.9% then, 18.6% now; margin ±0.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 0.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (18.4% to 18.6%).
18.6%
20102023
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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
Austin, TX 6.2% 1st -1.9pp 1st 57% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 11.3% 4th -2.9pp 2nd 20% below peers
Dallas, TX 11.7% 5th -2.3pp 3rd 17% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.6% 9th -2.2pp 4th 3% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.3% 6th -1.8pp 5th 13% below peers
Houston, TX 14.3% 8th -0.7pp 6th 1% above peers
Chicago, IL 18.6% 11th -0.3pp 7th 31% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 26.2% 12th +0.7pp 8th 85% above peers
San Antonio, TX 16.0% 10th +1.3pp 9th 13% above peers
San Jose, CA 7.8% 2nd +1.3pp 10th 45% below peers
San Diego, CA 8.7% 3rd +2.1pp 11th 39% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 14.2% 7th +4.4pp 12th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $335,521 in June 2026, up from $322,800 a year earlier.
$335,521
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref $298,871 (Jun 26) +5.0%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Chicago, IL $335,521 (Jun 26) 6th +3.9% 1st on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA $237,459 (Jun 26) 12th +0.4% 2nd 29% below peers
Los Angeles, CA $949,479 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.7% 3rd 183% above peers
San Diego, CA $1,002,065 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.7% 4th 199% above peers
San Jose, CA $1,413,804 (Jun 26) 1st -1.8% 5th 321% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $287,871 (Jun 26) 9th -1.8% 6th 14% below peers
San Antonio, TX $250,888 (Jun 26) 11th -2.1% 7th 25% below peers
Phoenix, AZ $410,222 (Jun 26) 5th -2.1% 8th 22% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $300,035 (Jun 26) 8th -2.2% 9th 11% below peers
Houston, TX $265,010 (Jun 26) 10th -2.6% 10th 21% below peers
Dallas, TX $311,326 (Jun 26) 7th -2.7% 11th 7% below peers
Austin, TX $507,622 (Jun 26) 4th -5.0% 12th 51% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $199,084 in June 2026, up from $192,783 a year earlier.
$199,084
2000June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref $155,806 (Jun 26) +6.0%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Chicago, IL $199,084 (Jun 26) 7th +3.3% 1st 6% below peers
Philadelphia, PA $136,744 (Jun 26) 12th +2.8% 2nd 35% below peers
Los Angeles, CA $662,957 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.9% 3rd 214% above peers
San Antonio, TX $163,769 (Jun 26) 11th -2.0% 4th 22% below peers
San Diego, CA $660,602 (Jun 26) 3rd -2.0% 5th 213% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $211,166 (Jun 26) 6th -2.2% 6th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ $308,098 (Jun 26) 5th -2.6% 7th 46% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $178,651 (Jun 26) 9th -2.9% 8th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA $928,894 (Jun 26) 1st -3.0% 9th 340% above peers
Houston, TX $177,845 (Jun 26) 10th -3.0% 10th 16% below peers
Dallas, TX $189,277 (Jun 26) 8th -3.7% 11th 10% below peers
Austin, TX $337,472 (Jun 26) 4th -5.9% 12th 60% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
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Homeownership rose 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.0% to 46.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 3 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.7% to 46.0%).
46.0%
20112024
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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%
Phoenix, AZ 57.3% 2nd +2.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Dallas, TX 42.4% 10th +1.6pp 2nd 18% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 57.6% 1st +1.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
Chicago, IL 46.0% 8th +1.0pp 4th 11% below peers
San Diego, CA 47.3% 7th +0.5pp 5th 9% below peers
Houston, TX 42.1% 11th -0.2pp 6th 19% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 57.0% 3rd -0.4pp 7th 10% above peers
San Jose, CA 55.8% 4th -1.0pp 8th 8% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 36.0% 12th -0.8pp 9th 30% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 51.8% 6th -1.2pp 10th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 52.2% 5th -1.7pp 11th 1% above peers
Austin, TX 43.5% 9th -1.7pp 12th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Typical asking rent

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $2,409 in June 2026, up from $2,271 a year earlier.
