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Burlington, NC
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59,610 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 11 indicators

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

What needs attention 6 indicators

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

Big shifts 5 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 →

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 660 in May 2026, down from 816 a year earlier.
660 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 21 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%
Revere, MA 282 (May 26) -34.0% 1st
Petaluma, CA 195 (May 26) -22.7% 2nd
Grand Forks, ND 267 (May 26) -21.2% 3rd
Monterey Park, CA 228 (May 26) -21.0% 4th
St. Peters, MO 171 (May 26) -19.2% 5th
Burlington, NC 660 (May 26) -19.2% 6th
Des Plaines, IL 99 (Jan 26) -18.3% 7th
Hempstead, NY 369 (Apr 26) -16.3% 8th
West Allis, WI 186 (May 26) -14.0% 9th
Dubuque, IA 375 (May 26) -9.4% 10th
Gardena, CA 633 (May 26) -8.8% 11th
Great Falls, MT 572 (May 26) -7.5% 12th
Wylie, TX 70 (Apr 26) -4.4% 13th
Corvallis, OR 161 (Apr 26) -2.9% 14th
Medford, MA 180 (Dec 25) +1.9% 15th
Youngstown, OH 726 (Aug 25) +1.9% 16th
Gilroy, CA 416 (May 26) +2.0% 17th
Blue Springs, MO 230 (May 26) +7.6% 18th
Owensboro, KY 414 (May 26) +12.1% 19th
Kokomo, IN 486 (Mar 26) +15.4% 20th
National City, CA 739 (May 26) +15.5% 21st

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. 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 →
  • Roswell, GA down about 41% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
  • Elkhart, IN down about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 80% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 2,767 in May 2026, down from 2,772 a year earlier.
2,767 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 21 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%
Des Plaines, IL 751 (Jan 26) -32.7% 1st
Wylie, TX 550 (Apr 26) -29.8% 2nd
Revere, MA 965 (May 26) -29.7% 3rd
Blue Springs, MO 1,731 (May 26) -24.0% 4th
Corvallis, OR 1,895 (Apr 26) -22.7% 5th
Medford, MA 935 (Dec 25) -22.0% 6th
Hempstead, NY 812 (Apr 26) -21.2% 7th
Petaluma, CA 987 (May 26) -18.9% 8th
West Allis, WI 1,549 (May 26) -18.6% 9th
Monterey Park, CA 1,674 (May 26) -18.2% 10th
St. Peters, MO 770 (May 26) -15.7% 11th
Grand Forks, ND 1,892 (May 26) -12.5% 12th
Owensboro, KY 2,358 (May 26) -8.9% 13th
Dubuque, IA 1,334 (May 26) -7.8% 14th
National City, CA 1,673 (May 26) -7.5% 15th
Gilroy, CA 1,863 (May 26) -4.7% 16th
Gardena, CA 2,861 (May 26) -2.5% 17th
Kokomo, IN 1,313 (Mar 26) -2.1% 18th
Burlington, NC 2,767 (May 26) -0.2% 19th
Youngstown, OH 2,906 (Aug 25) +4.2% 20th
Great Falls, MT 3,658 (May 26) +10.2% 21st

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. 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 →
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 21% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Newark, OH down about 19% over the 12 months ending December 2025 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: homicide fell about 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending May 2026, down from 4 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
0 homicides
2018May 2026
Compare all 21 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%
Burlington, NC 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
Gardena, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 2nd
Monterey Park, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 3rd
Grand Forks, ND 0 (May 26) -100.0% 4th
Youngstown, OH 14 (Aug 25) -55.6% 5th
Great Falls, MT 2 (May 26) +0.0% 6th
National City, CA 7 (May 26) +33.3% 7th
Hempstead, NY 5 (Apr 26) +50.0% 8th
Kokomo, IN 3 (Mar 26) +100.6% 9th
Owensboro, KY 10 (May 26) +199.7% 10th
West Allis, WI 5 (May 26)
Medford, MA 0 (Dec 25)
Corvallis, OR 0 (Apr 26)
Blue Springs, MO 0 (May 26)
Petaluma, CA 0 (May 26)
Revere, MA 0 (May 26)
Dubuque, IA 3 (May 26)
Des Plaines, IL 0 (Jan 26)
St. Peters, MO 0 (May 26)
Gilroy, CA 0 (May 26)
Wylie, TX 0 (Apr 26)

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 →
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Arcadia, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bozeman, MT essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 2% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 32% lower than in 2021 (322 then, 218 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 415 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 10% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 228 in May 2026, down from 293 a year earlier.
228 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 21 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%
Wylie, TX 13 (Apr 26) -61.9% 1st
Hempstead, NY 106 (Apr 26) -46.6% 2nd
Blue Springs, MO 163 (May 26) -39.8% 3rd
Corvallis, OR 65 (Apr 26) -36.5% 4th
National City, CA 340 (May 26) -34.3% 5th
Medford, MA 80 (Dec 25) -30.4% 6th
Dubuque, IA 63 (May 26) -27.4% 7th
Burlington, NC 228 (May 26) -22.2% 8th
Gardena, CA 584 (May 26) -20.9% 9th
West Allis, WI 216 (May 26) -19.4% 10th
Des Plaines, IL 100 (Jan 26) -19.2% 11th
Monterey Park, CA 328 (May 26) -11.6% 12th
Owensboro, KY 236 (May 26) -10.6% 13th
Kokomo, IN 130 (Mar 26) -10.3% 14th
Revere, MA 107 (May 26) -9.7% 15th
St. Peters, MO 70 (May 26) -8.5% 16th
Youngstown, OH 555 (Aug 25) -7.1% 17th
Grand Forks, ND 140 (May 26) -4.5% 18th
Petaluma, CA 114 (May 26) -4.2% 19th
Gilroy, CA 316 (May 26) -4.0% 20th
Great Falls, MT 207 (May 26) -0.8% 21st

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. 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 →
  • Elkhart, IN down about 55% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Yakima, WA down about 35% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 32% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $43,225 to $56,880 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,651). 30 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; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 52% from 2014 to 2024 ($37,316 to $56,880).
$56,880
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
North Carolina ref $72,388 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Gardena, CA $84,803 15th +45% 1st 4% above peers
Hempstead, NY $90,420 10th +45% 2nd 10% above peers
National City, CA $66,841 20th +42% 3rd 18% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $97,875 8th +40% 4th 20% above peers
Revere, MA $86,969 13th +39% 5th 6% above peers
North Miami, FL $57,188 26th +37% 6th 30% below peers
Margate, FL $62,450 25th +37% 7th 24% below peers
Madison, AL $134,655 1st +36% 8th 65% above peers
Great Falls, MT $63,373 24th +35% 9th 23% below peers
Medford, MA $129,540 3rd +34% 10th 58% above peers
Monterey Park, CA $81,855 16th +32% 11th on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR $17,410 31st +32% 12th 79% below peers
Burlington, NC $56,880 27th +32% 13th 31% below peers
Gilroy, CA $133,107 2nd +31% 14th 63% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $88,201 12th +30% 15th 8% above peers
Santee, CA $113,394 7th +30% 16th 39% above peers
Owensboro, KY $56,357 28th +30% 17th 31% below peers
Wylie, TX $119,522 5th +29% 18th 46% above peers
West Allis, WI $67,611 19th +29% 19th 17% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $63,627 23rd +27% 20th 22% below peers
Petaluma, CA $115,430 6th +26% 21st 41% above peers
Corvallis, OR $65,012 22nd +23% 22nd 21% below peers
Hanford, CA $76,461 17th +23% 23rd 7% below peers
The Hammocks, FL $85,628 14th +22% 24th 5% above peers
Dubuque, IA $65,845 21st +21% 25th 20% below peers
Herriman, UT $122,650 4th +21% 26th 50% above peers
Kokomo, IN $55,360 29th +21% 27th 32% below peers
Youngstown, OH $34,408 30th +19% 28th 58% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $88,920 11th +17% 29th 9% above peers
St. Peters, MO $91,637 9th +16% 30th 12% above peers
Casper, WY $70,218 18th +13% 31st 14% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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1 of 12 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 ±$5,084 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.9% in May 2026, down from 4.2% a year earlier.
