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104,338 people (2024) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Columbia, 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
$131,490
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
$108,352 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
95.8%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
93.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
56.2%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
60.5% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.5%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
7.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
27.7%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
28.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
63.6%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
62.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.41
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
0.39 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
9.8%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
8.1%
2019-23
▲ 3%
relative change
7.9% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.6%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
3.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
64.8%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
65.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
5.8%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
5.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 1 indicator

Where Columbia, MD shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
7.4%
2020-24
▲ 91%
relative change
3.9% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 2 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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,259
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$2,175 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
78.2%
2020-24
high
vs peers
75.4% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest 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 21% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $108,352 to $131,490 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,355).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Columbia started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 31% from 2014 to 2024 ($100,252 to $131,490).
Bright spot $131,490
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%
Rialto, CA $88,857 15th +44% 1st 2% above peers
Fayetteville, AR $62,695 27th +43% 2nd 28% below peers
El Monte, CA $68,030 21st +39% 3rd 22% below peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 31st +39% 4th 36% below peers
Brockton, MA $80,115 17th +37% 5th 8% below peers
Yuma, AZ $65,482 25th +36% 6th 25% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 28th +35% 7th 29% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 20th +35% 8th 18% below peers
Green Bay, WI $66,206 24th +34% 9th 24% below peers
Inglewood, CA $72,750 19th +34% 10th 17% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 18th +34% 11th 14% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $104,340 8th +33% 12th 19% above peers
Tracy, CA $121,119 6th +32% 13th 38% above peers
Renton, WA $100,432 10th +29% 14th 15% above peers
Georgetown, TX $95,062 13th +29% 15th 9% above peers
Burbank, CA $97,082 12th +28% 16th 11% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 11th +27% 17th 13% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 18th 82% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 29th +27% 19th 31% below peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 7th +27% 20th 27% above peers
Boulder, CO $87,493 16th +26% 21st on par with peers
Chico, CA $66,977 23rd +26% 22nd 23% below peers
Carmel, IN $141,505 3rd +25% 23rd 62% above peers
Suffolk, VA $92,666 14th +24% 24th 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 30th +23% 25th 35% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 26th 75% above peers
El Cajon, CA $67,511 22nd +22% 27th 23% below peers
West Covina, CA $101,065 9th +22% 28th 16% above peers
Dearborn, MI $65,324 26th +22% 29th 25% below peers
Columbia, MD $131,490 4th +21% 30th 50% above peers
Fishers, IN $130,203 5th +19% 31st 49% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$5,734 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 No measurable change ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (7.2% then, 7.5% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 7.5%).
Bright spot 7.5%
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%
Rialto, CA 12.7% 15th -3.4pp 1st 6% below peers
Lynn, MA 13.8% 17th -2.8pp 2nd 2% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.5% 20th -2.7pp 3rd 15% above peers
Hesperia, CA 16.9% 21st -2.9pp 4th 26% above peers
Dearborn, MI 24.3% 31st -3.8pp 5th 80% above peers
Inglewood, CA 14.6% 18th -2.1pp 6th 9% above peers
Renton, WA 8.1% 7th -1.1pp 7th 40% below peers
South Bend, IN 20.8% 27th -2.8pp 8th 54% above peers
El Monte, CA 17.4% 22nd -2.0pp 9th 29% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.6% 26th -2.3pp 10th 53% above peers
Suffolk, VA 9.4% 11th -1.0pp 11th 30% below peers
Brockton, MA 13.5% 16th -1.3pp 12th on par with peers
Quincy, MA 10.6% 13th -0.7pp 13th 22% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.8% 5th -0.3pp 14th 42% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% 23rd -0.6pp 15th 32% above peers
Chico, CA 22.7% 29th -0.5pp 16th 68% above peers
Green Bay, WI 14.7% 19th -0.1pp 17th 9% above peers
Albany, NY 22.9% 30th +0.0pp 18th 70% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 19th 79% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.6% 25th +0.3pp 20th 52% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.7% 14th +0.2pp 21st 21% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.5% 4th +0.3pp 22nd 44% below peers
Boulder, CO 21.4% 28th +1.1pp 23rd 59% above peers
El Cajon, CA 20.5% 24th +1.2pp 24th 52% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 8th +0.7pp 25th 39% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.9% 2nd +0.4pp 26th 71% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.2% 9th +0.9pp 27th 39% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.5% 10th +0.9pp 28th 37% below peers
Georgetown, TX 8.0% 6th +1.1pp 29th 41% below peers
West Covina, CA 10.0% 12th +1.7pp 30th 26% below peers
Fishers, IN 4.0% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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3 of 20 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

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 (10.6% then, 9.8% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty rose 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.4% to 9.8%).
Bright spot 9.8%
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%
Brockton, MA 15.2% 16th -4.9pp 1st on par with peers
Rialto, CA 18.1% 18th -5.8pp 2nd 19% above peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 19th -6.0pp 3rd 31% above peers
Renton, WA 8.6% 5th -2.3pp 4th 44% below peers
Suffolk, VA 12.7% 15th -3.3pp 5th 16% below peers
Georgetown, TX 6.2% 4th -1.5pp 6th 59% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 10.1% 9th -2.3pp 7th 34% below peers
Yuma, AZ 21.8% 23rd -4.8pp 8th 43% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 17th -3.4pp 9th 17% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 10th 87% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 14th -2.3pp 11th 17% below peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 26th -4.4pp 12th 70% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 30th -4.8pp 13th 91% above peers
Dearborn, MI 34.5% 31st -5.3pp 14th 127% above peers
Inglewood, CA 20.3% 21st -2.9pp 15th 33% above peers
El Monte, CA 26.6% 28th -3.7pp 16th 75% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 29th -3.1pp 17th 86% above peers
Columbia, MD 9.8% 8th -0.8pp 18th 36% below peers
Tracy, CA 10.8% 10th -0.3pp 19th 29% below peers
El Cajon, CA 26.5% 27th -0.3pp 20th 74% above peers
Green Bay, WI 20.1% 20th +0.4pp 21st 32% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% 2nd +0.1pp 22nd 80% below peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 6th +0.6pp 23rd 41% below peers
Carmel, IN 4.1% 3rd +0.3pp 24th 73% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 25th +1.9pp 25th 60% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.8% 11th +1.6pp 26th 29% below peers
West Covina, CA 12.3% 13th +1.9pp 27th 19% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 20.9% 22nd +3.2pp 28th 37% above peers
Chico, CA 22.2% 24th +3.9pp 29th 46% above peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 12th +2.0pp 30th 29% below peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 7th +2.7pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.2% to 95.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Columbia started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 2.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (93.0% to 95.8%).
