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Hammond, IN
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75,712 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where Hammond, IN shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Hammond, IN shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 13% over the 12 months ending February 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 53% higher than in 2020 (440 then, 675 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 808 in 2021 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 585 in February 2026, down from 673 a year earlier.
Bright spot 585 per 100k
2018February 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Pleasanton, CA 90 (Jul 26) -29.5% 1st
Arlington Heights, IL 38 (Jul 26) -23.7% 2nd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 3rd
Noblesville, IN 59 (Jul 26) -22.4% 4th
Johnson City, TN 334 (Jul 26) -21.1% 5th
Appleton, WI 168 (Jul 26) -19.1% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 378 (Jun 26) -17.8% 7th
Blaine, MN 74 (Jul 26) -16.2% 8th
Greenville, SC 521 (Jul 26) -15.3% 9th
Hammond, IN 585 (Feb 26) -13.0% 10th
New Britain, CT 366 (Jul 26) -12.5% 11th
Napa, CA 212 (Jul 26) -11.0% 12th
Iowa City, IA 272 (Jul 26) -7.2% 13th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 14th
Southfield, MI 501 (Jul 25) -4.6% 15th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 16th
Evanston, IL 131 (Jun 26) +5.3% 17th
Bolingbrook, IL 197 (Jun 26) +7.3% 18th
Scranton, PA 332 (Jul 26) +11.1% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 18% over the 12 months ending February 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than 56% of similar-size cities. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,400 in February 2026, down from 2,924 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,400 per 100k
2018February 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 1st
Napa, CA 1,044 (Jul 26) -24.1% 2nd
Evanston, IL 1,969 (Jun 26) -23.3% 3rd
Johnson City, TN 1,736 (Jul 26) -22.9% 4th
Pleasanton, CA 1,141 (Jul 26) -22.5% 5th
Appleton, WI 901 (Jul 26) -21.1% 6th
Noblesville, IN 430 (Jul 26) -19.7% 7th
Greenville, SC 2,527 (Jul 26) -17.9% 8th
Hammond, IN 2,400 (Feb 26) -17.9% 9th
Bolingbrook, IL 623 (Jun 26) -11.9% 10th
Iowa City, IA 1,520 (Jul 26) -11.9% 11th
Southfield, MI 2,247 (Jul 26) -10.4% 12th
Blaine, MN 1,029 (Jul 26) -8.3% 13th
New Britain, CT 1,772 (Jul 26) -5.7% 14th
Scranton, PA 1,221 (Jul 26) -5.4% 15th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 16th
Rock Hill, SC 2,295 (Jun 26) -0.2% 17th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 18th
Arlington Heights, IL 880 (Jul 26) +11.6% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 10% over the 12 months ending February 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell less than 1% a year from 2020 to 2025, slower than 73% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent reading: 11 homicides in the 12 months ending February 2026, up from 10 in the prior 12 months. That is 15 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 11 homicides
2018February 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Appleton, WI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Iowa City, IA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Blaine, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Bolingbrook, IL 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 4th
Napa, CA 1 (Jul 26) -74.9% 5th
Johnson City, TN 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 8 (Jun 26) -14.3% 7th
Greenville, SC 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
New Britain, CT 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Hammond, IN 15 (Feb 26) +10.2% 10th
Scranton, PA 4 (Jul 26) +49.8% 11th
Southfield, MI 8 (Jul 26) +199.6% 12th
Pleasanton, CA 4 (Jul 26) +200.0% 13th
Noblesville, IN 0 (Jul 26)
Arlington Heights, IL 1 (Jul 26)
Evanston, IL 0 (Jun 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft rose about 21% over the 12 months ending February 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 2% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 417 in February 2026, up from 346 a year earlier.
Needs attention 417 per 100k
2018February 2026
▸ Compare all 19 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). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 1st
Noblesville, IN 38 (Jul 26) -43.1% 2nd
Arlington Heights, IL 34 (Jul 26) -40.9% 3rd
Napa, CA 88 (Jul 26) -29.5% 4th
Bolingbrook, IL 71 (Jun 26) -24.3% 5th
Iowa City, IA 109 (Jul 26) -20.2% 6th
Evanston, IL 140 (Jun 26) -20.1% 7th
Johnson City, TN 115 (Jul 26) -19.6% 8th
Pleasanton, CA 142 (Jul 26) -18.5% 9th
Southfield, MI 426 (Jul 26) -16.5% 10th
Rock Hill, SC 209 (Jun 26) -13.6% 11th
Greenville, SC 223 (Jul 26) -10.6% 12th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 13th
Scranton, PA 128 (Jul 26) -4.9% 14th
Appleton, WI 45 (Jul 26) -2.9% 15th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 16th
Blaine, MN 69 (Jul 26) +10.4% 17th
New Britain, CT 501 (Jul 26) +16.5% 18th
Hammond, IN 417 (Feb 26) +20.8% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 20% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $46,406 to $55,504 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,104).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 40% from 2014 to 2024 ($39,771 to $55,504).