3.9%
1990May 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 3.7% (May 26) -0.1pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Kokomo, IN 5.0% (May 26) 25th -1.4pp 1st 25% above peers
Youngstown, OH 5.3% (May 26) 27th -1.2pp 2nd 32% above peers
Gilroy, CA 4.0% (May 26) 15th -0.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 2.9% (May 26) 5th -0.7pp 4th 28% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% (May 26) 7th -0.7pp 5th 22% below peers
Casper, WY 2.6% (May 26) 2nd -0.5pp 6th 35% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 1.6% (May 26) 1st -0.4pp 7th 60% below peers
Santee, CA 3.7% (May 26) 12th -0.4pp 8th 7% below peers
National City, CA 4.6% (May 26) 22nd -0.3pp 9th 15% above peers
Burlington, NC 3.9% (May 26) 14th -0.3pp 10th 3% below peers
St. Peters, MO 3.3% (May 26) 9th -0.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Hanford, CA 6.8% (May 26) 29th -0.3pp 12th 70% above peers
Revere, MA 4.2% (May 26) 19th -0.3pp 13th 5% above peers
West Allis, WI 3.3% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 14th 18% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 5.3% (May 26) 28th -0.2pp 15th 32% above peers
Petaluma, CA 3.6% (May 26) 11th -0.2pp 16th 10% below peers
Great Falls, MT 2.8% (May 26) 4th -0.1pp 17th 30% below peers
Gardena, CA 5.0% (May 26) 26th -0.1pp 18th 25% above peers
Medford, MA 4.0% (May 26) 16th -0.1pp 19th on par with peers
Corvallis, OR 4.1% (May 26) 17th +0.1pp 20th 2% above peers
Herriman, UT 3.2% (May 26) 8th +0.1pp 21st 20% below peers
North Miami, FL 3.0% (May 26) 6th +0.1pp 22nd 25% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.8% (May 26) 24th +0.2pp 23rd 20% above peers
Owensboro, KY 4.5% (May 26) 21st +0.2pp 24th 12% above peers
Wylie, TX 3.8% (May 26) 13th +0.4pp 25th 5% below peers
Hempstead, NY 4.1% (May 26) 18th +0.6pp 26th 2% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.6% (May 26) 23rd +0.8pp 27th 15% above peers
Madison, AL 2.7% (May 26) 3rd +0.9pp 28th 32% below peers
Margate, FL 4.3% (May 26) 20th +1.1pp 29th 7% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.1% to 16.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.4pp). 5 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; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.0% to 16.3%).
16.3%
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
North Carolina ref 12.3% -1.7pp
United States ref 12.0%
Des Plaines, IL 5.9% 5th -2.4pp 1st 50% below peers
Madison, AL 4.2% 1st -1.3pp 2nd 65% below peers
Hempstead, NY 14.2% 21st -4.5pp 3rd 18% above peers
Gilroy, CA 6.7% 7th -1.8pp 4th 44% below peers
Dubuque, IA 12.0% 16th -3.0pp 5th on par with peers
Burlington, NC 16.3% 25th -3.8pp 6th 36% above peers
National City, CA 13.6% 20th -3.1pp 7th 13% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 14.4% 23rd -2.9pp 8th 20% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.7% 15th -1.9pp 9th 3% below peers
Medford, MA 7.3% 9th -1.1pp 10th 39% below peers
Owensboro, KY 18.3% 27th -2.6pp 11th 53% above peers
Wylie, TX 5.6% 3rd -0.8pp 12th 53% below peers
Revere, MA 11.4% 14th -1.2pp 13th 5% below peers
Kokomo, IN 16.7% 26th -1.5pp 14th 40% above peers
North Miami, FL 18.4% 28th -1.5pp 15th 54% above peers
Corvallis, OR 21.8% 29th -1.4pp 16th 82% above peers
Hanford, CA 14.4% 24th -0.8pp 17th 20% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 12.3% 19th -0.6pp 18th 3% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 6.9% 8th -0.2pp 19th 42% below peers
Petaluma, CA 6.5% 6th -0.2pp 20th 46% below peers
Margate, FL 12.0% 17th -0.4pp 21st on par with peers
West Allis, WI 11.4% 13th -0.3pp 22nd 5% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 53.6% 31st -0.8pp 23rd 347% above peers
Great Falls, MT 14.2% 22nd -0.1pp 24th 18% above peers
Youngstown, OH 34.9% 30th +1.9pp 25th 192% above peers
Casper, WY 10.6% 12th +0.8pp 26th 11% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 12.0% 18th +1.2pp 27th on par with peers
Santee, CA 7.7% 10th +0.8pp 28th 35% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 10.2% 11th +1.5pp 29th 15% below peers
Herriman, UT 4.9% 2nd +2.1pp 30th 59% below peers
St. Peters, MO 5.6% 4th +2.5pp 31st 53% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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1 of 12 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 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 14.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.0% to 20.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.6pp). 9 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; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 17.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.3% to 20.3%).
20.3%
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
North Carolina ref 17.7% -3.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Madison, AL 3.4% 1st -4.6pp 1st 77% below peers
Gilroy, CA 5.7% 5th -6.7pp 2nd 60% below peers
Burlington, NC 20.3% 25th -14.7pp 3rd 42% above peers
Petaluma, CA 4.6% 3rd -2.6pp 4th 68% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 10.2% 11th -5.9pp 5th 29% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.8% 7th -3.2pp 6th 52% below peers
National City, CA 18.0% 21st -8.3pp 7th 26% above peers
Dubuque, IA 15.4% 18th -6.1pp 8th 8% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 11.4% 12th -4.4pp 9th 20% below peers
Wylie, TX 6.8% 6th -1.8pp 10th 52% below peers
Owensboro, KY 25.4% 28th -6.6pp 11th 78% above peers
Revere, MA 14.3% 16th -3.6pp 12th on par with peers
Hempstead, NY 22.0% 26th -5.2pp 13th 54% above peers
Kokomo, IN 24.1% 27th -5.6pp 14th 69% above peers
North Miami, FL 27.7% 29th -5.5pp 15th 94% above peers
Gardena, CA 16.2% 19th -2.9pp 16th 14% above peers
West Allis, WI 12.0% 13th -2.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.2% 22nd -2.1pp 18th 27% above peers
Corvallis, OR 16.8% 20th -1.8pp 19th 18% above peers
Youngstown, OH 52.8% 30th -3.5pp 20th 270% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 10.2% 10th -0.4pp 21st 29% below peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 8th +0.1pp 22nd 36% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 74.2% 31st +1.3pp 23rd 419% above peers
Great Falls, MT 19.3% 24th +1.2pp 24th 35% above peers
Margate, FL 14.4% 17th +1.1pp 25th 1% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 12.3% 14th +1.4pp 26th 14% below peers
Medford, MA 9.3% 9th +1.1pp 27th 35% below peers
Casper, WY 14.1% 15th +2.3pp 28th 1% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 18.5% 23rd +6.5pp 29th 30% above peers
St. Peters, MO 5.5% 4th +2.8pp 30th 62% below peers
Herriman, UT 3.8% 2nd +2.4pp 31st 74% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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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 →
  • 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 ±3.5pp 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 12.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76.3% to 88.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 28 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; 28 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 18.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (70.1% to 88.9%).
