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430,324 people (2025) 250k-1m Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Minneapolis, MN shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
17.9%
2020-24
▼ 30%
relative change
25.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$80,846
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
$62,583 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
16.0%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
19.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.4%
2019-23
▼ 16%
relative change
14.7% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.6%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
55.5%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
50.4% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
90.9%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
83.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
15.6%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
16.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.0%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.9%
2020-24
▲ 26%
relative change
3.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
1,047 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
1,055 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Homicide
Homicide rate
54 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 21%
relative change
68 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Minneapolis, MN shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.4%
Jul 2026
▲ 16%
relative change
3.8% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
50.2%
2020-24
▼ 9%
relative change
55.4% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
1,264 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 4%
relative change
1,311 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
4,738 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
4,827 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
47.7%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
47.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.50
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
0.50 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
35.1%
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
34.7% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 3 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 →
Children
Children's share of the population
18.8%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
19.8% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,682
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,625 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
74.6%
2020-24
high
vs peers
78.5% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 80% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities. Minneapolis 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: 1,047 in July 2026, down from 1,055 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,047 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Arlington, TX 360 (Jul 26) -18.9% 1st
Long Beach, CA 670 (Jul 26) -18.7% 2nd
Cleveland, OH 1,357 (Jun 26) -17.3% 3rd
Miami, FL 315 (Jul 26) -15.7% 4th
Tulsa, OK 758 (May 26) -15.4% 5th
Aurora, CO 713 (Jul 26) -15.3% 6th
Raleigh, NC 392 (Jul 26) -12.1% 7th
Henderson, NV 211 (Jul 26) -11.3% 8th
Colorado Springs, CO 674 (Jul 26) -7.2% 9th
Kansas City, MO 1,367 (Jul 26) -6.5% 10th
Sacramento, CA 619 (Jul 26) -6.5% 11th
Omaha, NE 354 (Jul 26) -1.0% 12th
Minneapolis, MN 1,047 (Jul 26) -0.8% 13th
Mesa, AZ 441 (Jul 26) -0.3% 14th
Bakersfield, CA 507 (Jul 26) +6.9% 15th
Virginia Beach, VA 100 (Jul 26) +13.7% 16th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 2% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 94% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 8% higher than in 2021 (4,420 then, 4,756 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5,466 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4,738 in July 2026, down from 4,827 a year earlier.
Needs attention 4,738 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Long Beach, CA 2,312 (Jul 26) -20.4% 1st
Arlington, TX 1,800 (Jul 26) -18.9% 2nd
Miami, FL 2,205 (Jul 26) -17.5% 3rd
Raleigh, NC 2,139 (Jul 26) -17.2% 4th
Cleveland, OH 4,097 (Jun 26) -17.2% 5th
Mesa, AZ 1,178 (Jul 26) -15.6% 6th
Tulsa, OK 2,985 (May 26) -15.4% 7th
Atlanta, GA 3,121 (Apr 26) -14.8% 8th
Aurora, CO 2,355 (Jul 26) -14.7% 9th
Sacramento, CA 2,060 (Jul 26) -13.0% 10th
Virginia Beach, VA 1,381 (Jul 26) -12.9% 11th
Omaha, NE 2,652 (Jul 26) -11.1% 12th
Colorado Springs, CO 3,010 (Jul 26) -10.9% 13th
Kansas City, MO 3,950 (Jul 26) -7.9% 14th
Henderson, NV 1,444 (Jul 26) -5.0% 15th
Minneapolis, MN 4,738 (Jul 26) -1.8% 16th
Bakersfield, CA 2,261 (Jul 26) +7.5% 17th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Tucson, AZ down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lubbock, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% 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 21% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities. Minneapolis 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 rose about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 54 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 68 in the prior 12 months. That is 13 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 54 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Henderson, NV 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Arlington, TX 2 (Jul 26) -57.8% 2nd
Aurora, CO 5 (Jul 26) -43.2% 3rd
Raleigh, NC 3 (Jul 26) -36.0% 4th
Virginia Beach, VA 2 (Jul 26) -35.9% 5th
Colorado Springs, CO 4 (Jul 26) -35.7% 6th
Sacramento, CA 6 (Jul 26) -30.3% 7th
Mesa, AZ 3 (Jul 26) -26.2% 8th
Bakersfield, CA 5 (Jul 26) -25.0% 9th
Atlanta, GA 16 (Jul 26) -21.8% 10th
Minneapolis, MN 13 (Jul 26) -20.6% 11th
Miami, FL 4 (Jul 26) -18.3% 12th
Kansas City, MO 26 (Jul 26) -11.3% 13th
Tulsa, OK 6 (May 26) -7.1% 14th
Omaha, NE 4 (Jul 26) -4.4% 15th
Long Beach, CA 6 (Jul 26) -3.7% 16th
New Orleans, LA 28 (Jul 26) -1.9% 17th
Cleveland, OH 28 (Jun 26) +4.1% 18th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Newark, NJ down about 39% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Baltimore, MD down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Columbus, OH down about 29% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 13% 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, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 4% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 33% higher than in 2021 (962 then, 1,276 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,913 in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 25% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,264 in July 2026, down from 1,311 a year earlier.
