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Bismarck, ND

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77,963 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Bismarck, ND shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
3 /100k
2026
▲ 90%
relative change
1 in 2021
Dropping fast  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
141 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 54%
relative change
309 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
3.2%
2020-24
▼ 51%
relative change
6.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,692 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 49%
relative change
3,348 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
250 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 42%
relative change
431 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
2.0%
Jul 2026
▼ 23%
relative change
2.6% a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$78,387
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
$64,444 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
39.2%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
35.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.2%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
81.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
25.6%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
25.4% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
6.3%
2019-23
▲ 1%
relative change
6.2% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.2%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
5.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 3 indicators

Where Bismarck, ND shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
7.2%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
6.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
38.1%
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
31.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.44
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.44 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 3 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
24.2%
2020-24
▼ 24%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
75,556
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
72,777 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,306
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$1,263 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
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Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime fell about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster 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
Violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 250 in July 2026, down from 431 a year earlier.
Bright spot 250 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Bismarck, ND 250 (Jul 26) -42.0% 1st
Tustin, CA 191 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
Caldwell, ID 368 (Jul 26) -23.2% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 57 (Jul 26) -18.5% 4th
Broomfield, CO 163 (Jul 26) -16.9% 5th
Missouri City, TX 128 (Jul 26) -16.1% 6th
Missoula, MT 545 (Jul 26) -13.5% 7th
Pawtucket, RI 218 (Jul 26) -12.5% 8th
Cedar Park, TX 87 (Jul 26) -8.0% 9th
Maricopa, AZ 209 (Jul 26) -6.3% 10th
Alameda, CA 329 (Jul 26) -5.2% 11th
Rocklin, CA 120 (Jul 26) -4.2% 12th
San Marcos, TX 365 (Jul 26) +0.4% 13th
Bowling Green, KY 197 (Jul 26) +4.7% 14th
Racine, WI 408 (Apr 26) +6.4% 15th
Flagstaff, AZ 505 (Jan 26) +7.2% 16th
Wyoming, MI 473 (Jul 26) +9.4% 17th
Lakeville, MN 92 (Jul 26) +12.3% 18th
Schaumburg, IL 69 (Jul 26) +12.8% 19th
Ankeny, IA 170 (Jul 26) +15.8% 20th
Plymouth, MN 65 (Jul 26) +18.6% 21st
Parma, OH 167 (Apr 26) +36.5% 22nd
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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. 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 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Property crime fell less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,692 in July 2026, down from 3,348 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,692 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Bismarck, ND 1,692 (Jul 26) -49.5% 1st
Caldwell, ID 483 (Jul 26) -40.6% 2nd
Tustin, CA 1,504 (Jul 26) -33.7% 3rd
Rochester Hills, MI 469 (Jul 26) -28.6% 4th
Bowling Green, KY 2,172 (Jul 26) -20.1% 5th
Missoula, MT 2,599 (Jul 26) -19.5% 6th
Plymouth, MN 770 (Jul 26) -16.6% 7th
Schaumburg, IL 1,644 (Jul 26) -15.9% 8th
Missouri City, TX 931 (Jul 26) -13.7% 9th
Pawtucket, RI 1,222 (Jul 26) -12.1% 10th
Wyoming, MI 1,804 (Jul 26) -10.3% 11th
Broomfield, CO 1,724 (Jul 26) -7.7% 12th
San Marcos, TX 1,768 (Jul 26) -7.5% 13th
Milpitas, CA 2,346 (Jul 26) -3.7% 14th
Flagstaff, AZ 2,134 (Jan 26) -3.5% 15th
Alameda, CA 3,616 (Jul 26) -3.5% 16th
Lakeville, MN 522 (Jul 26) -0.7% 17th
Ankeny, IA 1,084 (Jul 26) +2.6% 18th
Parma, OH 832 (Apr 26) +2.7% 19th
Cedar Park, TX 1,151 (Jul 26) +4.5% 20th
Rocklin, CA 844 (Jul 26) +6.1% 21st
Maricopa, AZ 896 (Jul 26) +10.4% 22nd
Racine, WI 1,658 (Jul 26) +36.7% 23rd
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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. 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 →
  • Brooklyn Park, MN down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Corvallis, OR down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Kingsport, TN down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicide is about 90% higher than in 2021 (1 then, 3 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5 in 2023 it has fallen mostly since.

Broader trend
Improving faster than 92% of similar-size cities over 2021-2026.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4 in July 2026, up from 0 a year earlier.
Bright spot 3 per 100k
2018Jun 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Cedar Park, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Broomfield, CO 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Missouri City, TX 1 (Jul 26) -75.0% 3rd
Bowling Green, KY 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 4th
San Marcos, TX 1 (Jul 26) -66.8% 5th
Wyoming, MI 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 6th
Flagstaff, AZ 3 (Jan 26) -50.0% 7th
Racine, WI 3 (Jul 26) -49.9% 8th
Maricopa, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -49.8% 9th
Tustin, CA 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 10th
Rochester Hills, MI 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 11th
Pawtucket, RI 4 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Missoula, MT 3 (Jul 26) +99.2% 13th
Schaumburg, IL 4 (Jul 26) +200.8% 14th
Bismarck, ND 4 (Jul 26)
Ankeny, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Parma, OH 1 (Apr 26)
Milpitas, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Plymouth, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Alameda, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Rocklin, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Lakeville, MN 0 (Jul 26)
Caldwell, ID 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bloomington, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
  • Woodbury, MN down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Taunton, MA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 54% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities. Bismarck started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 141 in July 2026, down from 309 a year earlier.
Bright spot 141 per 100k
2018July 2026
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Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Lakeville, MN 11 (Jul 26) -60.9% 1st
Bismarck, ND 141 (Jul 26) -54.4% 2nd
Caldwell, ID 52 (Jul 26) -52.9% 3rd
Ankeny, IA 39 (Jul 26) -50.8% 4th
Schaumburg, IL 49 (Jul 26) -47.9% 5th
Broomfield, CO 134 (Jul 26) -40.8% 6th
Bowling Green, KY 166 (Jul 26) -34.7% 7th
Missouri City, TX 71 (Jul 26) -34.5% 8th
Parma, OH 59 (Apr 26) -31.3% 9th
Tustin, CA 125 (Jul 26) -29.2% 10th
Flagstaff, AZ 102 (Jan 26) -28.8% 11th
Wyoming, MI 136 (Jul 26) -26.7% 12th
Cedar Park, TX 51 (Jul 26) -25.9% 13th
Missoula, MT 113 (Jul 26) -25.8% 14th
Milpitas, CA 205 (Jul 26) -24.1% 15th
Maricopa, AZ 54 (Jul 26) -16.0% 16th
San Marcos, TX 224 (Jul 26) -13.9% 17th
Pawtucket, RI 193 (Jul 26) -9.7% 18th
Alameda, CA 643 (Jul 26) -6.1% 19th
Rocklin, CA 46 (Jul 26) -2.8% 20th
Rochester Hills, MI 43 (Jul 26) +6.5% 21st
Racine, WI 252 (Jul 26) +20.2% 22nd
Plymouth, MN 51 (Jul 26) +21.2% 23rd
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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. 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 →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 22% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $64,444 to $78,387 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,819).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bismarck started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 36% from 2014 to 2024 ($57,660 to $78,387).
