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Tulsa, OK
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413,794 people (2024) 250k-1m South

Bright spots 12 indicators

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

What needs attention 6 indicators

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

Big shifts 7 indicators

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

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Violent crime fell about 9% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: violent crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 834 in April 2026, down from 921 a year earlier.
834 per 100k
2018April 2026
Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Kansas City, MO 1,375 (May 26) 17th -43.4% 1st 155% above peers
Aurora, CO 722 (May 26) 14th -32.8% 2nd 34% above peers
Miami, FL 307 (May 26) 4th -19.9% 3rd 43% below peers
Long Beach, CA 687 (May 26) 13th -17.2% 4th 27% above peers
Arlington, TX 371 (May 26) 6th -16.9% 5th 31% below peers
Raleigh, NC 387 (May 26) 7th -16.3% 6th 28% below peers
Cleveland, OH 1,423 (Mar 26) 18th -15.0% 7th 164% above peers
Tulsa, OK 834 (Apr 26) 15th -9.5% 8th 54% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 667 (May 26) 11th -9.3% 9th 23% above peers
Henderson, NV 223 (May 26) 3rd -5.8% 10th 59% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 1,047 (May 26) 16th -4.4% 11th 94% above peers
Anaheim, CA 540 (May 26) 10th -3.3% 12th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 428 (May 26) 8th -2.9% 13th 21% below peers
Omaha, NE 349 (May 26) 5th -1.9% 14th 35% below peers
New Orleans, LA 31 (May 26) 1st +1.8% 15th 94% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 96 (May 26) 2nd +5.3% 16th 82% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 510 (May 26) 9th +6.4% 17th 5% below peers
Atlanta, GA 679 (Apr 26) 12th +18.9% 18th 26% above peers

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Property crime fell about 8% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 81% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 3,288 in April 2026, down from 3,578 a year earlier.
3,288 per 100k
2018April 2026
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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Kansas City, MO 3,971 (May 26) 15th -46.8% 1st 70% above peers
Aurora, CO 2,367 (May 26) 10th -31.1% 2nd 1% above peers
Long Beach, CA 2,333 (May 26) 9th -23.7% 3rd on par with peers
Atlanta, GA 3,075 (May 26) 13th -21.9% 4th 32% above peers
Miami, FL 2,158 (May 26) 6th -21.5% 5th 7% below peers
Arlington, TX 1,828 (May 26) 5th -19.6% 6th 22% below peers
Raleigh, NC 2,171 (May 26) 7th -18.2% 7th 7% below peers
Anaheim, CA 1,679 (May 26) 4th -17.6% 8th 28% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 1,346 (May 26) 2nd -17.2% 9th 42% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 3,014 (May 26) 12th -15.8% 10th 29% above peers
Cleveland, OH 4,267 (Mar 26) 16th -14.4% 11th 83% above peers
Mesa, AZ 1,199 (May 26) 1st -13.7% 12th 49% below peers
Omaha, NE 2,693 (May 26) 11th -10.7% 13th 15% above peers
Tulsa, OK 3,288 (Apr 26) 14th -8.1% 14th 41% above peers
Henderson, NV 1,435 (May 26) 3rd -7.6% 15th 39% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 4,772 (May 26) 17th -3.6% 16th 105% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 2,260 (May 26) 8th +10.4% 17th 3% below peers

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Aurora, CO down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tucson, AZ down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oklahoma City, OK down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homicide fell about 20% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 53% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 13% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: homicide fell about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 6 in April 2026, down from 8 a year earlier.
6 per 100k
2018April 2026
Compare all 18 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Henderson, NV 1 (May 26) 1st -71.4% 1st 90% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 2 (May 26) 2nd -52.9% 2nd 70% below peers
Kansas City, MO 26 (May 26) 16th -44.8% 3rd 345% above peers
Arlington, TX 2 (May 26) 3rd -44.5% 4th 58% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4 (May 26) 7th -40.1% 5th 38% below peers
Aurora, CO 7 (May 26) 12th -37.0% 6th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC 3 (May 26) 6th -33.4% 7th 46% below peers
Long Beach, CA 6 (May 26) 10th -25.7% 8th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 6 (Apr 26) 11th -19.8% 9th 8% above peers
Atlanta, GA 18 (May 26) 15th -16.7% 10th 217% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 14 (May 26) 14th -13.0% 11th 141% above peers
Cleveland, OH 29 (Mar 26) 17th -0.9% 12th 392% above peers
Mesa, AZ 3 (May 26) 4th +0.0% 13th 50% below peers
New Orleans, LA 31 (May 26) 18th +1.8% 14th 440% above peers
Miami, FL 4 (May 26) 8th +10.0% 15th 24% below peers
Anaheim, CA 3 (May 26) 5th +11.1% 16th 50% below peers
Omaha, NE 4 (May 26) 9th +37.2% 17th 23% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7 (May 26) 13th +57.7% 18th 23% above peers

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down about 42% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Baltimore, MD down about 32% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Columbus, OH down about 28% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Verified improver, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 12% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 88% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 12% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 7% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 386 in April 2026, down from 440 a year earlier.
386 per 100k
2018April 2026
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).
