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Youngstown, OH
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58,832 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 5 indicators

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

What needs attention 13 indicators

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

Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

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

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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2025, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 17% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 729 in August 2025, up from 716 a year earlier.
Needs attention 729 per 100k
2018August 2025
▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
San Rafael, CA 296 (Jul 26) -36.9% 1st
Lancaster, PA 315 (Apr 26) -32.4% 2nd
Terre Haute, IN 434 (Jun 26) -25.0% 3rd
Des Plaines, IL 92 (Jul 26) -25.0% 4th
Bowie, MD 149 (Jul 26) -21.6% 5th
Lake Havasu City, AZ 303 (Jan 26) -17.0% 6th
Bozeman, MT 383 (Jun 26) -14.2% 7th
Brookhaven, GA 238 (Jul 26) -13.4% 8th
Midwest City, OK 296 (Jul 26) -10.3% 9th
Wake Forest, NC 103 (Jul 26) -9.1% 10th
Springfield, OH 1,285 (Dec 25) -9.0% 11th
Dubuque, IA 374 (Jul 26) -4.7% 12th
Gardena, CA 674 (Jul 26) +0.3% 13th
Youngstown, OH 729 (Aug 25) +1.8% 14th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 260 (Jul 26) +13.5% 15th
Hoboken, NJ 215 (Jul 26) +21.0% 16th
Pocatello, ID 383 (Jul 26) +21.6% 17th
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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 →
  • Burnsville, MN down about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2023-2026
  • Middletown, OH down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2025 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2020-2025
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2025, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 14% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 2,920 in August 2025, up from 2,805 a year earlier.
Needs attention 2,920 per 100k
2018August 2025
▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Wake Forest, NC 843 (Jul 26) -38.0% 1st
San Rafael, CA 1,591 (Jul 26) -30.4% 2nd
Lake Havasu City, AZ 1,023 (Jan 26) -28.1% 3rd
Brookhaven, GA 1,539 (Jul 26) -28.1% 4th
Bowie, MD 1,636 (Jul 26) -26.8% 5th
Terre Haute, IN 2,898 (Jun 26) -18.2% 6th
Bozeman, MT 1,503 (Jun 26) -17.5% 7th
Lancaster, PA 1,234 (Apr 26) -16.8% 8th
Hoboken, NJ 1,221 (Jul 26) -15.4% 9th
Pocatello, ID 1,325 (Jul 26) -15.3% 10th
Dubuque, IA 1,276 (Jul 26) -15.3% 11th
Springfield, OH 4,152 (Dec 25) -9.3% 12th
Des Plaines, IL 813 (Jul 26) -8.8% 13th
Gardena, CA 2,869 (Jul 26) -3.7% 14th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 717 (Jul 26) -0.5% 15th
Midwest City, OK 2,243 (Jul 26) +1.9% 16th
Youngstown, OH 2,920 (Aug 25) +4.1% 17th
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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 →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 56% over the 12 months ending August 2025, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about 81% higher than in 2020 (9 then, 17 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 35 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent reading: 8 homicides in the 12 months ending August 2025, down from 18 in the prior 12 months. That is 14 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 8 homicides
2018August 2025
▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Midwest City, OK 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Hoboken, NJ 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Gardena, CA 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Youngstown, OH 14 (Aug 25) -55.6% 4th
Bozeman, MT 2 (Jun 26) +0.0% 5th
Bowie, MD 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Springfield, OH 15 (Dec 25) +80.6% 7th
Terre Haute, IN 3 (Jun 26) +100.0% 8th
Brookhaven, GA 7 (Jul 26) +100.3% 9th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5 (Jul 26) +200.0% 10th
Des Plaines, IL 0 (Jul 26)
Pocatello, ID 0 (Jul 26)
Dubuque, IA 3 (Jul 26)
Lancaster, PA 5 (Jul 26)
Lake Havasu City, AZ 0 (Jan 26)
San Rafael, CA 3 (Jul 26)
Wake Forest, NC 3 (Jul 26)
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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 →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 7% over the 12 months ending August 2025, slower than 81% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 68% a year from 2020 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 558 in August 2025, down from 600 a year earlier.
Needs attention 558 per 100k
2018August 2025
▸ Compare all 17 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Wake Forest, NC 41 (Jul 26) -57.1% 1st
Lancaster, PA 87 (Apr 26) -40.0% 2nd
Brookhaven, GA 107 (Jul 26) -39.6% 3rd
Terre Haute, IN 269 (Jun 26) -38.3% 4th
Bozeman, MT 70 (Jun 26) -35.0% 5th
Bowie, MD 228 (Jul 26) -34.8% 6th
Lake Havasu City, AZ 54 (Jan 26) -34.7% 7th
Dubuque, IA 56 (Jul 26) -31.3% 8th
San Rafael, CA 234 (Jul 26) -30.8% 9th
Gardena, CA 556 (Jul 26) -29.5% 10th
Springfield, OH 673 (Dec 25) -18.9% 11th
Midwest City, OK 206 (Jul 26) -18.2% 12th
Pocatello, ID 124 (Jul 26) -17.0% 13th
Youngstown, OH 558 (Aug 25) -7.2% 14th
Des Plaines, IL 107 (Jul 26) +6.8% 15th
Hoboken, NJ 63 (Jul 26) +23.3% 16th
Coeur d'Alene, ID 45 (Jul 26) +30.0% 17th
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 19% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $28,822 to $34,408 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,660).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Youngstown 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 41% from 2014 to 2024 ($24,361 to $34,408).