Bright spot $78,387
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref $76,657 +18%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Caldwell, ID $73,058 24th +49% 1st 24% below peers
Missoula, MT $70,392 26th +48% 2nd 27% below peers
Rogers, AR $86,728 18th +41% 3rd 10% below peers
Wyoming, MI $73,677 23rd +36% 4th 24% below peers
Pawtucket, RI $68,310 28th +35% 5th 29% below peers
Milpitas, CA $178,798 1st +35% 6th 85% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $99,861 14th +34% 7th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA $112,503 11th +33% 8th 17% above peers
Carmichael, CA $85,914 19th +33% 9th 11% below peers
Alameda, CA $137,697 3rd +31% 10th 43% above peers
Racine, WI $57,740 29th +31% 11th 40% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 16th +29% 12th on par with peers
Marysville, WA $103,974 13th +29% 13th 8% above peers
Plymouth, MN $136,534 4th +29% 14th 42% above peers
Broomfield, CO $123,874 8th +28% 15th 29% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI $120,694 9th +28% 16th 25% above peers
Lakewood, CA $119,177 10th +28% 17th 24% above peers
San Marcos, TX $51,281 30th +27% 18th 47% below peers
Lakeville, MN $139,041 2nd +26% 19th 44% above peers
Rocklin, CA $124,168 7th +26% 20th 29% above peers
Ankeny, IA $108,198 12th +25% 21st 12% above peers
Cedar Park, TX $129,545 5th +25% 22nd 34% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $71,512 25th +22% 23rd 26% below peers
Bismarck, ND $78,387 20th +22% 24th 19% below peers
Parma, OH $69,295 27th +21% 25th 28% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $126,334 6th +19% 26th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $97,514 15th +17% 27th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $48,873 31st +16% 28th 49% below peers
Bloomington, IL $77,384 22nd +15% 29th 20% below peers
Mableton, GA $77,980 21st +12% 30th 19% below peers
Missouri City, TX $94,390 17th +7% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 ±$4,532 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Unemployment fell 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2.0% in July 2026, down from 2.6% a year earlier.
Bright spot 2.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 2.2% (Jul 26) -0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Parma, OH 3.0% (Jul 26) 3rd -1.2pp 1st 29% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.3% (Jul 26) 6th -1.0pp 2nd 21% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.2% (Jul 26) 15th -1.0pp 3rd on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 12th -0.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Wyoming, MI 4.3% (Jul 26) 18th -0.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND 2.0% (Jul 26) 1st -0.6pp 6th 52% below peers
Lakewood, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 25th -0.5pp 7th 19% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.4pp 8th 10% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.1% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 9th 26% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 10th 2% below peers
Mableton, GA 3.3% (Jul 26) 7th -0.3pp 11th 21% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 12th 2% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.2% (Jul 26) 27th -0.3pp 13th 24% above peers
Missoula, MT 2.6% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 14th 38% below peers
Alameda, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.3pp 15th 17% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 20th -0.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 29th -0.2pp 17th 29% above peers
Racine, WI 4.6% (Jul 26) 22nd -0.1pp 18th 10% above peers
Rogers, AR 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th -0.1pp 19th 26% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.5% (Jul 26) 21st +0.1pp 20th 7% above peers
Marysville, WA 4.9% (Jul 26) 24th +0.1pp 21st 17% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.9% (Jul 26) 10th +0.2pp 22nd 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 23rd 10% below peers
Broomfield, CO 4.0% (Jul 26) 11th +0.2pp 24th 5% below peers
San Marcos, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 16th +0.3pp 25th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 5.7% (Jul 26) 30th +0.4pp 26th 36% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 5.1% (Jul 26) 26th +0.5pp 27th 21% above peers
Lakeville, MN 4.1% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 28th 2% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 5.3% (Jul 26) 28th +0.7pp 29th 26% above peers
Plymouth, MN 4.2% (Jul 26) 17th +0.7pp 30th on par with peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (9.2% then, 9.3% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.2% to 9.3%).
9.3%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 10.8% +0.1pp
United States ref 12.4%
Missoula, MT 11.8% 23rd -5.7pp 1st 27% above peers
Caldwell, ID 11.9% 24th -4.6pp 2nd 28% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.9% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 69% below peers
Ankeny, IA 4.2% 2nd -1.2pp 4th 55% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.4% 13th -1.6pp 5th 20% below peers
San Marcos, TX 26.9% 31st -5.2pp 6th 189% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 13.3% 26th -2.3pp 7th 43% above peers
Wyoming, MI 10.5% 19th -1.7pp 8th 12% above peers
Racine, WI 18.2% 29th -2.8pp 9th 95% above peers
Milpitas, CA 5.9% 8th -0.9pp 10th 37% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 11.2% 22nd -1.7pp 11th 20% above peers
Tustin, CA 9.9% 17th -1.5pp 12th 6% above peers
Bloomington, IL 11.0% 21st -1.6pp 13th 18% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.8% 7th -0.8pp 14th 38% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.7% 6th -0.7pp 15th 39% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.6% 25th -0.7pp 16th 35% above peers
Alameda, CA 7.2% 12th -0.1pp 17th 23% below peers
Rocklin, CA 5.6% 5th -0.0pp 18th 40% below peers
Rogers, AR 10.5% 20th +0.0pp 19th 12% above peers
Bismarck, ND 9.3% 16th +0.1pp 20th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 18.2% 28th +0.7pp 21st 95% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 25.6% 30th +1.2pp 22nd 174% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.2% 4th +0.4pp 23rd 45% below peers
Broomfield, CO 6.2% 10th +0.6pp 24th 34% below peers
Parma, OH 10.1% 18th +1.0pp 25th 8% above peers
Marysville, WA 8.1% 15th +0.9pp 26th 13% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.3% 3rd +0.7pp 27th 54% below peers
Mableton, GA 13.5% 27th +2.5pp 28th 45% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 5.9% 9th +1.1pp 29th 37% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 7.6% 14th +1.6pp 30th 18% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.1% 11th +2.4pp 31st 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.4% then, 9.7% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.9% to 9.7%).
9.7%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 11.1% -0.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 1st -2.5pp 1st 79% below peers
Alameda, CA 3.8% 3rd -4.6pp 2nd 61% below peers
Missoula, MT 8.3% 13th -7.6pp 3rd 15% below peers
San Marcos, TX 18.1% 28th -15.9pp 4th 87% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 4.4% 5th -3.4pp 5th 55% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.0% 7th -3.7pp 6th 49% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 17.3% 27th -7.1pp 7th 78% above peers
Lakewood, CA 5.3% 9th -2.1pp 8th 45% below peers
Missouri City, TX 5.3% 8th -2.1pp 9th 46% below peers
Wyoming, MI 13.2% 19th -4.6pp 10th 36% above peers
Caldwell, ID 15.6% 21st -5.1pp 11th 61% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.9% 4th -1.2pp 12th 60% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 14th -2.3pp 13th 12% below peers
Racine, WI 23.8% 29th -6.5pp 14th 145% above peers
Ankeny, IA 3.4% 2nd -0.6pp 15th 65% below peers
Tustin, CA 13.5% 20th -2.4pp 16th 39% above peers
Carmichael, CA 17.1% 26th -2.9pp 17th 76% above peers
Bloomington, IL 10.9% 18th -0.5pp 18th 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 16.5% 24th -0.3pp 19th 70% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 31st -0.1pp 20th 222% above peers
Broomfield, CO 6.5% 12th +0.3pp 21st 33% below peers
Rogers, AR 16.4% 23rd +1.2pp 22nd 69% above peers
Marysville, WA 9.7% 16th +0.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.1% 11th +0.7pp 24th 37% below peers
Bismarck, ND 9.7% 17th +1.3pp 25th on par with peers
Parma, OH 15.8% 22nd +2.2pp 26th 62% above peers
Mableton, GA 24.4% 30th +5.4pp 27th 151% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 5.8% 10th +1.3pp 28th 41% below peers
Plymouth, MN 4.6% 6th +1.8pp 29th 52% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 9.4% 15th +4.0pp 30th 3% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 16.6% 25th +7.3pp 31st 72% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.8% to 88.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bismarck started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 8.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (79.3% to 88.2%).
