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Lakewood, NJ
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69,585 people (2024) 50k-100k Northeast

Bright spots 6 indicators

Where Lakewood, NJ shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.1%
2020-24
▼ 48%
relative change
7.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
19.7%
2019-23
▼ 37%
relative change
31.0% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
59.1%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
52.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
0.9%
2020-24
▼ 43%
relative change
1.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
2.1%
2020-24
▼ 39%
relative change
3.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
53.9%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
55.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Lakewood, NJ shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
63.0%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
60.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
29.3%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
28.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
33.1%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
32.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.50
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.50 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
39.1%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
35.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$56,968
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
$50,897 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
9.9%
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
10.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 6 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
29.3%
2020-24
▼ 32%
relative change
43.1% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
69,585
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
56,072 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$591,177
Jun 2026
▲ 8%
relative change
$548,476 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$235,549
Jun 2026
▼ <1%
relative change
$237,452 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
51.2%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
52.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
7.8%
2020-24
▲ 87%
relative change
4.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys ($50,897 then, $56,968 now; margin ±$8,587).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 50% from 2014 to 2024 ($38,025 to $56,968).
$56,968
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
New Jersey ref $103,556 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Dublin, CA $214,385 1st +43% 1st 170% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $97,305 12th +37% 2nd 22% above peers
Passaic, NJ $55,371 26th +35% 3rd 30% below peers
Eastvale, CA $160,069 3rd +34% 4th 101% above peers
Tulare, CA $72,410 18th +34% 5th 9% below peers
Canton, OH $43,188 30th +34% 6th 46% below peers
Grand Junction, CO $70,080 19th +33% 7th 12% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR $57,272 24th +33% 8th 28% below peers
Yuba City, CA $75,477 17th +33% 9th 5% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $150,245 4th +32% 10th 89% above peers
Portland, ME $79,540 16th +32% 11th on par with peers
Weston, FL $139,825 6th +30% 12th 76% above peers
Apex, NC $144,135 5th +29% 13th 81% above peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 23rd +29% 14th 27% below peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 29th +27% 15th 36% below peers
East Orange, NJ $60,830 22nd +27% 16th 24% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 11th +26% 17th 38% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $112,467 9th +25% 18th 41% above peers
St. Cloud, MN $61,374 21st +25% 19th 23% below peers
Spring, TX $88,997 13th +25% 20th 12% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $130,432 7th +23% 21st 64% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $80,663 15th +22% 22nd 1% above peers
Jackson, TN $53,032 27th +22% 23rd 33% below peers
Eau Claire, WI $67,395 20th +21% 24th 15% below peers
Camarillo, CA $113,428 8th +21% 25th 43% above peers
Gary, IN $38,731 31st +21% 26th 51% below peers
Decatur, IL $51,592 28th +21% 27th 35% below peers
Dale City, VA $111,994 10th +18% 28th 41% above peers
Bethesda, MD $192,237 2nd +17% 29th 142% above peers
West Des Moines, IA $86,594 14th +13% 30th 9% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 25th +12% 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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8 of 11 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$7,583 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.6% then, 29.3% now; margin ±5.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.5% to 29.3%).
29.3%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 9.4% -0.4pp
United States ref 12.0%
Apex, NC 2.2% 1st -2.9pp 1st 80% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 5th -2.1pp 2nd 54% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 11.2% 16th -3.7pp 3rd on par with peers
Portland, ME 11.0% 15th -3.4pp 4th 2% below peers
Dale City, VA 6.9% 9th -1.9pp 5th 38% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.8% 27th -5.7pp 6th 103% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.8% 4th -1.1pp 7th 58% below peers
San Marcos, TX 24.3% 28th -4.6pp 8th 116% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 13.6% 18th -2.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Decatur, IL 18.6% 22nd -2.4pp 10th 66% above peers
Canton, OH 26.5% 29th -3.2pp 11th 136% above peers
Tulare, CA 17.8% 21st -2.1pp 12th 59% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 19.0% 23rd -2.0pp 13th 69% above peers
East Orange, NJ 16.1% 20th -1.5pp 14th 44% above peers
Yuba City, CA 14.2% 19th -1.2pp 15th 26% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 8.7% 13th -0.7pp 16th 23% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 7.1% 10th -0.4pp 17th 37% below peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 7th -0.2pp 18th 45% below peers
Jackson, TN 21.0% 25th -0.3pp 19th 87% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 20.9% 24th +0.0pp 20th 86% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 13.4% 17th +0.0pp 21st 19% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 30th +0.6pp 22nd 161% above peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 14th +0.5pp 23rd 7% below peers
Gary, IN 32.8% 31st +2.6pp 24th 192% above peers
Camarillo, CA 8.5% 12th +0.8pp 25th 25% below peers
Dublin, CA 4.4% 3rd +0.4pp 26th 61% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 6.3% 8th +1.0pp 27th 44% below peers
Schenectady, NY 22.6% 26th +4.2pp 28th 101% above peers
Bethesda, MD 4.2% 2nd +0.8pp 29th 62% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 5.4% 6th +1.5pp 30th 52% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 8.3% 11th +2.4pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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8 of 11 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

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 →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±4.4pp 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 →

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.9% then, 33.1% now; margin ±4.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 11.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (44.6% to 33.1%).