$2,409
2015June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Chicago, IL $2,409 (Jun 26) 4th +6.1% 1st 47% above peers
San Jose, CA $3,479 (Jun 26) 1st +5.3% 2nd 113% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $1,814 (Jun 26) 5th +3.4% 3rd 11% above peers
San Diego, CA $3,038 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.5% 4th 86% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $1,600 (Jun 26) 9th +1.0% 5th 2% below peers
Los Angeles, CA $2,773 (Jun 26) 3rd +0.8% 6th 70% above peers
Dallas, TX $1,618 (Jun 26) 7th +0.3% 7th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $1,635 (Jun 26) 6th +0.3% 8th on par with peers
Houston, TX $1,567 (Jun 26) 11th -0.3% 9th 4% below peers
Phoenix, AZ $1,569 (Jun 26) 10th -0.3% 10th 4% below peers
San Antonio, TX $1,382 (Jun 26) 12th -1.9% 11th 15% below peers
Austin, TX $1,615 (Jun 26) 8th -2.0% 12th 1% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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Cost burden fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.4% to 39.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). 2 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.4% to 39.1%).
39.1%
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 30.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Chicago, IL 39.1% 8th -1.3pp 1st 1% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 38.7% 7th -1.1pp 2nd on par with peers
San Jose, CA 37.5% 3rd -1.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 34.1% 1st -0.1pp 4th 12% below peers
San Diego, CA 43.3% 11th +0.1pp 5th 12% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 51.8% 12th +0.1pp 6th 34% above peers
Austin, TX 37.2% 2nd +1.0pp 7th 4% below peers
Dallas, TX 40.5% 9th +2.6pp 8th 5% above peers
Houston, TX 41.2% 10th +3.1pp 9th 7% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 37.7% 5th +3.1pp 10th 3% below peers
San Antonio, TX 37.7% 4th +3.1pp 11th 3% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 37.8% 6th +4.4pp 12th 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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 (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (26.9% then, 26.6% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.9% to 26.6%).
26.6%
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 11.0% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Phoenix, AZ 6.6% 3rd -1.2pp 1st 14% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.3% 6th -0.6pp 2nd 5% below peers
San Antonio, TX 7.7% 7th -0.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA 27.9% 12th -2.2pp 4th 263% above peers
Dallas, TX 8.8% 8th -0.5pp 5th 15% above peers
Chicago, IL 26.6% 11th -0.3pp 6th 246% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 5.5% 1st -0.0pp 7th 28% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 11.9% 10th -0.0pp 8th 54% above peers
San Diego, CA 6.6% 4th +0.2pp 9th 14% below peers
Austin, TX 7.1% 5th +0.9pp 10th 8% below peers
San Jose, CA 6.1% 2nd +0.9pp 11th 20% below peers
Houston, TX 10.1% 9th +1.6pp 12th 31% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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 (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 →
  • Philadelphia, PA down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 75% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.6% then, 9.7% now; margin ±0.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 8.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.5% to 9.7%).
9.7%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 6.8% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
San Diego, CA 5.7% 2nd -2.0pp 1st 54% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 9.4% 4th -2.0pp 2nd 24% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 7.0% 3rd -1.0pp 3rd 43% below peers
Austin, TX 12.3% 7th -1.2pp 4th on par with peers
San Jose, CA 4.8% 1st -0.4pp 5th 61% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.9% 6th -0.8pp 6th 11% below peers
Dallas, TX 22.6% 11th -0.8pp 7th 83% above peers
Chicago, IL 9.7% 5th +0.1pp 8th 22% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 18.4% 10th +0.2pp 9th 49% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 14.2% 8th +0.2pp 10th 15% above peers
Houston, TX 23.5% 12th +0.5pp 11th 91% above peers
San Antonio, TX 17.3% 9th +0.8pp 12th 41% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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 (1m+) 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 →
  • San Diego, CA down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • New York, NY down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 75% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Philadelphia, PA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 62% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp 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 →

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

35.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 34.6%
United States ref 33.4%
San Jose, CA 23.2% 1st 34% below peers
San Diego, CA 24.7% 2nd 30% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 27.5% 3rd 22% below peers
Austin, TX 29.2% 4th 17% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.7% 5th 4% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 33.8% 6th 4% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 35.1% 7th on par with peers
Chicago, IL 35.2% 8th on par with peers
Houston, TX 35.7% 9th 2% above peers
Dallas, TX 36.0% 10th 3% above peers
San Antonio, TX 38.2% 11th 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.7% 12th 13% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 0.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.4% to 4.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.5% to 4.1%).
