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1,574,281 people (2025) 1m+ Northeast

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Philadelphia, PA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$61,953
2020-24
▲ 35%
relative change
$45,927 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
183 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 24%
relative change
240 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
35.4%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
29.7% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.9%
Jul 2026
▼ 18%
relative change
6.0% a year earlier
Dropping fast, still behind peers Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
29.0%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
34.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
89.2%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
77.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
7.1%
2020-24
▼ 13%
relative change
8.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
21.4%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
24.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
27.9%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
30.1% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
792 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
851 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
38.7%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
39.9% in 2019
Improving (small) Trailing peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Philadelphia, PA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
4.6%
2020-24
▲ 30%
relative change
3.5% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
45.6%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
51.4% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
4,103 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
4,335 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
962 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 5%
relative change
1,010 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
51.8%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
53.0% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
26.3%
2019-23
▲ 3%
relative change
25.5% in 2018
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.51
2020-24
▼ <1%
relative change
0.52 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
52.4%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
54.8% in 2019
Falling Among the highest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,768
Aug 2026
▲ 4%
relative change
$1,705 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$133,566
Aug 2026
▲ 1%
relative change
$131,958 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$233,728
Aug 2026
low
vs peers
$233,421 a year earlier
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
72.0%
2020-24
high
vs peers
72.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Population
1,579,706
2020-24
low
vs peers
1,579,075 in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 7% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 60% of similar-size cities. Philadelphia 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 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 792 in July 2026, down from 851 a year earlier.
Bright spot 792 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 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%
Houston, TX 789 (Jun 26) -22.5% 1st
San Jose, CA 459 (May 26) -20.5% 2nd
Fort Worth, TX 336 (Jul 26) -17.2% 3rd
Charlotte, NC 560 (Jul 26) -17.1% 4th
Columbus, OH 358 (Jun 26) -8.7% 5th
Dallas, TX 554 (Jul 26) -8.6% 6th
Phoenix, AZ 704 (Jul 26) -7.1% 7th
Philadelphia, PA 792 (Jul 26) -6.9% 8th
Austin, TX 396 (Jul 26) -5.3% 9th
San Antonio, TX 527 (Jul 26) -4.7% 10th
San Diego, CA 406 (Jul 26) -2.9% 11th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Houston, TX down about 22% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Chicago, IL down about 15% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 2% a year · 2021-2026
  • Dallas, TX down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 70% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Property crime rose about 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4,103 in July 2026, down from 4,335 a year earlier.
Needs attention 4,103 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 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%
Fort Worth, TX 2,013 (Jul 26) -16.9% 1st
Houston, TX 3,494 (Jun 26) -13.2% 2nd
Columbus, OH 2,382 (Jun 26) -11.5% 3rd
Charlotte, NC 3,409 (Jul 26) -10.6% 4th
San Antonio, TX 3,726 (Jul 26) -9.7% 5th
San Jose, CA 2,311 (May 26) -8.9% 6th
Phoenix, AZ 2,002 (Jul 26) -8.4% 7th
Philadelphia, PA 4,103 (Jul 26) -5.4% 8th
Austin, TX 2,867 (Jul 26) -5.3% 9th
Dallas, TX 2,995 (Jul 26) -3.4% 10th
San Diego, CA 1,589 (Jul 26) -0.3% 11th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (1m+) 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. 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 →
  • San Diego, CA essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 24% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 16% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities. Philadelphia 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 6% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 183 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 240 in the prior 12 months. That is 12 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 183 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 12 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%
Houston, TX 9 (Jun 26) -33.2% 1st
Columbus, OH 7 (Jun 26) -29.1% 2nd
Philadelphia, PA 12 (Jul 26) -23.8% 3rd
Fort Worth, TX 6 (Jul 26) -22.8% 4th
San Antonio, TX 6 (Jul 26) -18.6% 5th
Phoenix, AZ 7 (Jul 26) -2.4% 6th
Austin, TX 5 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Jacksonville, FL 7 (Jul 26) +4.2% 8th
Dallas, TX 11 (Jul 26) +6.0% 9th
San Diego, CA 3 (Jul 26) +8.7% 10th
San Jose, CA 2 (May 26) +9.4% 11th
Charlotte, NC 10 (Jul 26) +16.9% 12th
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Houston, TX down about 33% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Chicago, IL down about 10% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft rose about 20% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 29% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 962 in July 2026, down from 1,010 a year earlier.
