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114,934 people (2024) 100k-250k Midwest

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Elgin, IL shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$90,282
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
$69,041 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
13.9%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
18.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
27.0%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
24.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.0%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
86.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.40
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
0.42 in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
51.2%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
47.5% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
71.9%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
69.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
31.9%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
33.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
9.7%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
11.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
5.5%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
5.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.4%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
6.1% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 2 indicators

Where Elgin, IL shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
May 2026
▲ 17%
relative change
4.2% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
10.7%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
11.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 5 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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,909
Jun 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$1,799 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$267,364
Jun 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$255,495 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$343,968
Jun 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$331,700 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Population
114,934
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
112,653 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
25.3%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
26.5% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $69,041 to $90,282 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,343). 30 of the 30 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; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 51% from 2014 to 2024 ($59,832 to $90,282).
$90,282
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%
East Los Angeles, CA $68,741 18th +49% 1st 12% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL $63,627 24th +44% 2nd 18% below peers
Gresham, OR $77,795 16th +44% 3rd on par with peers
Pueblo, CO $56,664 27th +40% 4th 27% below peers
Richmond, CA $95,391 10th +39% 5th 23% above peers
Lowell, MA $78,658 15th +38% 6th 1% above peers
Everett, WA $83,512 13th +37% 7th 7% above peers
High Point, NC $64,561 22nd +37% 8th 17% below peers
Clearwater, FL $66,381 20th +36% 9th 15% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL $67,195 19th +36% 10th 14% below peers
Riverview, FL $100,438 6th +35% 11th 29% above peers
West Jordan, UT $108,153 5th +34% 12th 39% above peers
Manchester, NH $81,007 14th +33% 13th 4% above peers
Evansville, IN $53,387 30th +33% 14th 31% below peers
Westminster, CO $100,272 7th +32% 15th 29% above peers
Provo, UT $64,171 23rd +31% 16th 18% below peers
Elgin, IL $90,282 11th +31% 17th 16% above peers
Lansing, MI $54,382 29th +30% 18th 30% below peers
Carlsbad, CA $142,748 1st +29% 19th 83% above peers
Las Cruces, NM $55,422 28th +29% 20th 29% below peers
Antioch, CA $97,465 9th +27% 21st 25% above peers
Murrieta, CA $114,081 4th +26% 22nd 47% above peers
Temecula, CA $121,063 3rd +26% 23rd 56% above peers
Waterbury, CT $51,886 31st +22% 24th 33% below peers
Springfield, IL $66,064 21st +21% 25th 15% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $86,765 12th +19% 26th 12% above peers
Odessa, TX $73,472 17th +15% 27th 6% below peers
Peoria, IL $59,410 25th +15% 28th 24% below peers
Richardson, TX $98,111 8th +15% 29th 26% above peers
Beaumont, TX $56,997 26th +13% 30th 27% below peers
League City, TX $121,099 2nd +11% 31st 56% 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.
EconomyMedian household income
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3 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 (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,200 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.7 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment was essentially flat from 2022 to 2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.9% in May 2026, up from 4.2% a year earlier.
4.9%
1990May 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 5.1% (May 26) +0.7pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Richmond, CA 4.0% (May 26) 11th -0.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Manchester, NH 2.8% (May 26) 1st -0.5pp 2nd 36% below peers
Antioch, CA 4.6% (May 26) 17th -0.5pp 3rd 5% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.6% (May 26) 6th -0.4pp 4th 18% below peers
Lowell, MA 4.6% (May 26) 18th -0.3pp 5th 5% above peers
Provo, UT 3.1% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 6th 30% below peers
Evansville, IN 3.5% (May 26) 5th -0.2pp 7th 20% below peers
Lansing, MI 6.3% (May 26) 28th -0.2pp 8th 43% above peers
Temecula, CA 4.1% (May 26) 12th -0.2pp 9th 7% below peers
Westminster, CO 3.6% (May 26) 7th -0.1pp 10th 18% below peers
High Point, NC 4.4% (May 26) 15th -0.1pp 11th on par with peers
West Jordan, UT 3.2% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 12th 27% below peers
Gresham, OR 4.9% (May 26) 22nd -0.1pp 13th 11% above peers
Murrieta, CA 4.4% (May 26) 16th +0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Pueblo, CO 5.5% (May 26) 27th +0.0pp 15th 25% above peers
Beaumont, TX 5.0% (May 26) 24th +0.1pp 16th 14% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 3.4% (May 26) 4th +0.1pp 17th 23% below peers
Richardson, TX 3.7% (May 26) 8th +0.2pp 18th 16% below peers
League City, TX 3.9% (May 26) 10th +0.3pp 19th 11% below peers
Odessa, TX 3.7% (May 26) 9th +0.3pp 20th 16% below peers
Peoria, IL 5.2% (May 26) 26th +0.5pp 21st 18% above peers
Everett, WA 5.1% (May 26) 25th +0.6pp 22nd 16% above peers
Springfield, IL 4.7% (May 26) 20th +0.6pp 23rd 7% above peers
Elgin, IL 4.9% (May 26) 23rd +0.7pp 24th 11% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 4.7% (May 26) 21st +0.9pp 25th 7% above peers
Clearwater, FL 4.3% (May 26) 14th +1.0pp 26th 2% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 4.6% (May 26) 19th +1.2pp 27th 5% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 4.1% (May 26) 13th +1.4pp 28th 7% below peers
Waterbury, CT 8.0% (May 26) 29th +2.0pp 29th 82% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.1% then, 9.7% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.1% to 9.7%).
9.7%
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 11.5% -0.8pp
United States ref 12.0%
Miami Gardens, FL 13.5% 16th -7.2pp 1st on par with peers
Murrieta, CA 5.3% 1st -2.8pp 2nd 60% below peers
Pueblo, CO 16.8% 23rd -5.9pp 3rd 24% above peers
Manchester, NH 10.9% 11th -2.9pp 4th 19% below peers
Gresham, OR 12.9% 14th -3.3pp 5th 4% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 14.8% 19th -3.8pp 6th 10% above peers
Antioch, CA 11.3% 12th -2.5pp 7th 16% below peers
Lansing, MI 20.0% 26th -4.4pp 8th 48% above peers
Evansville, IN 17.8% 25th -3.3pp 9th 32% above peers
High Point, NC 14.6% 18th -2.5pp 10th 8% above peers
Provo, UT 20.7% 28th -3.2pp 11th 54% above peers
Richardson, TX 9.2% 9th -1.4pp 12th 31% below peers
Elgin, IL 9.7% 10th -1.4pp 13th 28% below peers
Lowell, MA 16.2% 21st -1.9pp 14th 20% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 17.2% 24th -1.9pp 15th 28% above peers
Springfield, IL 16.4% 22nd -1.7pp 16th 21% above peers
Richmond, CA 13.4% 15th -1.1pp 17th on par with peers
West Jordan, UT 6.0% 3rd -0.5pp 18th 55% below peers
Clearwater, FL 14.6% 17th -0.7pp 19th 8% above peers
Riverview, FL 7.5% 7th -0.3pp 20th 44% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 22.4% 30th -0.8pp 21st 66% above peers
League City, TX 5.4% 2nd -0.1pp 22nd 60% below peers
Everett, WA 12.6% 13th +0.2pp 23rd 7% below peers
Westminster, CO 7.3% 6th +0.2pp 24th 46% below peers
Waterbury, CT 24.3% 31st +1.3pp 25th 80% above peers
Peoria, IL 20.3% 27th +1.3pp 26th 50% above peers
Temecula, CA 7.3% 5th +0.5pp 27th 46% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 8.7% 8th +0.8pp 28th 35% below peers
Beaumont, TX 20.8% 29th +2.9pp 29th 54% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 6.9% 4th +1.1pp 30th 49% below peers
Odessa, TX 15.9% 20th +4.9pp 31st 18% 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.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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3 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 (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.7% to 13.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 13 of the 30 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; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 8.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.2% to 13.9%).
