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St. Charles, MO
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72,561 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 17 indicators

Where St. Charles, MO shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 2 indicators

Where St. Charles, MO shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 3% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 187 in July 2026, up from 182 a year earlier.
Bright spot 187 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ 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%
Grand Junction, CO 439 (Jul 26) -26.2% 1st
St. Joseph, MO 497 (Jul 26) -19.2% 2nd
Idaho Falls, ID 304 (Jul 26) -17.4% 3rd
Redlands, CA 255 (Feb 26) -14.9% 4th
Mount Vernon, NY 452 (May 26) -14.9% 5th
Framingham, MA 293 (Apr 26) -12.5% 6th
St. Cloud, MN 319 (Jul 26) -11.5% 7th
Tulare, CA 482 (Jul 26) -10.6% 8th
Commerce City, CO 726 (Mar 26) -4.0% 9th
Maple Grove, MN 106 (Jul 26) -3.7% 10th
Kalamazoo, MI 1,039 (Jun 26) -3.1% 11th
Harlingen, TX 228 (Jul 26) +1.9% 12th
St. Charles, MO 187 (Jul 26) +3.0% 13th
Conway, AR 505 (Jul 26) +12.0% 14th
Eau Claire, WI 179 (Jul 26) +13.0% 15th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
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 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 820 in July 2026, up from 814 a year earlier.
Bright spot 820 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Grand Junction, CO 2,232 (Jul 26) -25.8% 1st
Tulare, CA 1,241 (Jul 26) -24.4% 2nd
Conway, AR 1,649 (Jul 26) -20.3% 3rd
Idaho Falls, ID 839 (Jul 26) -18.9% 4th
St. Cloud, MN 2,187 (Jul 26) -18.7% 5th
Eau Claire, WI 1,623 (Jul 26) -17.8% 6th
Kalamazoo, MI 2,562 (Jun 26) -17.7% 7th
Commerce City, CO 2,487 (Mar 26) -15.8% 8th
Maple Grove, MN 1,298 (Jul 26) -15.4% 9th
Framingham, MA 877 (Apr 26) -13.2% 10th
Redlands, CA 1,937 (Feb 26) -5.6% 11th
St. Charles, MO 820 (Jul 26) +0.7% 12th
Harlingen, TX 2,267 (Jul 26) +2.5% 13th
St. Joseph, MO 3,589 (Jul 26) +5.1% 14th
Mount Vernon, NY 1,419 (May 26) +10.1% 15th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 2% lower than in 2021 (4 then, 4 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 0 in 2022 it has risen mostly since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 3 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 2 in the prior 12 months. That is 4 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 3 homicides
2018July 2026
▸ 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Commerce City, CO 0 (Mar 26) -100.0% 1st
Tulare, CA 1 (Jul 26) -83.4% 2nd
St. Joseph, MO 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 3rd
Redlands, CA 1 (Feb 26) -66.7% 4th
Kalamazoo, MI 8 (Jun 26) -50.0% 5th
Eau Claire, WI 3 (Jul 26) -33.3% 6th
St. Cloud, MN 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Mount Vernon, NY 3 (May 26) +0.0% 8th
Idaho Falls, ID 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 9th
Conway, AR 6 (Jul 26) +33.3% 10th
St. Charles, MO 4 (Jul 26) +49.6% 11th
Harlingen, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Jacksonville, NC
Framingham, MA 0 (Apr 26)
Grand Junction, CO 0 (Jul 26)
Maple Grove, MN 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 15% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities. St. Charles started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 92 in July 2026, down from 103 a year earlier.
Bright spot 92 per 100k
2018July 2026
▸ 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 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Idaho Falls, ID 61 (Jul 26) -48.2% 1st
Commerce City, CO 442 (Mar 26) -43.2% 2nd
Grand Junction, CO 121 (Jul 26) -42.4% 3rd
Harlingen, TX 153 (Jul 26) -29.7% 4th
Framingham, MA 66 (Apr 26) -29.0% 5th
Mount Vernon, NY 165 (May 26) -18.5% 6th
St. Joseph, MO 332 (Jul 26) -17.2% 7th
Kalamazoo, MI 387 (Jun 26) -13.0% 8th
Conway, AR 102 (Jul 26) -12.9% 9th
St. Cloud, MN 195 (Jul 26) -12.9% 10th
Redlands, CA 271 (Feb 26) -11.5% 11th
St. Charles, MO 92 (Jul 26) -10.7% 12th
Tulare, CA 242 (Jul 26) -8.7% 13th
Eau Claire, WI 90 (Jul 26) -3.0% 14th
Maple Grove, MN 43 (Jul 26) +6.7% 15th
Jacksonville, NC
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Loveland, CO down about 65% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2022-2026
  • Beaumont, CA down about 38% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $68,486 to $85,937 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,836).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($56,622 to $85,937).