Place Latestper 100k Today's rank Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Kansas City, MO 1,194 (May 26) 16th -53.9% 1st 219% above peers
Aurora, CO 410 (May 26) 11th -53.8% 2nd 10% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 326 (May 26) 8th -53.7% 3rd 13% below peers
Arlington, TX 183 (May 26) 3rd -44.8% 4th 51% below peers
Miami, FL 205 (May 26) 4th -40.0% 5th 45% below peers
Atlanta, GA 459 (May 26) 12th -35.6% 6th 23% above peers
Omaha, NE 374 (May 26) 9th -34.4% 7th on par with peers
Raleigh, NC 291 (May 26) 7th -32.0% 8th 22% below peers
Henderson, NV 228 (May 26) 5th -27.2% 9th 39% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 80 (May 26) 1st -24.7% 10th 78% below peers
Mesa, AZ 140 (May 26) 2nd -20.8% 11th 63% below peers
Cleveland, OH 931 (Mar 26) 15th -20.3% 12th 149% above peers
Long Beach, CA 638 (May 26) 14th -18.7% 13th 70% above peers
Anaheim, CA 253 (May 26) 6th -16.3% 14th 32% below peers
Tulsa, OK 386 (Apr 26) 10th -12.3% 15th 3% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 473 (May 26) 13th -10.2% 16th 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 1,280 (May 26) 17th -8.7% 17th 242% above peers

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Aurora, CO down about 54% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 21% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 39% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oklahoma City, OK down about 38% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 26% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $47,650 to $59,838 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,126). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 21 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 43% from 2014 to 2024 ($41,957 to $59,838).
$59,838
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref $65,039 +23%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Miami, FL $62,462 19th +60% 1st 25% below peers
Atlanta, GA $85,652 8th +43% 2nd 4% above peers
Mesa, AZ $82,752 11th +42% 3rd on par with peers
Tampa, FL $75,475 14th +40% 4th 9% below peers
Long Beach, CA $87,430 6th +39% 5th 6% above peers
Oakland, CA $101,600 1st +38% 6th 23% above peers
New Orleans, LA $56,631 21st +36% 7th 32% below peers
Aurora, CO $88,368 5th +36% 8th 7% above peers
Anaheim, CA $95,227 2nd +33% 9th 15% above peers
Cleveland, OH $40,801 22nd +32% 10th 51% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $84,818 10th +31% 11th 2% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $80,846 12th +29% 12th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO $69,166 17th +28% 13th 16% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $80,540 13th +28% 14th 3% below peers
Raleigh, NC $85,395 9th +27% 15th 3% above peers
Tulsa, OK $59,838 20th +26% 16th 28% below peers
Arlington, TX $75,171 15th +24% 17th 9% below peers
Wichita, KS $64,620 18th +23% 18th 22% below peers
Omaha, NE $73,201 16th +22% 19th 12% below peers
Henderson, NV $90,138 4th +22% 20th 9% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA $92,968 3rd +21% 21st 12% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI $86,504 7th +21% 22nd 5% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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, FL up about 60% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, NJ up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$961 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening slower than 70% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.7% in May 2026, up from 3.2% a year earlier.
4.7%
1990May 2026
Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 4.1% (May 26) +1.0pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Cleveland, OH 3.8% (May 26) 9th -1.4pp 1st 5% below peers
Kansas City, MO 3.5% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 2nd 12% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 5.4% (May 26) 21st -0.4pp 3rd 35% above peers
Oakland, CA 4.1% (May 26) 12th -0.3pp 4th 2% above peers
Omaha, NE 2.9% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 5th 28% below peers
Anaheim, CA 3.5% (May 26) 6th -0.2pp 6th 12% below peers
Aurora, CO 3.9% (May 26) 10th -0.2pp 7th 3% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 3.7% (May 26) 8th -0.2pp 8th 7% below peers
Long Beach, CA 5.1% (May 26) 19th -0.1pp 9th 27% above peers
Raleigh, NC 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.1pp 10th 22% below peers
Miami, FL 2.3% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 11th 43% below peers
Henderson, NV 5.3% (May 26) 20th +0.0pp 12th 32% above peers
Atlanta, GA 3.5% (May 26) 7th +0.0pp 13th 12% below peers
Wichita, KS 4.1% (May 26) 13th +0.1pp 14th 2% above peers
New Orleans, LA 4.8% (May 26) 18th +0.1pp 15th 20% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 3.3% (May 26) 4th +0.2pp 16th 18% below peers
Arlington, TX 4.1% (May 26) 14th +0.3pp 17th 2% above peers
Mesa, AZ 4.0% (May 26) 11th +0.4pp 18th on par with peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.1% (May 26) 15th +0.5pp 19th 2% above peers
Tampa, FL 4.6% (May 26) 16th +0.9pp 20th 15% above peers
Tulsa, OK 4.7% (May 26) 17th +1.5pp 21st 18% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.1% then, 18.3% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.6% to 18.3%).
18.3%
20112024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 14.6% -0.5pp
United States ref 12.0%
Mesa, AZ 10.2% 4th -4.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 8.9% 2nd -2.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Oakland, CA 13.3% 11th -3.3pp 3rd 8% below peers
Tampa, FL 14.8% 14th -3.2pp 4th 3% above peers
Atlanta, GA 15.9% 17th -3.5pp 5th 10% above peers
Miami, FL 19.1% 20th -3.9pp 6th 33% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.4% 15th -3.1pp 7th 7% above peers
Anaheim, CA 12.3% 8th -2.3pp 8th 15% below peers
Arlington, TX 12.6% 9th -1.8pp 9th 12% below peers
Long Beach, CA 14.6% 13th -2.0pp 10th 1% above peers
Kansas City, MO 14.4% 12th -1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 29.7% 22nd -2.0pp 12th 106% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.2% 18th -1.0pp 13th 12% above peers
Raleigh, NC 11.4% 5th -0.6pp 14th 21% below peers
New Orleans, LA 21.8% 21st -1.1pp 15th 51% above peers
Tulsa, OK 18.3% 19th -0.8pp 16th 27% above peers
Wichita, KS 15.6% 16th -0.1pp 17th 8% above peers
Omaha, NE 13.2% 10th +0.1pp 18th 8% below peers
Aurora, CO 11.8% 7th +1.2pp 19th 18% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 11.6% 6th +1.4pp 20th 19% below peers
Henderson, NV 8.9% 3rd +1.0pp 21st 38% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 8.4% 1st +1.3pp 22nd 41% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Laredo, TX down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fresno, CA down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.7% to 27.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 14 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (31.0% to 27.4%).