Bright spot $34,408
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $71,389 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bozeman, MT $85,747 14th +54% 1st 1% above peers
Gardena, CA $84,803 16th +45% 2nd on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $72,338 19th +42% 3rd 15% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $97,875 11th +40% 4th 15% above peers
Lancaster, PA $63,690 24th +40% 5th 25% below peers
Cupertino, CA $234,707 1st +37% 6th 177% above peers
Bel Air South, MD $123,653 6th +36% 7th 46% above peers
Sarasota, FL $72,105 20th +34% 8th 15% below peers
Wake Forest, NC $123,802 5th +34% 9th 46% above peers
Lacey, WA $90,625 12th +34% 10th 7% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR $17,410 31st +32% 11th 79% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ $70,148 22nd +31% 12th 17% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $88,201 13th +30% 13th 4% above peers
Santee, CA $113,394 9th +30% 14th 34% above peers
San Rafael, CA $119,435 7th +30% 15th 41% above peers
Carson City, NV $72,355 18th +30% 16th 15% below peers
Pocatello, ID $60,418 26th +30% 17th 29% below peers
Decatur, AL $61,563 25th +27% 18th 27% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $117,663 8th +27% 19th 39% above peers
Severn, MD $134,423 4th +25% 20th 59% above peers
Bowie, MD $141,995 3rd +25% 21st 67% above peers
Hoboken, NJ $180,579 2nd +22% 22nd 113% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $85,628 15th +22% 23rd 1% above peers
Dubuque, IA $65,845 23rd +21% 24th 22% below peers
Springfield, OH $47,143 28th +20% 25th 44% below peers
Youngstown, OH $34,408 30th +19% 26th 59% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $75,014 17th +19% 27th 12% below peers
Terre Haute, IN $43,126 29th +18% 28th 49% below peers
Midwest City, OK $57,520 27th +15% 29th 32% below peers
Towson, MD $101,320 10th +14% 30th 19% above peers
Casper, WY $70,218 21st +13% 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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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4 of 31 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,298 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.9 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 1.0 percentage points higher than in 2022 (5.7% then, 6.7% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 5.1% in 2023 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 6.3% in July 2026, down from 7.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 6.3%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 3.4% (Jul 26) -1.1pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Springfield, OH 4.3% (Jul 26) 14th -1.5pp 1st on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 5.5% (Jul 26) 24th -1.1pp 2nd 28% above peers
Gardena, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 21st -1.0pp 3rd 16% above peers
Youngstown, OH 6.3% (Jul 26) 25th -0.9pp 4th 47% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.7% (Jul 26) 8th -0.8pp 5th 14% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 4.4% (Jul 26) 16th -0.7pp 6th 2% above peers
San Rafael, CA 3.8% (Jul 26) 10th -0.6pp 7th 12% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 2.5% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.6pp 8th 42% below peers
Casper, WY 2.5% (Jul 26) 4th -0.4pp 9th 42% below peers
Santee, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 19th -0.3pp 10th 7% above peers
Carson City, NV 3.9% (Jul 26) 11th -0.3pp 11th 9% below peers
Bozeman, MT 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 12th 49% below peers
Dubuque, IA 3.7% (Jul 26) 9th -0.3pp 13th 14% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.3% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 14th on par with peers
Pocatello, ID 4.2% (Jul 26) 13th -0.2pp 15th 2% below peers
Lancaster, PA 4.0% (Jul 26) 12th -0.2pp 16th 7% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.3% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 17th 23% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 3.6% (Jul 26) 7th -0.2pp 18th 16% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 2.4% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.1pp 19th 44% below peers
Bowie, MD 4.5% (Jul 26) 18th +0.3pp 20th 5% above peers
Decatur, AL 3.1% (Jul 26) 5th +0.4pp 21st 28% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% (Jul 26) 20th +0.5pp 22nd 9% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 17th +0.7pp 23rd 2% above peers
Sarasota, FL 5.0% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 24th 16% above peers
Midwest City, OK 5.0% (Jul 26) 23rd +1.2pp 25th 16% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 6.4% (Jul 26) 26th +1.5pp 26th 49% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.2% then, 37.3% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell less than 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.4% to 37.3%).
Needs attention 37.3%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 13.3% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.2% 9th -5.7pp 1st 21% below peers
Cupertino, CA 4.1% 3rd -1.9pp 2nd 65% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.0% 6th -2.4pp 3rd 48% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 3.9% 2nd -1.4pp 4th 67% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.1% 21st -4.5pp 5th 12% above peers
Bozeman, MT 13.7% 22nd -4.1pp 6th 17% above peers
Dubuque, IA 12.7% 20th -3.2pp 7th 9% above peers
Pocatello, ID 14.8% 24th -3.7pp 8th 27% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.5% 4th -0.8pp 9th 61% below peers
Lancaster, PA 20.3% 27th -3.6pp 10th 74% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.8% 17th -1.9pp 11th 1% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 10.3% 10th -1.4pp 12th 12% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 7.8% 7th -0.9pp 13th 33% below peers
Carson City, NV 10.3% 11th -1.0pp 14th 11% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 24.6% 29th -1.7pp 15th 111% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.0% 25th -0.7pp 16th 29% above peers
San Rafael, CA 11.7% 16th -0.5pp 17th on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 54.7% 31st -0.4pp 18th 369% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.1% 28th -0.1pp 19th 98% above peers
Towson, MD 12.1% 19th +0.6pp 20th 4% above peers
Youngstown, OH 37.3% 30th +2.1pp 21st 220% above peers
Casper, WY 10.8% 13th +0.7pp 22nd 8% below peers
Santee, CA 7.9% 8th +0.7pp 23rd 32% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 12.1% 18th +1.2pp 24th 4% above peers
Severn, MD 5.7% 5th +0.6pp 25th 51% below peers
Midwest City, OK 16.5% 26th +1.7pp 26th 41% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.6% 15th +1.5pp 27th 1% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 10.3% 12th +1.5pp 28th 11% below peers
Bowie, MD 3.8% 1st +0.6pp 29th 68% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 11.0% 14th +2.5pp 30th 6% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 14.1% 23rd +3.7pp 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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2 of 31 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (56.3% then, 52.8% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 6.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.9% to 52.8%).
Needs attention 52.8%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 17.8% -2.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 11th -11.0pp 1st 40% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 6.8% 7th -3.2pp 2nd 56% below peers
Decatur, AL 18.1% 21st -8.3pp 3rd 18% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 4.1% 4th -1.6pp 4th 74% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 6.1% 5th -2.4pp 5th 60% below peers
Dubuque, IA 15.4% 16th -6.1pp 6th on par with peers
Severn, MD 6.1% 6th -2.2pp 7th 60% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.0% 3rd -1.3pp 8th 74% below peers
Carson City, NV 13.2% 13th -3.6pp 9th 14% below peers
Cupertino, CA 2.9% 2nd -0.8pp 10th 81% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.8% 27th -7.4pp 11th 81% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 15.9% 17th -4.0pp 12th 3% above peers
Bozeman, MT 7.1% 8th -1.4pp 13th 54% below peers
Gardena, CA 16.2% 18th -2.9pp 14th 5% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 28.9% 28th -3.4pp 15th 88% above peers
Pocatello, ID 18.0% 20th -1.9pp 16th 17% above peers
Sarasota, FL 27.2% 26th -2.3pp 17th 77% above peers
Youngstown, OH 52.8% 30th -3.5pp 18th 243% above peers
Springfield, OH 32.5% 29th -0.1pp 19th 112% above peers
Santee, CA 9.1% 10th +0.1pp 20th 41% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 74.2% 31st +1.3pp 21st 382% above peers
Midwest City, OK 23.6% 25th +0.9pp 22nd 53% above peers
San Rafael, CA 18.6% 23rd +1.0pp 23rd 21% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 12.3% 12th +1.4pp 24th 20% below peers
Bowie, MD 2.8% 1st +0.4pp 25th 82% below peers
Casper, WY 14.1% 14th +2.3pp 26th 8% below peers
Lacey, WA 16.8% 19th +4.4pp 27th 9% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 14.2% 15th +5.0pp 28th 8% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 18.5% 22nd +6.5pp 29th 20% above peers
Towson, MD 7.3% 9th +3.1pp 30th 52% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 22.3% 24th +11.5pp 31st 45% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 12.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 69.8% to 82.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Youngstown 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 20.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (61.6% to 82.0%).
