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69,397 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Bethesda, MD shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Household income
Median household income
$192,237
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
$164,142 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.1%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
94.4% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
2.1%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
1.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
87.1%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
85.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
75.1%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
86.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.2%
2020-24
▲ 894%
relative change
0.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
29.7%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
27.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.4%
2020-24
▲ 180%
relative change
0.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Bethesda, MD shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
3.2%
2020-24
▲ 137%
relative change
1.3% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
3.1%
2019-23
▲ 82%
relative change
1.7% in 2018
Worsening Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.51
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
0.49 in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
64.0%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
66.1% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
9.6%
2020-24
▲ 17%
relative change
8.2% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
4.3%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
3.5% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 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 →
Population
69,397
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
63,195 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$491,056
Aug 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$501,416 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$3,038
Aug 2026
▲ 1%
relative change
$3,000 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$1,121,468
Aug 2026
▲ <1%
relative change
$1,113,944 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
11.5%
2020-24
low
vs peers
9.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy 6 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 17% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $164,142 to $192,237 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$8,878).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bethesda started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 32% from 2014 to 2024 ($145,288 to $192,237).
Bright spot $192,237
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $103,678 +22%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lodi, CA $88,530 15th +51% 1st on par with peers
Madera, CA $63,933 24th +42% 2nd 28% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX $97,305 12th +37% 3rd 10% above peers
Madison, AL $134,655 4th +36% 4th 52% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $82,041 19th +35% 5th 7% below peers
Eastvale, CA $160,069 2nd +34% 6th 81% above peers
Canton, OH $43,188 31st +34% 7th 51% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR $57,272 27th +33% 8th 35% below peers
Yuba City, CA $75,477 22nd +33% 9th 15% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $69,983 23rd +32% 10th 21% below peers
Greenwood, IN $83,608 18th +32% 11th 5% below peers
Portland, ME $79,540 21st +32% 12th 10% below peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 9th +31% 13th 28% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 3rd +30% 14th 58% above peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 26th +29% 15th 34% below peers
Waukesha, WI $83,837 17th +28% 16th 5% below peers
Haverhill, MA $88,326 16th +27% 17th on par with peers
Ames, IA $60,991 25th +27% 18th 31% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 11th +26% 19th 24% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $117,799 7th +26% 20th 33% above peers
Spring, TX $88,997 14th +25% 21st 1% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $130,432 5th +23% 22nd 48% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $80,663 20th +22% 23rd 9% below peers
Jackson, TN $53,032 29th +22% 24th 40% below peers
Camarillo, CA $113,428 8th +21% 25th 28% above peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 30th +21% 26th 42% below peers
Huntersville, NC $120,516 6th +18% 27th 36% above peers
Bethesda, MD $192,237 1st +17% 28th 118% above peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 13th +14% 29th 2% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 28th +12% 30th 36% below peers
Rowlett, TX $112,081 10th +11% 31st 27% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 ±$6,260 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.5% then, 4.3% now; margin ±1.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 8 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.9% to 4.3%).
Needs attention 4.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 9.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 12.4%
Shawnee, KS 5.3% 5th -2.1pp 1st 50% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.1% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 71% below peers
Madison, AL 4.3% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 59% below peers
Portland, ME 11.2% 17th -3.4pp 4th 8% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.8% 4th -1.2pp 5th 54% below peers
Lodi, CA 12.4% 19th -3.0pp 6th 19% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.5% 21st -2.0pp 7th 29% above peers
Decatur, IL 19.4% 24th -2.7pp 8th 86% above peers
Canton, OH 27.4% 30th -3.4pp 9th 163% above peers
Haverhill, MA 11.3% 18th -1.2pp 10th 9% above peers
Ames, IA 25.4% 28th -2.6pp 11th 144% above peers
Yuba City, CA 14.3% 23rd -1.2pp 12th 37% above peers
Waukesha, WI 9.8% 15th -0.8pp 13th 6% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 7.2% 11th -0.4pp 14th 31% below peers
Madera, CA 25.6% 29th -1.2pp 15th 145% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.1% 7th -0.2pp 16th 41% below peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 8th -0.2pp 17th 41% below peers
Jackson, TN 22.2% 26th -0.3pp 18th 113% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 13.5% 22nd +0.1pp 19th 29% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.9% 31st +0.4pp 20th 187% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 21.3% 25th +0.3pp 21st 105% above peers
Greenwood, IN 7.4% 12th +0.2pp 22nd 29% below peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 16th +0.5pp 23rd on par with peers
South Hill, WA 7.2% 10th +0.7pp 24th 31% below peers
Camarillo, CA 8.5% 13th +0.8pp 25th 18% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.0% 20th +1.3pp 26th 25% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 6.4% 9th +1.0pp 27th 39% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.1% 6th +1.0pp 28th 41% below peers
Schenectady, NY 23.8% 27th +4.5pp 29th 129% above peers
Bethesda, MD 4.3% 3rd +0.8pp 30th 59% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.9% 14th +3.8pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty rose 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.3% to 3.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.6% to 3.2%).