Bright spot 95.8%
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%
South Bend, IN 89.1% 28th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Rialto, CA 92.3% 19th +14.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
El Monte, CA 90.0% 26th +12.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 93.4% 18th +11.8pp 4th on par with peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 22nd +11.5pp 5th 2% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 30th +10.8pp 6th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 31st +9.8pp 7th 8% below peers
Burbank, CA 95.0% 11th +10.4pp 8th 1% above peers
Brockton, MA 89.9% 27th +9.1pp 9th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 90.4% 24th +9.1pp 10th 4% below peers
Inglewood, CA 92.2% 20th +9.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Suffolk, VA 90.2% 25th +8.8pp 12th 4% below peers
Green Bay, WI 90.6% 23rd +8.9pp 13th 3% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 29th +8.1pp 14th 6% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 91.9% 21st +7.7pp 15th 2% below peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 12th +7.8pp 16th 1% above peers
West Covina, CA 94.2% 14th +5.9pp 17th 1% above peers
El Cajon, CA 93.6% 17th +5.7pp 18th on par with peers
Georgetown, TX 95.1% 10th +5.2pp 19th 1% above peers
Chico, CA 93.7% 16th +5.1pp 20th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 15th +4.5pp 21st on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 6th +3.8pp 22nd 2% above peers
Boulder, CO 95.6% 7th +3.6pp 23rd 2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 95.2% 8th +3.4pp 24th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 4th +3.1pp 25th 2% above peers
Renton, WA 94.4% 13th +2.8pp 26th 1% above peers
Columbia, MD 95.8% 5th +2.6pp 27th 2% above peers
Tracy, CA 95.2% 9th +2.1pp 28th 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Carmel, IN 97.2% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Fishers, IN 96.4% 3rd -0.5pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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3 of 20 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.39 then, 0.41 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.40 to 0.41).
Bright spot 0.41
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
Fayetteville, AR 0.50 29th -0.028 1st 11% above peers
Fishers, IN 0.40 5th -0.019 2nd 11% below peers
Chico, CA 0.48 26th -0.017 3rd 8% above peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 3rd -0.011 4th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN 0.45 16th -0.012 5th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 17th -0.010 6th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 1st -0.008 7th 16% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 27th -0.009 8th 8% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 6th -0.008 9th 10% below peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 22nd -0.006 10th 6% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 0.52 30th -0.006 11th 16% above peers
Inglewood, CA 0.45 14th -0.001 12th 1% below peers
Rialto, CA 0.40 4th -0.000 13th 11% below peers
Suffolk, VA 0.43 11th -0.000 14th 3% below peers
Brockton, MA 0.46 20th +0.001 15th 3% above peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 15th +0.003 16th 1% below peers
Green Bay, WI 0.44 13th +0.003 17th 1% below peers
El Cajon, CA 0.45 19th +0.008 18th 1% above peers
Georgetown, TX 0.43 9th +0.007 19th 5% below peers
Yuma, AZ 0.45 18th +0.008 20th 1% above peers
Dearborn, MI 0.48 24th +0.010 21st 7% above peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 21st +0.012 22nd 4% above peers
Renton, WA 0.43 10th +0.012 23rd 4% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 23rd +0.013 24th 7% above peers
El Monte, CA 0.44 12th +0.012 25th 2% below peers
Burbank, CA 0.50 28th +0.017 26th 10% above peers
Columbia, MD 0.41 7th +0.014 27th 10% below peers
Tracy, CA 0.38 2nd +0.014 28th 15% below peers
West Covina, CA 0.43 8th +0.019 29th 5% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 25th +0.023 30th 7% above peers
Boulder, CO 0.56 31st +0.029 31st 25% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (7.9% then, 8.1% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 2.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (5.7% to 8.1%).
Bright spot 8.1%
20102023
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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 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
Sandy Springs, GA 3.6% 4th -1.3pp 1st 70% below peers
Fishers, IN 1.4% 2nd -0.5pp 2nd 88% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 16th -3.4pp 3rd on par with peers
Rialto, CA 18.8% 24th -4.0pp 4th 57% above peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 22nd -3.7pp 5th 56% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 6th 90% below peers
Suffolk, VA 11.2% 13th -1.7pp 7th 7% below peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 20th -2.0pp 8th 39% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.7% 19th -1.2pp 9th 31% above peers
Dearborn, MI 21.6% 26th -1.3pp 10th 81% above peers
Carmel, IN 1.6% 3rd -0.1pp 11th 87% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 25th +0.1pp 12th 66% above peers
Renton, WA 11.6% 15th +0.3pp 13th 3% below peers
Columbia, MD 8.1% 10th +0.2pp 14th 32% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 29th +0.9pp 15th 141% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 6.8% 8th +0.2pp 16th 44% below peers
Brockton, MA 31.4% 31st +2.2pp 17th 162% above peers
Green Bay, WI 17.1% 21st +1.5pp 18th 43% above peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 9th +1.2pp 19th 32% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 5th +0.6pp 20th 68% below peers
El Cajon, CA 24.7% 28th +3.6pp 21st 107% above peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 30th +5.4pp 22nd 159% above peers
Boulder, CO 5.1% 6th +1.0pp 23rd 57% below peers
Georgetown, TX 5.3% 7th +1.1pp 24th 55% below peers
Tracy, CA 9.7% 12th +2.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Chico, CA 14.8% 18th +3.9pp 26th 23% above peers
Inglewood, CA 18.7% 23rd +5.4pp 27th 56% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 17th +4.1pp 28th 15% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.1% 27th +6.6pp 29th 84% above peers
Burbank, CA 9.2% 11th +4.4pp 30th 23% below peers
West Covina, CA 11.4% 14th +6.1pp 31st 4% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.3pp 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, faster than peers
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 67% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $507,609 in August 2026, up from $505,323 a year earlier.
