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Lansing, MI

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113,884 people (2025) 100k-250k Midwest

Bright spots 13 indicators

Where Lansing, MI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$54,382
2020-24
▲ 30%
relative change
$41,674 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
28.4%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
38.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
6.4%
Jul 2026
▼ 19%
relative change
7.9% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
20.1%
2020-24
▼ 18%
relative change
24.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
6.1%
2020-24
▼ 16%
relative change
7.2% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
30.2%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
26.2% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
89.5%
2020-24
▲ 14%
relative change
78.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
19.8%
2019-23
▼ 13%
relative change
22.8% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
1,281 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 12%
relative change
1,146 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
2,190 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
2,005 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
53.8%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
50.6% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
3 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 50%
relative change
6 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
49.1%
2020-24
▲ 23%
relative change
39.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Lansing, MI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
443 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 20%
relative change
551 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
11.8%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
12.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
11.0%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
9.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.1%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
2.8% 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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,222
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$1,153 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
113,023
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
117,159 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$109,424
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$105,903 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$169,388
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$165,856 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
48.2%
2020-24
high
vs peers
49.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,281 in July 2026, up from 1,146 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,281 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Provo, UT 142 (Jul 26) -24.9% 1st
Concord, NC 116 (Jul 26) -21.8% 2nd
Springfield, IL 775 (Jul 26) -13.9% 3rd
Richmond, CA 1,012 (Jul 26) -12.7% 4th
Tyler, TX 328 (Jul 26) -10.8% 5th
Hillsboro, OR 248 (Apr 26) -9.7% 6th
Evansville, IN 1,031 (Jun 26) -9.3% 7th
Westminster, CO 269 (Jun 26) -9.0% 8th
Gresham, OR 334 (Jun 26) -8.4% 9th
Beaumont, TX 897 (Jul 26) -7.8% 10th
West Jordan, UT 298 (Jul 26) -5.2% 11th
Waterbury, CT 276 (Jul 26) -2.4% 12th
Greeley, CO 645 (Mar 26) -1.5% 13th
Santa Maria, CA 622 (Jul 26) -0.7% 14th
Manchester, NH 318 (Jul 26) -0.3% 15th
Sparks, NV 358 (Jul 26) +0.0% 16th
Everett, WA 203 (Jul 26) +0.4% 17th
Murrieta, CA 196 (Jul 26) +0.9% 18th
Carlsbad, CA 232 (Jul 26) +4.0% 19th
Allen, TX 85 (Jul 26) +4.3% 20th
Lansing, MI 1,281 (Jul 26) +11.8% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bridgeport, CT down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Rockford, IL down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Norfolk, VA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,190 in July 2026, up from 2,005 a year earlier.
Bright spot 2,190 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Murrieta, CA 624 (Jul 26) -32.4% 1st
Carlsbad, CA 922 (Jul 26) -30.1% 2nd
Everett, WA 1,979 (Jul 26) -29.1% 3rd
Santa Maria, CA 1,523 (Jul 26) -22.4% 4th
Hillsboro, OR 1,833 (Jun 26) -19.7% 5th
Allen, TX 658 (Jul 26) -17.4% 6th
Provo, UT 1,010 (Jul 26) -14.9% 7th
Westminster, CO 2,851 (Jun 26) -12.5% 8th
Beaumont, TX 2,695 (Jul 26) -11.9% 9th
Springfield, IL 4,133 (Jul 26) -11.8% 10th
Greeley, CO 2,771 (Mar 26) -11.1% 11th
Evansville, IN 2,975 (Jun 26) -9.9% 12th
Waterbury, CT 2,293 (Jul 26) -9.4% 13th
Sparks, NV 2,253 (Jul 26) -7.3% 14th
Tyler, TX 1,639 (Jul 26) -7.3% 15th
Concord, NC 898 (Jul 26) -6.1% 16th
West Jordan, UT 1,256 (Jul 26) -4.2% 17th
Manchester, NH 1,555 (Jul 26) -3.8% 18th
Richmond, CA 2,507 (Jul 26) -1.7% 19th
Gresham, OR 2,281 (Jun 26) +0.6% 20th
Lansing, MI 2,190 (Jul 26) +9.2% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salem, OR down about 33% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Everett, WA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Knoxville, TN down about 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 63% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 17% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 11% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 3 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 6 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 3 homicides
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Provo, UT 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Sparks, NV 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
West Jordan, UT 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Everett, WA 1 (Jul 26) -85.7% 4th
Santa Maria, CA 1 (Jul 26) -83.3% 5th
Gresham, OR 3 (Jun 26) -66.7% 6th
Tyler, TX 4 (Jul 26) -60.0% 7th
Lansing, MI 3 (Jul 26) -50.1% 8th
Springfield, IL 6 (Jul 26) -29.9% 9th
Allen, TX 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Evansville, IN 7 (Jun 26) +0.0% 11th
Manchester, NH 3 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Waterbury, CT 7 (Jul 26) +14.2% 13th
Beaumont, TX 12 (Jul 26) +16.7% 14th
Greeley, CO 8 (Mar 26) +49.8% 15th
Concord, NC 6 (Jul 26) +75.1% 16th
Westminster, CO 4 (Jun 26) +150.0% 17th
Carlsbad, CA 3 (Jul 26) +199.7% 18th
Murrieta, CA 3 (Jul 26) +200.2% 19th
Richmond, CA 8 (Jul 26) +200.4% 20th
Hillsboro, OR 4 (Jun 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rochester, NY down about 50% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • North Charleston, SC down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Rock, AR down about 36% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 20% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 5% lower than in 2021 (478 then, 456 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 887 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 11% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 443 in July 2026, down from 551 a year earlier.
Needs attention 443 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Allen, TX 24 (Jul 26) -60.3% 1st
Everett, WA 203 (Jul 26) -51.6% 2nd
Westminster, CO 336 (Jun 26) -48.3% 3rd
Greeley, CO 286 (Mar 26) -41.6% 4th
Gresham, OR 340 (Jun 26) -32.9% 5th
Tyler, TX 89 (Jul 26) -30.8% 6th
Hillsboro, OR 102 (Jun 26) -29.8% 7th
Santa Maria, CA 296 (Jul 26) -27.6% 8th
Murrieta, CA 60 (Jul 26) -26.9% 9th
Provo, UT 56 (Jul 26) -26.4% 10th
Waterbury, CT 297 (Jul 26) -25.4% 11th
Carlsbad, CA 56 (Jul 26) -24.1% 12th
Beaumont, TX 160 (Jul 26) -20.6% 13th
Lansing, MI 443 (Jul 26) -19.6% 14th
West Jordan, UT 115 (Jul 26) -18.8% 15th
Concord, NC 112 (Jul 26) -16.3% 16th
Evansville, IN 244 (Jun 26) -12.9% 17th
Manchester, NH 114 (Jul 26) -5.0% 18th
Sparks, NV 262 (Jul 26) -3.3% 19th
Springfield, IL 616 (Jul 26) -2.5% 20th
Richmond, CA 898 (Jul 26) +17.1% 21st
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Boulder, CO down about 61% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Westminster, CO down about 48% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Salem, OR down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 30% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $41,674 to $54,382 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,166).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($35,675 to $54,382).