Needs attention 3.2%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 11.5% -0.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Huntersville, NC 2.0% 1st -2.8pp 1st 85% below peers
Madison, AL 3.4% 3rd -4.6pp 2nd 75% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 5th -3.8pp 3rd 61% below peers
Haverhill, MA 14.9% 18th -5.9pp 4th 11% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 16.8% 19th -5.8pp 5th 26% above peers
Greenwood, IN 6.3% 6th -2.1pp 6th 53% below peers
Canton, OH 38.9% 31st -12.7pp 7th 192% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.4% 4th -1.2pp 8th 67% below peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 25th -5.7pp 9th 111% above peers
Yuba City, CA 17.7% 21st -3.3pp 10th 33% above peers
Waukesha, WI 12.9% 15th -2.0pp 11th 3% below peers
Lodi, CA 20.3% 23rd -3.1pp 12th 52% above peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 17th -2.1pp 13th 11% above peers
Rowlett, TX 8.0% 8th -0.9pp 14th 40% below peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 12th -0.8pp 15th 31% below peers
Jackson, TN 32.1% 27th -2.8pp 16th 141% above peers
Madera, CA 34.8% 29th -2.0pp 17th 161% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 11.7% 13th -0.6pp 18th 12% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 20.6% 24th -0.3pp 19th 55% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 31.3% 26th -0.4pp 20th 135% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 28th +0.2pp 21st 148% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 7.4% 7th +0.5pp 22nd 44% below peers
Camarillo, CA 12.2% 14th +1.3pp 23rd 9% below peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 20th +2.0pp 24th 30% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 30th +5.1pp 25th 168% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 19.9% 22nd +3.0pp 26th 49% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 9th +1.5pp 27th 39% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 9.0% 11th +2.7pp 28th 33% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 10th +3.0pp 29th 35% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 16th +4.7pp 30th on par with peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 2nd +1.8pp 31st 76% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (94.4% then, 97.1% now; margin ±3.9pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 7 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.0% to 97.1%).
Bright spot 97.1%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 92.5% +5.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Madera, CA 90.8% 23rd +14.1pp 1st 4% below peers
Jackson, TN 89.3% 25th +13.2pp 2nd 5% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 27th +12.8pp 3rd 6% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 4th 37% below peers
Haverhill, MA 93.4% 17th +10.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 88.8% 26th +9.4pp 6th 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 2nd +9.3pp 7th 4% above peers
Greenwood, IN 94.2% 16th +8.7pp 8th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 91.1% 22nd +8.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 92.9% 18th +7.4pp 10th 1% below peers
Waukesha, WI 94.4% 15th +7.4pp 11th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 28th +6.2pp 12th 8% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 91.7% 21st +6.5pp 13th 3% below peers
Lodi, CA 92.0% 19th +6.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 14th +6.3pp 15th on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 96.5% 9th +5.9pp 16th 2% above peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 20th +5.5pp 17th 3% below peers
Canton, OH 80.4% 29th +4.8pp 18th 15% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 89.9% 24th +5.0pp 19th 5% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 96.4% 10th +5.0pp 20th 2% above peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 11th +4.9pp 21st 2% above peers
Camarillo, CA 95.0% 13th +4.4pp 22nd 1% above peers
Huntersville, NC 96.8% 8th +4.4pp 23rd 3% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 5th +4.3pp 24th 3% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 12th +2.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Rowlett, TX 98.1% 3rd +2.9pp 26th 4% above peers
Bethesda, MD 97.1% 7th +2.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 97.1% 6th +2.5pp 28th 3% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 4th +1.8pp 29th 4% above peers
Eastvale, CA 98.4% 1st +0.5pp 30th 4% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 30th -0.8pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 ±3.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.49 to 0.51 - 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 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.51).
Needs attention 0.51
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 0.46 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Eastvale, CA 0.33 1st -0.040 1st 25% below peers
Madison, AL 0.38 8th -0.030 2nd 14% below peers
Greenwood, IN 0.38 7th -0.028 3rd 15% below peers
Lodi, CA 0.42 14th -0.029 4th 5% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 11th -0.025 5th 9% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 0.40 9th -0.022 6th 10% below peers
Spring, TX 0.35 3rd -0.019 7th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 17th -0.023 8th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 0.35 2nd -0.016 9th 22% below peers
Jackson, TN 0.49 26th -0.020 10th 8% above peers
Ames, IA 0.48 25th -0.013 11th 8% above peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 22nd -0.011 12th 5% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.55 31st -0.005 13th 24% above peers
Canton, OH 0.46 18th -0.002 14th 2% above peers
Waukesha, WI 0.42 13th -0.002 15th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 28th -0.001 16th 11% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 20th +0.001 17th 3% above peers
Yuba City, CA 0.45 16th +0.005 18th on par with peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 5th +0.006 19th 16% below peers
Haverhill, MA 0.43 15th +0.007 20th 4% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 0.47 21st +0.011 21st 4% above peers
Huntersville, NC 0.41 10th +0.010 22nd 9% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 0.54 30th +0.015 23rd 19% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 0.41 12th +0.014 24th 8% below peers
Camarillo, CA 0.46 19th +0.017 25th 2% above peers
Bethesda, MD 0.51 29th +0.025 26th 14% above peers
Rowlett, TX 0.38 6th +0.022 27th 16% below peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 4th +0.024 28th 18% below peers
Madera, CA 0.47 23rd +0.041 29th 6% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 0.48 24th +0.045 30th 6% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 27th +0.057 31st 11% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 1.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 1.7% to 3.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap rose 2.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (1.2% to 3.1%).