Needs attention 1,264 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Colorado Springs, CO 298 (Jul 26) -48.4% 1st
Aurora, CO 392 (Jul 26) -41.8% 2nd
Arlington, TX 176 (Jul 26) -40.8% 3rd
Miami, FL 198 (Jul 26) -37.1% 4th
Atlanta, GA 469 (Apr 26) -31.6% 5th
Omaha, NE 375 (Jul 26) -31.1% 6th
Henderson, NV 210 (Jul 26) -29.2% 7th
Mesa, AZ 135 (Jul 26) -25.6% 8th
Raleigh, NC 286 (Jul 26) -25.3% 9th
Long Beach, CA 612 (Jul 26) -19.8% 10th
Virginia Beach, VA 83 (Jul 26) -19.5% 11th
Cleveland, OH 887 (Jun 26) -18.8% 12th
Tulsa, OK 350 (May 26) -18.8% 13th
Kansas City, MO 1,188 (Jul 26) -14.2% 14th
Sacramento, CA 376 (Jul 26) -14.0% 15th
Bakersfield, CA 464 (Jul 26) -10.2% 16th
Minneapolis, MN 1,264 (Jul 26) -3.6% 17th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Aurora, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Denver, CO down about 34% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 21% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 29% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $62,583 to $80,846 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,009).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Minneapolis started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 59% from 2014 to 2024 ($50,767 to $80,846).
Bright spot $80,846
20102024
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▸ Compare all 21 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
Minnesota ref $89,062 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 18th +60% 1st 23% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 7th +43% 2nd 6% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 10th +42% 3rd 2% above peers
Tampa, FL $75,475 13th +40% 4th 7% below peers
Sacramento, CA $87,321 6th +40% 5th 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA $87,430 5th +39% 6th 8% above peers
Oakland, CA $101,600 1st +38% 7th 26% above peers
New Orleans, LA $56,631 20th +36% 8th 30% below peers
Aurora, CO $88,368 4th +36% 9th 9% above peers
Cleveland, OH $40,801 21st +32% 10th 50% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 9th +31% 11th 5% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $80,846 11th +29% 12th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 16th +28% 13th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $80,540 12th +28% 14th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 8th +27% 15th 6% above peers
Tulsa, OK $59,838 19th +26% 16th 26% below peers
Arlington, TX $75,171 14th +24% 17th 7% below peers
Wichita, KS $64,620 17th +23% 18th 20% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 15th +22% 19th 9% below peers
Henderson, NV $90,138 3rd +22% 20th 11% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA $92,968 2nd +21% 21st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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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15 of 121 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Stockton, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mesa, AZ up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$1,824 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.4 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.4% in July 2026, up from 3.8% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.4%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 4.3% (Jul 26) +0.5pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Cleveland, OH 3.8% (Jul 26) 7th -1.5pp 1st 17% below peers
Long Beach, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 17th -0.9pp 2nd 11% above peers
Kansas City, MO 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th -0.8pp 3rd 20% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 6.9% (Jul 26) 21st -0.5pp 4th 50% above peers
Miami, FL 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.4pp 5th 52% below peers
Oakland, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.4pp 6th 7% above peers
New Orleans, LA 5.1% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 7th 11% above peers
Omaha, NE 3.3% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 8th 28% below peers
Raleigh, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 9th 28% below peers
Henderson, NV 5.5% (Jul 26) 20th -0.3pp 10th 20% above peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.2pp 11th 24% below peers
Sacramento, CA 5.3% (Jul 26) 19th -0.2pp 12th 15% above peers
Wichita, KS 4.7% (Jul 26) 12th -0.1pp 13th 2% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 8th +0.1pp 14th 9% below peers
Aurora, CO 4.4% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 15th 4% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.4pp 16th 24% below peers
Arlington, TX 4.7% (Jul 26) 13th +0.5pp 17th 2% above peers
Mesa, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 11th +0.5pp 18th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 10th +0.6pp 19th 4% below peers
Tampa, FL 4.9% (Jul 26) 16th +0.7pp 20th 7% above peers
Tulsa, OK 4.8% (Jul 26) 14th +1.3pp 21st 4% 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 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 19.1% to 16.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Minneapolis 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 6.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.6% to 16.0%).