Bright spot $55,504
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref $71,957 +28%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
St. Cloud, FL $83,174 15th +50% 1st 3% above peers
Caldwell, ID $73,058 18th +49% 2nd 9% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $101,888 11th +43% 3rd 27% above peers
Appleton, WI $80,483 16th +38% 4th on par with peers
Johnson City, TN $57,254 27th +37% 5th 29% below peers
Poinciana, FL $68,015 24th +36% 6th 15% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $68,771 21st +36% 7th 15% below peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 13th +33% 8th 7% above peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 3rd +31% 9th 71% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $83,887 14th +31% 10th 4% above peers
Bellflower, CA $78,722 17th +31% 11th 2% below peers
Apple Valley, CA $69,882 20th +28% 12th 13% below peers
Gulfport, MS $49,919 31st +27% 13th 38% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY $68,613 22nd +27% 14th 15% below peers
Noblesville, IN $104,047 10th +27% 15th 29% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $107,504 7th +27% 16th 34% above peers
Greenville, SC $71,472 19th +26% 17th 11% below peers
Napa, CA $105,963 9th +26% 18th 32% above peers
New Britain, CT $58,613 25th +26% 19th 27% below peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 4th +26% 20th 54% above peers
Blaine, MN $106,801 8th +26% 21st 33% above peers
Scranton, PA $50,739 30th +25% 22nd 37% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $51,165 29th +23% 23rd 36% below peers
Southfield, MI $68,166 23rd +22% 24th 15% below peers
Evanston, IL $96,434 12th +22% 25th 20% above peers
Pleasanton, CA $190,124 1st +22% 26th 136% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL $116,723 5th +21% 27th 45% above peers
Hammond, IN $55,504 28th +20% 28th 31% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $156,964 2nd +19% 29th 95% above peers
Iowa City, IA $58,546 26th +19% 30th 27% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL $108,400 6th +19% 31st 35% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,507 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.6% in July 2026, down from 5.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.6%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Indiana ref 3.3% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Bayonne, NJ 5.6% (Jul 26) 23rd -1.4pp 1st 14% above peers
Bellflower, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th -0.9pp 2nd 8% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th -0.8pp 3rd 4% above peers
Hammond, IN 4.6% (Jul 26) 12th -0.6pp 4th 6% below peers
Johnson City, TN 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.6pp 5th 31% below peers
Greenville, SC 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.6pp 6th 29% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 18th -0.5pp 7th 4% above peers
Gulfport, MS 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th -0.5pp 8th 29% below peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -0.4pp 9th 22% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 10th -0.4pp 10th 8% below peers
Napa, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 8th -0.3pp 11th 16% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 12th on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 11th -0.2pp 13th 8% below peers
Noblesville, IN 3.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.2pp 14th 35% below peers
Iowa City, IA 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.2pp 15th 35% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 7.2% (Jul 26) 25th +0.0pp 16th 47% above peers
Appleton, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 6th +0.1pp 17th 29% below peers
Evanston, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th +0.2pp 18th on par with peers
Southfield, MI 6.9% (Jul 26) 24th +0.4pp 19th 41% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 20th 10% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 16th +0.4pp 21st on par with peers
Scranton, PA 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th +0.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.5% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 23rd 12% above peers
Blaine, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 13th +0.7pp 24th 4% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 21st +0.8pp 25th 8% above peers
New Britain, CT 8.3% (Jul 26) 26th +2.1pp 26th 69% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.1% to 19.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.8% to 19.1%).
Bright spot 19.1%
20112024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 12.3% -1.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Lake Elsinore, CA 9.4% 12th -5.1pp 1st 20% below peers
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 17th -4.6pp 2nd 2% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 10.1% 13th -3.2pp 3rd 14% below peers
Appleton, WI 8.3% 9th -2.6pp 4th 30% below peers
Noblesville, IN 5.3% 2nd -1.3pp 5th 55% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 12.6% 18th -3.0pp 6th 7% above peers
New Britain, CT 18.1% 25th -3.6pp 7th 54% above peers
Hammond, IN 19.1% 26th -3.0pp 8th 63% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.8% 29th -3.5pp 9th 94% above peers
Evanston, IL 11.8% 16th -1.6pp 10th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 14.9% 23rd -1.5pp 11th 27% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.2% 14th -1.0pp 12th 13% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.8% 1st -0.3pp 13th 68% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 19.4% 27th -1.5pp 14th 65% above peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 19th -0.7pp 15th 7% above peers
Iowa City, IA 26.3% 31st -1.3pp 16th 124% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 16.6% 24th -0.7pp 17th 41% above peers
Johnson City, TN 20.3% 28th -0.6pp 18th 72% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 7th -0.1pp 19th 39% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.0% 30th -0.2pp 20th 95% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 4th -0.0pp 21st 52% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 10.7% 15th +0.1pp 22nd 9% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.4% 6th +0.0pp 23rd 45% below peers
Bellflower, CA 13.3% 20th +0.4pp 24th 13% above peers
Greenville, SC 14.0% 21st +0.6pp 25th 19% above peers
Napa, CA 8.5% 10th +0.5pp 26th 28% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 14.4% 22nd +0.9pp 27th 22% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.3% 3rd +1.0pp 28th 55% below peers
Blaine, MN 7.2% 8th +1.4pp 29th 38% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 9.2% 11th +2.5pp 30th 22% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 6.0% 5th +2.1pp 31st 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 8.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.8% to 26.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.1pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 11.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.0% to 26.2%).
Bright spot 26.2%
20132024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 16.0% -2.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Southfield, MI 5.9% 6th -8.2pp 1st 62% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 2nd -4.6pp 2nd 76% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 2.1% 1st -1.8pp 3rd 87% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.2% 13th -8.5pp 4th 22% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 13.1% 14th -6.6pp 5th 16% below peers
Appleton, WI 11.0% 11th -5.0pp 6th 30% below peers
New Britain, CT 24.0% 26th -9.4pp 7th 54% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 16th -5.1pp 8th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 26.2% 28th -8.6pp 9th 68% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 3rd -1.2pp 10th 75% below peers
Johnson City, TN 21.1% 24th -6.6pp 11th 35% above peers
Iowa City, IA 14.2% 15th -3.6pp 12th 9% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 17.5% 21st -4.3pp 13th 12% above peers
Gulfport, MS 31.6% 30th -7.5pp 14th 102% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 29.0% 29th -6.4pp 15th 86% above peers
Noblesville, IN 6.1% 7th -1.3pp 16th 61% below peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 18th -2.9pp 17th 9% above peers
Bellflower, CA 15.8% 17th -2.4pp 18th 1% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 25.5% 27th -1.7pp 19th 63% above peers
Poinciana, FL 21.6% 25th +0.3pp 20th 38% above peers
Scranton, PA 34.4% 31st +1.4pp 21st 120% above peers
Greenville, SC 18.3% 22nd +0.9pp 22nd 17% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 17.5% 20th +1.0pp 23rd 12% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 20.9% 23rd +1.7pp 24th 34% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 8.3% 8th +0.9pp 25th 47% below peers
Evanston, IL 10.0% 10th +1.3pp 26th 36% below peers
Napa, CA 11.4% 12th +1.6pp 27th 27% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.5% 5th +0.8pp 28th 65% below peers
Blaine, MN 9.9% 9th +2.9pp 29th 37% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 17.4% 19th +7.3pp 30th 12% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.3% 4th +2.9pp 31st 73% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 13.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.0% to 87.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 17.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (69.6% to 87.3%).
