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West Des Moines, IA
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74,224 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

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

What needs attention 6 indicators

Where West 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 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 191 in July 2026, up from 141 a year earlier.
Needs attention 191 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 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Pleasanton, CA 90 (Jul 26) -29.5% 1st
Johnson City, TN 334 (Jul 26) -21.1% 2nd
Appleton, WI 168 (Jul 26) -19.1% 3rd
Rock Hill, SC 378 (Jun 26) -17.8% 4th
Greenville, SC 521 (Jul 26) -15.3% 5th
Redlands, CA 255 (Feb 26) -14.9% 6th
Hammond, IN 585 (Feb 26) -13.0% 7th
Framingham, MA 293 (Apr 26) -12.5% 8th
St. Cloud, MN 319 (Jul 26) -11.5% 9th
Tulare, CA 482 (Jul 26) -10.6% 10th
Maple Grove, MN 106 (Jul 26) -3.7% 11th
Kalamazoo, MI 1,039 (Jun 26) -3.1% 12th
Harlingen, TX 228 (Jul 26) +1.9% 13th
St. Charles, MO 187 (Jul 26) +3.0% 14th
Bolingbrook, IL 197 (Jun 26) +7.3% 15th
Scranton, PA 332 (Jul 26) +11.1% 16th
West Des Moines, IA 191 (Jul 26) +35.2% 17th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 17% lower than in 2021 (1,660 then, 1,378 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 2,026 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,310 in July 2026, down from 1,663 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,310 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%
Tulare, CA 1,241 (Jul 26) -24.4% 1st
Johnson City, TN 1,736 (Jul 26) -22.9% 2nd
Pleasanton, CA 1,141 (Jul 26) -22.5% 3rd
West Des Moines, IA 1,310 (Jul 26) -21.2% 4th
Appleton, WI 901 (Jul 26) -21.1% 5th
St. Cloud, MN 2,187 (Jul 26) -18.7% 6th
Greenville, SC 2,527 (Jul 26) -17.9% 7th
Hammond, IN 2,400 (Feb 26) -17.9% 8th
Kalamazoo, MI 2,562 (Jun 26) -17.7% 9th
Maple Grove, MN 1,298 (Jul 26) -15.4% 10th
Framingham, MA 877 (Apr 26) -13.2% 11th
Bolingbrook, IL 623 (Jun 26) -11.9% 12th
Redlands, CA 1,937 (Feb 26) -5.6% 13th
Scranton, PA 1,221 (Jul 26) -5.4% 14th
Rock Hill, SC 2,295 (Jun 26) -0.2% 15th
St. Charles, MO 820 (Jul 26) +0.7% 16th
Harlingen, TX 2,267 (Jul 26) +2.5% 17th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide was essentially flat from 2021 to 2026.

Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 0 in July 2026, unchanged from 0 a year earlier.
0 per 100k
2018Jun 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Bolingbrook, IL 0 (Jun 26) -100.0% 1st
Appleton, WI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Tulare, CA 1 (Jul 26) -83.4% 3rd
Johnson City, TN 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 4th
Redlands, CA 1 (Feb 26) -66.7% 5th
Kalamazoo, MI 8 (Jun 26) -50.0% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 8 (Jun 26) -14.3% 7th
Greenville, SC 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 8th
St. Cloud, MN 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Hammond, IN 15 (Feb 26) +10.2% 10th
St. Charles, MO 4 (Jul 26) +49.6% 11th
Scranton, PA 4 (Jul 26) +49.8% 12th
Pleasanton, CA 4 (Jul 26) +200.0% 13th
West Des Moines, IA 0 (Jul 26)
Maple Grove, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Framingham, MA 0 (Apr 26)
Jacksonville, NC
Harlingen, TX 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 53% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 66 in July 2026, down from 127 a year earlier.
Bright spot 66 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%
West Des Moines, IA 66 (Jul 26) -47.9% 1st
Harlingen, TX 153 (Jul 26) -29.7% 2nd
Framingham, MA 66 (Apr 26) -29.0% 3rd
Bolingbrook, IL 71 (Jun 26) -24.3% 4th
Johnson City, TN 115 (Jul 26) -19.6% 5th
Pleasanton, CA 142 (Jul 26) -18.5% 6th
Rock Hill, SC 209 (Jun 26) -13.6% 7th
Kalamazoo, MI 387 (Jun 26) -13.0% 8th
St. Cloud, MN 195 (Jul 26) -12.9% 9th
Redlands, CA 271 (Feb 26) -11.5% 10th
St. Charles, MO 92 (Jul 26) -10.7% 11th
Greenville, SC 223 (Jul 26) -10.6% 12th
Tulare, CA 242 (Jul 26) -8.7% 13th
Scranton, PA 128 (Jul 26) -4.9% 14th
Appleton, WI 45 (Jul 26) -2.9% 15th
Maple Grove, MN 43 (Jul 26) +6.7% 16th
Hammond, IN 417 (Feb 26) +20.8% 17th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. 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 →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 13% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $76,368 to $86,594 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,052).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West Des Moines started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 22% from 2014 to 2024 ($70,882 to $86,594).