13.9%
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%
Murrieta, CA 5.4% 2nd -4.6pp 1st 72% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 18.2% 15th -14.7pp 2nd 4% below peers
Gresham, OR 14.3% 13th -11.2pp 3rd 24% below peers
Pueblo, CO 22.1% 19th -11.5pp 4th 17% above peers
Provo, UT 14.0% 12th -5.6pp 5th 26% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 22.8% 22nd -8.4pp 6th 21% above peers
Lansing, MI 28.4% 29th -9.8pp 7th 50% above peers
Elgin, IL 13.9% 11th -4.8pp 8th 26% below peers
League City, TX 5.3% 1st -1.7pp 9th 72% below peers
Antioch, CA 16.3% 14th -5.0pp 10th 14% below peers
Evansville, IN 27.2% 27th -7.3pp 11th 44% above peers
Richardson, TX 9.7% 8th -2.5pp 12th 49% below peers
Springfield, IL 24.1% 24th -5.6pp 13th 28% above peers
High Point, NC 22.8% 21st -4.9pp 14th 20% above peers
Everett, WA 13.6% 10th -2.9pp 15th 28% below peers
West Jordan, UT 7.1% 3rd -1.4pp 16th 63% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 26.3% 26th -5.1pp 17th 39% above peers
Clearwater, FL 20.0% 17th -3.5pp 18th 6% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 25.0% 25th -3.3pp 19th 32% above peers
Lowell, MA 21.8% 18th -2.6pp 20th 15% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 10.6% 9th -1.1pp 21st 44% below peers
Riverview, FL 8.4% 5th -0.7pp 22nd 55% below peers
Westminster, CO 9.5% 7th -0.6pp 23rd 50% below peers
Manchester, NH 18.9% 16th -0.9pp 24th on par with peers
Waterbury, CT 34.9% 31st +0.0pp 25th 85% above peers
Beaumont, TX 28.6% 30th +0.2pp 26th 51% above peers
Richmond, CA 22.2% 20th +0.8pp 27th 17% above peers
Temecula, CA 8.6% 6th +0.4pp 28th 54% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 7.2% 4th +0.7pp 29th 62% below peers
Peoria, IL 28.4% 28th +3.8pp 30th 50% above peers
Odessa, TX 23.8% 23rd +9.4pp 31st 26% 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.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oceanside, CA down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.0% to 94.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 30 of the 30 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; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 11.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (82.7% to 94.0%).
94.0%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 90.9% +7.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
East Los Angeles, CA 88.5% 25th +20.9pp 1st 3% below peers
Beaumont, TX 90.4% 19th +18.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 87.6% 27th +16.9pp 3rd 4% below peers
Pueblo, CO 88.2% 26th +14.5pp 4th 4% below peers
Waterbury, CT 85.6% 30th +13.9pp 5th 7% below peers
Peoria, IL 90.2% 20th +14.1pp 6th 1% below peers
Provo, UT 84.8% 31st +13.0pp 7th 7% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 91.6% 16th +13.5pp 8th on par with peers
Lowell, MA 87.4% 28th +11.8pp 9th 5% below peers
Evansville, IN 89.6% 22nd +11.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 91.5% 17th +11.4pp 11th on par with peers
Springfield, IL 90.1% 21st +11.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Lansing, MI 89.5% 23rd +10.8pp 13th 2% below peers
High Point, NC 91.0% 18th +9.5pp 14th 1% below peers
Elgin, IL 94.0% 11th +8.1pp 15th 3% above peers
Gresham, OR 91.7% 14th +7.6pp 16th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 87.3% 29th +6.8pp 17th 5% below peers
Everett, WA 92.8% 13th +7.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Antioch, CA 96.0% 7th +7.0pp 19th 5% above peers
Richmond, CA 93.3% 12th +5.3pp 20th 2% above peers
Odessa, TX 88.7% 24th +4.9pp 21st 3% below peers
Westminster, CO 94.2% 10th +4.9pp 22nd 3% above peers
Manchester, NH 91.7% 15th +4.4pp 23rd on par with peers
Riverview, FL 97.9% 1st +4.3pp 24th 7% above peers
Murrieta, CA 96.2% 6th +3.5pp 25th 5% above peers
Temecula, CA 97.5% 2nd +3.4pp 26th 6% above peers
West Jordan, UT 96.3% 4th +3.1pp 27th 5% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 94.5% 9th +2.7pp 28th 3% above peers
League City, TX 96.4% 3rd +2.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Richardson, TX 95.0% 8th +2.0pp 30th 4% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 96.3% 5th +1.6pp 31st 5% 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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3 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 (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lehigh Acres, FL up 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 74% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality fell about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.42 to 0.40 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). None of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.41 to 0.40).
0.40
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Elgin, IL 0.40 4th -0.027 1st 12% below peers
Lowell, MA 0.45 15th -0.013 2nd on par with peers
Provo, UT 0.47 23rd -0.014 3rd 5% above peers
Temecula, CA 0.38 2nd -0.009 4th 16% below peers
Pueblo, CO 0.46 22nd -0.011 5th 4% above peers
Beaumont, TX 0.48 27th -0.010 6th 7% above peers
Manchester, NH 0.42 7th -0.006 7th 6% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 0.48 26th -0.007 8th 7% above peers
West Jordan, UT 0.35 1st -0.005 9th 23% below peers
Murrieta, CA 0.40 6th -0.005 10th 10% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 0.47 25th -0.000 11th 6% above peers
Lansing, MI 0.43 12th +0.001 12th 5% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 0.42 9th +0.001 13th 5% below peers
Evansville, IN 0.46 19th +0.002 14th 2% above peers
Springfield, IL 0.49 28th +0.004 15th 10% above peers
High Point, NC 0.47 24th +0.004 16th 6% above peers
Peoria, IL 0.52 31st +0.008 17th 17% above peers
Gresham, OR 0.43 13th +0.007 18th 4% below peers
Riverview, FL 0.39 3rd +0.007 19th 14% below peers
Odessa, TX 0.46 21st +0.009 20th 3% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 0.46 20th +0.009 21st 3% above peers
Richmond, CA 0.45 17th +0.010 22nd 1% above peers
Clearwater, FL 0.50 30th +0.012 23rd 12% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 0.43 11th +0.010 24th 5% below peers
Antioch, CA 0.43 10th +0.015 25th 5% below peers
League City, TX 0.40 5th +0.015 26th 11% below peers
Everett, WA 0.45 16th +0.017 27th on par with peers
Westminster, CO 0.42 8th +0.017 28th 6% below peers
Richardson, TX 0.45 18th +0.020 29th 1% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 0.44 14th +0.030 30th 2% below peers
Waterbury, CT 0.50 29th +0.035 31st 11% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (13.5% then, 14.0% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 2.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (11.9% to 14.0%).
