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Abilene, TX

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131,588 people (2025) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Abilene, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.4%
2020-24
▼ 31%
relative change
6.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$62,648
2020-24
▲ 24%
relative change
$50,659 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
92.0%
2020-24
▲ 19%
relative change
77.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
12.3%
2019-23
▼ 18%
relative change
15.1% in 2018
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
27.3%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
23.5% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
17.5%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
20.6% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
56.1%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
54.0% in 2019
Improving (small)  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,727 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
1,652 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 8 indicators

Where Abilene, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
29.8%
2020-24
▼ 27%
relative change
40.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
150 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 19%
relative change
126 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
480 /100k
Jul 2026
▲ 12%
relative change
428 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
15.0%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
13.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
10 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 25%
relative change
8 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
8.3%
2020-24
▲ 26%
relative change
6.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
16.1%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
16.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
7.0%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
8.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 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 →
Rent
Typical asking rent
$2,016
Aug 2026
▲ 34%
relative change
$1,500 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$135,845
Aug 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
$124,174 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$224,585
Aug 2026
▲ 9%
relative change
$205,639 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
128,053
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
124,156 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime rose about 12% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 65% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 480 in July 2026, up from 428 a year earlier.
Needs attention 480 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 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%
Pearland, TX 65 (Jul 26) -30.3% 1st
Santa Clara, CA 144 (Jul 26) -21.0% 2nd
Broken Arrow, OK 175 (Jun 26) -20.7% 3rd
Allentown, PA 236 (Jul 26) -16.8% 4th
Hampton, VA 235 (Jul 26) -16.8% 5th
Torrance, CA 273 (Jul 26) -16.6% 6th
Wilmington, NC 385 (Jul 26) -14.5% 7th
Carrollton, TX 98 (Jul 26) -14.3% 8th
North Charleston, SC 631 (Jul 26) -12.5% 9th
West Valley City, UT 346 (Jul 26) -11.0% 10th
Norman, OK 260 (May 26) -10.3% 11th
College Station, TX 137 (Jul 26) -9.3% 12th
Pasadena, CA 406 (Jul 26) -8.0% 13th
Fargo, ND 375 (Jul 26) -6.4% 14th
Sterling Heights, MI 228 (Jul 26) -5.8% 15th
Buckeye, AZ 151 (Jul 26) -1.0% 16th
Dayton, OH 1,331 (Jul 26) +1.2% 17th
Columbia, MO 362 (Jul 26) +1.3% 18th
Clovis, CA 264 (Jun 26) +1.5% 19th
Cedar Rapids, IA 258 (Jul 26) +1.7% 20th
Goodyear, AZ 238 (Jul 26) +11.2% 21st
Abilene, TX 480 (Jul 26) +12.3% 22nd
Simi Valley, CA 135 (Jul 26) +15.9% 23rd
Warren, MI 535 (Jul 26) +22.7% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Bridgeport, CT down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Rockford, IL down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Norfolk, VA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime rose about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities. Abilene started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,727 in July 2026, up from 1,652 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,727 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 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%
Pearland, TX 985 (Jul 26) -25.1% 1st
College Station, TX 783 (Jul 26) -24.0% 2nd
Cedar Rapids, IA 1,918 (Jul 26) -22.6% 3rd
Norman, OK 1,895 (May 26) -18.6% 4th
Torrance, CA 2,356 (Jul 26) -16.6% 5th
North Charleston, SC 2,987 (Jul 26) -15.7% 6th
Goodyear, AZ 1,187 (Jul 26) -15.5% 7th
Fargo, ND 2,902 (Jul 26) -15.5% 8th
Hampton, VA 2,534 (Jul 26) -14.9% 9th
Clovis, CA 1,293 (Jun 26) -14.1% 10th
Sterling Heights, MI 1,016 (Jul 26) -11.7% 11th
Broken Arrow, OK 975 (Jun 26) -11.6% 12th
Columbia, MO 1,898 (Jul 26) -11.1% 13th
Wilmington, NC 2,922 (Jul 26) -9.5% 14th
West Valley City, UT 1,620 (Jul 26) -6.6% 15th
Carrollton, TX 1,019 (Jul 26) -5.3% 16th
Allentown, PA 1,438 (Jul 26) -5.0% 17th
Pasadena, CA 2,265 (Jul 26) -4.7% 18th
Warren, MI 1,385 (Jul 26) -1.5% 19th
Buckeye, AZ 680 (Jul 26) -1.3% 20th
Simi Valley, CA 819 (Jul 26) -0.6% 21st
Dayton, OH 4,130 (Jul 26) +0.4% 22nd
Abilene, TX 1,727 (Jul 26) +4.5% 23rd
Santa Clara, CA 2,703 (Jul 26) +5.4% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Clarksville, TN down about 35% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 23% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 25% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 85% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide rose about 23% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 13% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 10 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 8 in the prior 12 months. That is 8 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 10 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 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%
Sterling Heights, MI 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Clovis, CA 1 (Jun 26) -80.0% 2nd
Broken Arrow, OK 1 (Jun 26) -80.0% 3rd
Warren, MI 2 (Jul 26) -57.1% 4th
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 (Jul 26) -50.0% 5th
North Charleston, SC 9 (Jul 26) -36.9% 6th
Columbia, MO 3 (Jul 26) -33.3% 7th
Hampton, VA 12 (Jul 26) -30.4% 8th
Dayton, OH 19 (Jul 26) -23.5% 9th
West Valley City, UT 6 (Jul 26) -19.9% 10th
Norman, OK 2 (May 26) +0.0% 11th
Pearland, TX 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 12th
Pasadena, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 13th
Goodyear, AZ 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 14th
Simi Valley, CA 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 15th
Torrance, CA 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 16th
Wilmington, NC 10 (Jul 26) +18.2% 17th
Abilene, TX 8 (Jul 26) +25.0% 18th
Allentown, PA 4 (Jul 26) +25.2% 19th
Fargo, ND 4 (Jul 26) +66.8% 20th
Buckeye, AZ 5 (Jul 26) +200.6% 21st
Santa Clara, CA 1 (Jul 26)
Carrollton, TX 4 (Jul 26)
College Station, TX 1 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • San Mateo, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 22% a year · 2021-2026
  • Oxnard, CA down about 50% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft rose about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 12% lower than in 2021 (174 then, 152 now), but the direction has turned: after bottoming near 121 in 2024 it has risen each year since. That recent climb is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 3% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 150 in July 2026, up from 126 a year earlier.