Bright spot $85,937
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref $70,702 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Camden, NJ $40,546 30th +50% 1st 42% below peers
Commerce City, CO $111,972 6th +45% 2nd 60% above peers
Dublin, CA $214,385 1st +43% 3rd 206% above peers
Redlands, CA $105,041 8th +40% 4th 50% above peers
Turlock, CA $82,995 12th +39% 5th 18% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID $73,110 14th +38% 6th 4% above peers
Passaic, NJ $55,371 26th +35% 7th 21% below peers
Ocala, FL $56,376 24th +35% 8th 20% below peers
Harlingen, TX $53,645 28th +35% 9th 23% below peers
Tulare, CA $72,410 15th +34% 10th 3% above peers
Grand Junction, CO $70,080 16th +33% 11th on par with peers
Conway, AR $63,004 18th +33% 12th 10% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY $78,779 13th +32% 13th 12% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ $83,683 11th +30% 14th 19% above peers
Wilmington, DE $58,671 21st +30% 15th 16% below peers
Framingham, MA $107,419 7th +30% 16th 53% above peers
Jacksonville, NC $57,697 23rd +28% 17th 18% below peers
East Orange, NJ $60,830 20th +27% 18th 13% below peers
St. Charles, MO $85,937 10th +25% 19th 23% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $112,467 4th +25% 20th 60% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI $52,272 29th +25% 21st 25% below peers
St. Cloud, MN $61,374 19th +25% 22nd 12% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD $88,280 9th +25% 23rd 26% above peers
Eau Claire, WI $67,395 17th +21% 24th 4% below peers
Maple Grove, MN $132,731 3rd +21% 25th 89% above peers
St. Joseph, MO $57,956 22nd +20% 26th 17% below peers
Dothan, AL $55,792 25th +19% 27th 20% below peers
Centreville, VA $139,510 2nd +18% 28th 99% above peers
Dale City, VA $111,994 5th +18% 29th 60% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR $27,054 31st +17% 30th 61% below peers
Lafayette, IN $53,716 27th +16% 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,974 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 64% 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: 3.8% in July 2026, down from 4.1% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.8%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 3.6% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Camden, NJ 8.8% (Jul 26) 26th -2.7pp 1st 87% above peers
East Orange, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 24th -1.7pp 2nd 62% above peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% (Jul 26) 20th -1.6pp 3rd 21% above peers
Lafayette, IN 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.3pp 4th 28% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.6% (Jul 26) 19th -1.0pp 5th 19% above peers
Turlock, CA 6.1% (Jul 26) 21st -0.9pp 6th 30% above peers
Tulare, CA 7.8% (Jul 26) 25th -0.9pp 7th 66% above peers
Wilmington, DE 6.2% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.5pp 8th 32% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 4.4% (Jul 26) 10th -0.5pp 9th 6% below peers
St. Charles, MO 3.8% (Jul 26) 5th -0.3pp 10th 19% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 5.5% (Jul 26) 18th -0.3pp 11th 17% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 12th -0.3pp 12th 4% below peers
Redlands, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 14th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 14th 19% below peers
Conway, AR 3.9% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 15th 17% below peers
Framingham, MA 4.1% (Jul 26) 8th -0.1pp 16th 13% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 3.2% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.0pp 17th 32% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 9th +0.0pp 18th 11% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.8% (Jul 26) 15th +0.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Commerce City, CO 4.5% (Jul 26) 13th +0.2pp 20th 4% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st +0.2pp 21st 34% below peers
Ocala, FL 5.4% (Jul 26) 17th +0.6pp 22nd 15% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 5.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.7pp 23rd 11% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th +0.7pp 24th 6% below peers
Harlingen, TX 6.2% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.9pp 25th 32% above peers
Dothan, AL 3.7% (Jul 26) 4th +0.9pp 26th 21% below peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.1% then, 7.3% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.5% to 7.3%).
Bright spot 7.3%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 12.6% -1.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Turlock, CA 11.3% 12th -4.3pp 1st 21% below peers
Commerce City, CO 8.7% 7th -2.9pp 2nd 39% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 11.8% 14th -3.8pp 3rd 17% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.6% 3rd -2.1pp 4th 54% below peers
Dale City, VA 7.0% 4th -1.9pp 5th 51% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.9% 27th -5.8pp 6th 60% above peers
Redlands, CA 9.1% 9th -2.1pp 7th 36% below peers
Wilmington, DE 21.4% 26th -4.7pp 8th 50% above peers
Camden, NJ 30.2% 30th -6.2pp 9th 111% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.5% 13th -1.9pp 10th 19% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 14.3% 16th -2.3pp 11th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 25.1% 29th -4.0pp 12th 76% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 24.9% 28th -3.5pp 13th 74% above peers
Tulare, CA 17.9% 22nd -2.3pp 14th 26% above peers
Conway, AR 16.9% 19th -2.1pp 15th 18% above peers
St. Charles, MO 7.3% 6th -0.9pp 16th 49% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 20.2% 24th -2.3pp 17th 41% above peers
East Orange, NJ 16.4% 18th -1.6pp 18th 15% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 8.8% 8th -0.7pp 19th 39% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 17.7% 20th -1.0pp 20th 24% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 12.7% 15th -0.4pp 21st 11% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 39.8% 31st +0.0pp 22nd 179% above peers
Dothan, AL 19.3% 23rd +0.5pp 23rd 35% above peers
Ocala, FL 21.1% 25th +0.8pp 24th 48% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 14.8% 17th +0.8pp 25th 3% above peers
Lafayette, IN 17.8% 21st +1.1pp 26th 25% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.5% 2nd +0.5pp 27th 68% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 9.3% 10th +1.1pp 28th 35% below peers
Framingham, MA 10.4% 11th +2.0pp 29th 27% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.0% 1st +1.0pp 30th 72% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 5th +2.1pp 31st 49% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.8% then, 8.5% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 10.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.7% to 8.5%).