Needs attention 3.1%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 11.0% +0.4pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 1st -2.1pp 1st 75% below peers
Eastvale, CA 3.6% 5th -3.2pp 2nd 61% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 24th -11.4pp 3rd 113% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 4.6% 8th -2.5pp 4th 51% below peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 18th -4.1pp 5th 18% above peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 7th -1.2pp 6th 54% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.1% 22nd -3.1pp 7th 42% above peers
Waukesha, WI 9.2% 16th -1.7pp 8th on par with peers
South Hill, WA 8.7% 15th -0.7pp 9th 6% below peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 9th -0.2pp 10th 50% below peers
Canton, OH 28.9% 30th -0.9pp 11th 212% above peers
Jackson, TN 20.4% 26th -0.6pp 12th 121% above peers
Yuba City, CA 12.4% 21st -0.2pp 13th 34% above peers
Rowlett, TX 6.4% 12th +0.1pp 14th 31% below peers
Greenwood, IN 7.3% 14th +0.2pp 15th 21% below peers
Lodi, CA 11.3% 19th +0.6pp 16th 22% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 13th +0.5pp 17th 27% below peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 6th +0.4pp 18th 58% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 5.9% 11th +0.6pp 19th 36% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 29th +2.6pp 20th 169% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 19.8% 25th +2.2pp 21st 114% above peers
Decatur, IL 24.6% 28th +2.8pp 22nd 166% above peers
Madera, CA 30.0% 31st +3.9pp 23rd 224% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 10.5% 17th +1.5pp 24th 14% above peers
Haverhill, MA 20.9% 27th +3.6pp 25th 126% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.5pp 26th 70% below peers
Spring, TX 12.0% 20th +2.6pp 27th 29% above peers
Huntersville, NC 2.9% 3rd +0.8pp 28th 68% below peers
Camarillo, CA 4.7% 10th +1.3pp 29th 50% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.7% 23rd +5.6pp 30th 70% above peers
Bethesda, MD 3.1% 4th +1.4pp 31st 66% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,121,468 in August 2026, up from $1,113,944 a year earlier.
Big move $1,121,468
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $428,308 (Aug 26) +0.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Lakewood, NJ $589,571 (Aug 26) 7th +8.0% 1st 39% above peers
Waukesha, WI $423,254 (Aug 26) 15th +6.5% 2nd on par with peers
Schenectady, NY $333,482 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.3% 3rd 21% below peers
Decatur, IL $107,246 (Aug 26) 29th +4.9% 4th 75% below peers
Shawnee, KS $426,972 (Aug 26) 13th +4.7% 5th 1% above peers
Canton, OH $175,781 (Aug 26) 28th +4.6% 6th 58% below peers
Ames, IA $303,902 (Aug 26) 25th +2.8% 7th 28% below peers
Madera, CA $425,530 (Aug 26) 14th +2.7% 8th 1% above peers
Haverhill, MA $548,436 (Aug 26) 9th +2.2% 9th 30% above peers
Camarillo, CA $909,235 (Aug 26) 4th +1.4% 10th 115% above peers
Greenwood, IN $327,893 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.2% 11th 23% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $992,645 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 12th 135% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $711,396 (Aug 26) 6th +0.9% 13th 68% above peers
Madison, AL $376,375 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 14th 11% below peers
Eastvale, CA $930,341 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 15th 120% above peers
Bethesda, MD $1,121,468 (Aug 26) 1st +0.7% 16th 165% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $367,768 (Aug 26) 17th +0.5% 17th 13% below peers
Huntersville, NC $546,644 (Aug 26) 10th +0.5% 18th 29% above peers
Yuba City, CA $439,108 (Aug 26) 12th +0.2% 19th 4% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $343,049 (Aug 26) 21st +0.2% 20th 19% below peers
Portland, ME $559,175 (Aug 26) 8th +0.0% 21st 32% above peers
Spring, TX $363,173 (Aug 26) 20th -0.7% 22nd 14% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $316,044 (Aug 26) 24th -1.3% 23rd 25% below peers
Jackson, TN $224,512 (Aug 26) 27th -1.5% 24th 47% below peers
Lodi, CA $511,715 (Aug 26) 11th -1.7% 25th 21% above peers
Weston, FL $719,191 (Aug 26) 5th -1.7% 26th 70% above peers
Rowlett, TX $364,063 (Aug 26) 19th -2.8% 27th 14% below peers
Pflugerville, TX $366,482 (Aug 26) 18th -4.9% 28th 13% below peers
Kyle, TX $294,393 (Aug 26) 26th -6.5% 29th 30% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $491,056 in August 2026, down from $501,416 a year earlier.
Big move $491,056
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $261,541 (Aug 26) -0.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Canton, OH $96,130 (Aug 26) 28th +8.3% 1st 68% below peers
Shawnee, KS $330,982 (Aug 26) 13th +6.0% 2nd 9% above peers
Waukesha, WI $311,451 (Aug 26) 14th +5.8% 3rd 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY $246,797 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.5% 4th 19% below peers
Decatur, IL $45,966 (Aug 26) 29th +4.1% 5th 85% below peers
Madera, CA $340,800 (Aug 26) 12th +4.1% 6th 12% above peers
Ames, IA $205,525 (Aug 26) 25th +3.3% 7th 32% below peers
Haverhill, MA $417,611 (Aug 26) 8th +2.0% 8th 37% above peers
Greenwood, IN $247,415 (Aug 26) 22nd +1.9% 9th 19% below peers
Madison, AL $271,231 (Aug 26) 18th +1.5% 10th 11% below peers
Portland, ME $430,673 (Aug 26) 6th +1.2% 11th 41% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $286,884 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 12th 6% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $601,947 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 13th 98% above peers
Yuba City, CA $347,912 (Aug 26) 11th +0.9% 14th 14% above peers
Camarillo, CA $717,156 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 15th 136% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $231,297 (Aug 26) 24th +0.7% 16th 24% below peers
Eastvale, CA $801,504 (Aug 26) 1st +0.3% 17th 163% above peers
Huntersville, NC $393,191 (Aug 26) 10th -0.3% 18th 29% above peers
Jackson, TN $113,202 (Aug 26) 27th -1.5% 19th 63% below peers
Lodi, CA $397,723 (Aug 26) 9th -1.5% 20th 31% above peers
Spring, TX $252,092 (Aug 26) 19th -1.8% 21st 17% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $249,476 (Aug 26) 21st -1.8% 22nd 18% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $493,471 (Aug 26) 4th -2.0% 23rd 62% above peers
Bethesda, MD $491,056 (Aug 26) 5th -2.1% 24th 61% above peers
Rowlett, TX $293,617 (Aug 26) 16th -3.5% 25th 4% below peers
Weston, FL $428,813 (Aug 26) 7th -3.6% 26th 41% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $304,395 (Aug 26) 15th -5.1% 27th on par with peers
Kyle, TX $251,372 (Aug 26) 20th -6.2% 28th 17% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $142,448 (Aug 26) 26th -6.5% 29th 53% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 66.1% to 64.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (68.3% to 64.0%).