Bright spot 82.0%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 90.3% +7.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 85.1% 29th +18.3pp 1st 8% below peers
Lancaster, PA 90.5% 23rd +14.7pp 2nd 2% below peers
Youngstown, OH 82.0% 31st +12.2pp 3rd 11% below peers
Decatur, AL 86.7% 28th +12.6pp 4th 6% below peers
Gardena, CA 93.8% 13th +12.6pp 5th 2% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 91.3% 21st +11.3pp 6th 1% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 97.5% 2nd +11.7pp 7th 6% above peers
Midwest City, OK 91.5% 20th +10.8pp 8th 1% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 94.2% 11th +10.3pp 9th 2% above peers
Carson City, NV 92.2% 17th +9.6pp 10th on par with peers
Springfield, OH 88.4% 26th +8.7pp 11th 4% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 92.2% 19th +9.0pp 12th on par with peers
Casper, WY 92.4% 16th +8.0pp 13th on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 89.5% 25th +7.6pp 14th 3% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 96.6% 6th +7.6pp 15th 5% above peers
Sarasota, FL 90.3% 24th +6.9pp 16th 2% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 90.5% 22nd +6.2pp 17th 2% below peers
San Rafael, CA 94.7% 10th +5.6pp 18th 2% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 92.6% 14th +5.4pp 19th on par with peers
Lacey, WA 94.0% 12th +4.2pp 20th 2% above peers
Severn, MD 97.5% 3rd +4.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 95.0% 9th +4.2pp 22nd 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 98.1% 1st +4.3pp 23rd 6% above peers
Santee, CA 95.3% 8th +3.8pp 24th 3% above peers
Pocatello, ID 88.4% 27th +3.1pp 25th 4% below peers
Bozeman, MT 92.2% 18th +3.1pp 26th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 83.3% 30th +2.7pp 27th 10% below peers
Cupertino, CA 96.7% 5th +3.0pp 28th 5% above peers
Bowie, MD 97.3% 4th +2.4pp 29th 5% above peers
Towson, MD 92.4% 15th +2.3pp 30th on par with peers
Hoboken, NJ 96.1% 7th +2.0pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Port Arthur, TX up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp 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 (0.49 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.03).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.46 to 0.48).
Needs attention 0.48
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 0.47 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Bel Air South, MD 0.38 4th -0.041 1st 15% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 0.41 6th -0.023 2nd 10% below peers
Decatur, AL 0.45 17th -0.025 3rd on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.62 31st -0.021 4th 36% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 0.43 10th -0.015 5th 5% below peers
Youngstown, OH 0.48 23rd -0.015 6th 5% above peers
Gardena, CA 0.43 9th -0.012 7th 5% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 0.49 26th -0.013 8th 9% above peers
Pocatello, ID 0.45 14th -0.010 9th 1% below peers
Lacey, WA 0.38 3rd -0.005 10th 16% below peers
Carson City, NV 0.45 19th -0.001 11th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 0.44 12th +0.003 12th 2% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.47 22nd +0.003 13th 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 0.39 5th +0.003 14th 13% below peers
Springfield, OH 0.45 18th +0.006 15th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 0.49 25th +0.006 16th 7% above peers
Dubuque, IA 0.45 16th +0.007 17th on par with peers
The Hammocks, FL 0.42 8th +0.007 18th 7% below peers
Towson, MD 0.51 28th +0.010 19th 13% above peers
San Rafael, CA 0.51 27th +0.012 20th 13% above peers
Bowie, MD 0.37 2nd +0.010 21st 18% below peers
Bozeman, MT 0.48 24th +0.013 22nd 7% above peers
Severn, MD 0.37 1st +0.011 23rd 18% below peers
Cupertino, CA 0.45 15th +0.020 24th on par with peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 0.46 20th +0.021 25th 2% above peers
Casper, WY 0.46 21st +0.030 26th 3% above peers
Midwest City, OK 0.44 13th +0.031 27th 2% below peers
Sarasota, FL 0.58 30th +0.044 28th 29% above peers
Santee, CA 0.41 7th +0.035 29th 9% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 0.44 11th +0.038 30th 3% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 0.52 29th +0.098 31st 14% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

▼ Lower is better 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 (38.5% then, 36.3% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (35.7% to 36.3%).
Needs attention 36.3%
20102023
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 12.4% -1.3pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Coeur d'Alene, ID 8.7% 16th -5.8pp 1st on par with peers
The Hammocks, FL 10.9% 20th -6.0pp 2nd 25% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 7.3% 12th -2.6pp 3rd 16% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 4.7% 4th -1.5pp 4th 46% below peers
Dubuque, IA 9.8% 18th -2.9pp 5th 12% above peers
Sarasota, FL 9.1% 17th -2.4pp 6th 5% above peers
Carson City, NV 10.1% 19th -2.3pp 7th 16% above peers
Decatur, AL 13.5% 23rd -3.0pp 8th 55% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 7.2% 11th -1.1pp 9th 17% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.4% 2nd -0.5pp 10th 61% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 5.9% 6th -0.6pp 11th 32% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 16.9% 26th -1.3pp 12th 95% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.5% 14th -0.6pp 13th 2% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.3% 30th -2.2pp 14th 317% above peers
Casper, WY 6.6% 8th -0.3pp 15th 24% below peers
Lancaster, PA 27.1% 28th -0.1pp 16th 212% above peers
Towson, MD 4.5% 3rd +0.0pp 17th 48% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 5.8% 5th +0.0pp 18th 34% below peers
Springfield, OH 28.6% 29th +0.9pp 19th 230% above peers
Pocatello, ID 17.2% 27th +0.7pp 20th 98% above peers
Severn, MD 6.7% 10th +0.3pp 21st 23% below peers
Midwest City, OK 15.3% 25th +1.4pp 22nd 76% above peers
Lacey, WA 12.1% 22nd +1.2pp 23rd 39% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 52.5% 31st +9.2pp 24th 504% above peers
San Rafael, CA 6.5% 7th +1.7pp 25th 26% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 14.3% 24th +5.1pp 26th 65% above peers
Gardena, CA 11.9% 21st +4.4pp 27th 37% above peers
Santee, CA 8.6% 15th +3.4pp 28th 1% below peers
Bowie, MD 6.7% 9th +2.7pp 29th 23% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 8.2% 13th +3.6pp 30th 5% below peers
Cupertino, CA 1.7% 1st +1.5pp 31st 80% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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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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 →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.3pp 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 7% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $73,589 in August 2026, up from $68,551 a year earlier.