Bright spot 16.0%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 21 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
Minnesota ref 9.3% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.4%
Mesa, AZ 10.3% 4th -4.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.1% 3rd -2.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Oakland, CA 13.4% 8th -3.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 16.9% 17th -3.9pp 4th 16% above peers
Miami, FL 19.4% 19th -4.0pp 5th 32% above peers
Tampa, FL 15.4% 13th -3.2pp 6th 5% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 16.0% 15th -3.2pp 7th 9% above peers
Sacramento, CA 13.9% 10th -2.6pp 8th 5% below peers
Long Beach, CA 14.8% 12th -2.0pp 9th 1% above peers
Arlington, TX 12.9% 7th -1.7pp 10th 12% below peers
Kansas City, MO 14.7% 11th -1.5pp 11th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 30.6% 21st -2.1pp 12th 109% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.3% 16th -1.1pp 13th 11% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.9% 5th -0.7pp 14th 19% below peers
New Orleans, LA 22.6% 20th -1.0pp 15th 54% above peers
Tulsa, OK 18.7% 18th -0.7pp 16th 28% above peers
Wichita, KS 15.9% 14th +0.0pp 17th 9% above peers
Omaha, NE 13.5% 9th +0.1pp 18th 8% below peers
Aurora, CO 11.9% 6th +1.2pp 19th 18% below peers
Henderson, NV 9.0% 2nd +1.0pp 20th 39% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 8.6% 1st +1.3pp 21st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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13 of 121 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Laredo, TX down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Atlanta, GA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 7.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.5% to 17.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way. Minneapolis 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 13.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.8% to 17.9%).
Bright spot 17.9%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 10.3% -1.8pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 4th -8.8pp 1st 26% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 44% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.6% 6th -8.2pp 3rd 8% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 17th -10.2pp 4th 29% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 17.9% 10th -7.6pp 5th 1% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.2% 13th -7.3pp 6th 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 18.6% 12th -5.7pp 7th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA 17.0% 7th -4.9pp 8th 6% below peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 18th -6.6pp 9th 40% above peers
Arlington, TX 17.7% 9th -4.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 14th -3.9pp 11th 13% above peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 5th -1.8pp 12th 12% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 8th -1.5pp 13th 5% below peers
Tulsa, OK 27.4% 19th -2.4pp 14th 51% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 21st -3.3pp 15th 149% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 22.0% 16th -1.2pp 16th 22% above peers
New Orleans, LA 32.5% 20th -1.7pp 17th 80% above peers
Wichita, KS 21.8% 15th -0.2pp 18th 21% above peers
Henderson, NV 10.7% 2nd +1.1pp 19th 41% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 11.4% 3rd +1.3pp 20th 37% below peers
Aurora, CO 18.1% 11th +3.1pp 21st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Atlanta, GA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Boston, MA down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp 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 7.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 83.9% to 90.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Minneapolis started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 10.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (80.3% to 90.9%).
Bright spot 90.9%
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
Minnesota ref 91.8% +6.5pp
United States ref 91.1%
Miami, FL 83.7% 21st +17.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Cleveland, OH 84.8% 20th +16.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
New Orleans, LA 86.6% 19th +13.1pp 3rd 6% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 12th +10.5pp 4th 1% below peers
Wichita, KS 91.6% 14th +10.2pp 5th 1% below peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 17th +8.9pp 6th 2% below peers
Oakland, CA 91.7% 13th +8.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Long Beach, CA 93.4% 9th +8.8pp 8th 1% above peers
Tulsa, OK 89.8% 18th +8.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Tampa, FL 93.6% 8th +8.3pp 10th 1% above peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 15th +7.1pp 11th 1% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 90.9% 16th +7.0pp 12th 2% below peers
Sacramento, CA 93.7% 7th +6.8pp 13th 1% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 94.1% 5th +6.8pp 14th 2% above peers
Arlington, TX 92.4% 11th +6.6pp 15th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 10th +6.4pp 16th 1% above peers
Aurora, CO 93.7% 6th +6.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Henderson, NV 94.8% 1st +5.7pp 18th 3% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 2nd +4.6pp 19th 2% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 94.5% 4th +4.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 3rd +4.0pp 21st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Oklahoma City, OK up 9.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 68% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pittsburgh, PA up 8.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 66% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oakland, CA up 8.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys 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 (0.50 then, 0.50 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
45% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.51 to 0.50).
Needs attention 0.50
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
Minnesota ref 0.45 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 21st -0.024 1st 18% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 2nd -0.017 2nd 9% below peers
Sacramento, CA 0.45 6th -0.016 3rd 6% below peers
New Orleans, LA 0.55 19th -0.017 4th 17% above peers
Tulsa, OK 0.51 15th -0.012 5th 7% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 3rd -0.009 6th 8% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 20th -0.009 7th 17% above peers
Long Beach, CA 0.46 9th -0.005 8th 2% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 0.45 7th -0.005 9th 5% below peers
Cleveland, OH 0.51 16th -0.005 10th 8% above peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 10th -0.003 11th 1% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 0.50 14th -0.003 12th 4% above peers
Oakland, CA 0.51 17th -0.000 13th 8% above peers
Tampa, FL 0.54 18th +0.001 14th 15% above peers
Arlington, TX 0.44 5th +0.005 15th 8% below peers
Henderson, NV 0.46 8th +0.006 16th 2% below peers
Wichita, KS 0.47 11th +0.009 17th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 13th +0.015 18th 3% above peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 12th +0.018 19th 2% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 0.44 4th +0.019 20th 8% below peers
Aurora, CO 0.43 1st +0.020 21st 9% 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 2.3 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 14.7% to 12.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 25% moved the other way. Minneapolis started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (15.0% to 12.4%).