33.1%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 13.0% -1.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Apex, NC 2.1% 1st -3.9pp 1st 86% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 19th -15.9pp 2nd 22% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.8% 11th -7.9pp 3rd 27% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 6th -3.8pp 4th 65% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.6% 8th -5.4pp 5th 42% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 20.6% 20th -9.8pp 6th 39% above peers
Canton, OH 38.9% 30th -12.7pp 7th 162% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.4% 5th -1.2pp 8th 71% below peers
Passaic, NJ 32.1% 26th -7.4pp 9th 116% above peers
Decatur, IL 28.1% 24th -5.7pp 10th 90% above peers
Yuba City, CA 17.7% 18th -3.3pp 11th 19% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.5% 12th -1.9pp 12th 22% below peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 16th -2.1pp 13th on par with peers
Eau Claire, WI 12.0% 14th -1.4pp 14th 19% below peers
Jackson, TN 32.1% 27th -2.8pp 15th 117% above peers
East Orange, NJ 23.2% 22nd -1.4pp 16th 56% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 11.7% 13th -0.6pp 17th 21% below peers
Tulare, CA 24.5% 23rd -1.1pp 18th 65% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 20.6% 21st -0.3pp 19th 39% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 31.3% 25th -0.4pp 20th 111% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 28th +0.2pp 21st 123% above peers
Gary, IN 53.1% 31st +3.6pp 22nd 258% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.3% 4th +0.3pp 23rd 71% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.3pp 24th 81% below peers
Camarillo, CA 12.2% 15th +1.3pp 25th 18% below peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 17th +2.0pp 26th 17% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 29th +5.1pp 27th 141% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 7th +1.5pp 28th 46% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 10.0% 10th +2.7pp 29th 33% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 9.0% 9th +2.7pp 30th 39% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 3rd +1.8pp 31st 79% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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8 of 11 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sanford, FL down 15.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.3pp 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 →

Broadband rose 6.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 52.4% to 59.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.7pp). 26 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 9.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (49.7% to 59.1%).
59.1%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 92.9% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Passaic, NJ 93.8% 14th +20.1pp 1st 2% above peers
Gary, IN 82.3% 29th +17.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
Jackson, TN 89.3% 23rd +13.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Decatur, IL 88.5% 26th +12.8pp 4th 4% below peers
Tulare, CA 92.0% 18th +11.6pp 5th on par with peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 28th +10.4pp 6th 8% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 7th 36% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 88.8% 25th +9.4pp 8th 4% below peers
East Orange, NJ 89.1% 24th +9.0pp 9th 4% below peers
Yuba City, CA 91.1% 22nd +8.2pp 10th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 92.1% 17th +7.9pp 11th on par with peers
Grand Junction, CO 92.4% 16th +6.9pp 12th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 96.5% 9th +7.2pp 13th 4% above peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 27th +6.2pp 14th 7% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 91.7% 20th +6.5pp 15th 1% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 13th +6.3pp 16th 3% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 96.5% 8th +5.9pp 17th 4% above peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 19th +5.5pp 18th 1% below peers
Canton, OH 80.4% 30th +4.8pp 19th 13% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 96.4% 10th +5.0pp 20th 4% above peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 11th +4.9pp 21st 4% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 91.1% 21st +4.3pp 22nd 1% below peers
Camarillo, CA 95.0% 12th +4.4pp 23rd 3% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 93.4% 15th +3.5pp 24th 1% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 96.7% 7th +3.4pp 25th 5% above peers
Dale City, VA 97.2% 4th +2.9pp 26th 5% above peers
Bethesda, MD 97.1% 5th +2.7pp 27th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 98.3% 2nd +2.5pp 28th 6% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 3rd +1.8pp 29th 6% above peers
Apex, NC 97.0% 6th +1.7pp 30th 5% above peers
Eastvale, CA 98.4% 1st +0.5pp 31st 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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8 of 11 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.4pp 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 →

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.50 then, 0.50 now; margin ±0.04).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
0.50
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 0.48 -0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Eastvale, CA 0.33 1st -0.040 1st 26% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 7th -0.025 2nd 9% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 0.40 6th -0.022 3rd 10% below peers
Spring, TX 0.35 2nd -0.019 4th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 16th -0.023 5th on par with peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 19th -0.023 6th 3% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 0.44 12th -0.021 7th 2% below peers
Passaic, NJ 0.48 25th -0.022 8th 6% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 0.44 13th -0.019 9th 1% below peers
Jackson, TN 0.49 26th -0.020 10th 8% above peers
Apex, NC 0.37 3rd -0.014 11th 18% below peers
Decatur, IL 0.47 24th -0.011 12th 5% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 0.44 11th -0.005 13th 2% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.55 31st -0.005 14th 23% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 0.43 10th -0.002 15th 4% below peers
Canton, OH 0.46 17th -0.002 16th 2% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 28th -0.001 17th 10% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 21st +0.001 18th 3% above peers
Yuba City, CA 0.45 15th +0.005 19th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 0.38 4th +0.006 20th 15% below peers
East Orange, NJ 0.46 20th +0.010 21st 3% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 0.47 22nd +0.011 22nd 4% above peers
Tulare, CA 0.43 9th +0.010 23rd 5% below peers
Dublin, CA 0.39 5th +0.010 24th 12% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 0.41 8th +0.014 25th 9% below peers
Camarillo, CA 0.46 18th +0.017 26th 2% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 0.45 14th +0.016 27th 1% below peers
Gary, IN 0.51 30th +0.024 28th 14% above peers
Bethesda, MD 0.51 29th +0.025 29th 14% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 0.47 23rd +0.030 30th 5% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 27th +0.057 31st 10% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 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 →

SNAP fell 11.4 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 31.0% to 19.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.0pp). 4 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 11.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (30.8% to 19.7%).