Bright spot 88.2%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 88.8% +7.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Rogers, AR 93.8% 19th +26.5pp 1st 1% below peers
San Marcos, TX 85.3% 31st +10.4pp 2nd 10% below peers
Racine, WI 89.2% 28th +9.9pp 3rd 6% below peers
Caldwell, ID 92.4% 21st +10.1pp 4th 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 89.6% 27th +8.7pp 5th 5% below peers
Parma, OH 91.3% 24th +7.5pp 6th 4% below peers
Mableton, GA 95.6% 11th +7.8pp 7th 1% above peers
Bloomington, IL 90.9% 25th +7.1pp 8th 4% below peers
Bismarck, ND 88.2% 30th +6.3pp 9th 7% below peers
Missoula, MT 93.3% 20th +6.0pp 10th 1% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 90.1% 26th +5.6pp 11th 5% below peers
Carmichael, CA 94.2% 18th +5.0pp 12th 1% below peers
Wyoming, MI 92.0% 23rd +4.5pp 13th 3% below peers
Tustin, CA 96.5% 6th +4.7pp 14th 2% above peers
Alameda, CA 95.0% 14th +4.4pp 15th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 94.7% 15th +4.2pp 16th on par with peers
Rochester Hills, MI 95.6% 10th +4.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Rocklin, CA 96.6% 5th +3.9pp 18th 2% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 2nd +3.8pp 19th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 95.4% 13th +3.7pp 20th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 94.7% 16th +3.6pp 21st on par with peers
Broomfield, CO 96.8% 4th +3.6pp 22nd 2% above peers
Ankeny, IA 94.3% 17th +3.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 96.3% 7th +3.3pp 24th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 88.7% 29th +3.0pp 25th 6% below peers
Plymouth, MN 96.2% 9th +3.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 97.6% 1st +2.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 97.0% 3rd +2.4pp 28th 2% above peers
Missouri City, TX 96.3% 8th +1.7pp 29th 2% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 92.1% 22nd +1.4pp 30th 3% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 95.5% 12th +0.6pp 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.44 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.43 to 0.44).
Needs attention 0.44
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 0.46 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Rogers, AR 0.46 23rd -0.041 1st 9% above peers
Broomfield, CO 0.40 8th -0.034 2nd 5% below peers
Racine, WI 0.41 11th -0.030 3rd 2% below peers
Caldwell, ID 0.37 2nd -0.023 4th 11% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 0.42 13th -0.024 5th 1% below peers
Bloomington, IL 0.47 28th -0.025 6th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX 0.46 25th -0.023 7th 10% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 8th 18% below peers
Missoula, MT 0.47 27th -0.021 9th 11% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 0.42 14th -0.019 10th 1% below peers
Carmichael, CA 0.46 24th -0.018 11th 10% above peers
Ankeny, IA 0.38 5th -0.013 12th 9% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 0.43 19th -0.014 13th 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 0.49 31st -0.012 14th 17% above peers
Mableton, GA 0.43 18th -0.003 15th 2% above peers
Plymouth, MN 0.44 20th -0.003 16th 4% above peers
Bismarck, ND 0.44 21st -0.001 17th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 0.38 3rd +0.003 18th 10% below peers
Lakeville, MN 0.38 4th +0.007 19th 9% below peers
Lakewood, CA 0.39 6th +0.011 20th 8% below peers
Tustin, CA 0.46 26th +0.016 21st 10% above peers
Missouri City, TX 0.41 10th +0.016 22nd 2% below peers
Milpitas, CA 0.42 16th +0.018 23rd on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 0.42 15th +0.018 24th on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.49 30th +0.023 25th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 0.40 7th +0.022 26th 5% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 0.41 12th +0.025 27th 2% below peers
Alameda, CA 0.47 29th +0.029 28th 13% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 0.42 17th +0.032 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 0.41 9th +0.033 30th 2% below peers
Rocklin, CA 0.44 22nd +0.038 31st 4% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (6.2% then, 6.3% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (7.7% to 6.3%).
Bright spot 6.3%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 6.4% -0.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Ankeny, IA 3.1% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 59% below peers
Caldwell, ID 12.5% 26th -8.3pp 2nd 66% above peers
Missoula, MT 8.1% 19th -4.9pp 3rd 7% above peers
Plymouth, MN 2.5% 1st -1.0pp 4th 67% below peers
Rogers, AR 5.2% 8th -1.8pp 5th 32% below peers
Racine, WI 21.2% 31st -6.9pp 6th 182% above peers
Wyoming, MI 12.2% 24th -3.3pp 7th 63% above peers
San Marcos, TX 7.5% 16th -1.8pp 8th on par with peers
Mableton, GA 10.6% 21st -2.2pp 9th 41% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 20.4% 30th -3.9pp 10th 171% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 15.1% 29th -2.8pp 11th 100% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 12th 6% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.2% 14th -0.6pp 13th 4% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 3.8% 5th -0.1pp 14th 50% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 9.3% 20th -0.1pp 15th 23% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 14.8% 28th +0.0pp 16th 96% above peers
Bismarck, ND 6.3% 12th +0.1pp 17th 16% below peers
Broomfield, CO 3.2% 3rd +0.1pp 18th 58% below peers
Marysville, WA 10.8% 22nd +0.2pp 19th 44% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.5% 15th +0.2pp 20th 1% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.9% 11th +0.2pp 21st 21% below peers
Parma, OH 12.4% 25th +0.8pp 22nd 65% above peers
Bloomington, IL 12.7% 27th +1.0pp 23rd 68% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.8% 6th +0.6pp 24th 50% below peers
Carmichael, CA 12.2% 23rd +2.3pp 25th 62% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 4th +1.0pp 26th 55% below peers
Alameda, CA 7.7% 18th +2.9pp 27th 2% above peers
Rocklin, CA 5.7% 10th +2.1pp 28th 24% below peers
Milpitas, CA 5.7% 9th +2.2pp 29th 25% below peers
Lakewood, CA 7.5% 17th +3.9pp 30th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 4.7% 7th +2.8pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $377,821 in August 2026, up from $358,277 a year earlier.