Bright spot 87.3%
20172024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 90.0% +9.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lauderhill, FL 91.7% 21st +23.2pp 1st 2% below peers
Hammond, IN 87.3% 27th +13.3pp 2nd 7% below peers
Poinciana, FL 92.9% 17th +13.8pp 3rd 1% below peers
New Britain, CT 85.1% 30th +12.4pp 4th 9% below peers
Gulfport, MS 86.0% 29th +10.1pp 5th 8% below peers
Bellflower, CA 91.3% 22nd +10.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 19th +10.1pp 7th 1% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 92.4% 18th +9.7pp 8th 1% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 88.4% 25th +8.7pp 9th 5% below peers
Southfield, MI 91.9% 20th +8.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Greenville, SC 90.5% 24th +7.9pp 11th 3% below peers
Appleton, WI 94.3% 11th +7.7pp 12th 1% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 95.2% 9th +7.7pp 13th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 84.2% 31st +6.2pp 14th 10% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 95.2% 8th +6.2pp 15th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 94.1% 13th +6.1pp 16th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 91.3% 23rd +5.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Johnson City, TN 87.9% 26th +4.9pp 18th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 12th +5.0pp 19th 1% above peers
Evanston, IL 93.9% 14th +4.7pp 20th on par with peers
Bolingbrook, IL 95.7% 6th +4.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Napa, CA 93.4% 16th +4.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 10th +4.4pp 23rd 2% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 93.6% 15th +4.2pp 24th on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 2nd +3.9pp 25th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 95.3% 7th +3.9pp 26th 2% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 96.5% 3rd +3.3pp 27th 3% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 97.9% 1st +2.8pp 28th 5% above peers
Noblesville, IN 95.9% 5th +2.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 96.3% 4th +2.5pp 30th 3% above peers
Iowa City, IA 86.5% 28th -0.6pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.44).
0.44
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 0.45 -0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rock Hill, SC 0.43 12th -0.034 1st 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 1st -0.023 2nd 16% below peers
Johnson City, TN 0.51 28th -0.030 3rd 15% above peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 23rd -0.018 4th 4% above peers
Bellflower, CA 0.42 11th -0.014 5th 5% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 0.39 3rd -0.011 6th 12% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 0.38 2nd -0.011 7th 14% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 0.40 6th -0.010 8th 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 0.54 30th -0.013 9th 22% above peers
Scranton, PA 0.46 24th -0.010 10th 4% above peers
Blaine, MN 0.39 4th -0.006 11th 12% below peers
New Britain, CT 0.45 20th -0.004 12th 2% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 0.46 22nd -0.001 13th 3% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 0.39 5th +0.000 14th 11% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 0.44 15th +0.001 15th on par with peers
Arlington Heights, IL 0.44 14th +0.002 16th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 0.44 17th +0.002 17th on par with peers
Ellicott City, MD 0.41 9th +0.003 18th 7% below peers
Noblesville, IN 0.41 8th +0.003 19th 8% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 0.45 19th +0.005 20th 1% above peers
Gulfport, MS 0.49 26th +0.006 21st 11% above peers
Southfield, MI 0.44 18th +0.009 22nd on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.44 16th +0.012 23rd on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 0.53 29th +0.015 24th 19% above peers
Greenville, SC 0.56 31st +0.016 25th 26% above peers
Poinciana, FL 0.41 7th +0.015 26th 8% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 0.41 10th +0.022 27th 7% below peers
Napa, CA 0.46 21st +0.027 28th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 25th +0.029 29th 7% above peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 13th +0.038 30th 1% below peers
Appleton, WI 0.50 27th +0.062 31st 13% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (20.3% then, 18.6% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (19.5% to 18.6%).
Needs attention 18.6%
20102023
▸ 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 Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Indiana ref 9.0% -1.7pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 18th -8.3pp 1st 12% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.5% 12th -5.2pp 2nd 24% below peers
Johnson City, TN 9.9% 15th -5.0pp 3rd 11% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 6.7% 9th -1.9pp 4th 40% below peers
Greenville, SC 8.8% 13th -2.4pp 5th 22% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 28th -5.9pp 6th 105% above peers
Iowa City, IA 6.6% 7th -1.6pp 7th 41% below peers
New Britain, CT 28.1% 31st -3.8pp 8th 152% above peers
Hammond, IN 18.6% 25th -1.7pp 9th 67% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.2% 2nd -0.3pp 10th 71% below peers
Appleton, WI 9.5% 14th -0.8pp 11th 15% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 15.1% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 35% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.5% 27th -0.6pp 13th 102% above peers
Noblesville, IN 4.3% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 61% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 26.3% 29th -0.3pp 15th 136% above peers
Scranton, PA 26.9% 30th +1.1pp 16th 140% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 13.4% 20th +1.0pp 17th 20% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.8% 26th +1.8pp 18th 68% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.6% 19th +1.2pp 19th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI 13.7% 21st +1.4pp 20th 23% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 15.7% 23rd +1.7pp 21st 40% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.4% 4th +0.5pp 22nd 61% below peers
Napa, CA 5.8% 6th +0.7pp 23rd 48% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 11.2% 16th +1.4pp 24th on par with peers
Blaine, MN 6.6% 8th +1.0pp 25th 41% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 17th +2.3pp 26th 9% above peers
Bellflower, CA 17.9% 24th +4.6pp 27th 61% above peers
Evanston, IL 7.5% 10th +2.0pp 28th 33% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 11th +2.9pp 29th 31% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 5th +2.1pp 30th 49% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.1% 1st +1.9pp 31st 73% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $179,704 in August 2026, up from $177,072 a year earlier.