14.0%
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
West Jordan, UT 4.4% 4th -1.9pp 1st 68% below peers
Richardson, TX 3.5% 1st -1.4pp 2nd 75% below peers
Manchester, NH 10.7% 13th -3.6pp 3rd 22% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 13.8% 16th -4.4pp 4th on par with peers
League City, TX 3.9% 3rd -1.0pp 5th 72% below peers
Clearwater, FL 10.7% 12th -2.8pp 6th 23% below peers
Provo, UT 6.3% 8th -1.5pp 7th 54% below peers
Gresham, OR 18.6% 23rd -3.7pp 8th 35% above peers
Lansing, MI 19.8% 24th -3.1pp 9th 43% above peers
High Point, NC 17.6% 21st -2.7pp 10th 28% above peers
Everett, WA 16.6% 20th -2.1pp 11th 20% above peers
Evansville, IN 14.6% 18th -1.7pp 12th 5% above peers
Waterbury, CT 28.6% 30th -3.2pp 13th 107% above peers
Beaumont, TX 16.0% 19th -1.5pp 14th 16% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 30.1% 31st -2.6pp 15th 118% above peers
Odessa, TX 10.1% 11th -0.8pp 16th 27% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 5.8% 5th -0.3pp 17th 58% below peers
Riverview, FL 9.7% 10th -0.5pp 18th 30% below peers
Antioch, CA 13.5% 15th -0.7pp 19th 2% below peers
Westminster, CO 6.2% 7th +0.1pp 20th 55% below peers
Elgin, IL 14.0% 17th +0.5pp 21st 1% above peers
Pueblo, CO 24.6% 28th +1.0pp 22nd 78% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 23.5% 27th +1.4pp 23rd 70% above peers
Lowell, MA 25.3% 29th +2.1pp 24th 83% above peers
Richmond, CA 12.2% 14th +1.3pp 25th 12% below peers
Springfield, IL 18.3% 22nd +2.3pp 26th 32% above peers
Temecula, CA 6.1% 6th +0.8pp 27th 56% below peers
Murrieta, CA 7.3% 9th +1.2pp 28th 47% below peers
Peoria, IL 22.0% 26th +3.8pp 29th 59% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 21.1% 25th +8.9pp 30th 53% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.6% 2nd +1.6pp 31st 74% 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 (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 87% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $343,968 in June 2026, up from $331,700 a year earlier.
$343,968
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Springfield, IL $173,202 (Jun 26) 29th +8.1% 1st 54% below peers
Peoria, IL $137,410 (Jun 26) 31st +6.3% 2nd 64% below peers
Odessa, TX $253,500 (Jun 26) 25th +5.4% 3rd 33% below peers
Evansville, IN $206,632 (Jun 26) 27th +3.9% 4th 45% below peers
Elgin, IL $343,968 (Jun 26) 20th +3.7% 5th 9% below peers
Waterbury, CT $289,392 (Jun 26) 23rd +3.2% 6th 23% below peers
Beaumont, TX $174,707 (Jun 26) 28th +2.8% 7th 54% below peers
Lansing, MI $171,396 (Jun 26) 30th +2.2% 8th 55% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $291,736 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.1% 9th 23% below peers
Provo, UT $489,807 (Jun 26) 11th +1.7% 10th 30% above peers
West Jordan, UT $563,414 (Jun 26) 8th +1.5% 11th 49% above peers
Manchester, NH $448,035 (Jun 26) 15th +0.9% 12th 19% above peers
High Point, NC $252,160 (Jun 26) 26th +0.5% 13th 33% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA $677,748 (Jun 26) 4th +0.3% 14th 80% above peers
Lowell, MA $492,699 (Jun 26) 10th +0.1% 15th 31% above peers
League City, TX $377,316 (Jun 26) 16th +0.0% 16th on par with peers
Las Cruces, NM $291,884 (Jun 26) 21st -0.4% 17th 23% below peers
Gresham, OR $473,726 (Jun 26) 13th -0.7% 18th 26% above peers
Richardson, TX $448,332 (Jun 26) 14th -1.0% 19th 19% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL $475,214 (Jun 26) 12th -1.1% 20th 26% above peers
Murrieta, CA $691,252 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.1% 21st 83% above peers
Temecula, CA $766,780 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.2% 22nd 103% above peers
Everett, WA $654,227 (Jun 26) 5th -1.5% 23rd 73% above peers
Pueblo, CO $287,605 (Jun 26) 24th -2.4% 24th 24% below peers
Westminster, CO $527,400 (Jun 26) 9th -2.6% 25th 40% above peers
Antioch, CA $596,320 (Jun 26) 7th -2.7% 26th 58% above peers
Clearwater, FL $344,142 (Jun 26) 19th -3.0% 27th 9% below peers
Richmond, CA $614,962 (Jun 26) 6th -3.4% 28th 63% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL $352,505 (Jun 26) 18th -3.4% 29th 7% below peers
Riverview, FL $366,239 (Jun 26) 17th -3.6% 30th 3% below peers
Carlsbad, CA $1,387,670 (Jun 26) 1st -10.2% 31st 268% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 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 →

Starter homes rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $267,364 in June 2026, up from $255,495 a year earlier.