19.7%
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 8.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 79% below peers
Eastvale, CA 3.6% 6th -3.2pp 2nd 67% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 22nd -11.4pp 3rd 81% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 4.6% 9th -2.5pp 4th 58% below peers
Apex, NC 1.9% 1st -0.8pp 5th 83% below peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 16th -4.1pp 6th on par with peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 12th -1.8pp 7th 31% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.5% 14th -1.2pp 8th 4% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 10.7% 15th -1.0pp 9th 1% below peers
East Orange, NJ 20.7% 25th -1.5pp 10th 91% above peers
Gary, IN 29.1% 30th -1.4pp 11th 168% above peers
Canton, OH 28.9% 29th -0.9pp 12th 166% above peers
Passaic, NJ 38.2% 31st -1.2pp 13th 251% above peers
Jackson, TN 20.4% 24th -0.6pp 14th 88% above peers
Yuba City, CA 12.4% 19th -0.2pp 15th 14% above peers
Tulare, CA 23.0% 26th +0.7pp 16th 111% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 15.3% 20th +1.0pp 17th 40% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 8th +0.4pp 18th 64% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 28th +2.6pp 19th 129% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 19.8% 23rd +2.2pp 20th 82% above peers
Decatur, IL 24.6% 27th +2.8pp 21st 127% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 6.8% 11th +0.8pp 22nd 37% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.3% 13th +1.3pp 23rd 24% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.8% 3rd +0.5pp 24th 75% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.3% 17th +2.1pp 25th 4% above peers
Spring, TX 12.0% 18th +2.6pp 26th 10% above peers
Camarillo, CA 4.7% 10th +1.3pp 27th 57% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.7% 21st +5.6pp 28th 44% above peers
Bethesda, MD 3.1% 4th +1.4pp 29th 71% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.6% 7th +2.0pp 30th 67% below peers
Dublin, CA 3.4% 5th +1.9pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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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 →
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Caldwell, ID down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • The Hammocks, FL down 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

No better direction Rising recently, faster than peers
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Home value rose about 8% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $591,177 in June 2026, up from $548,476 a year earlier.
$591,177
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref $584,681 (Jun 26) +3.3%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Lakewood, NJ $591,177 (Jun 26) 10th +7.8% 1st 22% above peers
Decatur, IL $107,596 (Jun 26) 27th +7.3% 2nd 78% below peers
Schenectady, NY $334,098 (Jun 26) 21st +5.5% 3rd 31% below peers
Canton, OH $176,363 (Jun 26) 26th +5.1% 4th 64% below peers
Shawnee, KS $432,970 (Jun 26) 16th +4.8% 5th 10% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,495,025 (Jun 26) 1st +2.6% 6th 209% above peers
Grand Junction, CO $429,488 (Jun 26) 17th +2.1% 7th 11% below peers
Passaic, NJ $563,434 (Jun 26) 12th +1.7% 8th 17% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA $725,567 (Jun 26) 8th +1.4% 9th 50% above peers
Eau Claire, WI $321,576 (Jun 26) 23rd +1.3% 10th 34% below peers
West Des Moines, IA $326,596 (Jun 26) 22nd +0.8% 11th 32% below peers
Tulare, CA $359,149 (Jun 26) 20th +0.6% 12th 26% below peers
Yuba City, CA $446,422 (Jun 26) 15th +0.3% 13th 8% below peers
Camarillo, CA $923,396 (Jun 26) 6th +0.2% 14th 91% above peers
Eastvale, CA $948,803 (Jun 26) 5th +0.1% 15th 96% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $1,039,520 (Jun 26) 4th -0.2% 16th 115% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $372,578 (Jun 26) 18th -0.3% 17th 23% below peers
Spring, TX $368,162 (Jun 26) 19th -0.8% 18th 24% below peers
Portland, ME $571,364 (Jun 26) 11th -0.9% 19th 18% above peers
Jackson, TN $229,672 (Jun 26) 25th -0.9% 20th 53% below peers
Bethesda, MD $1,168,471 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.0% 21st 142% above peers
East Orange, NJ $483,575 (Jun 26) 14th -1.0% 22nd on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD $529,016 (Jun 26) 13th -2.1% 23rd 9% above peers
Apex, NC $603,237 (Jun 26) 9th -2.2% 24th 25% above peers
Weston, FL $727,063 (Jun 26) 7th -2.9% 25th 50% above peers
Gary, IN $91,950 (Jun 26) 28th -3.8% 26th 81% below peers
San Marcos, TX $310,919 (Jun 26) 24th -4.1% 27th 36% below peers
Dublin, CA $1,266,769 (Jun 26) 2nd -7.8% 28th 162% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $235,549 in June 2026, down from $237,452 a year earlier.