Bright spot 8.5%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 15.8% -2.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 3rd -4.8pp 1st 61% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.8% 9th -7.9pp 2nd 29% below peers
Turlock, CA 12.0% 12th -7.9pp 3rd 21% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.6% 5th -5.4pp 4th 43% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 20.6% 18th -9.8pp 5th 35% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 22.2% 20th -8.2pp 6th 46% above peers
St. Charles, MO 8.5% 4th -2.3pp 7th 44% below peers
Redlands, CA 10.6% 7th -2.8pp 8th 30% below peers
Passaic, NJ 32.1% 27th -7.4pp 9th 111% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.7% 21st -5.1pp 10th 49% above peers
Camden, NJ 38.9% 29th -8.5pp 11th 156% above peers
Conway, AR 14.8% 14th -3.2pp 12th 3% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.5% 10th -1.9pp 13th 24% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 12.0% 11th -1.4pp 14th 21% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 15.1% 15th -1.7pp 15th 1% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 16.9% 17th -1.5pp 16th 11% above peers
Harlingen, TX 39.9% 30th -3.3pp 17th 162% above peers
Wilmington, DE 37.2% 28th -2.7pp 18th 145% above peers
East Orange, NJ 23.2% 22nd -1.4pp 19th 52% above peers
Tulare, CA 24.5% 23rd -1.1pp 20th 61% above peers
Commerce City, CO 13.9% 13th -0.4pp 21st 8% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 4.5% 2nd +0.1pp 22nd 71% below peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 26th +1.4pp 23rd 105% above peers
Lafayette, IN 25.8% 24th +1.4pp 24th 70% above peers
Dothan, AL 31.1% 25th +1.8pp 25th 105% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 26th 72% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.0% 19th +1.9pp 27th 38% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 10.6% 8th +1.0pp 28th 30% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 64.2% 31st +7.7pp 29th 322% above peers
Centreville, VA 9.4% 6th +2.5pp 30th 38% below peers
Framingham, MA 15.2% 16th +4.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp 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 7.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.9% to 94.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 11.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (83.2% to 94.6%).
Bright spot 94.6%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 89.5% +8.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Camden, NJ 86.5% 27th +22.3pp 1st 6% below peers
Passaic, NJ 93.8% 11th +20.1pp 2nd 2% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 85.8% 29th +15.7pp 3rd 7% below peers
Harlingen, TX 84.8% 30th +15.5pp 4th 8% below peers
Wilmington, DE 87.2% 26th +14.0pp 5th 6% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 83.8% 31st +13.2pp 6th 9% below peers
Ocala, FL 91.3% 21st +14.0pp 7th 1% below peers
Tulare, CA 92.0% 18th +11.6pp 8th on par with peers
Lafayette, IN 91.4% 20th +11.0pp 9th 1% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 85.9% 28th +10.1pp 10th 7% below peers
Conway, AR 93.7% 13th +9.9pp 11th 1% above peers
East Orange, NJ 89.1% 23rd +9.0pp 12th 4% below peers
Turlock, CA 93.1% 14th +9.3pp 13th 1% above peers
Dothan, AL 87.5% 24th +8.6pp 14th 5% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 93.8% 10th +8.6pp 15th 2% above peers
Redlands, CA 93.7% 12th +8.1pp 16th 1% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 92.1% 17th +7.9pp 17th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 91.8% 19th +7.6pp 18th 1% below peers
St. Charles, MO 94.6% 8th +7.7pp 19th 2% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 92.4% 16th +6.9pp 20th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 96.5% 5th +7.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 94.2% 9th +6.8pp 22nd 2% above peers
Framingham, MA 95.7% 6th +5.8pp 23rd 4% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 92.6% 15th +5.2pp 24th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 94.8% 7th +4.8pp 25th 3% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 91.1% 22nd +4.3pp 26th 1% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 87.3% 25th +3.7pp 27th 5% below peers
Dale City, VA 97.2% 4th +2.9pp 28th 5% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 97.5% 3rd +2.5pp 29th 6% above peers
Dublin, CA 98.3% 2nd +2.5pp 30th 6% above peers
Centreville, VA 98.3% 1st +2.3pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp 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, 0.44 now; margin ±0.04).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.42 to 0.44).
Bright spot 0.44
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 0.47 +0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Ocala, FL 0.48 23rd -0.055 1st 8% above peers
Commerce City, CO 0.36 1st -0.023 2nd 18% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 0.44 15th -0.028 3rd on par with peers
Wilmington, DE 0.51 31st -0.032 4th 16% above peers
Conway, AR 0.48 24th -0.027 5th 8% above peers
Turlock, CA 0.44 12th -0.021 6th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 0.44 16th -0.021 7th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 0.46 19th -0.021 8th 5% above peers
Passaic, NJ 0.48 22nd -0.022 9th 8% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 0.44 17th -0.019 10th 1% above peers
Redlands, CA 0.46 18th -0.019 11th 4% above peers
Lafayette, IN 0.41 5th -0.015 12th 7% below peers
Camden, NJ 0.48 27th -0.015 13th 10% above peers
Dothan, AL 0.49 29th -0.010 14th 12% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 0.44 14th -0.005 15th on par with peers
Eau Claire, WI 0.43 11th -0.002 16th 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 0.48 26th -0.003 17th 10% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 0.50 30th -0.000 18th 13% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 0.42 8th +0.001 19th 5% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 0.42 7th +0.006 20th 5% below peers
Dale City, VA 0.38 2nd +0.006 21st 13% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 0.49 28th +0.010 22nd 12% above peers
St. Charles, MO 0.44 13th +0.009 23rd on par with peers
East Orange, NJ 0.46 21st +0.010 24th 5% above peers
Tulare, CA 0.43 10th +0.010 25th 3% below peers
Dublin, CA 0.39 4th +0.010 26th 11% below peers
Framingham, MA 0.46 20th +0.015 27th 5% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 0.41 6th +0.019 28th 7% below peers
Centreville, VA 0.39 3rd +0.023 29th 11% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 0.48 25th +0.028 30th 9% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 0.42 9th +0.037 31st 5% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.04 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 6.0% to 4.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 4.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (9.0% to 4.0%).