Bright spot $54,382
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
Michigan ref $72,875 +28%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
East Los Angeles, CA $68,741 20th +49% 1st 16% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL $63,627 25th +44% 2nd 23% below peers
Gresham, OR $77,795 18th +44% 3rd 6% below peers
Richmond, CA $95,391 9th +39% 4th 16% above peers
Sparks, NV $89,056 12th +38% 5th 8% above peers
Everett, WA $83,512 15th +37% 6th 1% above peers
Clearwater, FL $66,381 22nd +36% 7th 19% below peers
Riverview, FL $100,438 7th +35% 8th 22% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM $89,596 11th +34% 9th 9% above peers
Santa Maria, CA $84,746 14th +34% 10th 3% above peers
West Jordan, UT $108,153 5th +34% 11th 31% above peers
Manchester, NH $81,007 17th +33% 12th 2% below peers
Evansville, IN $53,387 29th +33% 13th 35% below peers
Westminster, CO $100,272 8th +32% 14th 22% above peers
Provo, UT $64,171 24th +31% 15th 22% below peers
Elgin, IL $90,282 10th +31% 16th 10% above peers
Lansing, MI $54,382 28th +30% 17th 34% below peers
Hillsboro, OR $106,409 6th +29% 18th 29% above peers
Carlsbad, CA $142,748 1st +29% 19th 73% above peers
Concord, NC $86,921 13th +28% 20th 6% above peers
Tyler, TX $67,486 21st +27% 21st 18% below peers
Murrieta, CA $114,081 4th +26% 22nd 39% above peers
Temecula, CA $121,063 3rd +26% 23rd 47% above peers
South Fulton, GA $82,324 16th +25% 24th on par with peers
Allen, TX $130,901 2nd +24% 25th 59% above peers
Waterbury, CT $51,886 30th +22% 26th 37% below peers
Greeley, CO $69,881 19th +21% 27th 15% below peers
Springfield, IL $66,064 23rd +21% 28th 20% below peers
Peoria, IL $59,410 26th +15% 29th 28% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL $51,464 31st +14% 30th 37% below peers
Beaumont, TX $56,997 27th +13% 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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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1 of 35 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ 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 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Nampa, ID up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Providence, RI up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,938 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 1.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 0.8 percentage points higher than in 2022 (5.6% then, 6.4% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 5.1% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 6.4% in July 2026, down from 7.9% a year earlier.
Bright spot 6.4%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 4.9% (Jul 26) +0.0pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Lansing, MI 6.4% (Jul 26) 28th -1.5pp 1st 45% above peers
Peoria, IL 4.4% (Jul 26) 12th -1.3pp 2nd on par with peers
Springfield, IL 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -1.0pp 3rd 7% below peers
Manchester, NH 2.7% (Jul 26) 1st -0.8pp 4th 39% below peers
Elgin, IL 3.9% (Jul 26) 7th -0.7pp 5th 11% below peers
Tyler, TX 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.7pp 6th on par with peers
Miami Gardens, FL 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.6pp 7th 27% below peers
Richmond, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 19th -0.4pp 8th 14% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 11th -0.4pp 9th 2% below peers
Evansville, IN 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.4pp 10th 14% below peers
West Jordan, UT 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.4pp 11th 25% below peers
Sparks, NV 3.9% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 12th 11% below peers
Temecula, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 17th -0.4pp 13th 11% above peers
Concord, NC 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 14th 18% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 5.2% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.3pp 15th 18% above peers
Murrieta, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 20th -0.2pp 16th 16% above peers
Gresham, OR 5.9% (Jul 26) 26th -0.2pp 17th 34% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 4.9% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 18th 11% above peers
Greeley, CO 5.1% (Jul 26) 21st -0.1pp 19th 16% above peers
Westminster, CO 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 20th 11% below peers
Provo, UT 3.3% (Jul 26) 4th +0.0pp 21st 25% below peers
South Fulton, GA 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 5.1% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.3pp 23rd 16% above peers
Everett, WA 5.3% (Jul 26) 24th +0.4pp 24th 20% above peers
Allen, TX 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.4pp 25th on par with peers
Beaumont, TX 5.9% (Jul 26) 27th +0.4pp 26th 34% above peers
Clearwater, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 16th +0.5pp 27th on par with peers
Rio Rancho, NM 5.5% (Jul 26) 25th +0.6pp 28th 25% above peers
Waterbury, CT 8.9% (Jul 26) 29th +2.4pp 29th 102% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 4.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.6% to 20.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.4% to 20.1%).
Bright spot 20.1%
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
Michigan ref 13.2% -1.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Miami Gardens, FL 13.6% 19th -7.3pp 1st 5% above peers
Murrieta, CA 5.4% 1st -2.8pp 2nd 59% below peers
Tyler, TX 12.5% 15th -5.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 7.4% 7th -2.1pp 4th 42% below peers
Manchester, NH 11.2% 14th -2.9pp 5th 14% below peers
Gresham, OR 13.0% 17th -3.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Lansing, MI 20.1% 26th -4.5pp 7th 56% above peers
Evansville, IN 18.4% 25th -3.4pp 8th 42% above peers
Elgin, IL 9.8% 13th -1.5pp 9th 24% below peers
Provo, UT 23.0% 29th -3.2pp 10th 78% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 8.5% 9th -1.0pp 11th 34% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 17.3% 24th -1.9pp 12th 34% above peers
Sparks, NV 8.5% 10th -0.9pp 13th 34% below peers
Springfield, IL 16.8% 22nd -1.8pp 14th 30% above peers
Concord, NC 9.6% 12th -1.0pp 15th 26% below peers
West Jordan, UT 6.1% 2nd -0.5pp 16th 53% below peers
Richmond, CA 13.6% 18th -1.1pp 17th 5% above peers
Greeley, CO 15.1% 21st -1.1pp 18th 17% above peers
Clearwater, FL 14.8% 20th -0.6pp 19th 14% above peers
Riverview, FL 7.5% 8th -0.3pp 20th 42% below peers
South Fulton, GA 9.1% 11th +0.0pp 21st 29% below peers
Everett, WA 12.9% 16th +0.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Westminster, CO 7.3% 6th +0.1pp 23rd 43% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 25.1% 31st +1.1pp 24th 95% above peers
Waterbury, CT 24.7% 30th +1.3pp 25th 91% above peers
Peoria, IL 21.0% 27th +1.3pp 26th 63% above peers
Temecula, CA 7.3% 5th +0.5pp 27th 43% below peers
Beaumont, TX 21.2% 28th +2.6pp 28th 64% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 6.9% 4th +1.1pp 29th 47% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 17.3% 23rd +2.8pp 30th 34% above peers
Allen, TX 6.1% 3rd +1.5pp 31st 53% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 6.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tyler, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 9.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.2% to 28.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.9pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 12.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.3% to 28.4%).
Bright spot 28.4%
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
Michigan ref 17.6% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Murrieta, CA 5.4% 1st -4.6pp 1st 62% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 18.2% 18th -14.7pp 2nd 27% above peers
Gresham, OR 14.3% 16th -11.2pp 3rd on par with peers
Rio Rancho, NM 7.7% 4th -5.2pp 4th 46% below peers
Provo, UT 14.0% 15th -5.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Tyler, TX 18.0% 17th -6.4pp 6th 26% above peers
Lansing, MI 28.4% 29th -9.8pp 7th 99% above peers
Elgin, IL 13.9% 13th -4.8pp 8th 3% below peers
Evansville, IN 27.2% 27th -7.3pp 9th 90% above peers
Sparks, NV 10.6% 9th -2.7pp 10th 26% below peers
Springfield, IL 24.1% 24th -5.6pp 11th 69% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 11.4% 10th -2.6pp 12th 20% below peers
Everett, WA 13.6% 12th -2.9pp 13th 5% below peers
West Jordan, UT 7.1% 2nd -1.4pp 14th 51% below peers
Clearwater, FL 20.0% 21st -3.5pp 15th 40% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 25.0% 26th -3.3pp 16th 75% above peers
Riverview, FL 8.4% 5th -0.7pp 17th 41% below peers
Westminster, CO 9.5% 8th -0.6pp 18th 33% below peers
Manchester, NH 18.9% 20th -0.9pp 19th 32% above peers
Greeley, CO 18.8% 19th -0.8pp 20th 32% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 23.6% 23rd -0.7pp 21st 65% above peers
Waterbury, CT 34.9% 31st +0.0pp 22nd 144% above peers
Beaumont, TX 28.6% 30th +0.2pp 23rd 100% above peers
Richmond, CA 22.2% 22nd +0.8pp 24th 55% above peers
Concord, NC 13.9% 14th +0.5pp 25th 3% below peers
Temecula, CA 8.6% 6th +0.4pp 26th 40% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 7.2% 3rd +0.7pp 27th 49% below peers
South Fulton, GA 13.3% 11th +1.3pp 28th 7% below peers
Peoria, IL 28.4% 28th +3.8pp 29th 99% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 24.2% 25th +3.7pp 30th 69% above peers
Allen, TX 8.9% 7th +3.6pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 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 →
  • Miami Gardens, FL down 14.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gresham, OR down 11.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 13.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 10.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 78.6% to 89.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 15.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (74.2% to 89.5%).
