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Rocky Mount, NC
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54,297 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 7 indicators

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

What needs attention 11 indicators

Where Rocky Mount, 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 Verified improver
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Violent crime fell about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: violent crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 718 in May 2026, down from 1,013 a year earlier.
718 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 14 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Rocky Mount, NC 718 (May 26) 14th -29.1% 1st 104% above peers
Kentwood, MI 372 (Jun 25) 10th -21.2% 2nd 6% above peers
Elkhart, IN 667 (Apr 26) 13th -20.3% 3rd 89% above peers
Little Elm, TX 107 (May 26) 3rd -15.7% 4th 70% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 368 (May 26) 9th -5.5% 5th 5% above peers
Chicopee, MA 505 (May 26) 12th +0.0% 6th 43% above peers
Logan, UT 171 (May 26) 5th +3.1% 7th 51% below peers
Arcadia, CA 209 (May 26) 6th +4.6% 8th 41% below peers
Galveston, TX 505 (May 26) 11th +5.9% 9th 43% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 112 (May 26) 4th +16.5% 10th 68% below peers
Normal, IL 352 (May 26) 8th +17.5% 11th on par with peers
Peabody, MA 303 (Mar 26) 7th +23.5% 12th 14% below peers
Edina, MN 78 (May 26) 2nd +27.3% 13th 78% below peers
Westfield, IN 62 (May 26) 1st +50.0% 14th 82% below peers

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 10% 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 recently, leading peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: property crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 3,083 in May 2026, down from 5,455 a year earlier.
3,083 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 14 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Rocky Mount, NC 3,083 (May 26) 14th -43.5% 1st 111% above peers
Elkhart, IN 1,385 (Apr 26) 7th -42.3% 2nd 5% below peers
Kentwood, MI 1,716 (Jun 25) 11th -28.3% 3rd 17% above peers
Peabody, MA 593 (Mar 26) 3rd -26.9% 4th 59% below peers
Little Elm, TX 292 (May 26) 1st -23.3% 5th 80% below peers
Westfield, IN 419 (May 26) 2nd -22.0% 6th 71% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 1,091 (May 26) 6th -21.2% 7th 25% below peers
Arcadia, CA 2,246 (May 26) 12th -18.1% 8th 54% above peers
Logan, UT 929 (May 26) 4th -11.5% 9th 36% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 1,051 (May 26) 5th -7.3% 10th 28% below peers
Normal, IL 1,621 (May 26) 10th -4.3% 11th 11% above peers
Galveston, TX 2,252 (May 26) 13th -4.2% 12th 54% above peers
Chicopee, MA 1,543 (May 26) 9th -3.4% 13th 6% above peers
Edina, MN 1,462 (May 26) 8th -1.0% 14th on par with peers

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 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Eagan, MN down about 18% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2022-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
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Homicide fell about 22% over the 12 months ending May 2026, slower than 75% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 57% 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 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 24 in May 2026, down from 31 a year earlier.
24 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 14 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Kentwood, MI 0 (Jun 25) 1st -100.0% 1st 100% below peers
Normal, IL 0 (May 26) 2nd -100.0% 2nd 100% below peers
Arcadia, CA 0 (May 26) 3rd -100.0% 3rd 100% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 2 (May 26) 7th -66.7% 4th 2% below peers
Chicopee, MA 2 (May 26) 8th -50.0% 5th on par with peers
Elkhart, IN 4 (Apr 26) 11th -33.3% 6th 106% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 24 (May 26) 14th -22.0% 7th 1216% above peers
Little Elm, TX 3 (May 26) 10th +0.0% 8th 69% above peers
Galveston, TX 13 (May 26) 13th +249.7% 9th 623% above peers
Westfield, IN 3 (May 26) 9th 63% above peers
Peabody, MA 0 (Mar 26) 4th 100% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 0 (May 26) 5th 100% below peers
Logan, UT 0 (May 26) 6th 100% below peers
Edina, MN 6 (May 26) 12th 209% above peers

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. 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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Utica, NY down about 67% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Bowling Green, KY essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 60% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 24% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 218 in May 2026, down from 542 a year earlier.
218 per 100k
2018May 2026
Compare all 14 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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Rocky Mount, NC 218 (May 26) 12th -59.8% 1st 69% above peers
Elkhart, IN 129 (Apr 26) 8th -55.5% 2nd on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 231 (Jun 25) 14th -48.4% 3rd 80% above peers
Arcadia, CA 148 (May 26) 11th -43.3% 4th 15% above peers
Chicopee, MA 109 (May 26) 7th -42.9% 5th 16% below peers
Normal, IL 47 (May 26) 3rd -39.0% 6th 64% below peers
Little Elm, TX 37 (May 26) 2nd -20.0% 7th 71% below peers
Peabody, MA 50 (Mar 26) 4th -17.7% 8th 61% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 137 (May 26) 9th -11.7% 9th 7% above peers
Galveston, TX 221 (May 26) 13th -9.9% 10th 71% above peers
Edina, MN 145 (May 26) 10th -1.3% 11th 13% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 81 (May 26) 6th +12.2% 12th 37% below peers
Westfield, IN 32 (May 26) 1st +22.2% 13th 75% below peers
Logan, UT 66 (May 26) 5th +40.7% 14th 49% below peers

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 →
  • Bellingham, WA down about 58% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 28% a year · 2021-2026
  • 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
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 37% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $40,633 to $55,534 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,636). 28 of the 29 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 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 51% from 2014 to 2024 ($36,724 to $55,534).
$55,534
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%
San Jacinto, CA $80,647 17th +55% 1st 6% below peers
Plainfield, NJ $85,908 16th +52% 2nd on par with peers
Pensacola, FL $74,212 19th +47% 3rd 14% below peers
Logan, UT $60,687 25th +45% 4th 29% below peers
Valdosta, GA $45,925 31st +41% 5th 47% below peers
Kentwood, MI $74,373 18th +37% 6th 13% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $55,534 29th +37% 7th 35% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $113,648 5th +36% 8th 32% above peers
Tinley Park, IL $105,189 12th +34% 9th 22% above peers
Colton, CA $71,208 20th +32% 10th 17% below peers
Peabody, MA $96,657 13th +32% 11th 13% above peers
West Sacramento, CA $93,188 14th +32% 12th 8% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $90,794 15th +31% 13th 6% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD $111,575 8th +28% 14th 30% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $59,648 27th +28% 15th 31% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL $63,432 22nd +28% 16th 26% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $109,193 10th +27% 17th 27% above peers
Elkhart, IN $51,028 30th +25% 18th 41% below peers
Westfield, IN $122,789 2nd +25% 19th 43% above peers
Edina, MN $128,767 1st +24% 20th 50% above peers
Arcadia, CA $113,516 6th +21% 21st 32% above peers
Little Elm, TX $119,219 4th +21% 22nd 39% above peers
Twin Falls, ID $61,205 24th +21% 23rd 29% below peers
Manhattan, KS $60,172 26th +19% 24th 30% below peers
Chicopee, MA $62,615 23rd +18% 25th 27% below peers
Oak Park, IL $110,820 9th +17% 26th 29% above peers
Wheaton, IL $120,008 3rd +16% 27th 40% above peers
Galveston, TX $55,631 28th +13% 28th 35% below peers
Normal, IL $64,785 21st +11% 29th 25% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA $108,281 11th +9% 30th 26% above peers
Methuen, MA $113,310 7th 32% above peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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6 of 14 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 ±$2,420 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025, faster than 100% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.