Needs attention 150 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 24 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%
College Station, TX 45 (Jul 26) -49.1% 1st
Buckeye, AZ 56 (Jul 26) -41.7% 2nd
Pasadena, CA 146 (Jul 26) -41.4% 3rd
Columbia, MO 178 (Jul 26) -39.0% 4th
Goodyear, AZ 78 (Jul 26) -38.7% 5th
Sterling Heights, MI 101 (Jul 26) -38.6% 6th
Cedar Rapids, IA 133 (Jul 26) -38.2% 7th
Torrance, CA 299 (Jul 26) -37.4% 8th
Broken Arrow, OK 75 (Jun 26) -30.9% 9th
North Charleston, SC 284 (Jul 26) -22.4% 10th
Norman, OK 165 (May 26) -22.3% 11th
Carrollton, TX 113 (Jul 26) -22.0% 12th
Wilmington, NC 239 (Jul 26) -20.3% 13th
Warren, MI 249 (Jul 26) -18.8% 14th
Fargo, ND 300 (Jul 26) -13.9% 15th
Pearland, TX 77 (Jul 26) -13.0% 16th
Santa Clara, CA 300 (Jul 26) -13.0% 17th
West Valley City, UT 215 (Jul 26) -8.6% 18th
Clovis, CA 135 (Jun 26) -6.0% 19th
Dayton, OH 1,108 (Jul 26) -5.5% 20th
Simi Valley, CA 90 (Jul 26) +0.0% 21st
Hampton, VA 293 (Jul 26) +3.9% 22nd
Allentown, PA 192 (Jul 26) +16.9% 23rd
Abilene, TX 150 (Jul 26) +19.3% 24th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • College Station, TX down about 49% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Tyler, TX down about 31% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Provo, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 24% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $50,659 to $62,648 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,117).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Abilene 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 46% from 2014 to 2024 ($42,766 to $62,648).
Bright spot $62,648
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $78,476 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Santa Clara, CA $178,958 1st +42% 1st 154% above peers
Wilmington, NC $66,738 21st +40% 2nd 5% below peers
Dayton, OH $45,247 31st +39% 3rd 36% below peers
West Valley City, UT $92,209 12th +39% 4th 31% above peers
Buckeye, AZ $99,486 9th +39% 5th 41% above peers
North Charleston, SC $62,956 25th +38% 6th 11% below peers
Athens, GA $52,974 29th +38% 7th 25% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $66,890 20th +38% 8th 5% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $73,446 15th +35% 9th 4% above peers
Lakeland, FL $64,185 23rd +35% 10th 9% below peers
Allentown, PA $55,494 28th +35% 11th 21% below peers
Columbia, MO $66,498 22nd +30% 12th 6% below peers
Carrollton, TX $101,396 8th +29% 13th 44% above peers
Warren, MI $64,016 24th +29% 14th 9% below peers
Kent, WA $92,302 11th +28% 15th 31% above peers
Orange, CA $117,113 4th +28% 16th 66% above peers
Clovis, CA $99,241 10th +27% 17th 41% above peers
Pasadena, CA $105,192 6th +27% 18th 49% above peers
Torrance, CA $116,217 5th +24% 19th 65% above peers
Hampton, VA $69,621 17th +24% 20th 1% below peers
Abilene, TX $62,648 26th +24% 21st 11% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $79,909 14th +23% 22nd 13% above peers
Goodyear, AZ $103,319 7th +23% 23rd 47% above peers
Simi Valley, CA $122,081 2nd +23% 24th 73% above peers
Fargo, ND $66,998 19th +21% 25th 5% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $70,424 16th +20% 26th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK $86,765 13th +19% 27th 23% above peers
Topeka, KS $56,956 27th +19% 28th 19% below peers
Norman, OK $67,704 18th +16% 29th 4% below peers
Pearland, TX $118,842 3rd +14% 30th 69% above peers
College Station, TX $50,900 30th +11% 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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4 of 37 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 2 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Nampa, ID up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Providence, RI up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,072 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment was essentially flat from 2022 to 2025.
Longer view
Unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in July 2026, up from 3.9% a year earlier.
4.0%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.5% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Dayton, OH 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th -1.9pp 1st 2% above peers
Pasadena, CA 4.7% (Jul 26) 20th -1.0pp 2nd 7% above peers
Torrance, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 18th -0.8pp 3rd 5% above peers
North Charleston, SC 3.7% (Jul 26) 4th -0.5pp 4th 16% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th -0.5pp 5th on par with peers
Orange, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 6th 7% below peers
Wilmington, NC 3.5% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.4pp 7th 20% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.7% (Jul 26) 5th -0.4pp 8th 16% below peers
Clovis, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.4pp 9th 23% above peers
Fargo, ND 2.2% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 10th 50% below peers
West Valley City, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 18% below peers
Columbia, MO 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th -0.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 4.0% (Jul 26) 6th -0.2pp 13th 9% below peers
Topeka, KS 4.3% (Jul 26) 13th -0.1pp 14th 2% below peers
College Station, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 19th +0.1pp 15th 5% above peers
Hampton, VA 4.5% (Jul 26) 17th +0.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Abilene, TX 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 17th 9% below peers
Kent, WA 5.2% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.1pp 18th 18% above peers
Carrollton, TX 4.1% (Jul 26) 9th +0.4pp 19th 7% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 6.4% (Jul 26) 28th +0.4pp 20th 45% above peers
Allentown, PA 5.7% (Jul 26) 25th +0.5pp 21st 30% above peers
Warren, MI 7.7% (Jul 26) 29th +0.5pp 22nd 75% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 15th +0.5pp 23rd on par with peers
Pearland, TX 4.9% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 24th 11% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 5.4% (Jul 26) 24th +0.7pp 25th 23% above peers
Norman, OK 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th +0.8pp 26th 7% below peers
Lakeland, FL 5.9% (Jul 26) 26th +0.9pp 27th 34% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 6.0% (Jul 26) 27th +1.0pp 28th 36% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 4.1% (Jul 26) 11th +1.1pp 29th 7% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.5% then, 16.1% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
60% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.8% to 16.1%).