Bright spot 89.5%
20172024
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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
Michigan ref 90.7% +8.7pp
United States ref 91.1%
East Los Angeles, CA 88.5% 26th +20.9pp 1st 4% below peers
Beaumont, TX 90.4% 20th +18.5pp 2nd 1% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 87.6% 27th +16.9pp 3rd 4% below peers
Waterbury, CT 85.6% 30th +13.9pp 4th 7% below peers
Peoria, IL 90.2% 21st +14.1pp 5th 2% below peers
Provo, UT 84.8% 31st +13.0pp 6th 8% below peers
Evansville, IN 89.6% 24th +11.4pp 7th 2% below peers
Springfield, IL 90.1% 22nd +11.2pp 8th 2% below peers
Lansing, MI 89.5% 25th +10.8pp 9th 2% below peers
Tyler, TX 90.9% 19th +10.2pp 10th 1% below peers
South Fulton, GA 95.7% 8th +9.7pp 11th 4% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 86.6% 29th +8.1pp 12th 6% below peers
Greeley, CO 91.2% 18th +8.3pp 13th 1% below peers
Elgin, IL 94.0% 11th +8.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Gresham, OR 91.7% 16th +7.6pp 15th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 87.3% 28th +6.8pp 16th 5% below peers
Everett, WA 92.8% 15th +7.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Sparks, NV 93.1% 14th +6.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 96.4% 4th +6.2pp 19th 5% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 94.8% 9th +6.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Concord, NC 94.0% 12th +5.8pp 21st 2% above peers
Richmond, CA 93.3% 13th +5.3pp 22nd 2% above peers
Westminster, CO 94.2% 10th +4.9pp 23rd 3% above peers
Manchester, NH 91.7% 17th +4.4pp 24th on par with peers
Riverview, FL 97.9% 1st +4.3pp 25th 7% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 89.8% 23rd +3.4pp 26th 2% below peers
Murrieta, CA 96.2% 7th +3.5pp 27th 5% above peers
Temecula, CA 97.5% 2nd +3.4pp 28th 6% above peers
West Jordan, UT 96.3% 5th +3.1pp 29th 5% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 96.3% 6th +1.6pp 30th 5% above peers
Allen, TX 97.3% 3rd +1.2pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 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 →
  • Brownsville, TX up 33.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ponce zona urbana, PR up 25.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 20.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.43 then, 0.43 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.43 to 0.43).
0.43
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
Michigan ref 0.47 -0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Tyler, TX 0.46 24th -0.036 1st 8% above peers
Elgin, IL 0.40 5th -0.027 2nd 8% below peers
Provo, UT 0.47 25th -0.014 3rd 10% above peers
Temecula, CA 0.38 2nd -0.009 4th 12% below peers
Beaumont, TX 0.48 26th -0.010 5th 12% above peers
Manchester, NH 0.42 11th -0.006 6th 2% below peers
Sparks, NV 0.40 8th -0.006 7th 5% below peers
West Jordan, UT 0.35 1st -0.005 8th 19% below peers
Murrieta, CA 0.40 6th -0.005 9th 6% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 0.52 31st -0.003 10th 23% above peers
South Fulton, GA 0.41 9th -0.001 11th 4% below peers
Lansing, MI 0.43 16th +0.001 12th on par with peers
Concord, NC 0.44 18th +0.001 13th 3% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 0.42 14th +0.001 14th 1% below peers
Evansville, IN 0.46 22nd +0.002 15th 7% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 0.39 4th +0.003 16th 8% below peers
Springfield, IL 0.49 27th +0.004 17th 16% above peers
Greeley, CO 0.44 19th +0.005 18th 3% above peers
Peoria, IL 0.52 30th +0.008 19th 22% above peers
Gresham, OR 0.43 17th +0.007 20th on par with peers
Riverview, FL 0.39 3rd +0.007 21st 10% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 0.46 23rd +0.009 22nd 7% above peers
Richmond, CA 0.45 21st +0.010 23rd 6% above peers
Allen, TX 0.41 10th +0.010 24th 4% below peers
Clearwater, FL 0.50 29th +0.012 25th 18% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 0.43 15th +0.010 26th on par with peers
Everett, WA 0.45 20th +0.017 27th 5% above peers
Westminster, CO 0.42 13th +0.017 28th 1% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 0.40 7th +0.022 29th 5% below peers
Waterbury, CT 0.50 28th +0.035 30th 17% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 0.42 12th +0.032 31st 2% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 22.8% to 19.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way. Lansing started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 8.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (28.2% to 19.8%).
Bright spot 19.8%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 13.1% -1.0pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Allen, TX 2.1% 1st -1.6pp 1st 83% below peers
West Jordan, UT 4.4% 3rd -1.9pp 2nd 64% below peers
Manchester, NH 10.7% 13th -3.6pp 3rd 12% below peers
Tyler, TX 9.7% 8th -2.8pp 4th 21% below peers
Clearwater, FL 10.7% 11th -2.8pp 5th 12% below peers
Provo, UT 6.3% 6th -1.5pp 6th 48% below peers
Gresham, OR 18.6% 25th -3.7pp 7th 52% above peers
Lansing, MI 19.8% 27th -3.1pp 8th 62% above peers
Everett, WA 16.6% 23rd -2.1pp 9th 35% above peers
Evansville, IN 14.6% 20th -1.7pp 10th 19% above peers
Waterbury, CT 28.6% 30th -3.2pp 11th 134% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 10.7% 14th -1.2pp 12th 12% below peers
Beaumont, TX 16.0% 22nd -1.5pp 13th 31% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 30.1% 31st -2.6pp 14th 146% above peers
Riverview, FL 9.7% 9th -0.5pp 15th 21% below peers
Westminster, CO 6.2% 5th +0.1pp 16th 50% below peers
Elgin, IL 14.0% 18th +0.5pp 17th 14% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 15.5% 21st +0.8pp 18th 27% above peers
Sparks, NV 10.3% 10th +0.7pp 19th 16% below peers
Greeley, CO 13.6% 17th +1.3pp 20th 12% above peers
Richmond, CA 12.2% 16th +1.3pp 21st on par with peers
Springfield, IL 18.3% 24th +2.3pp 22nd 50% above peers
Temecula, CA 6.1% 4th +0.8pp 23rd 50% below peers
Murrieta, CA 7.3% 7th +1.2pp 24th 40% below peers
Peoria, IL 22.0% 29th +3.8pp 25th 80% above peers
Concord, NC 10.7% 12th +2.0pp 26th 12% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 11.8% 15th +2.2pp 27th 4% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 14.3% 19th +3.2pp 28th 17% above peers
South Fulton, GA 18.9% 26th +4.7pp 29th 54% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 21.1% 28th +8.9pp 30th 73% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.6% 2nd +1.6pp 31st 70% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.4pp 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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $169,388 in August 2026, up from $165,856 a year earlier.