$267,364
2000June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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%
Peoria, IL $58,452 (Jun 26) 31st +7.3% 1st 80% below peers
Beaumont, TX $98,097 (Jun 26) 29th +6.5% 2nd 66% below peers
Springfield, IL $87,413 (Jun 26) 30th +6.4% 3rd 70% below peers
Odessa, TX $175,609 (Jun 26) 25th +6.3% 4th 39% below peers
Carlsbad, CA $990,707 (Jun 26) 1st +5.0% 5th 242% above peers
Waterbury, CT $210,105 (Jun 26) 21st +4.7% 6th 28% below peers
Elgin, IL $267,364 (Jun 26) 18th +4.6% 7th 8% below peers
Evansville, IN $119,133 (Jun 26) 27th +3.9% 8th 59% below peers
Lansing, MI $111,858 (Jun 26) 28th +3.5% 9th 61% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $229,532 (Jun 26) 19th +2.5% 10th 21% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA $592,721 (Jun 26) 3rd +2.2% 11th 105% above peers
Manchester, NH $339,876 (Jun 26) 15th +1.1% 12th 17% above peers
West Jordan, UT $457,643 (Jun 26) 8th +1.1% 13th 58% above peers
High Point, NC $147,051 (Jun 26) 26th +0.6% 14th 49% below peers
Provo, UT $358,970 (Jun 26) 12th +0.3% 15th 24% above peers
Lowell, MA $346,316 (Jun 26) 13th -0.1% 16th 19% above peers
League City, TX $286,671 (Jun 26) 17th -0.4% 17th 1% below peers
Las Cruces, NM $213,231 (Jun 26) 20th -0.9% 18th 26% below peers
Temecula, CA $634,774 (Jun 26) 2nd -1.1% 19th 119% above peers
Gresham, OR $375,600 (Jun 26) 10th -1.1% 20th 30% above peers
Richardson, TX $344,866 (Jun 26) 14th -1.2% 21st 19% above peers
Everett, WA $480,967 (Jun 26) 6th -1.3% 22nd 66% above peers
Murrieta, CA $568,504 (Jun 26) 4th -1.3% 23rd 96% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL $363,188 (Jun 26) 11th -1.9% 24th 25% above peers
Pueblo, CO $183,123 (Jun 26) 23rd -2.5% 25th 37% below peers
Richmond, CA $474,988 (Jun 26) 7th -3.2% 26th 64% above peers
Westminster, CO $402,135 (Jun 26) 9th -3.6% 27th 39% above peers
Antioch, CA $484,699 (Jun 26) 5th -3.6% 28th 67% above peers
Riverview, FL $289,810 (Jun 26) 16th -4.3% 29th on par with peers
Pompano Beach, FL $205,358 (Jun 26) 22nd -6.5% 30th 29% below peers
Clearwater, FL $180,856 (Jun 26) 24th -7.1% 31st 38% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (69.8% then, 71.9% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (67.9% to 72.0%).
71.9%
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%
Waterbury, CT 47.2% 28th +5.8pp 1st 18% below peers
Manchester, NH 48.7% 27th +4.6pp 2nd 16% below peers
Richmond, CA 54.7% 22nd +4.9pp 3rd 5% below peers
Pueblo, CO 61.4% 13th +4.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Everett, WA 49.0% 26th +3.1pp 5th 15% below peers
Lansing, MI 53.8% 24th +3.2pp 6th 7% below peers
High Point, NC 57.8% 16th +3.1pp 7th on par with peers
Antioch, CA 63.6% 10th +3.4pp 8th 10% above peers
Murrieta, CA 69.5% 6th +3.5pp 9th 20% above peers
Riverview, FL 75.7% 2nd +3.7pp 10th 31% above peers
Temecula, CA 68.0% 7th +3.0pp 11th 17% above peers
Springfield, IL 64.3% 9th +2.9pp 12th 11% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 55.5% 20th +2.1pp 13th 4% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 55.9% 18th +2.0pp 14th 3% below peers
West Jordan, UT 77.2% 1st +2.4pp 15th 34% above peers
Elgin, IL 72.0% 5th +2.1pp 16th 24% above peers
Gresham, OR 55.8% 19th +1.6pp 17th 4% below peers
Peoria, IL 57.5% 17th +1.6pp 18th 1% below peers
Beaumont, TX 55.3% 21st +1.3pp 19th 4% below peers
Lowell, MA 43.2% 29th +0.9pp 20th 25% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 64.4% 8th +0.9pp 21st 11% above peers
Odessa, TX 59.8% 14th +0.1pp 22nd 3% above peers
Clearwater, FL 58.6% 15th +0.1pp 23rd 1% above peers
Provo, UT 39.4% 30th -0.2pp 24th 32% below peers
Evansville, IN 54.6% 23rd -0.5pp 25th 6% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 33.5% 31st -0.5pp 26th 42% below peers
League City, TX 74.7% 3rd -1.4pp 27th 29% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 72.0% 4th -1.6pp 28th 25% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 62.9% 11th -1.8pp 29th 9% above peers
Westminster, CO 61.9% 12th -3.2pp 30th 7% above peers
Richardson, TX 50.7% 25th -7.9pp 31st 12% 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 · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,909 in June 2026, up from $1,799 a year earlier.
$1,909
2015June 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Elgin, IL $1,909 (Jun 26) 14th +6.1% 1st 2% above peers
Springfield, IL $1,176 (Jun 26) 30th +5.5% 2nd 37% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA $2,319 (Jun 26) 8th +5.0% 3rd 23% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK $1,607 (Jun 26) 20th +4.9% 4th 14% below peers
Evansville, IN $1,038 (Jun 26) 31st +4.8% 5th 45% below peers
Peoria, IL $1,236 (Jun 26) 28th +3.6% 6th 34% below peers
Lansing, MI $1,230 (Jun 26) 29th +3.5% 7th 35% below peers
Provo, UT $1,556 (Jun 26) 21st +3.5% 8th 17% below peers
Manchester, NH $2,058 (Jun 26) 11th +3.4% 9th 10% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL $2,775 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.3% 10th 48% above peers
Carlsbad, CA $3,560 (Jun 26) 1st +3.1% 11th 89% above peers
Waterbury, CT $1,554 (Jun 26) 22nd +3.0% 12th 17% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL $2,371 (Jun 26) 7th +2.9% 13th 26% above peers
High Point, NC $1,401 (Jun 26) 25th +2.8% 14th 25% below peers
Richmond, CA $2,509 (Jun 26) 6th +2.5% 15th 34% above peers
Murrieta, CA $2,610 (Jun 26) 4th +2.2% 16th 39% above peers
Pueblo, CO $1,392 (Jun 26) 26th +1.8% 17th 26% below peers
Everett, WA $1,946 (Jun 26) 13th +1.7% 18th 4% above peers
Antioch, CA $2,575 (Jun 26) 5th +1.3% 19th 37% above peers
Temecula, CA $2,954 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.2% 20th 57% above peers
Beaumont, TX $1,259 (Jun 26) 27th +0.9% 21st 33% below peers
Las Cruces, NM $1,424 (Jun 26) 24th +0.7% 22nd 24% below peers
Lowell, MA $2,316 (Jun 26) 9th +0.3% 23rd 23% above peers
Riverview, FL $2,159 (Jun 26) 10th +0.3% 24th 15% above peers
League City, TX $1,889 (Jun 26) 15th +0.3% 25th 1% above peers
West Jordan, UT $1,656 (Jun 26) 18th -0.2% 26th 12% below peers
Gresham, OR $1,632 (Jun 26) 19th -0.3% 27th 13% below peers
Westminster, CO $1,879 (Jun 26) 16th -0.9% 28th on par with peers
Richardson, TX $1,675 (Jun 26) 17th -0.9% 29th 11% below peers
Clearwater, FL $1,962 (Jun 26) 12th -2.5% 30th 4% above peers
Odessa, TX $1,537 (Jun 26) 23rd -3.7% 31st 18% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.2% then, 31.9% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 10.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.7% to 31.9%).