Needs attention 16.1%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 13.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Goodyear, AZ 5.2% 2nd -2.7pp 1st 59% below peers
North Charleston, SC 14.4% 20th -6.5pp 2nd 12% above peers
Wilmington, NC 16.0% 23rd -6.2pp 3rd 24% above peers
Clovis, CA 8.0% 6th -2.5pp 4th 38% below peers
Orange, CA 9.5% 10th -2.6pp 5th 26% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.9% 11th -2.5pp 6th 23% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 8.0% 7th -1.9pp 7th 38% below peers
Lakeland, FL 13.2% 17th -3.2pp 8th 2% above peers
Kent, WA 10.8% 12th -2.6pp 9th 16% below peers
Allentown, PA 21.0% 28th -4.7pp 10th 63% above peers
Hampton, VA 12.7% 15th -2.5pp 11th 1% below peers
Warren, MI 14.8% 21st -2.7pp 12th 15% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 17.1% 26th -3.0pp 13th 33% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.2% 19th -2.4pp 14th 10% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% 13th -1.7pp 15th 16% below peers
Dayton, OH 26.9% 30th -3.6pp 16th 109% above peers
Columbia, MO 19.2% 27th -2.5pp 17th 50% above peers
Athens, GA 26.5% 29th -3.4pp 18th 106% above peers
Carrollton, TX 7.1% 4th -0.9pp 19th 45% below peers
Pasadena, CA 13.3% 18th -1.2pp 20th 3% above peers
Norman, OK 16.8% 25th -0.8pp 21st 31% above peers
Fargo, ND 12.9% 16th -0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Abilene, TX 16.1% 24th -0.4pp 23rd 25% above peers
College Station, TX 29.2% 31st -0.4pp 24th 127% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.4% 3rd +0.0pp 25th 51% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 11.1% 14th +0.0pp 26th 14% below peers
Topeka, KS 15.7% 22nd +1.3pp 27th 22% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 8.8% 9th +0.8pp 28th 32% below peers
Torrance, CA 7.8% 5th +0.9pp 29th 40% below peers
Pearland, TX 4.1% 1st +0.6pp 30th 68% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.4% 8th +1.7pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 20.6% to 17.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.0pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Abilene 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 7.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.2% to 17.5%).
Bright spot 17.5%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Goodyear, AZ 5.9% 2nd -5.7pp 1st 61% below peers
North Charleston, SC 21.2% 25th -13.7pp 2nd 40% above peers
Wilmington, NC 18.9% 23rd -11.1pp 3rd 25% above peers
Clovis, CA 8.1% 5th -4.7pp 4th 47% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 12.0% 11th -5.0pp 5th 21% below peers
Orange, CA 11.0% 9th -4.5pp 6th 28% below peers
West Valley City, UT 12.8% 13th -4.9pp 7th 16% below peers
Athens, GA 24.4% 29th -9.3pp 8th 61% above peers
Warren, MI 21.5% 26th -7.6pp 9th 41% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 22.3% 27th -7.3pp 10th 47% above peers
Lakeland, FL 17.8% 22nd -5.8pp 11th 17% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 22.4% 28th -6.5pp 12th 48% above peers
Allentown, PA 30.4% 30th -7.0pp 13th 100% above peers
Columbia, MO 12.3% 12th -2.8pp 14th 19% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.1% 3rd -1.1pp 15th 60% below peers
Abilene, TX 17.5% 20th -3.1pp 16th 15% above peers
Kent, WA 17.1% 19th -3.0pp 17th 12% above peers
Hampton, VA 19.8% 24th -3.4pp 18th 31% above peers
Pearland, TX 2.6% 1st -0.4pp 19th 83% below peers
Pasadena, CA 15.2% 16th -2.0pp 20th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 10.6% 8th -1.1pp 21st 30% below peers
Dayton, OH 40.5% 31st -4.0pp 22nd 167% above peers
Carrollton, TX 11.1% 10th -1.1pp 23rd 27% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 10.5% 7th -1.0pp 24th 31% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 16.1% 17th -0.3pp 25th 6% above peers
Topeka, KS 17.6% 21st -0.2pp 26th 16% above peers
Norman, OK 14.9% 14th +0.4pp 27th 2% below peers
Torrance, CA 8.0% 4th +1.1pp 28th 47% below peers
Fargo, ND 15.2% 15th +2.3pp 29th on par with peers
Santa Clara, CA 8.2% 6th +1.5pp 30th 46% below peers
College Station, TX 16.5% 18th +4.2pp 31st 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 Gardens, FL down 14.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gresham, OR down 11.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • North Charleston, SC down 13.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 14.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 77.5% to 92.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Abilene started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 20.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (71.9% to 92.0%).
Bright spot 92.0%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Lakeland, FL 89.7% 24th +19.6pp 1st 4% below peers
Topeka, KS 88.2% 28th +18.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
North Charleston, SC 89.3% 26th +17.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Abilene, TX 92.0% 19th +14.5pp 4th 1% below peers
Warren, MI 92.0% 20th +11.1pp 5th 1% below peers
Hampton, VA 93.2% 15th +11.0pp 6th on par with peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 93.0% 16th +10.7pp 7th on par with peers
Athens, GA 92.6% 17th +10.2pp 8th 1% below peers
Dayton, OH 85.6% 30th +9.3pp 9th 8% below peers
Allentown, PA 86.7% 29th +9.2pp 10th 7% below peers
Wilmington, NC 91.4% 21st +9.0pp 11th 2% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 89.4% 25th +8.3pp 12th 4% below peers
Pasadena, CA 94.0% 14th +8.2pp 13th 1% above peers
Columbia, MO 90.7% 23rd +7.2pp 14th 3% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 91.3% 22nd +6.8pp 15th 2% below peers
Carrollton, TX 95.6% 7th +6.8pp 16th 3% above peers
Clovis, CA 95.7% 5th +6.5pp 17th 3% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 94.0% 13th +5.9pp 18th 1% above peers
West Valley City, UT 94.4% 12th +5.9pp 19th 1% above peers
Fargo, ND 88.4% 27th +4.9pp 20th 5% below peers
Norman, OK 92.0% 18th +5.0pp 21st 1% below peers
Torrance, CA 95.5% 8th +4.4pp 22nd 3% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 97.0% 2nd +4.4pp 23rd 4% above peers
Kent, WA 95.6% 6th +4.0pp 24th 3% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 95.0% 10th +3.6pp 25th 2% above peers
Orange, CA 95.3% 9th +3.4pp 26th 2% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 96.7% 3rd +3.1pp 27th 4% above peers
Pearland, TX 97.2% 1st +2.9pp 28th 4% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 96.1% 4th +2.8pp 29th 3% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 94.5% 11th +2.7pp 30th 2% above peers
College Station, TX 84.6% 31st +0.3pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Brownsville, TX up 33.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ponce zona urbana, PR up 25.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 20.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% 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

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 (0.45 then, 0.45 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality fell about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.45).