Needs attention 64.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 67.6% +0.7pp
United States ref 65.2%
Madera, CA 54.7% 25th +6.9pp 1st 14% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 72.8% 7th +7.2pp 2nd 15% above peers
Haverhill, MA 62.8% 19th +5.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 31st +3.1pp 4th 38% below peers
Lodi, CA 56.8% 24th +4.4pp 5th 10% below peers
Yuba City, CA 57.3% 23rd +3.7pp 6th 10% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 3rd +4.8pp 7th 17% above peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 4th +3.1pp 8th 17% above peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 28th +1.7pp 9th 26% below peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 30th +1.4pp 10th 34% below peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 18th +1.5pp 11th 1% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 63.2% 17th +1.3pp 12th on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 63.5% 16th +1.3pp 13th on par with peers
Greenwood, IN 59.3% 20th +1.1pp 14th 7% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 57.7% 22nd +1.0pp 15th 9% below peers
Canton, OH 48.7% 27th +0.8pp 16th 23% below peers
Waukesha, WI 58.8% 21st +0.7pp 17th 7% below peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 5th +0.7pp 18th 16% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.0% 1st +0.7pp 19th 23% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 64.4% 14th -0.2pp 20th 1% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 72.2% 8th -0.3pp 21st 14% above peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 12th -0.5pp 22nd 6% above peers
Camarillo, CA 64.6% 13th -0.6pp 23rd 2% above peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 6th -0.8pp 24th 15% above peers
Jackson, TN 51.2% 26th -1.2pp 25th 19% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.0% 15th -2.2pp 26th 1% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 29th -1.6pp 27th 28% below peers
Huntersville, NC 71.7% 9th -3.0pp 28th 13% above peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 10th -3.6pp 29th 11% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 69.9% 11th -4.6pp 30th 10% above peers
Rowlett, TX 75.2% 2nd -10.7pp 31st 19% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, slower than 58% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $3,038 in August 2026, up from $3,000 a year earlier.
Big move $3,038
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Waukesha, WI $1,481 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.3% 1st 13% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $2,959 (Aug 26) 4th +5.1% 2nd 73% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $2,841 (Aug 26) 7th +3.8% 3rd 66% above peers
Lodi, CA $2,188 (Aug 26) 11th +3.3% 4th 28% above peers
Canton, OH $1,096 (Aug 26) 28th +3.1% 5th 36% below peers
Portland, ME $2,419 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 6th 41% above peers
Schenectady, NY $1,503 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.7% 7th 12% below peers
Greenwood, IN $1,584 (Aug 26) 19th +2.7% 8th 7% below peers
Decatur, IL $1,067 (Aug 26) 29th +2.4% 9th 38% below peers
Madera, CA $2,120 (Aug 26) 13th +2.4% 10th 24% above peers
Ames, IA $1,193 (Aug 26) 27th +2.3% 11th 30% below peers
Jackson, TN $1,421 (Aug 26) 24th +2.1% 12th 17% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX $1,541 (Aug 26) 21st +1.5% 13th 10% below peers
Madison, AL $1,411 (Aug 26) 25th +1.3% 14th 18% below peers
Weston, FL $3,421 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 15th 100% above peers
Bethesda, MD $3,038 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 16th 78% above peers
Eastvale, CA $3,730 (Aug 26) 1st +0.9% 17th 118% above peers
Camarillo, CA $2,906 (Aug 26) 5th +0.9% 18th 70% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ $1,712 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 19th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA $2,136 (Aug 26) 12th +0.7% 20th 25% above peers
Spring, TX $1,795 (Aug 26) 15th +0.6% 21st 5% above peers
Pflugerville, TX $1,639 (Aug 26) 17th -0.1% 22nd 4% below peers
Haverhill, MA $2,305 (Aug 26) 9th -0.1% 23rd 35% above peers
Huntersville, NC $1,863 (Aug 26) 14th -0.1% 24th 9% above peers
Rowlett, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 18th -1.9% 25th 7% below peers
Shawnee, KS $1,408 (Aug 26) 26th -3.1% 26th 18% below peers
Kyle, TX $1,555 (Aug 26) 20th -3.3% 27th 9% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 10th 29% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6th 67% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.5% then, 29.7% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.4% to 29.7%).