$235,549
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▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref $367,009 (Jun 26) +3.4%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Gary, IN $57,312 (Jun 26) 27th +8.4% 1st 84% below peers
Canton, OH $96,383 (Jun 26) 26th +8.4% 2nd 73% below peers
Decatur, IL $47,274 (Jun 26) 28th +6.6% 3rd 87% below peers
Shawnee, KS $336,902 (Jun 26) 15th +6.1% 4th 4% below peers
Schenectady, NY $245,681 (Jun 26) 20th +5.7% 5th 30% below peers
Passaic, NJ $372,570 (Jun 26) 11th +4.1% 6th 6% above peers
Grand Junction, CO $329,851 (Jun 26) 16th +3.3% 7th 6% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $1,093,073 (Jun 26) 1st +2.3% 8th 211% above peers
Eau Claire, WI $236,295 (Jun 26) 21st +1.5% 9th 33% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA $615,097 (Jun 26) 5th +1.4% 10th 75% above peers
Tulare, CA $287,816 (Jun 26) 18th +1.3% 11th 18% below peers
Yuba City, CA $355,835 (Jun 26) 13th +1.1% 12th 1% above peers
West Des Moines, IA $212,089 (Jun 26) 24th +0.5% 13th 40% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX $290,499 (Jun 26) 17th +0.2% 14th 17% below peers
East Orange, NJ $371,991 (Jun 26) 12th +0.2% 15th 6% above peers
Camarillo, CA $728,304 (Jun 26) 4th +0.1% 16th 107% above peers
Portland, ME $439,756 (Jun 26) 8th +0.0% 17th 25% above peers
Eastvale, CA $818,485 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.2% 18th 133% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $235,549 (Jun 26) 22nd -0.8% 19th 33% below peers
Jackson, TN $116,953 (Jun 26) 25th -1.2% 20th 67% below peers
Spring, TX $255,174 (Jun 26) 19th -2.0% 21st 27% below peers
Bethesda, MD $500,226 (Jun 26) 7th -2.3% 22nd 42% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $351,552 (Jun 26) 14th -2.7% 23rd on par with peers
Apex, NC $435,882 (Jun 26) 9th -3.2% 24th 24% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $507,450 (Jun 26) 6th -3.3% 25th 44% above peers
San Marcos, TX $231,168 (Jun 26) 23rd -4.3% 26th 34% below peers
Weston, FL $432,794 (Jun 26) 10th -4.7% 27th 23% above peers
Dublin, CA $854,933 (Jun 26) 2nd -7.9% 28th 143% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-06 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.9% then, 39.1% now; margin ±4.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.9% to 39.1%).
39.1%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 63.8% -0.0pp
United States ref 65.2%
East Orange, NJ 31.0% 29th +5.4pp 1st 46% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 63.5% 12th +5.4pp 2nd 10% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 28th +3.1pp 3rd 32% below peers
Yuba City, CA 57.3% 18th +3.7pp 4th 1% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 4th +4.8pp 5th 29% above peers
Passaic, NJ 23.8% 31st +1.5pp 6th 59% below peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 26th +1.7pp 7th 19% below peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 30th +1.1pp 8th 47% below peers
Tulare, CA 58.5% 15th +1.8pp 9th 1% above peers
Dale City, VA 79.3% 1st +2.4pp 10th 37% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 53.4% 20th +1.4pp 11th 8% below peers
Apex, NC 76.5% 3rd +2.0pp 12th 33% above peers
Decatur, IL 62.9% 14th +1.5pp 13th 9% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 63.5% 13th +1.3pp 14th 10% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 57.7% 16th +1.0pp 15th on par with peers
Canton, OH 48.7% 24th +0.8pp 16th 16% below peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 5th +0.7pp 17th 28% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.0% 2nd +0.7pp 18th 35% above peers
Dublin, CA 65.7% 8th +0.2pp 19th 14% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 64.4% 10th -0.2pp 20th 12% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 72.2% 7th -0.3pp 21st 25% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 50.8% 22nd -0.4pp 22nd 12% below peers
Camarillo, CA 64.6% 9th -0.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 6th -0.8pp 24th 27% above peers
Jackson, TN 51.2% 21st -1.2pp 25th 11% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 48.6% 25th -1.4pp 26th 16% below peers
Gary, IN 49.0% 23rd -1.5pp 27th 15% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.0% 11th -2.2pp 28th 11% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 27th -1.6pp 29th 21% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 54.4% 19th -2.2pp 30th 6% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 57.4% 17th -3.7pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (60.4% then, 63.0% now; margin ±7.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (66.0% to 63.0%).
63.0%
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 36.7% -2.0pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 26.0% 3rd -5.2pp 1st 29% below peers
Eastvale, CA 33.8% 14th -4.3pp 2nd 8% below peers
Decatur, IL 26.2% 4th -3.0pp 3rd 29% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 26.8% 6th -2.9pp 4th 27% below peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 2nd -2.1pp 5th 41% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 31.6% 11th -2.6pp 6th 14% below peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 7th -2.1pp 7th 21% below peers
Dale City, VA 30.4% 9th -1.8pp 8th 17% below peers
Passaic, NJ 54.9% 30th -2.8pp 9th 50% above peers
Canton, OH 34.0% 15th -1.0pp 10th 7% below peers
Tulare, CA 40.9% 23rd -0.8pp 11th 12% above peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 21st -0.6pp 12th 7% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 36.7% 16th -0.6pp 13th on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 43.9% 27th -0.2pp 14th 20% above peers
Camarillo, CA 40.8% 22nd +0.5pp 15th 11% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 31.3% 10th +1.0pp 16th 15% below peers
Apex, NC 20.0% 1st +0.8pp 17th 45% below peers
Dublin, CA 32.9% 12th +1.3pp 18th 10% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 19th 72% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 36.8% 17th +1.6pp 20th on par with peers
St. Cloud, MN 32.9% 13th +1.5pp 21st 10% below peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 19th +1.8pp 22nd 6% above peers
East Orange, NJ 51.7% 28th +2.8pp 23rd 41% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 29th +2.9pp 24th 44% above peers
Jackson, TN 38.9% 20th +2.2pp 25th 6% above peers
Yuba City, CA 41.1% 24th +3.0pp 26th 12% above peers
Bethesda, MD 29.7% 8th +2.2pp 27th 19% below peers
Gary, IN 42.8% 26th +3.7pp 28th 17% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 38.6% 18th +4.2pp 29th 5% above peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 25th +4.9pp 30th 16% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 26.5% 5th +3.3pp 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±5.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.1% then, 9.9% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.3% to 9.9%).