$377,821
2009August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref $292,293 (Aug 26) +5.2%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Racine, WI $222,732 (Aug 26) 30th +5.9% 1st 52% below peers
Bismarck, ND $377,821 (Aug 26) 20th +5.5% 2nd 18% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $360,740 (Aug 26) 21st +4.9% 3rd 22% below peers
Parma, OH $219,443 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 4th 52% below peers
Wyoming, MI $292,287 (Aug 26) 27th +3.5% 5th 37% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $469,977 (Aug 26) 15th +3.5% 6th 2% above peers
Rogers, AR $385,478 (Aug 26) 19th +3.0% 7th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA $872,166 (Aug 26) 5th +2.6% 8th 89% above peers
Bloomington, IL $270,349 (Aug 26) 29th +2.1% 9th 41% below peers
Plymouth, MN $509,531 (Aug 26) 13th +1.9% 10th 10% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $972,593 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 11th 111% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $400,687 (Aug 26) 17th +1.5% 12th 13% below peers
Caldwell, ID $399,412 (Aug 26) 18th +1.2% 13th 13% below peers
Alameda, CA $1,137,620 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.2% 14th 146% above peers
Missoula, MT $568,490 (Aug 26) 10th +1.2% 15th 23% above peers
Lakeville, MN $485,324 (Aug 26) 14th +1.0% 16th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA $338,606 (Aug 26) 24th +0.8% 17th 27% below peers
Rocklin, CA $690,121 (Aug 26) 6th +0.3% 18th 49% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $281,762 (Aug 26) 28th +0.2% 19th 39% below peers
Tustin, CA $1,157,866 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.2% 20th 151% above peers
Carmichael, CA $552,774 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 21st 20% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $656,451 (Aug 26) 7th +0.1% 22nd 42% above peers
Marysville, WA $617,386 (Aug 26) 9th +0.1% 23rd 34% above peers
Broomfield, CO $620,898 (Aug 26) 8th -0.7% 24th 35% above peers
Milpitas, CA $1,386,077 (Aug 26) 1st -1.1% 25th 200% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $558,760 (Aug 26) 11th -1.2% 26th 21% above peers
Missouri City, TX $333,316 (Aug 26) 25th -1.6% 27th 28% below peers
Mableton, GA $349,892 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.5% 28th 24% below peers
San Marcos, TX $306,851 (Aug 26) 26th -3.4% 29th 34% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $341,392 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.4% 30th 26% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $461,620 (Aug 26) 16th -3.6% 31st on par with peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 7% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $254,390 in August 2026, up from $238,373 a year earlier.
$254,390
2009August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref $166,952 (Aug 26) +7.4%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Racine, WI $170,112 (Aug 26) 30th +8.4% 1st 49% below peers
Bismarck, ND $254,390 (Aug 26) 22nd +6.7% 2nd 24% below peers
Parma, OH $186,672 (Aug 26) 29th +5.3% 3rd 45% below peers
Wyoming, MI $242,045 (Aug 26) 24th +4.5% 4th 28% below peers
Schaumburg, IL $266,017 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 5th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $306,889 (Aug 26) 18th +3.2% 6th 9% below peers
Lakewood, CA $787,657 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.1% 7th 134% above peers
Rogers, AR $274,329 (Aug 26) 20th +2.8% 8th 19% below peers
Bloomington, IL $164,010 (Aug 26) 31st +2.5% 9th 51% below peers
Caldwell, ID $336,822 (Aug 26) 16th +2.0% 10th on par with peers
Pawtucket, RI $348,268 (Aug 26) 15th +2.0% 11th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN $362,359 (Aug 26) 13th +1.4% 12th 8% above peers
Chino Hills, CA $741,876 (Aug 26) 4th +1.1% 13th 120% above peers
Alameda, CA $812,803 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.8% 14th 141% above peers
Bowling Green, KY $196,297 (Aug 26) 28th +0.7% 15th 42% below peers
Plymouth, MN $324,395 (Aug 26) 17th +0.6% 16th 4% below peers
Missoula, MT $434,242 (Aug 26) 11th +0.6% 17th 29% above peers
Rocklin, CA $557,680 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 18th 66% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $469,108 (Aug 26) 9th +0.4% 19th 39% above peers
Marysville, WA $514,662 (Aug 26) 7th +0.3% 20th 53% above peers
Ankeny, IA $241,477 (Aug 26) 25th +0.2% 21st 28% below peers
Carmichael, CA $417,873 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 22nd 24% above peers
Tustin, CA $732,842 (Aug 26) 5th -0.9% 23rd 118% above peers
Broomfield, CO $484,895 (Aug 26) 8th -1.2% 24th 44% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $454,225 (Aug 26) 10th -1.5% 25th 35% above peers
Mableton, GA $252,036 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.6% 26th 25% below peers
Missouri City, TX $239,572 (Aug 26) 26th -1.7% 27th 29% below peers
Milpitas, CA $1,005,471 (Aug 26) 1st -2.4% 28th 199% above peers
San Marcos, TX $227,729 (Aug 26) 27th -3.5% 29th 32% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $299,964 (Aug 26) 19th -3.7% 30th 11% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $348,991 (Aug 26) 14th -4.4% 31st 4% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.3% then, 65.5% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.8% to 65.5%).
65.5%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 62.9% +0.5pp
United States ref 65.2%
Racine, WI 60.2% 21st +9.2pp 1st 7% below peers
Caldwell, ID 73.0% 6th +9.7pp 2nd 13% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 62.3% 19th +8.0pp 3rd 3% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 50.1% 26th +5.0pp 4th 22% below peers
Alameda, CA 50.7% 25th +2.7pp 5th 22% below peers
Plymouth, MN 75.1% 5th +3.9pp 6th 16% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 2nd +4.0pp 7th 29% above peers
San Marcos, TX 30.8% 31st +1.1pp 8th 52% below peers
Bismarck, ND 65.5% 15th +2.2pp 9th 1% above peers
Marysville, WA 69.4% 10th +2.2pp 10th 7% above peers
Lakeville, MN 87.8% 1st +2.3pp 11th 36% above peers
Wyoming, MI 67.1% 13th +1.5pp 12th 4% above peers
Bloomington, IL 61.9% 20th +1.2pp 13th 4% below peers
Rocklin, CA 68.3% 12th +1.2pp 14th 6% above peers
Parma, OH 72.4% 7th +0.7pp 15th 12% above peers
Missouri City, TX 81.8% 3rd +0.3pp 16th 27% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 76.7% 4th -0.4pp 17th 19% above peers
Rogers, AR 57.2% 23rd -0.4pp 18th 11% below peers
Missoula, MT 47.0% 28th -0.4pp 19th 27% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 63.0% 17th -0.8pp 20th 3% below peers
Lakewood, CA 71.4% 8th -0.9pp 21st 11% above peers
Tustin, CA 48.8% 27th -0.9pp 22nd 24% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 66.7% 14th -1.8pp 23rd 3% above peers
Ankeny, IA 71.3% 9th -2.4pp 24th 10% above peers
Carmichael, CA 52.2% 24th -1.9pp 25th 19% below peers
Broomfield, CO 62.7% 18th -2.5pp 26th 3% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 36.6% 30th -2.2pp 27th 43% below peers
Mableton, GA 64.6% 16th -4.0pp 28th on par with peers
Chino Hills, CA 69.2% 11th -5.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.4% 22nd -6.0pp 30th 10% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.3% 29th -5.1pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2023 to 2026, faster than 83% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,306 in August 2026, up from $1,263 a year earlier.
