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Des Moines, IA
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212,086 people (2025) 100k-250k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

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

What needs attention 5 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 4 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime rose about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 2% lower than in 2021 (667 then, 656 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 715 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 658 in July 2026, up from 634 a year earlier.
Needs attention 658 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 16 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%
Sioux Falls, SD 363 (Feb 26) -29.6% 1st
Fremont, CA 173 (Jan 25) -20.1% 2nd
Amarillo, TX 541 (Mar 26) -15.2% 3rd
Knoxville, TN 621 (Jul 26) -12.9% 4th
Fayetteville, NC 577 (Jul 26) -12.1% 5th
San Bernardino, CA 898 (May 25) -9.4% 6th
Little Rock, AR 1,448 (Jul 26) -8.9% 7th
Oxnard, CA 540 (Jul 26) -6.2% 8th
Salt Lake City, UT 743 (May 26) -2.1% 9th
Baton Rouge, LA 1,413 (Jul 26) -1.4% 10th
Grand Rapids, MI 863 (Jul 26) -0.5% 11th
Peoria, AZ 254 (Apr 26) +2.6% 12th
Des Moines, IA 658 (Jul 26) +3.9% 13th
Providence, RI 301 (Jun 26) +7.7% 14th
Grand Prairie, TX 224 (Jul 26) +13.3% 15th
Worcester, MA
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Charleston, SC down about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Garland, TX down about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities. Des Moines 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 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,372 in July 2026, down from 3,077 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,372 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 18 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%
Oxnard, CA 1,280 (Jul 26) -32.0% 1st
Rochester, NY 2,531 (Jun 26) -25.9% 2nd
Sioux Falls, SD 2,316 (Feb 26) -24.5% 3rd
Des Moines, IA 2,372 (Jul 26) -22.9% 4th
Fremont, CA 2,167 (Jan 25) -22.6% 5th
Knoxville, TN 2,003 (Jul 26) -20.8% 6th
San Bernardino, CA 2,680 (May 25) -13.8% 7th
Amarillo, TX 2,243 (Mar 26) -12.8% 8th
Baton Rouge, LA 4,432 (Jul 26) -12.5% 9th
Grand Prairie, TX 1,231 (Jul 26) -11.7% 10th
Little Rock, AR 4,061 (Jul 26) -10.8% 11th
Salt Lake City, UT 4,493 (May 26) -10.6% 12th
Grand Rapids, MI 2,142 (Jul 26) -10.3% 13th
Fontana, CA 1,092 (Jul 26) -9.6% 14th
Peoria, AZ 1,080 (Apr 26) -5.4% 15th
Fayetteville, NC 2,720 (Jul 26) -5.0% 16th
Providence, RI 1,525 (Jun 26) -4.7% 17th
Worcester, MA
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Salem, OR down about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Everett, WA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Knoxville, TN down about 21% 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 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 29% lower than in 2021 (7 then, 5 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 1 in 2022 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 8 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 6 in the prior 12 months. That is 4 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 8 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 20 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%
Rochester, NY 9 (Jun 26) -50.0% 1st
Oxnard, CA 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 2nd
Fayetteville, NC 11 (Jul 26) -42.1% 3rd
Fontana, CA 3 (Jul 26) -41.7% 4th
Sioux Falls, SD 4 (Feb 26) -40.5% 5th
Little Rock, AR 15 (Jul 26) -36.2% 6th
Mobile, AL 14 (Jul 26) -34.1% 7th
Providence, RI 3 (Jun 26) -33.4% 8th
Birmingham, AL 35 (Jul 26) -29.9% 9th
Amarillo, TX 5 (Mar 26) -21.6% 10th
San Bernardino, CA 11 (May 25) -16.7% 11th
Fremont, CA 2 (Jan 25) -16.6% 12th
Baton Rouge, LA 31 (Jul 26) -9.3% 13th
Salt Lake City, UT 5 (May 26) +25.1% 14th
Grand Rapids, MI 7 (Jul 26) +25.2% 15th
Knoxville, TN 6 (Jul 26) +29.9% 16th
Des Moines, IA 4 (Jul 26) +33.2% 17th
Grand Prairie, TX 3 (Jul 26) +133.6% 18th
Peoria, AZ 3 (Apr 26) +199.7% 19th
Worcester, MA
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 71% of similar-size cities. Des Moines started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 329 in July 2026, down from 493 a year earlier.
Bright spot 329 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ Compare all 18 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%
Rochester, NY 630 (Jun 26) -42.9% 1st
Sioux Falls, SD 251 (Feb 26) -42.4% 2nd
Oxnard, CA 225 (Jul 26) -35.4% 3rd
Des Moines, IA 329 (Jul 26) -33.3% 4th
Grand Prairie, TX 159 (Jul 26) -29.8% 5th
Peoria, AZ 89 (Apr 26) -29.8% 6th
Knoxville, TN 227 (Jul 26) -28.4% 7th
Grand Rapids, MI 217 (Jul 26) -26.6% 8th
Fayetteville, NC 258 (Jul 26) -26.2% 9th
Salt Lake City, UT 329 (May 26) -24.8% 10th
Baton Rouge, LA 575 (Jul 26) -19.0% 11th
Little Rock, AR 300 (Jul 26) -16.7% 12th
Providence, RI 148 (Jun 26) -15.8% 13th
Fontana, CA 204 (Jul 26) -15.7% 14th
Amarillo, TX 215 (Mar 26) -13.0% 15th
Fremont, CA 523 (Jan 25) -11.9% 16th
San Bernardino, CA 712 (May 25) -4.3% 17th
Worcester, MA
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Boulder, CO down about 61% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Westminster, CO down about 48% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Salem, OR down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% 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 23% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $53,525 to $65,932 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,298).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Des Moines started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 42% from 2014 to 2024 ($46,430 to $65,932).