Bright spot 12.4%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 7.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mesa, AZ 8.1% 3rd -1.9pp 1st 35% below peers
Tampa, FL 15.7% 17th -3.6pp 2nd 26% above peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 20th -5.6pp 3rd 105% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.5% 8th -2.2pp 4th 15% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 12.4% 11th -2.3pp 5th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.4% 5th -1.4pp 6th 24% below peers
Arlington, TX 10.4% 7th -1.4pp 7th 17% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.2% 6th -1.3pp 8th 18% below peers
Atlanta, GA 14.3% 14th -1.6pp 9th 15% above peers
Cleveland, OH 31.5% 21st -3.1pp 10th 153% above peers
Wichita, KS 11.1% 10th -1.0pp 11th 10% below peers
Raleigh, NC 8.3% 4th -0.3pp 12th 34% below peers
New Orleans, LA 18.5% 19th +0.0pp 13th 49% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.5% 1st +0.1pp 14th 48% below peers
Tulsa, OK 15.6% 16th +0.5pp 15th 25% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.8% 18th +1.1pp 16th 35% above peers
Aurora, CO 10.8% 9th +1.0pp 17th 14% below peers
Sacramento, CA 14.7% 15th +2.2pp 18th 18% above peers
Henderson, NV 7.7% 2nd +1.4pp 19th 38% below peers
Long Beach, CA 13.8% 13th +2.7pp 20th 11% above peers
Oakland, CA 13.7% 12th +3.5pp 21st 10% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $328,529 in August 2026, up from $326,509 a year earlier.
$328,529
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref $350,752 (Aug 26) +2.5%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Virginia Beach, VA $427,730 (Aug 26) 10th +3.3% 1st 10% above peers
Tulsa, OK $220,221 (Aug 26) 19th +3.1% 2nd 43% below peers
Wichita, KS $207,080 (Aug 26) 20th +2.7% 3rd 47% below peers
Long Beach, CA $850,917 (Aug 26) 1st +2.5% 4th 119% above peers
Omaha, NE $296,615 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 5th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO $253,549 (Aug 26) 17th +1.7% 6th 35% below peers
Miami, FL $580,866 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 7th 50% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $328,529 (Aug 26) 14th +0.6% 8th 15% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $388,250 (Aug 26) 11th -0.0% 9th on par with peers
Tampa, FL $377,566 (Aug 26) 13th -0.3% 10th 3% below peers
Arlington, TX $309,891 (Aug 26) 15th -0.8% 11th 20% below peers
Oakland, CA $708,610 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.9% 12th 83% above peers
Sacramento, CA $473,797 (Aug 26) 5th -0.9% 13th 22% above peers
Mesa, AZ $429,657 (Aug 26) 8th -0.9% 14th 11% above peers
Cleveland, OH $120,419 (Aug 26) 21st -1.4% 15th 69% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $441,553 (Aug 26) 7th -1.5% 16th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC $428,671 (Aug 26) 9th -1.7% 17th 10% above peers
New Orleans, LA $243,781 (Aug 26) 18th -1.9% 18th 37% below peers
Atlanta, GA $381,948 (Aug 26) 12th -2.0% 19th 2% below peers
Henderson, NV $479,263 (Aug 26) 4th -2.4% 20th 23% above peers
Aurora, CO $452,698 (Aug 26) 6th -2.8% 21st 17% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $215,674 in August 2026, up from $214,314 a year earlier.
$215,674
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref $221,287 (Aug 26) +2.8%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Virginia Beach, VA $306,966 (Aug 26) 9th +4.0% 1st 6% above peers
Wichita, KS $125,010 (Aug 26) 20th +3.2% 2nd 57% below peers
Tulsa, OK $130,721 (Aug 26) 19th +3.0% 3rd 55% below peers
Omaha, NE $202,029 (Aug 26) 16th +1.7% 4th 30% below peers
Kansas City, MO $137,976 (Aug 26) 18th +1.4% 5th 52% below peers
Long Beach, CA $579,985 (Aug 26) 1st +0.7% 6th 100% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $215,674 (Aug 26) 14th +0.6% 7th 26% below peers
New Orleans, LA $146,798 (Aug 26) 17th +0.5% 8th 49% below peers
Cleveland, OH $73,450 (Aug 26) 21st +0.2% 9th 75% below peers
Tampa, FL $242,802 (Aug 26) 13th +0.0% 10th 16% below peers
Sacramento, CA $372,061 (Aug 26) 3rd -0.1% 11th 28% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $290,276 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 12th on par with peers
Arlington, TX $248,825 (Aug 26) 12th -0.5% 13th 14% below peers
Miami, FL $351,367 (Aug 26) 5th -1.5% 14th 21% above peers
Mesa, AZ $324,316 (Aug 26) 8th -1.6% 15th 12% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO $332,027 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 16th 14% above peers
Henderson, NV $355,673 (Aug 26) 4th -2.5% 17th 23% above peers
Oakland, CA $470,071 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.8% 18th 62% above peers
Raleigh, NC $294,789 (Aug 26) 10th -3.2% 19th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO $325,627 (Aug 26) 7th -4.3% 20th 12% above peers
Atlanta, GA $215,285 (Aug 26) 15th -4.6% 21st 26% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (47.2% then, 47.7% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.6% to 47.7%).