Bright spot 4.0%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 9.9% -1.7pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.5% 5th -3.1pp 1st 57% below peers
St. Charles, MO 4.0% 4th -2.0pp 2nd 68% below peers
Centreville, VA 3.3% 2nd -1.6pp 3rd 74% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.0% 13th -3.9pp 4th 14% below peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 12th -3.6pp 5th 14% below peers
Redlands, CA 7.1% 6th -1.7pp 6th 45% below peers
Harlingen, TX 20.5% 25th -4.1pp 7th 60% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 12.3% 15th -1.7pp 8th 4% below peers
Conway, AR 8.8% 8th -1.2pp 9th 32% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.5% 10th -1.2pp 10th 18% below peers
Ocala, FL 18.1% 23rd -1.8pp 11th 41% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 10.7% 11th -1.0pp 12th 16% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 16.8% 21st -1.2pp 13th 31% above peers
East Orange, NJ 20.7% 26th -1.5pp 14th 62% above peers
Passaic, NJ 38.2% 29th -1.2pp 15th 198% above peers
Wilmington, DE 22.8% 27th -0.7pp 16th 77% above peers
Commerce City, CO 10.3% 9th +0.2pp 17th 19% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 15.6% 20th +0.3pp 18th 21% above peers
Tulare, CA 23.0% 28th +0.7pp 19th 79% above peers
Dothan, AL 16.8% 22nd +0.8pp 20th 31% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 15.3% 19th +1.0pp 21st 19% above peers
Camden, NJ 43.4% 30th +3.4pp 22nd 239% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 13.4% 17th +1.3pp 23rd 5% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.7% 1st +0.4pp 24th 79% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 19.8% 24th +2.8pp 25th 54% above peers
Dale City, VA 8.3% 7th +1.3pp 26th 35% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.3% 14th +2.1pp 27th 12% below peers
Turlock, CA 14.7% 18th +3.0pp 28th 15% above peers
Framingham, MA 12.8% 16th +2.9pp 29th on par with peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 46.0% 31st +10.9pp 30th 259% above peers
Dublin, CA 3.4% 3rd +1.9pp 31st 74% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 3 indicators
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership rose 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.7% to 68.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.3% to 68.0%).
Bright spot 68.0%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 68.1% +1.3pp
United States ref 65.2%
East Orange, NJ 31.0% 30th +5.4pp 1st 45% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 38.7% 28th +6.8pp 2nd 31% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 42.9% 26th +5.2pp 3rd 23% below peers
Ocala, FL 52.1% 20th +6.0pp 4th 7% below peers
Wilmington, DE 48.0% 23rd +4.7pp 5th 14% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 63.5% 10th +5.4pp 6th 13% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 62.8% 11th +4.0pp 7th 12% above peers
Passaic, NJ 23.8% 31st +1.5pp 8th 58% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 67.5% 6th +3.5pp 9th 20% above peers
St. Charles, MO 68.0% 5th +3.3pp 10th 21% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 64.1% 9th +2.9pp 11th 14% above peers
Centreville, VA 73.2% 4th +3.2pp 12th 31% above peers
Turlock, CA 56.0% 17th +2.4pp 13th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 77.2% 3rd +3.2pp 14th 38% above peers
Tulare, CA 58.5% 13th +1.8pp 15th 4% above peers
Dale City, VA 79.3% 2nd +2.4pp 16th 41% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 64.2% 8th +1.1pp 17th 14% above peers
Framingham, MA 54.8% 18th +0.9pp 18th 2% below peers
Harlingen, TX 56.1% 16th +0.6pp 19th on par with peers
Dublin, CA 65.7% 7th +0.2pp 20th 17% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 50.8% 21st -0.4pp 21st 9% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 48.6% 22nd -1.4pp 22nd 13% below peers
Dothan, AL 57.1% 14th -2.1pp 23rd 2% above peers
Lafayette, IN 46.7% 24th -1.9pp 24th 17% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 54.4% 19th -2.2pp 25th 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 42.3% 27th -1.9pp 26th 25% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 82.3% 1st -3.8pp 27th 47% above peers
Conway, AR 45.4% 25th -2.2pp 28th 19% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 59.5% 12th -3.6pp 29th 6% above peers
Redlands, CA 56.8% 15th -4.4pp 30th 1% above peers
Camden, NJ 34.4% 29th -4.9pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.7% then, 23.2% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (29.3% to 23.2%).
Bright spot 23.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 26.3% -0.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Harlingen, TX 28.5% 5th -5.3pp 1st 16% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 26.8% 3rd -2.9pp 2nd 21% below peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 12th -3.5pp 3rd 5% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 47.4% 28th -4.8pp 4th 39% above peers
Turlock, CA 37.9% 22nd -3.8pp 5th 11% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 31.6% 11th -2.6pp 6th 7% below peers
St. Charles, MO 23.2% 2nd -1.5pp 7th 32% below peers
Wilmington, DE 38.8% 23rd -2.5pp 8th 14% above peers
Dale City, VA 30.4% 7th -1.8pp 9th 11% below peers
Camden, NJ 50.5% 29th -2.9pp 10th 48% above peers
Redlands, CA 35.4% 19th -1.8pp 11th 4% above peers
Passaic, NJ 54.9% 31st -2.8pp 12th 61% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.9% 15th -1.7pp 13th on par with peers
Framingham, MA 35.4% 20th -0.9pp 14th 4% above peers
Tulare, CA 40.9% 25th -0.8pp 15th 20% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 36.7% 21st -0.6pp 16th 8% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 28.2% 4th -0.1pp 17th 17% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 44.5% 27th +0.0pp 18th 31% above peers
Commerce City, CO 34.2% 17th +0.3pp 19th on par with peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 34.0% 16th +0.5pp 20th on par with peers
Centreville, VA 29.1% 6th +1.1pp 21st 15% below peers
Dublin, CA 32.9% 13th +1.3pp 22nd 3% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 32.9% 14th +1.5pp 23rd 3% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 30.6% 9th +1.6pp 24th 10% below peers
East Orange, NJ 51.7% 30th +2.8pp 25th 52% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.0% 24th +2.6pp 26th 18% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 20.9% 1st +1.6pp 27th 39% below peers
Dothan, AL 30.9% 10th +2.7pp 28th 9% below peers
Ocala, FL 43.1% 26th +3.8pp 29th 27% above peers
Lafayette, IN 35.4% 18th +3.7pp 30th 4% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 30.6% 8th +5.3pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.7% to 4.7%).