Big move $179,704
2004August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Indiana ref $260,095 (Aug 26) +3.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Arlington Heights, IL $495,520 (Aug 26) 10th +8.9% 1st 26% above peers
Evanston, IL $493,385 (Aug 26) 11th +8.5% 2nd 26% above peers
New Britain, CT $312,170 (Aug 26) 20th +8.0% 3rd 20% below peers
Appleton, WI $305,667 (Aug 26) 21st +5.6% 4th 22% below peers
Iowa City, IA $303,890 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.4% 5th 23% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL $371,926 (Aug 26) 17th +2.9% 6th 5% below peers
Noblesville, IN $392,593 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 7th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS $206,071 (Aug 26) 27th +2.0% 8th 48% below peers
Bayonne, NJ $592,916 (Aug 26) 7th +2.0% 9th 51% above peers
Greenville, SC $331,641 (Aug 26) 18th +1.9% 10th 16% below peers
Southfield, MI $253,902 (Aug 26) 25th +1.8% 11th 35% below peers
Bellflower, CA $798,074 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 12th 103% above peers
Hammond, IN $179,704 (Aug 26) 29th +1.5% 13th 54% below peers
Johnson City, TN $295,339 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.3% 14th 25% below peers
Blaine, MN $381,495 (Aug 26) 16th +1.2% 15th 3% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 14th +1.2% 16th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.2% 17th 190% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $433,365 (Aug 26) 12th +1.2% 18th 10% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $735,463 (Aug 26) 5th +0.7% 19th 87% above peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 20th 76% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 21st 41% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $583,715 (Aug 26) 8th -0.1% 22nd 49% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $323,886 (Aug 26) 19th -1.7% 23rd 18% below peers
Napa, CA $862,725 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.0% 24th 120% above peers
Scranton, PA $201,486 (Aug 26) 28th -2.5% 25th 49% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $400,424 (Aug 26) 13th -2.8% 26th 2% above peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,511,109 (Aug 26) 1st -3.9% 27th 285% above peers
Poinciana, FL $279,614 (Aug 26) 24th -4.2% 28th 29% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $208,707 (Aug 26) 26th -5.4% 29th 47% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 26% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $142,571 in August 2026, up from $138,765 a year earlier.
Big move $142,571
2004August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Indiana ref $157,269 (Aug 26) +4.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
New Britain, CT $251,266 (Aug 26) 18th +10.1% 1st 15% below peers
Evanston, IL $295,656 (Aug 26) 15th +8.4% 2nd on par with peers
Appleton, WI $239,277 (Aug 26) 20th +6.4% 3rd 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $294,956 (Aug 26) 16th +6.1% 4th on par with peers
Greenville, SC $209,016 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.4% 5th 29% below peers
Gulfport, MS $128,674 (Aug 26) 28th +4.1% 6th 56% below peers
Iowa City, IA $198,732 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.0% 7th 33% below peers
Scranton, PA $148,126 (Aug 26) 26th +3.7% 8th 50% below peers
Hammond, IN $142,571 (Aug 26) 27th +2.7% 9th 52% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL $283,175 (Aug 26) 17th +2.4% 10th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN $298,391 (Aug 26) 14th +2.3% 11th 1% above peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 11th +2.0% 12th 14% above peers
Johnson City, TN $192,230 (Aug 26) 24th +2.0% 13th 35% below peers
Blaine, MN $302,157 (Aug 26) 13th +1.7% 14th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $359,766 (Aug 26) 10th +1.4% 15th 22% above peers
Bellflower, CA $663,564 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 16th 124% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 17th 175% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $415,840 (Aug 26) 9th +0.8% 18th 41% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 19th 89% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $476,163 (Aug 26) 7th +0.4% 20th 61% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $509,785 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 21st 72% above peers
Southfield, MI $170,307 (Aug 26) 25th -0.3% 22nd 42% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 8th -0.3% 23rd 41% above peers
Napa, CA $644,528 (Aug 26) 4th -2.3% 24th 118% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $309,038 (Aug 26) 12th -2.6% 25th 5% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $211,869 (Aug 26) 21st -3.2% 26th 28% below peers
Poinciana, FL $243,383 (Aug 26) 19th -3.6% 27th 18% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,007,572 (Aug 26) 1st -4.2% 28th 241% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $103,759 (Aug 26) 29th -6.8% 29th 65% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.6% then, 62.4% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.8% to 62.4%).
62.4%
20112024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 70.5% +1.5pp
United States ref 65.2%
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 1st 17% above peers
Poinciana, FL 77.2% 3rd +8.7pp 2nd 24% above peers
New Britain, CT 45.0% 28th +5.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 55.8% 19th +6.1pp 4th 11% below peers
Southfield, MI 53.4% 22nd +5.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Gulfport, MS 55.1% 20th +5.1pp 6th 12% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 69.9% 12th +4.3pp 7th 12% above peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 70.9% 11th +3.1pp 9th 14% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 77.1% 4th +3.1pp 10th 24% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 71.1% 10th +2.6pp 11th 14% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 54.2% 21st +1.7pp 12th 13% below peers
Hammond, IN 62.4% 16th +1.8pp 13th on par with peers
Scranton, PA 49.9% 26th +1.3pp 14th 20% below peers
Johnson City, TN 51.3% 24th +1.1pp 15th 18% below peers
Appleton, WI 67.0% 14th +1.4pp 16th 7% above peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 13th +1.2pp 17th 9% above peers
Evanston, IL 56.2% 18th +0.4pp 18th 10% below peers
Napa, CA 58.7% 17th +0.4pp 19th 6% below peers
Bellflower, CA 39.3% 30th +0.0pp 20th 37% below peers
Noblesville, IN 71.2% 9th -0.0pp 21st 14% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 74.0% 5th -0.6pp 22nd 19% above peers
Iowa City, IA 47.2% 27th -0.5pp 23rd 24% below peers
Blaine, MN 85.3% 1st -1.1pp 24th 37% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 72.5% 7th -1.2pp 25th 16% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 79.1% 2nd -1.8pp 26th 27% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.0% 8th -2.1pp 27th 15% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 23rd -1.9pp 28th 16% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 67.0% 15th -2.9pp 29th 7% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 36.2% 31st -2.3pp 30th 42% below peers
Greenville, SC 41.1% 29th -3.0pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,498 in August 2026, up from $1,419 a year earlier.