27.4%
20132024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 20.1% -1.5pp
United States ref 16.1%
Mesa, AZ 13.4% 4th -8.8pp 1st 26% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 10.2% 1st -5.6pp 2nd 44% below peers
Oakland, CA 16.6% 8th -8.2pp 3rd 8% below peers
Anaheim, CA 15.3% 6th -6.9pp 4th 15% below peers
Atlanta, GA 23.3% 18th -10.2pp 5th 29% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 17.9% 11th -7.6pp 6th 1% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.2% 14th -7.3pp 7th 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 18.6% 13th -5.7pp 8th 3% above peers
Miami, FL 25.2% 19th -6.6pp 9th 40% above peers
Arlington, TX 17.7% 10th -4.4pp 10th 2% below peers
Kansas City, MO 20.3% 15th -3.9pp 11th 13% above peers
Raleigh, NC 16.0% 7th -1.8pp 12th 12% below peers
Omaha, NE 17.2% 9th -1.5pp 13th 5% below peers
Tulsa, OK 27.4% 20th -2.4pp 14th 51% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 22nd -3.3pp 15th 149% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 22.0% 17th -1.2pp 16th 22% above peers
New Orleans, LA 32.5% 21st -1.7pp 17th 80% above peers
Wichita, KS 21.8% 16th -0.2pp 18th 21% above peers
Henderson, NV 10.7% 2nd +1.1pp 19th 41% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 11.4% 3rd +1.3pp 20th 37% below peers
Aurora, CO 18.1% 12th +3.1pp 21st on par with peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 14.9% 5th +2.8pp 22nd 17% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Atlanta, GA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tampa, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 89% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 8.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 81.5% to 89.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). 21 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 21 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 14.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (75.6% to 89.8%).
89.8%
20172024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 89.0% +10.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Miami, FL 83.7% 22nd +17.5pp 1st 9% below peers
Cleveland, OH 84.8% 21st +16.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
New Orleans, LA 86.6% 20th +13.1pp 3rd 6% below peers
Atlanta, GA 91.7% 12th +10.5pp 4th 1% below peers
Wichita, KS 91.6% 14th +10.2pp 5th 1% below peers
Kansas City, MO 90.5% 17th +8.9pp 6th 2% below peers
Oakland, CA 91.7% 13th +8.7pp 7th 1% below peers
Long Beach, CA 93.4% 8th +8.8pp 8th 1% above peers
Tulsa, OK 89.8% 18th +8.2pp 9th 3% below peers
Tampa, FL 93.6% 7th +8.3pp 10th 1% above peers
Omaha, NE 91.6% 15th +7.1pp 11th 1% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 90.9% 16th +7.0pp 12th 2% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 94.1% 5th +6.8pp 13th 2% above peers
Arlington, TX 92.4% 11th +6.6pp 14th on par with peers
Mesa, AZ 93.3% 9th +6.4pp 15th 1% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 89.3% 19th +5.9pp 16th 3% below peers
Aurora, CO 93.7% 6th +6.1pp 17th 1% above peers
Henderson, NV 94.8% 1st +5.7pp 18th 3% above peers
Raleigh, NC 94.7% 2nd +4.6pp 19th 2% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 94.5% 4th +4.5pp 20th 2% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 94.6% 3rd +4.0pp 21st 2% above peers
Anaheim, CA 93.1% 10th +3.7pp 22nd 1% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI up 21.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Laredo, TX up 18.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Inequality fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.52 to 0.51 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.01). 3 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.51 to 0.51).
0.51
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 0.47 -0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atlanta, GA 0.56 22nd -0.024 1st 15% above peers
Mesa, AZ 0.43 2nd -0.017 2nd 11% below peers
New Orleans, LA 0.55 20th -0.017 3rd 14% above peers
Tulsa, OK 0.51 16th -0.012 4th 5% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 0.43 3rd -0.009 5th 10% below peers
Miami, FL 0.56 21st -0.009 6th 15% above peers
Long Beach, CA 0.46 9th -0.005 7th 4% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 0.45 7th -0.005 8th 7% below peers
Cleveland, OH 0.51 17th -0.005 9th 5% above peers
Kansas City, MO 0.47 10th -0.003 10th 3% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 0.50 15th -0.003 11th 2% above peers
Oakland, CA 0.51 18th -0.000 12th 6% above peers
Tampa, FL 0.54 19th +0.001 13th 12% above peers
Arlington, TX 0.44 5th +0.005 14th 9% below peers
Henderson, NV 0.46 8th +0.006 15th 4% below peers
Wichita, KS 0.47 11th +0.009 16th 2% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 0.48 12th +0.011 17th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 0.49 14th +0.015 18th 1% above peers
Anaheim, CA 0.45 6th +0.015 19th 8% below peers
Raleigh, NC 0.48 13th +0.018 20th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 0.44 4th +0.019 21st 10% below peers
Aurora, CO 0.43 1st +0.020 22nd 11% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (15.1% then, 15.6% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 17 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap rose 0.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (15.1% to 15.6%).