Big move $73,589
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $248,803 (Aug 26) +3.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Youngstown, OH $73,589 (Aug 26) 27th +7.4% 1st 85% below peers
Des Plaines, IL $358,473 (Aug 26) 18th +6.9% 2nd 29% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $883,427 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.5% 3rd 74% above peers
Dubuque, IA $250,358 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.5% 4th 51% below peers
Springfield, OH $189,587 (Aug 26) 24th +3.7% 5th 63% below peers
Cupertino, CA $2,965,725 (Aug 26) 1st +3.3% 6th 485% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $744,798 (Aug 26) 7th +3.2% 7th 47% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $607,048 (Aug 26) 9th +3.1% 8th 20% above peers
Towson, MD $474,404 (Aug 26) 15th +2.6% 9th 6% below peers
San Rafael, CA $1,298,041 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.5% 10th 156% above peers
Gardena, CA $779,150 (Aug 26) 5th +2.3% 11th 54% above peers
Casper, WY $313,856 (Aug 26) 20th +1.8% 12th 38% below peers
Pocatello, ID $343,159 (Aug 26) 19th +1.6% 13th 32% below peers
Severn, MD $517,542 (Aug 26) 12th +1.3% 14th 2% above peers
Terre Haute, IN $162,375 (Aug 26) 26th +1.0% 15th 68% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $747,422 (Aug 26) 6th +1.0% 16th 47% above peers
Midwest City, OK $170,640 (Aug 26) 25th +0.7% 17th 66% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ $462,037 (Aug 26) 16th +0.4% 18th 9% below peers
Bozeman, MT $725,769 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 19th 43% above peers
Lacey, WA $509,747 (Aug 26) 13th +0.2% 20th on par with peers
The Hammocks, FL $534,688 (Aug 26) 10th -0.2% 21st 5% above peers
Bowie, MD $520,578 (Aug 26) 11th -0.4% 22nd 3% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $507,240 (Aug 26) 14th -1.0% 23rd on par with peers
Decatur, AL $223,248 (Aug 26) 23rd -1.1% 24th 56% below peers
Santee, CA $795,470 (Aug 26) 4th -1.5% 25th 57% above peers
Sarasota, FL $409,878 (Aug 26) 17th -2.7% 26th 19% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $278,815 (Aug 26) 21st -6.4% 27th 45% below peers
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 13% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 25% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $43,239 in August 2026, up from $38,338 a year earlier.
Big move $43,239
2000August 2026
▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref $140,727 (Aug 26) +4.2%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Youngstown, OH $43,239 (Aug 26) 27th +12.8% 1st 88% below peers
Hoboken, NJ $596,747 (Aug 26) 6th +8.4% 2nd 71% above peers
Des Plaines, IL $245,871 (Aug 26) 19th +4.0% 3rd 29% below peers
Springfield, OH $104,091 (Aug 26) 25th +3.9% 4th 70% below peers
Pocatello, ID $259,905 (Aug 26) 17th +3.0% 5th 25% below peers
Dubuque, IA $169,835 (Aug 26) 21st +3.0% 6th 51% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $449,366 (Aug 26) 9th +2.9% 7th 29% above peers
Brookhaven, GA $458,665 (Aug 26) 8th +2.7% 8th 32% above peers
Casper, WY $224,668 (Aug 26) 20th +2.6% 9th 35% below peers
Gardena, CA $642,831 (Aug 26) 4th +1.9% 10th 85% above peers
Midwest City, OK $123,280 (Aug 26) 24th +1.9% 11th 65% below peers
San Rafael, CA $798,125 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.7% 12th 129% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA $676,538 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.6% 13th 94% above peers
Severn, MD $384,636 (Aug 26) 12th +1.3% 14th 10% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ $335,700 (Aug 26) 15th +1.2% 15th 4% below peers
Cupertino, CA $1,732,125 (Aug 26) 1st +1.1% 16th 397% above peers
Lacey, WA $433,708 (Aug 26) 10th +0.9% 17th 25% above peers
Towson, MD $310,817 (Aug 26) 16th +0.7% 18th 11% below peers
Bowie, MD $418,752 (Aug 26) 11th +0.2% 19th 20% above peers
Santee, CA $612,274 (Aug 26) 5th -0.3% 20th 76% above peers
Decatur, AL $139,417 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.9% 21st 60% below peers
Bozeman, MT $489,422 (Aug 26) 7th -1.4% 22nd 41% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $357,564 (Aug 26) 13th -1.8% 23rd 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $348,285 (Aug 26) 14th -2.4% 24th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN $93,084 (Aug 26) 26th -3.0% 25th 73% below peers
Sarasota, FL $259,750 (Aug 26) 18th -4.1% 26th 25% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL $167,596 (Aug 26) 22nd -8.2% 27th 52% below peers
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 (54.9% then, 56.2% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.7% to 56.2%).
Needs attention 56.2%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 67.2% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Coeur d'Alene, ID 59.5% 17th +7.3pp 1st 2% below peers
Lancaster, PA 48.6% 28th +5.1pp 2nd 20% below peers
Carson City, NV 62.3% 15th +5.6pp 3rd 3% above peers
Casper, WY 69.8% 9th +5.5pp 4th 15% above peers
Springfield, OH 52.4% 25th +3.7pp 5th 14% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 62.7% 14th +4.0pp 6th 3% above peers
San Rafael, CA 53.0% 23rd +3.0pp 7th 13% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 81.9% 2nd +4.1pp 8th 35% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 73.2% 5th +2.8pp 9th 21% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 74.0% 4th +2.6pp 10th 22% above peers
Bozeman, MT 44.7% 30th +1.6pp 11th 26% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 78.3% 3rd +2.7pp 12th 29% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 70.5% 8th +2.3pp 13th 16% above peers
Pocatello, ID 64.5% 12th +1.9pp 14th 6% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 52.6% 24th +1.6pp 15th 13% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.8% 31st +0.9pp 16th 44% below peers
Midwest City, OK 58.1% 18th +1.6pp 17th 4% below peers
Dubuque, IA 65.8% 10th +1.7pp 18th 9% above peers
Youngstown, OH 56.2% 20th +1.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Gardena, CA 48.8% 27th +0.9pp 20th 19% below peers
Bowie, MD 83.9% 1st +1.3pp 21st 38% above peers
Lacey, WA 55.9% 21st +0.6pp 22nd 8% below peers
Santee, CA 72.4% 6th +0.6pp 23rd 19% above peers
Cupertino, CA 60.6% 16th +0.4pp 24th on par with peers
Severn, MD 71.0% 7th +0.3pp 25th 17% above peers
Sarasota, FL 57.5% 19th -0.1pp 26th 5% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 64.8% 11th -0.3pp 27th 7% above peers
Decatur, AL 63.3% 13th -0.4pp 28th 4% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 52.2% 26th -0.5pp 29th 14% below peers
Towson, MD 55.6% 22nd -1.8pp 30th 8% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 45.2% 29th -8.0pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.0pp 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 8% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2023 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,059 in August 2026, up from $977 a year earlier.