Bright spot $65,932
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
Iowa ref $75,059 +24%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Providence, RI $68,119 17th +49% 1st 1% below peers
San Bernardino, CA $67,415 18th +47% 2nd 2% below peers
Worcester, MA $70,102 15th +46% 3rd 1% above peers
Fontana, CA $102,821 4th +41% 4th 49% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA $93,222 7th +41% 5th 35% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI $69,108 16th +38% 6th on par with peers
Fremont, CA $181,506 1st +36% 7th 163% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV $58,421 22nd +35% 8th 15% below peers
Modesto, CA $79,891 11th +35% 9th 16% above peers
Knoxville, TN $54,039 27th +34% 10th 22% below peers
Rochester, NY $47,213 30th +33% 11th 32% below peers
Oxnard, CA $96,212 5th +32% 12th 39% above peers
Vancouver, WA $81,338 10th +32% 13th 18% above peers
Yonkers, NY $83,549 8th +31% 14th 21% above peers
Augusta, GA $55,485 26th +30% 15th 20% below peers
Fayetteville, NC $58,407 23rd +30% 16th 15% below peers
Spring Valley, NV $74,511 14th +28% 17th 8% above peers
Peoria, AZ $95,815 6th +27% 18th 39% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD $75,970 12th +27% 19th 10% above peers
Mobile, AL $53,558 28th +27% 20th 23% below peers
Tallahassee, FL $57,409 25th +26% 21st 17% below peers
Columbus, GA $58,073 24th +25% 22nd 16% below peers
Amarillo, TX $65,912 20th +25% 23rd 5% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT $75,090 13th +24% 24th 9% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA $123,062 2nd +23% 25th 78% above peers
Birmingham, AL $46,051 31st +23% 26th 33% below peers
Des Moines, IA $65,932 19th +23% 27th 5% below peers
Little Rock, AR $63,003 21st +22% 28th 9% below peers
Overland Park, KS $104,834 3rd +21% 29th 52% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX $81,619 9th +21% 30th 18% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA $49,994 29th +12% 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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5 of 59 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,922 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 78% 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 held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.7% in July 2026, down from 4.3% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.7%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 3.2% (Jul 26) -0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Providence, RI 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th -1.2pp 1st 9% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th -0.9pp 2nd 26% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 17th -0.9pp 3rd 4% above peers
Vancouver, WA 3.9% (Jul 26) 5th -0.8pp 4th 17% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 5.2% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.8pp 5th 11% above peers
Fontana, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 20th -0.6pp 6th 9% above peers
Des Moines, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 4th -0.6pp 7th 21% below peers
Modesto, CA 6.7% (Jul 26) 28th -0.6pp 8th 43% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 5.1% (Jul 26) 21st -0.5pp 9th 9% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th -0.5pp 10th 2% below peers
Fremont, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th -0.5pp 11th 9% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 6.0% (Jul 26) 26th -0.4pp 12th 28% above peers
Knoxville, TN 3.4% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 13th 28% below peers
Oxnard, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.4pp 14th 15% above peers
Columbus, GA 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 15th 15% below peers
Worcester, MA 4.9% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 16th 4% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.1pp 17th 28% below peers
Little Rock, AR 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th -0.1pp 18th 6% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 1.9% (Jul 26) 1st +0.1pp 19th 60% below peers
Overland Park, KS 4.0% (Jul 26) 8th +0.2pp 20th 15% below peers
Yonkers, NY 4.7% (Jul 26) 15th +0.3pp 21st on par with peers
Grand Prairie, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 16th +0.5pp 22nd 2% above peers
Rochester, NY 6.1% (Jul 26) 27th +0.5pp 23rd 30% above peers
Amarillo, TX 3.9% (Jul 26) 6th +0.6pp 24th 17% below peers
Peoria, AZ 4.9% (Jul 26) 19th +0.7pp 25th 4% above peers
Birmingham, AL 4.5% (Jul 26) 12th +0.7pp 26th 4% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 5.5% (Jul 26) 24th +0.8pp 27th 17% above peers
Mobile, AL 4.6% (Jul 26) 14th +0.8pp 28th 2% below peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.1% then, 15.0% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.9% to 14.9%).
15.0%
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
Iowa ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
San Bernardino, CA 18.6% 21st -7.4pp 1st 18% above peers
Fontana, CA 9.9% 6th -3.0pp 2nd 37% below peers
Vancouver, WA 10.2% 7th -2.5pp 3rd 35% below peers
Oxnard, CA 11.1% 8th -2.7pp 4th 30% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 11.7% 9th -2.8pp 5th 26% below peers
Providence, RI 20.7% 27th -4.8pp 6th 32% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 13.6% 13th -3.0pp 7th 14% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 16.9% 17th -3.5pp 8th 8% above peers
Knoxville, TN 20.2% 25th -4.1pp 9th 28% above peers
Augusta, GA 20.1% 24th -3.0pp 10th 27% above peers
Modesto, CA 13.3% 12th -1.8pp 11th 15% below peers
Mobile, AL 18.4% 20th -2.3pp 12th 17% above peers
Rochester, NY 27.8% 31st -3.5pp 13th 77% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 23.6% 28th -2.7pp 14th 50% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 7.4% 3rd -0.8pp 15th 53% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 17.7% 19th -1.6pp 16th 12% above peers
Columbus, GA 19.1% 22nd -1.6pp 17th 21% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 9.6% 5th -0.8pp 18th 39% below peers
Yonkers, NY 13.8% 14th -1.1pp 19th 12% below peers
Des Moines, IA 14.9% 15th -1.1pp 20th 5% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 20.2% 26th -1.2pp 21st 28% above peers
Birmingham, AL 24.7% 29th -1.2pp 22nd 57% above peers
Worcester, MA 19.6% 23rd -0.4pp 23rd 24% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 12.2% 11th -0.1pp 24th 23% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 25.7% 30th +0.9pp 25th 63% above peers
Amarillo, TX 15.8% 16th +0.7pp 26th on par with peers
Little Rock, AR 17.5% 18th +0.9pp 27th 11% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 12.1% 10th +0.7pp 28th 23% below peers
Peoria, AZ 8.4% 4th +0.9pp 29th 47% below peers
Overland Park, KS 5.6% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 64% below peers
Fremont, CA 5.2% 1st +0.9pp 31st 67% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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5 of 59 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.2% then, 22.1% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.6% to 22.1%).
22.1%
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
Iowa ref 12.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Salt Lake City, UT 13.2% 7th -7.2pp 1st 40% below peers
Vancouver, WA 12.0% 6th -6.5pp 2nd 46% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 25.8% 23rd -12.1pp 3rd 17% above peers
Fontana, CA 13.5% 8th -5.7pp 4th 39% below peers
Knoxville, TN 23.9% 20th -9.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Oxnard, CA 17.1% 12th -4.5pp 6th 23% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 23.0% 18th -5.9pp 7th 4% above peers
Modesto, CA 16.5% 11th -4.2pp 8th 25% below peers
Providence, RI 28.0% 26th -6.8pp 9th 27% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 16.2% 10th -3.9pp 10th 27% below peers
Mobile, AL 27.6% 25th -5.7pp 11th 25% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 8.7% 3rd -1.7pp 12th 61% below peers
Worcester, MA 23.3% 19th -3.7pp 13th 6% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 14.9% 9th -2.3pp 14th 32% below peers
Yonkers, NY 19.0% 14th -2.9pp 15th 14% below peers
Rochester, NY 41.3% 31st -6.3pp 16th 87% above peers
Augusta, GA 31.3% 28th -4.8pp 17th 42% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 24.5% 21st -3.5pp 18th 11% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 21.6% 15th -2.8pp 19th 2% below peers
Columbus, GA 25.5% 22nd -3.2pp 20th 15% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 32.4% 29th -3.3pp 21st 47% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 12.0% 5th -0.9pp 22nd 46% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 29.3% 27th -2.1pp 23rd 32% above peers
Overland Park, KS 5.0% 2nd -0.3pp 24th 77% below peers
Des Moines, IA 22.1% 16th -1.1pp 25th on par with peers
Birmingham, AL 40.5% 30th -0.4pp 26th 83% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 17.7% 13th +0.6pp 27th 20% below peers
Peoria, AZ 9.2% 4th +0.6pp 28th 58% below peers
Little Rock, AR 26.9% 24th +3.2pp 29th 22% above peers
Amarillo, TX 23.0% 17th +2.8pp 30th 4% above peers
Fremont, CA 4.5% 1st +1.4pp 31st 80% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Angelo, TX down 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp 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 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.2% to 90.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Des Moines started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 13.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (76.2% to 90.0%).