Bright spot 4.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 6.6% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Idaho Falls, ID 3.3% 4th -2.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Tulare, CA 3.9% 7th -2.6pp 2nd 52% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.4% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 70% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 14.1% 26th -4.7pp 4th 75% above peers
Passaic, NJ 25.7% 28th -7.6pp 5th 219% above peers
Harlingen, TX 6.4% 12th -1.5pp 6th 21% below peers
Ocala, FL 8.9% 20th -2.0pp 7th 10% above peers
Framingham, MA 8.6% 19th -1.6pp 8th 7% above peers
Commerce City, CO 3.6% 6th -0.7pp 9th 55% below peers
Dale City, VA 2.7% 2nd -0.3pp 10th 66% below peers
Camden, NJ 30.8% 29th -3.6pp 11th 283% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 12.7% 25th -1.1pp 12th 58% above peers
Conway, AR 5.7% 11th -0.5pp 13th 29% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.1% 10th -0.3pp 14th 36% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 9.5% 22nd -0.4pp 15th 18% above peers
Redlands, CA 5.0% 9th -0.0pp 16th 38% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 9.4% 21st +0.1pp 17th 17% above peers
Turlock, CA 6.7% 13th +0.1pp 18th 17% below peers
St. Charles, MO 4.7% 8th +0.1pp 19th 41% below peers
Wilmington, DE 22.5% 27th +1.0pp 20th 179% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 6.7% 14th +0.3pp 21st 17% below peers
East Orange, NJ 33.0% 30th +2.4pp 22nd 310% above peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 24th +0.9pp 23rd 37% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.7% 15th +0.6pp 24th 16% below peers
Dothan, AL 8.0% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Glen Burnie, MD 8.1% 17th +1.3pp 26th 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.0% 31st +5.4pp 27th 310% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.4% 18th +1.4pp 28th 4% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 10.4% 23rd +2.8pp 29th 29% above peers
Centreville, VA 3.4% 5th +1.3pp 30th 57% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.8% 3rd +1.6pp 31st 65% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.8% then, 5.0% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.3% to 5.0%).
Bright spot 5.0%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 8.8% -0.6pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Dublin, CA 1.6% 1st -1.0pp 1st 79% below peers
Lafayette, IN 7.5% 15th -3.8pp 2nd 3% below peers
Dale City, VA 10.7% 23rd -3.7pp 3rd 39% above peers
Commerce City, CO 7.5% 14th -1.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 6.1% 10th -1.1pp 5th 21% below peers
St. Charles, MO 5.0% 4th -0.8pp 6th 35% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.1% 9th -0.9pp 7th 21% below peers
Ocala, FL 12.3% 25th -1.5pp 8th 59% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 8th -0.7pp 9th 22% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 13th -0.8pp 10th 7% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.2pp 11th 69% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 8.7% 19th -0.7pp 12th 13% above peers
Conway, AR 8.0% 18th -0.6pp 13th 3% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 5.8% 7th -0.2pp 14th 25% below peers
Turlock, CA 4.8% 3rd -0.2pp 15th 38% below peers
Framingham, MA 5.6% 6th -0.2pp 16th 27% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.6% 31st -0.4pp 17th 194% above peers
East Orange, NJ 12.3% 27th +0.2pp 18th 60% above peers
Redlands, CA 5.2% 5th +0.2pp 19th 33% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 9.4% 20th +0.6pp 20th 22% above peers
Dothan, AL 11.1% 24th +1.1pp 21st 44% above peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 30th +2.4pp 22nd 194% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 12.3% 26th +1.4pp 23rd 60% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 7.8% 17th +0.9pp 24th 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 7.1% 12th +0.9pp 25th 8% below peers
Tulare, CA 10.3% 22nd +1.9pp 26th 34% above peers
Wilmington, DE 7.7% 16th +1.4pp 27th on par with peers
Camden, NJ 14.7% 29th +3.2pp 28th 91% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.2% 11th +1.8pp 29th 20% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 9.9% 21st +3.2pp 30th 29% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 14.4% 28th +4.9pp 31st 86% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

36.3%
20202022
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 37.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Dublin, CA 15.4% 1st 57% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 24.9% 2nd 31% below peers
Framingham, MA 25.2% 3rd 30% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 25.2% 4th 30% below peers
Centreville, VA 26.1% 5th 27% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.9% 6th 17% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 30.9% 7th 14% below peers
Redlands, CA 31.7% 8th 12% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.9% 9th 6% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 34.1% 10th 5% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.1% 11th 5% below peers
Turlock, CA 34.3% 12th 4% below peers
Dale City, VA 34.7% 13th 3% below peers
East Orange, NJ 35.1% 14th 2% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 35.2% 15th 2% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 35.9% 16th on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 36.0% 17th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 36.3% 18th 1% above peers
Lafayette, IN 36.7% 19th 2% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 37.5% 20th 4% above peers
Dothan, AL 37.5% 21st 4% above peers
Tulare, CA 37.8% 22nd 5% above peers
Ocala, FL 39.5% 23rd 10% above peers
Conway, AR 40.0% 24th 11% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 40.2% 25th 12% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.8% 26th 14% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 40.8% 27th 14% above peers
Camden, NJ 43.6% 28th 21% above peers
Wilmington, DE 44.7% 29th 25% above peers
Harlingen, TX 46.6% 30th 30% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.0% then, 3.1% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.7% to 3.1%).