Big move $1,059
2023August 2026
▸ Compare all 28 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Youngstown, OH $1,059 (Aug 26) 27th +8.4% 1st 49% below peers
Springfield, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 22nd +8.3% 2nd 39% below peers
Cupertino, CA $4,375 (Aug 26) 1st +8.0% 3rd 113% above peers
Des Plaines, IL $2,058 (Aug 26) 14th +5.6% 4th on par with peers
San Rafael, CA $3,182 (Aug 26) 3rd +4.4% 5th 55% above peers
Gardena, CA $2,354 (Aug 26) 8th +4.3% 6th 14% above peers
Hoboken, NJ $3,989 (Aug 26) 2nd +4.1% 7th 94% above peers
Lancaster, PA $1,547 (Aug 26) 20th +3.9% 8th 25% below peers
Bozeman, MT $2,149 (Aug 26) 12th +3.8% 9th 4% above peers
Wake Forest, NC $1,823 (Aug 26) 18th +3.6% 10th 11% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID $1,861 (Aug 26) 16th +3.5% 11th 10% below peers
Terre Haute, IN $996 (Aug 26) 28th +3.3% 12th 52% below peers
Dubuque, IA $1,076 (Aug 26) 25th +3.1% 13th 48% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ $1,694 (Aug 26) 19th +3.0% 14th 18% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA $2,266 (Aug 26) 10th +2.7% 15th 10% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL $2,392 (Aug 26) 7th +2.3% 16th 16% above peers
Santee, CA $2,850 (Aug 26) 4th +2.3% 17th 38% above peers
Midwest City, OK $1,202 (Aug 26) 23rd +1.8% 18th 42% below peers
Decatur, AL $1,118 (Aug 26) 24th +1.8% 19th 46% below peers
Towson, MD $1,872 (Aug 26) 15th +1.6% 20th 9% below peers
Casper, WY $1,393 (Aug 26) 21st +1.5% 21st 32% below peers
Brookhaven, GA $1,831 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 22nd 11% below peers
Lacey, WA $2,137 (Aug 26) 13th +0.8% 23rd 4% above peers
Pocatello, ID $1,074 (Aug 26) 26th +0.8% 24th 48% below peers
Bowie, MD $2,522 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 25th 23% above peers
The Hammocks, FL $2,484 (Aug 26) 6th +0.5% 26th 21% above peers
Severn, MD $2,336 (Aug 26) 9th +0.2% 27th 14% above peers
Sarasota, FL $2,175 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 28th 6% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change
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 (35.2% then, 36.6% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.9% to 36.6%).
Needs attention 36.6%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 26.6% -0.1pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Des Plaines, IL 27.9% 8th -5.9pp 1st 13% below peers
Bowie, MD 26.8% 4th -2.1pp 2nd 17% below peers
Severn, MD 28.7% 11th -1.6pp 3rd 11% below peers
Cupertino, CA 27.5% 6th -1.4pp 4th 14% below peers
Bozeman, MT 39.2% 23rd -1.9pp 5th 22% above peers
Gardena, CA 44.2% 29th -2.0pp 6th 38% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 22.8% 2nd -1.0pp 7th 29% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 32.1% 16th -1.3pp 8th on par with peers
Carson City, NV 32.0% 15th -0.7pp 9th on par with peers
Casper, WY 26.7% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 17% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 22.5% 1st +0.0pp 11th 30% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 35.6% 18th +0.5pp 12th 11% above peers
Lancaster, PA 36.1% 19th +0.5pp 13th 12% above peers
San Rafael, CA 43.9% 28th +0.7pp 14th 37% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 31.5% 12th +0.5pp 15th 2% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 41.2% 26th +0.8pp 16th 28% above peers
Dubuque, IA 28.2% 9th +0.6pp 17th 12% below peers
Springfield, OH 31.7% 14th +0.8pp 18th 1% below peers
Youngstown, OH 36.6% 20th +1.4pp 19th 14% above peers
Santee, CA 39.0% 22nd +1.6pp 20th 21% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 48.5% 31st +2.2pp 21st 51% above peers
Pocatello, ID 27.8% 7th +1.3pp 22nd 13% below peers
Lacey, WA 39.3% 24th +2.5pp 23rd 22% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 28.7% 10th +1.9pp 24th 11% below peers
Sarasota, FL 43.4% 27th +2.9pp 25th 35% above peers
Midwest City, OK 31.6% 13th +2.6pp 26th 1% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 37.5% 21st +3.3pp 27th 17% above peers
Decatur, AL 26.9% 5th +2.4pp 28th 16% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 39.6% 25th +3.7pp 29th 23% above peers
Towson, MD 34.8% 17th +3.6pp 30th 8% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 47.7% 30th +6.8pp 31st 48% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.9% then, 16.8% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.4% to 16.8%).
Needs attention 16.8%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 7.5% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Bel Air South, MD 4.3% 8th -2.2pp 1st 26% below peers
Bowie, MD 2.5% 1st -1.2pp 2nd 58% below peers
Lancaster, PA 14.9% 28th -5.8pp 3rd 156% above peers
Sarasota, FL 6.7% 19th -2.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Gardena, CA 5.2% 10th -1.6pp 5th 11% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.3% 12th -1.3pp 6th 9% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.9% 6th -0.9pp 7th 33% below peers
Cupertino, CA 3.8% 5th -0.8pp 8th 36% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 19.0% 30th -4.0pp 9th 226% above peers
Decatur, AL 5.8% 17th -1.0pp 10th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 10.7% 26th -1.2pp 11th 83% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 33.9% 31st -1.8pp 12th 482% above peers
Lacey, WA 6.0% 18th -0.3pp 13th 3% above peers
Dubuque, IA 8.1% 23rd -0.3pp 14th 39% above peers
Midwest City, OK 5.6% 14th -0.2pp 15th 3% below peers
Pocatello, ID 5.8% 15th -0.2pp 16th 1% below peers
Springfield, OH 12.5% 27th -0.3pp 17th 115% above peers
Youngstown, OH 16.8% 29th -0.1pp 18th 188% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 4.0% 7th -0.0pp 19th 32% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 5.4% 13th -0.0pp 20th 7% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 7.0% 21st +0.3pp 21st 21% above peers
Towson, MD 8.9% 25th +0.6pp 22nd 54% above peers
Santee, CA 4.3% 9th +0.3pp 23rd 26% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 5.8% 16th +0.5pp 24th on par with peers
Wake Forest, NC 3.2% 2nd +0.4pp 25th 46% below peers
Casper, WY 5.2% 11th +0.8pp 26th 10% below peers
Carson City, NV 6.8% 20th +1.1pp 27th 17% above peers
San Rafael, CA 8.7% 24th +1.8pp 28th 49% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 7.4% 22nd +1.6pp 29th 27% above peers
Severn, MD 3.6% 4th +0.8pp 30th 37% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 3.5% 3rd +1.2pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.7% then, 6.9% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.4% to 6.9%).