0.45
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Allentown, PA 0.43 13th -0.033 1st 2% below peers
Lakeland, FL 0.47 23rd -0.020 2nd 5% above peers
North Charleston, SC 0.44 16th -0.018 3rd on par with peers
Athens, GA 0.50 27th -0.020 4th 13% above peers
Norman, OK 0.47 24th -0.016 5th 5% above peers
Fargo, ND 0.46 22nd -0.012 6th 4% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 0.38 3rd -0.006 7th 15% below peers
Dayton, OH 0.48 25th -0.005 8th 8% above peers
College Station, TX 0.54 31st -0.005 9th 22% above peers
Hampton, VA 0.43 12th -0.003 10th 2% below peers
Pasadena, CA 0.50 28th -0.002 11th 14% above peers
Abilene, TX 0.45 17th -0.002 12th 1% above peers
West Valley City, UT 0.37 2nd +0.000 13th 18% below peers
Warren, MI 0.43 10th +0.001 14th 3% below peers
Wilmington, NC 0.52 30th +0.002 15th 17% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 0.51 29th +0.002 16th 14% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 0.40 4th +0.002 17th 11% below peers
Kent, WA 0.42 7th +0.003 18th 5% below peers
Columbia, MO 0.50 26th +0.003 19th 12% above peers
Torrance, CA 0.44 15th +0.004 20th on par with peers
Buckeye, AZ 0.37 1st +0.004 21st 18% below peers
Orange, CA 0.45 19th +0.009 22nd 1% above peers
Clovis, CA 0.43 11th +0.009 23rd 3% below peers
Topeka, KS 0.45 21st +0.011 24th 2% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 0.43 9th +0.011 25th 4% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 0.42 6th +0.014 26th 5% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 0.45 18th +0.019 27th 1% above peers
Carrollton, TX 0.43 8th +0.019 28th 4% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 0.44 14th +0.030 29th 1% below peers
Pearland, TX 0.40 5th +0.027 30th 10% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 0.45 20th +0.034 31st 1% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 2.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 15.1% to 12.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.8pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Abilene started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 1.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (13.5% to 12.3%).
Bright spot 12.3%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 11.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Buckeye, AZ 7.2% 12th -4.5pp 1st 22% below peers
Athens, GA 9.2% 15th -5.1pp 2nd on par with peers
North Charleston, SC 10.9% 18th -5.4pp 3rd 18% above peers
Columbia, MO 6.8% 8th -2.4pp 4th 27% below peers
Carrollton, TX 3.7% 1st -1.3pp 5th 60% below peers
West Valley City, UT 9.2% 14th -3.0pp 6th 1% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.1% 28th -4.9pp 7th 96% above peers
Abilene, TX 12.3% 22nd -2.7pp 8th 33% above peers
Fargo, ND 7.1% 11th -1.4pp 9th 23% below peers
Wilmington, NC 12.0% 20th -1.3pp 10th 30% above peers
Dayton, OH 25.8% 30th -2.4pp 11th 179% above peers
Norman, OK 9.1% 13th -0.7pp 12th 1% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 10.8% 17th -0.7pp 13th 17% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 5.8% 7th -0.3pp 14th 37% below peers
Kent, WA 17.6% 27th -0.6pp 15th 91% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 14.5% 25th -0.5pp 16th 57% above peers
Topeka, KS 11.0% 19th -0.0pp 17th 19% above peers
Lakeland, FL 14.4% 24th +0.6pp 18th 56% above peers
Allentown, PA 31.4% 31st +1.6pp 19th 240% above peers
Warren, MI 19.8% 29th +1.2pp 20th 114% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 13.2% 23rd +0.8pp 21st 43% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 5.3% 5th +0.5pp 22nd 43% below peers
Clovis, CA 12.1% 21st +2.1pp 23rd 31% above peers
Orange, CA 6.8% 9th +1.2pp 24th 27% below peers
Hampton, VA 15.1% 26th +2.9pp 25th 63% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.8% 2nd +0.8pp 26th 59% below peers
Pearland, TX 5.1% 3rd +1.4pp 27th 45% below peers
College Station, TX 6.8% 10th +2.0pp 28th 27% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 5.5% 6th +2.0pp 29th 40% below peers
Torrance, CA 5.2% 4th +2.5pp 30th 44% below peers
Pasadena, CA 9.2% 16th +4.5pp 31st on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Nampa, ID down 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • North Charleston, SC down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Chattanooga, TN down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 9% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 72% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $224,585 in August 2026, up from $205,639 a year earlier.
Big move $224,585
2009August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $299,367 (Aug 26) -1.6%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Abilene, TX $224,585 (Aug 26) 26th +9.2% 1st 35% below peers
Fargo, ND $324,126 (Aug 26) 17th +4.2% 2nd 6% below peers
Allentown, PA $317,498 (Aug 26) 18th +3.9% 3rd 8% below peers
Columbia, MO $324,526 (Aug 26) 16th +2.7% 4th 6% below peers
Orange, CA $1,125,988 (Aug 26) 3rd +2.6% 5th 226% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $212,086 (Aug 26) 27th +2.3% 6th 39% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $288,709 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.2% 7th 17% below peers
Hampton, VA $282,439 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.0% 8th 18% below peers
Torrance, CA $1,104,855 (Aug 26) 4th +2.0% 9th 219% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL $404,294 (Aug 26) 11th +1.4% 10th 17% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI $308,784 (Aug 26) 21st +1.4% 11th 11% below peers
Dayton, OH $140,625 (Aug 26) 30th +1.1% 12th 59% below peers
Clovis, CA $516,830 (Aug 26) 7th +1.0% 13th 49% above peers
Norman, OK $263,046 (Aug 26) 25th +0.9% 14th 24% below peers
Pasadena, CA $1,187,354 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.5% 15th 243% above peers
West Valley City, UT $465,915 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 16th 35% above peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,646,715 (Aug 26) 1st +0.4% 17th 376% above peers
Warren, MI $200,537 (Aug 26) 28th +0.4% 18th 42% below peers
Wilmington, NC $419,038 (Aug 26) 10th -0.1% 19th 21% above peers
Topeka, KS $198,041 (Aug 26) 29th -0.1% 20th 43% below peers
College Station, TX $345,836 (Aug 26) 15th -0.2% 21st on par with peers
Simi Valley, CA $833,306 (Aug 26) 5th -0.3% 22nd 141% above peers
Pearland, TX $380,787 (Aug 26) 14th -0.6% 23rd 10% above peers
Goodyear, AZ $462,929 (Aug 26) 9th -0.8% 24th 34% above peers
Kent, WA $635,965 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 25th 84% above peers
Lakeland, FL $309,954 (Aug 26) 20th -1.3% 26th 10% below peers
North Charleston, SC $310,134 (Aug 26) 19th -1.4% 27th 10% below peers
Buckeye, AZ $391,351 (Aug 26) 13th -1.7% 28th 13% above peers
Carrollton, TX $400,642 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 29th 16% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $279,720 (Aug 26) 24th -5.8% 30th 19% below 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 9% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 55% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $135,845 in August 2026, up from $124,174 a year earlier.