15.6%
20102023
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 13.6% +0.5pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Mesa, AZ 8.1% 3rd -1.9pp 1st 35% below peers
Tampa, FL 15.7% 18th -3.6pp 2nd 26% above peers
Miami, FL 25.4% 21st -5.6pp 3rd 105% above peers
Kansas City, MO 10.5% 8th -2.2pp 4th 15% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 12.4% 12th -2.3pp 5th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 9.4% 5th -1.4pp 6th 24% below peers
Arlington, TX 10.4% 7th -1.4pp 7th 17% below peers
Omaha, NE 10.2% 6th -1.3pp 8th 18% below peers
Atlanta, GA 14.3% 16th -1.6pp 9th 15% above peers
Cleveland, OH 31.5% 22nd -3.1pp 10th 153% above peers
Wichita, KS 11.1% 11th -1.0pp 11th 10% below peers
Raleigh, NC 8.3% 4th -0.3pp 12th 34% below peers
New Orleans, LA 18.5% 20th +0.0pp 13th 49% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.5% 1st +0.1pp 14th 48% below peers
Tulsa, OK 15.6% 17th +0.5pp 15th 25% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 16.8% 19th +1.1pp 16th 35% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 10.8% 9th +1.0pp 17th 14% below peers
Aurora, CO 10.8% 10th +1.0pp 18th 14% below peers
Henderson, NV 7.7% 2nd +1.4pp 19th 38% below peers
Anaheim, CA 14.0% 15th +2.7pp 20th 12% above peers
Long Beach, CA 13.8% 14th +2.7pp 21st 11% above peers
Oakland, CA 13.7% 13th +3.5pp 22nd 10% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Tampa, FL down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Miami, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Jersey City, NJ down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value rose about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: home value rose about 10% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $222,868 in June 2026, up from $216,535 a year earlier.
$222,868
2000June 2026
Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref $225,437 (Jun 26) +2.5%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Virginia Beach, VA $432,734 (Jun 26) 10th +3.2% 1st 10% above peers
Wichita, KS $208,245 (Jun 26) 20th +3.2% 2nd 47% below peers
Tulsa, OK $222,868 (Jun 26) 19th +2.9% 3rd 43% below peers
Long Beach, CA $862,989 (Jun 26) 2nd +2.0% 4th 120% above peers
Anaheim, CA $954,662 (Jun 26) 1st +1.5% 5th 143% above peers
Omaha, NE $300,783 (Jun 26) 16th +1.5% 6th 23% below peers
Kansas City, MO $257,356 (Jun 26) 17th +1.2% 7th 34% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $336,624 (Jun 26) 14th +0.9% 8th 14% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $392,105 (Jun 26) 11th -0.4% 9th on par with peers
Miami, FL $582,621 (Jun 26) 4th -0.7% 10th 49% above peers
Mesa, AZ $434,616 (Jun 26) 9th -1.4% 11th 11% above peers
Arlington, TX $314,440 (Jun 26) 15th -1.5% 12th 20% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $450,254 (Jun 26) 7th -1.8% 13th 15% above peers
New Orleans, LA $247,590 (Jun 26) 18th -2.0% 14th 37% below peers
Cleveland, OH $121,435 (Jun 26) 21st -2.0% 15th 69% below peers
Tampa, FL $380,283 (Jun 26) 13th -2.1% 16th 3% below peers
Raleigh, NC $436,056 (Jun 26) 8th -2.1% 17th 11% above peers
Henderson, NV $486,533 (Jun 26) 5th -2.6% 18th 24% above peers
Atlanta, GA $387,146 (Jun 26) 12th -2.9% 19th 1% below peers
Aurora, CO $462,424 (Jun 26) 6th -3.5% 20th 18% above peers
Oakland, CA $721,966 (Jun 26) 3rd -4.6% 21st 84% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 90% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 14% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $132,642 in June 2026, up from $128,548 a year earlier.
$132,642
2000June 2026
Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref $121,799 (Jun 26) +3.3%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Wichita, KS $127,061 (Jun 26) 20th +4.1% 1st 57% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $310,153 (Jun 26) 9th +3.7% 2nd 5% above peers
Tulsa, OK $132,642 (Jun 26) 19th +3.2% 3rd 55% below peers
New Orleans, LA $147,027 (Jun 26) 17th +1.7% 4th 50% below peers
Omaha, NE $205,406 (Jun 26) 16th +1.4% 5th 30% below peers
Anaheim, CA $768,083 (Jun 26) 1st +1.3% 6th 161% above peers
Minneapolis, MN $223,628 (Jun 26) 14th +1.2% 7th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO $139,666 (Jun 26) 18th +1.0% 8th 53% below peers
Long Beach, CA $587,973 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.3% 9th 100% above peers
Bakersfield, CA $294,150 (Jun 26) 11th -0.7% 10th on par with peers
Arlington, TX $252,240 (Jun 26) 12th -1.1% 11th 14% below peers
Cleveland, OH $74,389 (Jun 26) 21st -1.7% 12th 75% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $339,179 (Jun 26) 6th -1.9% 13th 15% above peers
Mesa, AZ $327,568 (Jun 26) 8th -2.0% 14th 11% above peers
Tampa, FL $246,066 (Jun 26) 13th -2.3% 15th 16% below peers
Henderson, NV $359,980 (Jun 26) 4th -2.8% 16th 22% above peers
Miami, FL $352,438 (Jun 26) 5th -3.0% 17th 20% above peers
Raleigh, NC $300,340 (Jun 26) 10th -3.7% 18th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO $332,504 (Jun 26) 7th -5.1% 19th 13% above peers
Oakland, CA $476,713 (Jun 26) 3rd -6.1% 20th 62% above peers
Atlanta, GA $218,341 (Jun 26) 15th -6.2% 21st 26% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership rose 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 50.7% to 51.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 14 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 1.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.9% to 51.9%).