6.9%
20132024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 6.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 3.5% 6th -2.1pp 1st 53% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 8.8% 21st -5.0pp 2nd 20% above peers
Santee, CA 3.1% 4th -1.3pp 3rd 57% below peers
Pocatello, ID 6.9% 14th -2.5pp 4th 6% below peers
Bozeman, MT 6.3% 11th -2.2pp 5th 15% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.5% 2nd -0.9pp 6th 66% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 10.4% 25th -2.8pp 7th 41% above peers
Gardena, CA 8.5% 19th -2.2pp 8th 16% above peers
Dubuque, IA 3.9% 7th -1.0pp 9th 47% below peers
Casper, WY 10.9% 27th -2.6pp 10th 49% above peers
Cupertino, CA 1.8% 1st -0.4pp 11th 75% below peers
Midwest City, OK 10.4% 26th -1.9pp 12th 42% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.4% 30th -1.7pp 13th 83% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 9.3% 23rd -1.1pp 14th 27% above peers
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 31st -1.6pp 15th 113% above peers
Lancaster, PA 7.3% 16th -0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Des Plaines, IL 8.1% 17th -0.8pp 17th 10% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 8.6% 20th -0.8pp 18th 17% above peers
Towson, MD 2.5% 3rd -0.1pp 19th 65% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 8.9% 22nd -0.3pp 20th 21% above peers
San Rafael, CA 6.7% 13th -0.1pp 21st 8% below peers
Youngstown, OH 6.9% 15th +0.2pp 22nd 5% below peers
Bowie, MD 3.9% 8th +0.2pp 23rd 47% below peers
Carson City, NV 11.2% 28th +0.6pp 24th 52% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 9.6% 24th +0.7pp 25th 31% above peers
Springfield, OH 8.3% 18th +0.6pp 26th 13% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 4.7% 9th +0.7pp 27th 36% below peers
Decatur, AL 13.2% 29th +2.5pp 28th 81% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 3.2% 5th +1.0pp 29th 56% below peers
Lacey, WA 5.8% 10th +1.8pp 30th 22% below peers
Severn, MD 6.6% 12th +2.9pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about 50% above the peer median.

47.9%
20202022
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 39.5%
United States ref 33.4%
Cupertino, CA 15.6% 1st 52% below peers
Bozeman, MT 24.1% 2nd 27% below peers
San Rafael, CA 25.7% 3rd 22% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 25.8% 4th 21% below peers
Gardena, CA 26.0% 5th 21% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 26.1% 6th 20% below peers
Santee, CA 26.2% 7th 20% below peers
Brookhaven, GA 27.2% 8th 17% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.3% 9th 14% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 28.9% 10th 12% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 29.9% 11th 9% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 29.9% 12th 9% below peers
Sarasota, FL 31.1% 13th 5% below peers
Towson, MD 31.2% 14th 5% below peers
Bowie, MD 32.5% 15th 1% below peers
Carson City, NV 32.8% 16th on par with peers
Bel Air South, MD 33.9% 17th 3% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.3% 18th 5% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 34.8% 19th 6% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 35.0% 20th 7% above peers
Severn, MD 35.3% 21st 8% above peers
Casper, WY 36.9% 22nd 12% above peers
Pocatello, ID 37.1% 23rd 13% above peers
Midwest City, OK 40.8% 24th 24% above peers
Lancaster, PA 40.8% 25th 24% above peers
Decatur, AL 40.8% 26th 24% above peers
Dubuque, IA 41.3% 27th 26% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 42.6% 28th 30% above peers
Springfield, OH 45.5% 29th 39% above peers
Youngstown, OH 47.9% 30th 46% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.4% to 3.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.2% to 3.4%).
Needs attention 3.4%
20122024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 4.9% +0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 0.6% 1st -3.2pp 1st 82% below peers
Bozeman, MT 3.0% 15th -5.8pp 2nd 5% below peers
Dubuque, IA 1.7% 4th -2.2pp 3rd 48% below peers
Gardena, CA 2.9% 13th -3.7pp 4th 11% below peers
Severn, MD 1.4% 3rd -1.6pp 5th 55% below peers
San Rafael, CA 1.8% 6th -1.0pp 6th 45% below peers
Casper, WY 6.1% 23rd -3.0pp 7th 92% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 4.9% 20th -2.1pp 8th 55% above peers
Santee, CA 1.7% 5th -0.7pp 9th 48% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 8.9% 29th -3.1pp 10th 179% above peers
Lancaster, PA 3.2% 16th -0.7pp 11th on par with peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 7.4% 26th -1.1pp 12th 132% above peers
Carson City, NV 7.6% 27th -0.7pp 13th 139% above peers
Pocatello, ID 2.7% 11th +0.0pp 14th 16% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 2.6% 9th +0.0pp 15th 19% below peers
Springfield, OH 5.3% 22nd +0.4pp 16th 68% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 2.9% 14th +0.3pp 17th 10% below peers
Towson, MD 2.2% 7th +0.3pp 18th 32% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 5.1% 21st +0.8pp 19th 59% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 12.4% 30th +3.0pp 20th 289% above peers
Decatur, AL 7.0% 24th +1.9pp 21st 119% above peers
Midwest City, OK 7.4% 25th +2.2pp 22nd 131% above peers
Bowie, MD 2.7% 12th +0.8pp 23rd 15% below peers
Sarasota, FL 16.6% 31st +5.0pp 24th 421% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 8.0% 28th +3.1pp 25th 152% above peers
Lacey, WA 3.2% 17th +1.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 2.2% 8th +1.0pp 27th 29% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.7% 19th +2.1pp 28th 46% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.6% 10th +1.4pp 29th 19% below peers
Youngstown, OH 3.4% 18th +1.9pp 30th 5% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 0.9% 2nd 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.4pp 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 1.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.6% to 15.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
52% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Youngstown started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.5% to 15.5%).
Bright spot 15.5%
20102024
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 31.5% +3.2pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lancaster, PA 29.4% 21st +6.5pp 1st 16% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 16.4% 29th +3.4pp 2nd 53% below peers
Casper, WY 30.5% 20th +5.4pp 3rd 13% below peers
Santee, CA 35.0% 15th +5.5pp 4th on par with peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 18.5% 27th +2.8pp 5th 47% below peers
Sarasota, FL 41.8% 11th +5.3pp 6th 19% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 31.2% 19th +3.9pp 7th 11% below peers
Gardena, CA 28.9% 22nd +3.5pp 8th 17% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 49.4% 9th +6.0pp 9th 41% above peers
Youngstown, OH 15.5% 30th +1.9pp 10th 56% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 38.9% 13th +4.3pp 11th 11% above peers
Springfield, OH 16.8% 28th +1.8pp 12th 52% below peers
Midwest City, OK 23.8% 24th +2.3pp 13th 32% below peers
Bozeman, MT 65.1% 5th +6.4pp 14th 86% above peers
Dubuque, IA 34.0% 17th +2.9pp 15th 3% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 59.5% 6th +4.9pp 16th 70% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 24.6% 23rd +1.9pp 17th 30% below peers
Pocatello, ID 32.6% 18th +2.3pp 18th 7% below peers
Carson City, NV 23.7% 25th +1.6pp 19th 32% below peers
Towson, MD 69.3% 4th +4.2pp 20th 98% above peers
Severn, MD 46.1% 10th +2.6pp 21st 32% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 70.9% 3rd +3.4pp 22nd 103% above peers
Bowie, MD 50.4% 7th +2.2pp 23rd 44% above peers
Cupertino, CA 82.2% 2nd +3.5pp 24th 135% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 37.9% 14th +1.5pp 25th 8% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 82.6% 1st +2.1pp 26th 136% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 38.9% 12th +0.8pp 27th 11% above peers
Lacey, WA 34.1% 16th +0.3pp 28th 3% below peers
San Rafael, CA 49.7% 8th -2.5pp 29th 42% above peers
Decatur, AL 22.4% 26th -2.3pp 30th 36% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 15.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 52.2% to 37.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 17% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 11.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.4% to 37.2%).