Needs attention 962 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 11 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%
Fort Worth, TX 285 (Jul 26) -32.5% 1st
Charlotte, NC 499 (Jul 26) -25.2% 2nd
Dallas, TX 705 (Jul 26) -24.4% 3rd
Austin, TX 351 (Jul 26) -22.9% 4th
Houston, TX 473 (Jun 26) -20.2% 5th
Phoenix, AZ 332 (Jul 26) -18.1% 6th
San Diego, CA 271 (Jul 26) -15.0% 7th
San Antonio, TX 567 (Jul 26) -12.7% 8th
San Jose, CA 490 (May 26) -12.5% 9th
Columbus, OH 511 (Jun 26) -6.4% 10th
Philadelphia, PA 962 (Jul 26) -4.8% 11th
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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. 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 →
  • Phoenix, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 35% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $45,927 to $61,953 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$1,067).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Philadelphia 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 65% from 2014 to 2024 ($37,460 to $61,953).
Bright spot $61,953
20102024
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▸ Compare all 12 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
Pennsylvania ref $77,971 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Phoenix, AZ $81,332 5th +42% 1st 2% above peers
San Diego, CA $108,077 2nd +36% 2nd 36% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $61,953 12th +35% 3rd 22% below peers
Dallas, TX $70,518 7th +34% 4th 11% below peers
San Jose, CA $146,427 1st +34% 5th 84% above peers
Austin, TX $93,658 3rd +31% 6th 18% above peers
Charlotte, NC $82,068 4th +31% 7th 3% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $79,507 6th +28% 8th on par with peers
Jacksonville, FL $69,872 8th +28% 9th 12% below peers
San Antonio, TX $65,056 10th +24% 10th 18% below peers
Houston, TX $64,813 11th +24% 11th 18% below peers
Columbus, OH $66,082 9th +23% 12th 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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40 of 408 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 23 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Dallas, TX up about 34% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Antonio, TX up about 24% between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Houston, TX up about 24% between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$919 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 1.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2022 (4.9% then, 5.3% now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 4.3% 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: 4.9% in July 2026, down from 6.0% a year earlier.
Bright spot 4.9%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 3.9% (Jul 26) -0.5pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Columbus, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 1st -1.4pp 1st 28% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 4.9% (Jul 26) 10th -1.1pp 2nd 7% above peers
San Jose, CA 4.2% (Jul 26) 4th -0.6pp 3rd 9% below peers
Charlotte, NC 3.8% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 4th 17% below peers
San Diego, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 5th -0.4pp 5th 2% below peers
Austin, TX 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.3pp 6th 17% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 4.6% (Jul 26) 6th +0.4pp 7th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 7th +0.4pp 8th on par with peers
Houston, TX 5.1% (Jul 26) 11th +0.4pp 9th 11% above peers
San Antonio, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 8th +0.5pp 10th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 4.8% (Jul 26) 9th +0.5pp 11th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 5.1% (Jul 26) 12th +0.6pp 12th 11% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 3.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 24.3% to 21.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Philadelphia started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (26.7% to 21.4%).
Bright spot 21.4%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 12 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
Pennsylvania ref 11.7% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Phoenix, AZ 13.7% 6th -4.3pp 1st 6% below peers
San Diego, CA 11.0% 2nd -1.8pp 2nd 24% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 21.4% 12th -3.0pp 3rd 47% above peers
Dallas, TX 16.7% 8th -2.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.1% 5th -1.4pp 5th 10% below peers
Austin, TX 12.0% 4th -1.2pp 6th 18% below peers
Charlotte, NC 11.7% 3rd -1.2pp 7th 20% below peers
Columbus, OH 18.1% 10th -1.4pp 8th 25% above peers
San Jose, CA 8.1% 1st -0.6pp 9th 44% below peers
San Antonio, TX 17.1% 9th -0.6pp 10th 18% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.5% 7th -0.3pp 11th on par with peers
Houston, TX 19.9% 11th -0.2pp 12th 37% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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31 of 408 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 19 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 →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Dallas, TX down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chicago, IL down 1.6pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% 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 →
What changed

Child poverty fell 5.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 34.8% to 29.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Philadelphia started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 8.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.0% to 29.0%).