88.9%
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
North Carolina ref 90.2% +9.1pp
United States ref 91.1%
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 85.1% 29th +18.3pp 1st 7% below peers
North Miami, FL 84.2% 30th +14.4pp 2nd 8% below peers
Youngstown, OH 82.0% 31st +12.2pp 3rd 10% below peers
West Allis, WI 90.0% 20th +12.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Great Falls, MT 90.3% 18th +12.9pp 5th 1% below peers
Burlington, NC 88.9% 24th +12.6pp 6th 3% below peers
National City, CA 88.0% 26th +11.8pp 7th 4% below peers
Gardena, CA 93.8% 11th +12.6pp 8th 3% above peers
Hempstead, NY 91.3% 15th +11.4pp 9th on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 91.3% 16th +11.3pp 10th on par with peers
Kokomo, IN 87.9% 27th +10.9pp 11th 4% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 97.5% 1st +11.7pp 12th 7% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 94.2% 9th +10.3pp 13th 3% above peers
Revere, MA 89.8% 21st +8.3pp 14th 2% below peers
Margate, FL 90.2% 19th +8.3pp 15th 1% below peers
Owensboro, KY 89.5% 22nd +7.9pp 16th 2% below peers
Casper, WY 92.4% 13th +8.0pp 17th 1% above peers
Dubuque, IA 89.5% 23rd +7.6pp 18th 2% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 87.4% 28th +6.8pp 19th 4% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 91.1% 17th +6.2pp 20th on par with peers
Blue Springs, MO 94.5% 7th +6.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Hanford, CA 88.7% 25th +4.9pp 22nd 3% below peers
Herriman, UT 96.8% 3rd +4.6pp 23rd 6% above peers
Wylie, TX 97.1% 2nd +4.0pp 24th 6% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 6th +3.8pp 25th 4% above peers
St. Peters, MO 94.2% 8th +3.8pp 26th 3% above peers
Gilroy, CA 95.8% 4th +3.2pp 27th 5% above peers
Petaluma, CA 93.9% 10th +3.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Madison, AL 95.7% 5th +2.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Corvallis, OR 92.3% 14th +1.6pp 30th 1% above peers
Medford, MA 92.9% 12th +1.1pp 31st 2% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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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 →
  • 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 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.03). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 6 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 7% from 2014 to 2024 (0.48 to 0.45).
0.45
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
North Carolina ref 0.48 +0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
North Miami, FL 0.44 17th -0.058 1st on par with peers
Madison, AL 0.38 3rd -0.030 2nd 13% below peers
Burlington, NC 0.45 21st -0.030 3rd 3% above peers
Margate, FL 0.43 14th -0.028 4th 2% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 0.41 6th -0.023 5th 7% below peers
Great Falls, MT 0.46 23rd -0.022 6th 5% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 0.47 25th -0.018 7th 7% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.62 31st -0.021 8th 40% above peers
Youngstown, OH 0.48 26th -0.015 9th 8% above peers
Medford, MA 0.44 15th -0.014 10th 1% below peers
Gardena, CA 0.43 11th -0.012 11th 3% below peers
Petaluma, CA 0.43 13th -0.008 12th 2% below peers
National City, CA 0.44 18th -0.007 13th 1% above peers
Hanford, CA 0.43 12th -0.004 14th 2% below peers
Revere, MA 0.45 22nd -0.001 15th 3% above peers
Kokomo, IN 0.45 19th +0.001 16th 1% above peers
St. Peters, MO 0.38 4th +0.003 17th 12% below peers
Owensboro, KY 0.49 29th +0.007 18th 11% above peers
Dubuque, IA 0.45 20th +0.007 19th 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 0.42 9th +0.007 20th 4% below peers
Gilroy, CA 0.42 8th +0.007 21st 4% below peers
Corvallis, OR 0.51 30th +0.009 22nd 17% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 0.48 28th +0.019 23rd 10% above peers
Herriman, UT 0.34 1st +0.014 24th 23% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 0.40 5th +0.022 25th 8% below peers
West Allis, WI 0.42 10th +0.023 26th 4% below peers
Hempstead, NY 0.48 27th +0.028 27th 8% above peers
Casper, WY 0.46 24th +0.030 28th 6% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 7th +0.035 29th 7% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 0.44 16th +0.038 30th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 0.37 2nd +0.051 31st 16% below 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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (18.9% then, 17.2% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 0.9 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (18.2% to 17.2%).
17.2%
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
North Carolina ref 12.5% -0.6pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Herriman, UT 1.4% 1st -2.0pp 1st 88% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 10.9% 15th -6.0pp 2nd 9% below peers
St. Peters, MO 2.4% 2nd -1.3pp 3rd 80% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 7.3% 8th -2.6pp 4th 39% below peers
Dubuque, IA 9.8% 14th -2.9pp 5th 18% below peers
Kokomo, IN 13.4% 18th -3.1pp 6th 12% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.4% 5th -1.2pp 7th 55% below peers
Gilroy, CA 8.8% 12th -2.0pp 8th 26% below peers
Wylie, TX 4.9% 4th -0.9pp 9th 59% below peers
Hanford, CA 15.1% 22nd -1.5pp 10th 26% above peers
Burlington, NC 17.2% 25th -1.6pp 11th 44% above peers
North Miami, FL 25.4% 29th -2.2pp 12th 113% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.5% 9th -0.6pp 13th 29% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.3% 30th -2.2pp 14th 204% above peers
Casper, WY 6.6% 6th -0.3pp 15th 45% below peers
Madison, AL 4.6% 3rd -0.2pp 16th 61% below peers
Hempstead, NY 20.9% 28th +0.5pp 17th 75% above peers
Corvallis, OR 13.6% 19th +0.4pp 18th 14% above peers
Owensboro, KY 15.3% 23rd +0.8pp 19th 28% above peers
Margate, FL 14.4% 21st +0.9pp 20th 21% above peers
Great Falls, MT 12.5% 17th +0.9pp 21st 5% above peers
National City, CA 19.3% 27th +3.0pp 22nd 62% above peers
West Allis, WI 15.9% 24th +2.5pp 23rd 33% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 52.5% 31st +9.2pp 24th 340% above peers
Medford, MA 8.5% 10th +1.7pp 25th 28% below peers
Revere, MA 17.9% 26th +4.7pp 26th 50% above peers
Petaluma, CA 6.9% 7th +2.3pp 27th 42% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 14.3% 20th +5.1pp 28th 20% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.9% 16th +4.4pp 29th on par with peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 11th +3.4pp 30th 28% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 9.5% 13th +4.0pp 31st 21% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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1 of 12 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 →

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 →
  • 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
  • Lakewood, NJ down 11.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $259,252 in June 2026, up from $255,383 a year earlier.