$507,609
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $428,308 (Aug 26) +0.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
South Bend, IN $201,639 (Aug 26) 30th +7.2% 1st 65% below peers
Green Bay, WI $285,361 (Aug 26) 28th +5.4% 2nd 50% below peers
Carmel, IN $574,220 (Aug 26) 16th +4.6% 3rd on par with peers
San Mateo, CA $1,672,329 (Aug 26) 1st +4.6% 4th 191% above peers
Albany, NY $332,657 (Aug 26) 26th +4.2% 5th 42% below peers
Dearborn, MI $250,741 (Aug 26) 29th +4.2% 6th 56% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $383,552 (Aug 26) 25th +4.0% 7th 33% below peers
New Bedford, MA $442,741 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.6% 8th 23% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA $692,396 (Aug 26) 10th +3.5% 9th 21% above peers
Suffolk, VA $389,533 (Aug 26) 24th +2.7% 10th 32% below peers
Inglewood, CA $749,827 (Aug 26) 7th +2.3% 11th 31% above peers
Brockton, MA $508,661 (Aug 26) 17th +2.2% 12th 11% below peers
Quincy, MA $679,587 (Aug 26) 11th +1.8% 13th 18% above peers
Fishers, IN $444,527 (Aug 26) 21st +1.8% 14th 23% below peers
Hesperia, CA $462,029 (Aug 26) 19th +1.8% 15th 20% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $176,929 (Aug 26) 31st +1.6% 16th 69% below peers
Rialto, CA $589,453 (Aug 26) 14th +1.4% 17th 3% above peers
El Monte, CA $752,694 (Aug 26) 6th +1.2% 18th 31% above peers
Boulder, CO $948,693 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 19th 65% above peers
West Covina, CA $835,555 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 20th 46% above peers
Lynn, MA $580,377 (Aug 26) 15th +0.7% 21st 1% above peers
Chico, CA $460,839 (Aug 26) 20th +0.6% 22nd 20% below peers
Columbia, MD $507,609 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 23rd 12% below peers
Yuma, AZ $295,611 (Aug 26) 27th +0.3% 24th 49% below peers
Burbank, CA $1,176,932 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.0% 25th 105% above peers
El Cajon, CA $817,309 (Aug 26) 5th -0.5% 26th 42% above peers
Vacaville, CA $601,486 (Aug 26) 13th -0.5% 27th 5% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $694,234 (Aug 26) 9th -1.8% 28th 21% above peers
Renton, WA $731,654 (Aug 26) 8th -1.9% 29th 27% above peers
Georgetown, TX $420,930 (Aug 26) 23rd -4.3% 30th 27% below peers
Tracy, CA $672,627 (Aug 26) 12th -4.4% 31st 17% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $359,977 in August 2026, down from $361,069 a year earlier.
$359,977
2000August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref $261,541 (Aug 26) -0.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
South Bend, IN $120,201 (Aug 26) 30th +10.6% 1st 70% below peers
Green Bay, WI $221,083 (Aug 26) 27th +7.2% 2nd 45% below peers
Dearborn, MI $192,346 (Aug 26) 29th +5.6% 3rd 52% below peers
Albany, NY $249,246 (Aug 26) 26th +5.1% 4th 38% below peers
Fayetteville, AR $284,238 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.6% 5th 29% below peers
New Bedford, MA $365,962 (Aug 26) 18th +4.3% 6th 9% below peers
Carmel, IN $399,066 (Aug 26) 17th +3.9% 7th 1% below peers
Suffolk, VA $255,290 (Aug 26) 25th +3.7% 8th 37% below peers
Brockton, MA $413,016 (Aug 26) 15th +3.4% 9th 3% above peers
Hesperia, CA $402,152 (Aug 26) 16th +2.6% 10th on par with peers
Rialto, CA $525,741 (Aug 26) 9th +2.0% 11th 31% above peers
Inglewood, CA $567,590 (Aug 26) 7th +1.9% 12th 41% above peers
Fishers, IN $339,609 (Aug 26) 21st +1.9% 13th 16% below peers
San Mateo, CA $995,042 (Aug 26) 1st +1.7% 14th 147% above peers
El Monte, CA $635,761 (Aug 26) 4th +1.5% 15th 58% above peers
Quincy, MA $477,931 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 16th 19% above peers
Chico, CA $351,343 (Aug 26) 20th +1.4% 17th 13% below peers
West Covina, CA $720,537 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 18th 79% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX $89,547 (Aug 26) 31st +0.6% 19th 78% below peers
Lynn, MA $446,726 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 20th 11% above peers
Burbank, CA $868,131 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.0% 21st 116% above peers
Yuma, AZ $209,337 (Aug 26) 28th -0.2% 22nd 48% below peers
El Cajon, CA $591,375 (Aug 26) 5th -0.2% 23rd 47% above peers
Columbia, MD $359,977 (Aug 26) 19th -0.3% 24th 10% below peers
Vacaville, CA $502,951 (Aug 26) 11th -0.8% 25th 25% above peers
Renton, WA $522,663 (Aug 26) 10th -1.7% 26th 30% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $568,805 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 27th 41% above peers
Boulder, CO $491,064 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 28th 22% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $277,549 (Aug 26) 24th -3.3% 29th 31% below peers
Tracy, CA $548,866 (Aug 26) 8th -4.0% 30th 36% above peers
Georgetown, TX $322,231 (Aug 26) 22nd -4.0% 31st 20% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.5% then, 64.8% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.3% to 64.8%).