Bright spot 29.7%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 31.9% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 26.0% 5th -5.2pp 1st 23% below peers
Eastvale, CA 33.8% 15th -4.3pp 2nd on par with peers
Ames, IA 35.5% 17th -4.2pp 3rd 5% above peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 6th -3.0pp 4th 23% below peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 2nd -2.1pp 5th 36% below peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 8th -2.1pp 6th 14% below peers
Lodi, CA 38.0% 19th -2.5pp 7th 12% above peers
Canton, OH 34.0% 16th -1.0pp 8th on par with peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 23rd -0.6pp 9th 15% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 43.9% 30th -0.2pp 10th 29% above peers
Huntersville, NC 22.1% 3rd +0.1pp 11th 35% below peers
Madera, CA 43.1% 29th +0.4pp 12th 27% above peers
Camarillo, CA 40.8% 25th +0.5pp 13th 20% above peers
Greenwood, IN 25.5% 4th +0.5pp 14th 25% below peers
Haverhill, MA 40.1% 24th +1.2pp 15th 18% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 31.3% 11th +1.0pp 16th 8% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 17th 86% above peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 21st +1.8pp 18th 14% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 28.1% 7th +1.3pp 19th 17% below peers
Jackson, TN 38.9% 22nd +2.2pp 20th 15% above peers
Waukesha, WI 30.9% 10th +2.1pp 21st 9% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 32.7% 12th +2.2pp 22nd 4% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.0% 28th +3.1pp 23rd 27% above peers
Yuba City, CA 41.1% 26th +3.0pp 24th 21% above peers
Bethesda, MD 29.7% 9th +2.2pp 25th 12% below peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 14th +3.5pp 26th 1% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 38.6% 20th +4.2pp 27th 14% above peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 27th +4.9pp 28th 25% above peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 29th 44% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 18th +7.2pp 30th 11% above peers
Rowlett, TX 33.0% 13th +8.6pp 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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▸

Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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 (8.2% then, 9.6% now; margin ±1.7pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.5% to 9.6%).
Needs attention 9.6%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 8.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Casa Grande, AZ 4.1% 12th -1.7pp 1st 26% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.6% 17th -1.5pp 2nd 1% above peers
Waukesha, WI 5.3% 15th -1.4pp 3rd 3% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 8.4% 23rd -2.2pp 4th 53% above peers
Haverhill, MA 8.6% 24th -1.8pp 5th 55% above peers
Canton, OH 14.8% 29th -2.1pp 6th 168% above peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 3rd -0.2pp 7th 64% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4.1% 13th -0.4pp 8th 26% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.1% 18th -0.4pp 9th 11% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 3.7% 10th -0.2pp 10th 34% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 26th -0.1pp 11th 81% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 7.1% 19th -0.0pp 12th 29% above peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 31st +0.1pp 13th 281% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 20th +0.0pp 14th 30% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 3.2% 9th +0.0pp 15th 42% below peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 28th +0.2pp 16th 120% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 7.3% 21st +0.2pp 17th 33% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 30th +0.6pp 18th 179% above peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 7th +0.2pp 19th 50% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 4th +0.1pp 20th 64% below peers
Camarillo, CA 5.5% 16th +0.4pp 21st on par with peers
Jackson, TN 11.8% 27th +1.0pp 22nd 114% above peers
Bethesda, MD 9.6% 25th +1.4pp 23rd 74% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 1st +0.3pp 24th 69% below peers
Huntersville, NC 2.8% 8th +0.5pp 25th 49% below peers
Madera, CA 7.8% 22nd +1.4pp 26th 41% above peers
Greenwood, IN 4.5% 14th +0.9pp 27th 19% below peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 11th +1.0pp 28th 30% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 2nd +0.8pp 29th 65% below peers
Rowlett, TX 2.4% 6th +1.1pp 30th 56% below peers
Eastvale, CA 2.1% 5th +1.1pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.9% then, 2.1% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.6% to 2.1%).
Bright spot 2.1%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 6.3% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 8th -3.8pp 1st 25% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 3.8% 5th -2.4pp 2nd 30% below peers
Greenwood, IN 5.5% 16th -3.3pp 3rd on par with peers
Camarillo, CA 3.2% 3rd -1.6pp 4th 41% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.9% 19th -2.7pp 5th 8% above peers
Portland, ME 5.0% 13th -1.9pp 6th 9% below peers
Schenectady, NY 5.0% 12th -1.5pp 7th 10% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 9.8% 24th -2.5pp 8th 77% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 14th -1.2pp 9th 9% below peers
Huntersville, NC 4.9% 11th -0.9pp 10th 11% below peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 17th -1.0pp 11th 2% above peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 9th -0.8pp 12th 20% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.4% 2nd -0.4pp 13th 57% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.7% 10th -0.7pp 14th 14% below peers
Madera, CA 8.5% 21st -0.9pp 15th 55% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.8% 25th -0.9pp 16th 79% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 7th -0.4pp 17th 29% below peers
Eastvale, CA 3.9% 6th -0.3pp 18th 30% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 9.4% 23rd -0.5pp 19th 72% above peers
Lodi, CA 6.7% 20th +0.1pp 20th 22% above peers
Kyle, TX 12.3% 28th +0.6pp 21st 123% above peers
Rowlett, TX 12.4% 29th +0.6pp 22nd 125% above peers
Jackson, TN 10.7% 26th +0.7pp 23rd 95% above peers
Canton, OH 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 24th 59% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.8% 30th +0.9pp 25th 132% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 31st +1.7pp 26th 199% above peers
Haverhill, MA 3.6% 4th +0.4pp 27th 34% below peers
Bethesda, MD 2.1% 1st +0.3pp 28th 61% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.9% 18th +0.8pp 29th 6% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 11.2% 27th +2.1pp 30th 104% above peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 15th +1.0pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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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 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.