31.9%
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
East Los Angeles, CA 44.0% 25th -4.9pp 1st 19% above peers
High Point, NC 32.5% 8th -3.6pp 2nd 12% below peers
Lansing, MI 34.1% 11th -1.7pp 3rd 8% below peers
Richmond, CA 43.1% 24th -1.9pp 4th 16% above peers
Springfield, IL 27.4% 3rd -1.1pp 5th 26% below peers
Elgin, IL 31.9% 5th -1.2pp 6th 14% below peers
Gresham, OR 42.9% 23rd -1.4pp 7th 16% above peers
Provo, UT 39.1% 18th -1.2pp 8th 6% above peers
Evansville, IN 32.5% 7th -0.9pp 9th 12% below peers
Pueblo, CO 37.0% 16th -0.6pp 10th on par with peers
Miami Gardens, FL 51.7% 31st -0.5pp 11th 40% above peers
Manchester, NH 38.3% 17th +0.0pp 12th 4% above peers
Murrieta, CA 40.8% 21st +0.3pp 13th 10% above peers
Waterbury, CT 48.3% 30th +0.6pp 14th 31% above peers
Antioch, CA 45.0% 28th +0.9pp 15th 22% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 47.8% 29th +0.9pp 16th 29% above peers
Everett, WA 42.1% 22nd +1.3pp 17th 14% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 36.1% 15th +1.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Westminster, CO 33.0% 9th +1.5pp 19th 11% below peers
Temecula, CA 39.3% 19th +1.9pp 20th 6% above peers
Lowell, MA 44.2% 27th +2.5pp 21st 20% above peers
West Jordan, UT 27.3% 2nd +1.9pp 22nd 26% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.9% 1st +1.9pp 23rd 33% below peers
Peoria, IL 33.2% 10th +2.7pp 24th 10% below peers
Clearwater, FL 44.0% 26th +3.8pp 25th 19% above peers
Riverview, FL 32.0% 6th +3.2pp 26th 14% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 39.8% 20th +4.2pp 27th 8% above peers
Beaumont, TX 35.1% 14th +4.7pp 28th 5% below peers
Richardson, TX 34.2% 12th +5.0pp 29th 8% below peers
Odessa, TX 34.4% 13th +8.2pp 30th 7% below peers
League City, TX 28.6% 4th +6.9pp 31st 23% 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.5pp 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
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No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.5% then, 5.5% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.3% to 5.5%).
5.5%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 11.0% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Peoria, IL 10.1% 25th -4.1pp 1st 32% above peers
Everett, WA 8.0% 19th -2.1pp 2nd 4% above peers
Clearwater, FL 8.9% 23rd -2.3pp 3rd 16% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 7.9% 18th -1.8pp 4th 2% above peers
Manchester, NH 7.4% 14th -1.6pp 5th 4% below peers
Lowell, MA 13.8% 30th -2.9pp 6th 79% above peers
Pueblo, CO 8.6% 21st -1.2pp 7th 13% above peers
Murrieta, CA 2.7% 3rd -0.3pp 8th 65% below peers
Antioch, CA 5.2% 10th -0.5pp 9th 32% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 2.4% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 69% below peers
Lansing, MI 11.8% 29th -0.8pp 11th 53% above peers
Waterbury, CT 18.6% 31st -1.3pp 12th 143% above peers
Evansville, IN 10.2% 26th -0.7pp 13th 33% above peers
Springfield, IL 10.3% 27th -0.5pp 14th 34% above peers
Richmond, CA 8.3% 20th -0.3pp 15th 8% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 7.8% 17th +0.0pp 16th 1% above peers
Elgin, IL 5.5% 12th +0.1pp 17th 28% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 7.4% 15th +0.2pp 18th 3% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 11.4% 28th +0.5pp 19th 49% above peers
High Point, NC 7.7% 16th +0.4pp 20th on par with peers
Gresham, OR 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 21st 15% above peers
Provo, UT 4.7% 8th +0.6pp 22nd 39% below peers
Beaumont, TX 9.6% 24th +1.4pp 23rd 24% above peers
Westminster, CO 4.9% 9th +0.8pp 24th 36% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.2% 7th +0.6pp 25th 58% below peers
Richardson, TX 5.5% 11th +1.5pp 26th 28% below peers
Temecula, CA 2.7% 5th +0.8pp 27th 64% below peers
Riverview, FL 3.1% 6th +0.9pp 28th 60% below peers
West Jordan, UT 2.7% 4th +0.9pp 29th 65% below peers
Odessa, TX 7.0% 13th +2.4pp 30th 8% below peers
League City, TX 2.2% 1st +0.9pp 31st 71% 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Visalia, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Victorville, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Abilene, TX down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.4% then, 10.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 6.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.0% to 10.7%).