Needs attention 37.2%
20112024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 41.2% -4.2pp
United States ref 45.5%
Severn, MD 66.5% 5th +33.2pp 1st 33% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 59.5% 8th +26.4pp 2nd 19% above peers
Casper, WY 55.5% 10th +16.8pp 3rd 11% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 49.9% 17th +15.1pp 4th on par with peers
Brookhaven, GA 84.5% 2nd +18.3pp 5th 69% above peers
Lacey, WA 42.4% 21st +7.7pp 6th 15% below peers
Pocatello, ID 38.5% 25th +6.6pp 7th 23% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 56.7% 9th +9.5pp 8th 14% above peers
Bowie, MD 51.4% 12th +8.1pp 9th 3% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 39.2% 22nd +5.7pp 10th 21% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 68.1% 4th +7.0pp 11th 37% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 90.4% 1st +5.4pp 12th 81% above peers
Towson, MD 65.7% 7th +3.4pp 13th 32% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 51.3% 13th +1.4pp 14th 3% above peers
San Rafael, CA 65.8% 6th -0.2pp 15th 32% above peers
Cupertino, CA 69.3% 3rd -0.4pp 16th 39% above peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 19th -1.1pp 17th 12% below peers
Bozeman, MT 50.9% 14th -3.7pp 18th 2% above peers
Gardena, CA 49.9% 16th -4.5pp 19th on par with peers
Springfield, OH 37.8% 26th -4.8pp 20th 24% below peers
Carson City, NV 39.0% 23rd -5.2pp 21st 22% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 52.6% 11th -7.7pp 22nd 5% above peers
Santee, CA 50.6% 15th -12.0pp 23rd 2% above peers
Midwest City, OK 34.1% 29th -10.5pp 24th 32% below peers
Dubuque, IA 38.9% 24th -12.9pp 25th 22% below peers
Lancaster, PA 37.3% 27th -12.7pp 26th 25% below peers
Youngstown, OH 37.2% 28th -15.0pp 27th 25% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 47.6% 18th -19.7pp 28th 5% below peers
Decatur, AL 32.0% 30th -14.5pp 29th 36% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 42.5% 20th -20.7pp 30th 15% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 27.2% 31st -14.0pp 31st 46% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.5pp 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 (9.8% then, 9.5% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.9% to 9.5%).
Needs attention 9.5%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 6.4% +0.7pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Hoboken, NJ 0.3% 1st -5.3pp 1st 97% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 4.8% 10th -22.4pp 2nd 35% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 3.3% 5th -3.7pp 3rd 56% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 3.8% 6th -1.5pp 4th 50% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 4.5% 8th -1.2pp 5th 39% below peers
Springfield, OH 7.4% 16th -1.8pp 6th on par with peers
Sarasota, FL 7.6% 17th -1.4pp 7th 2% above peers
Lancaster, PA 5.2% 11th -0.8pp 8th 30% below peers
Youngstown, OH 9.5% 24th -0.3pp 9th 28% above peers
Towson, MD 2.4% 4th -0.1pp 10th 68% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 6.7% 14th +0.2pp 11th 10% below peers
San Rafael, CA 7.8% 19th +0.2pp 12th 5% above peers
Bozeman, MT 1.0% 2nd +0.1pp 13th 86% below peers
Dubuque, IA 4.0% 7th +0.3pp 14th 46% below peers
Midwest City, OK 16.4% 31st +1.7pp 15th 120% above peers
Carson City, NV 11.4% 26th +1.3pp 16th 54% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 6.7% 15th +1.5pp 17th 10% below peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 12.2% 28th +3.0pp 18th 65% above peers
Gardena, CA 6.4% 13th +2.2pp 19th 13% below peers
Santee, CA 8.4% 22nd +3.1pp 20th 13% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 7.7% 18th +2.8pp 21st 3% above peers
Bowie, MD 4.7% 9th +1.8pp 22nd 37% below peers
Pocatello, ID 9.0% 23rd +3.5pp 23rd 22% above peers
Lacey, WA 11.8% 27th +4.6pp 24th 59% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 11.2% 25th +4.4pp 25th 50% above peers
Severn, MD 5.7% 12th +2.4pp 26th 23% below peers
Decatur, AL 12.3% 29th +5.9pp 27th 65% above peers
Casper, WY 8.1% 20th +4.3pp 28th 9% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 13.2% 30th +7.2pp 29th 77% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 8.2% 21st +6.7pp 30th 10% above peers
Cupertino, CA 2.3% 3rd +2.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 ±3.3pp 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population fell about 8% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64,783 to 59,331 - more than the combined survey margin (±50).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 57% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population fell about 10% from 2014 to 2024 (66,013 to 59,331).
Big move 59,331
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wake Forest, NC 52,844 31st +25% 1st 9% below peers
Bel Air South, MD 58,137 21st +20% 2nd on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 56,114 30th +20% 3rd 4% below peers
Lacey, WA 57,737 24th +17% 4th 1% below peers
Severn, MD 58,402 15th +16% 5th on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 56,447 29th +12% 6th 3% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 58,668 12th +10% 7th on par with peers
Brookhaven, GA 57,855 23rd +7% 8th 1% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 58,359 17th +7% 9th on par with peers
Carson City, NV 58,384 16th +7% 10th on par with peers
Decatur, AL 57,361 27th +5% 11th 2% below peers
Pocatello, ID 57,635 26th +4% 12th 1% below peers
San Rafael, CA 60,433 1st +3% 13th 4% above peers
Santee, CA 59,332 4th +3% 14th 2% above peers
Midwest City, OK 58,297 19th +2% 15th on par with peers
Dubuque, IA 59,174 6th +2% 16th 1% above peers
Towson, MD 58,679 11th +1% 17th 1% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 59,156 7th +1% 18th 1% above peers
Casper, WY 58,839 9th +1% 19th 1% above peers
Sarasota, FL 56,970 28th +0% 20th 2% below peers
Gardena, CA 59,422 3rd -0% 21st 2% above peers
Bowie, MD 57,926 22nd -1% 22nd 1% below peers
Springfield, OH 58,190 20th -2% 23rd on par with peers
Cupertino, CA 58,566 13th -3% 24th on par with peers
Lancaster, PA 57,719 25th -3% 25th 1% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 58,330 18th -4% 26th on par with peers
Terre Haute, IN 58,427 14th -4% 27th on par with peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 58,977 8th -4% 28th 1% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 60,272 2nd -4% 29th 3% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 58,838 10th -4% 30th 1% above peers
Youngstown, OH 59,331 5th -8% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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 ±33 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 up (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, 22.9% now; margin ±1.2pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.8% to 22.9%).