20.7%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 33.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Bethesda, MD 20.7% 1st 39% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 25.2% 2nd 26% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 3rd 22% below peers
Camarillo, CA 27.0% 4th 20% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 27.5% 5th 19% below peers
Eastvale, CA 27.6% 6th 19% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 29.6% 7th 13% below peers
Huntersville, NC 29.9% 8th 12% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 9th 11% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 30.8% 10th 9% below peers
Yuba City, CA 31.3% 11th 8% below peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 12th 7% below peers
Rowlett, TX 31.7% 13th 6% below peers
Haverhill, MA 32.4% 14th 4% below peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 15th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 16th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 34.8% 17th 3% above peers
Spring, TX 34.9% 18th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 35.1% 19th 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 35.6% 20th 5% above peers
Ames, IA 35.7% 21st 5% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 35.8% 22nd 6% above peers
Madera, CA 37.1% 23rd 9% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 12% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 25th 14% above peers
Decatur, IL 38.6% 26th 14% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 39.6% 27th 17% above peers
Greenwood, IN 41.0% 28th 21% above peers
Jackson, TN 41.1% 29th 21% above peers
Canton, OH 45.8% 30th 35% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.9% then, 2.4% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.5% to 2.4%).
Bright spot 2.4%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 4.4% +0.9pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.5% 1st -0.8pp 1st 79% below peers
Portland, ME 1.0% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 63% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 8th -2.0pp 3rd 39% below peers
Camarillo, CA 1.6% 9th -1.6pp 4th 37% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 10th -1.7pp 5th 32% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 21st -3.4pp 6th 68% above peers
Yuba City, CA 2.8% 18th -2.1pp 7th 9% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 65% below peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 12th -0.7pp 9th 16% below peers
Huntersville, NC 3.2% 20th -1.0pp 10th 25% above peers
Rowlett, TX 9.8% 28th -2.6pp 11th 281% above peers
Haverhill, MA 1.0% 4th -0.2pp 12th 63% below peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 7th -0.3pp 13th 42% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 1.1% 5th -0.2pp 14th 56% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 14th -0.4pp 15th 4% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 6.0% 23rd -0.7pp 16th 132% above peers
Madera, CA 2.5% 15th -0.3pp 17th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 26th -1.0pp 18th 225% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 8.4% 27th -0.0pp 19th 228% above peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 11th +0.1pp 20th 31% below peers
Canton, OH 2.7% 17th +0.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 22nd 377% above peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 24th +1.2pp 23rd 141% above peers
Lodi, CA 3.0% 19th +0.7pp 24th 16% above peers
Eastvale, CA 1.3% 6th +0.3pp 25th 48% below peers
Waukesha, WI 2.6% 16th +0.7pp 26th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 5.9% 22nd +1.8pp 27th 129% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.0% 30th +4.7pp 28th 367% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 10.5% 29th +4.7pp 29th 310% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6.8% 25th +3.6pp 30th 163% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.4% 13th +1.6pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 →
  • 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 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (85.9% then, 87.1% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
59% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (82.2% to 87.1%).
Bright spot 87.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 43.5% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Casa Grande, AZ 21.7% 25th +5.4pp 1st 42% below peers
Lodi, CA 24.6% 24th +5.4pp 2nd 34% below peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 17th +5.0pp 3rd 12% below peers
Canton, OH 16.4% 28th +2.5pp 4th 56% below peers
Eastvale, CA 43.4% 11th +6.3pp 5th 16% above peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 23rd +3.6pp 6th 32% below peers
Madera, CA 10.9% 30th +1.5pp 7th 71% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.1% 29th +1.9pp 8th 59% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.8% 9th +5.4pp 9th 17% above peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 6th +7.1pp 10th 60% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 37.3% 15th +3.7pp 11th on par with peers
Pflugerville, TX 43.0% 12th +4.0pp 12th 15% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 8th +4.8pp 13th 42% above peers
Waukesha, WI 41.7% 13th +3.7pp 14th 12% above peers
Haverhill, MA 32.6% 18th +2.8pp 15th 13% below peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 5th +5.1pp 16th 73% above peers
Yuba City, CA 20.4% 27th +1.5pp 17th 45% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 26th +1.5pp 18th 42% below peers
Greenwood, IN 33.4% 16th +2.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 3rd +4.6pp 20th 81% above peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 22nd +1.7pp 21st 31% below peers
Rowlett, TX 37.9% 14th +2.4pp 22nd 2% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70.4% 2nd +3.7pp 23rd 89% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 4th +3.1pp 24th 76% above peers
Camarillo, CA 43.5% 10th +1.9pp 25th 17% above peers
Huntersville, NC 57.5% 7th +1.7pp 26th 54% above peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 20th +0.8pp 27th 17% below peers
Bethesda, MD 87.1% 1st +1.2pp 28th 134% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 19th +0.4pp 29th 14% below peers
Jackson, TN 27.8% 21st +0.1pp 30th 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (86.7% then, 75.1% now; margin ±14.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (81.6% to 75.1%).