10.7%
20122024
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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 6.8% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Riverview, FL 7.4% 11th -3.4pp 1st 10% below peers
Richmond, CA 7.3% 10th -2.6pp 2nd 10% below peers
Pueblo, CO 5.6% 6th -1.8pp 3rd 32% below peers
Manchester, NH 7.4% 12th -2.3pp 4th 9% below peers
Murrieta, CA 4.5% 4th -1.4pp 5th 45% below peers
West Jordan, UT 7.9% 13th -2.2pp 6th 3% below peers
Provo, UT 8.9% 19th -2.2pp 7th 9% above peers
Lowell, MA 4.1% 3rd -0.9pp 8th 50% below peers
Evansville, IN 8.0% 15th -1.7pp 9th 2% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.9% 1st -0.8pp 10th 52% below peers
Lansing, MI 6.0% 7th -1.2pp 11th 26% below peers
Temecula, CA 5.3% 5th -1.0pp 12th 36% below peers
Elgin, IL 10.7% 24th -0.7pp 13th 30% above peers
Springfield, IL 4.0% 2nd -0.2pp 14th 51% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 19.2% 29th -0.8pp 15th 134% above peers
High Point, NC 10.6% 23rd -0.1pp 16th 29% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 19.7% 30th -0.1pp 17th 141% above peers
Richardson, TX 13.2% 25th -0.1pp 18th 60% above peers
Gresham, OR 8.0% 14th +0.0pp 19th 3% below peers
Everett, WA 9.1% 20th +0.0pp 20th 11% above peers
Odessa, TX 18.0% 28th +0.2pp 21st 120% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 9.8% 22nd +0.2pp 22nd 19% above peers
Antioch, CA 6.4% 8th +0.1pp 23rd 22% below peers
Waterbury, CT 8.3% 17th +0.2pp 24th 1% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 14.6% 26th +0.5pp 25th 78% above peers
Beaumont, TX 20.0% 31st +0.6pp 26th 144% above peers
Clearwater, FL 14.9% 27th +1.3pp 27th 81% above peers
Peoria, IL 6.8% 9th +1.0pp 28th 18% below peers
League City, TX 8.6% 18th +1.5pp 29th 5% above peers
Westminster, CO 8.2% 16th +1.8pp 30th on par with peers
Las Cruces, NM 9.4% 21st +2.1pp 31st 15% 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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▸ 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Riverview, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Hialeah, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rialto, CA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

38.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 34.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Carlsbad, CA 23.6% 1st 30% below peers
Lowell, MA 26.2% 2nd 22% below peers
Westminster, CO 28.3% 3rd 16% below peers
Richardson, TX 29.7% 4th 11% below peers
Temecula, CA 30.4% 5th 9% below peers
Riverview, FL 31.3% 6th 7% below peers
Murrieta, CA 31.3% 7th 7% below peers
Gresham, OR 31.6% 8th 6% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 32.5% 9th 3% below peers
West Jordan, UT 32.6% 10th 3% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 33.0% 11th 1% below peers
Richmond, CA 33.1% 12th 1% below peers
Pueblo, CO 33.1% 13th 1% below peers
Manchester, NH 33.3% 14th 1% below peers
Antioch, CA 33.5% 15th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 33.5% 16th on par with peers
High Point, NC 33.6% 17th on par with peers
Miami Gardens, FL 34.6% 18th 3% above peers
Provo, UT 34.8% 19th 4% above peers
Everett, WA 35.0% 20th 4% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 35.3% 21st 5% above peers
League City, TX 36.0% 22nd 7% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 36.4% 23rd 9% above peers
Peoria, IL 36.8% 24th 10% above peers
Lansing, MI 37.7% 25th 13% above peers
Elgin, IL 38.0% 26th 13% above peers
Waterbury, CT 38.1% 27th 14% above peers
Beaumont, TX 39.3% 28th 17% above peers
Springfield, IL 39.5% 29th 18% above peers
Odessa, TX 39.9% 30th 19% above peers
Evansville, IN 41.6% 31st 24% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.0% then, 3.8% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.6% to 3.8%).
3.8%
20122024
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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 3.3% +0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Riverview, FL 3.6% 11th -3.1pp 1st 13% below peers
Richardson, TX 8.2% 25th -4.5pp 2nd 96% above peers
Richmond, CA 3.2% 6th -1.5pp 3rd 23% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 2.4% 5th -1.1pp 4th 43% below peers
Pueblo, CO 2.0% 3rd -0.8pp 5th 53% below peers
Springfield, IL 1.3% 1st -0.5pp 6th 69% below peers
Lansing, MI 2.1% 4th -0.7pp 7th 50% below peers
Lowell, MA 1.3% 2nd -0.3pp 8th 69% below peers
Westminster, CO 3.3% 8th -0.7pp 9th 21% below peers
Provo, UT 9.2% 26th -1.5pp 10th 121% above peers
West Jordan, UT 6.7% 22nd -0.8pp 11th 60% above peers
Temecula, CA 4.1% 15th -0.5pp 12th on par with peers
Elgin, IL 3.8% 14th -0.2pp 13th 8% below peers
Everett, WA 3.3% 7th -0.1pp 14th 21% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 5.2% 21st +0.1pp 15th 25% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 23rd +0.7pp 16th 87% above peers
Odessa, TX 15.4% 31st +1.6pp 17th 271% above peers
Peoria, IL 3.5% 10th +0.5pp 18th 16% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.3% 17th +0.6pp 19th 2% above peers
Beaumont, TX 11.7% 29th +1.7pp 20th 182% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.5% 9th +0.7pp 21st 17% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 10.8% 27th +2.6pp 22nd 160% above peers
High Point, NC 4.6% 18th +1.1pp 23rd 12% above peers
League City, TX 7.9% 24th +2.0pp 24th 90% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 14.5% 30th +4.1pp 25th 248% above peers
Evansville, IN 5.0% 20th +1.5pp 26th 20% above peers
Antioch, CA 4.2% 16th +1.3pp 27th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 11.4% 28th +3.9pp 28th 175% above peers
Waterbury, CT 3.8% 13th +1.5pp 29th 8% below peers
Murrieta, CA 3.7% 12th +2.0pp 30th 12% below peers
Gresham, OR 4.7% 19th +2.6pp 31st 12% 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Burbank, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, CA down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.5% to 27.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp). 20 of the 30 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; 20 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.0% to 27.0%).
27.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Illinois ref 37.9% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
East Los Angeles, CA 11.4% 31st +2.7pp 1st 65% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 18.1% 29th +4.0pp 2nd 44% below peers
Pueblo, CO 23.7% 25th +4.8pp 3rd 27% below peers
Lowell, MA 30.0% 19th +5.9pp 4th 8% below peers
Everett, WA 28.8% 21st +5.5pp 5th 12% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 30.8% 17th +5.8pp 6th 5% below peers
Richmond, CA 33.0% 14th +4.8pp 7th 1% above peers
West Jordan, UT 29.1% 20th +4.1pp 8th 11% below peers
Riverview, FL 36.5% 9th +5.2pp 9th 12% above peers
Westminster, CO 44.6% 5th +6.0pp 10th 37% above peers
Lansing, MI 30.2% 18th +4.1pp 11th 7% below peers
Antioch, CA 23.9% 24th +3.0pp 12th 27% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 36.7% 8th +4.5pp 13th 13% above peers
Temecula, CA 38.8% 6th +4.8pp 14th 19% above peers
Manchester, NH 34.0% 13th +3.9pp 15th 4% above peers
Elgin, IL 27.0% 22nd +2.5pp 16th 17% below peers
Waterbury, CT 17.3% 30th +1.6pp 17th 47% below peers
High Point, NC 34.0% 12th +2.7pp 18th 4% above peers
Peoria, IL 37.6% 7th +2.7pp 19th 16% above peers
Murrieta, CA 32.6% 15th +2.3pp 20th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 35.7% 11th +2.5pp 21st 10% above peers
Clearwater, FL 32.6% 16th +2.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Richardson, TX 57.0% 2nd +3.8pp 23rd 75% above peers
Evansville, IN 22.8% 27th +1.2pp 24th 30% below peers
Provo, UT 45.2% 4th +2.1pp 25th 39% above peers
Gresham, OR 23.3% 26th +1.0pp 26th 28% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 62.1% 1st +2.5pp 27th 91% above peers
Odessa, TX 19.0% 28th +0.5pp 28th 42% below peers
Springfield, IL 36.3% 10th +0.5pp 29th 12% above peers
Beaumont, TX 24.9% 23rd +0.4pp 30th 24% below peers
League City, TX 47.6% 3rd +0.4pp 31st 46% 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.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.5% then, 51.2% now; margin ±12.1pp). 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, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.0% to 51.2%).