Bright spot 90.1%
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
Iowa ref 89.1% +7.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
Birmingham, AL 87.1% 29th +15.0pp 1st 5% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 89.1% 25th +15.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
Mobile, AL 87.5% 28th +14.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 88.7% 26th +12.6pp 4th 3% below peers
Augusta, GA 87.7% 27th +11.5pp 5th 4% below peers
Yonkers, NY 92.2% 12th +12.0pp 6th 1% above peers
Little Rock, AR 91.4% 15th +11.5pp 7th on par with peers
Rochester, NY 86.6% 30th +10.5pp 8th 5% below peers
Columbus, GA 89.4% 22nd +10.8pp 9th 2% below peers
Providence, RI 89.8% 21st +10.6pp 10th 2% below peers
Oxnard, CA 93.2% 9th +10.9pp 11th 2% above peers
Worcester, MA 91.2% 16th +10.6pp 12th on par with peers
Des Moines, IA 90.0% 20th +9.8pp 13th 1% below peers
Fontana, CA 96.3% 3rd +10.4pp 14th 6% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 93.0% 11th +9.6pp 15th 2% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 89.4% 23rd +8.9pp 16th 2% below peers
Amarillo, TX 89.2% 24th +8.8pp 17th 2% below peers
Knoxville, TN 85.0% 31st +7.9pp 18th 7% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 90.5% 19th +7.8pp 19th 1% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 91.1% 17th +7.0pp 20th on par with peers
Spring Valley, NV 93.1% 10th +7.0pp 21st 2% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 91.5% 14th +6.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Sioux Falls, SD 93.5% 7th +7.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
Vancouver, WA 93.4% 8th +5.5pp 24th 2% above peers
Modesto, CA 92.1% 13th +5.3pp 25th 1% above peers
Peoria, AZ 94.7% 5th +4.4pp 26th 4% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 94.7% 6th +4.1pp 27th 4% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 96.7% 2nd +3.7pp 28th 6% above peers
Fremont, CA 96.8% 1st +3.5pp 29th 6% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 91.1% 18th +2.8pp 30th on par with peers
Overland Park, KS 96.0% 4th +2.5pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID up 12.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
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 (0.45 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Bright spot 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
Iowa ref 0.44 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Providence, RI 0.50 27th -0.038 1st 11% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 0.43 7th -0.018 2nd 5% below peers
Yonkers, NY 0.48 19th -0.020 3rd 5% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 0.43 8th -0.017 4th 4% below peers
Fontana, CA 0.38 1st -0.014 5th 16% below peers
Worcester, MA 0.48 20th -0.015 6th 6% above peers
Mobile, AL 0.50 24th -0.012 7th 10% above peers
Knoxville, TN 0.49 22nd -0.010 8th 9% above peers
Des Moines, IA 0.44 10th -0.008 9th 3% below peers
Columbus, GA 0.49 23rd -0.007 10th 9% above peers
Little Rock, AR 0.53 30th -0.007 11th 16% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 0.44 9th -0.005 12th 3% below peers
Rochester, NY 0.50 25th -0.004 13th 10% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 0.38 2nd -0.002 14th 15% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 0.45 15th +0.000 15th 1% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 0.50 26th +0.002 16th 11% above peers
Oxnard, CA 0.40 3rd +0.003 17th 11% below peers
Birmingham, AL 0.51 28th +0.005 18th 13% above peers
Modesto, CA 0.44 12th +0.006 19th 2% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 0.51 29th +0.009 20th 14% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 0.45 16th +0.010 21st on par with peers
Vancouver, WA 0.44 13th +0.010 22nd 2% below peers
Overland Park, KS 0.45 14th +0.011 23rd 1% below peers
Augusta, GA 0.49 21st +0.014 24th 8% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 0.41 4th +0.013 25th 10% below peers
Amarillo, TX 0.48 18th +0.017 26th 5% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 0.56 31st +0.023 27th 24% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 0.42 5th +0.017 28th 8% below peers
Fremont, CA 0.42 6th +0.023 29th 6% below peers
Peoria, AZ 0.44 11th +0.025 30th 3% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 0.46 17th +0.028 31st 3% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 4.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 20.6% to 16.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Des Moines started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 4.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (20.6% to 16.2%).
Bright spot 16.2%
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
Iowa ref 9.2% -1.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Knoxville, TN 14.7% 15th -4.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 6.5% 3rd -1.9pp 2nd 58% below peers
Providence, RI 25.3% 29th -7.4pp 3rd 64% above peers
Overland Park, KS 1.9% 1st -0.6pp 4th 87% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 9.1% 7th -2.5pp 5th 41% below peers
Des Moines, IA 16.2% 18th -4.4pp 6th 5% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 15.4% 16th -3.5pp 7th on par with peers
Columbus, GA 16.6% 19th -2.3pp 8th 8% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 23.4% 27th -3.2pp 9th 52% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 8.7% 6th -1.1pp 10th 43% below peers
Amarillo, TX 10.7% 10th -1.3pp 11th 30% below peers
Rochester, NY 31.3% 31st -3.5pp 12th 103% above peers
Birmingham, AL 21.8% 26th -1.6pp 13th 42% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 12.5% 11th -0.9pp 14th 19% below peers
Vancouver, WA 16.6% 20th -0.7pp 15th 8% above peers
Mobile, AL 19.4% 23rd -0.2pp 16th 26% above peers
Augusta, GA 21.1% 25th -0.1pp 17th 37% above peers
Peoria, AZ 7.0% 4th +0.0pp 18th 55% below peers
Oxnard, CA 14.1% 12th +0.3pp 19th 8% below peers
Modesto, CA 15.8% 17th +0.6pp 20th 2% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 20.1% 24th +0.9pp 21st 30% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 9.8% 8th +0.4pp 22nd 36% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 24.8% 28th +1.1pp 23rd 61% above peers
Fontana, CA 14.1% 13th +1.2pp 24th 8% below peers
Little Rock, AR 10.7% 9th +1.1pp 25th 31% below peers
Yonkers, NY 18.6% 21st +2.0pp 26th 21% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 19.2% 22nd +2.2pp 27th 25% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 14.5% 14th +1.7pp 28th 6% below peers
Fremont, CA 3.6% 2nd +0.6pp 29th 77% below peers
Worcester, MA 26.8% 30th +4.7pp 30th 74% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 7.3% 5th +2.7pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $210,572 in August 2026, down from $211,069 a year earlier.