51.9%
20112024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 65.8% +0.2pp
United States ref 65.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI 48.9% 15th +4.2pp 1st 6% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.4% 17th +2.9pp 2nd 11% below peers
New Orleans, LA 51.2% 12th +2.9pp 3rd 1% below peers
Mesa, AZ 64.4% 3rd +3.3pp 4th 24% above peers
Aurora, CO 62.4% 4th +2.5pp 5th 20% above peers
Miami, FL 30.8% 22nd +1.2pp 6th 41% below peers
Kansas City, MO 55.4% 9th +2.1pp 7th 7% above peers
Oakland, CA 42.3% 19th +1.6pp 8th 18% below peers
Tampa, FL 50.3% 14th +1.8pp 9th 3% below peers
Long Beach, CA 41.2% 21st +1.3pp 10th 21% below peers
Henderson, NV 66.1% 1st +2.0pp 11th 27% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 60.9% 5th +1.8pp 12th 17% above peers
Anaheim, CA 46.2% 18th +1.4pp 13th 11% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 60.6% 6th +1.5pp 14th 17% above peers
Tulsa, OK 51.9% 11th +1.2pp 15th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 65.2% 2nd +1.4pp 16th 25% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 47.7% 16th +0.5pp 17th 8% below peers
Cleveland, OH 41.7% 20th +0.2pp 18th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 58.9% 7th +0.1pp 19th 13% above peers
Raleigh, NC 50.8% 13th -0.8pp 20th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 54.3% 10th -0.9pp 21st 5% above peers
Omaha, NE 57.4% 8th -1.3pp 22nd 10% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 65% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 70% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,272 in June 2026, up from $1,234 a year earlier.
$1,272
2015June 2026
Compare all 21 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Oakland, CA $2,614 (Jun 26) 3rd +7.8% 1st 50% above peers
Wichita, KS $1,146 (Jun 26) 21st +5.3% 2nd 34% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA $2,065 (Jun 26) 5th +4.6% 3rd 19% above peers
Cleveland, OH $1,430 (Jun 26) 19th +4.2% 4th 18% below peers
Kansas City, MO $1,444 (Jun 26) 18th +3.9% 5th 17% below peers
Minneapolis, MN $1,686 (Jun 26) 12th +3.5% 6th 3% below peers
Atlanta, GA $1,911 (Jun 26) 7th +3.2% 7th 10% above peers
Tulsa, OK $1,272 (Jun 26) 20th +3.1% 8th 27% below peers
Omaha, NE $1,453 (Jun 26) 17th +3.0% 9th 16% below peers
Bakersfield, CA $1,865 (Jun 26) 8th +1.8% 10th 7% above peers
Long Beach, CA $2,364 (Jun 26) 4th +1.7% 11th 36% above peers
New Orleans, LA $1,664 (Jun 26) 13th +1.3% 12th 4% below peers
Arlington, TX $1,546 (Jun 26) 16th +1.0% 13th 11% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO $1,739 (Jun 26) 11th +1.0% 14th on par with peers
Anaheim, CA $2,674 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.7% 15th 54% above peers
Miami, FL $3,004 (Jun 26) 1st +0.3% 16th 73% above peers
Henderson, NV $1,826 (Jun 26) 9th +0.2% 17th 5% above peers
Raleigh, NC $1,579 (Jun 26) 14th +0.1% 18th 9% below peers
Mesa, AZ $1,549 (Jun 26) 15th -0.3% 19th 11% below peers
Tampa, FL $1,999 (Jun 26) 6th -0.9% 20th 15% above peers
Aurora, CO $1,759 (Jun 26) 10th -1.9% 21st 1% above peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.7% then, 33.2% now; margin ±1.0pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.8% to 33.2%).
33.2%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 27.3% +1.4pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Miami, FL 54.7% 22nd -1.6pp 1st 38% above peers
Wichita, KS 28.1% 1st -0.7pp 2nd 29% below peers
Long Beach, CA 45.7% 20th -0.8pp 3rd 15% above peers
New Orleans, LA 45.3% 19th -0.8pp 4th 14% above peers
Oakland, CA 43.1% 17th -0.6pp 5th 9% above peers
Anaheim, CA 47.3% 21st -0.3pp 6th 20% above peers
Cleveland, OH 40.7% 15th +0.2pp 7th 3% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 43.6% 18th +0.4pp 8th 10% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.1% 7th +0.4pp 9th 11% below peers
Mesa, AZ 33.2% 3rd +0.4pp 10th 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 33.2% 4th +0.5pp 11th 16% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 35.2% 8th +0.6pp 12th 11% below peers
Atlanta, GA 38.5% 11th +0.8pp 13th 3% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 39.7% 13th +1.0pp 14th on par with peers
Tampa, FL 40.9% 16th +1.7pp 15th 3% above peers
Aurora, CO 39.7% 14th +1.7pp 16th on par with peers
Colorado Springs, CO 35.8% 10th +1.6pp 17th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 32.8% 2nd +1.9pp 18th 17% below peers
Kansas City, MO 33.9% 5th +2.1pp 19th 14% below peers
Henderson, NV 34.9% 6th +3.6pp 20th 12% below peers
Raleigh, NC 35.6% 9th +4.7pp 21st 10% below peers
Arlington, TX 39.6% 12th +5.5pp 22nd on par with peers
Where is this changing? 137 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.7% then, 8.3% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
8.3%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 5.6% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Mesa, AZ 5.2% 5th -1.2pp 1st 38% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 4.4% 2nd -0.8pp 2nd 47% below peers
Tampa, FL 8.5% 13th -1.4pp 3rd 2% above peers
Wichita, KS 6.4% 8th -1.0pp 4th 24% below peers
Kansas City, MO 9.0% 15th -1.3pp 5th 8% above peers
Atlanta, GA 14.2% 16th -1.6pp 6th 70% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.9% 14th -0.7pp 7th 7% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 15.6% 17th -1.2pp 8th 87% above peers
New Orleans, LA 17.4% 20th -1.1pp 9th 109% above peers
Miami, FL 17.9% 21st -0.9pp 10th 114% above peers
Omaha, NE 7.5% 11th -0.4pp 11th 10% below peers
Cleveland, OH 22.1% 22nd -1.0pp 12th 164% above peers
Tulsa, OK 8.3% 12th -0.3pp 13th on par with peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 16.6% 19th +0.0pp 14th 99% above peers
Oakland, CA 16.2% 18th +0.1pp 15th 94% above peers
Anaheim, CA 5.6% 6th +0.2pp 16th 33% below peers
Raleigh, NC 6.0% 7th +0.3pp 17th 28% below peers
Aurora, CO 6.6% 9th +0.5pp 18th 21% below peers
Henderson, NV 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 19th 49% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.6% 3rd +0.4pp 20th 45% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 10th +1.3pp 21st 12% below peers
Arlington, TX 5.0% 4th +0.9pp 22nd 40% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 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.