$259,252
2000June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref $340,430 (Jun 26) -0.0%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Youngstown, OH $72,648 (Jun 26) 29th +8.0% 1st 83% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $303,687 (Jun 26) 23rd +7.6% 2nd 28% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $360,826 (Jun 26) 18th +6.1% 3rd 15% below peers
Dubuque, IA $253,886 (Jun 26) 26th +5.5% 4th 40% below peers
Kokomo, IN $186,870 (Jun 26) 28th +5.1% 5th 56% below peers
Hempstead, NY $647,376 (Jun 26) 9th +4.0% 6th 53% above peers
West Allis, WI $282,915 (Jun 26) 24th +3.6% 7th 33% below peers
Great Falls, MT $342,814 (Jun 26) 19th +3.6% 8th 19% below peers
Owensboro, KY $216,394 (Jun 26) 27th +2.6% 9th 49% below peers
Hanford, CA $384,771 (Jun 26) 16th +2.4% 10th 9% below peers
Gardena, CA $793,575 (Jun 26) 6th +2.0% 11th 87% above peers
Blue Springs, MO $314,477 (Jun 26) 22nd +1.8% 12th 26% below peers
National City, CA $692,258 (Jun 26) 8th +1.7% 13th 63% above peers
Burlington, NC $259,252 (Jun 26) 25th +1.5% 14th 39% below peers
Casper, WY $314,485 (Jun 26) 21st +1.5% 15th 26% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $928,283 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.4% 16th 119% above peers
Herriman, UT $609,118 (Jun 26) 11th +1.2% 17th 44% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $756,477 (Jun 26) 7th +1.0% 18th 79% above peers
Madison, AL $379,055 (Jun 26) 17th +0.8% 19th 11% below peers
Medford, MA $856,375 (Jun 26) 4th +0.5% 20th 102% above peers
Revere, MA $624,318 (Jun 26) 10th +0.4% 21st 47% above peers
Corvallis, OR $566,552 (Jun 26) 12th -0.4% 22nd 34% above peers
Gilroy, CA $1,068,039 (Jun 26) 1st -0.9% 23rd 152% above peers
North Miami, FL $424,771 (Jun 26) 14th -1.1% 24th on par with peers
Petaluma, CA $913,233 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.4% 25th 116% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $538,248 (Jun 26) 13th -1.6% 26th 27% above peers
Santee, CA $799,400 (Jun 26) 5th -2.7% 27th 89% above peers
Margate, FL $321,338 (Jun 26) 20th -3.2% 28th 24% below peers
Wylie, TX $423,647 (Jun 26) 15th -6.3% 29th on par with peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 18% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $174,091 in June 2026, up from $169,002 a year earlier.
$174,091
2000June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref $198,660 (Jun 26) +1.7%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Youngstown, OH $42,153 (Jun 26) 29th +11.3% 1st 86% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $208,386 (Jun 26) 22nd +8.6% 2nd 30% below peers
West Allis, WI $240,427 (Jun 26) 20th +5.5% 3rd 20% below peers
Hempstead, NY $573,601 (Jun 26) 8th +5.0% 4th 92% above peers
Dubuque, IA $173,403 (Jun 26) 25th +4.7% 5th 42% below peers
Kokomo, IN $115,530 (Jun 26) 28th +4.6% 6th 61% below peers
Great Falls, MT $258,298 (Jun 26) 17th +4.3% 7th 14% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $245,882 (Jun 26) 19th +4.0% 8th 18% below peers
National City, CA $567,564 (Jun 26) 9th +3.7% 9th 90% above peers
Burlington, NC $174,091 (Jun 26) 24th +3.0% 10th 42% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $251,538 (Jun 26) 18th +2.4% 11th 16% below peers
Casper, WY $224,167 (Jun 26) 21st +2.3% 12th 25% below peers
Hanford, CA $299,303 (Jun 26) 15th +2.3% 13th on par with peers
Owensboro, KY $141,998 (Jun 26) 26th +1.9% 14th 53% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $685,452 (Jun 26) 4th +1.6% 15th 129% above peers
Gardena, CA $656,383 (Jun 26) 5th +1.5% 16th 119% above peers
Madison, AL $273,783 (Jun 26) 16th +1.4% 17th 9% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $744,070 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.7% 18th 149% above peers
Medford, MA $650,787 (Jun 26) 6th +0.2% 19th 117% above peers
Herriman, UT $449,054 (Jun 26) 11th -0.0% 20th 50% above peers
Revere, MA $452,278 (Jun 26) 10th -0.3% 21st 51% above peers
Corvallis, OR $442,641 (Jun 26) 12th -1.0% 22nd 48% above peers
Gilroy, CA $860,108 (Jun 26) 1st -1.1% 23rd 187% above peers
Petaluma, CA $723,191 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.3% 24th 142% above peers
Santee, CA $588,223 (Jun 26) 7th -2.1% 25th 97% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $350,114 (Jun 26) 13th -4.1% 26th 17% above peers
Wylie, TX $331,918 (Jun 26) 14th -5.9% 27th 11% above peers
North Miami, FL $197,133 (Jun 26) 23rd -6.8% 28th 34% below peers
Margate, FL $127,438 (Jun 26) 27th -9.4% 29th 57% below peers
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 (51.5% then, 53.8% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.8% to 53.8%).
53.8%
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
North Carolina ref 66.6% +1.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Hempstead, NY 47.5% 25th +6.6pp 1st 24% below peers
Margate, FL 77.2% 5th +7.2pp 2nd 24% above peers
Hanford, CA 62.1% 17th +5.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Casper, WY 69.8% 9th +5.5pp 4th 12% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 62.7% 15th +4.0pp 5th 1% above peers
West Allis, WI 55.5% 20th +3.4pp 6th 11% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 46.4% 26th +2.8pp 7th 26% below peers
Great Falls, MT 66.1% 11th +3.5pp 8th 6% above peers
Burlington, NC 53.8% 22nd +2.3pp 9th 14% below peers
Madison, AL 74.0% 6th +3.1pp 10th 19% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 78.3% 3rd +2.7pp 11th 26% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 70.5% 8th +2.3pp 12th 13% above peers
North Miami, FL 43.5% 29th +1.2pp 13th 30% below peers
Dubuque, IA 65.8% 12th +1.7pp 14th 6% above peers
Youngstown, OH 56.2% 19th +1.2pp 15th 10% below peers
Gardena, CA 48.8% 24th +0.9pp 16th 22% below peers
Gilroy, CA 62.4% 16th +0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 57.4% 18th +0.5pp 18th 8% below peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 7th +0.6pp 19th 16% above peers
Kokomo, IN 63.0% 14th -0.4pp 20th 1% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 51.6% 23rd -0.5pp 21st 17% below peers
Wylie, TX 77.4% 4th -1.1pp 22nd 24% above peers
National City, CA 34.8% 31st -0.6pp 23rd 44% below peers
Petaluma, CA 64.5% 13th -1.4pp 24th 3% above peers
Corvallis, OR 41.8% 30th -0.9pp 25th 33% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 68.9% 10th -2.4pp 26th 10% above peers
St. Peters, MO 79.0% 1st -2.7pp 27th 27% above peers
Medford, MA 54.1% 21st -2.1pp 28th 13% below peers
Revere, MA 45.5% 27th -4.3pp 29th 27% below peers
Herriman, UT 78.6% 2nd -8.9pp 30th 26% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 45.2% 28th -8.0pp 31st 27% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 69% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,298 in June 2026, up from $1,266 a year earlier.