Improving faster than 100% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 5.8% in May 2026, unchanged from 5.8% a year earlier.
5.8%
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
Plainfield, NJ 5.0% (May 26) 24th -1.2pp 1st 16% above peers
Elkhart, IN 3.5% (May 26) 5th -1.0pp 2nd 19% below peers
Colton, CA 4.6% (May 26) 18th -0.8pp 3rd 7% above peers
Chicopee, MA 4.7% (May 26) 20th -0.5pp 4th 9% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 5.7% (May 26) 28th -0.3pp 5th 33% above peers
Valdosta, GA 3.8% (May 26) 7th -0.3pp 6th 12% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.1% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 7th 5% below peers
Westfield, IN 2.6% (May 26) 1st -0.2pp 8th 40% below peers
Kentwood, MI 5.1% (May 26) 25th -0.1pp 9th 19% above peers
Methuen, MA 4.6% (May 26) 19th -0.1pp 10th 7% above peers
Logan, UT 3.0% (May 26) 2nd -0.1pp 11th 30% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 4.4% (May 26) 17th -0.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 5.8% (May 26) 29th +0.0pp 13th 35% above peers
Peabody, MA 4.3% (May 26) 14th +0.0pp 14th on par with peers
Arcadia, CA 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +0.1pp 15th 12% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 3.2% (May 26) 3rd +0.1pp 16th 26% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.8% (May 26) 8th +0.2pp 17th 12% below peers
Galveston, TX 4.2% (May 26) 12th +0.2pp 18th 2% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 4.7% (May 26) 21st +0.2pp 19th 9% above peers
Normal, IL 3.7% (May 26) 6th +0.4pp 20th 14% below peers
Manhattan, KS 3.3% (May 26) 4th +0.5pp 21st 23% below peers
Little Elm, TX 4.2% (May 26) 13th +0.5pp 22nd 2% below peers
Edina, MN 3.9% (May 26) 9th +0.5pp 23rd 9% below peers
Wheaton, IL 4.3% (May 26) 15th +0.7pp 24th on par with peers
Tinley Park, IL 4.7% (May 26) 22nd +0.8pp 25th 9% above peers
Pensacola, FL 4.3% (May 26) 16th +0.9pp 26th on par with peers
Pinellas Park, FL 4.1% (May 26) 11th +1.0pp 27th 5% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 5.4% (May 26) 27th +1.0pp 28th 26% above peers
Oak Park, IL 5.1% (May 26) 26th +1.0pp 29th 19% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (18.8% then, 19.3% now; margin ±3.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.8% to 19.3%).
19.3%
20112024
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 12.3% -1.7pp
United States ref 12.0%
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 1st -3.8pp 1st 71% below peers
Westfield, IN 3.6% 2nd -2.3pp 2nd 71% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 5.0% 4th -2.1pp 3rd 60% below peers
Pensacola, FL 12.5% 16th -4.7pp 4th on par with peers
Plainfield, NJ 15.2% 20th -5.6pp 5th 22% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 11.2% 14th -3.3pp 6th 11% below peers
Valdosta, GA 24.9% 30th -6.1pp 7th 99% above peers
Logan, UT 20.5% 28th -4.8pp 8th 64% above peers
Elkhart, IN 17.9% 24th -3.6pp 9th 43% above peers
Normal, IL 18.5% 25th -3.6pp 10th 48% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 12.8% 18th -2.3pp 11th 3% above peers
Arcadia, CA 8.5% 8th -1.2pp 12th 32% below peers
Manhattan, KS 20.6% 29th -2.9pp 13th 65% above peers
Peabody, MA 7.5% 7th -1.0pp 14th 40% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 10th -1.1pp 15th 28% below peers
Colton, CA 13.6% 19th -1.4pp 16th 9% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 12.7% 17th -0.9pp 17th 2% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.1% 22nd -1.1pp 18th 29% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.3% 13th -0.6pp 19th 18% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 16.1% 21st -0.9pp 20th 29% above peers
Edina, MN 4.6% 3rd -0.2pp 21st 63% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 9.7% 11th -0.4pp 22nd 23% below peers
Oak Park, IL 7.4% 6th -0.2pp 23rd 41% below peers
Wheaton, IL 5.2% 5th +0.1pp 24th 58% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 19.3% 26th +0.5pp 25th 55% above peers
Galveston, TX 20.1% 27th +1.6pp 26th 61% above peers
Chicopee, MA 17.1% 23rd +3.4pp 27th 37% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 11.3% 15th +2.8pp 28th 10% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 10.0% 12th +3.9pp 29th 20% below peers
Little Elm, TX 9.0% 9th +4.0pp 30th 28% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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6 of 14 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 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.1% then, 33.3% now; margin ±6.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 6.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.8% to 33.3%).
33.3%
20132024
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 17.7% -3.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Westfield, IN 2.2% 1st -6.7pp 1st 85% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 3.6% 2nd -6.2pp 2nd 76% below peers
Peabody, MA 6.2% 5th -6.7pp 3rd 58% below peers
Normal, IL 7.4% 7th -5.5pp 4th 50% below peers
Pensacola, FL 17.9% 20th -10.5pp 5th 19% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 14.5% 15th -8.1pp 6th 3% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.5% 6th -3.2pp 7th 56% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 10.4% 11th -4.2pp 8th 31% below peers
Logan, UT 22.2% 23rd -7.1pp 9th 48% above peers
Arcadia, CA 9.4% 10th -2.8pp 10th 38% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 15.0% 16th -4.1pp 11th on par with peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.8% 24th -6.0pp 12th 52% above peers
Valdosta, GA 33.4% 29th -8.9pp 13th 123% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 13.3% 13th -2.8pp 14th 11% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 9th -1.1pp 15th 40% below peers
Edina, MN 4.5% 3rd -0.4pp 16th 70% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 23.3% 25th -1.7pp 17th 55% above peers
Colton, CA 20.7% 21st -1.0pp 18th 38% above peers
Elkhart, IN 31.0% 27th -1.4pp 19th 107% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 21.6% 22nd +0.2pp 20th 44% above peers
Chicopee, MA 24.2% 26th +2.3pp 21st 61% above peers
Kentwood, MI 16.2% 18th +1.6pp 22nd 8% above peers
Wheaton, IL 5.0% 4th +0.5pp 23rd 67% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.3% 28th +4.2pp 24th 122% above peers
Manhattan, KS 16.8% 19th +2.3pp 25th 12% above peers
Galveston, TX 35.7% 30th +9.2pp 26th 138% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 15.5% 17th +5.2pp 27th 3% above peers
Little Elm, TX 11.4% 12th +5.6pp 28th 24% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 13.6% 14th +7.2pp 29th 9% below peers
Oak Park, IL 8.6% 8th +4.9pp 30th 43% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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6 of 14 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 →
  • 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 ±5.0pp 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 8.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72.4% to 80.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.5pp). 28 of the 29 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 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 14.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (66.1% to 80.7%).