Bright spot 3.1%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 6.2% +0.6pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Turlock, CA 1.2% 1st -0.9pp 1st 70% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.8% 4th -1.2pp 2nd 58% below peers
Commerce City, CO 2.6% 7th -1.7pp 3rd 38% below peers
Lafayette, IN 3.3% 10th -2.0pp 4th 20% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 2.4% 6th -1.1pp 5th 42% below peers
Dale City, VA 6.2% 25th -2.2pp 6th 48% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 3.7% 12th -0.6pp 7th 12% below peers
East Orange, NJ 5.7% 22nd -0.7pp 8th 37% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 4.3% 17th -0.1pp 9th 4% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 3.2% 9th -0.0pp 10th 24% below peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% 23rd -0.0pp 11th 37% above peers
St. Charles, MO 3.1% 8th +0.0pp 12th 27% below peers
Centreville, VA 5.8% 24th +0.4pp 13th 39% above peers
Harlingen, TX 12.8% 31st +0.9pp 14th 206% above peers
Redlands, CA 2.2% 5th +0.2pp 15th 47% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 5.2% 19th +0.5pp 16th 23% above peers
Framingham, MA 3.8% 14th +0.5pp 17th 9% below peers
Wilmington, DE 4.2% 16th +0.6pp 18th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.3% 20th +1.0pp 19th 28% above peers
Conway, AR 5.6% 21st +1.6pp 20th 33% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 1.7% 3rd +0.5pp 21st 60% below peers
Dothan, AL 3.6% 11th +1.1pp 22nd 15% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.5% 18th +1.8pp 23rd 6% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.8% 13th +1.6pp 24th 10% below peers
Tulare, CA 3.9% 15th +2.0pp 25th 8% below peers
Camden, NJ 8.0% 27th +4.1pp 26th 90% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.1% 28th +4.2pp 27th 93% above peers
Ocala, FL 9.8% 30th +5.6pp 28th 135% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 9.6% 29th +5.7pp 29th 129% above peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 61% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 6.6% 26th +5.2pp 31st 58% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 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 6.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 37.2% to 43.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp).

Broader trend
41% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. St. Charles started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.9% to 43.3%).
Bright spot 43.3%
20102024
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 32.4% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Ocala, FL 31.2% 17th +7.0pp 1st 6% below peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 27th +4.9pp 2nd 32% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 35.9% 13th +6.8pp 3rd 9% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 42.5% 8th +7.5pp 4th 28% above peers
Wilmington, DE 33.1% 15th +5.1pp 5th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 33.5% 14th +5.0pp 6th 1% above peers
Commerce City, CO 25.8% 24th +3.8pp 7th 22% below peers
St. Charles, MO 43.3% 6th +6.0pp 8th 31% above peers
East Orange, NJ 22.6% 26th +3.0pp 9th 32% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.5% 10th +4.6pp 10th 16% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 23.0% 25th +2.5pp 11th 31% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 38.1% 11th +3.4pp 12th 15% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 27.4% 21st +2.4pp 13th 17% below peers
Lafayette, IN 27.9% 19th +2.4pp 14th 16% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 26.3% 23rd +2.2pp 15th 21% below peers
Tulare, CA 11.8% 29th +0.9pp 16th 64% below peers
Dothan, AL 27.6% 20th +2.1pp 17th 17% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 36.7% 12th +2.7pp 18th 11% above peers
Conway, AR 42.6% 7th +2.9pp 19th 29% above peers
Passaic, NJ 16.7% 28th +1.0pp 20th 50% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 57.1% 3rd +3.1pp 21st 73% above peers
Turlock, CA 26.5% 22nd +1.4pp 22nd 20% below peers
Dublin, CA 69.8% 1st +3.4pp 23rd 111% above peers
Camden, NJ 10.1% 30th +0.3pp 24th 70% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 31.7% 16th +1.0pp 25th 4% below peers
Framingham, MA 48.7% 5th +1.2pp 26th 47% above peers
Centreville, VA 58.2% 2nd +0.0pp 27th 76% above peers
Redlands, CA 41.5% 9th -0.3pp 28th 25% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 30.4% 18th -0.4pp 29th 8% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 52.5% 4th -1.6pp 30th 59% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment rose 19.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.0% to 61.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±16.1pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way. St. Charles started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.3% to 61.1%).
Bright spot 61.1%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 43.6% -2.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
St. Charles, MO 61.1% 5th +19.2pp 1st 56% above peers
Centreville, VA 68.9% 2nd +17.9pp 2nd 76% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 47.4% 12th +9.5pp 3rd 21% above peers
Dale City, VA 29.3% 26th +4.8pp 4th 25% below peers
Redlands, CA 47.6% 11th +5.0pp 5th 22% above peers
Framingham, MA 52.9% 9th +5.1pp 6th 35% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 53.1% 8th +1.9pp 7th 36% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 14th +1.4pp 8th 6% above peers
Dothan, AL 45.9% 13th +1.2pp 9th 17% above peers
East Orange, NJ 72.8% 1st +1.5pp 10th 86% above peers
Passaic, NJ 67.2% 3rd +1.0pp 11th 72% above peers
Dublin, CA 63.8% 4th +0.1pp 12th 63% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 49.2% 10th -1.4pp 13th 26% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 54.1% 7th -3.8pp 14th 38% above peers
Wilmington, DE 55.3% 6th -4.6pp 15th 41% above peers
Tulare, CA 30.6% 24th -3.4pp 16th 22% below peers
Harlingen, TX 38.0% 19th -9.0pp 17th 3% below peers
Turlock, CA 38.4% 18th -9.7pp 18th 2% below peers
Ocala, FL 37.1% 20th -11.2pp 19th 5% below peers
Commerce City, CO 39.6% 15th -13.7pp 20th 1% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.3% 29th -10.1pp 21st 30% below peers
Lafayette, IN 27.5% 28th -11.7pp 22nd 30% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 38.7% 17th -16.7pp 23rd 1% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 20.9% 31st -12.7pp 24th 47% below peers
Conway, AR 37.1% 21st -23.8pp 25th 5% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 33.3% 22nd -21.6pp 26th 15% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 22.9% 30th -17.1pp 27th 41% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 29.2% 27th -24.1pp 28th 26% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 29.7% 25th -24.7pp 29th 24% below peers
Camden, NJ 39.2% 16th -34.3pp 30th on par with peers
Mount Vernon, NY 31.0% 23rd -28.0pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.6pp 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.7% then, 6.7% now; margin ±4.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.8% to 6.7%).