$1,298
2021June 2026
Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Youngstown, OH $1,087 (Jun 26) 28th +9.3% 1st 46% below peers
Grand Forks, ND $1,172 (Jun 26) 25th +7.9% 2nd 42% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $2,169 (Jun 26) 12th +5.6% 3rd 7% above peers
Des Plaines, IL $2,031 (Jun 26) 15th +5.5% 4th on par with peers
Great Falls, MT $1,367 (Jun 26) 22nd +5.4% 5th 33% below peers
West Allis, WI $1,372 (Jun 26) 21st +5.2% 6th 32% below peers
Owensboro, KY $1,121 (Jun 26) 26th +4.3% 7th 45% below peers
Gardena, CA $2,362 (Jun 26) 10th +4.3% 8th 16% above peers
Petaluma, CA $2,927 (Jun 26) 4th +3.9% 9th 44% above peers
Dubuque, IA $1,110 (Jun 26) 27th +3.8% 10th 45% below peers
Kokomo, IN $1,009 (Jun 26) 29th +3.4% 11th 50% below peers
Blue Springs, MO $1,730 (Jun 26) 19th +3.4% 12th 15% below peers
Medford, MA $3,419 (Jun 26) 1st +3.1% 13th 68% above peers
Gilroy, CA $3,082 (Jun 26) 3rd +3.1% 14th 52% above peers
Corvallis, OR $1,803 (Jun 26) 18th +2.9% 15th 11% below peers
Monterey Park, CA $2,545 (Jun 26) 7th +2.7% 16th 25% above peers
Burlington, NC $1,298 (Jun 26) 24th +2.6% 17th 36% below peers
Santee, CA $2,790 (Jun 26) 6th +2.2% 18th 37% above peers
Hanford, CA $2,053 (Jun 26) 14th +1.9% 19th 1% above peers
North Miami, FL $2,330 (Jun 26) 11th +1.6% 20th 15% above peers
Madison, AL $1,442 (Jun 26) 20th +1.2% 21st 29% below peers
Revere, MA $2,826 (Jun 26) 5th +0.9% 22nd 39% above peers
Casper, WY $1,363 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.7% 23rd 33% below peers
The Hammocks, FL $2,467 (Jun 26) 9th +0.6% 24th 21% above peers
Margate, FL $2,154 (Jun 26) 13th +0.6% 25th 6% above peers
Herriman, UT $1,931 (Jun 26) 16th +0.0% 26th 5% below peers
National City, CA $2,472 (Jun 26) 8th -0.0% 27th 22% above peers
Wylie, TX $1,859 (Jun 26) 17th -0.6% 28th 8% below peers
Hempstead, NY 2nd 66% above peers
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 (32.6% then, 33.2% now; margin ±4.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 5.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.0% to 33.2%).
33.2%
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
North Carolina ref 28.8% -0.2pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Des Plaines, IL 27.9% 6th -5.9pp 1st 22% below peers
Hempstead, NY 48.8% 29th -6.0pp 2nd 37% above peers
West Allis, WI 30.1% 10th -3.0pp 3rd 15% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 32.2% 13th -2.0pp 4th 9% below peers
Owensboro, KY 30.2% 11th -1.4pp 5th 15% below peers
Gardena, CA 44.2% 24th -2.0pp 6th 24% above peers
Great Falls, MT 28.0% 7th -1.2pp 7th 21% below peers
Casper, WY 26.7% 4th -0.2pp 8th 25% below peers
North Miami, FL 56.8% 31st -0.2pp 9th 60% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 44.9% 25th +0.1pp 10th 26% above peers
Corvallis, OR 43.0% 23rd +0.2pp 11th 21% above peers
National City, CA 50.8% 30th +0.3pp 12th 43% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 22.4% 2nd +0.2pp 13th 37% below peers
Wylie, TX 30.4% 12th +0.4pp 14th 15% below peers
Revere, MA 47.6% 26th +0.6pp 15th 34% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 35.6% 17th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Burlington, NC 33.2% 14th +0.6pp 17th 7% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 41.2% 21st +0.8pp 18th 16% above peers
Dubuque, IA 28.2% 8th +0.6pp 19th 21% below peers
Petaluma, CA 38.7% 19th +1.3pp 20th 9% above peers
Margate, FL 48.2% 27th +1.6pp 21st 35% above peers
Youngstown, OH 36.6% 18th +1.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 20th +1.6pp 23rd 9% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 48.5% 28th +2.2pp 24th 36% above peers
Kokomo, IN 28.4% 9th +1.6pp 25th 20% below peers
Gilroy, CA 41.8% 22nd +2.6pp 26th 17% above peers
Medford, MA 34.3% 15th +2.3pp 27th 4% below peers
Herriman, UT 26.8% 5th +2.3pp 28th 25% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.6% 16th +3.2pp 29th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO 23.2% 3rd +2.3pp 30th 35% below peers
Madison, AL 18.9% 1st +2.9pp 31st 47% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
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 (7.7% then, 7.1% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 7.1%).
7.1%
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
North Carolina ref 5.3% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Wylie, TX 1.3% 1st -0.8pp 1st 82% below peers
Gardena, CA 5.2% 9th -1.6pp 2nd 30% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 3.1% 5th -0.9pp 3rd 59% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 19.0% 30th -4.0pp 4th 156% above peers
Margate, FL 6.9% 13th -1.1pp 5th 7% below peers
Great Falls, MT 7.0% 14th -1.0pp 6th 5% below peers
Madison, AL 2.0% 2nd -0.2pp 7th 73% below peers
Burlington, NC 7.1% 15th -0.6pp 8th 4% below peers
North Miami, FL 11.9% 27th -0.8pp 9th 61% above peers
Gilroy, CA 4.5% 8th -0.3pp 10th 39% below peers
Dubuque, IA 8.1% 18th -0.3pp 11th 9% above peers
National City, CA 10.9% 24th -0.3pp 12th 47% above peers
Youngstown, OH 16.8% 28th -0.1pp 13th 127% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 5.4% 12th -0.0pp 14th 27% below peers
Hempstead, NY 23.7% 31st -0.2pp 15th 220% above peers
Corvallis, OR 9.7% 21st +0.1pp 16th 31% above peers
Revere, MA 18.4% 29th +0.5pp 17th 148% above peers
Petaluma, CA 5.2% 10th +0.1pp 18th 29% below peers
West Allis, WI 10.1% 23rd +0.3pp 19th 37% above peers
Owensboro, KY 9.8% 22nd +0.3pp 20th 32% above peers
Medford, MA 11.6% 26th +0.6pp 21st 57% above peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 7th +0.3pp 22nd 41% below peers
Kokomo, IN 9.6% 20th +1.3pp 23rd 29% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.0% 4th +0.5pp 24th 59% below peers
Casper, WY 5.2% 11th +0.8pp 25th 29% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 11.4% 25th +1.9pp 26th 54% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 8.2% 19th +1.5pp 27th 11% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 7.4% 16th +1.6pp 28th on par with peers
Hanford, CA 7.8% 17th +1.9pp 29th 5% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 3.5% 6th +1.2pp 30th 52% below peers
Herriman, UT 2.9% 3rd +2.5pp 31st 61% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.2% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 14 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; 15 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 6.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.5% to 11.2%).