80.7%
20172024
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 90.2% +9.1pp
United States ref 91.1%
Plainfield, NJ 95.0% 8th +24.2pp 1st 3% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 89.2% 25th +21.9pp 2nd 4% below peers
Valdosta, GA 81.0% 29th +19.7pp 3rd 12% below peers
Elkhart, IN 90.2% 22nd +12.5pp 4th 2% below peers
Pensacola, FL 92.5% 15th +9.7pp 5th on par with peers
San Jacinto, CA 92.8% 14th +9.7pp 6th on par with peers
Rocky Mount, NC 80.7% 30th +8.3pp 7th 13% below peers
Galveston, TX 91.5% 18th +9.4pp 8th 1% below peers
Peabody, MA 91.4% 19th +9.2pp 9th 1% below peers
Normal, IL 86.8% 28th +8.1pp 10th 6% below peers
Colton, CA 90.8% 21st +8.2pp 11th 2% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 92.4% 16th +7.8pp 12th on par with peers
Logan, UT 89.7% 24th +7.2pp 13th 3% below peers
Chicopee, MA 88.4% 26th +6.5pp 14th 4% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 94.6% 9th +6.8pp 15th 2% above peers
Oak Park, IL 94.4% 10th +6.7pp 16th 2% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 90.0% 23rd +6.2pp 17th 3% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 87.7% 27th +5.1pp 18th 5% below peers
Arcadia, CA 96.7% 4th +5.5pp 19th 5% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 94.3% 11th +5.0pp 20th 2% above peers
Kentwood, MI 91.2% 20th +4.3pp 21st 1% below peers
Manhattan, KS 92.1% 17th +4.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 98.4% 1st +4.5pp 23rd 6% above peers
Edina, MN 93.4% 13th +4.0pp 24th 1% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 95.2% 7th +4.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Wheaton, IL 95.8% 6th +3.4pp 26th 4% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 93.7% 12th +3.0pp 27th 1% above peers
Westfield, IN 97.3% 3rd +2.7pp 28th 5% above peers
Little Elm, TX 98.3% 2nd +2.7pp 29th 6% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 96.1% 5th +2.1pp 30th 4% above peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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6 of 14 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 →
  • 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 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.47 now; margin ±0.03).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 to 0.47).
0.47
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
Plainfield, NJ 0.41 8th -0.070 1st 8% below peers
Valdosta, GA 0.51 28th -0.050 2nd 15% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 0.40 4th -0.026 3rd 11% below peers
Logan, UT 0.41 7th -0.025 4th 8% below peers
Pensacola, FL 0.49 26th -0.020 5th 10% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 0.44 15th -0.018 6th 1% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 0.47 23rd -0.015 7th 5% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 0.42 11th -0.013 8th 5% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 0.46 20th -0.014 9th 3% above peers
Colton, CA 0.39 3rd -0.007 10th 12% below peers
Edina, MN 0.53 31st -0.008 11th 19% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 0.42 10th -0.006 12th 5% below peers
Oak Park, IL 0.48 24th -0.006 13th 9% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 0.43 12th -0.002 14th 4% below peers
Kentwood, MI 0.41 5th -0.002 15th 9% below peers
Peabody, MA 0.44 17th +0.000 16th on par with peers
Wheaton, IL 0.46 22nd +0.003 17th 3% above peers
Arcadia, CA 0.49 25th +0.007 18th 9% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 0.44 14th +0.008 19th 2% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 0.44 16th +0.008 20th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 0.49 27th +0.015 21st 11% above peers
Galveston, TX 0.52 30th +0.017 22nd 18% above peers
Little Elm, TX 0.37 2nd +0.018 23rd 17% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 0.41 6th +0.020 24th 8% below peers
Normal, IL 0.51 29th +0.029 25th 16% above peers
Chicopee, MA 0.46 19th +0.028 26th 3% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 0.45 18th +0.030 27th 2% above peers
Elkhart, IN 0.46 21st +0.031 28th 3% above peers
Westfield, IN 0.43 13th +0.032 29th 3% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.33 1st +0.046 30th 26% below peers
Methuen, MA 0.42 9th 6% 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 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 (25.2% then, 25.4% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 0.1 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (25.6% to 25.4%).
25.4%
20102023
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 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
Logan, UT 5.6% 5th -5.6pp 1st 48% below peers
Westfield, IN 2.4% 1st -1.1pp 2nd 77% below peers
Wheaton, IL 3.6% 3rd -1.7pp 3rd 66% below peers
Elkhart, IN 12.8% 20th -5.8pp 4th 19% above peers
Pensacola, FL 11.4% 17th -4.0pp 5th 6% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.4% 22nd -3.8pp 6th 24% above peers
Galveston, TX 13.0% 21st -2.3pp 7th 21% above peers
Colton, CA 14.9% 25th -2.5pp 8th 38% above peers
Peabody, MA 10.3% 14th -1.6pp 9th 4% below peers
Normal, IL 7.3% 12th -0.9pp 10th 32% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 13.4% 23rd -1.6pp 11th 25% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.6% 15th -0.9pp 12th 1% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 16.6% 26th -0.8pp 13th 55% above peers
Valdosta, GA 23.8% 28th +0.1pp 14th 122% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 25.4% 30th +0.2pp 15th 137% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 12.6% 19th +0.6pp 16th 17% above peers
Oak Park, IL 7.3% 11th +0.6pp 17th 32% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 10.8% 16th +0.9pp 18th on par with peers
San Jacinto, CA 19.8% 27th +2.6pp 19th 84% above peers
Little Elm, TX 5.1% 4th +0.7pp 20th 52% below peers
Chicopee, MA 25.0% 29th +3.5pp 21st 133% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 14.8% 24th +2.5pp 22nd 38% above peers
Edina, MN 2.7% 2nd +0.6pp 23rd 75% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.8% 7th +1.2pp 24th 46% below peers
Manhattan, KS 7.7% 13th +1.6pp 25th 28% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 11.9% 18th +2.6pp 26th 10% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.8% 10th +1.6pp 27th 36% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 6.7% 9th +2.9pp 28th 38% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 6.2% 8th +3.4pp 29th 43% below peers
Arcadia, CA 5.8% 6th +4.2pp 30th 47% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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6 of 14 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 ±2.7pp 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 Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Home value fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 15% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $189,756 in June 2026, down from $190,826 a year earlier.