Big move $210,572
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $239,547 (Aug 26) +3.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Yonkers, NY $706,055 (Aug 26) 4th +7.0% 1st 62% above peers
Overland Park, KS $483,940 (Aug 26) 10th +5.5% 2nd 11% above peers
Rochester, NY $247,040 (Aug 26) 20th +4.6% 3rd 43% below peers
Amarillo, TX $211,528 (Aug 26) 24th +4.0% 4th 51% below peers
Little Rock, AR $221,588 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.7% 5th 49% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $307,094 (Aug 26) 18th +3.2% 6th 29% below peers
Columbus, GA $175,951 (Aug 26) 27th +2.9% 7th 60% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT $572,003 (Aug 26) 6th +2.4% 8th 32% above peers
Providence, RI $434,698 (Aug 26) 14th +2.3% 9th on par with peers
San Bernardino, CA $492,161 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 10th 13% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA $232,056 (Aug 26) 21st +1.6% 11th 47% below peers
Worcester, MA $435,944 (Aug 26) 13th +1.6% 12th on par with peers
Tallahassee, FL $294,444 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 13th 32% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD $332,295 (Aug 26) 16th +1.3% 14th 24% below peers
Knoxville, TN $370,699 (Aug 26) 15th +1.1% 15th 15% below peers
Oxnard, CA $759,573 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 16th 75% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA $551,273 (Aug 26) 7th +0.4% 17th 27% above peers
Fayetteville, NC $224,044 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.3% 18th 48% below peers
Fontana, CA $633,683 (Aug 26) 5th +0.2% 19th 46% above peers
Modesto, CA $442,564 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 20th 2% above peers
Vancouver, WA $501,696 (Aug 26) 8th -0.1% 21st 15% above peers
Des Moines, IA $210,572 (Aug 26) 25th -0.2% 22nd 52% below peers
Mobile, AL $198,189 (Aug 26) 26th -0.6% 23rd 54% below peers
Peoria, AZ $480,596 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 24th 11% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA $787,700 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.9% 25th 81% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX $314,397 (Aug 26) 17th -1.3% 26th 28% below peers
Fremont, CA $1,447,776 (Aug 26) 1st -2.0% 27th 233% above peers
Birmingham, AL $136,876 (Aug 26) 28th -2.3% 28th 69% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $153,884 in August 2026, down from $154,131 a year earlier.
Big move $153,884
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref $131,928 (Aug 26) +4.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Yonkers, NY $358,222 (Aug 26) 11th +8.1% 1st 7% above peers
Overland Park, KS $335,304 (Aug 26) 14th +5.7% 2nd on par with peers
Amarillo, TX $126,073 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.6% 3rd 62% below peers
Little Rock, AR $116,179 (Aug 26) 25th +5.6% 4th 65% below peers
Rochester, NY $163,825 (Aug 26) 20th +4.2% 5th 51% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $230,222 (Aug 26) 18th +3.3% 6th 31% below peers
Providence, RI $351,330 (Aug 26) 12th +2.9% 7th 5% above peers
San Bernardino, CA $403,548 (Aug 26) 8th +2.6% 8th 20% above peers
Worcester, MA $345,745 (Aug 26) 13th +2.5% 9th 3% above peers
Fayetteville, NC $155,564 (Aug 26) 21st +2.1% 10th 54% below peers
Oxnard, CA $642,182 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.0% 11th 92% above peers
Tallahassee, FL $181,951 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 12th 46% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA $494,959 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 13th 48% above peers
Columbus, GA $92,045 (Aug 26) 27th +1.2% 14th 73% below peers
Knoxville, TN $248,842 (Aug 26) 15th +1.1% 15th 26% below peers
Mobile, AL $94,677 (Aug 26) 26th +1.0% 16th 72% below peers
Fontana, CA $544,358 (Aug 26) 4th +1.0% 17th 62% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT $403,783 (Aug 26) 7th +1.0% 18th 20% above peers
Modesto, CA $361,618 (Aug 26) 10th +0.8% 19th 8% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD $242,098 (Aug 26) 16th +0.4% 20th 28% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA $119,486 (Aug 26) 24th +0.1% 21st 64% below peers
Birmingham, AL $63,068 (Aug 26) 28th -0.1% 22nd 81% below peers
Des Moines, IA $153,884 (Aug 26) 22nd -0.2% 23rd 54% below peers
Vancouver, WA $408,333 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 24th 22% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX $240,238 (Aug 26) 17th -0.6% 25th 28% below peers
Peoria, AZ $364,173 (Aug 26) 9th -1.3% 26th 9% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA $579,663 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.7% 27th 73% above peers
Fremont, CA $930,330 (Aug 26) 1st -3.1% 28th 177% above 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 (60.1% then, 60.5% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.7% to 60.5%).
Bright spot 60.5%
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
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Providence, RI 41.4% 29th +5.3pp 1st 20% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 50.5% 20th +5.3pp 2nd 2% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 47.4% 23rd +3.2pp 3rd 8% below peers
Modesto, CA 58.9% 10th +3.8pp 4th 14% above peers
Columbus, GA 50.8% 17th +2.8pp 5th 2% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 50.0% 21st +2.6pp 6th 3% below peers
Rochester, NY 38.1% 31st +1.7pp 7th 26% below peers
Worcester, MA 42.8% 28th +1.5pp 8th 17% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 51.7% 16th +1.7pp 9th on par with peers
Moreno Valley, CA 63.3% 4th +1.6pp 10th 22% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 71.8% 2nd +1.8pp 11th 39% above peers
Peoria, AZ 76.0% 1st +1.8pp 12th 47% above peers
Oxnard, CA 54.4% 12th +1.2pp 13th 5% above peers
Fontana, CA 66.8% 3rd +1.3pp 14th 29% above peers
Knoxville, TN 46.6% 24th +0.8pp 15th 10% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 40.6% 30th +0.6pp 16th 21% below peers
Birmingham, AL 45.5% 27th +0.6pp 17th 12% below peers
Mobile, AL 54.0% 14th +0.7pp 18th 4% above peers
Des Moines, IA 60.5% 7th +0.4pp 19th 17% above peers
Fremont, CA 60.8% 5th +0.2pp 20th 18% above peers
Yonkers, NY 46.2% 25th +0.1pp 21st 11% below peers
Amarillo, TX 59.7% 8th -0.8pp 22nd 15% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 59.5% 9th -1.1pp 23rd 15% above peers
Vancouver, WA 50.8% 19th -0.9pp 24th 2% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI 54.0% 13th -1.4pp 25th 5% above peers
Augusta, GA 50.8% 18th -1.3pp 26th 2% below peers
Little Rock, AR 53.5% 15th -1.8pp 27th 4% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 47.8% 22nd -2.0pp 28th 8% below peers
Overland Park, KS 60.5% 6th -2.8pp 29th 17% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 45.8% 26th -2.2pp 30th 11% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 58.7% 11th -3.9pp 31st 14% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 ±1.0pp 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, slower than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,126 in August 2026, up from $1,113 a year earlier.