Bright spot $86,594
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%
St. Cloud, FL $83,174 12th +50% 1st 15% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $101,888 7th +43% 2nd 41% above peers
Redlands, CA $105,041 6th +40% 3rd 45% above peers
Turlock, CA $82,995 13th +39% 4th 15% above peers
Appleton, WI $80,483 14th +38% 5th 11% above peers
Johnson City, TN $57,254 25th +37% 6th 21% below peers
Poinciana, FL $68,015 20th +36% 7th 6% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $68,771 19th +36% 8th 5% below peers
Harlingen, TX $53,645 27th +35% 9th 26% below peers
Tulare, CA $72,410 16th +34% 10th on par with peers
Bayonne, NJ $83,887 11th +31% 11th 16% above peers
Bellflower, CA $78,722 15th +31% 12th 9% above peers
Wilmington, DE $58,671 23rd +30% 13th 19% below peers
Framingham, MA $107,419 5th +30% 14th 48% above peers
Jacksonville, NC $57,697 24th +28% 15th 20% below peers
Apple Valley, CA $69,882 18th +28% 16th 3% below peers
Greenville, SC $71,472 17th +26% 17th 1% below peers
Tamarac, FL $61,718 21st +26% 18th 15% below peers
St. Charles, MO $85,937 10th +25% 19th 19% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $52,272 28th +25% 20th 28% below peers
Scranton, PA $50,739 30th +25% 21st 30% below peers
St. Cloud, MN $61,374 22nd +25% 22nd 15% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD $88,280 8th +25% 23rd 22% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $51,165 29th +23% 24th 29% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $190,124 1st +22% 25th 163% above peers
Maple Grove, MN $132,731 3rd +21% 26th 83% above peers
Hammond, IN $55,504 26th +20% 27th 23% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $156,964 2nd +19% 28th 117% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL $108,400 4th +19% 29th 50% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR $27,054 31st +17% 30th 63% below peers
West Des Moines, IA $86,594 9th +13% 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,354 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 ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.0% in July 2026, down from 3.4% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.0%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 27 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
Bayonne, NJ 5.6% (Jul 26) 21st -1.4pp 1st 10% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.6% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.0pp 2nd 10% above peers
Bellflower, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 17th -0.9pp 3rd 4% above peers
Turlock, CA 6.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.9pp 4th 20% above peers
Tulare, CA 7.8% (Jul 26) 27th -0.9pp 5th 53% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 5.1% (Jul 26) 13th -0.8pp 6th on par with peers
Hammond, IN 4.6% (Jul 26) 9th -0.6pp 7th 10% below peers
Johnson City, TN 3.4% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.6pp 8th 33% below peers
Greenville, SC 3.5% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.6pp 9th 31% below peers
Wilmington, DE 6.2% (Jul 26) 24th -0.5pp 10th 22% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 14th -0.5pp 11th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 12th 12% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 3.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 13th 41% below peers
Redlands, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 14th 8% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 5.5% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 15th 8% above peers
St. Charles, MO 3.8% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 16th 25% below peers
Framingham, MA 4.1% (Jul 26) 6th -0.1pp 17th 20% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 7.2% (Jul 26) 26th +0.0pp 18th 41% above peers
Appleton, WI 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th +0.1pp 19th 31% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 4.9% (Jul 26) 12th +0.4pp 20th 4% below peers
Tamarac, FL 4.6% (Jul 26) 10th +0.5pp 21st 10% below peers
Scranton, PA 5.2% (Jul 26) 15th +0.5pp 22nd 2% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 7th +0.7pp 23rd 14% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.5% (Jul 26) 20th +0.7pp 24th 8% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 5.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.7pp 25th 2% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 18th +0.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Harlingen, TX 6.2% (Jul 26) 25th +0.9pp 27th 22% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 5.9% to 8.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.7% to 8.4%).
Needs attention 8.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Lake Elsinore, CA 9.4% 10th -5.1pp 1st 28% below peers
Turlock, CA 11.3% 13th -4.3pp 2nd 13% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 10.1% 11th -3.2pp 3rd 23% below peers
Appleton, WI 8.3% 5th -2.6pp 4th 37% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 12.6% 14th -3.0pp 5th 3% below peers
Redlands, CA 9.1% 7th -2.1pp 6th 30% below peers
Wilmington, DE 21.4% 27th -4.7pp 7th 64% above peers
Harlingen, TX 25.1% 30th -4.0pp 8th 93% above peers
Hammond, IN 19.1% 23rd -3.0pp 9th 47% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 24.9% 29th -3.5pp 10th 91% above peers
Tulare, CA 17.9% 22nd -2.3pp 11th 38% above peers
St. Charles, MO 7.3% 4th -0.9pp 12th 44% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 20.2% 25th -2.3pp 13th 55% above peers
Poinciana, FL 14.9% 20th -1.5pp 14th 15% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.8% 1st -0.3pp 15th 71% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 19.4% 24th -1.5pp 16th 49% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 16.6% 21st -0.7pp 17th 28% above peers
Johnson City, TN 20.3% 26th -0.6pp 18th 56% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 12.7% 15th -0.4pp 19th 3% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.0% 28th -0.2pp 20th 76% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 39.8% 31st +0.0pp 21st 205% above peers
Bellflower, CA 13.3% 17th +0.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Greenville, SC 14.0% 18th +0.6pp 23rd 8% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 14.4% 19th +0.9pp 24th 11% above peers
Tamarac, FL 13.0% 16th +1.4pp 25th on par with peers
Glen Burnie, MD 9.3% 9th +1.1pp 26th 28% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.3% 3rd +1.0pp 27th 59% below peers
Framingham, MA 10.4% 12th +2.0pp 28th 20% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.0% 2nd +1.0pp 29th 69% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 9.2% 8th +2.5pp 30th 29% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 8.4% 6th +2.5pp 31st 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (7.3% then, 10.0% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.9% to 10.0%).
Bright spot 10.0%
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%
Ellicott City, MD 2.1% 1st -1.8pp 1st 88% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.2% 10th -8.5pp 2nd 30% below peers
Turlock, CA 12.0% 9th -7.9pp 3rd 31% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 13.1% 11th -6.6pp 4th 25% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 20.6% 19th -9.8pp 5th 18% above peers
Appleton, WI 11.0% 8th -5.0pp 6th 37% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 22.2% 23rd -8.2pp 7th 27% above peers
Hammond, IN 26.2% 26th -8.6pp 8th 51% above peers
Johnson City, TN 21.1% 21st -6.6pp 9th 21% above peers
St. Charles, MO 8.5% 4th -2.3pp 10th 51% below peers
Redlands, CA 10.6% 6th -2.8pp 11th 39% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 17.5% 17th -4.3pp 12th on par with peers
Lauderhill, FL 29.0% 27th -6.4pp 13th 67% above peers
Bellflower, CA 15.8% 13th -2.4pp 14th 10% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 16.9% 14th -1.5pp 15th 3% below peers
Harlingen, TX 39.9% 30th -3.3pp 16th 129% above peers
Wilmington, DE 37.2% 29th -2.7pp 17th 114% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 25.5% 25th -1.7pp 18th 46% above peers
Tulare, CA 24.5% 24th -1.1pp 19th 41% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.5% 2nd +0.1pp 20th 74% below peers
Poinciana, FL 21.6% 22nd +0.3pp 21st 24% above peers
Scranton, PA 34.4% 28th +1.4pp 22nd 98% above peers
Greenville, SC 18.3% 18th +0.9pp 23rd 5% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 20.9% 20th +1.7pp 24th 20% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 10.6% 7th +1.0pp 25th 39% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 64.2% 31st +7.7pp 26th 269% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 5.5% 3rd +0.8pp 27th 68% below peers
Tamarac, FL 16.9% 15th +2.8pp 28th 3% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 10.0% 5th +2.7pp 29th 43% below peers
Framingham, MA 15.2% 12th +4.5pp 30th 13% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 17.4% 16th +7.3pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp 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 3.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.0% to 93.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. West Des Moines started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 5.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (88.3% to 93.4%).