$189,756
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%
Oak Park, IL $492,876 (Jun 26) 12th +10.7% 1st 22% above peers
Elkhart, IN $231,940 (Jun 26) 27th +5.8% 2nd 42% below peers
Wheaton, IL $524,542 (Jun 26) 9th +5.2% 3rd 30% above peers
Manhattan, KS $299,405 (Jun 26) 23rd +4.8% 4th 26% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $339,012 (Jun 26) 19th +4.6% 5th 16% below peers
Edina, MN $635,999 (Jun 26) 5th +3.9% 6th 58% above peers
Kentwood, MI $340,017 (Jun 26) 18th +3.9% 7th 16% below peers
Valdosta, GA $215,219 (Jun 26) 28th +3.5% 8th 47% below peers
Twin Falls, ID $374,440 (Jun 26) 17th +3.0% 9th 7% below peers
Westfield, IN $478,818 (Jun 26) 14th +2.8% 10th 19% above peers
Chicopee, MA $325,528 (Jun 26) 20th +2.8% 11th 19% below peers
Logan, UT $397,840 (Jun 26) 16th +2.1% 12th 1% below peers
Arcadia, CA $1,414,461 (Jun 26) 1st +2.0% 13th 251% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $960,936 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.9% 14th 139% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $574,974 (Jun 26) 6th +1.3% 15th 43% above peers
Pensacola, FL $268,527 (Jun 26) 26th +1.1% 16th 33% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA $1,029,682 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.9% 17th 156% above peers
Peabody, MA $710,734 (Jun 26) 4th +0.6% 18th 76% above peers
Plainfield, NJ $526,197 (Jun 26) 8th +0.1% 19th 31% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $512,413 (Jun 26) 10th +0.1% 20th 27% above peers
Colton, CA $499,865 (Jun 26) 11th +0.0% 21st 24% above peers
San Jacinto, CA $484,772 (Jun 26) 13th +0.0% 22nd 20% above peers
Normal, IL $269,011 (Jun 26) 25th -0.3% 23rd 33% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $189,756 (Jun 26) 29th -0.6% 24th 53% below peers
West Sacramento, CA $532,493 (Jun 26) 7th -2.9% 25th 32% above peers
Winter Haven, FL $275,573 (Jun 26) 24th -3.2% 26th 32% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL $303,946 (Jun 26) 22nd -3.8% 27th 25% below peers
Galveston, TX $322,876 (Jun 26) 21st -6.5% 28th 20% below peers
Little Elm, TX $402,876 (Jun 26) 15th -6.8% 29th on par with peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 79% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 19% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $96,667 in June 2026, down from $99,990 a year earlier.
$96,667
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%
Manhattan, KS $212,920 (Jun 26) 22nd +6.7% 1st 27% below peers
Oak Park, IL $251,868 (Jun 26) 19th +6.4% 2nd 13% below peers
Wheaton, IL $347,090 (Jun 26) 12th +5.7% 3rd 19% above peers
Elkhart, IN $155,976 (Jun 26) 27th +5.4% 4th 46% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $252,853 (Jun 26) 18th +4.1% 5th 13% below peers
Twin Falls, ID $290,945 (Jun 26) 15th +4.1% 6th on par with peers
Kentwood, MI $260,325 (Jun 26) 17th +3.9% 7th 11% below peers
Normal, IL $202,576 (Jun 26) 24th +3.5% 8th 30% below peers
Chicopee, MA $271,583 (Jun 26) 16th +3.1% 9th 7% below peers
Westfield, IN $351,099 (Jun 26) 11th +2.8% 10th 21% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $464,615 (Jun 26) 5th +2.6% 11th 60% above peers
Plainfield, NJ $447,089 (Jun 26) 6th +2.5% 12th 54% above peers
Valdosta, GA $114,056 (Jun 26) 28th +2.5% 13th 61% below peers
Pensacola, FL $170,760 (Jun 26) 26th +2.1% 14th 41% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $733,530 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.9% 15th 152% above peers
Colton, CA $410,588 (Jun 26) 9th +1.2% 16th 41% above peers
Arcadia, CA $952,894 (Jun 26) 1st +1.1% 17th 228% above peers
Peabody, MA $566,776 (Jun 26) 4th +0.6% 18th 95% above peers
Logan, UT $310,297 (Jun 26) 14th +0.1% 19th 7% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $421,900 (Jun 26) 7th +0.0% 20th 45% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA $719,346 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.3% 21st 147% above peers
San Jacinto, CA $397,012 (Jun 26) 10th -0.4% 22nd 36% above peers
West Sacramento, CA $415,033 (Jun 26) 8th -1.3% 23rd 43% above peers
Edina, MN $245,840 (Jun 26) 20th -2.7% 24th 16% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $96,667 (Jun 26) 29th -3.3% 25th 67% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $195,352 (Jun 26) 25th -4.1% 26th 33% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL $215,851 (Jun 26) 21st -4.7% 27th 26% below peers
Little Elm, TX $328,392 (Jun 26) 13th -6.9% 28th 13% above peers
Galveston, TX $202,732 (Jun 26) 23rd -7.0% 29th 30% 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 (50.7% then, 49.0% now; margin ±3.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (53.6% to 49.0%).
49.0%
20112024
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 66.6% +1.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
San Jacinto, CA 75.0% 6th +10.6pp 1st 17% above peers
Manhattan, KS 43.5% 28th +4.5pp 2nd 32% below peers
Valdosta, GA 41.7% 29th +4.1pp 3rd 35% below peers
Pensacola, FL 64.2% 14th +4.6pp 4th on par with peers
Winter Haven, FL 63.7% 16th +4.3pp 5th 1% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 60.2% 18th +3.4pp 6th 6% below peers
Kentwood, MI 61.4% 17th +3.2pp 7th 4% below peers
Galveston, TX 46.2% 26th +2.4pp 8th 28% below peers
Elkhart, IN 53.2% 23rd +2.5pp 9th 17% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 86.9% 1st +2.5pp 10th 36% above peers
Edina, MN 72.4% 8th +1.6pp 11th 13% above peers
Colton, CA 52.8% 24th +1.1pp 12th 18% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 64.1% 15th +1.2pp 13th on par with peers
Diamond Bar, CA 77.3% 4th +1.3pp 14th 21% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 69.0% 11th +1.0pp 15th 8% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 44.8% 27th +0.6pp 16th 30% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 73.4% 7th +0.8pp 17th 15% above peers
Oak Park, IL 60.0% 19th +0.5pp 18th 6% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 75.5% 5th +0.3pp 19th 18% above peers
Peabody, MA 65.6% 12th -0.2pp 20th 2% above peers
Normal, IL 54.8% 22nd -0.6pp 21st 15% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 64.8% 13th -0.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Wheaton, IL 71.7% 9th -1.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Westfield, IN 79.5% 3rd -1.8pp 24th 24% above peers
Arcadia, CA 58.1% 20th -1.3pp 25th 9% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 84.7% 2nd -2.8pp 26th 32% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 49.0% 25th -1.6pp 27th 24% below peers
Chicopee, MA 55.7% 21st -2.9pp 28th 13% below peers
Logan, UT 37.2% 30th -2.1pp 29th 42% below peers
Little Elm, TX 70.1% 10th -6.4pp 30th 9% above peers
Where is this changing? 14 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
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Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent fell about 2% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,300 in June 2026, down from $1,321 a year earlier.