4.1%
20122024
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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
Los Angeles, CA 3.5% 2nd -0.7pp 1st 64% below peers
San Jose, CA 1.8% 1st -0.3pp 2nd 81% below peers
San Diego, CA 3.5% 3rd -0.1pp 3rd 63% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.0% 6th +0.2pp 4th 27% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 10.1% 8th +0.5pp 5th 5% above peers
Austin, TX 9.6% 7th +0.6pp 6th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 16.3% 11th +1.4pp 7th 70% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.5% 10th +1.8pp 8th 42% above peers
Chicago, IL 4.1% 4th +0.7pp 9th 57% below peers
San Antonio, TX 10.4% 9th +1.9pp 10th 9% above peers
Houston, TX 16.3% 12th +3.2pp 11th 71% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 4.6% 5th +1.1pp 12th 52% below peers
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HealthChildren without health insurance
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better Real improvement
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College attainment rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.5% to 44.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 11 of the 11 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; 11 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 9.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.9% to 44.3%).
44.3%
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 37.9% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Philadelphia, PA 35.4% 8th +5.7pp 1st 7% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 33.6% 9th +4.9pp 2nd 12% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.2% 10th +4.6pp 3rd 13% below peers
Austin, TX 59.6% 1st +7.8pp 4th 56% above peers
Dallas, TX 38.2% 6th +4.9pp 5th on par with peers
Chicago, IL 44.3% 4th +4.9pp 6th 16% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 38.5% 5th +4.0pp 7th 1% above peers
San Antonio, TX 29.0% 12th +3.0pp 8th 24% below peers
Houston, TX 36.6% 7th +3.8pp 9th 4% below peers
San Diego, CA 51.0% 2nd +5.1pp 10th 33% above peers
San Jose, CA 47.3% 3rd +3.6pp 11th 24% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 32.0% 11th +2.4pp 12th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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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 (1m+) 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 →
  • San Diego, CA up 5.1pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • New York, NY up 3.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Worsening
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Preschool enrollment fell 7.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 57.9% to 50.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 11 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; 4 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.8% to 50.7%).
50.7%
20112024
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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%
Dallas, TX 47.0% 6th +4.2pp 1st on par with peers
Houston, TX 44.6% 8th +0.2pp 2nd 5% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.0% 11th +0.1pp 3rd 17% below peers
San Diego, CA 53.3% 2nd -1.6pp 4th 13% above peers
San Antonio, TX 42.1% 9th -1.5pp 5th 10% below peers
Austin, TX 51.8% 3rd -1.9pp 6th 10% above peers
San Jose, CA 54.3% 1st -2.5pp 7th 15% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 41.1% 10th -2.5pp 8th 13% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 31.4% 12th -2.7pp 9th 33% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 45.6% 7th -5.8pp 10th 3% below peers
Chicago, IL 50.7% 4th -7.2pp 11th 8% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 49.4% 5th -7.7pp 12th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (1m+) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New York, NY up 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% 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

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.1% then, 8.3% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.1% to 8.3%).