Big move $1,126
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 28 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%
Amarillo, TX $1,330 (Aug 26) 22nd +6.3% 1st 22% below peers
Yonkers, NY $2,755 (Aug 26) 5th +5.3% 2nd 61% above peers
Fremont, CA $3,375 (Aug 26) 1st +5.2% 3rd 97% above peers
Providence, RI $2,213 (Aug 26) 7th +4.9% 4th 29% above peers
Columbus, GA $1,308 (Aug 26) 24th +4.6% 5th 24% below peers
Grand Rapids, MI $1,580 (Aug 26) 17th +4.2% 6th 8% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD $1,302 (Aug 26) 25th +3.9% 7th 24% below peers
Mobile, AL $1,280 (Aug 26) 26th +3.9% 8th 25% below peers
Fontana, CA $3,190 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.7% 9th 86% above peers
Overland Park, KS $1,757 (Aug 26) 13th +3.2% 10th 3% above peers
Rochester, NY $1,476 (Aug 26) 18th +3.1% 11th 14% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA $1,333 (Aug 26) 21st +3.0% 12th 22% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA $2,382 (Aug 26) 6th +2.9% 13th 39% above peers
San Bernardino, CA $1,954 (Aug 26) 10th +2.5% 14th 14% above peers
Fayetteville, NC $1,367 (Aug 26) 20th +2.1% 15th 20% below peers
Little Rock, AR $1,212 (Aug 26) 27th +2.0% 16th 29% below peers
Tallahassee, FL $1,470 (Aug 26) 19th +1.5% 17th 14% below peers
Birmingham, AL $1,322 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.5% 18th 23% below peers
Des Moines, IA $1,126 (Aug 26) 28th +1.2% 19th 34% below peers
Modesto, CA $2,021 (Aug 26) 9th +1.0% 20th 18% above peers
Oxnard, CA $2,864 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 21st 67% above peers
Vancouver, WA $1,828 (Aug 26) 12th +0.6% 22nd 7% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX $1,647 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 23rd 4% below peers
Peoria, AZ $1,870 (Aug 26) 11th +0.5% 24th 9% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT $1,603 (Aug 26) 16th +0.5% 25th 6% below peers
Worcester, MA $2,130 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 26th 24% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA $2,787 (Aug 26) 4th +0.4% 27th 63% above peers
Knoxville, TN $1,712 (Aug 26) 14th +0.3% 28th 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 (31.9% then, 32.1% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.9% to 32.1%).
Bright spot 32.1%
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
Iowa ref 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Fontana, CA 38.8% 16th -5.0pp 1st on par with peers
Oxnard, CA 42.3% 24th -3.3pp 2nd 9% above peers
Rochester, NY 42.3% 25th -2.5pp 3rd 9% above peers
Providence, RI 41.6% 22nd -1.9pp 4th 7% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 31.3% 5th -1.3pp 5th 19% below peers
Columbus, GA 36.6% 9th -1.5pp 6th 6% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 39.6% 17th -1.1pp 7th 2% above peers
Augusta, GA 37.6% 12th -0.8pp 8th 3% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 43.7% 27th -0.7pp 9th 13% above peers
Yonkers, NY 44.7% 30th -0.7pp 10th 15% above peers
Modesto, CA 40.0% 18th -0.6pp 11th 3% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 25.8% 1st -0.3pp 12th 33% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 43.9% 28th -0.4pp 13th 13% above peers
Little Rock, AR 32.5% 8th -0.0pp 14th 16% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 47.5% 31st -0.0pp 15th 23% above peers
Worcester, MA 43.6% 26th +0.0pp 16th 13% above peers
Des Moines, IA 32.1% 7th +0.2pp 17th 17% below peers
Peoria, AZ 29.2% 3rd +0.5pp 18th 25% below peers
Fremont, CA 30.6% 4th +0.7pp 19th 21% below peers
Birmingham, AL 41.0% 20th +1.1pp 20th 6% above peers
Vancouver, WA 38.2% 15th +1.4pp 21st 1% below peers
Mobile, AL 37.5% 11th +1.4pp 22nd 3% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 42.2% 23rd +1.7pp 23rd 9% above peers
Knoxville, TN 38.1% 14th +1.6pp 24th 2% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 41.1% 21st +2.6pp 25th 6% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 40.6% 19th +2.7pp 26th 5% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 44.4% 29th +3.3pp 27th 15% above peers
Amarillo, TX 31.8% 6th +2.4pp 28th 18% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 36.8% 10th +4.1pp 29th 5% below peers
Overland Park, KS 27.2% 2nd +3.7pp 30th 30% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 37.6% 13th +8.3pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.1% then, 9.0% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Needs attention 9.0%
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
Iowa ref 5.5% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
San Bernardino, CA 6.8% 13th -2.8pp 1st 13% below peers
Worcester, MA 16.1% 28th -2.8pp 2nd 106% above peers
Mobile, AL 7.7% 15th -1.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Knoxville, TN 9.1% 20th -1.3pp 4th 17% above peers
Birmingham, AL 12.0% 26th -1.7pp 5th 54% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 10.9% 24th -0.8pp 6th 40% above peers
Providence, RI 17.1% 29th -1.3pp 7th 119% above peers
Rochester, NY 23.4% 30th -1.8pp 8th 199% above peers
Yonkers, NY 23.7% 31st -1.7pp 9th 203% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 3.3% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 57% below peers
Peoria, AZ 4.4% 5th -0.3pp 11th 44% below peers
Modesto, CA 6.3% 11th -0.2pp 12th 19% below peers
Vancouver, WA 6.9% 14th -0.2pp 13th 12% below peers
Little Rock, AR 8.0% 17th -0.2pp 14th 3% above peers
Des Moines, IA 9.0% 19th -0.1pp 15th 15% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 5.5% 9th -0.0pp 16th 29% below peers
Fremont, CA 4.7% 7th +0.1pp 17th 40% below peers
Amarillo, TX 5.9% 10th +0.1pp 18th 24% below peers
Columbus, GA 10.9% 23rd +0.4pp 19th 39% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 10.8% 22nd +0.4pp 20th 38% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 7.8% 16th +0.3pp 21st on par with peers
Augusta, GA 10.0% 21st +0.6pp 22nd 28% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 12.1% 27th +1.0pp 23rd 55% above peers
Oxnard, CA 4.5% 6th +0.4pp 24th 42% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 12.0% 25th +1.1pp 25th 53% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 8.6% 18th +0.9pp 26th 9% above peers
Fontana, CA 3.2% 1st +0.4pp 27th 59% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 3.9% 3rd +0.6pp 28th 50% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 6.6% 12th +1.0pp 29th 16% below peers
Overland Park, KS 4.3% 4th +1.2pp 30th 45% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 5.0% 8th +1.8pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Fayetteville, AR down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Victorville, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.9% then, 7.2% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.8% to 7.2%).