Bright spot 64.8%
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 67.6% +0.7pp
United States ref 65.2%
Fayetteville, AR 41.8% 26th +5.2pp 1st 27% below peers
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 8th +5.8pp 2nd 17% above peers
Yuma, AZ 66.8% 9th +5.5pp 3rd 16% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 7th +5.5pp 4th 18% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 21st +3.2pp 5th 16% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 14th +3.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 50.2% 19th +2.2pp 7th 13% below peers
El Cajon, CA 41.5% 27th +1.8pp 8th 28% below peers
Rialto, CA 66.2% 10th +2.7pp 9th 15% above peers
Brockton, MA 57.4% 16th +2.3pp 10th on par with peers
Green Bay, WI 57.9% 15th +2.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Renton, WA 54.4% 18th +2.2pp 12th 5% below peers
Tracy, CA 65.0% 11th +2.2pp 13th 13% above peers
Burbank, CA 43.3% 25th +1.4pp 14th 25% below peers
Dearborn, MI 68.4% 6th +2.0pp 15th 19% above peers
Suffolk, VA 70.7% 4th +2.0pp 16th 23% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 30th +0.7pp 17th 33% below peers
Inglewood, CA 36.2% 31st +0.4pp 18th 37% below peers
El Monte, CA 40.2% 29th +0.2pp 19th 30% below peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 28th +0.1pp 20th 30% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 17th +0.1pp 21st 2% below peers
Columbia, MD 64.8% 12th -0.7pp 22nd 13% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.3% 3rd -1.3pp 23rd 30% above peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 23rd -0.9pp 24th 21% below peers
Fishers, IN 76.2% 2nd -1.5pp 25th 33% above peers
Boulder, CO 47.2% 22nd -1.1pp 26th 18% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 1st -2.1pp 27th 36% above peers
Chico, CA 43.4% 24th -1.3pp 28th 24% below peers
West Covina, CA 60.3% 13th -2.3pp 29th 5% above peers
Georgetown, TX 69.5% 5th -2.8pp 30th 21% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 20th -4.5pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,259 in August 2026, up from $2,175 a year earlier.
Big move $2,259
2015August 2026
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
San Mateo, CA $3,917 (Aug 26) 1st +9.6% 1st 75% above peers
Carmel, IN $1,838 (Aug 26) 21st +8.1% 2nd 18% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $1,362 (Aug 26) 29th +7.6% 3rd 39% below peers
Suffolk, VA $2,049 (Aug 26) 18th +6.3% 4th 8% below peers
Albany, NY $1,631 (Aug 26) 24th +4.9% 5th 27% below peers
Fishers, IN $1,911 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 6th 15% below peers
New Bedford, MA $1,841 (Aug 26) 20th +4.5% 7th 18% below peers
Rialto, CA $2,686 (Aug 26) 5th +4.3% 8th 20% above peers
Green Bay, WI $1,066 (Aug 26) 31st +3.9% 9th 52% below peers
Columbia, MD $2,259 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 10th 1% above peers
Yuma, AZ $1,459 (Aug 26) 28th +3.1% 11th 35% below peers
South Bend, IN $1,298 (Aug 26) 30th +3.0% 12th 42% below peers
Brockton, MA $2,341 (Aug 26) 12th +3.0% 13th 5% above peers
Dearborn, MI $1,805 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.8% 14th 19% below peers
Renton, WA $2,236 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 15th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA $2,229 (Aug 26) 17th +2.7% 16th on par with peers
Fayetteville, AR $1,612 (Aug 26) 26th +2.3% 17th 28% below peers
Lynn, MA $2,313 (Aug 26) 13th +2.3% 18th 3% above peers
West Covina, CA $2,580 (Aug 26) 8th +2.2% 19th 15% above peers
Georgetown, TX $1,621 (Aug 26) 25th +1.9% 20th 28% below peers
Vacaville, CA $2,614 (Aug 26) 6th +1.5% 21st 17% above peers
Boulder, CO $2,399 (Aug 26) 10th +1.4% 22nd 7% above peers
El Monte, CA $2,361 (Aug 26) 11th +1.2% 23rd 6% above peers
Chico, CA $1,544 (Aug 26) 27th +1.1% 24th 31% below peers
Burbank, CA $2,783 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.9% 25th 24% above peers
Quincy, MA $2,770 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 26th 24% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $2,597 (Aug 26) 7th +0.7% 27th 16% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA $1,706 (Aug 26) 23rd +0.6% 28th 24% below peers
Tracy, CA $2,701 (Aug 26) 4th +0.4% 29th 21% above peers
El Cajon, CA $2,275 (Aug 26) 14th +0.2% 30th 2% above peers
Inglewood, CA $2,492 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 31st 11% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (28.4% then, 27.7% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.2% to 27.7%).