Big move $1,306
2023August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Milpitas, CA $3,702 (Aug 26) 1st +9.5% 1st 97% above peers
Parma, OH $1,346 (Aug 26) 27th +8.6% 2nd 28% below peers
Lakewood, CA $3,602 (Aug 26) 2nd +8.0% 3rd 92% above peers
Alameda, CA $2,953 (Aug 26) 5th +6.2% 4th 57% above peers
Pawtucket, RI $1,876 (Aug 26) 16th +5.1% 5th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL $1,336 (Aug 26) 28th +5.0% 6th 29% below peers
Racine, WI $1,242 (Aug 26) 31st +4.3% 7th 34% below peers
Caldwell, ID $1,695 (Aug 26) 21st +4.1% 8th 10% below peers
Plymouth, MN $1,922 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 9th 2% above peers
Bismarck, ND $1,306 (Aug 26) 29th +3.4% 10th 30% below peers
Rocklin, CA $2,478 (Aug 26) 7th +3.1% 11th 32% above peers
Pittsburg, CA $2,453 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 12th 31% above peers
Schaumburg, IL $2,147 (Aug 26) 10th +2.9% 13th 14% above peers
Mableton, GA $1,982 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 14th 6% above peers
Missoula, MT $1,537 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.2% 15th 18% below peers
Carmichael, CA $1,741 (Aug 26) 19th +2.1% 16th 7% below peers
Cedar Park, TX $1,727 (Aug 26) 20th +2.0% 17th 8% below peers
Lakeville, MN $2,136 (Aug 26) 11th +1.9% 18th 14% above peers
Marysville, WA $2,554 (Aug 26) 6th +1.8% 19th 36% above peers
Ankeny, IA $1,526 (Aug 26) 24th +1.4% 20th 19% below peers
Bowling Green, KY $1,252 (Aug 26) 30th +1.3% 21st 33% below peers
Tustin, CA $3,152 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.3% 22nd 68% above peers
Rogers, AR $1,513 (Aug 26) 25th +1.3% 23rd 19% below peers
Maricopa, AZ $1,790 (Aug 26) 18th +1.1% 24th 5% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI $1,812 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 25th 3% below peers
Chino Hills, CA $3,011 (Aug 26) 4th +0.9% 26th 60% above peers
Wyoming, MI $1,659 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.3% 27th 12% below peers
Broomfield, CO $2,096 (Aug 26) 13th +0.1% 28th 12% above peers
San Marcos, TX $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +0.0% 29th 24% below peers
Missouri City, TX $2,117 (Aug 26) 12th -0.3% 30th 13% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ $2,166 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 31st 15% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (25.4% then, 25.6% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 3.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.3% to 25.6%).
Bright spot 25.6%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 24.2% +1.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Rochester Hills, MI 21.4% 2nd -2.2pp 1st 38% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 35.6% 19th -3.6pp 2nd 3% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 37.9% 25th -3.3pp 3rd 9% above peers
Rogers, AR 23.5% 5th -1.3pp 4th 32% below peers
Missoula, MT 36.9% 23rd -1.2pp 5th 6% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 43.5% 29th -1.4pp 6th 26% above peers
Tustin, CA 43.8% 30th -1.3pp 7th 26% above peers
Lakewood, CA 35.2% 18th -0.9pp 8th 1% above peers
Racine, WI 36.8% 22nd -0.7pp 9th 6% above peers
Milpitas, CA 30.5% 14th -0.1pp 10th 12% below peers
Parma, OH 24.2% 6th -0.0pp 11th 30% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.5% 10th +0.2pp 12th 18% below peers
Bismarck, ND 25.6% 8th +0.2pp 13th 26% below peers
Bloomington, IL 24.4% 7th +0.3pp 14th 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 37.1% 24th +0.8pp 15th 7% above peers
Broomfield, CO 28.1% 9th +0.6pp 16th 19% below peers
Caldwell, ID 32.0% 15th +0.7pp 17th 8% below peers
Rocklin, CA 35.6% 20th +0.9pp 18th 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 22.8% 3rd +0.8pp 19th 34% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 29.2% 12th +1.3pp 20th 16% below peers
Carmichael, CA 39.5% 27th +2.1pp 21st 14% above peers
San Marcos, TX 52.7% 31st +2.9pp 22nd 52% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 11th +1.8pp 23rd 17% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 42.7% 28th +3.1pp 24th 23% above peers
Marysville, WA 35.0% 17th +2.9pp 25th 1% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 38.4% 26th +3.8pp 26th 11% above peers
Ankeny, IA 22.8% 4th +2.5pp 27th 34% below peers
Lakeville, MN 20.4% 1st +2.6pp 28th 41% below peers
Mableton, GA 34.7% 16th +5.7pp 29th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 30.4% 13th +5.6pp 30th 12% below peers
Missouri City, TX 36.8% 21st +10.8pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.3% then, 7.2% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.8% to 7.2%).
Needs attention 7.2%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 5.9% +0.8pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Racine, WI 7.7% 27th -5.4pp 1st 64% above peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 19th -2.6pp 2nd 26% above peers
Caldwell, ID 3.6% 8th -1.3pp 3rd 24% below peers
Rogers, AR 3.3% 6th -0.9pp 4th 29% below peers
Plymouth, MN 2.9% 5th -0.6pp 5th 38% below peers
Parma, OH 4.6% 15th -0.9pp 6th 1% below peers
Missoula, MT 6.7% 22nd -1.1pp 7th 43% above peers
Rocklin, CA 3.7% 9th -0.4pp 8th 20% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 4.7% 16th -0.5pp 9th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 7.2% 25th -0.5pp 10th 55% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 12.7% 31st -0.8pp 11th 171% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.1% 17th -0.0pp 12th 10% above peers
Alameda, CA 8.1% 28th -0.0pp 13th 72% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 1st +0.0pp 14th 61% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 2.5% 3rd +0.0pp 15th 46% below peers
Tustin, CA 4.3% 13th +0.1pp 16th 8% below peers
Carmichael, CA 7.1% 24th +0.2pp 17th 53% above peers
Mableton, GA 4.4% 14th +0.3pp 18th 6% below peers
Bismarck, ND 7.2% 26th +1.0pp 19th 55% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.3% 12th +0.6pp 20th 8% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 7.1% 23rd +1.2pp 21st 52% above peers
Missouri City, TX 2.6% 4th +0.5pp 22nd 45% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.1% 29th +1.8pp 23rd 74% above peers
Broomfield, CO 3.8% 10th +0.9pp 24th 19% below peers
Lakeville, MN 3.5% 7th +0.8pp 25th 25% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.5% 30th +2.7pp 26th 125% above peers
Marysville, WA 5.6% 18th +1.6pp 27th 19% above peers
Milpitas, CA 6.3% 20th +2.2pp 28th 35% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 6.4% 21st +2.5pp 29th 37% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 50% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.8% 11th +2.1pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.9% then, 5.2% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.1% to 5.2%).