Needs attention 7.2%
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
Iowa ref 5.0% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Oxnard, CA 13.7% 28th -3.3pp 1st 39% above peers
Modesto, CA 4.7% 5th -1.1pp 2nd 52% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.6% 4th -1.0pp 3rd 53% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 10.4% 21st -2.2pp 4th 6% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.2% 9th -1.3pp 5th 27% below peers
Overland Park, KS 4.6% 3rd -0.9pp 6th 53% below peers
Yonkers, NY 6.3% 7th -1.0pp 7th 36% below peers
Mobile, AL 9.8% 16th -1.5pp 8th on par with peers
San Bernardino, CA 10.3% 20th -1.5pp 9th 4% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 10.0% 18th -1.0pp 10th 1% above peers
Augusta, GA 11.8% 25th -1.1pp 11th 20% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 7.8% 13th -0.6pp 12th 20% below peers
Amarillo, TX 15.4% 29th -1.1pp 13th 57% above peers
Fontana, CA 9.1% 15th -0.5pp 14th 8% below peers
Rochester, NY 4.9% 6th -0.3pp 15th 50% below peers
Columbus, GA 11.1% 23rd -0.4pp 16th 13% above peers
Vancouver, WA 7.6% 12th -0.3pp 17th 23% below peers
Providence, RI 7.4% 10th -0.2pp 18th 25% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 9.9% 17th -0.2pp 19th on par with peers
Grand Prairie, TX 18.5% 31st +0.0pp 20th 88% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 17.6% 30th +0.1pp 21st 79% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 8.1% 14th +0.3pp 22nd 18% below peers
Birmingham, AL 12.8% 27th +0.4pp 23rd 30% above peers
Des Moines, IA 7.2% 8th +0.3pp 24th 27% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 12.4% 26th +0.5pp 25th 26% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 10.1% 19th +0.4pp 26th 3% above peers
Knoxville, TN 11.6% 24th +1.5pp 27th 18% above peers
Peoria, AZ 7.5% 11th +1.2pp 28th 24% below peers
Little Rock, AR 10.6% 22nd +2.2pp 29th 8% above peers
Fremont, CA 2.6% 1st +0.7pp 30th 74% below peers
Worcester, MA 3.9% 2nd +1.0pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

40.3%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Fremont, CA 14.1% 1st 61% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 24.7% 2nd 32% below peers
Yonkers, NY 30.3% 3rd 16% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 30.3% 4th 16% below peers
Overland Park, KS 30.4% 5th 16% below peers
Peoria, AZ 32.0% 6th 12% below peers
Oxnard, CA 32.1% 7th 11% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 33.0% 8th 9% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 33.7% 9th 7% below peers
Vancouver, WA 34.6% 10th 4% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 34.9% 11th 4% below peers
Modesto, CA 35.0% 12th 3% below peers
Fontana, CA 35.3% 13th 2% below peers
Providence, RI 35.3% 14th 2% below peers
Amarillo, TX 35.9% 15th 1% below peers
Worcester, MA 36.2% 16th on par with peers
Grand Prairie, TX 36.7% 17th 1% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 37.2% 18th 3% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 37.2% 19th 3% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 37.9% 20th 5% above peers
Little Rock, AR 38.4% 21st 6% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 39.5% 22nd 9% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 40.2% 23rd 11% above peers
Des Moines, IA 40.3% 24th 11% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 40.4% 25th 12% above peers
Knoxville, TN 41.0% 26th 13% above peers
Columbus, GA 41.7% 27th 15% above peers
Augusta, GA 43.6% 28th 20% above peers
Rochester, NY 44.2% 29th 22% above peers
Mobile, AL 44.2% 30th 22% above peers
Birmingham, AL 44.9% 31st 24% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.5% then, 3.0% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.7% to 3.0%).
Bright spot 3.0%
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
Iowa ref 3.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Oxnard, CA 3.7% 10th -2.5pp 1st 21% below peers
Mobile, AL 2.1% 3rd -1.0pp 2nd 54% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 8.8% 27th -3.0pp 3rd 89% above peers
Modesto, CA 1.9% 2nd -0.6pp 4th 58% below peers
Overland Park, KS 3.2% 8th -0.9pp 5th 30% below peers
Des Moines, IA 3.0% 7th -0.5pp 6th 36% below peers
Augusta, GA 5.0% 20th -0.7pp 7th 7% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 2.9% 6th -0.3pp 8th 37% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 5.2% 21st -0.2pp 9th 11% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 4.6% 15th -0.1pp 10th 1% below peers
Amarillo, TX 10.2% 29th -0.1pp 11th 121% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 4.3% 13th +0.1pp 12th 8% below peers
Vancouver, WA 3.5% 9th +0.1pp 13th 23% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 11.7% 30th +1.2pp 14th 152% above peers
Fontana, CA 4.1% 12th +0.5pp 15th 12% below peers
Columbus, GA 4.5% 14th +0.7pp 16th 3% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 5.8% 23rd +0.9pp 17th 26% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 14.0% 31st +2.4pp 18th 202% above peers
Birmingham, AL 4.8% 18th +0.9pp 19th 5% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 4.8% 19th +1.0pp 20th 5% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 9.5% 28th +1.9pp 21st 106% above peers
Yonkers, NY 3.9% 11th +0.9pp 22nd 17% below peers
Rochester, NY 2.7% 5th +0.7pp 23rd 42% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 4.8% 17th +1.5pp 24th 4% above peers
Providence, RI 5.5% 22nd +2.3pp 25th 18% above peers
Little Rock, AR 8.5% 26th +3.7pp 26th 83% above peers
Knoxville, TN 4.6% 16th +2.0pp 27th on par with peers
Peoria, AZ 8.2% 25th +3.9pp 28th 76% above peers
Worcester, MA 2.4% 4th +1.2pp 29th 49% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 8.1% 24th +4.6pp 30th 74% above peers
Fremont, CA 1.6% 1st +1.1pp 31st 65% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.7pp 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 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.7% to 29.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Des Moines started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.7% to 29.7%).
Bright spot 29.7%
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
Iowa ref 31.4% +2.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Grand Prairie, TX 30.0% 21st +6.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 31.4% 17th +6.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
Rochester, NY 30.0% 20th +4.9pp 3rd 6% below peers
Fontana, CA 21.4% 26th +3.4pp 4th 33% below peers
Columbus, GA 30.5% 19th +4.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Worcester, MA 35.2% 12th +5.0pp 6th 10% above peers
Providence, RI 34.6% 13th +4.5pp 7th 8% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 41.6% 6th +5.2pp 8th 30% above peers
Augusta, GA 24.7% 25th +3.1pp 9th 23% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 12.0% 31st +1.4pp 10th 62% below peers
Birmingham, AL 31.1% 18th +3.7pp 11th 3% below peers
Modesto, CA 21.2% 27th +2.5pp 12th 34% below peers
Amarillo, TX 26.6% 24th +3.0pp 13th 17% below peers
Fremont, CA 63.9% 1st +6.9pp 14th 100% above peers
Des Moines, IA 29.7% 22nd +3.0pp 15th 7% below peers
Vancouver, WA 32.4% 15th +3.1pp 16th 1% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 51.5% 3rd +4.9pp 17th 61% above peers
Peoria, AZ 36.3% 10th +3.4pp 18th 13% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 13.1% 30th +1.2pp 19th 59% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 36.6% 9th +3.3pp 20th 14% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 17.8% 29th +1.5pp 21st 44% below peers
Mobile, AL 32.0% 16th +2.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Sioux Falls, SD 38.1% 8th +2.9pp 23rd 19% above peers
Oxnard, CA 19.5% 28th +1.5pp 24th 39% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 39.8% 7th +3.0pp 25th 25% above peers
Little Rock, AR 44.6% 5th +2.8pp 26th 40% above peers
Knoxville, TN 34.6% 14th +2.2pp 27th 8% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 51.3% 4th +3.2pp 28th 61% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 29.0% 23rd +1.8pp 29th 9% below peers
Yonkers, NY 35.7% 11th +2.2pp 30th 12% above peers
Overland Park, KS 63.7% 2nd +2.1pp 31st 99% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. George, UT up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better 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 (37.3% then, 33.2% now; margin ±7.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 6.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.2% to 33.2%).