8.3%
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
Philadelphia, PA 8.2% 6th -0.9pp 1st 2% below peers
San Diego, CA 4.2% 2nd -0.4pp 2nd 50% below peers
Austin, TX 5.5% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 33% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 8.6% 8th -0.5pp 4th 3% above peers
Dallas, TX 10.1% 9th -0.1pp 5th 21% above peers
Chicago, IL 8.3% 7th +0.2pp 6th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 7.5% 5th +0.3pp 7th 9% below peers
San Jose, CA 3.8% 1st +0.3pp 8th 54% below peers
Houston, TX 10.4% 11th +1.0pp 9th 25% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 7.2% 4th +0.8pp 10th 13% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.3% 10th +1.3pp 11th 24% above peers
San Antonio, TX 10.8% 12th +2.6pp 12th 30% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 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 ±0.8pp 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
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Population rose less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2,709,534 to 2,711,226 - more than the combined survey margin (±125). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 5 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
2,711,226
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fort Worth, TX 963,194 12th +10% 1st 35% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 977,670 11th +10% 2nd 34% below peers
Austin, TX 979,539 10th +3% 3rd 34% below peers
Houston, TX 2,328,253 3rd +1% 4th 57% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 1,642,323 4th +1% 5th 11% above peers
Chicago, IL 2,711,226 2nd +0% 6th 83% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 1,579,706 5th +0% 7th 7% above peers
San Diego, CA 1,389,526 7th -1% 8th 6% below peers
Dallas, TX 1,307,930 8th -2% 9th 12% below peers
San Antonio, TX 1,479,835 6th -2% 10th on par with peers
Los Angeles, CA 3,857,263 1st -3% 11th 161% above peers
San Jose, CA 990,138 9th -4% 12th 33% below peers
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DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±63 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
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Children fell 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.9% to 19.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.2pp). 10 of the 11 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.5% to 19.4%).
19.4%
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 21.8% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Jacksonville, FL 22.6% 6th -0.3pp 1st on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA 21.2% 7th -0.7pp 2nd 6% below peers
Dallas, TX 23.9% 2nd -1.1pp 3rd 6% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 26.4% 1st -1.3pp 4th 17% above peers
San Antonio, TX 23.6% 4th -1.4pp 5th 4% above peers
Houston, TX 23.4% 5th -1.7pp 6th 3% above peers
Chicago, IL 19.4% 9th -1.5pp 7th 14% below peers
San Diego, CA 18.4% 11th -1.5pp 8th 19% below peers
Los Angeles, CA 19.2% 10th -1.6pp 9th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA 20.5% 8th -2.0pp 10th 10% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 23.6% 3rd -2.5pp 11th 4% above peers
Austin, TX 18.0% 12th -2.4pp 12th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Children in single-parent families

No better direction No measurable change
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Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.6% then, 39.4% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.4% to 39.4%).
39.4%
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
San Antonio, TX 40.8% 3rd +3.2pp 1st 4% above peers
San Jose, CA 22.6% 12th +1.6pp 2nd 42% below peers
Houston, TX 41.9% 2nd +2.1pp 3rd 7% above peers
Los Angeles, CA 35.4% 8th +0.5pp 4th 10% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 36.8% 7th -0.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 39.3% 5th -0.8pp 6th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 39.2% 6th -0.9pp 7th on par with peers
Chicago, IL 39.4% 4th -1.1pp 8th 1% above peers
San Diego, CA 24.5% 11th -1.0pp 9th 37% below peers
Austin, TX 26.9% 10th -1.1pp 10th 31% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 31.5% 9th -1.4pp 11th 19% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 52.4% 1st -2.4pp 12th 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 (70.3% then, 72.4% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 11 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 6.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.1% to 72.4%).
72.4%
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
San Jose, CA 74.6% 1st +9.8pp 1st 10% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 67.7% 6th +7.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Austin, TX 68.6% 5th +6.7pp 3rd 1% above peers
San Diego, CA 68.8% 4th +4.5pp 4th 2% above peers
Houston, TX 61.7% 11th +3.8pp 5th 9% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 67.4% 7th +3.7pp 6th on par with peers
Los Angeles, CA 66.7% 8th +2.9pp 7th 1% below peers
Chicago, IL 72.4% 2nd +2.1pp 8th 7% above peers
Dallas, TX 61.3% 12th +1.2pp 9th 9% below peers
San Antonio, TX 63.0% 10th +0.9pp 10th 7% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 72.0% 3rd -0.1pp 11th 6% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 66.3% 9th -0.1pp 12th 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 792 census tracts
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DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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