Bright spot 27.7%
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
El Monte, CA 48.1% 28th -3.9pp 1st 24% above peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 18th -2.8pp 2nd 1% above peers
Rialto, CA 40.6% 20th -2.6pp 3rd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 6th -1.9pp 4th 22% below peers
Yuma, AZ 30.9% 8th -1.8pp 5th 20% below peers
Green Bay, WI 27.4% 4th -1.4pp 6th 29% below peers
Tracy, CA 35.3% 12th -1.2pp 7th 9% below peers
Columbia, MD 27.7% 5th -0.7pp 8th 29% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 35.3% 13th -0.9pp 9th 9% below peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 19th -0.7pp 10th 3% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 7th -0.5pp 11th 21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 32.3% 9th -0.2pp 12th 17% below peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 14th -0.1pp 13th on par with peers
Suffolk, VA 34.1% 11th +0.2pp 14th 12% below peers
Chico, CA 44.7% 23rd +1.1pp 15th 15% above peers
West Covina, CA 40.7% 21st +1.1pp 16th 5% above peers
Renton, WA 38.7% 15th +1.1pp 17th on par with peers
Brockton, MA 43.4% 22nd +1.3pp 18th 12% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.7% 27th +2.1pp 19th 23% above peers
Boulder, CO 46.0% 26th +2.3pp 20th 19% above peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 29th +2.9pp 21st 28% above peers
Inglewood, CA 54.9% 30th +3.4pp 22nd 42% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 16th +2.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Dearborn, MI 39.2% 17th +2.8pp 24th 1% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 24th +3.6pp 25th 16% above peers
El Cajon, CA 55.4% 31st +5.6pp 26th 43% above peers
Georgetown, TX 33.4% 10th +3.8pp 27th 14% below peers
Carmel, IN 20.6% 2nd +2.5pp 28th 47% below peers
Fishers, IN 20.1% 1st +2.5pp 29th 48% below peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 25th +6.5pp 30th 18% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 3rd +5.0pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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 (5.8% then, 5.8% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.6% to 5.8%).
Bright spot 5.8%
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 8.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Fayetteville, AR 4.7% 9th -2.5pp 1st 35% below peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 29th -4.4pp 2nd 129% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 27th -3.1pp 3rd 94% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 30th -3.8pp 4th 138% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 25th -2.0pp 5th 36% above peers
Yuma, AZ 5.8% 12th -1.1pp 6th 20% below peers
Carmel, IN 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 7th 65% below peers
Suffolk, VA 5.0% 10th -0.8pp 8th 30% below peers
El Cajon, CA 8.1% 18th -1.0pp 9th 12% above peers
Chico, CA 7.0% 15th -0.8pp 10th 3% below peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 11th 231% above peers
Georgetown, TX 3.5% 5th -0.3pp 12th 52% below peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 6th -0.3pp 13th 44% below peers
Rialto, CA 4.5% 7th -0.3pp 14th 38% below peers
El Monte, CA 9.3% 24th -0.2pp 15th 28% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 17th -0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 7.2% 16th -0.1pp 17th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 3.4% 4th -0.0pp 18th 54% below peers
Columbia, MD 5.8% 13th +0.1pp 19th 20% below peers
Burbank, CA 8.3% 21st +0.2pp 20th 15% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.9% 26th +0.5pp 21st 36% above peers
Green Bay, WI 8.2% 19th +0.4pp 22nd 13% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 23rd 63% below peers
Brockton, MA 16.3% 28th +1.0pp 24th 125% above peers
Dearborn, MI 8.3% 20th +0.5pp 25th 14% above peers
Boulder, CO 9.1% 23rd +0.9pp 26th 26% above peers
West Covina, CA 5.4% 11th +0.7pp 27th 26% below peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 22nd +1.6pp 28th 16% above peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 14th +1.8pp 29th 6% below peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 8th +1.2pp 30th 36% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.7% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 63% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 4.6% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 4.6%).
Bright spot 4.6%
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
Vacaville, CA 2.6% 1st -1.6pp 1st 54% below peers
Burbank, CA 4.0% 7th -2.3pp 2nd 30% below peers
Rialto, CA 9.0% 25th -3.3pp 3rd 59% above peers
Inglewood, CA 9.6% 27th -2.8pp 4th 69% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 24th -2.1pp 5th 56% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 9th -0.9pp 6th 28% below peers
El Cajon, CA 6.5% 18th -1.4pp 7th 15% above peers
Boulder, CO 3.5% 4th -0.7pp 8th 39% below peers
West Covina, CA 5.7% 16th -0.9pp 9th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 5.4% 15th -0.8pp 10th 4% below peers
Dearborn, MI 5.3% 13th -0.8pp 11th 6% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 8.6% 23rd -1.0pp 12th 52% above peers
El Monte, CA 12.9% 30th -0.7pp 13th 128% above peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 8th -0.1pp 14th 29% below peers
Green Bay, WI 7.8% 21st -0.1pp 15th 38% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 8.3% 22nd -0.0pp 16th 46% above peers
Yuma, AZ 11.3% 29th +0.0pp 17th 99% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.4% 17th +0.1pp 18th 13% above peers
Renton, WA 7.6% 20th +0.4pp 19th 35% above peers
Albany, NY 5.2% 12th +0.3pp 20th 9% below peers
Chico, CA 7.2% 19th +0.4pp 21st 27% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 5th +0.2pp 22nd 38% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.3% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 43% below peers
Fishers, IN 3.2% 2nd +0.3pp 24th 44% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 16.8% 31st +1.9pp 25th 196% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.4% 14th +0.7pp 26th 5% below peers
Brockton, MA 4.6% 11th +0.6pp 27th 18% below peers
Columbia, MD 4.6% 10th +0.7pp 28th 19% below peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 26th +1.8pp 29th 67% above peers
Georgetown, TX 9.8% 28th +2.7pp 30th 73% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.8% 6th +1.9pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Vacaville, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burbank, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Roseville, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp 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.