Needs attention 33.2%
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
Iowa ref 43.4% -3.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Peoria, AZ 46.9% 13th +5.0pp 1st 15% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 28.1% 26th +2.2pp 2nd 31% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 38.1% 17th +3.0pp 3rd 7% below peers
Vancouver, WA 41.7% 14th +2.1pp 4th 2% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 49.6% 10th +0.8pp 5th 22% above peers
Birmingham, AL 55.9% 3rd +0.2pp 6th 37% above peers
Fremont, CA 61.4% 2nd -0.5pp 7th 51% above peers
Rochester, NY 48.1% 12th -2.1pp 8th 18% above peers
Yonkers, NY 62.2% 1st -3.1pp 9th 52% above peers
Knoxville, TN 40.8% 16th -2.5pp 10th on par with peers
Augusta, GA 41.6% 15th -3.0pp 11th 2% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 50.0% 9th -3.6pp 12th 23% above peers
Little Rock, AR 52.9% 4th -5.6pp 13th 30% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 50.8% 7th -5.9pp 14th 24% above peers
Des Moines, IA 33.2% 22nd -4.1pp 15th 19% below peers
Mobile, AL 49.2% 11th -6.6pp 16th 21% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 24.1% 29th -3.2pp 17th 41% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 35.5% 19th -4.9pp 18th 13% below peers
Providence, RI 35.1% 20th -6.3pp 19th 14% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 33.0% 23rd -6.0pp 20th 19% below peers
Fontana, CA 27.5% 28th -5.0pp 21st 33% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 50.5% 8th -12.1pp 22nd 24% above peers
Modesto, CA 32.2% 24th -7.8pp 23rd 21% below peers
Overland Park, KS 51.8% 5th -13.6pp 24th 27% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 50.8% 6th -16.5pp 25th 24% above peers
Worcester, MA 36.7% 18th -12.6pp 26th 10% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 27.5% 27th -9.9pp 27th 33% below peers
Amarillo, TX 33.7% 21st -13.7pp 28th 17% below peers
Oxnard, CA 22.6% 30th -16.6pp 29th 45% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 20.5% 31st -15.5pp 30th 50% below peers
Columbus, GA 28.6% 25th -24.6pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.4pp 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 Turning down (early signal)
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 (7.4% then, 6.5% now; margin ±2.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.2% to 6.5%).
Bright spot 6.5%
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
Iowa ref 5.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Tallahassee, FL 1.3% 2nd -4.2pp 1st 84% below peers
Overland Park, KS 1.1% 1st -1.5pp 2nd 87% below peers
Fontana, CA 6.2% 9th -3.5pp 3rd 22% below peers
Knoxville, TN 3.5% 4th -1.6pp 4th 56% below peers
Peoria, AZ 6.5% 10th -2.9pp 5th 19% below peers
Fremont, CA 2.3% 3rd -0.8pp 6th 71% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 7.0% 13th -2.2pp 7th 13% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 6.9% 12th -1.7pp 8th 13% below peers
Providence, RI 5.0% 6th -0.8pp 9th 38% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 8.8% 18th -1.3pp 10th 11% above peers
Des Moines, IA 6.5% 11th -0.9pp 11th 19% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 9.7% 23rd -0.8pp 12th 21% above peers
Birmingham, AL 10.1% 25th -0.7pp 13th 27% above peers
Augusta, GA 9.8% 24th -0.4pp 14th 23% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 8.6% 17th -0.4pp 15th 8% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 7.8% 15th -0.3pp 16th 2% below peers
Rochester, NY 10.2% 26th -0.3pp 17th 29% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 14.4% 29th +0.4pp 18th 81% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 5.1% 7th +0.2pp 19th 36% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.6% 5th +0.2pp 20th 43% below peers
Oxnard, CA 9.4% 21st +1.4pp 21st 18% above peers
Modesto, CA 9.4% 22nd +1.6pp 22nd 18% above peers
Amarillo, TX 10.8% 27th +2.1pp 23rd 36% above peers
Yonkers, NY 9.0% 19th +1.8pp 24th 13% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 8.0% 16th +2.2pp 25th on par with peers
Mobile, AL 9.2% 20th +2.7pp 26th 15% above peers
Worcester, MA 5.7% 8th +1.7pp 27th 28% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 7.7% 14th +2.9pp 28th 3% below peers
Little Rock, AR 16.0% 31st +6.8pp 29th 101% above peers
Vancouver, WA 10.9% 28th +4.7pp 30th 38% above peers
Columbus, GA 14.9% 30th +7.7pp 31st 87% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lewisville, TX down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tallahassee, FL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Temecula, CA down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 215,636 to 212,421 - more than the combined survey margin (±229). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 83% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (206,702 to 212,421).
Big move 212,421
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
Peoria, AZ 196,906 28th +17% 1st 3% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 201,469 22nd +14% 2nd 1% below peers
Worcester, MA 207,055 14th +12% 3rd 2% above peers
Vancouver, WA 195,300 29th +8% 4th 4% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 230,221 1st +8% 5th 13% above peers
Providence, RI 191,767 31st +7% 6th 6% below peers
Mobile, AL 203,416 17th +7% 7th on par with peers
Spring Valley, NV 219,187 6th +6% 8th 8% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 201,875 20th +6% 9th 1% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 208,007 13th +5% 10th 2% above peers
Yonkers, NY 209,978 11th +5% 11th 3% above peers
Overland Park, KS 200,306 24th +5% 12th 2% below peers
Knoxville, TN 195,185 30th +5% 13th 4% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 201,883 19th +5% 14th 1% below peers
Columbus, GA 203,711 15th +4% 15th on par with peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 200,218 25th +3% 16th 2% below peers
Modesto, CA 219,215 5th +3% 17th 8% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 222,724 4th +3% 18th 9% above peers
Little Rock, AR 203,436 16th +3% 19th on par with peers
Augusta, GA 201,528 21st +2% 20th 1% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 211,666 9th +2% 21st 4% above peers
Fontana, CA 214,169 7th +2% 22nd 5% above peers
Amarillo, TX 201,885 18th +1% 23rd 1% below peers
Rochester, NY 208,772 12th +1% 24th 3% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 210,815 10th +0% 25th 4% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 198,535 26th +0% 26th 2% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 222,771 3rd -1% 27th 10% above peers
Des Moines, IA 212,421 8th -1% 28th 4% above peers
Fremont, CA 228,295 2nd -3% 29th 12% above peers
Oxnard, CA 200,928 23rd -3% 30th 1% below peers
Birmingham, AL 198,173 27th -7% 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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 ±197 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 (23.8% then, 23.2% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.4% to 23.2%).