Needs attention 47.7%
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
Minnesota ref 72.2% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 17th +2.9pp 1st 11% below peers
Sacramento, CA 51.7% 12th +3.2pp 2nd on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 51.2% 13th +2.9pp 3rd 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 3rd +3.3pp 4th 24% above peers
Aurora, CO 62.4% 4th +2.5pp 5th 20% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 21st +1.2pp 6th 41% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 9th +2.1pp 7th 7% above peers
Oakland, CA 42.3% 18th +1.6pp 8th 18% below peers
Tampa, FL 50.3% 15th +1.8pp 9th 3% below peers
Long Beach, CA 41.2% 20th +1.3pp 10th 21% below peers
Henderson, NV 66.1% 1st +2.0pp 11th 27% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 5th +1.8pp 12th 17% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 60.6% 6th +1.5pp 13th 17% above peers
Tulsa, OK 51.9% 11th +1.2pp 14th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 65.2% 2nd +1.4pp 15th 25% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 47.7% 16th +0.5pp 16th 8% below peers
Cleveland, OH 41.7% 19th +0.2pp 17th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 58.9% 7th +0.1pp 18th 13% above peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 14th -0.8pp 19th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 54.3% 10th -0.9pp 20th 5% above peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 8th -1.3pp 21st 10% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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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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
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,682 in August 2026, up from $1,625 a year earlier.
Big move $1,682
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%
Oakland, CA $2,735 (Aug 26) 2nd +10.1% 1st 57% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA $2,086 (Aug 26) 4th +6.7% 2nd 20% above peers
Cleveland, OH $1,391 (Aug 26) 19th +4.6% 3rd 20% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,428 (Aug 26) 17th +4.3% 4th 18% below peers
Wichita, KS $1,158 (Aug 26) 21st +4.2% 5th 33% below peers
Tulsa, OK $1,287 (Aug 26) 20th +3.5% 6th 26% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $1,682 (Aug 26) 12th +3.5% 7th 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA $1,944 (Aug 26) 7th +3.4% 8th 12% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $1,858 (Aug 26) 8th +2.4% 9th 7% above peers
Omaha, NE $1,414 (Aug 26) 18th +2.2% 10th 19% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,740 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 11th on par with peers
Long Beach, CA $2,422 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.0% 12th 39% above peers
New Orleans, LA $1,637 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 13th 6% below peers
Sacramento, CA $2,056 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 14th 18% above peers
Arlington, TX $1,462 (Aug 26) 16th +0.9% 15th 16% below peers
Miami, FL $3,008 (Aug 26) 1st +0.8% 16th 73% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,577 (Aug 26) 14th +0.5% 17th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ $1,538 (Aug 26) 15th +0.2% 18th 12% below peers
Henderson, NV $1,806 (Aug 26) 9th -0.0% 19th 4% above peers
Tampa, FL $1,957 (Aug 26) 6th -0.8% 20th 12% above peers
Aurora, CO $1,758 (Aug 26) 10th -1.8% 21st 1% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
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 (34.7% then, 35.1% now; margin ±1.4pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.6% to 35.1%).
Needs attention 35.1%
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
Minnesota ref 27.1% +1.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Miami, FL 54.7% 21st -1.6pp 1st 42% above peers
Wichita, KS 28.1% 1st -0.7pp 2nd 27% below peers
Long Beach, CA 45.7% 20th -0.8pp 3rd 19% above peers
New Orleans, LA 45.3% 19th -0.8pp 4th 18% above peers
Oakland, CA 43.1% 18th -0.6pp 5th 12% above peers
Cleveland, OH 40.7% 15th +0.2pp 6th 6% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.1% 7th +0.4pp 7th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 3rd +0.4pp 8th 14% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.2% 4th +0.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 35.2% 8th +0.6pp 10th 8% below peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 11th +0.8pp 11th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 39.7% 13th +1.0pp 12th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA 41.4% 17th +1.4pp 13th 8% above peers
Tampa, FL 40.9% 16th +1.7pp 14th 6% above peers
Aurora, CO 39.7% 14th +1.7pp 15th 3% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 10th +1.6pp 16th 7% below peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 2nd +1.9pp 17th 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 5th +2.1pp 18th 12% below peers
Henderson, NV 34.9% 6th +3.6pp 19th 9% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 9th +4.7pp 20th 7% below peers
Arlington, TX 39.6% 12th +5.5pp 21st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
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HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better Real improvement
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What changed

No vehicle fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.8% to 15.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
35% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Minneapolis started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.6% to 15.6%).