Big move $169,388
2003August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref $266,292 (Aug 26) +4.0%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Springfield, IL $172,189 (Aug 26) 28th +7.2% 1st 63% below peers
Peoria, IL $138,052 (Aug 26) 30th +5.6% 2nd 70% below peers
Elgin, IL $339,753 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.4% 3rd 27% below peers
Evansville, IN $204,516 (Aug 26) 26th +4.3% 4th 56% below peers
Santa Maria, CA $665,729 (Aug 26) 5th +3.7% 5th 43% above peers
Waterbury, CT $287,514 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.4% 6th 38% below peers
Beaumont, TX $174,699 (Aug 26) 27th +3.2% 7th 62% below peers
Lansing, MI $169,388 (Aug 26) 29th +2.1% 8th 64% below peers
Sparks, NV $535,221 (Aug 26) 9th +1.9% 9th 15% above peers
Provo, UT $480,829 (Aug 26) 13th +1.6% 10th 3% above peers
West Jordan, UT $554,733 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 11th 19% above peers
Manchester, NH $441,115 (Aug 26) 16th +1.1% 12th 5% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL $245,668 (Aug 26) 25th +0.9% 13th 47% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM $361,320 (Aug 26) 20th +0.6% 14th 22% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL $475,297 (Aug 26) 14th +0.4% 15th 2% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA $666,566 (Aug 26) 4th +0.2% 16th 43% above peers
Murrieta, CA $687,308 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.1% 17th 48% above peers
Temecula, CA $756,787 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.0% 18th 63% above peers
Tyler, TX $252,481 (Aug 26) 24th -0.3% 19th 46% below peers
Concord, NC $380,870 (Aug 26) 18th -0.5% 20th 18% below peers
Gresham, OR $464,687 (Aug 26) 15th -0.5% 21st on par with peers
Clearwater, FL $342,820 (Aug 26) 21st -0.6% 22nd 26% below peers
Greeley, CO $415,216 (Aug 26) 17th -1.2% 23rd 11% below peers
Everett, WA $636,751 (Aug 26) 6th -1.6% 24th 37% above peers
Richmond, CA $601,802 (Aug 26) 7th -1.7% 25th 30% above peers
Westminster, CO $514,932 (Aug 26) 10th -1.9% 26th 11% above peers
Hillsboro, OR $512,474 (Aug 26) 11th -2.6% 27th 10% above peers
Riverview, FL $363,568 (Aug 26) 19th -2.8% 28th 22% below peers
Allen, TX $485,393 (Aug 26) 12th -5.4% 29th 4% above peers
Carlsbad, CA $1,593,241 (Aug 26) 1st -15.9% 30th 243% 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 recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 17% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $109,424 in August 2026, up from $105,903 a year earlier.
Big move $109,424
2003August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref $144,183 (Aug 26) +4.3%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Peoria, IL $59,636 (Aug 26) 30th +7.6% 1st 83% below peers
Springfield, IL $85,953 (Aug 26) 29th +6.6% 2nd 76% below peers
Beaumont, TX $97,910 (Aug 26) 28th +6.1% 3rd 72% below peers
Elgin, IL $263,382 (Aug 26) 21st +5.4% 4th 25% below peers
Evansville, IN $116,755 (Aug 26) 26th +4.5% 5th 67% below peers
Santa Maria, CA $558,449 (Aug 26) 5th +4.4% 6th 58% above peers
Waterbury, CT $209,519 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.4% 7th 41% below peers
Lansing, MI $109,424 (Aug 26) 27th +3.3% 8th 69% below peers
Sparks, NV $416,227 (Aug 26) 9th +1.7% 9th 18% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA $579,642 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.7% 10th 64% above peers
Manchester, NH $336,955 (Aug 26) 17th +1.4% 11th 5% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM $300,979 (Aug 26) 18th +1.4% 12th 15% below peers
West Jordan, UT $451,324 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 13th 28% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL $364,303 (Aug 26) 14th +0.4% 14th 3% above peers
Provo, UT $353,190 (Aug 26) 15th +0.2% 15th on par with peers
Temecula, CA $626,858 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.0% 16th 77% above peers
Murrieta, CA $566,220 (Aug 26) 4th -0.3% 17th 60% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL $149,142 (Aug 26) 25th -0.4% 18th 58% below peers
Concord, NC $274,252 (Aug 26) 20th -0.6% 19th 22% below peers
Gresham, OR $366,857 (Aug 26) 13th -1.1% 20th 4% above peers
Greeley, CO $343,271 (Aug 26) 16th -1.3% 21st 3% below peers
Richmond, CA $465,008 (Aug 26) 7th -1.4% 22nd 32% above peers
Everett, WA $472,835 (Aug 26) 6th -1.6% 23rd 34% above peers
Carlsbad, CA $981,152 (Aug 26) 1st -1.8% 24th 178% above peers
Tyler, TX $151,432 (Aug 26) 24th -2.6% 25th 57% below peers
Westminster, CO $391,904 (Aug 26) 11th -2.7% 26th 11% above peers
Riverview, FL $286,786 (Aug 26) 19th -3.4% 27th 19% below peers
Hillsboro, OR $407,638 (Aug 26) 10th -3.6% 28th 15% above peers
Clearwater, FL $179,443 (Aug 26) 23rd -4.7% 29th 49% below peers
Allen, TX $368,034 (Aug 26) 12th -4.9% 30th 4% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.6% to 53.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (51.6% to 53.8%).
Bright spot 53.8%
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
Michigan ref 73.2% +2.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
Waterbury, CT 47.2% 28th +5.8pp 1st 19% below peers
Manchester, NH 48.7% 27th +4.6pp 2nd 17% below peers
Richmond, CA 54.7% 21st +4.9pp 3rd 7% below peers
Everett, WA 49.0% 26th +3.1pp 4th 16% below peers
Lansing, MI 53.8% 23rd +3.2pp 5th 8% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 82.2% 1st +4.7pp 6th 40% above peers
South Fulton, GA 71.5% 5th +4.1pp 7th 22% above peers
Murrieta, CA 69.5% 6th +3.5pp 8th 19% above peers
Riverview, FL 75.7% 3rd +3.7pp 9th 29% above peers
Tyler, TX 55.4% 19th +2.5pp 10th 5% below peers
Temecula, CA 68.0% 8th +3.0pp 11th 16% above peers
Springfield, IL 64.3% 11th +2.9pp 12th 10% above peers
West Jordan, UT 77.2% 2nd +2.4pp 13th 32% above peers
Elgin, IL 72.0% 4th +2.1pp 14th 23% above peers
Gresham, OR 55.8% 18th +1.6pp 15th 5% below peers
Peoria, IL 57.5% 17th +1.6pp 16th 2% below peers
Beaumont, TX 55.3% 20th +1.3pp 17th 6% below peers
Greeley, CO 60.9% 14th +1.3pp 18th 4% above peers
Sparks, NV 59.8% 15th +1.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 64.4% 10th +0.9pp 20th 10% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 50.2% 25th +0.5pp 21st 14% below peers
Clearwater, FL 58.6% 16th +0.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Provo, UT 39.4% 30th -0.2pp 23rd 33% below peers
Evansville, IN 54.6% 22nd -0.5pp 24th 7% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 33.5% 31st -0.5pp 25th 43% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 62.9% 12th -1.8pp 26th 7% above peers
Concord, NC 65.2% 9th -2.5pp 27th 11% above peers
Westminster, CO 61.9% 13th -3.2pp 28th 6% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 50.2% 24th -3.0pp 29th 14% below peers
Allen, TX 69.4% 7th -4.7pp 30th 18% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 42.9% 29th -5.5pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,222 in August 2026, up from $1,153 a year earlier.