29.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 33.4%
United States ref 33.4%
Boulder, CO 18.9% 1st 42% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 2nd 36% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 3rd 32% below peers
West Covina, CA 23.7% 4th 27% below peers
Renton, WA 24.4% 5th 25% below peers
Burbank, CA 24.6% 6th 24% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 7th 21% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 26.1% 8th 19% below peers
El Monte, CA 26.4% 9th 19% below peers
Carmel, IN 26.5% 10th 18% below peers
Fishers, IN 28.4% 11th 12% below peers
Columbia, MD 29.1% 12th 10% below peers
El Cajon, CA 29.6% 13th 9% below peers
Georgetown, TX 31.3% 14th 3% below peers
Chico, CA 31.6% 15th 2% below peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 16th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 32.4% 17th on par with peers
Inglewood, CA 33.0% 18th 2% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 33.7% 19th 4% above peers
Dearborn, MI 33.9% 20th 5% above peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 21st 6% above peers
Brockton, MA 35.2% 22nd 9% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 23rd 15% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 24th 17% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 25th 18% above peers
Rialto, CA 38.3% 26th 18% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 27th 20% above peers
Green Bay, WI 38.9% 28th 20% above peers
Yuma, AZ 41.5% 29th 28% above peers
Suffolk, VA 41.7% 30th 29% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 31st 30% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.4% then, 3.4% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.9% to 3.4%).
3.4%
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
Burbank, CA 1.7% 4th -2.1pp 1st 53% below peers
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.2% 19th -1.8pp 3rd 13% above peers
Inglewood, CA 4.3% 20th -1.8pp 4th 18% above peers
Fishers, IN 2.0% 5th -0.8pp 5th 46% below peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 18th -1.0pp 6th 10% above peers
Rialto, CA 4.4% 21st -0.8pp 7th 19% above peers
West Covina, CA 3.0% 12th -0.5pp 8th 17% below peers
El Cajon, CA 3.2% 13th -0.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Tracy, CA 3.3% 14th -0.4pp 10th 9% below peers
Yuma, AZ 7.7% 29th -0.7pp 11th 110% above peers
Renton, WA 2.4% 8th +0.3pp 12th 35% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 31st +1.6pp 13th 184% above peers
El Monte, CA 4.0% 17th +0.6pp 14th 9% above peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 3rd +0.3pp 15th 54% below peers
Boulder, CO 1.6% 2nd +0.4pp 16th 56% below peers
Dearborn, MI 3.7% 16th +0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Chico, CA 4.7% 22nd +1.2pp 18th 27% above peers
Columbia, MD 3.4% 15th +0.9pp 19th 8% below peers
Suffolk, VA 4.9% 25th +1.7pp 20th 34% above peers
Green Bay, WI 5.7% 26th +2.0pp 21st 55% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.9% 10th +1.1pp 22nd 20% below peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 27th +2.5pp 23rd 64% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 11th +1.3pp 24th 18% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 6th +1.0pp 25th 44% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 7.5% 28th +3.8pp 26th 104% above peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 7th +1.2pp 27th 39% below peers
Brockton, MA 2.8% 9th +1.6pp 28th 22% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 23rd +3.0pp 29th 29% above peers
Georgetown, TX 7.9% 30th +5.5pp 30th 116% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 24th +4.0pp 31st 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 (62.7% then, 63.6% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (62.9% to 63.6%).
Bright spot 63.6%
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 43.5% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynn, MA 24.1% 24th +5.5pp 1st 28% below peers
Tracy, CA 28.5% 19th +6.5pp 2nd 14% below peers
El Monte, CA 15.2% 29th +2.9pp 3rd 54% below peers
Brockton, MA 22.3% 26th +3.7pp 4th 33% below peers
Inglewood, CA 25.2% 23rd +4.0pp 5th 24% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 20th +4.3pp 6th 16% below peers
Dearborn, MI 34.6% 15th +4.8pp 7th 4% above peers
Georgetown, TX 47.8% 10th +6.2pp 8th 43% above peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 12th +5.7pp 9th 36% above peers
Rialto, CA 12.6% 30th +1.6pp 10th 62% below peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 18th +3.6pp 11th 12% below peers
Suffolk, VA 33.3% 16th +3.9pp 12th on par with peers
Chico, CA 42.2% 13th +4.8pp 13th 27% above peers
Yuma, AZ 20.9% 27th +2.4pp 14th 37% below peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 8th +5.2pp 15th 51% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.1% 11th +4.8pp 16th 41% above peers
El Cajon, CA 23.0% 25th +2.1pp 17th 31% below peers
Renton, WA 39.5% 14th +3.0pp 18th 18% above peers
Green Bay, WI 26.7% 21st +1.9pp 19th 20% below peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 7th +3.6pp 20th 73% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 22nd +1.6pp 21st 24% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 22nd 64% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 69.2% 3rd +4.1pp 23rd 108% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.4% 2nd +3.8pp 24th 123% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 4th +3.4pp 25th 103% above peers
West Covina, CA 30.1% 17th +1.1pp 26th 10% below peers
Columbia, MD 63.6% 6th +0.9pp 27th 91% above peers
Boulder, CO 76.8% 1st +0.8pp 28th 130% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 28th +0.0pp 29th 49% below peers
Fishers, IN 66.5% 5th +0.0pp 30th 99% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 49.0% 9th -1.2pp 31st 47% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the 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 →
  • Arvada, CO up 10.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up 8.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gainesville, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp 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 Turning up (early signal) ★ Strong performer
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 (60.5% then, 56.2% now; margin ±9.9pp). 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
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.2% to 56.2%).