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 11.1% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Tulare, CA 3.9% 10th -2.6pp 1st 46% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.4% 4th -1.0pp 2nd 66% below peers
Passaic, NJ 25.7% 30th -7.6pp 3rd 261% above peers
Gary, IN 13.6% 26th -4.0pp 4th 91% above peers
Yuba City, CA 5.6% 14th -1.5pp 5th 22% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 8.4% 19th -2.2pp 6th 19% above peers
Canton, OH 14.8% 27th -2.1pp 7th 108% above peers
Dale City, VA 2.7% 6th -0.3pp 8th 62% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 4.1% 12th -0.4pp 9th 42% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 3.7% 8th -0.2pp 10th 49% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 22nd -0.1pp 11th 40% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 7.1% 16th -0.0pp 12th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 29th +0.1pp 13th 196% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 9.4% 20th +0.1pp 14th 32% above peers
Decatur, IL 12.1% 25th +0.2pp 15th 71% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 28th +0.6pp 16th 117% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 6.7% 15th +0.3pp 17th 6% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 2nd +0.1pp 18th 72% below peers
East Orange, NJ 33.0% 31st +2.4pp 19th 363% above peers
Camarillo, CA 5.5% 13th +0.4pp 20th 23% below peers
Jackson, TN 11.8% 24th +1.0pp 21st 66% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 3.9% 11th +0.3pp 22nd 46% below peers
Bethesda, MD 9.6% 21st +1.4pp 23rd 35% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 1st +0.3pp 24th 76% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.4% 18th +1.4pp 25th 18% above peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 17th +1.8pp 26th 14% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.4% 7th +0.8pp 27th 53% below peers
Apex, NC 2.7% 5th +0.7pp 28th 63% below peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 9th +1.0pp 29th 46% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 10.4% 23rd +2.8pp 30th 46% above peers
Eastvale, CA 2.1% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured fell 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.8% to 4.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 9 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.5% to 4.1%).
4.1%
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 7.3% -0.4pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 9th -3.7pp 1st 29% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 3.8% 7th -2.5pp 2nd 35% below peers
Dublin, CA 1.5% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 73% below peers
Camarillo, CA 3.2% 4th -1.6pp 4th 45% below peers
Yuba City, CA 5.8% 17th -2.7pp 5th 2% above peers
Portland, ME 4.9% 13th -1.8pp 6th 14% below peers
Dale City, VA 10.7% 25th -3.7pp 7th 86% above peers
Gary, IN 8.1% 19th -2.7pp 8th 42% above peers
Schenectady, NY 4.9% 12th -1.5pp 9th 14% below peers
Apex, NC 3.5% 6th -0.9pp 10th 40% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 14th -1.2pp 11th 13% below peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 15th -1.0pp 12th 2% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 3rd -0.4pp 13th 60% below peers
Decatur, IL 4.6% 10th -0.6pp 14th 19% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.8% 22nd -0.9pp 15th 71% above peers
Eastvale, CA 3.9% 8th -0.3pp 16th 32% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 5.7% 16th -0.2pp 17th on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 22.6% 31st -0.4pp 18th 294% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.3% 5th +0.0pp 19th 43% below peers
East Orange, NJ 12.2% 26th +0.2pp 20th 113% above peers
San Marcos, TX 16.2% 29th +0.4pp 21st 183% above peers
Jackson, TN 10.5% 24th +0.6pp 22nd 83% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 9.2% 21st +0.6pp 23rd 61% above peers
Canton, OH 8.6% 20th +0.5pp 24th 50% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.7% 27th +0.9pp 25th 122% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 30th +1.7pp 26th 188% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.1% 2nd +0.3pp 27th 63% below peers
Tulare, CA 10.3% 23rd +1.9pp 28th 79% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.0% 18th +1.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 14.2% 28th +4.9pp 30th 149% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 4.8% 11th +1.8pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Guaynabo zona urbana, PR down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
Health

Adult obesity

▼ Lower is better Level only
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Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

38.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 30.0%
United States ref 33.4%
Dublin, CA 15.4% 1st 56% below peers
Bethesda, MD 20.7% 2nd 40% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 21.7% 3rd 37% below peers
Apex, NC 23.1% 4th 33% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 24.9% 5th 28% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 25.2% 6th 27% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 7th 24% below peers
Camarillo, CA 27.0% 8th 22% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 27.5% 9th 21% below peers
Eastvale, CA 27.6% 10th 20% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 11th 13% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 30.9% 12th 11% below peers
Yuba City, CA 31.3% 13th 10% below peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 14th 5% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 33.8% 15th 3% below peers
Dale City, VA 34.7% 16th on par with peers
Spring, TX 34.9% 17th 1% above peers
East Orange, NJ 35.1% 18th 1% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 35.2% 19th 1% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 35.8% 20th 3% above peers
Passaic, NJ 36.0% 21st 4% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 22nd 8% above peers
Tulare, CA 37.8% 23rd 9% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 10% above peers
Decatur, IL 38.6% 25th 11% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 26th 11% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.8% 27th 18% above peers
Jackson, TN 41.1% 28th 18% above peers
Canton, OH 45.8% 29th 32% above peers
Gary, IN 49.8% 30th 44% 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 ★ National leader
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Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.6% then, 0.9% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.1% to 0.9%).