Big move $1,222
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%
Sparks, NV $2,140 (Aug 26) 7th +9.2% 1st 12% above peers
Lansing, MI $1,222 (Aug 26) 28th +6.0% 2nd 36% below peers
Carlsbad, CA $3,556 (Aug 26) 1st +4.7% 3rd 86% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL $1,448 (Aug 26) 24th +4.4% 4th 24% below peers
Peoria, IL $1,266 (Aug 26) 26th +4.2% 5th 34% below peers
Elgin, IL $1,976 (Aug 26) 11th +4.0% 6th 3% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM $1,915 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 7th on par with peers
Provo, UT $1,602 (Aug 26) 21st +3.9% 8th 16% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL $2,571 (Aug 26) 5th +3.8% 9th 34% above peers
Manchester, NH $2,094 (Aug 26) 10th +3.7% 10th 9% above peers
Waterbury, CT $1,540 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.5% 11th 20% below peers
Temecula, CA $3,020 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.2% 12th 58% above peers
Santa Maria, CA $2,537 (Aug 26) 6th +2.9% 13th 33% above peers
Springfield, IL $1,159 (Aug 26) 29th +2.9% 14th 39% below peers
Evansville, IN $1,076 (Aug 26) 30th +2.6% 15th 44% below peers
Richmond, CA $2,575 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 16th 34% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA $2,111 (Aug 26) 9th +2.3% 17th 10% above peers
Concord, NC $1,813 (Aug 26) 17th +2.1% 18th 5% below peers
Everett, WA $1,946 (Aug 26) 13th +2.0% 19th 2% above peers
Tyler, TX $1,314 (Aug 26) 25th +1.6% 20th 31% below peers
Murrieta, CA $2,672 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.5% 21st 40% above peers
Beaumont, TX $1,243 (Aug 26) 27th +1.4% 22nd 35% below peers
Westminster, CO $1,884 (Aug 26) 16th +0.6% 23rd 2% below peers
Allen, TX $1,714 (Aug 26) 18th +0.3% 24th 10% below peers
West Jordan, UT $1,687 (Aug 26) 19th +0.1% 25th 12% below peers
Riverview, FL $2,129 (Aug 26) 8th -0.4% 26th 11% above peers
Clearwater, FL $1,963 (Aug 26) 12th -0.9% 27th 3% above peers
Hillsboro, OR $1,944 (Aug 26) 14th -0.9% 28th 2% above peers
Gresham, OR $1,617 (Aug 26) 20th -0.9% 29th 16% below peers
Greeley, CO $1,456 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.0% 30th 24% below 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 (35.8% then, 34.1% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 8.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.9% to 34.1%).
34.1%
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
Michigan ref 27.4% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rio Rancho, NM 24.4% 1st -5.9pp 1st 33% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 44.0% 27th -4.9pp 2nd 22% above peers
Lansing, MI 34.1% 14th -1.7pp 3rd 6% below peers
Richmond, CA 43.1% 26th -1.9pp 4th 19% above peers
Springfield, IL 27.4% 3rd -1.1pp 5th 24% below peers
Elgin, IL 31.9% 6th -1.2pp 6th 12% below peers
Gresham, OR 42.9% 25th -1.4pp 7th 19% above peers
Provo, UT 39.1% 18th -1.2pp 8th 8% above peers
Evansville, IN 32.5% 10th -0.9pp 9th 10% below peers
Tyler, TX 32.4% 9th -0.6pp 10th 10% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 51.7% 31st -0.5pp 11th 43% above peers
Sparks, NV 32.4% 8th -0.1pp 12th 11% below peers
Manchester, NH 38.3% 17th +0.0pp 13th 6% above peers
Murrieta, CA 40.8% 22nd +0.3pp 14th 13% above peers
Waterbury, CT 48.3% 30th +0.6pp 15th 33% above peers
Everett, WA 42.1% 24th +1.3pp 16th 16% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 41.2% 23rd +1.5pp 17th 14% above peers
Westminster, CO 33.0% 11th +1.5pp 18th 9% below peers
Temecula, CA 39.3% 19th +1.9pp 19th 9% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 33.4% 13th +1.7pp 20th 8% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 44.5% 29th +2.5pp 21st 23% above peers
West Jordan, UT 27.3% 2nd +1.9pp 22nd 25% below peers
Peoria, IL 33.2% 12th +2.7pp 23rd 8% below peers
Clearwater, FL 44.0% 28th +3.8pp 24th 22% above peers
South Fulton, GA 36.2% 16th +3.3pp 25th on par with peers
Riverview, FL 32.0% 7th +3.2pp 26th 12% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 39.8% 20th +4.2pp 27th 10% above peers
Concord, NC 31.2% 4th +3.6pp 28th 14% below peers
Beaumont, TX 35.1% 15th +4.7pp 29th 3% below peers
Allen, TX 31.4% 5th +4.8pp 30th 13% below peers
Greeley, CO 40.4% 21st +6.2pp 31st 12% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • High Point, NC down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.0pp 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 (12.6% then, 11.8% now; margin ±1.7pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 11.8%).
Needs attention 11.8%
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
Michigan ref 7.0% -0.7pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Peoria, IL 10.1% 26th -4.1pp 1st 61% above peers
Everett, WA 8.0% 20th -2.1pp 2nd 27% above peers
Clearwater, FL 8.9% 23rd -2.3pp 3rd 41% above peers
Sparks, NV 4.7% 10th -1.1pp 4th 25% below peers
Manchester, NH 7.4% 18th -1.6pp 5th 18% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 6.1% 15th -0.9pp 6th 3% below peers
Murrieta, CA 2.7% 1st -0.3pp 7th 58% below peers
Lansing, MI 11.8% 30th -0.8pp 8th 87% above peers
Waterbury, CT 18.6% 31st -1.3pp 9th 197% above peers
Evansville, IN 10.2% 27th -0.7pp 10th 62% above peers
Springfield, IL 10.3% 28th -0.5pp 11th 64% above peers
Concord, NC 4.5% 9th -0.2pp 12th 28% below peers
Richmond, CA 8.3% 21st -0.3pp 13th 31% above peers
South Fulton, GA 3.9% 8th -0.1pp 14th 38% below peers
Greeley, CO 5.6% 14th +0.0pp 15th 12% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 7.8% 19th +0.0pp 16th 24% above peers
Elgin, IL 5.5% 13th +0.1pp 17th 12% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 11.4% 29th +0.5pp 18th 81% above peers
Tyler, TX 6.3% 16th +0.3pp 19th on par with peers
Gresham, OR 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 20th 40% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 9.6% 25th +0.9pp 21st 53% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 2.7% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 58% below peers
Provo, UT 4.7% 11th +0.6pp 23rd 25% below peers
Beaumont, TX 9.6% 24th +1.4pp 24th 52% above peers
Westminster, CO 4.9% 12th +0.8pp 25th 22% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.2% 7th +0.6pp 26th 49% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 6.3% 17th +1.4pp 27th on par with peers
Allen, TX 3.2% 6th +0.9pp 28th 50% below peers
Temecula, CA 2.7% 4th +0.8pp 29th 56% below peers
Riverview, FL 3.1% 5th +0.9pp 30th 51% below peers
West Jordan, UT 2.7% 3rd +0.9pp 31st 57% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 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 →
  • Athens, GA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Bernardino, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.2% to 6.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Lansing started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 6.1%).