11.2%
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
North Carolina ref 9.4% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Herriman, UT 2.8% 1st -2.3pp 1st 54% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 3.4% 4th -2.0pp 2nd 44% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 8.8% 23rd -5.1pp 3rd 45% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 4.2% 8th -2.4pp 4th 30% below peers
Margate, FL 10.6% 25th -5.3pp 5th 74% above peers
North Miami, FL 18.5% 31st -7.5pp 6th 204% above peers
Santee, CA 3.0% 2nd -1.2pp 7th 50% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 4.8% 10th -1.7pp 8th 20% below peers
St. Peters, MO 3.8% 6th -1.3pp 9th 37% below peers
Hempstead, NY 10.8% 27th -2.8pp 10th 78% above peers
Gardena, CA 8.4% 22nd -2.1pp 11th 38% above peers
Dubuque, IA 3.8% 5th -1.0pp 12th 38% below peers
Casper, WY 10.8% 26th -2.5pp 13th 78% above peers
Kokomo, IN 6.1% 16th -1.1pp 14th on par with peers
Great Falls, MT 6.8% 18th -1.3pp 15th 12% above peers
Burlington, NC 11.2% 28th -2.0pp 16th 85% above peers
Hanford, CA 5.6% 13th -0.9pp 17th 8% below peers
Corvallis, OR 5.2% 12th -0.6pp 18th 14% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.0% 21st -0.8pp 19th 31% above peers
Madison, AL 3.9% 7th -0.4pp 20th 37% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 8.8% 24th -0.3pp 21st 45% above peers
National City, CA 11.2% 29th -0.3pp 22nd 85% above peers
Wylie, TX 13.0% 30th -0.3pp 23rd 113% above peers
Gilroy, CA 6.0% 15th -0.1pp 24th on par with peers
Revere, MA 5.1% 11th -0.0pp 25th 17% below peers
Youngstown, OH 6.7% 17th +0.2pp 26th 10% above peers
Owensboro, KY 5.9% 14th +0.4pp 27th 2% below peers
Petaluma, CA 4.3% 9th +0.3pp 28th 30% below peers
West Allis, WI 6.8% 19th +1.1pp 29th 12% above peers
Medford, MA 3.4% 3rd +0.9pp 30th 45% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.5% 20th +2.1pp 31st 23% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 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

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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

39.3%
20202022
Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 33.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Monterey Park, CA 18.6% 1st 41% below peers
Medford, MA 23.8% 2nd 25% below peers
Gardena, CA 26.0% 3rd 18% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 4th 17% below peers
Corvallis, OR 27.5% 5th 13% below peers
Petaluma, CA 27.6% 6th 13% below peers
Revere, MA 28.1% 7th 11% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.3% 8th 11% below peers
National City, CA 28.7% 9th 9% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 28.9% 10th 9% below peers
Gilroy, CA 28.9% 11th 9% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 29.9% 12th 6% below peers
Hanford, CA 30.6% 13th 3% below peers
Herriman, UT 31.3% 14th 1% below peers
Madison, AL 31.6% 15th on par with peers
Wylie, TX 31.7% 16th on par with peers
Margate, FL 32.4% 17th 2% above peers
North Miami, FL 34.1% 18th 8% above peers
St. Peters, MO 36.1% 19th 14% above peers
Great Falls, MT 36.2% 20th 14% above peers
Owensboro, KY 36.5% 21st 15% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 36.7% 22nd 16% above peers
Casper, WY 36.9% 23rd 16% above peers
West Allis, WI 37.0% 24th 17% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 37.4% 25th 18% above peers
Hempstead, NY 37.6% 26th 19% above peers
Burlington, NC 39.3% 27th 24% above peers
Dubuque, IA 41.3% 28th 30% above peers
Kokomo, IN 43.2% 29th 36% above peers
Youngstown, OH 47.9% 30th 51% 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 →

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 5.5% now; margin ±3.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 5.5%).
5.5%
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
North Carolina ref 5.5% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.6% 1st -3.2pp 1st 80% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 1.3% 3rd -5.3pp 2nd 54% below peers
Herriman, UT 1.6% 5th -4.9pp 3rd 42% below peers
St. Peters, MO 1.4% 4th -1.9pp 4th 52% below peers
Dubuque, IA 1.7% 6th -2.2pp 5th 41% below peers
Gardena, CA 2.9% 16th -3.7pp 6th on par with peers
Margate, FL 8.1% 30th -8.0pp 7th 184% above peers
North Miami, FL 6.6% 29th -5.9pp 8th 132% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 2.1% 9th -1.4pp 9th 26% below peers
Casper, WY 6.1% 28th -3.0pp 10th 115% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 4.9% 23rd -2.1pp 11th 73% above peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 7th -0.7pp 12th 41% below peers
Hempstead, NY 2.3% 10th -0.5pp 13th 20% below peers
National City, CA 5.9% 27th -1.2pp 14th 107% above peers
Medford, MA 2.6% 12th -0.5pp 15th 10% below peers
Great Falls, MT 3.5% 18th -0.1pp 16th 24% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 2.6% 14th +0.0pp 17th 9% below peers
Kokomo, IN 4.0% 19th +0.1pp 18th 39% above peers
Madison, AL 1.8% 8th +0.1pp 19th 38% below peers
Gilroy, CA 2.5% 11th +0.1pp 20th 11% below peers
Petaluma, CA 1.0% 2nd +0.1pp 21st 66% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 5.6% 26th +0.5pp 22nd 95% above peers
West Allis, WI 2.8% 15th +0.3pp 23rd 2% below peers
Burlington, NC 5.5% 25th +1.2pp 24th 92% above peers
Wylie, TX 10.2% 31st +2.5pp 25th 258% above peers
Revere, MA 2.6% 13th +1.1pp 26th 10% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% 22nd +2.1pp 27th 64% above peers
Owensboro, KY 4.5% 21st +2.1pp 28th 59% above peers
Corvallis, OR 5.3% 24th +2.5pp 29th 85% above peers
Youngstown, OH 3.4% 17th +1.9pp 30th 18% above peers
Hanford, CA 4.4% 20th +2.6pp 31st 53% above peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 25.4% to 29.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 18 of the 29 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; 18 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.2% to 29.6%).
29.6%
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
North Carolina ref 35.6% +4.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
North Miami, FL 25.1% 22nd +6.1pp 1st 17% below peers
National City, CA 18.1% 28th +3.9pp 2nd 41% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 16.4% 29th +3.4pp 3rd 46% below peers
Margate, FL 24.7% 23rd +4.4pp 4th 19% below peers
Casper, WY 30.5% 15th +5.4pp 5th on par with peers
Herriman, UT 42.6% 6th +7.4pp 6th 40% above peers
West Allis, WI 29.6% 16th +5.0pp 7th 3% below peers
Wylie, TX 43.3% 5th +7.0pp 8th 42% above peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 12th +5.5pp 9th 15% above peers
Hempstead, NY 21.5% 25th +3.2pp 10th 30% below peers
Burlington, NC 29.6% 17th +4.1pp 11th 3% below peers
Gardena, CA 28.9% 19th +3.5pp 12th 5% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 36.2% 11th +4.4pp 13th 19% above peers
Youngstown, OH 15.5% 30th +1.9pp 14th 49% below peers
Owensboro, KY 26.1% 21st +3.1pp 15th 14% below peers
Medford, MA 59.8% 3rd +6.0pp 16th 96% above peers
Great Falls, MT 27.8% 20th +2.4pp 17th 9% below peers
Dubuque, IA 34.0% 14th +2.9pp 18th 12% above peers
Madison, AL 64.5% 1st +5.1pp 19th 112% above peers
Petaluma, CA 43.8% 4th +3.4pp 20th 44% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 40.0% 7th +2.9pp 21st 31% above peers
Revere, MA 24.6% 24th +1.7pp 22nd 19% below peers
Gilroy, CA 29.3% 18th +1.6pp 23rd 4% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 37.9% 10th +1.5pp 24th 24% above peers
Corvallis, OR 61.4% 2nd +2.3pp 25th 102% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 38.9% 9th +0.8pp 26th 28% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 35.0% 13th +0.4pp 27th 15% above peers
St. Peters, MO 39.2% 8th +0.3pp 28th 29% above peers
Kokomo, IN 18.1% 27th -0.3pp 29th 41% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.1% 26th -1.0pp 30th 40% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 ±2.2pp 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 (37.2% then, 41.2% now; margin ±15.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 13.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.6% to 41.2%).