Big move $135,845
2009August 2026
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▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $184,827 (Aug 26) -0.1%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Abilene, TX $135,845 (Aug 26) 27th +9.4% 1st 45% below peers
Allentown, PA $235,210 (Aug 26) 16th +5.0% 2nd 4% below peers
Fargo, ND $228,384 (Aug 26) 18th +4.6% 3rd 7% below peers
Columbia, MO $229,248 (Aug 26) 17th +4.4% 4th 6% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $143,370 (Aug 26) 26th +3.3% 5th 41% below peers
Hampton, VA $212,258 (Aug 26) 23rd +3.0% 6th 13% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $226,640 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 7th 7% below peers
Orange, CA $838,273 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.5% 8th 242% above peers
Dayton, OH $74,399 (Aug 26) 30th +2.0% 9th 70% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $244,832 (Aug 26) 15th +1.4% 10th on par with peers
Clovis, CA $400,701 (Aug 26) 8th +1.4% 11th 64% above peers
Norman, OK $181,291 (Aug 26) 25th +1.3% 12th 26% below peers
Torrance, CA $804,774 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 13th 229% above peers
College Station, TX $260,687 (Aug 26) 14th +0.6% 14th 6% above peers
West Valley City, UT $401,966 (Aug 26) 7th +0.5% 15th 64% above peers
Warren, MI $123,766 (Aug 26) 28th +0.1% 16th 49% below peers
Pasadena, CA $797,584 (Aug 26) 4th +0.0% 17th 226% above peers
Pearland, TX $305,575 (Aug 26) 12th -0.2% 18th 25% above peers
Simi Valley, CA $700,965 (Aug 26) 5th -0.2% 19th 186% above peers
Wilmington, NC $294,307 (Aug 26) 13th -0.4% 20th 20% above peers
North Charleston, SC $222,009 (Aug 26) 21st -0.7% 21st 9% below peers
Kent, WA $476,715 (Aug 26) 6th -1.1% 22nd 95% above peers
Goodyear, AZ $380,397 (Aug 26) 9th -1.1% 23rd 55% above peers
Santa Clara, CA $1,057,112 (Aug 26) 1st -1.6% 24th 332% above peers
Carrollton, TX $317,180 (Aug 26) 11th -1.8% 25th 30% above peers
Buckeye, AZ $336,328 (Aug 26) 10th -2.1% 26th 37% above peers
Lakeland, FL $219,972 (Aug 26) 22nd -2.1% 27th 10% below peers
Topeka, KS $106,242 (Aug 26) 29th -3.4% 28th 57% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL $211,301 (Aug 26) 24th -3.6% 29th 14% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $226,445 (Aug 26) 20th -6.2% 30th 8% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership rose 2.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 54.0% to 56.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.3% to 56.1%).
Bright spot 56.1%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Buckeye, AZ 86.0% 1st +10.8pp 1st 52% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 70.0% 9th +7.5pp 2nd 23% above peers
North Charleston, SC 49.8% 22nd +5.0pp 3rd 12% below peers
Wilmington, NC 47.6% 25th +3.1pp 4th 16% below peers
Allentown, PA 43.2% 27th +2.4pp 5th 24% below peers
Athens, GA 40.7% 30th +2.2pp 6th 28% below peers
West Valley City, UT 72.1% 6th +3.5pp 7th 27% above peers
Topeka, KS 59.0% 12th +2.7pp 8th 4% above peers
Dayton, OH 48.4% 24th +1.8pp 9th 15% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 75.8% 4th +2.8pp 10th 34% above peers
Abilene, TX 56.1% 18th +2.1pp 11th 1% below peers
Kent, WA 57.2% 14th +2.1pp 12th 1% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 50.5% 21st +1.7pp 13th 11% below peers
Clovis, CA 65.3% 11th +1.9pp 14th 15% above peers
Warren, MI 71.1% 8th +2.0pp 15th 25% above peers
Columbia, MO 48.7% 23rd +1.3pp 16th 14% below peers
Hampton, VA 56.9% 15th +1.2pp 17th on par with peers
Lakeland, FL 56.4% 17th +0.8pp 18th 1% below peers
Pasadena, CA 42.5% 28th +0.5pp 19th 25% below peers
Norman, OK 53.3% 20th +0.5pp 20th 6% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 72.9% 5th +0.7pp 21st 29% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 77.7% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 37% above peers
Pearland, TX 76.2% 3rd +0.3pp 23rd 34% above peers
Fargo, ND 43.7% 26th +0.0pp 24th 23% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 68.5% 10th -0.7pp 25th 21% above peers
Carrollton, TX 58.5% 13th -0.7pp 26th 3% above peers
Torrance, CA 55.0% 19th -0.9pp 27th 3% below peers
Orange, CA 56.7% 16th -1.2pp 28th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 72.0% 7th -1.6pp 29th 27% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 40.8% 29th -2.0pp 30th 28% below peers
College Station, TX 35.4% 31st -2.3pp 31st 38% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.3pp 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 34% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 97% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 8% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,016 in August 2026, up from $1,500 a year earlier.