Bright spot 6.1%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 4.9% -0.6pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Riverview, FL 7.5% 11th -3.4pp 1st 10% below peers
Richmond, CA 7.4% 9th -2.7pp 2nd 10% below peers
Manchester, NH 7.5% 12th -2.4pp 3rd 8% below peers
Murrieta, CA 4.6% 3rd -1.4pp 4th 44% below peers
West Jordan, UT 8.0% 13th -2.2pp 5th 3% below peers
Provo, UT 9.0% 20th -2.2pp 6th 9% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 14.9% 27th -3.5pp 7th 81% above peers
Evansville, IN 8.2% 15th -1.7pp 8th 1% below peers
Lansing, MI 6.1% 6th -1.2pp 9th 26% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 4.0% 1st -0.8pp 10th 52% below peers
Temecula, CA 5.3% 4th -1.0pp 11th 35% below peers
South Fulton, GA 10.0% 22nd -1.6pp 12th 21% above peers
Elgin, IL 10.8% 25th -0.6pp 13th 31% above peers
Springfield, IL 4.1% 2nd -0.2pp 14th 50% below peers
Everett, WA 9.3% 21st -0.1pp 15th 13% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 19.8% 30th -0.1pp 16th 140% above peers
Gresham, OR 8.0% 14th -0.0pp 17th 2% below peers
Concord, NC 8.6% 19th +0.0pp 18th 5% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 7.4% 10th +0.1pp 19th 10% below peers
Waterbury, CT 8.4% 18th +0.2pp 20th 2% above peers
Beaumont, TX 20.3% 31st +0.6pp 21st 146% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 14.6% 26th +0.5pp 22nd 78% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 6.2% 7th +0.2pp 23rd 25% below peers
Sparks, NV 10.2% 23rd +0.8pp 24th 24% above peers
Tyler, TX 18.0% 29th +1.5pp 25th 118% above peers
Clearwater, FL 15.1% 28th +1.3pp 26th 83% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 5.7% 5th +0.5pp 27th 31% below peers
Allen, TX 8.4% 17th +1.2pp 28th 2% above peers
Peoria, IL 6.8% 8th +1.0pp 29th 17% below peers
Greeley, CO 10.3% 24th +1.8pp 30th 25% above peers
Westminster, CO 8.2% 16th +1.8pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 ±0.7pp 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 above the peer median.

37.7%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 36.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Carlsbad, CA 23.6% 1st 30% below peers
Westminster, CO 28.3% 2nd 16% below peers
Allen, TX 28.5% 3rd 16% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 29.0% 4th 14% below peers
Sparks, NV 29.9% 5th 12% below peers
Temecula, CA 30.4% 6th 10% below peers
Riverview, FL 31.3% 7th 7% below peers
Murrieta, CA 31.3% 8th 7% below peers
Gresham, OR 31.6% 9th 7% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 31.6% 10th 7% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 32.5% 11th 4% below peers
West Jordan, UT 32.6% 12th 4% below peers
Richmond, CA 33.1% 13th 2% below peers
Manchester, NH 33.3% 14th 1% below peers
Clearwater, FL 33.5% 15th 1% below peers
Greeley, CO 33.8% 16th on par with peers
Miami Gardens, FL 34.6% 17th 2% above peers
Provo, UT 34.8% 18th 3% above peers
Everett, WA 35.0% 19th 4% above peers
Concord, NC 35.3% 20th 4% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 35.7% 21st 6% above peers
Peoria, IL 36.8% 22nd 9% above peers
South Fulton, GA 37.0% 23rd 9% above peers
Lansing, MI 37.7% 24th 12% above peers
Elgin, IL 38.0% 25th 12% above peers
Waterbury, CT 38.1% 26th 13% above peers
Beaumont, TX 39.3% 27th 16% above peers
Springfield, IL 39.5% 28th 17% above peers
Tyler, TX 39.8% 29th 18% above peers
Evansville, IN 41.6% 30th 23% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 44.3% 31st 31% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal) ★ National leader
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 (2.8% then, 2.1% now; margin ±1.0pp). 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
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.5% to 2.1%).
Needs attention 2.1%
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
Michigan ref 3.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Riverview, FL 3.6% 10th -3.1pp 1st 15% below peers
South Fulton, GA 4.3% 17th -2.2pp 2nd 1% above peers
Richmond, CA 3.2% 5th -1.5pp 3rd 25% below peers
Springfield, IL 1.3% 1st -0.5pp 4th 70% below peers
Lansing, MI 2.1% 2nd -0.7pp 5th 51% below peers
Sparks, NV 5.2% 20th -1.2pp 6th 22% above peers
Westminster, CO 3.3% 7th -0.7pp 7th 23% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 2.7% 4th -0.5pp 8th 37% below peers
Provo, UT 9.2% 27th -1.5pp 9th 116% above peers
West Jordan, UT 6.7% 26th -0.8pp 10th 57% above peers
Temecula, CA 4.1% 15th -0.5pp 11th 3% below peers
Concord, NC 3.8% 12th -0.4pp 12th 12% below peers
Elgin, IL 3.8% 14th -0.2pp 13th 10% below peers
Everett, WA 3.3% 6th -0.1pp 14th 23% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 2.5% 3rd -0.0pp 15th 41% below peers
East Los Angeles, CA 5.2% 21st +0.1pp 16th 23% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 5.8% 24th +0.4pp 17th 36% above peers
Peoria, IL 3.5% 9th +0.5pp 18th 18% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.3% 16th +0.6pp 19th on par with peers
Beaumont, TX 11.7% 31st +1.7pp 20th 176% above peers
Greeley, CO 5.4% 22nd +1.1pp 21st 27% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.5% 8th +0.7pp 22nd 19% below peers
Tyler, TX 10.6% 28th +2.3pp 23rd 148% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 10.8% 29th +2.6pp 24th 154% above peers
Evansville, IN 5.0% 19th +1.5pp 25th 18% above peers
Clearwater, FL 11.4% 30th +3.9pp 26th 169% above peers
Allen, TX 6.1% 25th +2.3pp 27th 43% above peers
Waterbury, CT 3.8% 13th +1.5pp 28th 10% below peers
Murrieta, CA 3.7% 11th +2.0pp 29th 14% below peers
Gresham, OR 4.7% 18th +2.6pp 30th 9% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 5.6% 23rd +3.6pp 31st 31% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 Bedford, MA down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Salem, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *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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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 26.2% to 30.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Lansing started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.1% to 30.2%).