Bright spot 15.6%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 6.7% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 5th -1.2pp 1st 38% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 2nd -0.8pp 2nd 47% below peers
Tampa, FL 8.5% 13th -1.4pp 3rd 2% above peers
Wichita, KS 6.4% 7th -1.0pp 4th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 15th -1.3pp 5th 8% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 16th -1.6pp 6th 70% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.9% 14th -0.7pp 7th 7% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.6% 17th -1.2pp 8th 87% above peers
New Orleans, LA 17.4% 19th -1.1pp 9th 109% above peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 20th -0.9pp 10th 114% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 10th -0.4pp 11th 10% below peers
Cleveland, OH 22.1% 21st -1.0pp 12th 164% above peers
Tulsa, OK 8.3% 11th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 8.4% 12th -0.2pp 14th 1% above peers
Oakland, CA 16.2% 18th +0.1pp 15th 94% above peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 6th +0.3pp 16th 28% below peers
Aurora, CO 6.6% 8th +0.5pp 17th 21% below peers
Henderson, NV 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 18th 49% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.6% 3rd +0.4pp 19th 45% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 9th +1.3pp 20th 12% below peers
Arlington, TX 5.0% 4th +0.9pp 21st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 0.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.6% to 5.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way. Minneapolis started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.7% to 5.7%).
Bright spot 5.6%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 4.7% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Oakland, CA 5.6% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 39% below peers
Miami, FL 16.3% 20th -3.4pp 2nd 77% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.3% 4th -1.3pp 3rd 32% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 5.7% 3rd -0.9pp 4th 39% below peers
Mesa, AZ 10.6% 14th -1.7pp 5th 15% above peers
New Orleans, LA 8.1% 9th -1.1pp 6th 12% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.2% 11th -1.0pp 7th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 9.3% 12th -0.9pp 8th 1% above peers
Tampa, FL 10.6% 15th -1.0pp 9th 15% above peers
Sacramento, CA 5.4% 1st -0.5pp 10th 42% below peers
Kansas City, MO 11.0% 16th -0.8pp 11th 19% above peers
Tulsa, OK 16.1% 19th -0.5pp 12th 74% above peers
Atlanta, GA 10.1% 13th -0.2pp 13th 9% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.4% 10th -0.1pp 14th 9% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.7% 7th -0.1pp 15th 17% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 6th -0.0pp 16th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 12.4% 17th +0.2pp 17th 34% above peers
Henderson, NV 6.7% 5th +0.2pp 18th 28% below peers
Arlington, TX 19.0% 21st +0.7pp 19th 105% above peers
Cleveland, OH 8.1% 8th +0.4pp 20th 13% below peers
Aurora, CO 13.7% 18th +2.4pp 21st 48% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

29.6%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 33.9%
United States ref 33.4%
Oakland, CA 23.7% 1st 30% below peers
Long Beach, CA 27.6% 2nd 18% below peers
Raleigh, NC 28.2% 3rd 17% below peers
Aurora, CO 28.3% 4th 16% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.3% 5th 16% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 29.6% 6th 12% below peers
Henderson, NV 30.1% 7th 11% below peers
Miami, FL 30.3% 8th 10% below peers
Tampa, FL 32.3% 9th 4% below peers
Atlanta, GA 32.5% 10th 4% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 33.8% 11th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 33.9% 12th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 34.7% 13th 3% above peers
Wichita, KS 34.7% 14th 3% above peers
Sacramento, CA 34.7% 15th 3% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 16th 7% above peers
New Orleans, LA 37.2% 17th 10% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.2% 18th 16% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.4% 19th 17% above peers
Kansas City, MO 40.0% 20th 18% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 21st 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.4% then, 3.0% now; margin ±0.7pp).

Broader trend
45% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 3.0%).
Bright spot 3.0%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 3.4% -0.0pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 18th -1.7pp 1st 42% above peers
Oakland, CA 3.5% 3rd -0.7pp 2nd 40% below peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 16th -1.3pp 3rd 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 1st -0.5pp 4th 49% below peers
Wichita, KS 6.5% 15th -0.1pp 5th 12% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 10th -0.1pp 6th 7% below peers
Long Beach, CA 3.7% 4th +0.1pp 7th 37% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.4% 19th +0.2pp 8th 45% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.0% 6th +0.2pp 9th 30% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 13th +0.6pp 10th 11% above peers
Tampa, FL 6.2% 12th +0.8pp 11th 7% above peers
Arlington, TX 13.1% 21st +1.8pp 12th 126% above peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 11th +0.9pp 13th on par with peers
Henderson, NV 6.5% 14th +1.0pp 14th 11% above peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 17th +1.5pp 15th 40% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.9% 20th +1.8pp 16th 54% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 8th +1.1pp 17th 8% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 3.8% 5th +1.0pp 18th 34% below peers
Sacramento, CA 3.1% 2nd +0.9pp 19th 47% below peers
Cleveland, OH 4.4% 7th +1.3pp 20th 24% below peers
New Orleans, LA 5.4% 9th +1.9pp 21st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 0.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.4% to 55.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
95% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Minneapolis started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.0% to 55.5%).