Bright spot 29.0%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 12 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
Pennsylvania ref 15.6% -2.0pp
United States ref 16.1%
Phoenix, AZ 19.3% 6th -7.4pp 1st 2% below peers
San Diego, CA 12.1% 2nd -3.6pp 2nd 38% below peers
Dallas, TX 24.3% 9th -5.0pp 3rd 24% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 29.0% 11th -5.9pp 4th 48% above peers
Austin, TX 15.1% 3rd -2.8pp 5th 23% below peers
San Jose, CA 8.2% 1st -1.2pp 6th 58% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 17.7% 5th -2.3pp 7th 10% below peers
Columbus, OH 26.0% 10th -3.3pp 8th 33% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 19.6% 7th -2.4pp 9th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 16.8% 4th -1.7pp 10th 14% below peers
San Antonio, TX 23.9% 8th -2.3pp 11th 22% above peers
Houston, TX 30.1% 12th -1.2pp 12th 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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33 of 408 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 21 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 →
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Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Dallas, TX down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chicago, IL down 3.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 12.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.1% to 89.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Philadelphia 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 19.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (70.1% to 89.2%).
Bright spot 89.2%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 90.0% +7.9pp
United States ref 91.1%
Dallas, TX 91.0% 9th +14.1pp 1st 1% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 89.2% 12th +12.1pp 2nd 3% below peers
San Antonio, TX 91.0% 8th +11.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Houston, TX 90.2% 11th +10.0pp 4th 2% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 91.5% 7th +8.6pp 5th 1% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 92.3% 6th +8.0pp 6th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 93.6% 5th +7.6pp 7th 1% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 91.0% 10th +7.1pp 8th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 93.8% 3rd +6.2pp 9th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 93.7% 4th +6.2pp 10th 2% above peers
San Diego, CA 95.3% 2nd +4.5pp 11th 3% above peers
San Jose, CA 95.5% 1st +4.1pp 12th 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 (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 →
  • Dallas, TX up 14.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Antonio, TX up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chicago, IL up 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp 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 (0.52 then, 0.51 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
36% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.51 to 0.51).
Needs attention 0.51
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 0.47 +0.002
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Dallas, TX 0.53 11th -0.012 1st 13% above peers
San Diego, CA 0.46 4th -0.008 2nd 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 0.47 6th -0.006 3rd on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 0.45 2nd -0.005 4th 3% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 0.51 10th -0.005 5th 10% above peers
San Antonio, TX 0.46 5th -0.002 6th 1% below peers
Austin, TX 0.49 8th +0.002 7th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 0.47 7th +0.002 8th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 0.45 1st +0.003 9th 4% below peers
Charlotte, NC 0.50 9th +0.004 10th 7% above peers
Houston, TX 0.54 12th +0.005 11th 15% above peers
San Jose, CA 0.46 3rd +0.012 12th 1% 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 Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (25.5% then, 26.3% now; margin ±0.7pp). 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.*

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 3.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (23.2% to 26.2%).
Needs attention 26.3%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 14.0% +0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Austin, TX 6.2% 1st -1.9pp 1st 50% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 11.3% 5th -2.9pp 2nd 8% below peers
Dallas, TX 11.7% 6th -2.3pp 3rd 5% below peers
Columbus, OH 12.8% 8th -2.5pp 4th 4% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 14.6% 10th -2.2pp 5th 18% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 12.3% 7th -1.8pp 6th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 9.8% 4th -1.4pp 7th 20% below peers
Houston, TX 14.3% 9th -0.7pp 8th 16% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 26.2% 12th +0.7pp 9th 113% above peers
San Antonio, TX 16.0% 11th +1.3pp 10th 30% above peers
San Jose, CA 7.8% 2nd +1.3pp 11th 37% below peers
San Diego, CA 8.7% 3rd +2.1pp 12th 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Jacksonville, FL down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 73% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $233,728 in August 2026, up from $233,421 a year earlier.