Bright spot 30.2%
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
Michigan ref 32.5% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
East Los Angeles, CA 11.4% 31st +2.7pp 1st 65% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 18.1% 28th +4.0pp 2nd 45% below peers
Everett, WA 28.8% 21st +5.5pp 3rd 12% below peers
Sparks, NV 27.6% 23rd +4.4pp 4th 15% below peers
Richmond, CA 33.0% 15th +4.8pp 5th 1% above peers
West Jordan, UT 29.1% 20th +4.1pp 6th 11% below peers
Riverview, FL 36.5% 11th +5.2pp 7th 12% above peers
Westminster, CO 44.6% 4th +6.0pp 8th 37% above peers
Lansing, MI 30.2% 19th +4.1pp 9th 7% below peers
Temecula, CA 38.8% 9th +4.8pp 10th 19% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 15.7% 30th +1.8pp 11th 52% below peers
Manchester, NH 34.0% 14th +3.9pp 12th 4% above peers
Greeley, CO 27.8% 22nd +3.0pp 13th 15% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 34.0% 13th +3.5pp 14th 4% above peers
Elgin, IL 27.0% 24th +2.5pp 15th 17% below peers
Waterbury, CT 17.3% 29th +1.6pp 16th 47% below peers
Concord, NC 40.9% 6th +3.4pp 17th 26% above peers
Peoria, IL 37.6% 10th +2.7pp 18th 16% above peers
Murrieta, CA 32.6% 16th +2.3pp 19th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 32.6% 17th +2.2pp 20th on par with peers
Tyler, TX 31.4% 18th +2.0pp 21st 4% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 39.4% 7th +2.5pp 22nd 21% above peers
Evansville, IN 22.8% 27th +1.2pp 23rd 30% below peers
Allen, TX 57.5% 2nd +2.9pp 24th 76% above peers
Provo, UT 45.2% 3rd +2.1pp 25th 39% above peers
Gresham, OR 23.3% 26th +1.0pp 26th 29% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 62.1% 1st +2.5pp 27th 90% above peers
South Fulton, GA 39.0% 8th +1.6pp 28th 20% above peers
Springfield, IL 36.3% 12th +0.5pp 29th 11% above peers
Beaumont, TX 24.9% 25th +0.4pp 30th 24% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 42.3% 5th +0.3pp 31st 30% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. George, UT up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (39.8% then, 49.1% now; margin ±10.3pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 12.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.9% to 49.0%).
Bright spot 49.1%
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
Michigan ref 44.4% -3.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Lansing, MI 49.0% 13th +9.2pp 1st 4% above peers
Clearwater, FL 55.3% 3rd +10.3pp 2nd 17% above peers
Provo, UT 37.5% 24th +3.3pp 3rd 21% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 48.6% 14th +3.7pp 4th 3% above peers
Elgin, IL 51.2% 8th +3.7pp 5th 9% above peers
Concord, NC 51.2% 7th +2.0pp 6th 9% above peers
Westminster, CO 52.0% 6th +2.0pp 7th 10% above peers
Peoria, IL 51.1% 9th +1.9pp 8th 8% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 62.3% 2nd +1.6pp 9th 32% above peers
Riverview, FL 52.5% 5th +0.7pp 10th 11% above peers
Beaumont, TX 49.8% 12th +0.3pp 11th 5% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 36.2% 25th +0.0pp 12th 23% below peers
Greeley, CO 38.3% 23rd -0.8pp 13th 19% below peers
South Fulton, GA 65.8% 1st -2.0pp 14th 39% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 41.7% 17th -1.6pp 15th 12% below peers
Manchester, NH 47.2% 16th -2.2pp 16th on par with peers
Sparks, NV 38.8% 20th -2.6pp 17th 18% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 26.0% 31st -1.8pp 18th 45% below peers
Temecula, CA 41.0% 18th -3.2pp 19th 13% below peers
Richmond, CA 38.9% 19th -4.6pp 20th 18% below peers
Gresham, OR 31.2% 29th -4.5pp 21st 34% below peers
Waterbury, CT 47.7% 15th -8.1pp 22nd 1% above peers
Murrieta, CA 36.0% 26th -6.5pp 23rd 24% below peers
Evansville, IN 34.3% 28th -6.4pp 24th 27% below peers
Springfield, IL 49.9% 11th -10.9pp 25th 6% above peers
West Jordan, UT 38.4% 22nd -8.5pp 26th 19% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 55.1% 4th -12.6pp 27th 17% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 38.5% 21st -10.3pp 28th 18% below peers
Allen, TX 51.0% 10th -14.5pp 29th 8% above peers
Everett, WA 26.9% 30th -14.8pp 30th 43% below peers
Tyler, TX 34.8% 27th -19.3pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±8.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better 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 (9.9% then, 11.0% now; margin ±5.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.6% to 11.0%).
Needs attention 11.0%
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
Michigan ref 7.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Temecula, CA 2.5% 2nd -4.0pp 1st 67% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.0% 4th -5.2pp 2nd 47% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 5.3% 6th -5.8pp 3rd 29% below peers
Riverview, FL 5.5% 7th -4.5pp 4th 27% below peers
Provo, UT 4.2% 5th -3.2pp 5th 44% below peers
Richmond, CA 8.0% 18th -5.6pp 6th 6% above peers
Evansville, IN 5.8% 9th -2.1pp 7th 24% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 7.6% 16th -2.5pp 8th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 7.5% 15th -2.1pp 9th 1% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 2.5% 1st -0.6pp 10th 67% below peers
Everett, WA 8.7% 20th -1.4pp 11th 15% above peers
Concord, NC 6.4% 10th -0.7pp 12th 16% below peers
Springfield, IL 9.7% 25th -0.9pp 13th 28% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 6.8% 13th -0.6pp 14th 11% below peers
West Jordan, UT 6.6% 12th -0.0pp 15th 13% below peers
Elgin, IL 6.4% 11th +0.2pp 16th 16% below peers
Lansing, MI 11.0% 28th +1.0pp 17th 45% above peers
Beaumont, TX 11.2% 29th +1.1pp 18th 47% above peers
Tyler, TX 8.4% 19th +1.1pp 19th 11% above peers
Miami Gardens, FL 9.1% 21st +1.7pp 20th 19% above peers
Gresham, OR 9.6% 24th +2.0pp 21st 27% above peers
Peoria, IL 11.3% 30th +3.1pp 22nd 50% above peers
Greeley, CO 7.9% 17th +2.9pp 23rd 4% above peers
Waterbury, CT 14.2% 31st +6.2pp 24th 88% above peers
Allen, TX 5.8% 8th +2.6pp 25th 24% below peers
Westminster, CO 7.1% 14th +3.4pp 26th 6% below peers
Murrieta, CA 9.2% 22nd +4.5pp 27th 22% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 3.1% 3rd +1.6pp 28th 60% below peers
Sparks, NV 9.4% 23rd +4.8pp 29th 24% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 10.7% 27th +6.4pp 30th 41% above peers
South Fulton, GA 10.5% 26th +8.7pp 31st 39% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 117,159 to 113,023 - more than the combined survey margin (±130). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 73% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (114,382 to 113,023).
Big move 113,023
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Riverview, FL 113,697 11th +19% 1st 1% above peers
Concord, NC 108,719 29th +18% 2nd 3% below peers
South Fulton, GA 110,471 24th +15% 3rd 2% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 108,515 30th +13% 4th 3% below peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 111,038 22nd +12% 5th 1% below peers
Sparks, NV 110,024 27th +9% 6th 2% below peers
Allen, TX 110,265 26th +8% 7th 2% below peers
Waterbury, CT 114,869 8th +6% 8th 2% above peers
Richmond, CA 115,505 5th +5% 9th 3% above peers
Greeley, CO 110,806 23rd +5% 10th 1% below peers
Tyler, TX 109,215 28th +4% 11th 3% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 110,462 25th +4% 12th 2% below peers
Manchester, NH 115,643 4th +3% 13th 3% above peers
West Jordan, UT 116,692 2nd +2% 14th 4% above peers
Westminster, CO 115,484 6th +2% 15th 3% above peers
Elgin, IL 114,934 7th +2% 16th 2% above peers
Everett, WA 111,845 19th +2% 17th on par with peers
Clearwater, FL 117,247 1st +2% 18th 4% above peers
Gresham, OR 112,378 16th +2% 19th on par with peers
Miami Gardens, FL 113,177 14th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Hillsboro, OR 108,231 31st +2% 21st 4% below peers
Carlsbad, CA 114,373 10th +0% 22nd 2% above peers
Murrieta, CA 112,064 18th -1% 23rd on par with peers
Peoria, IL 112,169 17th -1% 24th on par with peers
Provo, UT 114,766 9th -1% 25th 2% above peers
Temecula, CA 111,167 21st -2% 26th 1% below peers
Evansville, IN 116,116 3rd -2% 27th 3% above peers
Springfield, IL 113,330 12th -2% 28th 1% above peers
Lansing, MI 113,023 15th -4% 29th 1% above peers
Beaumont, TX 113,279 13th -4% 30th 1% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 111,647 20th -8% 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 ±114 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.6% to 21.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.7% to 21.6%).