Bright spot 55.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 39.4% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Cleveland, OH 22.4% 21st +4.9pp 1st 40% below peers
Miami, FL 37.4% 11th +7.8pp 2nd on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 18th +5.1pp 3rd 13% below peers
Tampa, FL 45.7% 5th +7.1pp 4th 22% above peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 1st +7.4pp 5th 58% above peers
Long Beach, CA 35.6% 14th +4.5pp 6th 5% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 40.9% 8th +4.9pp 7th 9% above peers
Aurora, CO 33.6% 15th +3.9pp 8th 10% below peers
New Orleans, LA 42.4% 7th +4.8pp 9th 13% above peers
Henderson, NV 37.4% 12th +4.0pp 10th on par with peers
Sacramento, CA 37.1% 13th +4.0pp 11th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 48.8% 4th +4.7pp 12th 30% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 55.5% 2nd +5.1pp 13th 48% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 10th +3.1pp 14th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 23.6% 20th +1.7pp 15th 37% below peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 17th +2.3pp 16th 13% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 6th +2.9pp 17th 14% above peers
Tulsa, OK 33.6% 16th +2.1pp 18th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 9th +2.4pp 19th 7% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 3rd +3.1pp 20th 44% above peers
Wichita, KS 31.1% 19th +1.0pp 21st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 5.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55.4% to 50.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 5% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.5% to 50.2%).
Needs attention 50.2%
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
Minnesota ref 44.8% -2.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Aurora, CO 44.2% 9th +6.0pp 1st 1% above peers
Henderson, NV 43.8% 11th +3.5pp 2nd on par with peers
Tampa, FL 58.2% 4th +4.6pp 3rd 33% above peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 1st +4.3pp 4th 55% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.7% 15th +2.0pp 5th 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 2nd -0.9pp 6th 42% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 12th -1.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 20th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
New Orleans, LA 61.5% 3rd -2.4pp 9th 40% above peers
Wichita, KS 36.5% 17th -1.5pp 10th 17% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 14th -2.4pp 11th 4% below peers
Tulsa, OK 42.5% 13th -4.3pp 12th 3% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 50.2% 6th -5.2pp 13th 15% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 47.6% 7th -6.1pp 14th 9% above peers
Oakland, CA 51.0% 5th -6.9pp 15th 17% above peers
Long Beach, CA 44.0% 10th -7.0pp 16th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 18th -6.0pp 17th 17% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.3% 21st -5.1pp 18th 33% below peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 8th -9.7pp 19th 4% above peers
Sacramento, CA 38.0% 16th -8.4pp 20th 13% below peers
Cleveland, OH 33.7% 19th -8.7pp 21st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 4.9% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.9% to 4.9%).
Bright spot 4.9%
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
Minnesota ref 4.7% +0.7pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 6th -3.3pp 1st 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 5.8% 7th -3.4pp 2nd 14% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 17th -4.1pp 3rd 24% above peers
Arlington, TX 6.3% 8th -1.0pp 4th 8% below peers
Sacramento, CA 7.2% 12th -0.7pp 5th 6% above peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 1st -0.4pp 6th 34% below peers
Oakland, CA 7.9% 14th -0.6pp 7th 16% above peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 5th -0.3pp 8th 17% below peers
New Orleans, LA 8.1% 15th -0.4pp 9th 18% above peers
Long Beach, CA 7.3% 13th -0.3pp 10th 7% above peers
Henderson, NV 6.4% 9th -0.2pp 11th 6% below peers
Cleveland, OH 10.4% 21st -0.2pp 12th 52% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.1% 16th -0.1pp 13th 19% above peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 2nd -0.0pp 14th 31% below peers
Tampa, FL 5.2% 4th +0.0pp 15th 23% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 18th +0.3pp 16th 25% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 10th +0.5pp 17th 2% below peers
Wichita, KS 9.0% 19th +1.7pp 18th 32% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.9% 3rd +1.0pp 19th 28% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 10.0% 20th +2.0pp 20th 47% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.8% 11th +1.9pp 21st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 420,324 to 427,246 - more than the combined survey margin (±116).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (394,424 to 427,246).