Bright spot 93.4%
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%
Lauderhill, FL 91.7% 20th +23.2pp 1st 1% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 85.8% 29th +15.7pp 2nd 8% below peers
Harlingen, TX 84.8% 30th +15.5pp 3rd 9% below peers
Wilmington, DE 87.2% 28th +14.0pp 4th 6% below peers
Hammond, IN 87.3% 26th +13.3pp 5th 6% below peers
Poinciana, FL 92.9% 16th +13.8pp 6th on par with peers
Tulare, CA 92.0% 19th +11.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Bellflower, CA 91.3% 21st +10.6pp 8th 2% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 92.4% 17th +9.7pp 9th 1% below peers
Turlock, CA 93.1% 15th +9.3pp 10th on par with peers
Glen Burnie, MD 93.8% 11th +8.6pp 11th 1% above peers
Greenville, SC 90.5% 23rd +7.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Redlands, CA 93.7% 12th +8.1pp 13th 1% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 92.1% 18th +7.9pp 14th 1% below peers
St. Charles, MO 94.6% 7th +7.7pp 15th 2% above peers
Appleton, WI 94.3% 8th +7.7pp 16th 2% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 95.2% 6th +7.7pp 17th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 84.2% 31st +6.2pp 18th 9% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 94.2% 9th +6.8pp 19th 1% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 94.1% 10th +6.1pp 20th 1% above peers
Framingham, MA 95.7% 5th +5.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Tamarac, FL 87.9% 24th +5.1pp 22nd 5% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 91.3% 22nd +5.2pp 23rd 2% below peers
Johnson City, TN 87.9% 25th +4.9pp 24th 5% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 95.7% 4th +4.8pp 25th 3% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 93.6% 13th +4.2pp 26th 1% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 87.3% 27th +3.7pp 27th 6% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 93.4% 14th +3.5pp 28th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 96.5% 3rd +3.3pp 29th 4% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 97.9% 1st +2.8pp 30th 5% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 97.5% 2nd +2.5pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% 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

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 7% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.44 to 0.47 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.47).
Needs attention 0.47
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
Rock Hill, SC 0.43 10th -0.034 1st 3% below peers
Wilmington, DE 0.51 30th -0.032 2nd 16% above peers
Johnson City, TN 0.51 29th -0.030 3rd 16% above peers
Turlock, CA 0.44 12th -0.021 4th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 0.44 15th -0.021 5th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 0.46 22nd -0.021 6th 5% above peers
Redlands, CA 0.46 21st -0.019 7th 4% above peers
Bellflower, CA 0.42 9th -0.014 8th 4% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 0.39 2nd -0.011 9th 12% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 0.38 1st -0.011 10th 13% below peers
Scranton, PA 0.46 23rd -0.010 11th 5% above peers
Tamarac, FL 0.44 13th -0.007 12th 1% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 0.48 26th -0.003 13th 10% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 0.46 20th -0.001 14th 4% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 0.50 27th -0.000 15th 13% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 0.39 3rd +0.000 16th 11% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 0.44 16th +0.001 17th on par with peers
Jacksonville, NC 0.42 7th +0.001 18th 5% below peers
Hammond, IN 0.44 18th +0.002 19th 1% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 0.41 6th +0.003 20th 7% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 0.45 19th +0.005 21st 2% above peers
St. Charles, MO 0.44 14th +0.009 22nd on par with peers
Tulare, CA 0.43 11th +0.010 23rd 3% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.44 17th +0.012 24th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 0.56 31st +0.016 25th 26% above peers
Framingham, MA 0.46 24th +0.015 26th 5% above peers
Poinciana, FL 0.41 4th +0.015 27th 8% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 0.41 5th +0.019 28th 7% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 0.47 25th +0.030 29th 7% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 0.42 8th +0.037 30th 5% below peers
Appleton, WI 0.50 28th +0.062 31st 13% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.1% then, 6.8% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 1.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.6% to 6.8%).
Bright spot 6.8%
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
Rock Hill, SC 8.5% 7th -5.2pp 1st 36% below peers
Johnson City, TN 9.9% 10th -5.0pp 2nd 26% below peers
St. Charles, MO 4.0% 4th -2.0pp 3rd 70% below peers
Greenville, SC 8.8% 8th -2.4pp 4th 35% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 27th -5.9pp 5th 70% above peers
Redlands, CA 7.1% 6th -1.7pp 6th 47% below peers
Harlingen, TX 20.5% 25th -4.1pp 7th 53% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 12.3% 13th -1.7pp 8th 9% below peers
Hammond, IN 18.6% 23rd -1.7pp 9th 39% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.2% 3rd -0.3pp 10th 76% below peers
Appleton, WI 9.5% 9th -0.8pp 11th 29% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 16.8% 21st -1.2pp 12th 25% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 15.1% 18th -0.7pp 13th 12% above peers
Wilmington, DE 22.8% 26th -0.7pp 14th 69% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 26.3% 29th -0.3pp 15th 96% above peers
Tulare, CA 23.0% 28th +0.7pp 16th 71% above peers
Scranton, PA 26.9% 30th +1.1pp 17th 100% above peers
Tamarac, FL 12.2% 12th +0.7pp 18th 9% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 15.3% 19th +1.0pp 19th 14% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.8% 24th +1.8pp 20th 40% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 12.6% 14th +1.2pp 21st 6% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 13.4% 16th +1.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Bayonne, NJ 15.7% 20th +1.7pp 23rd 17% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 6.8% 5th +0.8pp 24th 49% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 11.2% 11th +1.4pp 25th 17% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.7% 1st +0.4pp 26th 80% below peers
Turlock, CA 14.7% 17th +3.0pp 27th 9% above peers
Framingham, MA 12.8% 15th +2.9pp 28th 5% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 46.0% 31st +10.9pp 29th 242% above peers
Bellflower, CA 17.9% 22nd +4.6pp 30th 34% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 3.1% 2nd +1.9pp 31st 77% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising
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 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $322,185 in August 2026, up from $320,703 a year earlier.