Big move $233,728
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref $290,401 (Aug 26) +2.4%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Philadelphia, PA $233,728 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 1st 24% below peers
San Diego, CA $985,158 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.4% 2nd 222% above peers
San Jose, CA $1,362,808 (Aug 26) 1st -0.6% 3rd 346% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $285,103 (Aug 26) 8th -0.8% 4th 7% below peers
Columbus, OH $247,002 (Aug 26) 11th -1.0% 5th 19% below peers
Charlotte, NC $392,573 (Aug 26) 5th -1.1% 6th 28% above peers
Phoenix, AZ $405,689 (Aug 26) 4th -1.5% 7th 33% above peers
Dallas, TX $305,765 (Aug 26) 6th -1.7% 8th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX $295,800 (Aug 26) 7th -1.8% 9th 3% below peers
San Antonio, TX $247,453 (Aug 26) 10th -2.2% 10th 19% below peers
Houston, TX $261,740 (Aug 26) 9th -2.3% 11th 14% below peers
Austin, TX $497,418 (Aug 26) 3rd -3.7% 12th 63% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 1% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($132,460 then, $133,566 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near $124,454 in 2023 it has risen each year since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $133,566 in August 2026, up from $131,958 a year earlier.
Big move $133,566
2000August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref $158,769 (Aug 26) +2.6%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Philadelphia, PA $133,566 (Aug 26) 12th +1.2% 1st 36% below peers
San Diego, CA $651,101 (Aug 26) 2nd -0.8% 2nd 213% above peers
Columbus, OH $165,068 (Aug 26) 10th -0.9% 3rd 21% below peers
Charlotte, NC $286,102 (Aug 26) 5th -1.1% 4th 38% above peers
Fort Worth, TX $207,847 (Aug 26) 6th -1.2% 5th on par with peers
Phoenix, AZ $305,628 (Aug 26) 4th -1.6% 6th 47% above peers
Jacksonville, FL $175,906 (Aug 26) 9th -1.8% 7th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA $898,474 (Aug 26) 1st -2.0% 8th 332% above peers
Houston, TX $176,067 (Aug 26) 8th -2.1% 9th 15% below peers
San Antonio, TX $160,707 (Aug 26) 11th -2.1% 10th 23% below peers
Dallas, TX $185,175 (Aug 26) 7th -2.1% 11th 11% below peers
Austin, TX $329,172 (Aug 26) 3rd -4.7% 12th 58% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 53.0% to 51.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
36% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.9% to 51.8%).
Needs attention 51.8%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 69.3% +0.4pp
United States ref 65.2%
Phoenix, AZ 57.3% 2nd +2.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Dallas, TX 42.4% 11th +1.6pp 2nd 18% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 57.6% 1st +1.5pp 3rd 11% above peers
San Diego, CA 47.3% 8th +0.5pp 4th 9% below peers
Houston, TX 42.1% 12th -0.2pp 5th 19% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 57.0% 3rd -0.4pp 6th 10% above peers
Columbus, OH 44.1% 9th -0.6pp 7th 15% below peers
San Jose, CA 55.8% 4th -1.0pp 8th 8% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 51.8% 6th -1.2pp 9th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 52.2% 5th -1.7pp 10th 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 51.0% 7th -1.9pp 11th 2% below peers
Austin, TX 43.5% 10th -1.7pp 12th 16% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 ±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, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Rent rose about 4% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,768 in August 2026, up from $1,705 a year earlier.