427,246
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
Henderson, NV 332,141 21st +11% 1st 24% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 411,986 14th +9% 2nd 6% below peers
Aurora, CO 394,432 18th +7% 3rd 10% below peers
Sacramento, CA 528,706 1st +6% 4th 20% above peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 3rd +5% 5th 16% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 6th +5% 6th 11% above peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 7th +4% 7th 9% above peers
Tampa, FL 401,618 15th +4% 8th 9% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 4th +3% 9th 15% above peers
Oakland, CA 439,418 11th +3% 10th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 413,794 13th +3% 11th 6% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 5th +3% 12th 11% above peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 2nd +2% 13th 16% above peers
Wichita, KS 397,945 16th +2% 14th 9% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 427,246 12th +2% 15th 3% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 9th +1% 16th 4% above peers
Miami, FL 459,745 8th +1% 17th 5% above peers
Arlington, TX 397,742 17th +1% 18th 9% below peers
Long Beach, CA 455,548 10th -2% 19th 4% above peers
New Orleans, LA 371,853 19th -5% 20th 15% below peers
Cleveland, OH 366,097 20th -5% 21st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 ±96 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 19.8% to 18.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
85% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (19.9% to 18.8%).
Big move 18.8%
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
Minnesota ref 22.9% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Tulsa, OK 24.1% 4th -0.4pp 1st 12% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 21.9% 9th -0.4pp 2nd 2% above peers
New Orleans, LA 19.7% 16th -0.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.2% 1st -0.7pp 4th 36% above peers
Henderson, NV 20.8% 13th -0.5pp 5th 3% below peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 8th -0.6pp 6th 4% above peers
Arlington, TX 24.8% 2nd -0.8pp 7th 15% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 3rd -0.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Wichita, KS 24.1% 5th -1.2pp 9th 12% above peers
Cleveland, OH 21.0% 12th -1.1pp 10th 2% below peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 15th -1.0pp 11th 8% below peers
Oakland, CA 18.9% 18th -1.0pp 12th 12% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 18.8% 19th -1.0pp 13th 13% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 21st -1.0pp 14th 23% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 10th -1.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Aurora, CO 23.9% 6th -1.5pp 16th 11% above peers
Sacramento, CA 21.5% 11th -1.6pp 17th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 7th -1.8pp 18th 5% above peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 20th -1.6pp 19th 23% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.4% 17th -2.1pp 20th 10% below peers
Long Beach, CA 19.9% 14th -2.5pp 21st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 ±0.4pp 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 (38.2% then, 35.9% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
25% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (41.8% to 35.9%).
35.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 26.1% +0.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Aurora, CO 34.0% 15th +4.7pp 1st 5% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 30.6% 18th +2.5pp 2nd 15% below peers
Henderson, NV 28.8% 20th +2.4pp 3rd 19% below peers
Sacramento, CA 36.9% 9th +2.8pp 4th 3% above peers
Long Beach, CA 40.2% 5th +2.8pp 5th 12% above peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 16th +1.9pp 6th 7% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 35.5% 12th +1.4pp 7th 1% below peers
Oakland, CA 35.8% 11th +1.3pp 8th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 1st +1.9pp 9th 101% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 13th -0.5pp 10th 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 19th -0.5pp 11th 15% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 8th -1.3pp 12th 9% above peers
Wichita, KS 34.6% 14th -1.6pp 13th 3% below peers
Tampa, FL 40.1% 6th -2.4pp 14th 12% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.9% 10th -2.3pp 15th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 39.2% 7th -2.7pp 16th 10% above peers
New Orleans, LA 53.7% 2nd -4.0pp 17th 50% above peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 4th -3.5pp 18th 19% above peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 17th -3.0pp 19th 9% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 21st -2.6pp 20th 26% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 3rd -6.6pp 21st 30% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±2.4pp 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 Turning down (early signal)
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 (78.5% then, 74.6% now; margin ±4.4pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 5 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.9% to 74.6%).
Big move 74.6%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Minnesota ref 76.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Sacramento, CA 71.9% 4th +7.6pp 1st 2% above peers
Oakland, CA 71.6% 7th +7.0pp 2nd 2% above peers
Tampa, FL 74.3% 3rd +6.3pp 3rd 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 71.3% 8th +5.9pp 4th 1% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 68.8% 13th +3.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 67.2% 15th +1.8pp 6th 4% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 20th +1.6pp 7th 12% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 17th +1.6pp 8th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 1st +1.7pp 9th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 10th +1.4pp 10th on par with peers
Wichita, KS 70.3% 11th +1.2pp 11th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 63.8% 16th +0.9pp 12th 9% below peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 14th +0.3pp 13th 4% below peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 6th -0.3pp 14th 2% above peers
New Orleans, LA 70.2% 12th -1.0pp 15th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 5th -1.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO 63.5% 18th -1.9pp 17th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 9th -2.1pp 18th 1% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 62.4% 19th -1.9pp 19th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 74.6% 2nd -3.9pp 20th 6% above peers
Henderson, NV 61.3% 21st -3.4pp 21st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 121 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 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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