0.9%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 4.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.5% 1st -0.8pp 1st 78% below peers
Portland, ME 1.0% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 60% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 6th -2.0pp 3rd 35% below peers
Camarillo, CA 1.6% 7th -1.6pp 4th 33% below peers
Decatur, IL 1.7% 11th -1.7pp 5th 28% below peers
Yuba City, CA 2.8% 18th -2.1pp 6th 15% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 2nd -0.7pp 7th 63% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 2.4% 16th -1.1pp 8th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 6.2% 25th -2.2pp 9th 156% above peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 12th -0.7pp 10th 11% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 1.1% 4th -0.2pp 11th 53% below peers
East Orange, NJ 5.7% 21st -0.7pp 12th 135% above peers
Gary, IN 3.8% 19th -0.1pp 13th 58% above peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% 22nd -0.0pp 14th 136% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 1.7% 10th +0.1pp 15th 29% below peers
Canton, OH 2.7% 17th +0.2pp 16th 9% above peers
Apex, NC 2.4% 14th +0.3pp 17th 1% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 28th +1.5pp 18th 260% above peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 19th 405% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.3% 13th +0.4pp 20th 6% below peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 24th +1.2pp 21st 155% above peers
Eastvale, CA 1.3% 5th +0.3pp 22nd 45% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 1.7% 9th +0.5pp 23rd 30% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.9% 23rd +1.8pp 24th 142% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.0% 30th +4.7pp 25th 393% above peers
Tulare, CA 3.9% 20th +2.0pp 26th 59% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.1% 27th +4.2pp 27th 233% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 6.8% 26th +3.6pp 28th 178% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 9.6% 29th +5.7pp 29th 295% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.4% 15th +1.6pp 30th 1% below peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 8th +1.1pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±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 No measurable change
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College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.5% then, 31.9% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.9% to 31.9%).
31.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 43.6% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Canton, OH 16.4% 27th +2.5pp 1st 56% below peers
Dale City, VA 33.5% 17th +5.0pp 2nd 10% below peers
Eastvale, CA 43.4% 12th +6.3pp 3rd 16% above peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 22nd +3.6pp 4th 32% below peers
East Orange, NJ 22.6% 23rd +3.0pp 5th 39% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 15.1% 28th +1.9pp 6th 59% below peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 13th +4.9pp 7th 3% above peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 7th +7.1pp 8th 60% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 37.3% 15th +3.7pp 9th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 67.0% 6th +6.1pp 10th 80% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 9th +4.8pp 11th 42% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 38.1% 14th +3.4pp 12th 2% above peers
Tulare, CA 11.8% 30th +0.9pp 13th 68% below peers
Apex, NC 69.5% 4th +5.2pp 14th 87% above peers
Yuba City, CA 20.4% 25th +1.5pp 15th 45% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 36.7% 16th +2.7pp 16th 1% below peers
Decatur, IL 21.6% 24th +1.5pp 17th 42% below peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 5th +4.6pp 18th 81% above peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 21st +1.7pp 19th 31% below peers
Gary, IN 14.8% 29th +0.9pp 20th 60% below peers
Passaic, NJ 16.7% 26th +1.0pp 21st 55% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70.4% 2nd +3.7pp 22nd 89% above peers
Dublin, CA 69.8% 3rd +3.4pp 23rd 87% above peers
Camarillo, CA 43.5% 11th +1.9pp 24th 17% above peers
Bethesda, MD 87.1% 1st +1.2pp 25th 134% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 18th +0.4pp 26th 14% below peers
Jackson, TN 27.8% 20th +0.1pp 27th 26% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 54.9% 8th -0.5pp 28th 47% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 30.4% 19th -0.4pp 29th 18% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 52.5% 10th -1.6pp 30th 41% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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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. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (55.4% then, 53.9% now; margin ±8.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (59.2% to 53.9%).