Big move $1,768
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
San Jose, CA $3,563 (Aug 26) 1st +6.5% 1st 123% above peers
Philadelphia, PA $1,768 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.7% 2nd 10% above peers
Columbus, OH $1,450 (Aug 26) 11th +2.4% 3rd 9% below peers
Jacksonville, FL $1,601 (Aug 26) 6th +2.0% 4th on par with peers
San Diego, CA $3,036 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.0% 5th 90% above peers
Charlotte, NC $1,744 (Aug 26) 4th +0.7% 6th 9% above peers
Dallas, TX $1,591 (Aug 26) 7th +0.6% 7th 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ $1,574 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 8th 2% below peers
Fort Worth, TX $1,615 (Aug 26) 5th +0.5% 9th 1% above peers
Houston, TX $1,542 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 10th 4% below peers
Austin, TX $1,586 (Aug 26) 8th -0.3% 11th 1% below peers
San Antonio, TX $1,386 (Aug 26) 12th -1.4% 12th 13% below peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.9% to 38.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
9% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 64% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.9% to 38.7%).
Bright spot 38.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 28.1% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Philadelphia, PA 38.7% 9th -1.1pp 1st 3% above peers
San Jose, CA 37.5% 5th -1.0pp 2nd 1% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 34.1% 1st -0.1pp 3rd 9% below peers
San Diego, CA 43.3% 12th +0.1pp 4th 15% above peers
Austin, TX 37.2% 4th +1.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Columbus, OH 34.9% 2nd +1.6pp 6th 7% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.9% 3rd +1.9pp 7th 7% below peers
Dallas, TX 40.5% 10th +2.6pp 8th 7% above peers
Houston, TX 41.2% 11th +3.1pp 9th 9% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 37.7% 7th +3.1pp 10th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 37.7% 6th +3.1pp 11th on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 37.8% 8th +4.4pp 12th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 30.1% to 27.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
36% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way. Philadelphia started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 4.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.8% to 27.9%).
Bright spot 27.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 10.4% -0.5pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Phoenix, AZ 6.6% 4th -1.2pp 1st 10% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.3% 7th -0.6pp 2nd on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 7.7% 8th -0.6pp 3rd 5% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 27.9% 12th -2.2pp 4th 282% above peers
Dallas, TX 8.8% 10th -0.5pp 5th 21% above peers
Columbus, OH 8.5% 9th -0.4pp 6th 16% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 5.5% 1st -0.0pp 7th 25% below peers
Charlotte, NC 6.4% 3rd +0.0pp 8th 12% below peers
San Diego, CA 6.6% 5th +0.2pp 9th 10% below peers
Austin, TX 7.1% 6th +0.9pp 10th 3% below peers
San Jose, CA 6.1% 2nd +0.9pp 11th 16% below peers
Houston, TX 10.1% 11th +1.6pp 12th 38% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.5pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 1.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 8.1% to 7.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
45% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way. Philadelphia started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 7.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.1% to 7.1%).
Bright spot 7.1%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 12 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
Pennsylvania ref 5.6% -0.0pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
San Diego, CA 5.8% 2nd -2.0pp 1st 55% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 7.1% 3rd -1.0pp 2nd 45% below peers
Austin, TX 12.4% 6th -1.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
San Jose, CA 4.8% 1st -0.3pp 4th 62% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 11.2% 5th -0.8pp 5th 13% below peers
Dallas, TX 22.8% 11th -0.8pp 6th 77% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 18.6% 10th +0.2pp 7th 45% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 14.3% 8th +0.3pp 8th 12% above peers
Charlotte, NC 12.8% 7th +0.3pp 9th on par with peers
Houston, TX 23.7% 12th +0.6pp 10th 84% above peers
San Antonio, TX 17.6% 9th +1.0pp 11th 37% above peers
Columbus, OH 10.3% 4th +1.3pp 12th 20% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 (1m+) 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 →
  • San Diego, CA down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • New York, NY down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp 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 roughly in line with the peer median.

33.8%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 34.4%
United States ref 33.4%
San Jose, CA 23.2% 1st 34% below peers
San Diego, CA 24.7% 2nd 30% below peers
Austin, TX 29.2% 3rd 17% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.7% 4th 4% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 33.8% 5th 4% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.3% 6th 2% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 35.1% 7th on par with peers
Houston, TX 35.7% 8th 2% above peers
Dallas, TX 36.0% 9th 3% above peers
San Antonio, TX 38.2% 10th 9% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.4% 11th 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.7% 12th 13% 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 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 3.5% to 4.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.9% to 4.6%).