23.2%
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
Iowa ref 22.9% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Mobile, AL 22.2% 18th +1.1pp 1st 2% below peers
Little Rock, AR 24.3% 12th +1.0pp 2nd 7% above peers
Worcester, MA 19.6% 26th +0.8pp 3rd 14% below peers
Modesto, CA 26.2% 5th +0.7pp 4th 15% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 23.8% 13th +0.3pp 5th 5% above peers
Columbus, GA 24.9% 9th +0.2pp 6th 10% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 27.3% 1st -0.1pp 7th 20% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 16.6% 30th -0.1pp 8th 27% below peers
Augusta, GA 22.8% 15th -0.3pp 9th on par with peers
Sioux Falls, SD 24.4% 11th -0.6pp 10th 7% above peers
Fremont, CA 22.3% 17th -0.6pp 11th 2% below peers
Des Moines, IA 23.2% 14th -0.6pp 12th 2% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 20.9% 21st -0.7pp 13th 8% below peers
Amarillo, TX 26.0% 6th -0.9pp 14th 15% above peers
Overland Park, KS 21.9% 19th -1.0pp 15th 4% below peers
Peoria, AZ 22.7% 16th -1.0pp 16th on par with peers
Santa Clarita, CA 24.6% 10th -1.2pp 17th 8% above peers
Fontana, CA 27.3% 2nd -1.4pp 18th 20% above peers
Knoxville, TN 17.9% 29th -0.9pp 19th 21% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 26.8% 3rd -1.5pp 20th 18% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 21.0% 20th -1.2pp 21st 8% below peers
Oxnard, CA 25.6% 8th -1.5pp 22nd 13% above peers
Birmingham, AL 18.9% 27th -1.2pp 23rd 17% below peers
Vancouver, WA 20.7% 23rd -1.6pp 24th 9% below peers
Rochester, NY 20.9% 22nd -1.8pp 25th 8% below peers
Moreno Valley, CA 25.9% 7th -2.3pp 26th 14% above peers
Yonkers, NY 19.6% 25th -2.0pp 27th 14% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 18.5% 28th -1.8pp 28th 19% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 26.7% 4th -2.9pp 29th 18% above peers
Providence, RI 20.1% 24th -2.3pp 30th 12% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 16.4% 31st -3.9pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp 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 (43.7% then, 42.6% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.6% to 42.6%).
42.6%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 27.1% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Moreno Valley, CA 38.9% 18th +5.9pp 1st 3% below peers
Amarillo, TX 35.7% 20th +5.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
Salt Lake City, UT 32.1% 24th +3.8pp 3rd 20% below peers
Tallahassee, FL 48.4% 7th +5.2pp 4th 21% above peers
Vancouver, WA 33.8% 22nd +2.8pp 5th 16% below peers
Oxnard, CA 35.2% 21st +2.7pp 6th 12% below peers
Fremont, CA 10.4% 31st +0.8pp 7th 74% below peers
Peoria, AZ 25.4% 28th +1.7pp 8th 36% below peers
Fontana, CA 27.7% 26th +1.8pp 9th 31% below peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 50.5% 6th +3.0pp 10th 26% above peers
Augusta, GA 59.6% 3rd +3.2pp 11th 49% above peers
Columbus, GA 47.6% 9th +2.0pp 12th 19% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 20.0% 29th +0.6pp 13th 50% below peers
Birmingham, AL 66.9% 2nd +1.4pp 14th 67% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 40.0% 16th +0.8pp 15th on par with peers
Baton Rouge, LA 53.2% 4th -0.1pp 16th 33% above peers
Modesto, CA 33.3% 23rd -0.1pp 17th 17% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 45.4% 10th -0.9pp 18th 13% above peers
Fayetteville, NC 43.4% 14th -0.9pp 19th 8% above peers
Mobile, AL 52.7% 5th -1.1pp 20th 32% above peers
Rochester, NY 69.5% 1st -1.8pp 21st 74% above peers
Des Moines, IA 42.6% 15th -1.1pp 22nd 6% above peers
Knoxville, TN 44.3% 12th -1.3pp 23rd 11% above peers
Providence, RI 47.8% 8th -1.6pp 24th 19% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 39.2% 17th -2.2pp 25th 2% below peers
Overland Park, KS 18.0% 30th -1.1pp 26th 55% below peers
Yonkers, NY 36.5% 19th -2.3pp 27th 9% below peers
Sioux Falls, SD 29.3% 25th -1.8pp 28th 27% below peers
Little Rock, AR 43.5% 13th -3.4pp 29th 9% above peers
Grand Prairie, TX 27.5% 27th -2.3pp 30th 31% below peers
Worcester, MA 45.0% 11th -4.2pp 31st 13% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.3pp 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 (73.6% then, 70.7% now; margin ±6.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.6% to 70.7%).
70.7%
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
Iowa ref 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Fremont, CA 69.9% 13th +12.8pp 1st 1% above peers
Vancouver, WA 68.0% 22nd +9.9pp 2nd 2% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 69.0% 17th +8.7pp 3rd on par with peers
Augusta, GA 72.8% 3rd +7.0pp 4th 5% above peers
Moreno Valley, CA 61.4% 27th +5.8pp 5th 11% below peers
Yonkers, NY 78.2% 2nd +7.4pp 6th 13% above peers
Sioux Falls, SD 82.6% 1st +7.3pp 7th 19% above peers
Overland Park, KS 72.3% 9th +6.3pp 8th 4% above peers
Salt Lake City, UT 65.2% 23rd +5.4pp 9th 6% below peers
Amarillo, TX 68.8% 18th +5.0pp 10th 1% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 70.7% 11th +4.6pp 11th 2% above peers
Tallahassee, FL 72.6% 5th +4.4pp 12th 5% above peers
Providence, RI 72.6% 6th +4.2pp 13th 5% above peers
Oxnard, CA 72.1% 10th +3.6pp 14th 4% above peers
Grand Rapids, MI 69.2% 16th +2.5pp 15th on par with peers
Mobile, AL 72.6% 7th +2.0pp 16th 5% above peers
Peoria, AZ 68.8% 19th +1.5pp 17th 1% below peers
Little Rock, AR 68.7% 20th +1.3pp 18th 1% below peers
Grand Prairie, TX 68.4% 21st +0.4pp 19th 1% below peers
Worcester, MA 69.6% 14th -0.2pp 20th 1% above peers
Sunrise Manor, NV 64.2% 24th -0.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Rochester, NY 69.4% 15th -1.6pp 22nd on par with peers
Knoxville, TN 63.9% 25th -2.0pp 23rd 8% below peers
Modesto, CA 58.1% 29th -2.0pp 24th 16% below peers
Fontana, CA 57.0% 31st -2.0pp 25th 18% below peers
Des Moines, IA 70.7% 12th -2.9pp 26th 2% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 60.3% 28th -2.8pp 27th 13% below peers
Columbus, GA 62.5% 26th -3.5pp 28th 10% below peers
Fayetteville, NC 57.4% 30th -4.0pp 29th 17% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 72.3% 8th -5.2pp 30th 5% above peers
Birmingham, AL 72.7% 4th -7.0pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 59 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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4 of 59 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±5.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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