21.6%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 21.2% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
South Fulton, GA 26.5% 5th +1.7pp 1st 14% above peers
Concord, NC 26.8% 3rd +0.7pp 2nd 16% above peers
Evansville, IN 21.3% 22nd +0.3pp 3rd 8% below peers
Tyler, TX 23.3% 15th +0.3pp 4th 1% above peers
Beaumont, TX 25.3% 10th +0.3pp 5th 9% above peers
Peoria, IL 24.4% 12th +0.3pp 6th 5% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 23.4% 14th +0.2pp 7th 1% above peers
Greeley, CO 25.0% 11th +0.2pp 8th 8% above peers
Riverview, FL 26.3% 6th +0.2pp 9th 14% above peers
Santa Maria, CA 30.9% 1st -0.6pp 10th 33% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 17.4% 30th -0.6pp 11th 25% below peers
Everett, WA 19.8% 26th -0.8pp 12th 15% below peers
Lansing, MI 21.6% 21st -1.0pp 13th 7% below peers
Elgin, IL 25.3% 9th -1.2pp 14th 9% above peers
Richmond, CA 20.8% 23rd -1.0pp 15th 10% below peers
Springfield, IL 20.8% 24th -1.1pp 16th 10% below peers
Sparks, NV 22.1% 20th -1.4pp 17th 5% below peers
Waterbury, CT 23.2% 16th -1.5pp 18th on par with peers
Rio Rancho, NM 22.8% 17th -1.6pp 19th 2% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 22.7% 18th -1.7pp 20th 2% below peers
Temecula, CA 26.8% 4th -2.1pp 21st 16% above peers
Manchester, NH 18.0% 29th -1.5pp 22nd 22% below peers
Gresham, OR 22.7% 19th -2.0pp 23rd 2% below peers
Murrieta, CA 26.3% 7th -2.3pp 24th 14% above peers
Clearwater, FL 16.9% 31st -1.6pp 25th 27% below peers
West Jordan, UT 27.7% 2nd -2.8pp 26th 20% above peers
Allen, TX 25.4% 8th -2.9pp 27th 10% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 24.1% 13th -3.2pp 28th 4% above peers
Westminster, CO 19.3% 27th -2.7pp 29th 17% below peers
Provo, UT 18.7% 28th -3.1pp 30th 19% below peers
Hillsboro, OR 20.4% 25th -3.8pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 (49.0% then, 48.2% now; margin ±6.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.7% to 48.2%).
Big move 48.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 30.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Hillsboro, OR 30.3% 22nd +7.8pp 1st 13% below peers
West Jordan, UT 21.4% 26th +4.7pp 2nd 38% below peers
Provo, UT 17.8% 30th +3.7pp 3rd 49% below peers
Concord, NC 33.0% 17th +6.6pp 4th 5% below peers
Gresham, OR 38.7% 14th +7.4pp 5th 12% above peers
Greeley, CO 34.7% 16th +6.4pp 6th on par with peers
East Los Angeles, CA 45.1% 9th +7.7pp 7th 30% above peers
Sparks, NV 32.7% 18th +5.3pp 8th 6% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 42.6% 11th +5.7pp 9th 23% above peers
Allen, TX 15.2% 31st +1.9pp 10th 56% below peers
Manchester, NH 44.7% 10th +3.9pp 11th 29% above peers
Elgin, IL 31.2% 19th +2.4pp 12th 10% below peers
Rio Rancho, NM 30.3% 21st +2.3pp 13th 13% below peers
Temecula, CA 20.5% 27th +1.5pp 14th 41% below peers
Beaumont, TX 50.5% 2nd +3.2pp 15th 45% above peers
Riverview, FL 28.0% 25th +0.8pp 16th 19% below peers
Peoria, IL 45.5% 8th +0.8pp 17th 31% above peers
Waterbury, CT 57.5% 1st +1.0pp 18th 66% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 19.3% 29th +0.3pp 19th 44% below peers
Westminster, CO 28.4% 24th +0.2pp 20th 18% below peers
Richmond, CA 35.5% 15th -0.0pp 21st 2% above peers
Tyler, TX 30.7% 20th -0.1pp 22nd 11% below peers
South Fulton, GA 40.7% 13th -0.4pp 23rd 17% above peers
Lansing, MI 48.2% 4th -0.9pp 24th 39% above peers
Clearwater, FL 41.9% 12th -0.8pp 25th 21% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 46.4% 6th -1.2pp 26th 34% above peers
Evansville, IN 46.7% 5th -2.7pp 27th 34% above peers
Springfield, IL 45.8% 7th -2.8pp 28th 32% above peers
Murrieta, CA 20.1% 28th -2.2pp 29th 42% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 50.4% 3rd -9.2pp 30th 45% above peers
Everett, WA 30.2% 23rd -7.0pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 ±5.6pp 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 (73.5% then, 68.0% now; margin ±9.1pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.1% to 68.0%).
68.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Michigan ref 67.0% -0.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Hillsboro, OR 69.0% 19th +13.2pp 1st 1% below peers
Provo, UT 49.1% 31st +9.2pp 2nd 30% below peers
West Jordan, UT 70.4% 15th +12.4pp 3rd 1% above peers
Gresham, OR 69.1% 18th +12.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Greeley, CO 63.8% 25th +8.7pp 5th 9% below peers
South Fulton, GA 84.7% 1st +10.5pp 6th 21% above peers
Sparks, NV 75.0% 3rd +9.2pp 7th 7% above peers
Temecula, CA 61.4% 27th +7.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Miami Gardens, FL 73.2% 8th +8.3pp 9th 5% above peers
Clearwater, FL 71.7% 11th +7.6pp 10th 3% above peers
Beaumont, TX 65.5% 23rd +6.9pp 11th 6% below peers
Peoria, IL 74.4% 5th +7.5pp 12th 6% above peers
Carlsbad, CA 74.2% 6th +7.1pp 13th 6% above peers
Rio Rancho, NM 64.6% 24th +6.1pp 14th 8% below peers
Richmond, CA 66.2% 22nd +4.9pp 15th 5% below peers
Waterbury, CT 74.6% 4th +5.5pp 16th 7% above peers
Tyler, TX 69.5% 17th +4.1pp 17th 1% below peers
Westminster, CO 71.5% 12th +3.8pp 18th 2% above peers
Springfield, IL 79.6% 2nd +2.2pp 19th 14% above peers
Elgin, IL 70.7% 14th +0.3pp 20th 1% above peers
Manchester, NH 71.1% 13th +0.3pp 21st 2% above peers
Concord, NC 73.8% 7th -0.3pp 22nd 6% above peers
Allen, TX 63.0% 26th -0.5pp 23rd 10% below peers
Evansville, IN 71.8% 10th -0.6pp 24th 3% above peers
Tuscaloosa, AL 72.2% 9th -1.0pp 25th 3% above peers
East Los Angeles, CA 59.2% 29th -1.7pp 26th 15% below peers
Riverview, FL 69.9% 16th -4.4pp 27th on par with peers
Lansing, MI 68.0% 20th -5.5pp 28th 3% below peers
Everett, WA 60.2% 28th -6.0pp 29th 14% below peers
Santa Maria, CA 67.5% 21st -6.8pp 30th 3% below peers
Murrieta, CA 54.9% 30th -6.0pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 35 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 ±7.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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