Needs attention 4.6%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 5.1% +0.7pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
San Jose, CA 1.8% 1st -0.3pp 1st 81% below peers
San Diego, CA 3.5% 2nd -0.1pp 2nd 63% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 7.0% 5th +0.2pp 3rd 27% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 10.1% 8th +0.5pp 4th 5% above peers
Austin, TX 9.6% 7th +0.6pp 5th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 16.3% 11th +1.4pp 6th 70% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 13.5% 10th +1.8pp 7th 42% above peers
San Antonio, TX 10.4% 9th +1.9pp 8th 9% above peers
Houston, TX 16.3% 12th +3.2pp 9th 71% above peers
Columbus, OH 6.7% 4th +1.3pp 10th 30% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 4.6% 3rd +1.1pp 11th 52% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.7% 6th +2.3pp 12th 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.5pp 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 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.7% to 35.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Philadelphia started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.5% to 35.4%).
Bright spot 35.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 35.2% +3.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Philadelphia, PA 35.4% 8th +5.7pp 1st 7% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 33.6% 9th +4.9pp 2nd 12% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 33.2% 10th +4.6pp 3rd 13% below peers
Austin, TX 59.6% 1st +7.8pp 4th 56% above peers
Dallas, TX 38.2% 5th +4.9pp 5th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 29.0% 12th +3.0pp 6th 24% below peers
Houston, TX 36.6% 7th +3.8pp 7th 4% below peers
San Diego, CA 51.0% 2nd +5.1pp 8th 34% above peers
Charlotte, NC 48.0% 3rd +3.7pp 9th 26% above peers
San Jose, CA 47.3% 4th +3.6pp 10th 24% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 32.0% 11th +2.4pp 11th 16% below peers
Columbus, OH 38.2% 6th +1.6pp 12th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Dallas, TX up 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 64% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Los Angeles, CA up 4.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Houston, TX up 3.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 73% 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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 5.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 51.4% to 45.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 9% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.7% to 45.6%).
Needs attention 45.6%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 44.3% -2.9pp
United States ref 45.5%
Dallas, TX 47.0% 4th +4.2pp 1st 5% above peers
Houston, TX 44.6% 6th +0.2pp 2nd on par with peers
Fort Worth, TX 39.0% 10th +0.1pp 3rd 13% below peers
San Diego, CA 53.3% 2nd -1.6pp 4th 19% above peers
San Antonio, TX 42.1% 8th -1.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Austin, TX 51.8% 3rd -1.9pp 6th 16% above peers
San Jose, CA 54.3% 1st -2.5pp 7th 22% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 41.1% 9th -2.5pp 8th 8% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 31.4% 12th -2.7pp 9th 30% below peers
Charlotte, NC 42.5% 7th -5.1pp 10th 5% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 45.6% 5th -5.8pp 11th 2% above peers
Columbus, OH 33.8% 11th -5.7pp 12th 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 (1m+) 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 →
  • New York, NY up 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
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 (9.0% then, 8.2% now; margin ±1.4pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.3% to 8.2%).
8.2%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 6.0% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Philadelphia, PA 8.2% 6th -0.9pp 1st 5% below peers
San Diego, CA 4.2% 2nd -0.4pp 2nd 51% below peers
Austin, TX 5.5% 3rd -0.5pp 3rd 35% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 8.6% 7th -0.5pp 4th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 10.1% 9th -0.1pp 5th 18% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 7.5% 5th +0.3pp 6th 12% below peers
San Jose, CA 3.8% 1st +0.3pp 7th 56% below peers
Houston, TX 10.4% 11th +1.0pp 8th 22% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 10.3% 10th +1.3pp 9th 20% above peers
Columbus, OH 7.1% 4th +1.6pp 10th 18% below peers
San Antonio, TX 10.8% 12th +2.6pp 11th 26% above peers
Charlotte, NC 8.6% 8th +2.7pp 12th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±1.1pp 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
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1,579,075 then, 1,579,706 now; margin ±0). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (1,546,920 to 1,579,706).