$1,300
2022June 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%
Kentwood, MI $1,620 (Jun 26) 21st +6.3% 1st 19% below peers
Elkhart, IN $1,174 (Jun 26) 29th +6.2% 2nd 42% below peers
Logan, UT $1,406 (Jun 26) 23rd +5.5% 3rd 30% below peers
Oak Park, IL $2,160 (Jun 26) 12th +5.5% 4th 8% above peers
Tinley Park, IL $2,269 (Jun 26) 7th +5.1% 5th 13% above peers
Manhattan, KS $1,293 (Jun 26) 28th +5.1% 6th 36% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA $3,254 (Jun 26) 3rd +4.8% 7th 62% above peers
Colton, CA $1,929 (Jun 26) 17th +4.4% 8th 4% below peers
Galveston, TX $1,356 (Jun 26) 25th +4.4% 9th 32% below peers
Edina, MN $2,009 (Jun 26) 15th +3.2% 10th on par with peers
Arcadia, CA $3,325 (Jun 26) 1st +3.0% 11th 66% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT $2,265 (Jun 26) 8th +2.9% 12th 13% above peers
Pensacola, FL $1,657 (Jun 26) 19th +2.9% 13th 18% below peers
Twin Falls, ID $1,575 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.8% 14th 22% below peers
Westfield, IN $1,986 (Jun 26) 16th +2.5% 15th 1% below peers
Winter Haven, FL $1,756 (Jun 26) 18th +2.5% 16th 13% below peers
West Sacramento, CA $2,228 (Jun 26) 9th +2.1% 17th 11% above peers
Normal, IL $1,403 (Jun 26) 24th +2.0% 18th 30% below peers
Valdosta, GA $1,345 (Jun 26) 26th +1.9% 19th 33% below peers
San Jacinto, CA $2,793 (Jun 26) 5th +1.7% 20th 39% above peers
Peabody, MA $2,812 (Jun 26) 4th +1.4% 21st 40% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $2,095 (Jun 26) 14th +1.1% 22nd 4% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA $3,301 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.0% 23rd 64% above peers
Wheaton, IL $2,169 (Jun 26) 11th +0.9% 24th 8% above peers
Little Elm, TX $2,282 (Jun 26) 6th +0.3% 25th 14% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC $1,300 (Jun 26) 27th -1.6% 26th 35% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL $2,101 (Jun 26) 13th -2.0% 27th 5% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 10th 8% above peers
Chicopee, MA 20th 19% below peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden fell 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.2% to 32.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±4.6pp). 1 of the 29 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; 5 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 10.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.9% to 32.0%).
32.0%
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
Rocky Mount, NC 32.0% 8th -6.2pp 1st 8% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 26.2% 2nd -4.4pp 2nd 24% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 33.1% 13th -4.4pp 3rd 4% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 46.6% 31st -4.6pp 4th 34% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 34.7% 16th -3.1pp 5th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 36.7% 19th -2.3pp 6th 6% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 41.1% 26th -2.1pp 7th 18% above peers
Pensacola, FL 33.1% 12th -1.6pp 8th 5% below peers
Edina, MN 28.7% 6th -0.9pp 9th 17% below peers
Valdosta, GA 40.5% 24th -1.2pp 10th 17% above peers
Oak Park, IL 32.1% 9th -0.4pp 11th 7% below peers
Kentwood, MI 28.6% 5th -0.2pp 12th 18% below peers
Colton, CA 43.9% 29th +0.1pp 13th 27% above peers
Elkhart, IN 33.5% 15th +0.1pp 14th 3% below peers
Logan, UT 38.6% 22nd +0.5pp 15th 11% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 37.7% 20th +1.0pp 16th 9% above peers
Wheaton, IL 28.5% 4th +1.0pp 17th 18% below peers
Little Elm, TX 31.8% 7th +1.4pp 18th 8% below peers
Peabody, MA 38.1% 21st +2.0pp 19th 10% above peers
Westfield, IN 24.4% 1st +1.2pp 20th 30% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 28.1% 3rd +1.5pp 21st 19% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 40.8% 25th +2.7pp 22nd 18% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 36.0% 17th +2.6pp 23rd 4% above peers
Arcadia, CA 45.8% 30th +4.3pp 24th 32% above peers
Normal, IL 33.0% 11th +3.1pp 25th 5% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 32.9% 10th +3.3pp 26th 5% below peers
Galveston, TX 43.7% 28th +4.6pp 27th 26% above peers
Chicopee, MA 40.3% 23rd +6.9pp 28th 16% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 36.4% 18th +6.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.5% 27th +8.6pp 30th 23% above peers
Methuen, MA 33.3% 14th 4% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
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 (11.3% then, 12.0% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 12.0%).
12.0%
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
San Jacinto, CA 3.5% 6th -3.4pp 1st 46% below peers
Manhattan, KS 4.3% 9th -4.1pp 2nd 33% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 12.7% 31st -8.3pp 3rd 98% above peers
Elkhart, IN 8.1% 22nd -3.7pp 4th 26% above peers
Peabody, MA 8.5% 25th -3.6pp 5th 33% above peers
Logan, UT 4.1% 8th -1.7pp 6th 36% below peers
Valdosta, GA 9.5% 26th -3.3pp 7th 48% above peers
Westfield, IN 1.9% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 70% below peers
Little Elm, TX 2.3% 3rd -0.6pp 9th 64% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 3.7% 7th -0.8pp 10th 43% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.2% 5th -0.6pp 11th 50% below peers
Oak Park, IL 11.7% 29th -1.7pp 12th 82% above peers
Chicopee, MA 10.0% 27th -1.4pp 13th 56% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 8.0% 21st -0.9pp 14th 25% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 2.4% 4th -0.2pp 15th 63% below peers
Galveston, TX 10.7% 28th -0.6pp 16th 66% above peers
Normal, IL 6.0% 15th -0.3pp 17th 6% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 7.7% 20th -0.2pp 18th 21% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 0.7% 1st +0.0pp 19th 89% below peers
Pensacola, FL 8.4% 24th +0.2pp 20th 30% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 7.5% 18th +0.3pp 21st 17% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 12.0% 30th +0.7pp 22nd 86% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 8.2% 23rd +0.5pp 23rd 28% above peers
Edina, MN 6.5% 17th +0.4pp 24th 1% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 6.4% 16th +0.9pp 25th on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 7.6% 19th +1.1pp 26th 18% above peers
Arcadia, CA 5.0% 11th +1.3pp 27th 23% below peers
Wheaton, IL 5.4% 12th +1.6pp 28th 16% below peers
Colton, CA 5.6% 13th +1.8pp 29th 12% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 4.6% 10th +1.6pp 30th 28% below peers
Methuen, MA 6.0% 14th 7% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured rose 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.0% to 11.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 1 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.4% 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
Diamond Bar, CA 3.4% 7th -2.4pp 1st 49% below peers
Wheaton, IL 2.2% 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 67% below peers
Kentwood, MI 3.9% 10th -2.1pp 3rd 42% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 8.8% 19th -3.9pp 4th 31% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 4.7% 11th -1.8pp 5th 30% below peers
Westfield, IN 4.8% 12th -1.7pp 6th 28% below peers
Arcadia, CA 3.5% 8th -1.1pp 7th 48% below peers
Edina, MN 1.7% 1st -0.5pp 8th 75% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.7% 16th -2.0pp 9th on par with peers
San Jacinto, CA 8.1% 18th -2.0pp 10th 22% above peers
Elkhart, IN 11.8% 26th -1.9pp 11th 77% above peers
Little Elm, TX 11.6% 24th -1.5pp 12th 74% above peers
Galveston, TX 15.9% 29th -1.9pp 13th 137% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 12.2% 27th -1.0pp 14th 83% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.7% 9th -0.3pp 15th 45% below peers
Peabody, MA 2.4% 3rd -0.1pp 16th 64% below peers
Oak Park, IL 3.0% 4th -0.1pp 17th 54% below peers
Valdosta, GA 16.1% 30th -0.3pp 18th 141% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 5.7% 15th +0.1pp 19th 15% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 13.6% 28th +0.6pp 20th 104% above peers
Pensacola, FL 11.0% 22nd +0.8pp 21st 65% above peers
Chicopee, MA 3.4% 6th +0.3pp 22nd 50% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 27.8% 31st +2.3pp 23rd 316% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 11.8% 25th +1.0pp 24th 76% above peers
Colton, CA 9.1% 20th +1.0pp 25th 35% above peers
Logan, UT 9.3% 21st +1.1pp 26th 39% above peers
Normal, IL 4.8% 13th +0.9pp 27th 28% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 5.5% 14th +1.1pp 28th 18% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 11.2% 23rd +2.2pp 29th 68% above peers
Manhattan, KS 7.5% 17th +2.0pp 30th 11% above peers
Methuen, MA 3.3% 5th 50% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Tigard, OR down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about 50% above the peer median.