41.2%
20112024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 39.6% -3.4pp
United States ref 45.5%
Casper, WY 55.5% 5th +16.8pp 1st 23% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 49.9% 12th +15.1pp 2nd 11% above peers
Madison, AL 62.4% 3rd +13.5pp 3rd 39% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 31.1% 30th +4.1pp 4th 31% below peers
Revere, MA 41.7% 20th +5.4pp 5th 7% below peers
Margate, FL 65.5% 2nd +7.8pp 6th 46% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 68.1% 1st +7.0pp 7th 51% above peers
Burlington, NC 41.2% 22nd +4.0pp 8th 9% below peers
Kokomo, IN 53.4% 7th +1.4pp 9th 19% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 43.8% 17th +1.0pp 10th 3% below peers
Herriman, UT 49.2% 13th -2.2pp 11th 9% above peers
Petaluma, CA 58.9% 4th -4.2pp 12th 31% above peers
Gardena, CA 49.9% 11th -4.5pp 13th 11% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 53.5% 6th -6.3pp 14th 19% above peers
Hempstead, NY 41.2% 21st -5.0pp 15th 8% below peers
Wylie, TX 45.0% 16th -7.0pp 16th on par with peers
St. Peters, MO 42.0% 19th -8.3pp 17th 7% below peers
North Miami, FL 51.2% 9th -10.2pp 18th 14% above peers
Medford, MA 52.1% 8th -10.5pp 19th 16% above peers
Gilroy, CA 45.6% 15th -10.1pp 20th 1% above peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 10th -12.0pp 21st 13% above peers
Corvallis, OR 40.8% 23rd -10.4pp 22nd 9% below peers
West Allis, WI 35.9% 26th -9.3pp 23rd 20% below peers
Great Falls, MT 35.1% 27th -10.5pp 24th 22% below peers
Dubuque, IA 38.9% 24th -12.9pp 25th 14% below peers
Youngstown, OH 37.2% 25th -15.0pp 26th 17% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 47.6% 14th -19.7pp 27th 6% above peers
National City, CA 35.0% 28th -15.1pp 28th 22% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 42.5% 18th -20.7pp 29th 6% below peers
Owensboro, KY 33.1% 29th -16.4pp 30th 26% below peers
Hanford, CA 18.6% 31st -14.4pp 31st 59% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 ±13.2pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Disconnected youth fell 9.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 18.5% to 8.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.0pp). 1 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; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.0% to 8.6%).
8.6%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 7.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Pico Rivera, CA 4.8% 12th -22.4pp 1st 35% below peers
Madison, AL 1.0% 1st -1.3pp 2nd 87% below peers
Burlington, NC 8.6% 25th -9.9pp 3rd 16% above peers
Margate, FL 4.1% 7th -2.3pp 4th 45% below peers
National City, CA 4.5% 10th -1.8pp 5th 39% below peers
Hempstead, NY 8.4% 24th -2.5pp 6th 14% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.5% 11th -1.2pp 7th 39% below peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 21st -1.2pp 8th 11% above peers
St. Peters, MO 3.2% 4th -0.5pp 9th 57% below peers
West Allis, WI 7.5% 17th -0.5pp 10th 2% above peers
Youngstown, OH 9.5% 26th -0.3pp 11th 29% above peers
Kokomo, IN 7.9% 19th -0.1pp 12th 7% above peers
Dubuque, IA 4.0% 6th +0.3pp 13th 46% below peers
Great Falls, MT 8.4% 22nd +0.8pp 14th 13% above peers
Owensboro, KY 6.2% 13th +0.8pp 15th 17% below peers
Hanford, CA 10.8% 27th +2.0pp 16th 46% above peers
Wylie, TX 4.3% 8th +0.8pp 17th 41% below peers
Petaluma, CA 3.4% 5th +0.8pp 18th 54% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 12.2% 29th +3.0pp 19th 65% above peers
North Miami, FL 12.9% 30th +3.5pp 20th 75% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 7.2% 15th +2.1pp 21st 2% below peers
Gardena, CA 6.4% 14th +2.2pp 22nd 13% below peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 23rd +3.1pp 23rd 13% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 7.7% 18th +2.8pp 24th 4% above peers
Corvallis, OR 2.1% 3rd +0.9pp 25th 71% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 4.4% 9th +2.0pp 26th 40% below peers
Casper, WY 8.1% 20th +4.3pp 27th 9% above peers
Gilroy, CA 11.1% 28th +6.2pp 28th 50% above peers
Revere, MA 14.4% 31st +9.7pp 29th 94% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 7.4% 16th +5.3pp 30th on par with peers
Medford, MA 1.9% 2nd +1.4pp 31st 75% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pico Rivera, CA down 22.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±5.3pp 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 12% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53,063 to 59,610 - more than the combined survey margin (±349). 20 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; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 15% from 2014 to 2024 (51,740 to 59,610).
59,610
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Herriman, UT 59,346 15th +48% 1st on par with peers
Madison, AL 60,106 6th +22% 2nd 1% above peers
Wylie, TX 60,334 2nd +21% 3rd 2% above peers
Burlington, NC 59,610 12th +12% 4th on par with peers
Revere, MA 60,012 7th +12% 5th 1% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 59,965 8th +9% 6th 1% above peers
Hempstead, NY 58,801 31st +6% 7th 1% below peers
Hanford, CA 59,754 10th +6% 8th 1% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 59,042 25th +4% 9th on par with peers
Gilroy, CA 59,004 26th +4% 10th 1% below peers
Corvallis, OR 59,960 9th +3% 11th 1% above peers
St. Peters, MO 59,092 24th +3% 12th on par with peers
Medford, MA 59,354 14th +3% 13th on par with peers
Santee, CA 59,332 16th +3% 14th on par with peers
Great Falls, MT 60,329 3rd +3% 15th 2% above peers
Margate, FL 59,198 19th +2% 16th on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 59,174 20th +2% 17th on par with peers
Kokomo, IN 59,122 23rd +2% 18th on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 60,302 4th +1% 19th 2% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 59,156 21st +1% 20th on par with peers
Casper, WY 58,839 29th +1% 21st 1% below peers
Gardena, CA 59,422 13th -0% 22nd on par with peers
West Allis, WI 59,612 11th -1% 23rd on par with peers
Monterey Park, CA 59,132 22nd -2% 24th on par with peers
Petaluma, CA 59,247 18th -3% 25th on par with peers
North Miami, FL 60,344 1st -3% 26th 2% above peers
National City, CA 58,893 28th -4% 27th 1% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 58,977 27th -4% 28th 1% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 60,272 5th -4% 29th 2% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 58,838 30th -4% 30th 1% below peers
Youngstown, OH 59,331 17th -8% 31st on par with peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 ±62 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 (22.6% then, 23.5% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.4% to 23.5%).