Big move 1,579,706
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Fort Worth, TX 963,194 10th +10% 1st 26% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 977,670 9th +10% 2nd 25% below peers
Charlotte, NC 903,844 12th +5% 3rd 31% below peers
Columbus, OH 914,802 11th +4% 4th 30% below peers
Austin, TX 979,539 8th +3% 5th 25% below peers
Houston, TX 2,328,253 1st +1% 6th 78% above peers
Phoenix, AZ 1,642,323 2nd +1% 7th 26% above peers
Philadelphia, PA 1,579,706 3rd +0% 8th 21% above peers
San Diego, CA 1,389,526 5th -1% 9th 6% above peers
Dallas, TX 1,307,930 6th -2% 10th on par with peers
San Antonio, TX 1,479,835 4th -2% 11th 13% above peers
San Jose, CA 990,138 7th -4% 12th 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.9% then, 21.2% now; margin ±0.0pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (22.0% to 21.2%).
21.2%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 20.4% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Jacksonville, FL 22.6% 7th -0.3pp 1st on par with peers
Columbus, OH 22.0% 8th -0.5pp 2nd 3% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 21.2% 9th -0.7pp 3rd 7% below peers
Charlotte, NC 22.7% 6th -1.0pp 4th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 23.9% 2nd -1.1pp 5th 5% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 26.4% 1st -1.3pp 6th 16% above peers
San Antonio, TX 23.6% 4th -1.4pp 7th 4% above peers
Houston, TX 23.4% 5th -1.7pp 8th 3% above peers
San Diego, CA 18.4% 11th -1.5pp 9th 19% below peers
San Jose, CA 20.5% 10th -2.0pp 10th 10% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 23.6% 3rd -2.5pp 11th 4% above peers
Austin, TX 18.0% 12th -2.4pp 12th 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent fell 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.8% to 52.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.2pp).

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.5% to 52.4%).
Big move 52.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 30.6% -0.4pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Antonio, TX 40.8% 4th +3.2pp 1st 4% above peers
San Jose, CA 22.6% 12th +1.6pp 2nd 42% below peers
Houston, TX 41.9% 3rd +2.1pp 3rd 7% above peers
Charlotte, NC 36.4% 8th -0.0pp 4th 7% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 36.8% 7th -0.5pp 5th 6% below peers
Jacksonville, FL 39.3% 5th -0.8pp 6th on par with peers
Dallas, TX 39.2% 6th -0.9pp 7th on par with peers
Columbus, OH 45.0% 2nd -1.1pp 8th 15% above peers
San Diego, CA 24.5% 11th -1.0pp 9th 37% below peers
Austin, TX 26.9% 10th -1.1pp 10th 31% below peers
Fort Worth, TX 31.5% 9th -1.4pp 11th 19% below peers
Philadelphia, PA 52.4% 1st -2.4pp 12th 34% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 ±1.6pp 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 →
What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72.0% then, 72.0% now; margin ±3.7pp).

Broader trend
55% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (68.0% to 72.0%).
Big move 72.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Pennsylvania ref 70.1% +0.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
San Jose, CA 74.6% 1st +9.8pp 1st 9% above peers
Fort Worth, TX 67.7% 7th +7.7pp 2nd 1% below peers
Austin, TX 68.6% 6th +6.7pp 3rd on par with peers
San Diego, CA 68.8% 4th +4.5pp 4th on par with peers
Houston, TX 61.7% 11th +3.8pp 5th 10% below peers
Phoenix, AZ 67.4% 8th +3.7pp 6th 2% below peers
Dallas, TX 61.3% 12th +1.2pp 7th 11% below peers
San Antonio, TX 63.0% 10th +0.9pp 8th 8% below peers
Charlotte, NC 68.8% 5th +0.5pp 9th on par with peers
Philadelphia, PA 72.0% 2nd -0.1pp 10th 5% above peers
Jacksonville, FL 66.3% 9th -0.1pp 11th 3% below peers
Columbus, OH 69.5% 3rd -2.2pp 12th 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 408 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 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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