Big move $2,016
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%
Abilene, TX $2,016 (Aug 26) 8th +34.4% 1st 18% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA $1,291 (Aug 26) 27th +14.6% 2nd 25% below peers
Santa Clara, CA $3,957 (Aug 26) 1st +7.3% 3rd 131% above peers
Hampton, VA $1,698 (Aug 26) 17th +5.9% 4th 1% below peers
Columbia, MO $1,444 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.6% 5th 16% below peers
Topeka, KS $1,285 (Aug 26) 28th +4.8% 6th 25% below peers
Wilmington, NC $1,706 (Aug 26) 16th +4.3% 7th on par with peers
Torrance, CA $2,952 (Aug 26) 4th +4.1% 8th 73% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL $2,377 (Aug 26) 6th +3.9% 9th 39% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK $1,583 (Aug 26) 21st +3.8% 10th 7% below peers
Allentown, PA $1,710 (Aug 26) 15th +3.7% 11th on par with peers
Dayton, OH $1,251 (Aug 26) 29th +3.5% 12th 27% below peers
Warren, MI $1,366 (Aug 26) 25th +3.3% 13th 20% below peers
Orange, CA $3,116 (Aug 26) 2nd +3.1% 14th 82% above peers
Clovis, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 7th +2.7% 15th 37% above peers
North Charleston, SC $1,757 (Aug 26) 13th +2.6% 16th 3% above peers
Fargo, ND $1,079 (Aug 26) 30th +2.5% 17th 37% below peers
Norman, OK $1,357 (Aug 26) 26th +2.2% 18th 21% below peers
Lakeland, FL $1,722 (Aug 26) 14th +1.7% 19th 1% above peers
Carrollton, TX $1,655 (Aug 26) 19th +1.4% 20th 3% below peers
Simi Valley, CA $2,760 (Aug 26) 5th +1.3% 21st 61% above peers
Kent, WA $1,973 (Aug 26) 10th +1.1% 22nd 15% above peers
Pasadena, CA $3,022 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 23rd 77% above peers
Pearland, TX $1,898 (Aug 26) 11th +0.8% 24th 11% above peers
College Station, TX $1,419 (Aug 26) 24th +0.6% 25th 17% below peers
Goodyear, AZ $1,683 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 26th 2% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI $1,526 (Aug 26) 22nd +0.2% 27th 11% below peers
West Valley City, UT $1,586 (Aug 26) 20th -0.2% 28th 7% below peers
Buckeye, AZ $1,975 (Aug 26) 9th -1.0% 29th 15% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL $1,831 (Aug 26) 12th -1.8% 30th 7% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.3% then, 33.6% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.2% to 33.6%).
33.6%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.1% +2.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Santa Clara, CA 30.1% 8th -5.6pp 1st 12% below peers
Columbia, MO 33.2% 14th -1.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
Wilmington, NC 40.3% 22nd -1.7pp 3rd 19% above peers
Dayton, OH 36.6% 18th -1.3pp 4th 8% above peers
North Charleston, SC 41.8% 26th -0.9pp 5th 23% above peers
Topeka, KS 28.9% 4th -0.4pp 6th 15% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 40.0% 21st -0.5pp 7th 18% above peers
Orange, CA 40.6% 25th -0.3pp 8th 19% above peers
Warren, MI 31.8% 11th -0.1pp 9th 7% below peers
West Valley City, UT 29.0% 5th -0.0pp 10th 15% below peers
Athens, GA 44.0% 27th +0.2pp 11th 29% above peers
Kent, WA 39.3% 20th +0.2pp 12th 15% above peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 16th +0.4pp 13th on par with peers
Fargo, ND 29.9% 7th +0.8pp 14th 12% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 46.1% 29th +1.3pp 15th 35% above peers
Allentown, PA 46.7% 30th +1.5pp 16th 37% above peers
Lakeland, FL 34.6% 17th +1.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Pasadena, CA 45.6% 28th +1.6pp 18th 34% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.5% 19th +1.6pp 19th 10% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.2% 10th +1.5pp 20th 8% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 27.4% 2nd +1.6pp 21st 19% below peers
Carrollton, TX 32.3% 12th +1.9pp 22nd 5% below peers
Hampton, VA 40.6% 23rd +2.7pp 23rd 19% above peers
Abilene, TX 33.6% 15th +2.3pp 24th 1% below peers
Torrance, CA 40.6% 24th +2.8pp 25th 19% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.9% 1st +1.9pp 26th 27% below peers
Norman, OK 32.6% 13th +2.6pp 27th 4% below peers
College Station, TX 49.8% 31st +3.9pp 28th 46% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 27.5% 3rd +2.6pp 29th 19% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 30.9% 9th +4.3pp 30th 9% below peers
Pearland, TX 29.1% 6th +6.5pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carolina zona urbana, PR down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • High Point, NC down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.0pp 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 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.3% to 4.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Abilene started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.0% to 4.4%).
Bright spot 4.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 5.4% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Athens, GA 6.4% 16th -3.3pp 1st on par with peers
Abilene, TX 4.4% 9th -1.9pp 2nd 32% below peers
North Charleston, SC 7.2% 22nd -2.4pp 3rd 13% above peers
Dayton, OH 15.9% 30th -3.9pp 4th 149% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.8% 4th -0.6pp 5th 56% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 3.8% 7th -0.8pp 6th 41% below peers
Wilmington, NC 8.2% 25th -1.3pp 7th 28% above peers
Warren, MI 7.0% 18th -0.9pp 8th 10% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.7% 13th -0.7pp 9th 10% below peers
Allentown, PA 16.5% 31st -1.7pp 10th 159% above peers
Lakeland, FL 7.4% 23rd -0.7pp 11th 16% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 2.4% 3rd -0.2pp 12th 62% below peers
Topeka, KS 9.3% 27th -0.6pp 13th 46% above peers
Clovis, CA 4.4% 10th -0.3pp 14th 32% below peers
Kent, WA 7.2% 21st -0.3pp 15th 12% above peers
Hampton, VA 7.6% 24th -0.3pp 16th 19% above peers
Pasadena, CA 9.3% 28th -0.3pp 17th 46% above peers
Columbia, MO 7.1% 19th -0.2pp 18th 11% above peers
Orange, CA 3.8% 8th +0.0pp 19th 40% below peers
Torrance, CA 4.9% 12th +0.0pp 20th 24% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 2.0% 1st +0.1pp 21st 69% below peers
Norman, OK 5.8% 14th +0.2pp 22nd 9% below peers
West Valley City, UT 4.7% 11th +0.3pp 23rd 27% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 9.5% 29th +0.8pp 24th 49% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 5.8% 15th +0.7pp 25th 9% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 3.2% 5th +0.4pp 26th 50% below peers
Fargo, ND 8.3% 26th +1.3pp 27th 30% above peers
College Station, TX 6.6% 17th +1.1pp 28th 3% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 7.1% 20th +2.2pp 29th 12% above peers
Carrollton, TX 3.5% 6th +1.1pp 30th 46% below peers
Pearland, TX 2.3% 2nd +1.0pp 31st 64% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Fayetteville, AR down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Victorville, CA down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured rose 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 13.8% to 15.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 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
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (19.0% to 15.0%).