HousingHouseholds without a vehicle
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Fresno, CA down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Stockton, CA down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Glendale, AZ down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health
Health

People without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Improving (small)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Uninsured fell 0.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 16.4% to 15.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 12 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.5% to 15.9%).
15.9%
20122024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 12.4% -1.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Oakland, CA 5.6% 2nd -2.3pp 1st 39% below peers
Anaheim, CA 9.9% 13th -2.1pp 2nd 7% above peers
Miami, FL 16.1% 21st -3.3pp 3rd 75% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.0% 4th -1.2pp 4th 35% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 5.6% 3rd -0.9pp 5th 39% below peers
Mesa, AZ 10.5% 16th -1.7pp 6th 14% above peers
New Orleans, LA 8.0% 9th -1.1pp 7th 13% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 3.4% 1st -0.4pp 8th 63% below peers
Omaha, NE 9.1% 11th -0.9pp 9th 1% below peers
Tampa, FL 10.5% 15th -1.1pp 10th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC 9.2% 12th -0.9pp 11th on par with peers
Kansas City, MO 10.9% 17th -0.8pp 12th 19% above peers
Tulsa, OK 15.9% 20th -0.5pp 13th 73% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 7.4% 7th -0.1pp 14th 19% below peers
Atlanta, GA 9.9% 14th -0.2pp 15th 8% above peers
Long Beach, CA 8.3% 10th -0.1pp 16th 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 7.4% 6th -0.0pp 17th 20% below peers
Wichita, KS 12.2% 18th +0.2pp 18th 33% above peers
Henderson, NV 6.7% 5th +0.2pp 19th 28% below peers
Arlington, TX 18.9% 22nd +0.7pp 20th 105% above peers
Cleveland, OH 8.0% 8th +0.4pp 21st 14% below peers
Aurora, CO 13.6% 19th +2.3pp 22nd 48% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Santa Ana, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anaheim, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Miami, FL down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

39.4%
20202022
Compare all 22 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma ref 40.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Oakland, CA 23.7% 1st 27% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 24.4% 2nd 25% below peers
Long Beach, CA 27.6% 3rd 15% below peers
Raleigh, NC 28.2% 4th 13% below peers
Anaheim, CA 28.2% 5th 13% below peers
Aurora, CO 28.3% 6th 13% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 28.3% 7th 13% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 29.6% 8th 9% below peers
Henderson, NV 30.1% 9th 7% below peers
Miami, FL 30.3% 10th 7% below peers
Tampa, FL 32.3% 11th 1% below peers
Atlanta, GA 32.5% 12th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 33.8% 13th 4% above peers
Mesa, AZ 33.9% 14th 4% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 34.7% 15th 7% above peers
Wichita, KS 34.7% 16th 7% above peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 17th 12% above peers
New Orleans, LA 37.2% 18th 14% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.2% 19th 21% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.4% 20th 21% above peers
Kansas City, MO 40.0% 21st 23% above peers
Cleveland, OH 44.9% 22nd 38% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 8.4% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.8% to 8.4%).
8.4%
20122024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 8.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Anaheim, CA 3.5% 4th -0.8pp 1st 40% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.3% 19th -1.7pp 2nd 42% above peers
Oakland, CA 3.5% 3rd -0.7pp 3rd 40% below peers
Miami, FL 7.3% 17th -1.3pp 4th 26% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 2nd -0.5pp 5th 49% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 2.2% 1st -0.2pp 6th 61% below peers
Wichita, KS 6.5% 16th -0.1pp 7th 12% above peers
Raleigh, NC 5.4% 11th -0.1pp 8th 7% below peers
Long Beach, CA 3.7% 5th +0.1pp 9th 37% below peers
Tulsa, OK 8.4% 20th +0.2pp 10th 45% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 4.0% 7th +0.2pp 11th 30% below peers
Omaha, NE 6.4% 14th +0.6pp 12th 11% above peers
Tampa, FL 6.2% 13th +0.8pp 13th 7% above peers
Arlington, TX 13.1% 22nd +1.8pp 14th 126% above peers
Atlanta, GA 5.8% 12th +0.9pp 15th on par with peers
Henderson, NV 6.5% 15th +1.0pp 16th 11% above peers
Kansas City, MO 8.1% 18th +1.5pp 17th 40% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.9% 21st +1.8pp 18th 54% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 5.3% 9th +1.1pp 19th 8% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 3.8% 6th +1.0pp 20th 34% below peers
Cleveland, OH 4.4% 8th +1.3pp 21st 24% below peers
New Orleans, LA 5.4% 10th +1.9pp 22nd 7% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.5% to 33.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). 20 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 20 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.1% to 33.6%).