$322,185
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 27 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%
Appleton, WI $305,667 (Aug 26) 18th +5.6% 1st 8% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI $243,052 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.1% 2nd 27% below peers
Jacksonville, NC $263,173 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.5% 3rd 21% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL $371,926 (Aug 26) 12th +2.9% 4th 12% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $592,916 (Aug 26) 6th +2.0% 5th 79% above peers
Greenville, SC $331,641 (Aug 26) 14th +1.9% 6th on par with peers
Tulare, CA $356,755 (Aug 26) 13th +1.7% 7th 8% above peers
Bellflower, CA $798,074 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 8th 141% above peers
Maple Grove, MN $424,047 (Aug 26) 10th +1.5% 9th 28% above peers
Hammond, IN $179,704 (Aug 26) 27th +1.5% 10th 46% below peers
Wilmington, DE $329,558 (Aug 26) 15th +1.5% 11th 1% below peers
Johnson City, TN $295,339 (Aug 26) 19th +1.3% 12th 11% below peers
Redlands, CA $635,663 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 13th 92% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $433,365 (Aug 26) 9th +1.2% 14th 31% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $735,463 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.7% 15th 122% above peers
Framingham, MA $663,061 (Aug 26) 4th +0.5% 16th 100% above peers
West Des Moines, IA $322,185 (Aug 26) 17th +0.5% 17th 3% below peers
Turlock, CA $481,653 (Aug 26) 8th +0.3% 18th 45% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD $395,060 (Aug 26) 11th +0.3% 19th 19% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $583,715 (Aug 26) 7th -0.1% 20th 76% above peers
Harlingen, TX $201,967 (Aug 26) 25th -1.6% 21st 39% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $323,886 (Aug 26) 16th -1.7% 22nd 2% below peers
Scranton, PA $201,486 (Aug 26) 26th -2.5% 23rd 39% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,511,109 (Aug 26) 1st -3.9% 24th 356% above peers
Poinciana, FL $279,614 (Aug 26) 21st -4.2% 25th 16% below peers
Tamarac, FL $292,430 (Aug 26) 20th -4.5% 26th 12% below peers
Lauderhill, FL $208,707 (Aug 26) 24th -5.4% 27th 37% below peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

No better direction Rising
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 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 58% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $209,544 in August 2026, down from $209,798 a year earlier.
$209,544
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 27 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%
Appleton, WI $239,277 (Aug 26) 15th +6.4% 1st 2% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI $146,490 (Aug 26) 24th +4.9% 2nd 40% below peers
Jacksonville, NC $195,063 (Aug 26) 20th +4.4% 3rd 20% below peers
Greenville, SC $209,016 (Aug 26) 18th +4.4% 4th 14% below peers
Scranton, PA $148,126 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.7% 5th 39% below peers
Hammond, IN $142,571 (Aug 26) 25th +2.7% 6th 41% below peers
Tulare, CA $285,185 (Aug 26) 12th +2.6% 7th 17% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL $283,175 (Aug 26) 13th +2.4% 8th 16% above peers
Redlands, CA $506,003 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 9th 108% above peers
Johnson City, TN $192,230 (Aug 26) 21st +2.0% 10th 21% below peers
Apple Valley, CA $359,766 (Aug 26) 9th +1.4% 11th 48% above peers
Turlock, CA $401,170 (Aug 26) 8th +1.2% 12th 65% above peers
Maple Grove, MN $310,653 (Aug 26) 11th +1.1% 13th 28% above peers
Bellflower, CA $663,564 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.9% 14th 173% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $415,840 (Aug 26) 7th +0.8% 15th 71% above peers
Harlingen, TX $132,383 (Aug 26) 26th +0.6% 16th 46% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD $318,601 (Aug 26) 10th +0.5% 17th 31% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $476,163 (Aug 26) 5th +0.4% 18th 96% above peers
Ellicott City, MD $509,785 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.3% 19th 109% above peers
Wilmington, DE $201,653 (Aug 26) 19th +0.1% 20th 17% below peers
West Des Moines, IA $209,544 (Aug 26) 17th -0.1% 21st 14% below peers
Framingham, MA $459,156 (Aug 26) 6th -0.2% 22nd 89% above peers
Rock Hill, SC $211,869 (Aug 26) 16th -3.2% 23rd 13% below peers
Poinciana, FL $243,383 (Aug 26) 14th -3.6% 24th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA $1,007,572 (Aug 26) 1st -4.2% 25th 314% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $103,759 (Aug 26) 27th -6.8% 26th 57% below peers
Tamarac, FL $147,016 (Aug 26) 23rd -9.7% 27th 40% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.1% to 57.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.3% to 57.4%).
Needs attention 57.4%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 71.7% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Jacksonville, NC 38.7% 30th +6.8pp 1st 33% below peers
Poinciana, FL 77.2% 3rd +8.7pp 2nd 35% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 55.8% 20th +6.1pp 3rd 3% below peers
Wilmington, DE 48.0% 26th +4.7pp 4th 16% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 69.9% 8th +4.3pp 5th 22% above peers
Tamarac, FL 76.2% 4th +3.8pp 6th 33% above peers
St. Charles, MO 68.0% 9th +3.3pp 7th 18% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 64.1% 12th +2.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 70.9% 7th +3.1pp 9th 24% above peers
Turlock, CA 56.0% 19th +2.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 54.2% 22nd +1.7pp 11th 5% below peers
Tulare, CA 58.5% 15th +1.8pp 12th 2% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.4% 13th +1.8pp 13th 9% above peers
Scranton, PA 49.9% 24th +1.3pp 14th 13% below peers
Johnson City, TN 51.3% 23rd +1.1pp 15th 11% below peers
Appleton, WI 67.0% 10th +1.4pp 16th 17% above peers
Framingham, MA 54.8% 21st +0.9pp 17th 5% below peers
Harlingen, TX 56.1% 18th +0.6pp 18th 2% below peers
Bellflower, CA 39.3% 29th +0.0pp 19th 32% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 72.5% 5th -1.2pp 20th 26% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 79.1% 2nd -1.8pp 21st 38% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 48.6% 25th -1.4pp 22nd 15% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.0% 6th -2.1pp 23rd 25% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 67.0% 11th -2.9pp 24th 17% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 42.3% 27th -1.9pp 25th 26% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 82.3% 1st -3.8pp 26th 43% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 59.5% 14th -3.6pp 27th 4% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 36.2% 31st -2.3pp 28th 37% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 57.4% 16th -3.7pp 29th on par with peers
Greenville, SC 41.1% 28th -3.0pp 30th 28% below peers
Redlands, CA 56.8% 17th -4.4pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp 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 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 69% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2017 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,359 in August 2026, up from $1,336 a year earlier.