51.2%
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 51.1% -4.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Odessa, TX 51.9% 8th +16.0pp 1st 10% above peers
High Point, NC 45.6% 17th +9.4pp 2nd 3% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 43.0% 20th +8.7pp 3rd 9% below peers
Lansing, MI 49.0% 14th +9.2pp 4th 4% above peers
Clearwater, FL 55.3% 2nd +10.3pp 5th 17% above peers
Antioch, CA 43.7% 19th +7.8pp 6th 7% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 53.4% 5th +6.7pp 7th 13% above peers
Provo, UT 37.5% 26th +3.3pp 8th 21% below peers
Elgin, IL 51.2% 10th +3.7pp 9th 9% above peers
Westminster, CO 52.0% 7th +2.0pp 10th 10% above peers
Peoria, IL 51.1% 11th +1.9pp 11th 8% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 62.3% 1st +1.6pp 12th 32% above peers
Riverview, FL 52.5% 6th +0.7pp 13th 11% above peers
Beaumont, TX 49.8% 13th +0.3pp 14th 5% above peers
Manchester, NH 47.2% 16th -2.2pp 15th on par with peers
Temecula, CA 41.0% 21st -3.2pp 16th 13% below peers
League City, TX 54.5% 4th -5.0pp 17th 16% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 44.1% 18th -4.1pp 18th 6% below peers
Richmond, CA 38.9% 22nd -4.6pp 19th 18% below peers
Richardson, TX 51.4% 9th -6.7pp 20th 9% above peers
Gresham, OR 31.2% 30th -4.5pp 21st 34% below peers
Waterbury, CT 47.7% 15th -8.1pp 22nd 1% above peers
Murrieta, CA 36.0% 27th -6.5pp 23rd 24% below peers
Evansville, IN 34.3% 28th -6.4pp 24th 27% below peers
Springfield, IL 49.9% 12th -10.9pp 25th 6% above peers
West Jordan, UT 38.4% 24th -8.5pp 26th 19% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 55.1% 3rd -12.6pp 27th 17% above peers
Lowell, MA 37.9% 25th -9.6pp 28th 20% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 38.5% 23rd -10.3pp 29th 18% below peers
Pueblo, CO 32.5% 29th -14.8pp 30th 31% below peers
Everett, WA 26.9% 31st -14.8pp 31st 43% 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.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.2pp 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
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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 (6.1% then, 6.4% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 6.4%).
6.4%
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 6.6% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Temecula, CA 2.5% 2nd -4.0pp 1st 65% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.0% 4th -5.2pp 2nd 44% below peers
Riverview, FL 5.5% 10th -4.5pp 3rd 22% below peers
Provo, UT 4.2% 6th -3.2pp 4th 40% below peers
Richmond, CA 8.0% 20th -5.6pp 5th 13% above peers
Lowell, MA 4.2% 5th -2.9pp 6th 42% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 5.6% 11th -3.8pp 7th 22% below peers
Richardson, TX 1.8% 1st -0.9pp 8th 75% below peers
Pueblo, CO 11.8% 30th -4.8pp 9th 66% above peers
Odessa, TX 4.6% 7th -1.8pp 10th 35% below peers
Evansville, IN 5.8% 12th -2.1pp 11th 19% below peers
High Point, NC 5.1% 9th -1.7pp 12th 28% below peers
Clearwater, FL 7.5% 17th -2.1pp 13th 5% above peers
Everett, WA 8.7% 21st -1.4pp 14th 22% above peers
Springfield, IL 9.7% 26th -0.9pp 15th 36% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 6.8% 15th -0.6pp 16th 5% below peers
West Jordan, UT 6.6% 14th -0.0pp 17th 7% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 8.8% 22nd -0.0pp 18th 24% above peers
Elgin, IL 6.4% 13th +0.2pp 19th 11% below peers
Lansing, MI 11.0% 27th +1.0pp 20th 54% above peers
Beaumont, TX 11.2% 28th +1.1pp 21st 57% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 9.1% 23rd +1.7pp 22nd 27% above peers
Gresham, OR 9.6% 25th +2.0pp 23rd 35% above peers
Peoria, IL 11.3% 29th +3.1pp 24th 59% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 19th +2.3pp 25th 10% above peers
Antioch, CA 7.7% 18th +2.9pp 26th 8% above peers
Waterbury, CT 14.2% 31st +6.2pp 27th 100% above peers
Westminster, CO 7.1% 16th +3.4pp 28th on par with peers
Murrieta, CA 9.2% 24th +4.5pp 29th 29% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.1% 3rd +1.6pp 30th 57% below peers
League City, TX 4.8% 8th +2.7pp 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.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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  • Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.5pp 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 →

Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 112,653 to 114,934 - more than the combined survey margin (±863). 20 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (110,906 to 114,934).
114,934
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Riverview, FL 113,697 20th +19% 1st 1% below peers
League City, TX 116,215 8th +12% 2nd 1% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 114,197 18th +12% 3rd on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 118,180 3rd +9% 4th 3% above peers
Lowell, MA 118,368 2nd +6% 5th 3% above peers
Waterbury, CT 114,869 15th +6% 6th on par with peers
Richmond, CA 115,505 11th +5% 7th 1% above peers
Antioch, CA 116,477 6th +5% 8th 1% above peers
High Point, NC 116,245 7th +4% 9th 1% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 114,147 19th +4% 10th 1% below peers
Manchester, NH 115,643 10th +3% 11th 1% above peers
West Jordan, UT 116,692 5th +2% 12th 2% above peers
Westminster, CO 115,484 12th +2% 13th 1% above peers
Elgin, IL 114,934 14th +2% 14th on par with peers
Richardson, TX 118,731 1st +2% 15th 3% above peers
Everett, WA 111,845 28th +2% 16th 3% below peers
Clearwater, FL 117,247 4th +2% 17th 2% above peers
Gresham, OR 112,378 25th +2% 18th 2% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 113,177 23rd +2% 19th 1% below peers
Pueblo, CO 111,561 30th +1% 20th 3% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 114,373 17th +0% 21st on par with peers
Murrieta, CA 112,064 27th -1% 22nd 2% below peers
Peoria, IL 112,169 26th -1% 23rd 2% below peers
Provo, UT 114,766 16th -1% 24th on par with peers
Temecula, CA 111,167 31st -2% 25th 3% below peers
Evansville, IN 116,116 9th -2% 26th 1% above peers
Springfield, IL 113,330 21st -2% 27th 1% below peers
Lansing, MI 113,023 24th -4% 28th 2% below peers
Odessa, TX 115,322 13th -4% 29th on par with peers
Beaumont, TX 113,279 22nd -4% 30th 1% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 111,647 29th -8% 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
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DemographicsPopulation
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Children's share of the population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
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Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (26.5% then, 25.3% now; margin ±1.5pp). 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.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 18 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.2% to 25.3%).