33.6%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 28.4% +2.8pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Cleveland, OH 22.4% 22nd +4.9pp 1st 42% below peers
Miami, FL 37.4% 12th +7.8pp 2nd 3% below peers
Mesa, AZ 32.5% 18th +5.1pp 3rd 15% below peers
Tampa, FL 45.7% 5th +7.1pp 4th 19% above peers
Anaheim, CA 29.7% 20th +4.2pp 5th 23% below peers
Atlanta, GA 59.2% 1st +7.4pp 6th 54% above peers
Long Beach, CA 35.6% 14th +4.5pp 7th 7% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 40.9% 9th +4.9pp 8th 7% above peers
Aurora, CO 33.6% 15th +3.9pp 9th 12% below peers
New Orleans, LA 42.4% 7th +4.8pp 10th 10% above peers
Henderson, NV 37.4% 13th +4.0pp 11th 3% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 41.5% 8th +4.3pp 12th 8% above peers
Oakland, CA 48.8% 4th +4.7pp 13th 27% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 55.5% 2nd +5.1pp 14th 45% above peers
Kansas City, MO 38.4% 11th +3.1pp 15th on par with peers
Bakersfield, CA 23.6% 21st +1.7pp 16th 39% below peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 17th +2.3pp 17th 15% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 42.7% 6th +2.9pp 18th 11% above peers
Tulsa, OK 33.6% 16th +2.1pp 19th 12% below peers
Omaha, NE 40.1% 10th +2.4pp 20th 4% above peers
Raleigh, NC 54.0% 3rd +3.1pp 21st 41% above peers
Wichita, KS 31.1% 19th +1.0pp 22nd 19% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Petersburg, FL up 6.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Winston-Salem, NC up 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Long Beach, CA up 4.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 4.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 46.8% to 42.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp). 8 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.3% to 42.5%).
42.5%
20112024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 40.5% -2.6pp
United States ref 45.5%
Anaheim, CA 51.3% 5th +7.1pp 1st 16% above peers
Aurora, CO 44.2% 11th +6.0pp 2nd on par with peers
Henderson, NV 43.8% 13th +3.5pp 3rd 1% below peers
Tampa, FL 58.2% 4th +4.6pp 4th 32% above peers
Miami, FL 67.7% 1st +4.3pp 5th 53% above peers
Arlington, TX 39.7% 17th +2.0pp 6th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 62.2% 2nd -0.9pp 7th 41% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 43.4% 14th -1.6pp 8th 2% below peers
Mesa, AZ 32.1% 21st -1.2pp 9th 27% below peers
New Orleans, LA 61.5% 3rd -2.4pp 10th 39% above peers
Wichita, KS 36.5% 18th -1.5pp 11th 17% below peers
Kansas City, MO 42.2% 16th -2.4pp 12th 4% below peers
Tulsa, OK 42.5% 15th -4.3pp 13th 4% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 50.2% 7th -5.2pp 14th 14% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 47.6% 8th -6.1pp 15th 8% above peers
Oakland, CA 51.0% 6th -6.9pp 16th 16% above peers
Long Beach, CA 44.0% 12th -7.0pp 17th on par with peers
Omaha, NE 36.3% 19th -6.0pp 18th 18% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.3% 22nd -5.1pp 19th 34% below peers
Raleigh, NC 45.6% 9th -9.7pp 20th 3% above peers
Cleveland, OH 33.7% 20th -8.7pp 21st 24% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 44.8% 10th -14.2pp 22nd 2% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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33 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth fell 3.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 9.2% to 5.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 2 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.1% to 5.8%).
5.8%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 7.9% -0.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Kansas City, MO 5.7% 6th -3.3pp 1st 16% below peers
Tulsa, OK 5.8% 7th -3.4pp 2nd 14% below peers
Miami, FL 8.5% 18th -4.1pp 3rd 24% above peers
Arlington, TX 6.3% 8th -1.0pp 4th 8% below peers
Atlanta, GA 4.5% 1st -0.4pp 5th 34% below peers
Oakland, CA 7.9% 14th -0.6pp 6th 16% above peers
Omaha, NE 5.6% 5th -0.3pp 7th 17% below peers
New Orleans, LA 8.1% 15th -0.4pp 8th 18% above peers
Long Beach, CA 7.3% 13th -0.3pp 9th 7% above peers
Henderson, NV 6.4% 9th -0.2pp 10th 6% below peers
Cleveland, OH 10.4% 22nd -0.2pp 11th 52% above peers
Aurora, CO 8.1% 16th -0.1pp 12th 19% above peers
Raleigh, NC 4.7% 2nd -0.0pp 13th 31% below peers
Tampa, FL 5.2% 4th +0.0pp 14th 23% below peers
Mesa, AZ 8.5% 19th +0.3pp 15th 25% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 6.7% 11th +0.5pp 16th 2% below peers
Wichita, KS 9.0% 20th +1.7pp 17th 32% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 6.5% 10th +1.3pp 18th 4% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 4.9% 3rd +1.0pp 19th 28% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 10.0% 21st +2.0pp 20th 47% above peers
Anaheim, CA 8.2% 17th +2.1pp 21st 20% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 6.8% 12th +1.9pp 22nd on par with peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Orlando, FL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kansas City, MO down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 402,324 to 413,794 - more than the combined survey margin (±184). 15 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (395,599 to 413,794).
413,794
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Henderson, NV 332,141 22nd +11% 1st 22% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 411,986 13th +9% 2nd 4% below peers
Aurora, CO 394,432 17th +7% 3rd 8% below peers
Kansas City, MO 510,612 2nd +5% 4th 20% above peers
Colorado Springs, CO 487,887 5th +5% 5th 14% above peers
Raleigh, NC 481,031 6th +4% 6th 13% above peers
Tampa, FL 401,618 14th +4% 7th 6% below peers
Atlanta, GA 505,268 3rd +3% 8th 18% above peers
Oakland, CA 439,418 10th +3% 9th 3% above peers
Tulsa, OK 413,794 12th +3% 10th 3% below peers
Omaha, NE 488,837 4th +3% 11th 14% above peers
Mesa, AZ 511,764 1st +2% 12th 20% above peers
Wichita, KS 397,945 15th +2% 13th 7% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 427,246 11th +2% 14th on par with peers
Virginia Beach, VA 456,349 8th +1% 15th 7% above peers
Miami, FL 459,745 7th +1% 16th 8% above peers
Arlington, TX 397,742 16th +1% 17th 7% below peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 345,482 20th -1% 18th 19% below peers
Anaheim, CA 344,521 21st -2% 19th 19% below peers
Long Beach, CA 455,548 9th -2% 20th 7% above peers
New Orleans, LA 371,853 18th -5% 21st 13% below peers
Cleveland, OH 366,097 19th -5% 22nd 14% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 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 ±125 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 Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 0.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.5% to 24.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp). 18 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 18 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 0.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (24.6% to 24.1%).