Bright spot 75.1%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 45.5% -4.6pp
United States ref 45.5%
Kyle, TX 53.1% 11th +18.3pp 1st 18% above peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 16th +13.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Spring, TX 36.8% 24th +8.0pp 3rd 18% below peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 5th +13.5pp 4th 39% above peers
Rowlett, TX 41.8% 18th +9.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 9th +10.6pp 6th 19% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 66.0% 4th +12.3pp 7th 47% above peers
Madera, CA 34.6% 25th +6.4pp 8th 23% below peers
Eastvale, CA 53.4% 10th +9.7pp 9th 19% above peers
Haverhill, MA 57.6% 6th +3.7pp 10th 28% above peers
Waukesha, WI 50.7% 12th +1.1pp 11th 13% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 44.2% 17th +0.8pp 12th 2% below peers
Greenwood, IN 26.0% 30th +0.4pp 13th 42% below peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 23rd -0.7pp 14th 18% below peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 2nd -1.7pp 15th 58% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 14th -1.3pp 16th 5% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 8th -1.5pp 17th 20% above peers
Huntersville, NC 55.6% 7th -1.7pp 18th 24% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 26.7% 29th -2.2pp 19th 41% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70.6% 3rd -7.3pp 20th 57% above peers
Canton, OH 31.0% 27th -4.4pp 21st 31% below peers
Bethesda, MD 75.1% 1st -11.6pp 22nd 67% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 15th -10.6pp 23rd on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 38.8% 20th -10.7pp 24th 14% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 38.1% 22nd -11.2pp 25th 15% below peers
Yuba City, CA 32.4% 26th -10.2pp 26th 28% below peers
Lodi, CA 25.9% 31st -9.4pp 27th 42% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 47.5% 13th -20.7pp 28th 5% above peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 19th -17.6pp 29th 13% below peers
Jackson, TN 30.9% 28th -17.7pp 30th 31% below peers
Camarillo, CA 38.8% 21st -28.2pp 31st 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.3% then, 3.2% now; margin ±3.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.7% to 3.2%).
Bright spot 3.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 6.1% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Madison, AL 1.0% 2nd -1.3pp 1st 84% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 1st -0.8pp 2nd 89% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 4th -2.7pp 3rd 63% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 4.0% 10th -4.1pp 4th 34% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.5% 14th -4.1pp 5th 9% below peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 18th -4.6pp 6th 6% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 3rd -1.3pp 7th 66% below peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 20th -3.2pp 8th 9% above peers
Huntersville, NC 3.6% 7th -1.0pp 9th 40% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 24th -2.3pp 10th 49% above peers
Canton, OH 9.8% 28th -1.7pp 11th 60% above peers
Haverhill, MA 6.5% 19th -0.7pp 12th 7% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 5.2% 13th +0.1pp 13th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 22nd +0.2pp 14th 20% above peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 30th +0.3pp 15th 73% above peers
Eastvale, CA 6.1% 16th +0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 7.4% 23rd +1.0pp 17th 21% above peers
Lodi, CA 10.4% 29th +1.5pp 18th 70% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.5% 26th +1.7pp 19th 56% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 6.4% 17th +1.6pp 20th 5% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 8th +1.2pp 21st 37% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 25th +3.1pp 22nd 54% above peers
Camarillo, CA 2.9% 5th +1.4pp 23rd 53% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 20.8% 31st +10.2pp 24th 240% above peers
Madera, CA 9.7% 27th +5.1pp 25th 59% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 15th +3.2pp 26th 3% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 3.9% 9th +2.6pp 27th 37% below peers
Greenwood, IN 4.3% 11th +3.1pp 28th 29% below peers
Waukesha, WI 6.8% 21st +4.8pp 29th 11% above peers
Rowlett, TX 4.5% 12th +3.3pp 30th 26% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 6th +2.9pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 10% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63,195 to 69,397 - more than the combined survey margin (±2,700).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 12% from 2014 to 2024 (62,024 to 69,397).
Big move 69,397
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 31st +33% 1st 17% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 10th +24% 2nd 1% above peers
Madison, AL 60,106 30th +22% 3rd 12% below peers
Greenwood, IN 66,029 25th +14% 4th 4% below peers
Huntersville, NC 63,969 28th +14% 5th 7% below peers
Eastvale, CA 70,633 3rd +14% 6th 3% above peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 19th +13% 7th 1% below peers
Spring, TX 68,580 16th +12% 8th on par with peers
Bethesda, MD 69,397 12th +10% 9th 1% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 60,905 29th +9% 10th 11% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 65,971 26th +7% 11th 4% below peers
Haverhill, MA 67,698 22nd +7% 12th 1% below peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 14th +5% 13th on par with peers
Madera, CA 67,831 21st +5% 14th 1% below peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 17th +5% 15th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 69,471 11th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70,599 4th +4% 17th 3% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 13th +3% 18th on par with peers
Camarillo, CA 70,186 5th +3% 19th 2% above peers
Lodi, CA 67,607 24th +3% 20th 1% below peers
Rowlett, TX 65,463 27th +3% 21st 5% below peers
Ames, IA 67,669 23rd +2% 22nd 1% below peers
Jackson, TN 68,435 18th +2% 23rd on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 70,780 2nd +1% 24th 3% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70,088 7th +1% 25th 2% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 67,979 20th -0% 26th 1% below peers
Waukesha, WI 71,233 1st -2% 27th 4% above peers
Canton, OH 69,755 9th -2% 28th 2% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 15th -3% 29th on par with peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 8th -4% 30th 2% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70,138 6th -8% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±2,523 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (22.4% then, 23.2% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.8% to 23.2%).