25.3%
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
Lowell, MA 21.7% 19th +0.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Evansville, IN 21.3% 22nd +0.3pp 2nd 6% below peers
Odessa, TX 29.4% 1st +0.4pp 3rd 30% above peers
Beaumont, TX 25.3% 9th +0.3pp 4th 11% above peers
Peoria, IL 24.4% 10th +0.3pp 5th 8% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 23.4% 12th +0.2pp 6th 3% above peers
Riverview, FL 26.3% 5th +0.2pp 7th 16% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 19.1% 28th +0.1pp 8th 16% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 25.3% 7th -0.5pp 9th 12% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 22.4% 17th -0.7pp 10th 1% below peers
Pueblo, CO 21.6% 20th -0.8pp 11th 4% below peers
Everett, WA 19.8% 26th -0.8pp 12th 13% below peers
Lansing, MI 21.6% 21st -1.0pp 13th 5% below peers
Elgin, IL 25.3% 8th -1.2pp 14th 12% above peers
Richmond, CA 20.8% 23rd -1.0pp 15th 8% below peers
League City, TX 26.4% 4th -1.4pp 16th 17% above peers
Springfield, IL 20.8% 24th -1.1pp 17th 8% below peers
Waterbury, CT 23.2% 13th -1.5pp 18th 2% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 22.7% 15th -1.7pp 19th on par with peers
Temecula, CA 26.8% 3rd -2.1pp 20th 18% above peers
Manchester, NH 18.0% 30th -1.5pp 21st 21% below peers
Gresham, OR 22.7% 16th -2.0pp 22nd on par with peers
Murrieta, CA 26.3% 6th -2.3pp 23rd 16% above peers
Antioch, CA 22.8% 14th -2.1pp 24th 1% above peers
Clearwater, FL 16.9% 31st -1.6pp 25th 26% below peers
High Point, NC 22.0% 18th -2.1pp 26th 3% below peers
Richardson, TX 20.2% 25th -2.0pp 27th 11% below peers
West Jordan, UT 27.7% 2nd -2.8pp 28th 22% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 24.1% 11th -3.2pp 29th 7% above peers
Westminster, CO 19.3% 27th -2.7pp 30th 15% below peers
Provo, UT 18.7% 29th -3.1pp 31st 17% 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'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 (28.8% then, 31.2% now; margin ±4.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.6% to 31.2%).
31.2%
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
West Jordan, UT 21.4% 26th +4.7pp 1st 40% below peers
Provo, UT 17.8% 30th +3.7pp 2nd 50% below peers
Gresham, OR 38.7% 15th +7.4pp 3rd 9% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 45.1% 11th +7.7pp 4th 27% above peers
Manchester, NH 44.7% 12th +3.9pp 5th 26% above peers
Elgin, IL 31.2% 19th +2.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Temecula, CA 20.5% 27th +1.5pp 7th 42% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 46.6% 7th +3.3pp 8th 31% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 41.6% 14th +2.7pp 9th 17% above peers
Beaumont, TX 50.5% 2nd +3.2pp 10th 42% above peers
Riverview, FL 28.0% 23rd +0.8pp 11th 21% below peers
Peoria, IL 45.5% 10th +0.8pp 12th 28% above peers
Waterbury, CT 57.5% 1st +1.0pp 13th 62% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 19.3% 29th +0.3pp 14th 46% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.7% 24th +0.4pp 15th 30% below peers
Westminster, CO 28.4% 22nd +0.2pp 16th 20% below peers
Pueblo, CO 46.0% 8th +0.1pp 17th 30% above peers
Lowell, MA 46.8% 5th +0.1pp 18th 32% above peers
Richmond, CA 35.5% 16th -0.0pp 19th on par with peers
Lansing, MI 48.2% 4th -0.9pp 20th 36% above peers
Clearwater, FL 41.9% 13th -0.8pp 21st 18% above peers
Evansville, IN 46.7% 6th -2.7pp 22nd 32% above peers
Springfield, IL 45.8% 9th -2.8pp 23rd 29% above peers
Murrieta, CA 20.1% 28th -2.2pp 24th 43% below peers
Odessa, TX 30.0% 21st -4.1pp 25th 15% below peers
Richardson, TX 23.0% 25th -3.5pp 26th 35% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 50.4% 3rd -9.2pp 27th 42% above peers
Everett, WA 30.2% 20th -7.0pp 28th 15% below peers
High Point, NC 33.9% 17th -8.6pp 29th 4% below peers
Antioch, CA 32.9% 18th -8.6pp 30th 7% below peers
League City, TX 10.8% 31st -5.1pp 31st 69% 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 →

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.4% then, 70.7% now; margin ±10.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.3% to 70.7%).
70.7%
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
Provo, UT 49.1% 31st +9.2pp 1st 29% below peers
West Jordan, UT 70.4% 12th +12.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
Gresham, OR 69.1% 16th +12.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Richardson, TX 64.3% 25th +8.0pp 4th 7% below peers
Temecula, CA 61.4% 26th +7.2pp 5th 11% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 73.2% 5th +8.3pp 6th 6% above peers
Clearwater, FL 71.7% 8th +7.6pp 7th 4% above peers
Beaumont, TX 65.5% 24th +6.9pp 8th 5% below peers
Peoria, IL 74.4% 3rd +7.5pp 9th 8% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 74.2% 4th +7.1pp 10th 7% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 68.6% 17th +6.1pp 11th 1% below peers
League City, TX 67.1% 20th +5.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Richmond, CA 66.2% 21st +4.9pp 13th 4% below peers
Waterbury, CT 74.6% 2nd +5.5pp 14th 8% above peers
Pueblo, CO 67.7% 19th +4.0pp 15th 2% below peers
Antioch, CA 70.3% 13th +3.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Westminster, CO 71.5% 9th +3.8pp 17th 4% above peers
Springfield, IL 79.6% 1st +2.2pp 18th 15% above peers
High Point, NC 69.2% 15th +1.5pp 19th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 65.7% 23rd +1.3pp 20th 5% below peers
Elgin, IL 70.7% 11th +0.3pp 21st 2% above peers
Manchester, NH 71.1% 10th +0.3pp 22nd 3% above peers
Lowell, MA 72.2% 6th -0.5pp 23rd 4% above peers
Evansville, IN 71.8% 7th -0.6pp 24th 4% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 59.2% 28th -1.7pp 25th 14% below peers
Odessa, TX 58.8% 29th -3.3pp 26th 15% below peers
Riverview, FL 69.9% 14th -4.4pp 27th 1% above peers
Lansing, MI 68.0% 18th -5.5pp 28th 2% below peers
Everett, WA 60.2% 27th -6.0pp 29th 13% below peers
Murrieta, CA 54.9% 30th -6.0pp 30th 20% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 65.7% 22nd -9.0pp 31st 5% 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.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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