Big move $1,359
2017August 2026
▸ Compare all 27 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%
Appleton, WI $1,215 (Aug 26) 26th +8.2% 1st 33% below peers
Pleasanton, CA $3,264 (Aug 26) 1st +6.8% 2nd 79% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL $2,757 (Aug 26) 2nd +6.0% 3rd 51% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $1,230 (Aug 26) 25th +5.6% 4th 33% below peers
Hammond, IN $1,498 (Aug 26) 19th +5.5% 5th 18% below peers
Maple Grove, MN $2,251 (Aug 26) 9th +4.6% 6th 23% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA $2,438 (Aug 26) 4th +3.9% 7th 34% above peers
Tulare, CA $1,826 (Aug 26) 14th +3.7% 8th on par with peers
Jacksonville, NC $1,417 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.4% 9th 22% below peers
Wilmington, DE $1,786 (Aug 26) 15th +3.2% 10th 2% below peers
Scranton, PA $1,354 (Aug 26) 24th +3.2% 11th 26% below peers
Redlands, CA $2,430 (Aug 26) 5th +2.9% 12th 33% above peers
Poinciana, FL $1,909 (Aug 26) 12th +2.6% 13th 5% above peers
Johnson City, TN $1,449 (Aug 26) 21st +2.6% 14th 21% below peers
Ellicott City, MD $2,660 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.5% 15th 46% above peers
Bayonne, NJ $2,401 (Aug 26) 6th +2.2% 16th 32% above peers
Apple Valley, CA $1,784 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 17th 2% below peers
Greenville, SC $1,572 (Aug 26) 18th +1.9% 18th 14% below peers
West Des Moines, IA $1,359 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.7% 19th 26% below peers
Rock Hill, SC $1,488 (Aug 26) 20th +1.2% 20th 18% below peers
Harlingen, TX $1,158 (Aug 26) 27th +1.2% 21st 37% below peers
Turlock, CA $2,075 (Aug 26) 11th +1.1% 22nd 14% above peers
Bellflower, CA $2,281 (Aug 26) 8th +1.1% 23rd 25% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD $1,666 (Aug 26) 17th +1.0% 24th 9% below peers
Tamarac, FL $2,198 (Aug 26) 10th +0.3% 25th 20% above peers
Framingham, MA $2,354 (Aug 26) 7th -2.6% 26th 29% above peers
Lauderhill, FL $1,878 (Aug 26) 13th -3.0% 27th 3% above peers
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.2% to 26.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.2pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.8% to 26.5%).
Needs attention 26.5%
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 24.3% +0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Harlingen, TX 28.5% 5th -5.3pp 1st 21% below peers
Appleton, WI 21.8% 2nd -3.5pp 2nd 39% below peers
Turlock, CA 37.9% 20th -3.8pp 3rd 5% above peers
Bellflower, CA 46.9% 29th -3.4pp 4th 30% above peers
St. Charles, MO 23.2% 3rd -1.5pp 5th 36% below peers
Wilmington, DE 38.8% 21st -2.5pp 6th 8% above peers
Redlands, CA 35.4% 14th -1.8pp 7th 2% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.9% 12th -1.7pp 8th 6% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 42.9% 26th -1.6pp 9th 19% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 44.1% 27th -1.4pp 10th 23% above peers
Scranton, PA 37.2% 19th -1.0pp 11th 3% above peers
Framingham, MA 35.4% 15th -0.9pp 12th 2% below peers
Tulare, CA 40.9% 23rd -0.8pp 13th 14% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 31.1% 7th -0.3pp 14th 14% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 44.5% 28th +0.0pp 15th 24% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 36.0% 16th +0.1pp 16th on par with peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 34.0% 13th +0.5pp 17th 5% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 41.1% 25th +1.2pp 18th 14% above peers
Poinciana, FL 41.1% 24th +1.7pp 19th 14% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 32.9% 10th +1.5pp 20th 9% below peers
Johnson City, TN 33.8% 11th +1.8pp 21st 6% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 36.4% 17th +2.3pp 22nd 1% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.0% 22nd +2.6pp 23rd 11% above peers
Hammond, IN 32.2% 8th +2.2pp 24th 11% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 32.3% 9th +2.3pp 25th 10% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 20.9% 1st +1.6pp 26th 42% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 58.1% 31st +4.4pp 27th 61% above peers
Tamarac, FL 48.8% 30th +4.4pp 28th 36% above peers
Greenville, SC 36.4% 18th +3.9pp 29th 1% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 26.5% 4th +3.3pp 30th 26% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 29.6% 6th +3.9pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better 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 (3.5% then, 3.9% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.3% to 3.9%).
Bright spot 3.9%
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
Tulare, CA 3.9% 6th -2.6pp 1st 42% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 3.0% 2nd -1.7pp 2nd 55% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 8th -1.6pp 3rd 40% below peers
Greenville, SC 7.9% 20th -3.0pp 4th 18% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 14.1% 28th -4.7pp 5th 111% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 10.2% 26th -2.9pp 6th 53% above peers
Hammond, IN 8.3% 22nd -2.1pp 7th 25% above peers
Harlingen, TX 6.4% 15th -1.5pp 8th 5% below peers
Johnson City, TN 7.3% 19th -1.4pp 9th 9% above peers
Framingham, MA 8.6% 23rd -1.6pp 10th 29% above peers
Poinciana, FL 3.1% 4th -0.6pp 11th 53% below peers
Scranton, PA 14.2% 29th -2.0pp 12th 113% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 12.7% 27th -1.1pp 13th 90% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 4.0% 9th -0.1pp 14th 40% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 3.0% 3rd -0.0pp 15th 55% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 6.9% 18th -0.0pp 16th 3% above peers
Redlands, CA 5.0% 12th -0.0pp 17th 25% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.2% 31st -0.0pp 18th 246% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 9.4% 25th +0.1pp 19th 40% above peers
Turlock, CA 6.7% 16th +0.1pp 20th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 4.7% 10th +0.1pp 21st 29% below peers
Appleton, WI 5.5% 13th +0.2pp 22nd 18% below peers
Bellflower, CA 6.1% 14th +0.3pp 23rd 9% below peers
Wilmington, DE 22.5% 30th +1.0pp 24th 236% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 3.9% 7th +0.3pp 25th 42% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.7% 17th +0.6pp 26th 1% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 3.3% 5th +0.5pp 27th 51% below peers
Tamarac, FL 9.0% 24th +1.4pp 28th 35% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 8.1% 21st +1.3pp 29th 22% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 4.9% 11th +1.3pp 30th 27% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.8% 1st +1.6pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.9% to 4.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.5% to 4.8%).