22.9%
20172024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 22.0% -0.3pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Sarasota, FL 15.6% 27th +1.5pp 1st 26% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 14.8% 29th +0.9pp 2nd 29% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.4% 21st +1.2pp 3rd 3% below peers
Gardena, CA 20.6% 20th +1.1pp 4th 2% below peers
Youngstown, OH 22.9% 11th +1.1pp 5th 9% above peers
Midwest City, OK 25.6% 2nd +1.2pp 6th 22% above peers
Santee, CA 23.1% 8th +0.9pp 7th 10% above peers
Decatur, AL 23.8% 5th +0.8pp 8th 13% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 23.1% 9th +0.7pp 9th 10% above peers
Coconut Creek, FL 21.8% 13th +0.6pp 10th 4% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 19.5% 25th +0.3pp 11th 7% below peers
Towson, MD 17.8% 26th +0.1pp 12th 15% below peers
Casper, WY 24.2% 4th +0.0pp 13th 15% above peers
Pocatello, ID 24.4% 3rd -0.1pp 14th 16% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 23.5% 7th -0.3pp 15th 12% above peers
Severn, MD 23.0% 10th -0.4pp 16th 9% above peers
Springfield, OH 23.7% 6th -0.4pp 17th 13% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 20.7% 19th -0.5pp 18th 2% below peers
Carson City, NV 19.9% 22nd -0.6pp 19th 5% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 14.3% 30th -0.4pp 20th 32% below peers
Dubuque, IA 19.9% 23rd -0.7pp 21st 5% below peers
Bowie, MD 21.1% 15th -0.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 21.2% 14th -1.0pp 23rd 1% above peers
Lacey, WA 21.0% 16th -1.6pp 24th on par with peers
Pico Rivera, CA 20.8% 17th -1.9pp 25th 1% below peers
San Rafael, CA 19.7% 24th -2.3pp 26th 6% below peers
Lancaster, PA 20.8% 18th -2.5pp 27th 1% below peers
Bozeman, MT 13.2% 31st -1.6pp 28th 37% below peers
Cupertino, CA 22.6% 12th -3.1pp 29th 8% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 26.5% 1st -4.0pp 30th 26% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 15.5% 28th -3.1pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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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Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (78.2% then, 72.6% now; margin ±6.8pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (70.3% to 72.6%).
Big move 72.6%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 32.6% -1.0pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Bowie, MD 32.0% 14th +11.9pp 1st 6% above peers
Gardena, CA 43.4% 8th +14.6pp 2nd 44% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 29.6% 17th +7.4pp 3rd 2% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 36.3% 12th +8.6pp 4th 20% above peers
Lacey, WA 37.5% 10th +8.2pp 5th 24% above peers
Towson, MD 23.6% 22nd +3.6pp 6th 22% below peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 36.9% 11th +4.6pp 7th 22% above peers
Midwest City, OK 45.5% 6th +4.8pp 8th 50% above peers
Terre Haute, IN 51.2% 4th +5.0pp 9th 69% above peers
Decatur, AL 43.3% 9th +3.7pp 10th 43% above peers
Severn, MD 28.9% 18th +2.4pp 11th 5% below peers
Pico Rivera, CA 28.9% 19th +1.6pp 12th 5% below peers
Sarasota, FL 44.0% 7th +1.3pp 13th 45% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 73.4% 1st +1.6pp 14th 142% above peers
Des Plaines, IL 20.0% 26th -0.0pp 15th 34% below peers
Casper, WY 30.8% 15th -1.0pp 16th 2% above peers
Youngstown, OH 72.6% 2nd -5.6pp 17th 140% above peers
Springfield, OH 55.7% 3rd -4.8pp 18th 84% above peers
The Hammocks, FL 28.2% 20th -2.8pp 19th 7% below peers
Hoboken, NJ 21.1% 25th -2.7pp 20th 30% below peers
Carson City, NV 32.5% 13th -4.6pp 21st 7% above peers
Lancaster, PA 45.9% 5th -8.6pp 22nd 52% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 18.3% 27th -3.6pp 23rd 39% below peers
Dubuque, IA 30.3% 16th -5.9pp 24th on par with peers
Santee, CA 18.1% 28th -3.8pp 25th 40% below peers
Pocatello, ID 23.3% 23rd -5.0pp 26th 23% below peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 25.5% 21st -5.7pp 27th 16% below peers
Cupertino, CA 6.3% 31st -1.6pp 28th 79% below peers
Wake Forest, NC 17.5% 30th -4.5pp 29th 42% below peers
San Rafael, CA 22.4% 24th -7.5pp 30th 26% below peers
Bozeman, MT 18.0% 29th -7.3pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents fell 17.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 80.4% to 63.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.9pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents fell 12.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (75.5% to 63.2%).
Big move 63.2%
20102024
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Ohio ref 69.7% -0.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Carson City, NV 83.2% 3rd +22.1pp 1st 23% above peers
Lacey, WA 61.8% 26th +13.9pp 2nd 9% below peers
San Rafael, CA 75.6% 9th +12.3pp 3rd 12% above peers
Coeur d'Alene, ID 71.6% 12th +10.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Wake Forest, NC 68.0% 15th +10.2pp 5th on par with peers
Severn, MD 82.6% 5th +11.4pp 6th 22% above peers
Lake Havasu City, AZ 78.6% 7th +10.7pp 7th 16% above peers
Brookhaven, GA 82.9% 4th +10.3pp 8th 23% above peers
Hoboken, NJ 86.4% 2nd +8.2pp 9th 28% above peers
Gardena, CA 77.7% 8th +6.3pp 10th 15% above peers
Mayagüez zona urbana, PR 62.0% 25th +2.3pp 11th 8% below peers
Des Plaines, IL 67.4% 17th +2.2pp 12th on par with peers
Bowie, MD 80.8% 6th +0.8pp 13th 19% above peers
Cupertino, CA 58.9% 27th +0.5pp 14th 13% below peers
Dubuque, IA 86.7% 1st +0.6pp 15th 28% above peers
Lancaster, PA 72.1% 11th -1.1pp 16th 6% above peers
Bel Air South, MD 73.1% 10th -1.7pp 17th 8% above peers
Casper, WY 66.7% 20th -1.7pp 18th 1% below peers
Terre Haute, IN 67.2% 19th -2.4pp 19th 1% below peers
Coconut Creek, FL 67.7% 16th -3.4pp 20th on par with peers
Bozeman, MT 57.9% 30th -4.2pp 21st 14% below peers
Santee, CA 69.8% 14th -5.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Pico Rivera, CA 67.2% 18th -5.9pp 23rd 1% below peers
Pocatello, ID 58.0% 29th -6.1pp 24th 14% below peers
Decatur, AL 54.5% 31st -7.1pp 25th 19% below peers
Sarasota, FL 66.0% 21st -8.9pp 26th 3% below peers
The Hammocks, FL 58.3% 28th -8.7pp 27th 14% below peers
Midwest City, OK 63.4% 22nd -9.7pp 28th 6% below peers
Towson, MD 70.2% 13th -14.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Springfield, OH 63.2% 23rd -16.9pp 30th 7% below peers
Youngstown, OH 63.2% 24th -17.3pp 31st 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 31 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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4 of 31 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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