23.2%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 22.2% -0.1pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Madison, AL 27.9% 5th +2.7pp 1st 19% above peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 6th +1.8pp 2nd 18% above peers
Canton, OH 25.4% 9th +1.1pp 3rd 8% above peers
Bethesda, MD 23.2% 17th +0.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Jackson, TN 24.4% 12th +0.5pp 5th 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 3rd +0.1pp 6th 20% above peers
Camarillo, CA 20.7% 24th +0.0pp 7th 12% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 23rd -0.2pp 8th 10% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 9th 118% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 28th -0.3pp 10th 35% below peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 25th -0.4pp 11th 16% below peers
Yuba City, CA 24.8% 11th -0.9pp 12th 5% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.0% 10th -0.9pp 13th 6% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.4% 30th -0.7pp 14th 43% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 22.1% 20th -1.2pp 15th 6% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 15th -1.5pp 16th 1% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 7th -1.9pp 17th 16% above peers
Haverhill, MA 21.3% 22nd -1.8pp 18th 9% below peers
Eastvale, CA 28.0% 4th -2.5pp 19th 19% above peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 20th 53% below peers
Waukesha, WI 19.2% 26th -1.8pp 21st 18% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 15.5% 27th -1.5pp 22nd 34% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 21.4% 21st -2.3pp 23rd 9% below peers
Rowlett, TX 22.4% 19th -2.5pp 24th 5% below peers
Madera, CA 30.8% 2nd -3.5pp 25th 31% above peers
Greenwood, IN 23.5% 16th -2.9pp 26th on par with peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 8th -3.2pp 27th 8% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 22.5% 18th -3.1pp 28th 4% below peers
Huntersville, NC 24.2% 13th -3.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 24.1% 14th -3.7pp 30th 3% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 14.7% 29th -2.4pp 31st 37% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.4% then, 11.5% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.5% to 11.5%).
Big move 11.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 29.6% -0.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 71% below peers
Pflugerville, TX 25.8% 19th +11.3pp 2nd 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 14th +7.2pp 3rd 6% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 32.8% 10th +7.3pp 4th 20% above peers
Huntersville, NC 20.7% 23rd +4.3pp 5th 24% below peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 13th +5.8pp 6th 8% above peers
Madera, CA 43.3% 5th +8.2pp 7th 58% above peers
Bethesda, MD 11.5% 29th +2.1pp 8th 58% below peers
Rowlett, TX 23.1% 21st +3.6pp 9th 16% below peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 24th +3.1pp 10th 25% below peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 12th +4.5pp 11th 17% above peers
Waukesha, WI 32.5% 11th +4.6pp 12th 19% above peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 16th +3.2pp 13th on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 38.2% 8th +4.1pp 14th 39% above peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 28th +0.4pp 15th 47% below peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 22nd -0.3pp 16th 19% below peers
Camarillo, CA 19.6% 25th -0.3pp 17th 28% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 2nd -1.0pp 18th 86% above peers
Jackson, TN 50.5% 3rd -2.6pp 19th 84% above peers
Lodi, CA 27.2% 18th -1.6pp 20th 1% below peers
Canton, OH 61.5% 1st -3.7pp 21st 125% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 42.4% 6th -2.8pp 22nd 55% above peers
Haverhill, MA 39.9% 7th -2.7pp 23rd 46% above peers
Greenwood, IN 28.7% 15th -2.9pp 24th 5% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 36.9% 9th -3.9pp 25th 35% above peers
Yuba City, CA 27.2% 17th -3.4pp 26th 1% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 17.0% 26th -2.5pp 27th 38% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 4th -7.3pp 28th 73% above peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 27th -5.0pp 29th 44% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 23.3% 20th -10.6pp 30th 15% below peers
Eastvale, CA 11.2% 30th -5.3pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 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 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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 (73.0% then, 64.5% now; margin ±16.0pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.3% to 64.5%).
64.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 73.4% +0.5pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Weston, FL 62.8% 21st +16.8pp 1st 7% below peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 12th +10.4pp 2nd 4% above peers
Pflugerville, TX 70.2% 11th +9.2pp 3rd 4% above peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 24th +7.7pp 4th 10% below peers
Waukesha, WI 80.8% 2nd +9.1pp 5th 20% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70.8% 9th +7.8pp 6th 5% above peers
Lodi, CA 62.8% 22nd +6.5pp 7th 7% below peers
Rowlett, TX 69.9% 13th +6.2pp 8th 4% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 79.1% 3rd +6.5pp 9th 17% above peers
Huntersville, NC 73.8% 6th +5.6pp 10th 10% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.6% 4th +5.5pp 11th 17% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 69.7% 15th +4.7pp 12th 3% above peers
Camarillo, CA 70.7% 10th +3.6pp 13th 5% above peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 7th +2.1pp 14th 9% above peers
Greenwood, IN 69.7% 14th +1.3pp 15th 3% above peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 26th +1.0pp 16th 12% below peers
Haverhill, MA 82.0% 1st +0.5pp 17th 22% above peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 5th -1.1pp 18th 14% above peers
Jackson, TN 67.4% 16th -1.2pp 19th on par with peers
Madera, CA 59.5% 25th -1.3pp 20th 12% below peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 8th -2.0pp 21st 6% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 64.2% 20th -2.3pp 22nd 5% below peers
Yuba City, CA 53.7% 30th -3.5pp 23rd 20% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 29th -5.0pp 24th 13% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.5% 19th -8.4pp 25th 4% below peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 17th -10.2pp 26th 1% below peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 28th -11.7pp 27th 13% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 62.1% 23rd -12.8pp 28th 8% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 65.7% 18th -13.7pp 29th 3% below peers
Canton, OH 59.0% 27th -12.5pp 30th 13% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 18 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±14.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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