24.1%
20172024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 23.6% -0.6pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Tulsa, OK 24.1% 4th -0.4pp 1st 10% above peers
Virginia Beach, VA 21.9% 10th -0.4pp 2nd on par with peers
New Orleans, LA 19.7% 16th -0.4pp 3rd 10% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 29.2% 1st -0.7pp 4th 34% above peers
Henderson, NV 20.8% 13th -0.5pp 5th 5% below peers
Kansas City, MO 22.5% 8th -0.6pp 6th 3% above peers
Arlington, TX 24.8% 2nd -0.8pp 7th 14% above peers
Omaha, NE 24.2% 3rd -0.9pp 8th 11% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 16.5% 22nd -0.7pp 9th 25% below peers
Wichita, KS 24.1% 5th -1.2pp 10th 10% above peers
Cleveland, OH 21.0% 12th -1.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Raleigh, NC 19.8% 15th -1.0pp 12th 9% below peers
Oakland, CA 18.9% 18th -1.0pp 13th 14% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 18.8% 19th -1.0pp 14th 14% below peers
Miami, FL 16.5% 21st -1.0pp 15th 24% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 21.8% 11th -1.4pp 16th on par with peers
Aurora, CO 23.9% 6th -1.5pp 17th 9% above peers
Mesa, AZ 22.5% 7th -1.8pp 18th 3% above peers
Anaheim, CA 22.2% 9th -1.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Atlanta, GA 16.6% 20th -1.6pp 20th 24% below peers
Tampa, FL 19.4% 17th -2.1pp 21st 11% below peers
Long Beach, CA 19.9% 14th -2.5pp 22nd 9% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Single-parent fell 2.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.9% to 39.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp). 3 of the 21 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 5 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.9% to 39.2%).
39.2%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 31.0% -0.6pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Urban Honolulu, HI 27.7% 21st +3.9pp 1st 22% below peers
Aurora, CO 34.0% 14th +4.7pp 2nd 4% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 30.6% 17th +2.5pp 3rd 14% below peers
Henderson, NV 28.8% 20th +2.4pp 4th 19% below peers
Anaheim, CA 29.7% 19th +2.3pp 5th 16% below peers
Long Beach, CA 40.2% 5th +2.8pp 6th 13% above peers
Omaha, NE 33.3% 15th +1.9pp 7th 6% below peers
Bakersfield, CA 35.5% 11th +1.4pp 8th on par with peers
Oakland, CA 35.8% 10th +1.3pp 9th 1% above peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 1st +1.9pp 10th 103% above peers
Raleigh, NC 34.8% 12th -0.5pp 11th 2% below peers
Mesa, AZ 30.4% 18th -0.5pp 12th 14% below peers
Kansas City, MO 38.8% 8th -1.3pp 13th 9% above peers
Wichita, KS 34.6% 13th -1.6pp 14th 2% below peers
Tampa, FL 40.1% 6th -2.4pp 15th 13% above peers
Minneapolis, MN 35.9% 9th -2.3pp 16th 1% above peers
Tulsa, OK 39.2% 7th -2.7pp 17th 10% above peers
New Orleans, LA 53.7% 2nd -4.0pp 18th 51% above peers
Miami, FL 42.6% 4th -3.5pp 19th 20% above peers
Arlington, TX 32.6% 16th -3.0pp 20th 8% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 26.4% 22nd -2.6pp 21st 26% below peers
Atlanta, GA 46.5% 3rd -6.6pp 22nd 31% above peers
Where is this changing? 137 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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28 of 137 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.9% then, 63.8% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 21 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.0% to 63.8%).
63.8%
20102024
Compare all 22 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
Oklahoma ref 64.1% +1.3pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Oakland, CA 71.6% 6th +7.0pp 1st 2% above peers
Urban Honolulu, HI 68.2% 13th +6.0pp 2nd 3% below peers
Tampa, FL 74.3% 3rd +6.3pp 3rd 6% above peers
Long Beach, CA 71.3% 7th +5.9pp 4th 2% above peers
Anaheim, CA 68.2% 14th +4.6pp 5th 3% below peers
Virginia Beach, VA 68.8% 12th +3.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Arlington, TX 67.2% 16th +1.8pp 7th 4% below peers
Colorado Springs, CO 62.0% 21st +1.6pp 8th 12% below peers
Mesa, AZ 63.5% 18th +1.6pp 9th 10% below peers
Atlanta, GA 75.7% 1st +1.7pp 10th 8% above peers
Raleigh, NC 70.5% 9th +1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Wichita, KS 70.3% 10th +1.2pp 12th on par with peers
Tulsa, OK 63.8% 17th +0.9pp 13th 9% below peers
Miami, FL 67.6% 15th +0.3pp 14th 4% below peers
Kansas City, MO 71.9% 5th -0.3pp 15th 2% above peers
New Orleans, LA 70.2% 11th -1.0pp 16th on par with peers
Cleveland, OH 71.9% 4th -1.7pp 17th 2% above peers
Aurora, CO 63.5% 19th -1.9pp 18th 10% below peers
Omaha, NE 70.8% 8th -2.1pp 19th 1% above peers
Bakersfield, CA 62.4% 20th -1.9pp 20th 11% below peers
Minneapolis, MN 74.6% 2nd -3.9pp 21st 6% above peers
Henderson, NV 61.3% 22nd -3.4pp 22nd 13% below peers
Where is this changing? 137 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±2.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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