Needs attention 6.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 7.0% +0.6pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
East Orange, NJ 5.3% 13th -13.9pp 1st 8% below peers
Passaic, NJ 7.6% 21st -7.9pp 2nd 31% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 6th -3.3pp 3rd 37% below peers
Turlock, CA 4.4% 9th -3.8pp 4th 23% below peers
Dothan, AL 5.2% 12th -4.4pp 5th 11% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 6.7% 19th -5.1pp 6th 17% above peers
Harlingen, TX 11.9% 29th -8.0pp 7th 105% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 3.6% 7th -1.5pp 8th 37% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.5% 2nd -1.0pp 9th 57% below peers
Glen Burnie, MD 5.7% 15th -2.2pp 10th 1% below peers
Wilmington, DE 10.5% 27th -2.0pp 11th 81% above peers
Framingham, MA 2.8% 3rd -0.5pp 12th 52% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 9.0% 24th -1.6pp 13th 56% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 5.1% 11th -0.9pp 14th 12% below peers
Tulare, CA 10.1% 25th +0.5pp 15th 74% above peers
Centreville, VA 4.3% 8th +0.3pp 16th 25% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 17th 52% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.4% 17th +0.4pp 18th 10% above peers
Camden, NJ 11.3% 28th +0.8pp 19th 96% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.8% 16th +0.5pp 20th on par with peers
Redlands, CA 5.5% 14th +0.6pp 21st 4% below peers
Dale City, VA 3.1% 4th +0.4pp 22nd 46% below peers
Lafayette, IN 8.9% 23rd +1.3pp 23rd 55% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 10.4% 26th +1.8pp 24th 81% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 3.2% 5th +1.0pp 25th 45% below peers
Ocala, FL 13.2% 30th +6.2pp 26th 128% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 7.2% 20th +3.4pp 27th 24% above peers
Conway, AR 4.6% 10th +2.4pp 28th 20% below peers
St. Charles, MO 6.7% 18th +4.0pp 29th 16% above peers
Commerce City, CO 14.5% 31st +12.3pp 30th 151% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 1.7% 1st 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±3.3pp 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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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 70,171 to 71,508 - more than the combined survey margin (±139).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (66,900 to 71,508).
Big move 71,508
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Commerce City, CO 66,445 31st +18% 1st 7% below peers
Dublin, CA 70,803 21st +16% 2nd 1% below peers
Ocala, FL 66,584 30th +12% 3rd 7% below peers
Tulare, CA 70,945 20th +12% 4th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 72,087 8th +11% 5th 1% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 67,725 28th +10% 6th 5% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 68,142 27th +10% 7th 4% below peers
East Orange, NJ 70,090 24th +9% 8th 2% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 72,427 6th +7% 9th 2% above peers
Dothan, AL 71,514 12th +5% 10th on par with peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72,590 4th +4% 11th 2% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 70,629 22nd +4% 12th 1% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 70,322 23rd +3% 13th 1% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 69,825 26th +3% 14th 2% below peers
Redlands, CA 73,375 1st +3% 15th 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 72,059 9th +3% 16th 1% above peers
Conway, AR 67,642 29th +2% 17th 5% below peers
St. Charles, MO 71,508 13th +2% 18th on par with peers
Wilmington, DE 71,727 10th +2% 19th 1% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 71,173 17th +1% 20th on par with peers
Framingham, MA 72,399 7th +0% 21st 2% above peers
Passaic, NJ 70,002 25th -0% 22nd 2% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72,922 3rd -1% 23rd 2% above peers
Turlock, CA 72,502 5th -1% 24th 2% above peers
Lafayette, IN 71,159 18th -2% 25th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 71,016 19th -2% 26th on par with peers
Jacksonville, NC 71,279 15th -2% 27th on par with peers
Centreville, VA 71,706 11th -3% 28th 1% above peers
Camden, NJ 71,496 14th -3% 29th on par with peers
Kalamazoo, MI 73,076 2nd -4% 30th 3% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 71,236 16th -6% 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±99 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (17.5% then, 17.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (18.2% to 17.7%).