Needs attention 15.0%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Pasadena, CA 5.7% 6th -1.7pp 1st 30% below peers
Orange, CA 6.0% 9th -1.8pp 2nd 27% below peers
Athens, GA 11.3% 24th -2.2pp 3rd 38% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 5.7% 7th -1.0pp 4th 30% below peers
North Charleston, SC 15.4% 28th -2.6pp 5th 88% above peers
Columbia, MO 5.9% 8th -1.0pp 6th 28% below peers
Hampton, VA 7.0% 12th -1.1pp 7th 15% below peers
Clovis, CA 3.8% 2nd -0.6pp 8th 53% below peers
Dayton, OH 8.2% 16th -1.2pp 9th on par with peers
Torrance, CA 4.2% 3rd -0.5pp 10th 49% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.9% 1st -0.3pp 11th 64% below peers
Fargo, ND 6.0% 10th -0.5pp 12th 26% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 15.2% 27th -1.0pp 13th 86% above peers
Warren, MI 6.1% 11th -0.4pp 14th 26% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 4.6% 4th -0.2pp 15th 44% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 7.4% 14th -0.3pp 16th 10% below peers
West Valley City, UT 17.7% 30th -0.6pp 17th 116% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 18.9% 31st -0.3pp 18th 131% above peers
Norman, OK 9.6% 19th -0.1pp 19th 18% above peers
Pearland, TX 7.5% 15th -0.0pp 20th 9% below peers
Carrollton, TX 15.6% 29th +0.1pp 21st 91% above peers
Allentown, PA 11.4% 25th +0.1pp 22nd 39% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 9.8% 20th +0.2pp 23rd 21% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 7.3% 13th +0.2pp 24th 10% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 4.8% 5th +0.2pp 25th 42% below peers
Kent, WA 8.8% 18th +0.5pp 26th 8% above peers
Wilmington, NC 10.9% 23rd +0.6pp 27th 34% above peers
College Station, TX 8.5% 17th +0.5pp 28th 4% above peers
Lakeland, FL 10.6% 22nd +0.6pp 29th 30% above peers
Abilene, TX 15.0% 26th +1.2pp 30th 83% above peers
Topeka, KS 10.2% 21st +1.9pp 31st 25% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Riverview, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Hialeah, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rialto, CA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

37.2%
20202022
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Torrance, CA 20.0% 1st 43% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 20.5% 2nd 42% below peers
Pasadena, CA 24.4% 3rd 30% below peers
Kent, WA 26.2% 4th 25% below peers
Orange, CA 27.0% 5th 23% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 27.2% 6th 23% below peers
Carrollton, TX 29.9% 7th 15% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 32.7% 8th 7% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 32.9% 9th 6% below peers
Clovis, CA 34.0% 10th 3% below peers
Fargo, ND 34.3% 11th 2% below peers
Columbia, MO 34.6% 12th 1% below peers
Wilmington, NC 34.6% 13th 1% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 34.9% 14th 1% below peers
College Station, TX 35.1% 15th on par with peers
Buckeye, AZ 35.1% 16th on par with peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 35.5% 17th 1% above peers
North Charleston, SC 35.9% 18th 2% above peers
West Valley City, UT 36.0% 19th 3% above peers
Athens, GA 36.3% 20th 3% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 36.4% 21st 4% above peers
Pearland, TX 36.8% 22nd 5% above peers
Norman, OK 37.1% 23rd 6% above peers
Abilene, TX 37.2% 24th 6% above peers
Warren, MI 37.7% 25th 7% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 38.9% 26th 11% above peers
Allentown, PA 39.5% 27th 13% above peers
Lakeland, FL 40.9% 28th 17% above peers
Topeka, KS 42.0% 29th 20% above peers
Hampton, VA 43.0% 30th 23% above peers
Dayton, OH 47.7% 31st 36% 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 →
What changed

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.6% then, 8.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.1% to 8.3%).
Needs attention 8.3%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 12.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Cedar Rapids, IA 1.6% 1st -1.1pp 1st 71% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.1% 3rd -1.0pp 2nd 62% below peers
Clovis, CA 2.0% 2nd -0.6pp 3rd 63% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 6.7% 22nd -1.8pp 4th 22% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 5.5% 16th -1.1pp 5th on par with peers
Warren, MI 2.7% 6th -0.4pp 6th 51% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.8% 18th -0.6pp 7th 6% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 3.0% 9th -0.3pp 8th 46% below peers
West Valley City, UT 14.0% 30th -0.6pp 9th 156% above peers
Columbia, MO 3.5% 12th -0.1pp 10th 36% below peers
College Station, TX 4.8% 14th -0.1pp 11th 11% below peers
Orange, CA 2.8% 8th -0.0pp 12th 49% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 8.4% 27th -0.0pp 13th 54% above peers
Hampton, VA 3.4% 10th +0.1pp 14th 38% below peers
Pearland, TX 5.1% 15th +0.1pp 15th 6% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 10.1% 28th +0.5pp 16th 86% above peers
Fargo, ND 4.4% 13th +0.3pp 17th 19% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 23rd +0.7pp 18th 42% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.3% 4th +0.2pp 19th 58% below peers
Pasadena, CA 2.7% 7th +0.3pp 20th 50% below peers
Athens, GA 8.2% 25th +0.9pp 21st 50% above peers
Topeka, KS 5.6% 17th +0.8pp 22nd 3% above peers
Lakeland, FL 6.2% 21st +1.0pp 23rd 13% above peers
North Charleston, SC 12.1% 29th +2.1pp 24th 122% above peers
Allentown, PA 6.2% 20th +1.2pp 25th 13% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 2.4% 5th +0.5pp 26th 56% below peers
Abilene, TX 8.3% 26th +1.7pp 27th 52% above peers
Kent, WA 3.4% 11th +0.7pp 28th 37% below peers
Carrollton, TX 15.3% 31st +4.3pp 29th 180% above peers
Norman, OK 6.0% 19th +2.4pp 30th 10% above peers
Wilmington, NC 7.8% 24th +3.8pp 31st 43% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.5pp 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 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.5% to 27.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
77% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Abilene started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (22.6% to 27.3%).