Big move $1,498
2018August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Iowa City, IA $1,270 (Aug 26) 28th +8.8% 1st 32% below peers
Appleton, WI $1,215 (Aug 26) 29th +8.2% 2nd 35% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $3,264 (Aug 26) 1st +6.8% 3rd 74% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 2nd +6.2% 4th 57% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL $2,757 (Aug 26) 4th +6.0% 5th 47% above peers
Hammond, IN $1,498 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.5% 6th 20% below peers
New Britain, CT $1,623 (Aug 26) 20th +5.2% 7th 14% below peers
Noblesville, IN $1,741 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 8th 7% below peers
Evanston, IL $2,438 (Aug 26) 8th +4.3% 9th 30% above peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 19th +4.1% 10th 10% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $2,438 (Aug 26) 7th +3.9% 11th 30% above peers
Scranton, PA $1,354 (Aug 26) 27th +3.2% 12th 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 6th +3.1% 13th 32% above peers
Southfield, MI $1,584 (Aug 26) 21st +3.0% 14th 16% below peers
Poinciana, FL $1,909 (Aug 26) 14th +2.6% 15th 2% above peers
Johnson City, TN $1,449 (Aug 26) 26th +2.6% 16th 23% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $2,660 (Aug 26) 5th +2.5% 17th 42% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $2,401 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 18th 28% above peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 17th +2.1% 19th 7% below peers
Apple Valley, CA $1,784 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 20th 5% below peers
Blaine, MN $2,078 (Aug 26) 12th +1.9% 21st 11% above peers
Greenville, SC $1,572 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.9% 22nd 16% below peers
Gulfport, MS $1,483 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 23rd 21% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL $1,985 (Aug 26) 13th +1.3% 24th 6% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $1,488 (Aug 26) 24th +1.2% 25th 21% below peers
Bellflower, CA $2,281 (Aug 26) 10th +1.1% 26th 21% above peers
Napa, CA $2,863 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.5% 27th 52% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL $2,220 (Aug 26) 11th -0.1% 28th 18% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $1,878 (Aug 26) 15th -3.0% 29th on par with peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.0% then, 32.2% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.8% to 32.2%).
Bright spot 32.2%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 25.5% +0.4pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Appleton, WI 21.8% 1st -3.5pp 1st 40% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 25.8% 4th -2.4pp 2nd 29% below peers
Bellflower, CA 46.9% 30th -3.4pp 3rd 29% above peers
Gulfport, MS 38.5% 20th -1.5pp 4th 6% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 42.9% 27th -1.6pp 5th 18% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 44.1% 28th -1.4pp 6th 21% above peers
Scranton, PA 37.2% 19th -1.0pp 7th 2% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 31.1% 8th -0.3pp 8th 14% below peers
Evanston, IL 37.2% 18th -0.3pp 9th 2% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.0% 22nd +0.0pp 10th 10% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 36.0% 14th +0.1pp 11th 1% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 17th +0.8pp 12th 2% above peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 9th +0.7pp 13th 12% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 13th +0.9pp 14th 2% below peers
New Britain, CT 44.4% 29th +1.1pp 15th 22% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 41.1% 24th +1.2pp 16th 13% above peers
Noblesville, IN 23.1% 2nd +0.7pp 17th 36% below peers
Poinciana, FL 41.1% 23rd +1.7pp 18th 13% above peers
Iowa City, IA 42.2% 26th +1.9pp 19th 16% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 28.7% 5th +1.4pp 20th 21% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 3rd +1.2pp 21st 36% below peers
Johnson City, TN 33.8% 12th +1.8pp 22nd 7% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 21st +2.1pp 23rd 9% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 36.4% 15th +2.3pp 24th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 32.2% 10th +2.2pp 25th 12% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 32.3% 11th +2.3pp 26th 11% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 58.1% 31st +4.4pp 27th 60% above peers
Napa, CA 41.8% 25th +3.3pp 28th 15% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 30.1% 7th +3.0pp 29th 17% below peers
Greenville, SC 36.4% 16th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Ellicott City, MD 29.6% 6th +3.9pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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

2
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.4% to 8.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.0% to 8.3%).
Bright spot 8.3%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 6.2% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Ellicott City, MD 3.0% 4th -1.7pp 1st 51% below peers
Blaine, MN 2.4% 2nd -1.1pp 2nd 61% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 10th -1.6pp 3rd 35% below peers
Greenville, SC 7.9% 20th -3.0pp 4th 29% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 5th 42% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 10.2% 26th -2.9pp 6th 67% above peers
Hammond, IN 8.3% 22nd -2.1pp 7th 36% above peers
Johnson City, TN 7.3% 19th -1.4pp 8th 19% above peers
Cheektowaga, NY 8.4% 23rd -1.6pp 9th 38% above peers
Poinciana, FL 3.1% 6th -0.6pp 10th 49% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 5.3% 13th -0.8pp 11th 13% below peers
Scranton, PA 14.2% 28th -2.0pp 12th 133% above peers
Gulfport, MS 8.6% 24th -1.1pp 13th 41% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 14th 39% below peers
New Britain, CT 15.3% 29th -1.2pp 15th 150% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.0% 11th -0.1pp 16th 34% below peers
Napa, CA 5.4% 14th -0.1pp 17th 12% below peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 21st -0.0pp 18th 32% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 3.0% 5th -0.0pp 19th 50% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 6.9% 17th -0.0pp 20th 13% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.2% 31st -0.0pp 21st 279% above peers
Southfield, MI 10.0% 25th +0.2pp 22nd 63% above peers
Noblesville, IN 2.0% 1st +0.0pp 23rd 67% below peers
Iowa City, IA 11.0% 27th +0.3pp 24th 80% above peers
Appleton, WI 5.5% 15th +0.2pp 25th 10% below peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 18th +0.2pp 26th 17% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.1% 16th +0.3pp 27th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 17.3% 30th +0.8pp 28th 182% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 3.3% 7th +0.5pp 29th 46% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 4.9% 12th +1.3pp 30th 20% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 2.5% 3rd +0.9pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.2% then, 10.3% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 9.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.8% to 10.3%).