23.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 21.1% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Madison, AL 27.9% 3rd +2.7pp 1st 31% above peers
Kokomo, IN 23.3% 11th +1.5pp 2nd 9% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.4% 21st +1.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Gardena, CA 20.6% 20th +1.1pp 4th 3% below peers
Youngstown, OH 22.9% 13th +1.1pp 5th 7% above peers
National City, CA 21.5% 15th +1.0pp 6th 1% above peers
North Miami, FL 23.3% 10th +1.0pp 7th 9% above peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 12th +0.9pp 8th 8% above peers
Corvallis, OR 14.1% 30th +0.6pp 9th 34% below peers
Burlington, NC 23.5% 9th +0.9pp 10th 10% above peers
Margate, FL 17.3% 27th +0.6pp 11th 19% below peers
Hanford, CA 28.6% 2nd +0.4pp 12th 34% above peers
Casper, WY 24.2% 7th +0.0pp 13th 13% above peers
Grand Forks, ND 19.3% 25th -0.2pp 14th 10% below peers
Owensboro, KY 23.8% 8th -0.5pp 15th 11% above peers
Great Falls, MT 21.4% 16th -0.4pp 16th on par with peers
The Hammocks, FL 20.7% 19th -0.5pp 17th 3% below peers
Revere, MA 19.6% 23rd -0.6pp 18th 8% below peers
Monterey Park, CA 16.8% 28th -0.5pp 19th 21% below peers
Dubuque, IA 19.9% 22nd -0.7pp 20th 7% below peers
Blue Springs, MO 27.4% 5th -1.3pp 21st 28% above peers
West Allis, WI 19.3% 24th -1.0pp 22nd 10% below peers
St. Peters, MO 20.9% 17th -1.2pp 23rd 2% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 20.8% 18th -1.9pp 24th 3% below peers
Gilroy, CA 26.8% 6th -2.5pp 25th 25% above peers
Wylie, TX 27.6% 4th -2.8pp 26th 29% above peers
Petaluma, CA 18.2% 26th -2.8pp 27th 15% below peers
Medford, MA 12.7% 31st -2.0pp 28th 41% below peers
Herriman, UT 34.6% 1st -5.8pp 29th 62% above peers
Hempstead, NY 22.7% 14th -3.8pp 30th 6% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 15.5% 29th -3.1pp 31st 27% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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 →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (50.9% then, 46.5% now; margin ±9.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.9% to 46.5%).
46.5%
20102024
Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 31.3% -1.4pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Gardena, CA 43.4% 8th +14.6pp 1st 43% above peers
West Allis, WI 46.6% 4th +9.2pp 2nd 53% above peers
Madison, AL 20.4% 25th +3.1pp 3rd 33% below peers
Revere, MA 35.5% 13th +4.6pp 4th 17% above peers
National City, CA 45.2% 6th +5.1pp 5th 49% above peers
St. Peters, MO 19.5% 27th +1.8pp 6th 36% below peers
Hempstead, NY 53.5% 3rd +4.1pp 7th 76% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 30.5% 16th +2.3pp 8th on par with peers
Margate, FL 36.3% 11th +2.5pp 9th 19% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 28.9% 19th +1.6pp 10th 5% below peers
Hanford, CA 35.5% 12th +1.3pp 11th 17% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 73.4% 1st +1.6pp 12th 141% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.0% 26th -0.0pp 13th 34% below peers
Herriman, UT 8.2% 31st -0.1pp 14th 73% below peers
Kokomo, IN 43.7% 7th -0.5pp 15th 44% above peers
Casper, WY 30.8% 15th -1.0pp 16th 1% above peers
Corvallis, OR 29.3% 18th -1.0pp 17th 4% below peers
Great Falls, MT 34.7% 14th -1.3pp 18th 14% above peers
Gilroy, CA 26.4% 22nd -1.1pp 19th 13% below peers
Medford, MA 22.6% 23rd -1.0pp 20th 26% below peers
Youngstown, OH 72.6% 2nd -5.6pp 21st 138% above peers
Burlington, NC 46.5% 5th -4.4pp 22nd 52% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.2% 20th -2.8pp 23rd 8% below peers
North Miami, FL 41.1% 10th -5.1pp 24th 35% above peers
Petaluma, CA 18.3% 28th -2.5pp 25th 40% below peers
Owensboro, KY 41.8% 9th -5.8pp 26th 37% above peers
Monterey Park, CA 20.8% 24th -3.9pp 27th 32% below peers
Dubuque, IA 30.3% 17th -5.9pp 28th 1% below peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 29th -3.8pp 29th 41% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 26.4% 21st -6.2pp 30th 13% below peers
Wylie, TX 12.6% 30th -12.9pp 31st 59% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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 ±6.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.1% then, 69.3% now; margin ±14.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (76.6% to 69.3%).
69.3%
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
North Carolina ref 66.9% +1.0pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Corvallis, OR 65.5% 24th +15.8pp 1st 5% below peers
National City, CA 69.4% 15th +13.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Monterey Park, CA 70.7% 12th +10.9pp 3rd 2% above peers
Medford, MA 83.3% 2nd +8.8pp 4th 20% above peers
Herriman, UT 62.5% 27th +6.3pp 5th 10% below peers
Petaluma, CA 78.9% 4th +7.6pp 6th 14% above peers
Gilroy, CA 74.8% 8th +7.0pp 7th 8% above peers
Gardena, CA 77.7% 6th +6.3pp 8th 12% above peers
Blue Springs, MO 73.6% 9th +5.5pp 9th 6% above peers
Wylie, TX 60.8% 29th +3.8pp 10th 12% below peers
Hempstead, NY 69.2% 17th +4.0pp 11th on par with peers
Great Falls, MT 70.5% 13th +2.8pp 12th 2% above peers
St. Peters, MO 81.0% 3rd +3.0pp 13th 17% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 62.0% 28th +2.3pp 14th 10% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 67.4% 18th +2.2pp 15th 3% below peers
West Allis, WI 78.3% 5th +1.8pp 16th 13% above peers
Madison, AL 59.3% 30th +1.0pp 17th 14% below peers
Dubuque, IA 86.7% 1st +0.6pp 18th 25% above peers
Hanford, CA 66.5% 23rd -0.2pp 19th 4% below peers
Casper, WY 66.7% 22nd -1.7pp 20th 4% below peers
Burlington, NC 69.3% 16th -2.8pp 21st on par with peers
Owensboro, KY 65.0% 25th -2.7pp 22nd 6% below peers
Revere, MA 71.2% 11th -3.7pp 23rd 3% above peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 14th -5.4pp 24th 1% above peers
North Miami, FL 67.4% 19th -5.4pp 25th 3% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 67.2% 21st -5.9pp 26th 3% below peers
Margate, FL 77.6% 7th -7.0pp 27th 12% above peers
Kokomo, IN 67.3% 20th -8.0pp 28th 3% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 58.3% 31st -8.7pp 29th 16% below peers
Grand Forks, ND 71.6% 10th -12.7pp 30th 3% above peers
Youngstown, OH 63.2% 26th -17.3pp 31st 9% below peers
Where is this changing? 12 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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1 of 12 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±9.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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