44.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
North Carolina ref 33.6%
United States ref 33.4%
Arcadia, CA 16.3% 1st 51% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 17.6% 2nd 47% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 21.8% 3rd 34% below peers
Edina, MN 23.8% 4th 28% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 27.0% 5th 18% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 29.0% 6th 12% below peers
Wheaton, IL 29.0% 7th 12% below peers
Westfield, IN 29.3% 8th 11% below peers
Oak Park, IL 29.3% 9th 11% below peers
Peabody, MA 29.9% 10th 10% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 30.5% 11th 8% below peers
Pensacola, FL 31.7% 12th 4% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 31.8% 13th 4% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 31.8% 14th 4% below peers
Little Elm, TX 32.3% 15th 2% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 33.1% 16th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 33.5% 17th 1% above peers
Kentwood, MI 34.3% 18th 4% above peers
Chicopee, MA 34.9% 19th 5% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 35.0% 20th 6% above peers
Normal, IL 36.0% 21st 9% above peers
Logan, UT 36.4% 22nd 10% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 37.3% 23rd 13% above peers
Colton, CA 37.5% 24th 13% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 37.7% 25th 14% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 42.8% 26th 29% above peers
Valdosta, GA 42.9% 27th 30% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.1% 28th 30% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 44.0% 29th 33% above peers
Elkhart, IN 45.9% 30th 39% 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 (3.3% then, 5.4% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
5.4%
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
Wheaton, IL 0.8% 1st -2.3pp 1st 77% below peers
Kentwood, MI 1.2% 3rd -2.7pp 2nd 68% below peers
Arcadia, CA 0.9% 2nd -1.5pp 3rd 75% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 2.5% 10th -3.9pp 4th 32% below peers
Diamond Bar, CA 2.0% 9th -2.6pp 5th 44% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 1.9% 8th -1.3pp 6th 47% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 4.3% 19th -2.2pp 7th 17% above peers
Normal, IL 1.4% 4th -0.6pp 8th 61% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 5.6% 21st -2.1pp 9th 55% above peers
Westfield, IN 4.2% 18th -1.5pp 10th 17% above peers
Colton, CA 3.6% 16th -1.0pp 11th on par with peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.8% 13th -0.7pp 12th 24% below peers
Little Elm, TX 10.0% 28th -2.6pp 13th 174% above peers
Edina, MN 1.9% 7th -0.2pp 14th 48% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 7.7% 25th -0.3pp 15th 112% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 13.6% 31st -0.5pp 16th 274% above peers
Galveston, TX 11.2% 29th -0.1pp 17th 209% above peers
Elkhart, IN 9.7% 27th +0.6pp 18th 166% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 6.6% 23rd +0.5pp 19th 82% above peers
Peabody, MA 1.7% 6th +0.2pp 20th 54% below peers
Logan, UT 7.1% 24th +1.4pp 21st 96% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 5.4% 20th +2.1pp 22nd 49% above peers
Oak Park, IL 2.7% 11th +1.2pp 23rd 26% below peers
Valdosta, GA 11.4% 30th +5.1pp 24th 214% above peers
Manhattan, KS 3.2% 15th +1.4pp 25th 12% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 8.7% 26th +4.6pp 26th 139% above peers
Chicopee, MA 3.1% 14th +1.6pp 27th 15% below peers
Pensacola, FL 6.6% 22nd +3.5pp 28th 82% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.2% 17th +2.4pp 29th 15% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 2.7% 12th +2.6pp 30th 25% below peers
Methuen, MA 1.5% 5th 60% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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 →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.0pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.3% then, 22.9% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.9% to 22.9%).
22.9%
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 35.6% +4.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Galveston, TX 36.0% 16th +6.8pp 1st on par with peers
Twin Falls, ID 24.5% 24th +4.0pp 2nd 32% below peers
Elkhart, IN 17.7% 29th +2.7pp 3rd 51% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 34.5% 19th +5.1pp 4th 4% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 25.5% 23rd +3.6pp 5th 29% below peers
Pensacola, FL 43.0% 11th +5.8pp 6th 20% above peers
Kentwood, MI 36.7% 15th +4.8pp 7th 2% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 37.8% 13th +4.9pp 8th 5% above peers
Chicopee, MA 22.9% 26th +2.8pp 9th 36% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.9% 25th +2.6pp 10th 36% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 22.0% 28th +2.5pp 11th 39% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 22.0% 27th +2.4pp 12th 39% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 14.2% 31st +1.5pp 13th 60% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 26.9% 22nd +2.5pp 14th 25% below peers
Valdosta, GA 28.3% 21st +2.6pp 15th 21% below peers
Normal, IL 52.9% 7th +4.5pp 16th 47% above peers
Logan, UT 40.3% 12th +3.4pp 17th 12% above peers
Arcadia, CA 57.4% 5th +2.6pp 18th 59% above peers
Edina, MN 72.7% 1st +2.9pp 19th 102% above peers
Oak Park, IL 72.5% 2nd +2.5pp 20th 102% above peers
Peabody, MA 35.0% 18th +1.0pp 21st 3% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 35.1% 17th +1.0pp 22nd 3% below peers
Manhattan, KS 53.3% 6th +1.4pp 23rd 48% above peers
Little Elm, TX 44.2% 9th +1.1pp 24th 23% above peers
Westfield, IN 59.8% 4th +1.2pp 25th 66% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 37.0% 14th +0.4pp 26th 3% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 43.3% 10th +0.3pp 27th 20% above peers
Wheaton, IL 64.5% 3rd +0.3pp 28th 79% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 52.8% 8th -2.1pp 29th 47% above peers
Colton, CA 16.6% 30th -0.8pp 30th 54% below peers
Methuen, MA 31.0% 20th 14% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.4pp 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 (28.2% then, 33.4% now; margin ±22.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 6.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.2% to 33.4%).