Bright spot 5.2%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 6.5% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 2.6% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 57% below peers
Carmichael, CA 4.1% 8th -2.3pp 2nd 30% below peers
Alameda, CA 2.0% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 66% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 4.7% 10th -1.5pp 4th 20% below peers
Wyoming, MI 5.9% 16th -1.7pp 5th on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 2.4% 2nd -0.7pp 6th 60% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.2% 13th -0.9pp 7th 12% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.2% 14th -0.7pp 8th 12% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 6.5% 19th -0.7pp 9th 10% above peers
Missoula, MT 6.1% 17th -0.7pp 10th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA 7.1% 21st -0.5pp 11th 21% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.9% 5th +0.0pp 12th 51% below peers
Rogers, AR 13.0% 28th +0.2pp 13th 121% above peers
Broomfield, CO 4.4% 9th +0.1pp 14th 26% below peers
San Marcos, TX 16.4% 30th +0.4pp 15th 178% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 8.3% 23rd +0.3pp 16th 41% above peers
Lakewood, CA 4.8% 11th +0.1pp 17th 18% below peers
Caldwell, ID 14.8% 29th +0.7pp 18th 151% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 10.5% 26th +0.9pp 19th 78% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 5.0% 12th +0.4pp 20th 16% below peers
Ankeny, IA 3.7% 7th +0.3pp 21st 38% below peers
Mableton, GA 16.8% 31st +1.8pp 22nd 184% above peers
Racine, WI 8.2% 22nd +1.0pp 23rd 40% above peers
Parma, OH 6.5% 20th +0.8pp 24th 11% above peers
Bloomington, IL 5.3% 15th +1.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Marysville, WA 6.4% 18th +1.4pp 26th 8% above peers
Missouri City, TX 11.8% 27th +2.5pp 27th 100% above peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 6th +0.7pp 28th 48% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 24th +2.9pp 29th 70% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 10.1% 25th +3.0pp 30th 70% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.7% 4th +1.1pp 31st 54% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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
  • Lakewood, NJ down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lenexa, KS down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

39.5%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 37.1%
United States ref 33.4%
Milpitas, CA 17.1% 1st 48% below peers
Alameda, CA 18.2% 2nd 45% below peers
Plymouth, MN 23.9% 3rd 28% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.1% 4th 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 24.3% 5th 27% below peers
Broomfield, CO 25.0% 6th 25% below peers
Tustin, CA 25.3% 7th 24% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 25.7% 8th 23% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 26.3% 9th 21% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 26.4% 10th 20% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 26.5% 11th 20% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 28.5% 12th 14% below peers
Missoula, MT 29.3% 13th 12% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 31.7% 14th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 31.9% 15th 4% below peers
Mableton, GA 33.2% 16th on par with peers
Carmichael, CA 34.4% 17th 4% above peers
Bloomington, IL 34.5% 18th 4% above peers
Marysville, WA 34.7% 19th 5% above peers
Ankeny, IA 34.8% 20th 5% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.8% 21st 5% above peers
Parma, OH 35.3% 22nd 6% above peers
Missouri City, TX 35.4% 23rd 7% above peers
Wyoming, MI 36.4% 24th 10% above peers
Rogers, AR 36.8% 25th 11% above peers
San Marcos, TX 37.6% 26th 13% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 27th 14% above peers
Caldwell, ID 39.0% 28th 17% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 39.3% 29th 18% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.5% 30th 19% above peers
Racine, WI 42.9% 31st 29% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured fell 3.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.5% to 3.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way. Bismarck started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.9% to 3.2%).
Bright spot 3.2%
20122024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 5.9% -1.6pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Rocklin, CA 1.2% 2nd -2.7pp 1st 58% below peers
Carmichael, CA 1.8% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 40% below peers
Schaumburg, IL 1.4% 4th -2.5pp 3rd 52% below peers
Wyoming, MI 2.2% 10th -3.2pp 4th 26% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 1.5% 5th -1.6pp 5th 48% below peers
Bismarck, ND 3.2% 18th -3.3pp 6th 10% above peers
Plymouth, MN 1.6% 6th -1.0pp 7th 47% below peers
Alameda, CA 1.4% 3rd -0.5pp 8th 53% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 6.0% 24th -0.9pp 9th 105% above peers
Parma, OH 2.5% 13th -0.3pp 10th 14% below peers
Marysville, WA 3.2% 19th -0.2pp 11th 11% above peers
Missouri City, TX 6.1% 25th +0.2pp 12th 109% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 4.4% 22nd +0.2pp 13th 49% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.4% 12th +0.2pp 14th 17% below peers
Bloomington, IL 3.7% 20th +0.4pp 15th 25% above peers
Racine, WI 2.9% 15th +0.3pp 16th 2% below peers
Rogers, AR 8.3% 27th +1.2pp 17th 182% above peers
Lakewood, CA 2.6% 14th +0.4pp 18th 13% below peers
San Marcos, TX 8.8% 28th +1.5pp 19th 198% above peers
Broomfield, CO 2.4% 11th +0.4pp 20th 19% below peers
Tustin, CA 2.9% 16th +0.7pp 21st on par with peers
Flagstaff, AZ 7.5% 26th +1.9pp 22nd 154% above peers
Lakeville, MN 2.0% 9th +0.5pp 23rd 30% below peers
Missoula, MT 3.1% 17th +0.9pp 24th 6% above peers
Mableton, GA 11.3% 29th +3.5pp 25th 285% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.7% 21st +1.3pp 26th 27% above peers
Milpitas, CA 1.1% 1st +0.5pp 27th 61% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 28th 297% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.7% 23rd +3.8pp 29th 92% above peers
Caldwell, ID 13.3% 31st +9.3pp 30th 353% above peers
Ankeny, IA 1.9% 8th +1.4pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 35.7% to 39.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bismarck started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.0% to 39.2%).
Bright spot 39.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 32.7% +2.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Caldwell, ID 19.5% 31st +5.9pp 1st 53% below peers
Racine, WI 21.4% 30th +4.8pp 2nd 49% below peers
Wyoming, MI 25.5% 24th +4.8pp 3rd 39% below peers
Marysville, WA 24.3% 26th +3.8pp 4th 42% below peers
Milpitas, CA 58.2% 5th +7.5pp 5th 39% above peers
San Marcos, TX 38.3% 19th +4.9pp 6th 8% below peers
Rogers, AR 34.4% 21st +4.0pp 7th 18% below peers
Alameda, CA 61.5% 2nd +6.9pp 8th 47% above peers
Parma, OH 24.4% 25th +2.7pp 9th 42% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 23.6% 27th +2.5pp 10th 43% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 52.3% 8th +5.2pp 11th 25% above peers
Cedar Park, TX 55.6% 6th +5.5pp 12th 33% above peers
Plymouth, MN 65.9% 1st +6.4pp 13th 58% above peers
Missoula, MT 53.0% 7th +5.1pp 14th 27% above peers
Bismarck, ND 39.2% 17th +3.5pp 15th 6% below peers
Carmichael, CA 36.7% 20th +3.2pp 16th 12% below peers
Tustin, CA 47.4% 15th +3.6pp 17th 13% above peers
Broomfield, CO 60.3% 4th +4.6pp 18th 44% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 61.4% 3rd +4.0pp 19th 47% above peers
Lakewood, CA 32.6% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 22% below peers
Rocklin, CA 48.0% 14th +1.6pp 21st 15% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 48.1% 13th +1.4pp 22nd 15% above peers
Ankeny, IA 52.1% 9th +1.3pp 23rd 25% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 50.4% 11th +1.0pp 24th 21% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.2% 29th +0.4pp 25th 47% below peers
Bloomington, IL 48.8% 12th +0.5pp 26th 17% above peers
Mableton, GA 38.7% 18th +0.4pp 27th 7% below peers
Lakeville, MN 50.6% 10th +0.1pp 28th 21% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 31.2% 23rd -1.4pp 29th 25% below peers
Missouri City, TX 41.8% 16th -1.9pp 30th on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 28th -1.1pp 31st 44% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.1pp 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 →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.2% then, 38.1% now; margin ±16.1pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.9% to 38.1%).