Needs attention 4.8%
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
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.3% 14th -2.1pp 1st 17% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.6% 16th -2.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 13.0% 29th -3.3pp 3rd 71% above peers
Appleton, WI 4.3% 4th -0.9pp 4th 43% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 8.9% 20th -1.6pp 5th 17% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 6.1% 11th -1.1pp 6th 19% below peers
St. Charles, MO 5.0% 7th -0.8pp 7th 34% below peers
Bellflower, CA 8.9% 21st -1.5pp 8th 17% above peers
Tamarac, FL 9.7% 24th -1.5pp 9th 28% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.1% 10th -0.9pp 10th 20% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 9.1% 22nd -0.9pp 11th 20% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.2pp 12th 69% below peers
Hammond, IN 10.3% 26th -1.0pp 13th 36% above peers
Greenville, SC 9.6% 23rd -0.5pp 14th 27% above peers
Turlock, CA 4.8% 5th -0.2pp 15th 37% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 7.5% 15th -0.2pp 16th on par with peers
Framingham, MA 5.6% 9th -0.2pp 17th 26% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 14.9% 30th -0.3pp 18th 97% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 2.2% 1st +0.1pp 19th 71% below peers
Redlands, CA 5.2% 8th +0.2pp 20th 32% below peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 31st +2.4pp 21st 199% above peers
Johnson City, TN 10.6% 28th +1.2pp 22nd 40% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 7.8% 19th +0.9pp 23rd 3% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 6.3% 13th +0.9pp 24th 17% below peers
Tulare, CA 10.3% 27th +1.9pp 25th 36% above peers
Wilmington, DE 7.7% 18th +1.4pp 26th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 7.7% 17th +1.9pp 27th 2% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 3rd +1.2pp 28th 46% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.2% 12th +1.8pp 29th 18% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 9.9% 25th +3.2pp 30th 31% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 4.8% 6th +1.9pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

33.8%
20202022
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 38.7%
United States ref 33.4%
Pleasanton, CA 16.1% 1st 55% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 23.4% 2nd 34% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 25.2% 3rd 29% below peers
Framingham, MA 25.2% 4th 29% below peers
Bellflower, CA 28.7% 5th 19% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 30.5% 6th 14% below peers
Greenville, SC 30.8% 7th 13% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 31.5% 8th 12% below peers
Redlands, CA 31.7% 9th 11% below peers
Tamarac, FL 32.9% 10th 8% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 33.8% 11th 5% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 34.1% 12th 4% below peers
Turlock, CA 34.3% 13th 4% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 35.0% 14th 2% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.3% 15th 1% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.6% 16th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 36.3% 17th 2% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 36.6% 18th 3% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 36.9% 19th 4% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 37.5% 20th 5% above peers
Tulare, CA 37.8% 21st 6% above peers
Poinciana, FL 38.1% 22nd 7% above peers
Johnson City, TN 38.5% 23rd 8% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 38.5% 24th 8% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.5% 25th 11% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.2% 26th 13% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.8% 27th 15% above peers
Hammond, IN 41.8% 28th 17% above peers
Wilmington, DE 44.7% 29th 26% above peers
Harlingen, TX 46.6% 30th 31% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (1.6% then, 1.7% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.9% to 1.7%).
Bright spot 1.7%
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
Tamarac, FL 2.6% 9th -7.1pp 1st 31% below peers
Turlock, CA 1.2% 2nd -0.9pp 2nd 67% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.8% 5th -1.2pp 3rd 54% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 2.3% 8th -1.5pp 4th 41% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 5.3% 26th -2.8pp 5th 39% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 0.6% 1st -0.3pp 6th 85% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 2.9% 10th -0.9pp 7th 24% below peers
Poinciana, FL 8.8% 30th -2.2pp 8th 130% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 4.0% 19th -1.0pp 9th 6% above peers
Appleton, WI 2.0% 6th -0.5pp 10th 46% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 3.7% 15th -0.6pp 11th 3% below peers
Hammond, IN 4.3% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 14% above peers
Bellflower, CA 4.4% 24th -0.6pp 13th 17% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 4.3% 23rd -0.1pp 14th 14% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 3.2% 13th -0.0pp 15th 16% below peers
St. Charles, MO 3.1% 11th +0.0pp 16th 19% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 3.1% 12th +0.1pp 17th 18% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 1.7% 4th +0.1pp 18th 55% below peers
Harlingen, TX 12.8% 31st +0.9pp 19th 237% above peers
Redlands, CA 2.2% 7th +0.2pp 20th 42% below peers
Johnson City, TN 4.6% 25th +0.5pp 21st 22% above peers
Framingham, MA 3.8% 16th +0.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Wilmington, DE 4.2% 21st +0.6pp 23rd 10% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 3.5% 14th +0.9pp 24th 9% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 1.7% 3rd +0.5pp 25th 56% below peers
Greenville, SC 6.5% 28th +2.3pp 26th 70% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 4.0% 18th +1.4pp 27th 5% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 4.1% 20th +2.0pp 28th 8% above peers
Tulare, CA 3.9% 17th +2.0pp 29th 2% above peers
Scranton, PA 6.2% 27th +4.6pp 30th 62% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.6% 29th +5.2pp 31st 74% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.4% then, 54.9% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
48% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.4% to 54.9%).
Bright spot 54.9%
20102024
▸ Compare all 30 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
St. Cloud, FL 31.6% 16th +13.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 24th +4.9pp 2nd 32% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 24.3% 22nd +4.6pp 3rd 27% below peers
Hammond, IN 17.4% 29th +3.1pp 4th 47% below peers
Wilmington, DE 33.1% 15th +5.1pp 5th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 22.1% 25th +3.4pp 6th 33% below peers
Bellflower, CA 21.6% 26th +3.1pp 7th 35% below peers
St. Charles, MO 43.3% 7th +6.0pp 8th 31% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 35.1% 14th +4.8pp 9th 6% above peers
Appleton, WI 38.2% 13th +4.8pp 10th 15% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.5% 12th +4.6pp 11th 16% above peers
Tamarac, FL 29.4% 18th +3.3pp 12th 11% below peers
Greenville, SC 55.5% 4th +5.2pp 13th 68% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 27.4% 19th +2.4pp 14th 17% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 26.3% 21st +2.2pp 15th 21% below peers
Tulare, CA 11.8% 30th +0.9pp 16th 64% below peers
Pleasanton, CA 69.8% 1st +5.0pp 17th 111% above peers
Johnson City, TN 42.5% 8th +2.6pp 18th 28% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 39.6% 10th +2.4pp 19th 20% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 57.1% 3rd +3.1pp 20th 73% above peers
Turlock, CA 26.5% 20th +1.4pp 21st 20% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 18.9% 27th +0.9pp 22nd 43% below peers
Scranton, PA 23.1% 23rd +1.0pp 23rd 30% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 39.6% 11th +1.6pp 24th 20% above peers
Framingham, MA 48.7% 6th +1.2pp 25th 47% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 68.8% 2nd +1.4pp 26th 108% above peers
Redlands, CA 41.5% 9th -0.3pp 27th 25% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 54.9% 5th -0.5pp 28th 66% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 30.4% 17th -0.4pp 29th 8% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 18.6% 28th -1.6pp 30th 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better 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 (52.3% then, 46.2% now; margin ±12.5pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (51.7% to 46.2%).