Bright spot 56.2%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 45.5% -4.6pp
United States ref 45.5%
Dearborn, MI 51.3% 12th +14.5pp 1st 12% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 68.2% 2nd +18.3pp 2nd 50% above peers
Lynn, MA 32.8% 27th +6.9pp 3rd 28% below peers
Carmel, IN 72.2% 1st +12.2pp 4th 58% above peers
El Cajon, CA 52.0% 11th +6.0pp 5th 14% above peers
Fishers, IN 61.2% 6th +7.0pp 6th 34% above peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 29th +3.0pp 7th 34% below peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 23rd +3.5pp 8th 19% below peers
El Monte, CA 48.2% 13th +4.4pp 9th 6% above peers
Chico, CA 44.8% 17th +3.0pp 10th 2% below peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 5th +1.8pp 11th 38% above peers
Georgetown, TX 45.6% 16th +0.1pp 12th on par with peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 8th -0.5pp 13th 25% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 14th -0.8pp 14th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 4th -3.5pp 15th 41% above peers
Green Bay, WI 30.1% 28th -2.1pp 16th 34% below peers
Columbia, MD 56.2% 9th -4.3pp 17th 23% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 7th -8.1pp 18th 31% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 24th -5.5pp 19th 20% below peers
Suffolk, VA 45.8% 15th -7.9pp 20th on par with peers
Tracy, CA 37.7% 22nd -7.0pp 21st 17% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.6% 18th -10.2pp 22nd 9% below peers
Brockton, MA 41.3% 19th -11.2pp 23rd 9% below peers
West Covina, CA 40.9% 20th -12.2pp 24th 10% below peers
Boulder, CO 64.9% 3rd -21.3pp 25th 42% above peers
Burbank, CA 53.0% 10th -21.8pp 26th 16% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 26th -14.3pp 27th 28% below peers
Renton, WA 34.6% 25th -17.8pp 28th 24% below peers
Yuma, AZ 28.6% 30th -15.4pp 29th 37% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 39.6% 21st -29.2pp 30th 13% below peers
Rialto, CA 25.1% 31st -18.5pp 31st 45% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.6pp 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
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 7.4% now; margin ±4.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 7.4%).
Needs attention 7.4%
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 6.1% +0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Georgetown, TX 5.0% 10th -6.8pp 1st 25% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 79% below peers
Rialto, CA 6.8% 19th -4.4pp 3rd 2% above peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 14th -3.6pp 4th 16% below peers
El Monte, CA 7.0% 20th -2.5pp 5th 4% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 25th -2.7pp 6th 31% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 4.3% 6th -1.3pp 7th 35% below peers
El Cajon, CA 4.9% 7th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 18th -1.4pp 9th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 11th -0.9pp 10th 23% below peers
Brockton, MA 4.9% 8th -0.5pp 11th 27% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.7% 4th +0.0pp 12th 45% below peers
Chico, CA 3.3% 3rd +0.4pp 13th 51% below peers
Yuma, AZ 12.3% 29th +1.7pp 14th 84% above peers
Suffolk, VA 6.7% 16th +1.1pp 15th on par with peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 26th +2.2pp 16th 50% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 31st +2.9pp 17th 97% above peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 5th +1.1pp 18th 38% below peers
Burbank, CA 5.0% 9th +1.3pp 19th 26% below peers
Fishers, IN 5.7% 13th +1.9pp 20th 16% below peers
Tracy, CA 7.9% 23rd +2.8pp 21st 17% above peers
Dearborn, MI 7.3% 21st +2.7pp 22nd 9% above peers
West Covina, CA 6.5% 15th +2.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 17th +3.0pp 24th on par with peers
Boulder, CO 2.0% 2nd +1.0pp 25th 70% below peers
Columbia, MD 7.4% 22nd +3.5pp 26th 10% above peers
Green Bay, WI 11.1% 28th +5.7pp 27th 66% above peers
Inglewood, CA 12.4% 30th +6.7pp 28th 85% above peers
Renton, WA 8.4% 24th +4.8pp 29th 25% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 5.2% 12th +3.7pp 30th 22% below peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 27th +9.1pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lewisville, TX down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tallahassee, FL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Temecula, CA down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics

Population

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

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (103,991 then, 104,338 now; margin ±3,143).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (102,116 to 104,338).
104,338
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
Georgetown, TX 85,999 31st +21% 1st 16% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 99,319 28th +17% 2nd 3% below peers
Dearborn, MI 107,423 1st +13% 3rd 5% above peers
Fishers, IN 102,337 18th +13% 4th on par with peers
Brockton, MA 105,386 7th +10% 5th 3% above peers
Suffolk, VA 98,796 29th +10% 6th 4% below peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 22nd +8% 7th 1% below peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 21st +8% 8th on par with peers
Chico, CA 102,188 20th +8% 9th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 25th +7% 10th 2% below peers
Tracy, CA 96,966 30th +7% 11th 5% below peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 24th +6% 12th 2% below peers
Carmel, IN 101,651 23rd +4% 13th 1% below peers
Yuma, AZ 100,139 27th +4% 14th 2% below peers
Renton, WA 105,317 8th +4% 15th 3% above peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 16th +4% 16th on par with peers
Albany, NY 100,492 26th +3% 17th 2% below peers
Green Bay, WI 106,253 5th +1% 18th 4% above peers
El Cajon, CA 104,449 11th +1% 19th 2% above peers
Rialto, CA 104,143 13th +1% 20th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 15th +1% 21st on par with peers
Burbank, CA 104,546 10th +1% 22nd 2% above peers
West Covina, CA 107,037 3rd +0% 23rd 4% above peers
Columbia, MD 104,338 12th +0% 24th 2% above peers
Boulder, CO 106,433 4th +0% 25th 4% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 107,087 2nd +0% 26th 4% above peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 14th -1% 27th on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 17th -2% 28th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 19th -3% 29th on par with peers
Inglewood, CA 104,569 9th -5% 30th 2% above peers
El Monte, CA 106,109 6th -8% 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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 ±2,815 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 (22.1% then, 21.0% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.3% to 21.0%).