Big move 17.7%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 22.3% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Framingham, MA 21.7% 18th +2.0pp 1st 2% below peers
Redlands, CA 23.9% 11th +1.9pp 2nd 8% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 21.9% 17th +1.6pp 3rd 1% below peers
Lafayette, IN 23.4% 12th +1.2pp 4th 6% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.1% 21st +1.0pp 5th 5% below peers
St. Charles, MO 17.7% 28th +0.2pp 6th 20% below peers
Dale City, VA 26.6% 7th +0.1pp 7th 20% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 18.9% 26th +0.0pp 8th 15% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 22.7% 13th -0.2pp 9th 3% above peers
Dothan, AL 22.6% 14th -0.5pp 10th 2% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 18.0% 27th -0.4pp 11th 19% below peers
Conway, AR 20.3% 24th -0.5pp 12th 8% below peers
Ocala, FL 22.1% 15th -0.6pp 13th on par with peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.1% 16th -0.6pp 14th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.8% 5th -1.0pp 15th 26% above peers
Maple Grove, MN 24.1% 10th -1.0pp 16th 9% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 17.7% 29th -1.0pp 17th 20% below peers
Dublin, CA 25.0% 8th -1.6pp 18th 13% above peers
Tulare, CA 31.9% 1st -2.1pp 19th 45% above peers
Turlock, CA 24.8% 9th -1.7pp 20th 12% above peers
Passaic, NJ 30.1% 2nd -2.1pp 21st 36% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 20.7% 23rd -1.5pp 22nd 7% below peers
Wilmington, DE 21.0% 22nd -1.7pp 23rd 5% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 19.2% 25th -1.7pp 24th 13% below peers
Harlingen, TX 28.8% 3rd -2.7pp 25th 30% above peers
East Orange, NJ 21.7% 19th -2.4pp 26th 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 21.7% 20th -2.5pp 27th 2% below peers
Camden, NJ 27.5% 6th -3.4pp 28th 24% above peers
Commerce City, CO 28.6% 4th -4.4pp 29th 30% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 17.3% 30th -2.9pp 30th 22% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 15.3% 31st -3.3pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp 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 (28.6% then, 27.8% now; margin ±6.4pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 5.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.3% to 27.8%).
Big move 27.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 29.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Commerce City, CO 28.9% 22nd +8.7pp 1st 11% below peers
Redlands, CA 31.0% 17th +7.7pp 2nd 5% below peers
Centreville, VA 20.4% 29th +4.1pp 3rd 37% below peers
Tulare, CA 39.6% 15th +7.9pp 4th 22% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.4% 14th +7.5pp 5th 24% above peers
Lafayette, IN 50.7% 6th +9.3pp 6th 56% above peers
Passaic, NJ 51.4% 5th +9.3pp 7th 58% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 41.1% 13th +6.5pp 8th 26% above peers
Dothan, AL 47.6% 8th +3.2pp 9th 46% above peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 72.4% 2nd +4.7pp 10th 123% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.1% 20th +1.7pp 11th 10% below peers
Harlingen, TX 45.1% 10th +2.2pp 12th 39% above peers
Ocala, FL 44.0% 11th +2.0pp 13th 35% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 25.6% 25th +0.7pp 14th 21% below peers
Framingham, MA 29.0% 21st +0.8pp 15th 11% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 29.7% 19th +0.7pp 16th 9% below peers
Wilmington, DE 67.8% 3rd +1.1pp 17th 108% above peers
Camden, NJ 75.7% 1st +0.3pp 18th 133% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 12th +0.0pp 19th 27% above peers
Turlock, CA 30.6% 18th -0.3pp 20th 6% below peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 16th -0.7pp 21st on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 23.6% 26th -0.6pp 22nd 28% below peers
St. Charles, MO 27.8% 24th -0.7pp 23rd 14% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 46.9% 9th -1.4pp 24th 44% above peers
Kalamazoo, MI 49.3% 7th -2.5pp 25th 52% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 28.7% 23rd -1.6pp 26th 12% below peers
East Orange, NJ 59.1% 4th -5.6pp 27th 82% above peers
Dale City, VA 21.0% 28th -2.2pp 28th 35% below peers
Jacksonville, NC 22.1% 27th -6.7pp 29th 32% below peers
Dublin, CA 9.2% 31st -3.2pp 30th 72% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 11.0% 30th -5.8pp 31st 66% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (75.0% then, 76.7% now; margin ±9.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (75.4% to 76.7%).
Big move 76.7%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Missouri ref 70.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Redlands, CA 73.3% 11th +20.8pp 1st 4% above peers
Turlock, CA 71.1% 15th +16.6pp 2nd 1% above peers
Passaic, NJ 69.7% 18th +14.6pp 3rd 1% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 65.7% 22nd +13.0pp 4th 7% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 90.8% 1st +17.2pp 5th 29% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 74.9% 10th +10.4pp 6th 6% above peers
Conway, AR 76.4% 8th +10.5pp 7th 8% above peers
Wilmington, DE 78.9% 4th +9.9pp 8th 12% above peers
Centreville, VA 80.2% 3rd +8.5pp 9th 14% above peers
Glen Burnie, MD 72.0% 13th +4.6pp 10th 2% above peers
Tulare, CA 57.6% 29th +3.2pp 11th 18% below peers
Maple Grove, MN 81.3% 2nd +4.2pp 12th 15% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 78.7% 5th +2.0pp 13th 12% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 70.5% 16th +1.7pp 14th on par with peers
St. Charles, MO 76.7% 7th +1.7pp 15th 9% above peers
Commerce City, CO 67.3% 19th +0.7pp 16th 5% below peers
Dublin, CA 63.9% 26th -0.3pp 17th 9% below peers
Ocala, FL 70.4% 17th -1.2pp 18th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 59.9% 28th -1.5pp 19th 15% below peers
Camden, NJ 71.2% 14th -1.8pp 20th 1% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 64.9% 25th -2.1pp 21st 8% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 78.5% 6th -2.9pp 22nd 11% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 53.8% 30th -2.2pp 23rd 24% below peers
Framingham, MA 76.0% 9th -3.2pp 24th 8% above peers
Jacksonville, NC 46.8% 31st -2.2pp 25th 34% below peers
Lafayette, IN 66.0% 21st -4.6pp 26th 6% below peers
Dothan, AL 65.4% 23rd -5.6pp 27th 7% below peers
East Orange, NJ 72.2% 12th -6.7pp 28th 2% above peers
Dale City, VA 65.2% 24th -6.2pp 29th 8% below peers
Kalamazoo, MI 66.8% 20th -11.0pp 30th 5% below peers
Caguas zona urbana, PR 61.4% 27th -14.1pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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