33.4%
20112024
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 39.6% -3.4pp
United States ref 45.5%
Colton, CA 46.5% 15th +15.4pp 1st on par with peers
Little Elm, TX 46.4% 16th +15.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 59.0% 6th +15.1pp 3rd 27% above peers
Chicopee, MA 45.8% 17th +10.6pp 4th 1% below peers
Normal, IL 57.0% 8th +11.3pp 5th 23% above peers
Manhattan, KS 60.8% 5th +11.1pp 6th 31% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.4% 25th +5.2pp 7th 28% below peers
Westfield, IN 65.8% 3rd +9.9pp 8th 41% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 67.7% 1st +9.3pp 9th 46% above peers
Logan, UT 46.8% 14th +6.4pp 10th 1% above peers
Valdosta, GA 58.0% 7th +7.0pp 11th 25% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 42.6% 20th +4.7pp 12th 8% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 33.9% 24th +3.6pp 13th 27% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 49.4% 11th -1.2pp 14th 6% above peers
Elkhart, IN 25.1% 28th -0.9pp 15th 46% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 52.3% 10th -3.3pp 16th 12% above peers
Edina, MN 66.6% 2nd -7.9pp 17th 43% above peers
Galveston, TX 43.5% 19th -5.4pp 18th 6% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 35.5% 23rd -5.3pp 19th 24% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 28.1% 27th -4.9pp 20th 40% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 37.5% 22nd -6.6pp 21st 19% below peers
Pensacola, FL 47.7% 13th -8.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Oak Park, IL 62.2% 4th -13.3pp 23rd 34% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 38.4% 21st -8.6pp 24th 17% below peers
Wheaton, IL 54.2% 9th -18.7pp 25th 17% above peers
Arcadia, CA 48.9% 12th -19.3pp 26th 5% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 45.1% 18th -20.2pp 27th 3% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 24.3% 29th -11.6pp 28th 48% below peers
Peabody, MA 31.9% 26th -15.5pp 29th 31% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.0% 30th -23.3pp 30th 48% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±18.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 3.5% now; margin ±6.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.2% to 3.5%).
3.5%
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 7.0% -0.2pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Yucaipa, CA 2.8% 9th -6.9pp 1st 55% below peers
Valdosta, GA 3.2% 10th -5.3pp 2nd 49% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 3.5% 12th -4.7pp 3rd 44% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 3.6% 13th -2.9pp 4th 42% below peers
Oak Park, IL 1.3% 2nd -0.9pp 5th 80% below peers
Chicopee, MA 6.9% 19th -4.3pp 6th 11% above peers
Manhattan, KS 1.8% 5th -0.9pp 7th 71% below peers
Kentwood, MI 5.5% 15th -2.2pp 8th 12% below peers
Elkhart, IN 11.1% 26th -3.6pp 9th 77% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 6.5% 18th -1.3pp 10th 3% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 10.3% 25th -0.6pp 11th 64% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 7.5% 21st -0.1pp 12th 20% above peers
Peabody, MA 5.3% 14th +0.1pp 13th 15% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 7.3% 20th +1.2pp 14th 17% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 8.7% 23rd +1.5pp 15th 40% above peers
Wheaton, IL 1.3% 3rd +0.2pp 16th 80% below peers
Galveston, TX 10.2% 24th +3.2pp 17th 62% above peers
Westfield, IN 2.5% 7th +0.9pp 18th 59% below peers
Little Elm, TX 7.5% 22nd +2.8pp 19th 20% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 12.3% 29th +4.8pp 20th 97% above peers
Logan, UT 6.4% 17th +2.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Edina, MN 3.3% 11th +1.5pp 22nd 48% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 17.0% 31st +7.9pp 23rd 171% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 2.3% 6th +1.1pp 24th 64% below peers
Arcadia, CA 1.6% 4th +0.8pp 25th 74% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 13.2% 30th +6.8pp 26th 110% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.7% 8th +1.6pp 27th 57% below peers
Colton, CA 11.6% 27th +7.5pp 28th 85% above peers
Pensacola, FL 11.7% 28th +8.7pp 29th 87% above peers
Normal, IL 0.8% 1st +0.6pp 30th 87% below peers
Methuen, MA 6.3% 16th on par with peers
Where is this changing? 14 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

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 →
  • 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 ±4.0pp 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population fell less than 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54,548 to 54,297 - more than the combined survey margin (±64). 8 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population fell about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (57,071 to 54,297).
54,297
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
Eagle Mountain, UT 53,290 29th +64% 1st 2% below peers
Westfield, IN 54,677 12th +38% 2nd 1% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 55,200 4th +34% 3rd 2% above peers
Little Elm, TX 54,820 10th +19% 4th 1% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 55,180 5th +15% 5th 2% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 54,164 18th +11% 6th on par with peers
Plainfield, NJ 55,236 3rd +10% 7th 2% above peers
Logan, UT 54,907 8th +8% 8th 1% above peers
Galveston, TX 53,424 26th +6% 9th 2% below peers
Kentwood, MI 54,296 15th +5% 10th on par with peers
Peabody, MA 54,695 11th +3% 11th 1% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 54,927 7th +3% 12th 1% above peers
Edina, MN 53,262 31st +3% 13th 2% below peers
Elkhart, IN 53,733 21st +3% 14th 1% below peers
Pensacola, FL 54,036 19th +3% 15th on par with peers
Oak Park, IL 53,292 28th +2% 16th 2% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 54,421 13th +2% 17th on par with peers
Pinellas Park, FL 53,560 23rd +1% 18th 1% below peers
Wheaton, IL 53,557 24th +1% 19th 1% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 53,279 30th +0% 20th 2% below peers
Chicopee, MA 55,295 1st -0% 21st 2% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 54,297 14th -0% 22nd on par with peers
Colton, CA 53,772 20th -1% 23rd 1% below peers
Valdosta, GA 55,252 2nd -2% 24th 2% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 54,291 16th -2% 25th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 54,239 17th -2% 26th on par with peers
Normal, IL 53,569 22nd -2% 27th 1% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 54,842 9th -3% 28th 1% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 53,355 27th -5% 29th 2% below peers
Arcadia, CA 55,170 6th -5% 30th 2% above peers
Methuen, MA 53,475 25th 2% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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 ±36 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 (23.1% then, 22.0% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.2 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.2% to 22.0%).