21.0%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Maryland ref 22.2% -0.1pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Georgetown, TX 19.8% 22nd +1.2pp 1st 13% below peers
Burbank, CA 19.1% 25th +1.0pp 2nd 16% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 13th +1.0pp 3rd 5% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 18.0% 28th +0.3pp 4th 21% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 17th +0.3pp 5th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 25.6% 6th +0.3pp 6th 12% above peers
Brockton, MA 25.3% 9th +0.3pp 7th 11% above peers
El Monte, CA 22.8% 16th -0.2pp 8th on par with peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 29th -0.2pp 9th 37% below peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 11th -0.4pp 10th 6% above peers
Dearborn, MI 28.7% 2nd -0.6pp 11th 26% above peers
Suffolk, VA 23.6% 15th -0.7pp 12th 4% above peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 18th -0.8pp 13th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 25.5% 8th -0.9pp 14th 12% above peers
West Covina, CA 20.2% 21st -0.8pp 15th 11% below peers
Chico, CA 18.4% 26th -0.8pp 16th 19% below peers
Green Bay, WI 23.7% 14th -1.1pp 17th 4% above peers
Rialto, CA 26.7% 3rd -1.3pp 18th 17% above peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 1st -1.5pp 19th 28% above peers
Columbia, MD 21.0% 19th -1.1pp 20th 8% below peers
Tracy, CA 26.5% 5th -1.6pp 21st 16% above peers
Renton, WA 20.8% 20th -1.3pp 22nd 9% below peers
Boulder, CO 11.8% 31st -0.7pp 23rd 48% below peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 7th -1.7pp 24th 12% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 23rd -1.3pp 25th 14% below peers
Carmel, IN 24.5% 10th -1.8pp 26th 8% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 18.4% 27th -1.4pp 27th 19% below peers
Fishers, IN 26.7% 4th -2.9pp 28th 17% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 12th -3.1pp 29th 5% above peers
Inglewood, CA 19.4% 24th -4.2pp 30th 15% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 30th -3.8pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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 ±1.1pp 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 (27.9% then, 28.1% now; margin ±5.1pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.1% to 28.1%).
28.1%
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 29.6% -0.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Mateo, CA 23.5% 23rd +6.8pp 1st 24% below peers
Boulder, CO 27.9% 20th +7.7pp 2nd 9% below peers
West Covina, CA 34.0% 13th +8.6pp 3rd 10% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 6th +9.0pp 4th 42% above peers
El Monte, CA 46.4% 3rd +6.1pp 5th 51% above peers
Green Bay, WI 41.2% 9th +5.3pp 6th 34% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 28th +1.7pp 7th 54% below peers
Sandy Springs, GA 27.1% 21st +3.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Burbank, CA 22.5% 24th +2.7pp 9th 27% below peers
Chico, CA 36.0% 10th +3.6pp 10th 17% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 4th +3.0pp 11th 47% above peers
Tracy, CA 19.0% 26th +1.2pp 12th 38% below peers
El Cajon, CA 28.9% 17th +1.3pp 13th 6% below peers
Renton, WA 30.8% 16th +1.0pp 14th on par with peers
Columbia, MD 28.1% 19th +0.2pp 15th 9% below peers
Carmel, IN 13.4% 29th +0.1pp 16th 56% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 2nd +0.1pp 17th 57% above peers
Suffolk, VA 32.0% 14th -0.2pp 18th 4% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 19th 81% above peers
Rialto, CA 34.2% 12th -0.4pp 20th 11% above peers
Fayetteville, AR 31.2% 15th -2.5pp 21st 1% above peers
Inglewood, CA 41.7% 8th -3.9pp 22nd 35% above peers
Yuma, AZ 36.0% 11th -3.6pp 23rd 17% above peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 22nd -4.0pp 24th 20% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 27th -3.2pp 25th 40% below peers
Georgetown, TX 22.0% 25th -4.2pp 26th 29% below peers
Brockton, MA 42.8% 7th -9.3pp 27th 39% above peers
Dearborn, MI 13.4% 30th -3.4pp 28th 57% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 18th -7.3pp 29th 7% below peers
Fishers, IN 12.2% 31st -3.8pp 30th 61% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 5th -14.5pp 31st 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.6pp 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 (75.4% then, 78.2% now; margin ±8.5pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.4% to 78.2%).
Big move 78.2%
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 73.4% +0.5pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 14th +10.2pp 1st 1% above peers
Sandy Springs, GA 72.2% 8th +10.4pp 2nd 5% above peers
Dearborn, MI 37.9% 31st +5.3pp 3rd 45% below peers
Renton, WA 68.5% 18th +9.2pp 4th on par with peers
Chico, CA 69.9% 13th +7.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 5th +6.8pp 6th 6% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 6th +6.3pp 7th 6% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 16th +5.6pp 8th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 54.3% 29th +3.8pp 9th 21% below peers
Fishers, IN 77.3% 3rd +4.8pp 10th 12% above peers
Georgetown, TX 72.2% 7th +3.3pp 11th 5% above peers
Tracy, CA 57.8% 28th +2.1pp 12th 16% below peers
Columbia, MD 78.2% 2nd +2.9pp 13th 14% above peers
Suffolk, VA 69.2% 15th +2.5pp 14th on par with peers
El Monte, CA 63.5% 22nd +1.8pp 15th 8% below peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 4th +2.0pp 16th 11% above peers
Rialto, CA 61.0% 25th +1.5pp 17th 11% below peers
Brockton, MA 80.7% 1st +0.4pp 18th 17% above peers
West Covina, CA 70.0% 12th -1.0pp 19th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 17th -1.0pp 20th on par with peers
Carmel, IN 68.3% 19th -1.4pp 21st 1% below peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 27th -1.4pp 22nd 14% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 10th -2.6pp 23rd 3% above peers
Yuma, AZ 59.2% 26th -3.2pp 24th 14% below peers
Boulder, CO 66.5% 21st -4.9pp 25th 3% below peers
Burbank, CA 62.6% 23rd -4.7pp 26th 9% below peers
Green Bay, WI 70.9% 11th -5.6pp 27th 3% above peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 9th -5.7pp 28th 4% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 30th -4.6pp 29th 22% below peers
Fayetteville, AR 61.8% 24th -6.0pp 30th 10% below peers
Inglewood, CA 67.4% 20th -6.8pp 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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 ±6.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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