Needs attention 10.3%
20132024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 7.4% -1.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 59% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 35% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 69% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 2.7% 4th -1.4pp 4th 57% below peers
Southfield, MI 3.9% 6th -1.5pp 5th 39% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.3% 16th -2.1pp 6th on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 4.5% 11th -1.3pp 7th 29% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.6% 20th -2.2pp 8th 20% above peers
Poinciana, FL 13.0% 28th -3.3pp 9th 105% above peers
Appleton, WI 4.3% 10th -0.9pp 10th 32% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 8.9% 22nd -1.6pp 11th 41% above peers
Bellflower, CA 8.9% 23rd -1.5pp 12th 41% above peers
Gulfport, MS 15.6% 31st -2.5pp 13th 146% above peers
Napa, CA 6.2% 14th -0.8pp 14th 1% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 7.1% 18th -0.8pp 15th 13% above peers
Evanston, IL 4.3% 9th -0.5pp 16th 32% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 9.1% 24th -0.9pp 17th 43% above peers
Hammond, IN 10.3% 26th -1.0pp 18th 63% above peers
Greenville, SC 9.6% 25th -0.5pp 19th 53% above peers
Blaine, MN 3.6% 5th -0.1pp 20th 43% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 7.5% 19th -0.2pp 21st 19% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 14.9% 30th -0.3pp 22nd 136% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 2.2% 2nd +0.1pp 23rd 65% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 24th 134% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 4.8% 12th +0.5pp 25th 23% below peers
Johnson City, TN 10.6% 27th +1.2pp 26th 68% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 6.3% 15th +0.9pp 27th 1% below peers
Noblesville, IN 6.2% 13th +1.0pp 28th 3% below peers
New Britain, CT 7.1% 17th +1.7pp 29th 12% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.7% 21st +1.9pp 30th 22% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 7th +1.2pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

41.8%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Indiana ref 38.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Pleasanton, CA 16.1% 1st 53% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 47% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 23.4% 3rd 32% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 4th 30% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 27.2% 5th 21% below peers
Bellflower, CA 28.7% 6th 17% below peers
Napa, CA 29.5% 7th 14% below peers
Evanston, IL 29.8% 8th 13% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 30.5% 9th 11% below peers
Noblesville, IN 30.8% 10th 10% below peers
Greenville, SC 30.8% 11th 10% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 31.5% 12th 8% below peers
Iowa City, IA 32.4% 13th 6% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.6% 14th 5% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 32.8% 15th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 16th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 35.0% 17th 2% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.3% 18th 3% above peers
Scranton, PA 35.6% 19th 3% above peers
Blaine, MN 35.9% 20th 4% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 36.6% 21st 6% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 36.9% 22nd 7% above peers
Gulfport, MS 37.4% 23rd 9% above peers
Poinciana, FL 38.1% 24th 11% above peers
New Britain, CT 38.3% 25th 11% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 38.5% 26th 12% above peers
Johnson City, TN 38.5% 27th 12% above peers
Southfield, MI 38.8% 28th 13% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 29th 13% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.5% 30th 15% above peers
Hammond, IN 41.8% 31st 22% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.0% then, 4.3% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.5% to 4.3%).
Needs attention 4.3%
20122024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 5.9% -0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Southfield, MI 0.3% 1st -2.9pp 1st 90% below peers
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 4th -2.7pp 2nd 64% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 7th -3.2pp 3rd 49% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 1.1% 3rd -1.0pp 4th 70% below peers
Iowa City, IA 1.6% 6th -1.2pp 5th 53% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 2.3% 10th -1.5pp 6th 35% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.3% 26th -2.8pp 7th 52% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.6% 2nd -0.3pp 8th 84% below peers
Blaine, MN 1.9% 8th -0.9pp 9th 46% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 5th -0.5pp 10th 60% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 2.9% 12th -0.9pp 11th 16% below peers
Poinciana, FL 8.8% 30th -2.2pp 12th 153% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 19th -1.0pp 13th 17% above peers
Appleton, WI 2.0% 9th -0.5pp 14th 41% below peers
Hammond, IN 4.3% 22nd -0.7pp 15th 25% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 4.2% 21st -0.6pp 16th 21% above peers
Bellflower, CA 4.4% 23rd -0.6pp 17th 28% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 3.1% 14th +0.1pp 18th 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 2.7% 11th +0.2pp 19th 21% below peers
Gulfport, MS 8.0% 29th +0.6pp 20th 131% above peers
Johnson City, TN 4.6% 25th +0.5pp 21st 34% above peers
Napa, CA 4.5% 24th +0.5pp 22nd 29% above peers
Noblesville, IN 3.4% 15th +0.6pp 23rd 1% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 3.5% 16th +0.9pp 24th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 6.5% 28th +2.3pp 25th 87% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 4.0% 18th +1.4pp 26th 15% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 3.1% 13th +1.3pp 27th 11% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 20th +2.0pp 28th 19% above peers
New Britain, CT 3.5% 17th +2.2pp 29th 2% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 285% above peers
Scranton, PA 6.2% 27th +4.6pp 31st 78% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.3% to 17.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Hammond started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.2% to 17.4%).
Bright spot 17.4%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 29.5% +3.0pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
St. Cloud, FL 31.6% 20th +13.3pp 1st 17% below peers
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 28th +5.9pp 2nd 49% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 29.6% 21st +6.0pp 3rd 23% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 24.3% 22nd +4.6pp 4th 36% below peers
Hammond, IN 17.4% 31st +3.1pp 5th 54% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.1% 25th +3.4pp 6th 42% below peers
Bellflower, CA 21.6% 26th +3.1pp 7th 43% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.1% 19th +4.8pp 8th 8% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 47.8% 10th +6.2pp 9th 25% above peers
Appleton, WI 38.2% 16th +4.8pp 10th on par with peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 4th +6.9pp 11th 61% above peers
Napa, CA 38.2% 15th +4.0pp 12th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 55.5% 7th +5.2pp 13th 45% above peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 18th +3.2pp 14th 4% below peers
Noblesville, IN 51.6% 8th +4.2pp 15th 35% above peers
Southfield, MI 40.7% 12th +2.9pp 16th 7% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 69.8% 1st +5.0pp 17th 83% above peers
Johnson City, TN 42.5% 11th +2.6pp 18th 11% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 39.6% 13th +2.4pp 19th 4% above peers
Gulfport, MS 23.6% 23rd +1.4pp 20th 38% below peers
Blaine, MN 36.9% 17th +2.0pp 21st 3% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.9% 29th +0.9pp 22nd 51% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.1% 24th +1.0pp 23rd 39% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 39.6% 14th +1.6pp 24th 4% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 60.4% 6th +2.5pp 25th 58% above peers
Evanston, IL 69.5% 2nd +2.4pp 26th 82% above peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 9th +1.6pp 27th 26% above peers
Iowa City, IA 60.5% 5th +1.4pp 28th 59% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 68.8% 3rd +1.4pp 29th 80% above peers
New Britain, CT 19.6% 27th -0.2pp 30th 49% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 18.6% 30th -1.6pp 31st 51% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (38.4% then, 29.5% now; margin ±11.4pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (35.4% to 29.5%).