22.0%
20172024
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 21.1% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Plainfield, NJ 28.9% 2nd +2.9pp 1st 31% above peers
Peabody, MA 18.7% 25th +1.6pp 2nd 15% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 26.2% 6th +1.5pp 3rd 19% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 25.6% 8th +1.0pp 4th 16% above peers
Winter Haven, FL 21.4% 19th +0.0pp 5th 3% below peers
Valdosta, GA 22.6% 14th -0.2pp 6th 3% above peers
Oak Park, IL 23.9% 11th -0.4pp 7th 8% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 25.3% 9th -0.8pp 8th 15% above peers
Chicopee, MA 19.2% 23rd -0.8pp 9th 13% below peers
Kentwood, MI 23.3% 13th -1.1pp 10th 6% above peers
Edina, MN 22.4% 15th -1.1pp 11th 2% above peers
Elkhart, IN 26.3% 5th -1.3pp 12th 19% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.0% 17th -1.1pp 13th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 14.6% 31st -0.8pp 14th 34% below peers
Wheaton, IL 22.0% 16th -1.2pp 15th on par with peers
Diamond Bar, CA 19.0% 24th -1.1pp 16th 14% below peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 18.1% 27th -1.1pp 17th 18% below peers
Arcadia, CA 20.9% 21st -1.3pp 18th 5% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 27.6% 4th -1.7pp 19th 25% above peers
Normal, IL 16.1% 29th -1.0pp 20th 27% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 43.4% 1st -3.4pp 21st 97% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 20.5% 22nd -1.8pp 22nd 7% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 25.1% 10th -2.3pp 23rd 14% above peers
Little Elm, TX 28.0% 3rd -2.7pp 24th 27% above peers
Logan, UT 21.7% 18th -2.1pp 25th 1% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 17.1% 28th -1.8pp 26th 23% below peers
Westfield, IN 25.9% 7th -4.0pp 27th 18% above peers
Galveston, TX 14.8% 30th -2.4pp 28th 33% below peers
Colton, CA 23.4% 12th -4.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Pensacola, FL 18.7% 26th -5.6pp 30th 15% below peers
Methuen, MA 21.3% 20th 3% below peers
Where is this changing? 14 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (59.2% then, 65.4% now; margin ±11.5pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.8% to 65.4%).
65.4%
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
Hacienda Heights, CA 24.1% 21st +6.9pp 1st 17% below peers
Little Elm, TX 29.2% 16th +8.1pp 2nd on par with peers
Diamond Bar, CA 20.8% 26th +5.0pp 3rd 29% below peers
Oak Park, IL 22.7% 23rd +5.5pp 4th 22% below peers
Edina, MN 15.1% 28th +3.5pp 5th 48% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 31.9% 13th +7.0pp 6th 9% above peers
Chicopee, MA 56.4% 2nd +9.4pp 7th 93% above peers
Elkhart, IN 56.0% 3rd +7.9pp 8th 92% above peers
Arcadia, CA 21.9% 25th +2.5pp 9th 25% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.2% 20th +2.6pp 10th 17% below peers
Plainfield, NJ 55.8% 4th +5.9pp 11th 91% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.4% 1st +6.2pp 12th 124% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 37.1% 9th +3.4pp 13th 27% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 30.2% 15th +2.6pp 14th 3% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 15.8% 27th +0.2pp 15th 46% below peers
Colton, CA 38.4% 7th +0.0pp 16th 31% above peers
Valdosta, GA 52.1% 5th -0.3pp 17th 78% above peers
Galveston, TX 42.9% 6th -0.8pp 18th 47% above peers
Logan, UT 24.1% 22nd -1.1pp 19th 18% below peers
Peabody, MA 24.4% 19th -1.5pp 20th 17% below peers
Pinellas Park, FL 33.2% 12th -2.1pp 21st 14% above peers
Pensacola, FL 37.6% 8th -4.8pp 22nd 28% above peers
Kentwood, MI 31.2% 14th -5.0pp 23rd 7% above peers
Wheaton, IL 10.1% 30th -1.8pp 24th 65% below peers
Normal, IL 22.6% 24th -4.2pp 25th 23% below peers
Manhattan, KS 27.6% 17th -6.2pp 26th 6% below peers
Winter Haven, FL 36.0% 10th -8.9pp 27th 23% above peers
Aspen Hill, MD 24.4% 18th -9.0pp 28th 16% below peers
Westfield, IN 13.6% 29th -6.2pp 29th 54% below peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 6.5% 31st -4.0pp 30th 78% below peers
Methuen, MA 33.9% 11th 16% above peers
Where is this changing? 14 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 ±8.9pp 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
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 (75.7% then, 65.6% now; margin ±17.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 8.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (74.2% to 65.6%).
65.6%
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
Winter Haven, FL 70.4% 15th +21.6pp 1st 4% above peers
Arcadia, CA 70.7% 14th +17.6pp 2nd 4% above peers
Colton, CA 71.5% 13th +17.5pp 3rd 5% above peers
Wheaton, IL 73.0% 11th +15.4pp 4th 8% above peers
Diamond Bar, CA 72.6% 12th +15.1pp 5th 7% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 54.2% 30th +10.9pp 6th 20% below peers
Chicopee, MA 82.7% 2nd +14.5pp 7th 22% above peers
Pensacola, FL 82.8% 1st +14.4pp 8th 22% above peers
Eagle Mountain, UT 49.8% 31st +8.6pp 9th 27% below peers
Aspen Hill, MD 82.2% 3rd +13.4pp 10th 21% above peers
Oak Park, IL 79.5% 5th +10.1pp 11th 17% above peers
Plainfield, NJ 81.0% 4th +9.5pp 12th 19% above peers
Pinellas Park, FL 77.0% 7th +6.1pp 13th 13% above peers
Logan, UT 54.3% 29th +2.8pp 14th 20% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 67.9% 17th +3.3pp 15th on par with peers
Normal, IL 76.8% 8th +3.0pp 16th 13% above peers
Hacienda Heights, CA 64.4% 20th +1.8pp 17th 5% below peers
Manhattan, KS 73.5% 10th +1.5pp 18th 8% above peers
Kentwood, MI 67.8% 18th +0.7pp 19th on par with peers
Valdosta, GA 67.9% 16th +0.6pp 20th on par with peers
Twin Falls, ID 63.5% 23rd +0.2pp 21st 7% below peers
Peabody, MA 78.3% 6th -3.5pp 22nd 15% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 63.7% 21st -4.5pp 23rd 6% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 57.8% 26th -5.4pp 24th 15% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.6% 19th -10.1pp 25th 3% below peers
Little Elm, TX 63.5% 22nd -9.9pp 26th 7% below peers
Edina, MN 63.1% 24th -10.5pp 27th 7% below peers
Westfield, IN 60.2% 25th -11.2pp 28th 11% below peers
Elkhart, IN 56.7% 28th -12.9pp 29th 16% below peers
Galveston, TX 56.9% 27th -17.9pp 30th 16% below peers
Methuen, MA 73.8% 9th 9% above peers
Where is this changing? 14 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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7 of 14 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 ±13.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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