Needs attention 38.1%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 28.9% -3.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Cedar Park, TX 76.6% 1st +20.8pp 1st 74% above peers
Bismarck, ND 38.1% 22nd +7.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 49.3% 10th +7.0pp 3rd 12% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 45.4% 13th +6.0pp 4th 3% above peers
Plymouth, MN 70.2% 2nd +8.6pp 5th 60% above peers
Missouri City, TX 54.7% 6th +6.5pp 6th 25% above peers
Marysville, WA 42.5% 18th +4.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Alameda, CA 69.8% 3rd +4.1pp 8th 59% above peers
Milpitas, CA 58.0% 5th +3.4pp 9th 32% above peers
Lakeville, MN 53.5% 7th +1.1pp 10th 22% above peers
San Marcos, TX 36.8% 25th +0.4pp 11th 16% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 64.5% 4th -0.8pp 12th 47% above peers
Missoula, MT 51.3% 9th -2.9pp 13th 17% above peers
Wyoming, MI 37.6% 23rd -2.4pp 14th 14% below peers
Parma, OH 39.3% 20th -3.3pp 15th 11% below peers
Caldwell, ID 26.2% 30th -2.5pp 16th 40% below peers
Ankeny, IA 43.9% 17th -6.0pp 17th on par with peers
Lakewood, CA 45.4% 12th -6.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Pawtucket, RI 34.6% 26th -5.9pp 19th 21% below peers
Rocklin, CA 43.9% 16th -8.0pp 20th on par with peers
Bloomington, IL 46.9% 11th -11.2pp 21st 7% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 51.5% 8th -12.5pp 22nd 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 45.2% 14th -11.8pp 23rd 3% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 40.0% 19th -10.7pp 24th 9% below peers
Carmichael, CA 37.2% 24th -10.9pp 25th 15% below peers
Tustin, CA 33.1% 28th -10.1pp 26th 25% below peers
Rogers, AR 28.6% 29th -11.7pp 27th 35% below peers
Broomfield, CO 45.2% 15th -23.0pp 28th 3% above peers
Racine, WI 33.5% 27th -17.2pp 29th 24% below peers
Mableton, GA 38.9% 21st -23.7pp 30th 11% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±13.8pp 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 →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.6% then, 5.6% now; margin ±5.3pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.0% to 5.6%).
5.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 4.9% +0.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Bloomington, IL 2.0% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 63% below peers
Ankeny, IA 1.8% 2nd -2.8pp 2nd 66% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 3.8% 12th -3.5pp 3rd 30% below peers
Carmichael, CA 6.0% 19th -4.9pp 4th 12% above peers
Rogers, AR 4.4% 14th -1.8pp 5th 17% below peers
Bismarck, ND 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Tustin, CA 4.2% 13th -0.6pp 7th 21% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 25th -0.8pp 8th 43% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 0.9% 1st -0.0pp 9th 83% below peers
Marysville, WA 8.9% 28th -0.3pp 10th 68% above peers
Wyoming, MI 8.3% 27th -0.2pp 11th 57% above peers
Lakeville, MN 3.1% 9th +0.0pp 12th 41% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 2.5% 4th +0.1pp 13th 52% below peers
Milpitas, CA 3.0% 7th +0.2pp 14th 43% below peers
Racine, WI 11.5% 30th +1.0pp 15th 117% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 3.0% 8th +0.3pp 16th 43% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 3.4% 11th +0.5pp 17th 36% below peers
Missoula, MT 2.8% 5th +0.6pp 18th 47% below peers
Mableton, GA 6.2% 20th +1.5pp 19th 17% above peers
Pittsburg, CA 8.0% 26th +2.3pp 20th 50% above peers
San Marcos, TX 2.8% 6th +0.9pp 21st 47% below peers
Missouri City, TX 7.3% 24th +2.5pp 22nd 37% above peers
Parma, OH 11.6% 31st +5.0pp 23rd 118% above peers
Rocklin, CA 4.5% 15th +2.0pp 24th 16% below peers
Lakewood, CA 6.8% 21st +3.5pp 25th 27% above peers
Broomfield, CO 7.0% 23rd +3.7pp 26th 31% above peers
Alameda, CA 3.2% 10th +1.9pp 27th 40% below peers
Caldwell, ID 10.2% 29th +6.1pp 28th 93% above peers
Plymouth, MN 6.9% 22nd +4.3pp 29th 29% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 5.5% 17th +4.0pp 30th 3% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 5.3% 16th +4.4pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±4.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72,777 to 75,556 - more than the combined survey margin (±78).

Broader trend
80% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 16% from 2014 to 2024 (65,123 to 75,556).
Big move 75,556
20102024
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▸ 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
Mableton, GA 77,678 9th +87% 1st 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 30th +38% 2nd 12% below peers
Caldwell, ID 66,516 31st +21% 3rd 13% below peers
Carmichael, CA 76,948 14th +19% 4th 1% above peers
Ankeny, IA 72,615 28th +17% 5th 5% below peers
Lakeville, MN 74,354 24th +16% 6th 3% below peers
Rocklin, CA 73,327 25th +13% 7th 4% below peers
Broomfield, CO 76,304 19th +12% 8th on par with peers
San Marcos, TX 70,897 29th +12% 9th 7% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 75,388 23rd +12% 10th 2% below peers
Rogers, AR 72,981 27th +10% 11th 5% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 76,257 20th +7% 12th on par with peers
Marysville, WA 73,002 26th +6% 13th 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 75,893 21st +6% 14th 1% below peers
Flagstaff, AZ 76,445 18th +6% 15th on par with peers
Cedar Park, TX 78,301 7th +5% 16th 2% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 77,089 13th +4% 17th 1% above peers
Bismarck, ND 75,556 22nd +4% 18th 1% below peers
Missoula, MT 76,514 17th +4% 19th on par with peers
Schaumburg, IL 76,868 15th +4% 20th on par with peers
Missouri City, TX 76,558 16th +3% 21st on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 77,353 11th +2% 22nd 1% above peers
Plymouth, MN 79,220 3rd +1% 23rd 3% above peers
Bloomington, IL 78,907 5th +1% 24th 3% above peers
Parma, OH 79,870 1st +1% 25th 4% above peers
Racine, WI 77,633 10th +1% 26th 1% above peers
Lakewood, CA 79,850 2nd -1% 27th 4% above peers
Tustin, CA 78,981 4th -1% 28th 3% above peers
Milpitas, CA 78,578 6th -1% 29th 3% above peers
Alameda, CA 77,238 12th -2% 30th 1% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 77,927 8th -3% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±71 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 Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.8% then, 21.5% now; margin ±0.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose less than 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.5% to 21.5%).