Needs attention 29.5%
20112024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 39.7% -1.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Appleton, WI 39.7% 17th +3.9pp 1st on par with peers
St. Cloud, FL 34.5% 24th +3.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 1st +4.1pp 3rd 75% above peers
Iowa City, IA 46.5% 11th +2.2pp 4th 17% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 66.4% 2nd +0.9pp 5th 67% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 62.1% 3rd -0.4pp 6th 56% above peers
Napa, CA 39.6% 18th -0.4pp 7th 1% below peers
Noblesville, IN 46.3% 12th -0.6pp 8th 16% above peers
Gulfport, MS 48.4% 8th -1.9pp 9th 22% above peers
New Britain, CT 47.5% 10th -2.0pp 10th 19% above peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 11th 34% below peers
Greenville, SC 55.4% 5th -7.5pp 12th 39% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 61.7% 4th -8.5pp 13th 55% above peers
Poinciana, FL 28.6% 28th -4.2pp 14th 28% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.8% 7th -8.1pp 15th 38% above peers
Blaine, MN 45.6% 13th -7.6pp 16th 15% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 38.2% 20th -6.8pp 17th 4% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 39.8% 16th -7.2pp 18th on par with peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 14th -8.0pp 19th 10% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 37.6% 21st -8.5pp 20th 6% below peers
Johnson City, TN 29.1% 27th -6.6pp 21st 27% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 38.5% 19th -9.4pp 22nd 3% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 22nd -10.9pp 23rd 7% below peers
Hammond, IN 29.5% 26th -8.9pp 24th 26% below peers
Evanston, IL 55.2% 6th -17.1pp 25th 39% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 48.0% 9th -21.9pp 26th 21% above peers
Bellflower, CA 33.3% 25th -16.4pp 27th 16% below peers
Southfield, MI 41.9% 15th -22.6pp 28th 5% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 27.9% 29th -16.7pp 29th 30% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.4% 23rd -21.9pp 30th 11% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.4% 31st -18.9pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.8% then, 9.6% now; margin ±4.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.2% to 9.6%).
Needs attention 9.6%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 6.0% -0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
St. Cloud, FL 0.9% 1st -12.3pp 1st 85% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 1.3% 3rd -2.9pp 2nd 79% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 1.1% 2nd -2.4pp 3rd 83% below peers
Blaine, MN 4.2% 10th -3.9pp 4th 33% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 13th -4.9pp 5th 5% below peers
New Britain, CT 7.3% 19th -5.8pp 6th 16% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 8.5% 25th -6.0pp 7th 35% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.3% 16th -3.7pp 8th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 7.8% 22nd -4.6pp 9th 24% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 3.4% 7th -1.1pp 10th 47% below peers
Gulfport, MS 10.5% 31st -2.4pp 11th 67% above peers
Southfield, MI 8.2% 23rd -1.3pp 12th 30% above peers
Appleton, WI 3.3% 6th -0.5pp 13th 48% below peers
Scranton, PA 7.3% 20th -1.0pp 14th 17% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.5% 17th -0.6pp 15th 3% above peers
Napa, CA 3.6% 8th -0.2pp 16th 43% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 9.1% 28th -0.1pp 17th 44% above peers
Evanston, IL 3.9% 9th +0.6pp 18th 38% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 7.5% 21st +1.2pp 19th 20% above peers
Hammond, IN 9.6% 29th +2.9pp 20th 53% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.0% 18th +2.3pp 21st 12% above peers
Greenville, SC 6.1% 14th +2.1pp 22nd 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 12th +2.0pp 23rd 29% below peers
Johnson City, TN 4.4% 11th +2.3pp 24th 31% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 5th +1.9pp 25th 49% below peers
Iowa City, IA 2.0% 4th +1.2pp 26th 69% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 30th +6.1pp 27th 63% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.9% 26th +5.7pp 28th 42% above peers
Noblesville, IN 9.0% 27th +7.1pp 29th 43% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 8.4% 24th +6.6pp 30th 34% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 6.2% 15th +5.7pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alpharetta, GA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagan, MN down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Johns Creek, GA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76,547 to 76,768 - more than the combined survey margin (±57). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (79,585 to 76,768).
Big move 76,768
20102024
▸ 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
Wesley Chapel, FL 76,011 11th +31% 1st 1% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 65,130 31st +27% 2nd 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 30th +21% 3rd 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 4th +19% 4th 2% above peers
Noblesville, IN 73,362 22nd +16% 5th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 23rd +13% 6th 3% below peers
Blaine, MN 72,488 26th +13% 7th 4% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,461 27th +10% 8th 4% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 71,553 29th +10% 9th 5% below peers
Johnson City, TN 72,222 28th +9% 10th 4% below peers
Greenville, SC 72,935 25th +8% 11th 3% below peers
Poinciana, FL 75,068 17th +7% 12th on par with peers
Lauderhill, FL 74,896 19th +5% 13th on par with peers
Southfield, MI 76,236 8th +4% 14th 1% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 75,473 14th +4% 15th on par with peers
Ellicott City, MD 75,257 16th +4% 16th on par with peers
Cheektowaga, NY 76,056 9th +3% 17th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 75,259 15th +3% 18th on par with peers
Evanston, IL 76,340 7th +2% 19th 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 74,223 20th +2% 20th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 73,003 24th +2% 21st 3% below peers
Appleton, WI 75,023 18th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Iowa City, IA 75,752 13th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 76,005 12th +1% 24th 1% above peers
Hammond, IN 76,768 6th +0% 25th 2% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 74,096 21st -0% 26th 2% below peers
Bellflower, CA 76,819 5th -0% 27th 2% above peers
Napa, CA 78,239 1st -1% 28th 4% above peers
Scranton, PA 76,033 10th -1% 29th 1% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 2nd -2% 30th 3% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 76,960 3rd -6% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±42 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.0% then, 23.5% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (25.8% to 23.5%).