Bright spot 46.2%
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%
St. Charles, MO 61.1% 3rd +19.2pp 1st 59% above peers
Redlands, CA 47.6% 12th +5.0pp 2nd 24% above peers
Appleton, WI 39.7% 14th +3.9pp 3rd 3% above peers
Framingham, MA 52.9% 9th +5.1pp 4th 37% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 34.5% 21st +3.0pp 5th 11% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 62.1% 1st -0.4pp 6th 61% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 49.2% 10th -1.4pp 7th 28% above peers
Tamarac, FL 57.8% 4th -2.1pp 8th 50% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 54.1% 8th -3.8pp 9th 40% above peers
Wilmington, DE 55.3% 6th -4.6pp 10th 44% above peers
Tulare, CA 30.6% 24th -3.4pp 11th 21% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 46.2% 13th -6.1pp 12th 20% above peers
Greenville, SC 55.4% 5th -7.5pp 13th 44% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 61.7% 2nd -8.5pp 14th 60% above peers
Poinciana, FL 28.6% 27th -4.2pp 15th 26% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.8% 7th -8.1pp 16th 42% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 37.6% 19th -8.5pp 17th 2% below peers
Johnson City, TN 29.1% 26th -6.6pp 18th 25% below peers
Harlingen, TX 38.0% 18th -9.0pp 19th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 38.5% 16th -9.4pp 20th on par with peers
Turlock, CA 38.4% 17th -9.7pp 21st on par with peers
Hammond, IN 29.5% 25th -8.9pp 22nd 23% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.7% 15th -16.7pp 23rd on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 48.0% 11th -21.9pp 24th 25% above peers
Bellflower, CA 33.3% 23rd -16.4pp 25th 14% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 27.9% 28th -16.7pp 26th 28% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 20.9% 31st -12.7pp 27th 46% below peers
Scranton, PA 35.4% 20th -21.9pp 28th 8% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.3% 22nd -21.6pp 29th 14% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 22.9% 29th -17.1pp 30th 40% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.4% 30th -18.9pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (1.1% then, 2.9% now; margin ±3.9pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.6% to 2.9%).
Bright spot 2.9%
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
St. Cloud, FL 0.9% 1st -12.3pp 1st 85% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 1.3% 2nd -2.9pp 2nd 79% below peers
Tamarac, FL 2.1% 4th -3.0pp 3rd 66% below peers
Turlock, CA 4.4% 10th -3.8pp 4th 30% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.7% 20th -5.1pp 5th 7% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 8.5% 25th -6.0pp 6th 35% above peers
Harlingen, TX 11.9% 31st -8.0pp 7th 89% above peers
Bellflower, CA 6.3% 16th -3.7pp 8th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 7.8% 23rd -4.6pp 9th 24% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 3.6% 8th -1.5pp 10th 42% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 5.7% 13th -2.2pp 11th 9% below peers
Wilmington, DE 10.5% 30th -2.0pp 12th 67% above peers
Framingham, MA 2.8% 5th -0.5pp 13th 56% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.1% 11th -0.9pp 14th 19% below peers
Appleton, WI 3.3% 7th -0.5pp 15th 48% below peers
Scranton, PA 7.3% 22nd -1.0pp 16th 17% above peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 6.5% 18th -0.6pp 17th 3% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 9.1% 27th -0.1pp 18th 44% above peers
Tulare, CA 10.1% 29th +0.5pp 19th 60% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.4% 17th +0.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Redlands, CA 5.5% 12th +0.6pp 21st 12% below peers
Hammond, IN 9.6% 28th +2.9pp 22nd 53% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 7.0% 21st +2.3pp 23rd 12% above peers
Greenville, SC 6.1% 14th +2.1pp 24th 3% below peers
Johnson City, TN 4.4% 9th +2.3pp 25th 31% below peers
St. Charles, MO 6.7% 19th +4.0pp 26th 7% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 8.9% 26th +5.7pp 27th 42% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 2.9% 6th +1.9pp 28th 54% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 8.4% 24th +6.6pp 29th 34% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 6.2% 15th +5.7pp 30th 1% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.7% 3rd 73% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 65,606 to 71,083 - more than the combined survey margin (±161).

Broader trend
63% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 19% from 2014 to 2024 (59,815 to 71,083).
Big move 71,083
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
St. Cloud, FL 65,130 31st +27% 1st 11% below peers
Tulare, CA 70,945 29th +12% 2nd 3% below peers
Tamarac, FL 73,019 14th +11% 3rd on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 72,087 22nd +11% 4th 1% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,461 19th +10% 5th 1% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 71,553 24th +10% 6th 2% below peers
Johnson City, TN 72,222 21st +9% 7th 1% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 71,083 28th +8% 8th 3% below peers
Greenville, SC 72,935 15th +8% 9th on par with peers
Poinciana, FL 75,068 8th +7% 10th 3% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 74,896 10th +5% 11th 3% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72,590 17th +4% 12th on par with peers
St. Cloud, MN 70,629 30th +4% 13th 3% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 75,473 5th +4% 14th 3% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 75,257 7th +4% 15th 3% above peers
Redlands, CA 73,375 12th +3% 16th 1% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 75,259 6th +3% 17th 3% above peers
St. Charles, MO 71,508 25th +2% 18th 2% below peers
Wilmington, DE 71,727 23rd +2% 19th 2% below peers
Appleton, WI 75,023 9th +1% 20th 3% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 71,173 27th +1% 21st 2% below peers
Hammond, IN 76,768 3rd +0% 22nd 5% above peers
Framingham, MA 72,399 20th +0% 23rd 1% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 74,096 11th -0% 24th 2% above peers
Bellflower, CA 76,819 2nd -0% 25th 5% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72,922 16th -1% 26th on par with peers
Turlock, CA 72,502 18th -1% 27th 1% below peers
Scranton, PA 76,033 4th -1% 28th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 71,279 26th -2% 29th 2% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 73,076 13th -4% 30th on par with peers
Pleasanton, CA 76,960 1st -6% 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 ±123 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children fell 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.8% to 21.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 2.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.2% to 21.0%).