53.9%
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
New Jersey ref 61.6% -3.7pp
United States ref 45.5%
Spring, TX 36.8% 23rd +8.0pp 1st 18% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 47.4% 12th +9.5pp 2nd 5% above peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 9th +10.6pp 3rd 18% above peers
Eastvale, CA 53.4% 10th +9.7pp 4th 18% above peers
Dale City, VA 29.3% 29th +4.8pp 5th 35% below peers
East Orange, NJ 72.8% 3rd +1.5pp 6th 62% above peers
Passaic, NJ 67.2% 6th +1.0pp 7th 49% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 22nd +0.4pp 8th 18% below peers
Dublin, CA 63.8% 7th +0.1pp 9th 41% above peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 4th -1.7pp 10th 58% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 13th -1.3pp 11th 5% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 8th -1.5pp 12th 19% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 79.4% 1st -2.3pp 13th 76% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70.6% 5th -7.3pp 14th 57% above peers
Tulare, CA 30.6% 27th -3.4pp 15th 32% below peers
West Des Moines, IA 46.2% 14th -6.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Canton, OH 31.0% 25th -4.4pp 17th 31% below peers
Bethesda, MD 75.1% 2nd -11.6pp 18th 67% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 16th -10.6pp 19th on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 38.8% 18th -10.7pp 20th 14% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 38.1% 20th -11.2pp 21st 15% below peers
Yuba City, CA 32.4% 24th -10.2pp 22nd 28% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 47.5% 11th -20.7pp 23rd 5% above peers
Decatur, IL 39.2% 17th -17.6pp 24th 13% below peers
Gary, IN 37.0% 21st -19.5pp 25th 18% below peers
Jackson, TN 30.9% 26th -17.7pp 26th 31% below peers
Apex, NC 46.0% 15th -31.5pp 27th 2% above peers
Camarillo, CA 38.8% 19th -28.2pp 28th 14% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 22.9% 31st -17.1pp 29th 49% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 29.2% 30th -24.1pp 30th 35% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 29.7% 28th -24.7pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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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. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.4% then, 2.1% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 2.1%).
2.1%
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
New Jersey ref 5.1% -0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
East Orange, NJ 5.3% 16th -13.9pp 1st on par with peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 4th -2.7pp 2nd 57% below peers
Passaic, NJ 7.6% 25th -7.9pp 3rd 42% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 4.0% 14th -4.1pp 4th 25% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 12th -3.3pp 5th 32% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.5% 17th -4.1pp 6th 4% above peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 21st -4.6pp 7th 21% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 3rd -1.3pp 8th 61% below peers
Apex, NC 1.7% 2nd -0.9pp 9th 68% below peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 22nd -3.2pp 10th 24% above peers
Dublin, CA 2.5% 5th -1.0pp 11th 53% below peers
Decatur, IL 9.1% 26th -2.3pp 12th 70% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 13th 77% below peers
Canton, OH 9.8% 29th -1.7pp 14th 83% above peers
Gary, IN 12.5% 31st -1.1pp 15th 134% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 5.2% 15th +0.1pp 16th 3% below peers
Tulare, CA 10.1% 30th +0.5pp 17th 89% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 6.4% 20th +0.4pp 18th 19% above peers
Eastvale, CA 6.1% 19th +0.7pp 19th 14% above peers
Dale City, VA 3.1% 9th +0.4pp 20th 42% below peers
Yuba City, CA 7.4% 24th +1.0pp 21st 38% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 9.5% 28th +1.7pp 22nd 78% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 3.2% 10th +1.0pp 23rd 41% below peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 13th +1.2pp 24th 28% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 27th +3.1pp 25th 76% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 26th 47% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 7.2% 23rd +3.4pp 27th 34% above peers
Camarillo, CA 2.9% 7th +1.4pp 28th 47% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 18th +3.2pp 29th 10% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 2.9% 8th +1.9pp 30th 46% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 11th +2.9pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 56,072 to 69,585 - more than the combined survey margin (±4,354). 23 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 34% from 2014 to 2024 (51,944 to 69,585).
69,585
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Apex, NC 70,630 8th +37% 1st 1% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 20th +24% 2nd 1% below peers
Dublin, CA 70,803 5th +16% 3rd 1% above peers
Eastvale, CA 70,633 7th +14% 4th 1% above peers
Spring, TX 68,580 27th +12% 5th 2% below peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 4th +12% 6th 1% above peers
Tulare, CA 70,945 3rd +12% 7th 1% above peers
Bethesda, MD 69,397 22nd +10% 8th 1% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 68,142 30th +10% 9th 3% below peers
East Orange, NJ 70,090 14th +9% 10th on par with peers
West Des Moines, IA 71,083 1st +8% 11th 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 25th +5% 12th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 28th +5% 13th 2% below peers
Yuba City, CA 69,471 21st +4% 14th 1% below peers
St. Cloud, MN 70,629 9th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70,599 10th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 24th +3% 17th 2% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 70,322 11th +3% 18th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 69,825 17th +3% 19th on par with peers
Camarillo, CA 70,186 12th +3% 20th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 69,291 23rd +3% 21st 1% below peers
Jackson, TN 68,435 29th +2% 22nd 2% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 70,780 6th +1% 23rd 1% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70,088 15th +1% 24th on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 70,002 16th -0% 25th on par with peers
Canton, OH 69,755 19th -2% 26th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 71,016 2nd -2% 27th 1% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 26th -3% 28th 2% below peers
Decatur, IL 69,815 18th -4% 29th on par with peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70,138 13th -8% 30th on par with peers
Gary, IN 68,113 31st -10% 31st 3% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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 ±3,855 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 →

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.0% then, 51.2% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children rose 0.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (50.9% to 51.2%).