23.5%
20172024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 23.3% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Alameda, CA 22.0% 20th +1.7pp 1st 4% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 18.5% 26th +1.2pp 2nd 19% below peers
Arlington Heights, IL 22.6% 18th +1.2pp 3rd 1% below peers
Scranton, PA 21.2% 23rd +0.6pp 4th 8% below peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 24th +0.5pp 5th 10% below peers
Southfield, MI 18.4% 27th -0.0pp 6th 20% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 24.7% 8th -0.3pp 7th 8% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 27.6% 2nd -0.4pp 8th 20% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.1% 15th -0.4pp 9th 1% above peers
Johnson City, TN 18.4% 28th -0.5pp 10th 20% below peers
Blaine, MN 25.9% 6th -0.8pp 11th 13% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 21.7% 22nd -0.9pp 12th 5% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 24.1% 10th -1.1pp 13th 5% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 26.5% 4th -1.3pp 14th 16% above peers
Noblesville, IN 26.0% 5th -1.3pp 15th 13% above peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 9th -1.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 23.1% 13th -1.2pp 17th 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 22.0% 21st -1.4pp 18th 4% below peers
Iowa City, IA 14.3% 31st -0.9pp 19th 38% below peers
Hammond, IN 23.5% 12th -1.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 24.9% 7th -1.8pp 21st 9% above peers
Appleton, WI 22.8% 17th -1.7pp 22nd 1% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 32% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 24.0% 11th -1.9pp 24th 5% above peers
Gulfport, MS 22.3% 19th -2.2pp 25th 3% below peers
Bellflower, CA 23.1% 14th -2.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Greenville, SC 17.1% 30th -1.9pp 27th 25% below peers
Evanston, IL 17.9% 29th -2.4pp 28th 22% below peers
Napa, CA 20.0% 25th -2.7pp 29th 13% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 16th -3.6pp 30th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 27.3% 3rd -4.5pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.6% then, 51.2% now; margin ±7.8pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.8% to 51.2%).
Big move 51.2%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 29.9% -1.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Arlington Heights, IL 15.3% 28th +4.7pp 1st 51% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 32.5% 12th +9.6pp 2nd 4% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 41.7% 6th +11.2pp 3rd 34% above peers
Noblesville, IN 21.7% 27th +5.0pp 4th 30% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 25.4% 21st +4.5pp 5th 18% below peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 22.6% 23rd +3.5pp 6th 27% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 24th +3.2pp 7th 28% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 10th +4.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Scranton, PA 50.3% 5th +6.9pp 9th 61% above peers
Napa, CA 26.4% 19th +2.9pp 10th 15% below peers
Appleton, WI 31.4% 14th +3.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Iowa City, IA 28.5% 17th +2.6pp 12th 9% below peers
Poinciana, FL 35.3% 9th +3.0pp 13th 13% above peers
Bellflower, CA 38.2% 8th +3.1pp 14th 23% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 14.0% 29th +1.1pp 15th 55% below peers
Hammond, IN 51.2% 4th +3.5pp 16th 64% above peers
Evanston, IL 25.6% 20th +1.6pp 17th 18% below peers
Blaine, MN 23.4% 22nd +0.3pp 18th 25% below peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 30th +0.1pp 19th 56% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.7% 2nd -0.6pp 20th 76% above peers
Greenville, SC 31.4% 15th -0.9pp 21st 1% above peers
New Britain, CT 56.3% 1st -4.4pp 22nd 81% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 40.2% 7th -3.3pp 23rd 29% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 11.3% 31st -1.0pp 24th 64% below peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 25th -2.0pp 25th 28% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 31.2% 16th -3.0pp 26th on par with peers
Gulfport, MS 53.1% 3rd -5.6pp 27th 71% above peers
Southfield, MI 34.5% 11th -6.6pp 28th 11% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.3% 26th -5.0pp 29th 28% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 32.4% 13th -7.6pp 30th 4% above peers
Johnson City, TN 26.8% 18th -11.4pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±6.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.9% then, 62.3% now; margin ±10.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.4% to 62.3%).
Big move 62.3%
20102024
▸ 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
Indiana ref 67.2% -0.3pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Lake Elsinore, CA 65.3% 23rd +14.8pp 1st 7% below peers
Poinciana, FL 73.5% 9th +13.7pp 2nd 4% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 77.4% 3rd +11.4pp 3rd 10% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 73.8% 8th +10.5pp 4th 5% above peers
Arlington Heights, IL 77.5% 2nd +10.1pp 5th 10% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 65.9% 22nd +8.1pp 6th 6% below peers
Johnson City, TN 59.4% 29th +7.3pp 7th 16% below peers
Greenville, SC 72.9% 10th +8.7pp 8th 4% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.3% 27th +6.4pp 9th 11% below peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 25th +6.1pp 10th 8% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 1st +7.0pp 11th 15% above peers
Wesley Chapel, FL 72.3% 12th +6.0pp 12th 3% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 70.0% 18th +5.8pp 13th on par with peers
New Britain, CT 72.6% 11th +5.2pp 14th 3% above peers
Appleton, WI 74.8% 6th +3.5pp 15th 6% above peers
Napa, CA 75.8% 4th +3.2pp 16th 8% above peers
Iowa City, IA 68.9% 20th +2.2pp 17th 2% below peers
Bellflower, CA 67.4% 21st +2.0pp 18th 4% below peers
Blaine, MN 75.5% 5th +2.2pp 19th 7% above peers
Southfield, MI 74.2% 7th +2.1pp 20th 5% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 65.0% 24th +1.5pp 21st 8% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.2% 13th +0.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 26th +0.3pp 23rd 10% below peers
Evanston, IL 70.4% 15th -0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Noblesville, IN 69.5% 19th -1.6pp 25th 1% below peers
Gulfport, MS 71.6% 14th -1.9pp 26th 2% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 70.3% 16th -3.8pp 27th on par with peers
Scranton, PA 61.8% 28th -3.6pp 28th 12% below peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 30th -6.3pp 29th 16% below peers
Cheektowaga, NY 70.3% 17th -8.4pp 30th on par with peers
Apple Valley, CA 46.1% 31st -11.2pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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