Big move 21.0%
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
Framingham, MA 21.7% 20th +2.0pp 1st 6% below peers
Redlands, CA 23.9% 11th +1.9pp 2nd 4% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 21.9% 18th +1.6pp 3rd 5% below peers
Scranton, PA 21.2% 21st +0.6pp 4th 8% below peers
St. Charles, MO 17.7% 29th +0.2pp 5th 23% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 18.9% 26th +0.0pp 6th 18% below peers
Tamarac, FL 17.7% 28th -0.0pp 7th 23% below peers
Ellicott City, MD 24.7% 7th -0.3pp 8th 8% above peers
Apple Valley, CA 27.6% 3rd -0.4pp 9th 20% above peers
Bayonne, NJ 23.1% 15th -0.4pp 10th 1% above peers
Johnson City, TN 18.4% 27th -0.5pp 11th 20% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 24.1% 8th -1.0pp 12th 5% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 21.7% 19th -0.9pp 13th 5% below peers
Bolingbrook, IL 24.1% 9th -1.1pp 14th 5% above peers
St. Cloud, FL 26.5% 5th -1.3pp 15th 16% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 23.1% 13th -1.2pp 16th 1% above peers
Hammond, IN 23.5% 12th -1.5pp 17th 2% above peers
Tulare, CA 31.9% 1st -2.1pp 18th 39% above peers
Turlock, CA 24.8% 6th -1.7pp 19th 8% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 20.7% 24th -1.5pp 20th 10% below peers
Appleton, WI 22.8% 17th -1.7pp 21st 1% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 24.0% 10th -1.9pp 22nd 5% above peers
Wilmington, DE 21.0% 23rd -1.7pp 23rd 9% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 21.0% 22nd -1.8pp 24th 8% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 19.2% 25th -1.7pp 25th 16% below peers
Harlingen, TX 28.8% 2nd -2.7pp 26th 25% above peers
Bellflower, CA 23.1% 14th -2.4pp 27th 1% above peers
Greenville, SC 17.1% 30th -1.9pp 28th 25% below peers
Poinciana, FL 22.9% 16th -3.6pp 29th on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 27.3% 4th -4.5pp 30th 19% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 15.3% 31st -3.3pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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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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 (22.0% then, 24.2% now; margin ±5.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.6% to 24.2%).
Big move 24.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Iowa ref 27.1% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
St. Cloud, FL 32.5% 16th +9.6pp 1st on par with peers
Bayonne, NJ 41.7% 8th +11.2pp 2nd 28% above peers
Redlands, CA 31.0% 20th +7.7pp 3rd 5% below peers
Tulare, CA 39.6% 12th +7.9pp 4th 22% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.4% 10th +7.5pp 5th 24% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 25.4% 25th +4.5pp 6th 22% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 41.1% 9th +6.5pp 7th 27% above peers
Scranton, PA 50.3% 5th +6.9pp 8th 55% above peers
Appleton, WI 31.4% 17th +3.3pp 9th 3% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 24.2% 26th +2.2pp 10th 25% below peers
Poinciana, FL 35.3% 15th +3.0pp 11th 9% above peers
Bellflower, CA 38.2% 13th +3.1pp 12th 18% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 14.0% 29th +1.1pp 13th 57% below peers
Hammond, IN 51.2% 4th +3.5pp 14th 57% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72.4% 1st +4.7pp 15th 123% above peers
Harlingen, TX 45.1% 7th +2.2pp 16th 39% above peers
Tamarac, FL 38.0% 14th +1.8pp 17th 17% above peers
Framingham, MA 29.0% 22nd +0.8pp 18th 11% below peers
Wilmington, DE 67.8% 2nd +1.1pp 19th 109% above peers
Turlock, CA 30.6% 21st -0.3pp 20th 6% below peers
Lauderhill, FL 54.7% 3rd -0.6pp 21st 68% above peers
St. Charles, MO 27.8% 23rd -0.7pp 22nd 14% below peers
Greenville, SC 31.4% 18th -0.9pp 23rd 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 49.3% 6th -2.5pp 24th 52% above peers
Rock Hill, SC 40.2% 11th -3.3pp 25th 24% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 11.3% 30th -1.0pp 26th 65% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 31.2% 19th -3.0pp 27th 4% below peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 22.3% 27th -5.0pp 28th 31% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 22.1% 28th -6.7pp 29th 32% below peers
Johnson City, TN 26.8% 24th -11.4pp 30th 18% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 11.0% 31st -5.8pp 31st 66% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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 ±4.0pp 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 (73.9% then, 71.5% now; margin ±10.6pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (69.8% to 71.5%).
71.5%
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 75.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Redlands, CA 73.3% 11th +20.8pp 1st 3% above peers
Turlock, CA 71.1% 16th +16.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Lake Elsinore, CA 65.3% 22nd +14.8pp 3rd 8% below peers
Poinciana, FL 73.5% 10th +13.7pp 4th 3% above peers
Lauderhill, FL 77.4% 5th +11.4pp 5th 9% above peers
Bolingbrook, IL 73.8% 9th +10.5pp 6th 4% above peers
Wilmington, DE 78.9% 3rd +9.9pp 7th 11% above peers
Pleasanton, CA 65.9% 21st +8.1pp 8th 7% below peers
Johnson City, TN 59.4% 28th +7.3pp 9th 16% below peers
Greenville, SC 72.9% 12th +8.7pp 10th 2% above peers
Tamarac, FL 84.1% 1st +9.4pp 11th 18% above peers
Hammond, IN 62.3% 24th +6.4pp 12th 12% below peers
Bayonne, NJ 70.0% 18th +5.8pp 13th 2% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72.0% 14th +4.6pp 14th 1% above peers
Tulare, CA 57.6% 29th +3.2pp 15th 19% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 81.3% 2nd +4.2pp 16th 14% above peers
Appleton, WI 74.8% 8th +3.5pp 17th 5% above peers
Bellflower, CA 67.4% 19th +2.0pp 18th 5% below peers
St. Cloud, FL 65.0% 23rd +1.5pp 19th 9% below peers
St. Charles, MO 76.7% 6th +1.7pp 20th 8% above peers
Ellicott City, MD 72.2% 13th +0.5pp 21st 2% above peers
Harlingen, TX 59.9% 27th -1.5pp 22nd 16% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 71.5% 15th -2.5pp 23rd 1% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 78.5% 4th -2.9pp 24th 10% above peers
Framingham, MA 76.0% 7th -3.2pp 25th 7% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 46.8% 30th -2.2pp 26th 34% below peers
Rock Hill, SC 70.3% 17th -3.8pp 27th 1% below peers
Scranton, PA 61.8% 25th -3.6pp 28th 13% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 66.8% 20th -11.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 61.4% 26th -14.1pp 30th 14% below peers
Apple Valley, CA 46.1% 31st -11.2pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 16 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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5 of 16 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±8.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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