51.2%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 21.4% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Gary, IN 28.6% 5th +4.7pp 1st 26% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 21.9% 19th +1.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 7th +1.8pp 3rd 23% above peers
Canton, OH 25.4% 10th +1.1pp 4th 12% above peers
Bethesda, MD 23.2% 15th +0.8pp 5th 2% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.6% 17th +0.6pp 6th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 24.4% 13th +0.5pp 7th 7% above peers
Dale City, VA 26.6% 9th +0.1pp 8th 17% above peers
Camarillo, CA 20.7% 24th +0.0pp 9th 9% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 22.7% 16th -0.2pp 10th on par with peers
Decatur, IL 21.0% 22nd -0.2pp 11th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 12th 125% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 29th -0.3pp 13th 32% below peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 25th -0.4pp 14th 13% below peers
Apex, NC 29.1% 4th -0.9pp 15th 28% above peers
Yuba City, CA 24.8% 12th -0.9pp 16th 9% above peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 17th 42% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 17.7% 26th -1.0pp 18th 22% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 22.1% 18th -1.2pp 19th 3% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 14th -1.5pp 20th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 25.0% 11th -1.6pp 21st 10% above peers
Tulare, CA 31.9% 2nd -2.1pp 22nd 41% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 8th -1.9pp 23rd 20% above peers
Passaic, NJ 30.1% 3rd -2.1pp 24th 32% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 21.0% 23rd -1.8pp 25th 7% below peers
Eastvale, CA 28.0% 6th -2.5pp 26th 23% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 15.5% 28th -1.5pp 27th 32% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 21.4% 21st -2.3pp 28th 6% below peers
East Orange, NJ 21.7% 20th -2.4pp 29th 5% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 14.7% 30th -2.4pp 30th 35% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 17.3% 27th -2.9pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 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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Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 7.8% now; margin ±5.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.0% to 7.8%).
7.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 26.3% +0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 71% below peers
Baldwin Park, CA 32.8% 12th +7.3pp 2nd 20% above peers
Tulare, CA 39.6% 11th +7.9pp 3rd 45% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 40.4% 9th +7.5pp 4th 47% above peers
Bethesda, MD 11.5% 28th +2.1pp 5th 58% below peers
Passaic, NJ 51.4% 4th +9.3pp 6th 88% above peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 13th +4.5pp 7th 17% above peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 16th +3.2pp 8th on par with peers
West Des Moines, IA 24.2% 18th +2.2pp 9th 12% below peers
Gary, IN 81.1% 1st +4.6pp 10th 196% above peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 26th +0.4pp 11th 47% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 29.7% 14th +0.7pp 12th 8% above peers
Camarillo, CA 19.6% 22nd -0.3pp 13th 28% below peers
Decatur, IL 51.1% 5th -1.0pp 14th 86% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 23.6% 19th -0.6pp 15th 14% below peers
Jackson, TN 50.5% 6th -2.6pp 16th 84% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 28.7% 15th -1.6pp 17th 5% above peers
Canton, OH 61.5% 2nd -3.7pp 18th 125% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 42.4% 8th -2.8pp 19th 55% above peers
East Orange, NJ 59.1% 3rd -5.6pp 20th 116% above peers
Dale City, VA 21.0% 21st -2.2pp 21st 23% below peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 10th -4.9pp 22nd 47% above peers
Yuba City, CA 27.2% 17th -3.4pp 23rd 1% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 14.2% 27th -1.9pp 24th 48% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 17.0% 23rd -2.5pp 25th 38% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 7th -7.3pp 26th 73% above peers
Apex, NC 15.1% 25th -2.9pp 27th 45% below peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 24th -5.0pp 28th 44% below peers
Dublin, CA 9.2% 30th -3.2pp 29th 67% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 23.3% 20th -10.6pp 30th 15% below peers
Eastvale, CA 11.2% 29th -5.3pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Working parents fell 13.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 43.1% to 29.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.5pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.5% to 29.3%).
29.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Jersey ref 72.4% +4.1pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Weston, FL 62.8% 24th +16.8pp 1st 10% below peers
Passaic, NJ 69.7% 16th +14.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Grand Junction, CO 65.7% 19th +13.0pp 3rd 6% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 74.9% 7th +10.4pp 4th 8% above peers
Apex, NC 77.0% 5th +9.6pp 5th 11% above peers
Baldwin Park, CA 70.8% 13th +7.8pp 6th 2% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.6% 3rd +5.5pp 7th 13% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 69.7% 15th +4.7pp 8th on par with peers
Tulare, CA 57.6% 29th +3.2pp 9th 17% below peers
Camarillo, CA 70.7% 14th +3.6pp 10th 2% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 1st +3.2pp 11th 16% above peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 8th +2.1pp 12th 5% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 78.7% 2nd +2.0pp 13th 13% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 72.8% 9th +0.4pp 14th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 63.9% 23rd -0.3pp 15th 8% below peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 6th -1.1pp 16th 10% above peers
Jackson, TN 67.4% 17th -1.2pp 17th 3% below peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 11th -2.0pp 18th 3% above peers
West Des Moines, IA 71.5% 12th -2.5pp 19th 3% above peers
St. Cloud, MN 78.5% 4th -2.9pp 20th 13% above peers
Yuba City, CA 53.7% 30th -3.5pp 21st 23% below peers
Gary, IN 60.6% 26th -4.7pp 22nd 13% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 28th -5.0pp 23rd 16% below peers
East Orange, NJ 72.2% 10th -6.7pp 24th 4% above peers
Dale City, VA 65.2% 21st -6.2pp 25th 6% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.5% 22nd -8.4pp 26th 7% below peers
Decatur, IL 66.6% 18th -10.2pp 27th 4% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 62.1% 25th -12.8pp 28th 11% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 65.7% 20th -13.7pp 29th 6% below peers
Canton, OH 59.0% 27th -12.5pp 30th 15% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 11 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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