21.5%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 23.5% +0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Bowling Green, KY 22.7% 13th +2.0pp 1st 1% above peers
Alameda, CA 22.0% 18th +1.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 22.4% 16th +1.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Plymouth, MN 24.7% 8th +1.4pp 4th 10% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 23.2% 11th +1.2pp 5th 4% above peers
Carmichael, CA 20.6% 23rd +0.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Rochester Hills, MI 21.8% 19th +0.1pp 7th 3% below peers
Ankeny, IA 27.3% 3rd -0.1pp 8th 22% above peers
Racine, WI 27.2% 4th -0.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 5th -0.2pp 10th 20% above peers
Bismarck, ND 21.5% 21st -0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Bloomington, IL 22.5% 15th -0.4pp 12th on par with peers
Lakeville, MN 27.8% 2nd -0.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 17.3% 29th -0.6pp 14th 23% below peers
San Marcos, TX 13.3% 31st -0.6pp 15th 41% below peers
Rocklin, CA 24.6% 9th -1.2pp 16th 10% above peers
Wyoming, MI 24.2% 10th -1.3pp 17th 8% above peers
Rogers, AR 26.3% 6th -1.6pp 18th 18% above peers
Milpitas, CA 20.3% 26th -1.3pp 19th 10% below peers
Lakewood, CA 20.5% 24th -1.4pp 20th 9% below peers
Missoula, MT 16.6% 30th -1.2pp 21st 26% below peers
Parma, OH 17.4% 28th -1.3pp 22nd 22% below peers
Caldwell, ID 30.3% 1st -2.3pp 23rd 35% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 21.0% 22nd -1.7pp 24th 6% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 25.7% 7th -2.5pp 25th 15% above peers
Missouri City, TX 20.3% 27th -2.2pp 26th 10% below peers
Marysville, WA 22.3% 17th -2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Tustin, CA 22.5% 14th -2.7pp 28th 1% above peers
Broomfield, CO 20.5% 25th -2.7pp 29th 9% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 21.8% 20th -3.0pp 30th 3% below peers
Mableton, GA 23.2% 12th -4.1pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp 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

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent fell 7.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.9% to 24.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.0% to 24.2%).
Big move 24.2%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 23.0% -2.1pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 13th +8.2pp 1st 7% above peers
Mableton, GA 42.5% 3rd +12.0pp 2nd 71% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 36.5% 5th +9.6pp 3rd 47% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 14.2% 29th +3.2pp 4th 43% below peers
Bloomington, IL 30.5% 9th +5.5pp 5th 23% above peers
Milpitas, CA 18.0% 24th +3.2pp 6th 27% below peers
Alameda, CA 22.4% 19th +3.2pp 7th 10% below peers
Carmichael, CA 34.8% 8th +4.9pp 8th 40% above peers
Plymouth, MN 18.4% 22nd +2.5pp 9th 26% below peers
Missouri City, TX 29.1% 11th +3.6pp 10th 17% above peers
Marysville, WA 24.1% 18th +2.8pp 11th 3% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 16.5% 27th +1.0pp 12th 33% below peers
Missoula, MT 30.5% 10th +1.8pp 13th 23% above peers
Rogers, AR 25.9% 15th +1.4pp 14th 4% above peers
Schaumburg, IL 20.2% 21st +1.0pp 15th 19% below peers
Broomfield, CO 18.0% 25th +0.7pp 16th 28% below peers
Parma, OH 35.8% 6th +1.2pp 17th 44% above peers
Racine, WI 57.1% 1st +0.7pp 18th 130% above peers
Rocklin, CA 13.7% 31st +0.1pp 19th 45% below peers
Chino Hills, CA 13.7% 30th -0.7pp 20th 45% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 46.3% 2nd -3.5pp 21st 87% above peers
Lakeville, MN 14.4% 28th -1.2pp 22nd 42% below peers
Caldwell, ID 22.3% 20th -2.0pp 23rd 10% below peers
San Marcos, TX 40.2% 4th -4.9pp 24th 62% above peers
Bowling Green, KY 35.5% 7th -4.4pp 25th 43% above peers
Tustin, CA 24.8% 16th -3.6pp 26th on par with peers
Ankeny, IA 18.0% 23rd -4.2pp 27th 27% below peers
Lakewood, CA 17.9% 26th -4.3pp 28th 28% below peers
Wyoming, MI 28.1% 12th -8.3pp 29th 13% above peers
Bismarck, ND 24.2% 17th -7.8pp 30th 3% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 26.1% 14th -9.4pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±4.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (84.9% then, 74.1% now; margin ±12.8pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (78.5% to 74.1%).
74.1%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
North Dakota ref 73.2% +0.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Schaumburg, IL 66.0% 22nd +10.7pp 1st 5% below peers
Missouri City, TX 77.6% 8th +12.6pp 2nd 12% above peers
Rochester Hills, MI 68.4% 18th +11.0pp 3rd 1% below peers
Pittsburg, CA 69.2% 17th +9.3pp 4th on par with peers
Milpitas, CA 68.2% 19th +8.6pp 5th 2% below peers
Racine, WI 78.3% 7th +9.5pp 6th 13% above peers
Caldwell, ID 64.8% 25th +6.1pp 7th 7% below peers
Alameda, CA 80.9% 4th +7.0pp 8th 17% above peers
Chino Hills, CA 66.0% 21st +5.5pp 9th 5% below peers
Mableton, GA 81.4% 3rd +6.6pp 10th 17% above peers
Bloomington, IL 70.8% 15th +5.4pp 11th 2% above peers
Flagstaff, AZ 71.5% 14th +5.1pp 12th 3% above peers
Lakeville, MN 77.4% 10th +5.1pp 13th 12% above peers
Ankeny, IA 84.0% 2nd +5.2pp 14th 21% above peers
Plymouth, MN 85.7% 1st +5.3pp 15th 24% above peers
Tustin, CA 68.0% 20th +3.8pp 16th 2% below peers
Missoula, MT 79.7% 6th +4.2pp 17th 15% above peers
San Marcos, TX 80.6% 5th +3.2pp 18th 16% above peers
Parma, OH 69.3% 16th +2.3pp 19th on par with peers
Wyoming, MI 73.9% 13th +2.2pp 20th 7% above peers
Rogers, AR 65.8% 23rd +1.3pp 21st 5% below peers
Pawtucket, RI 77.4% 9th +0.7pp 22nd 12% above peers
Rocklin, CA 63.2% 26th +0.3pp 23rd 9% below peers
Marysville, WA 57.2% 28th -0.8pp 24th 17% below peers
Cedar Park, TX 56.0% 29th -2.5pp 25th 19% below peers
Lakewood, CA 74.1% 11th -4.3pp 26th 7% above peers
Carmichael, CA 59.4% 27th -6.3pp 27th 14% below peers
Broomfield, CO 65.7% 24th -8.2pp 28th 5% below peers
Bismarck, ND 74.1% 12th -10.8pp 29th 7% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 21% below peers
Bowling Green, KY 50.9% 31st -15.3pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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