Bright spot 27.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Allentown, PA 19.1% 29th +3.9pp 1st 46% below peers
North Charleston, SC 28.6% 23rd +5.8pp 2nd 20% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 24.9% 26th +4.9pp 3rd 30% below peers
Dayton, OH 21.6% 27th +3.2pp 4th 39% below peers
Abilene, TX 27.3% 25th +3.8pp 5th 24% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 39.1% 14th +5.5pp 6th 9% above peers
Kent, WA 29.8% 20th +4.1pp 7th 17% below peers
Carrollton, TX 45.2% 10th +6.0pp 8th 26% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 39.2% 13th +4.8pp 9th 10% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 35.5% 17th +4.3pp 10th 1% below peers
Lakeland, FL 29.4% 21st +3.5pp 11th 18% below peers
Warren, MI 21.0% 28th +2.5pp 12th 41% below peers
Wilmington, NC 46.8% 8th +5.3pp 13th 31% above peers
Clovis, CA 36.6% 15th +4.0pp 14th 2% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 65.9% 1st +6.1pp 15th 85% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 31.1% 19th +2.7pp 16th 13% below peers
Columbia, MO 56.7% 2nd +4.5pp 17th 59% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 35.7% 16th +2.5pp 18th on par with peers
Athens, GA 47.3% 6th +3.3pp 19th 32% above peers
Fargo, ND 43.0% 11th +3.0pp 20th 20% above peers
Pasadena, CA 56.1% 4th +3.8pp 21st 57% above peers
Norman, OK 45.9% 9th +2.9pp 22nd 28% above peers
Torrance, CA 54.0% 5th +3.3pp 23rd 51% above peers
Hampton, VA 28.5% 24th +1.6pp 24th 20% below peers
West Valley City, UT 16.1% 30th +0.9pp 25th 55% below peers
Orange, CA 39.7% 12th +2.0pp 26th 11% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 33.1% 18th +1.1pp 27th 7% below peers
Topeka, KS 29.0% 22nd +0.4pp 28th 19% below peers
Pearland, TX 47.1% 7th -0.0pp 29th 32% above peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 14.3% 31st -0.3pp 30th 60% below peers
College Station, TX 56.5% 3rd -2.1pp 31st 58% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Hialeah, FL up 6.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • East Los Angeles, CA up 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 11.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 40.8% to 29.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.1pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (39.1% to 29.9%).
Needs attention 29.8%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
Norman, OK 45.3% 14th +14.2pp 1st 3% above peers
North Charleston, SC 45.4% 12th +8.8pp 2nd 3% above peers
Carrollton, TX 59.8% 5th +11.1pp 3rd 36% above peers
Allentown, PA 26.5% 28th +4.2pp 4th 40% below peers
Wilmington, NC 50.7% 8th +7.6pp 5th 15% above peers
West Valley City, UT 42.7% 18th +4.9pp 6th 3% below peers
Topeka, KS 43.3% 17th +4.6pp 7th 2% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 63.3% 4th +6.0pp 8th 43% above peers
Dayton, OH 40.3% 21st +3.4pp 9th 9% below peers
Orange, CA 67.5% 1st +3.2pp 10th 53% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 51.0% 7th +2.0pp 11th 16% above peers
Warren, MI 30.9% 25th +0.3pp 12th 30% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 47.9% 9th +0.4pp 13th 8% above peers
Columbia, MO 57.6% 6th +0.4pp 14th 31% above peers
Pearland, TX 46.4% 10th +0.3pp 15th 5% above peers
Kent, WA 29.2% 27th +0.0pp 16th 34% below peers
Clovis, CA 36.9% 23rd +0.0pp 17th 16% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 37.1% 22nd -1.8pp 18th 16% below peers
Hampton, VA 45.2% 15th -3.3pp 19th 2% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 45.3% 13th -3.5pp 20th 3% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 44.1% 16th -4.1pp 21st on par with peers
Athens, GA 45.7% 11th -4.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Pasadena, CA 63.9% 3rd -7.9pp 23rd 45% above peers
Torrance, CA 65.9% 2nd -9.7pp 24th 49% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 26.4% 29th -4.1pp 25th 40% below peers
College Station, TX 41.6% 20th -8.1pp 26th 6% below peers
Abilene, TX 29.9% 26th -11.0pp 27th 32% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 42.7% 19th -16.1pp 28th 3% below peers
Fargo, ND 22.3% 30th -12.6pp 29th 50% below peers
Lakeland, FL 34.1% 24th -20.4pp 30th 23% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 19.5% 31st -13.6pp 31st 56% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.2% then, 7.0% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.3% to 7.0%).
Needs attention 7.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Goodyear, AZ 3.9% 9th -7.7pp 1st 28% below peers
Torrance, CA 2.0% 3rd -3.1pp 2nd 63% below peers
Carrollton, TX 3.1% 4th -1.6pp 3rd 43% below peers
Lakeland, FL 6.0% 18th -2.6pp 4th 11% above peers
North Charleston, SC 6.3% 20th -2.6pp 5th 18% above peers
Topeka, KS 6.3% 21st -2.4pp 6th 18% above peers
Orange, CA 3.9% 10th -1.1pp 7th 28% below peers
Abilene, TX 7.0% 22nd -1.2pp 8th 30% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 3.8% 8th -0.7pp 9th 30% below peers
Fargo, ND 1.7% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 69% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 4.6% 14th -0.5pp 11th 14% below peers
Dayton, OH 5.7% 17th -0.3pp 12th 6% above peers
Clovis, CA 4.6% 13th -0.1pp 13th 15% below peers
Wilmington, NC 6.2% 19th +0.3pp 14th 16% above peers
Warren, MI 9.5% 25th +1.2pp 15th 78% above peers
Pasadena, CA 4.6% 12th +0.6pp 16th 15% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 10.1% 27th +1.6pp 17th 88% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 3.7% 7th +0.6pp 18th 31% below peers
Athens, GA 3.2% 5th +0.6pp 19th 41% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 12.8% 30th +2.6pp 20th 139% above peers
Norman, OK 4.5% 11th +1.2pp 21st 16% below peers
Allentown, PA 9.9% 26th +2.9pp 22nd 84% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 23rd +2.3pp 23rd 46% above peers
West Valley City, UT 12.6% 29th +5.4pp 24th 135% above peers
College Station, TX 1.3% 1st +0.6pp 25th 76% below peers
Kent, WA 11.5% 28th +5.1pp 26th 114% above peers
Columbia, MO 3.3% 6th +1.6pp 27th 38% below peers
Hampton, VA 9.5% 24th +4.8pp 28th 77% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 5.4% 16th +2.9pp 29th on par with peers
Pearland, TX 4.9% 15th +2.7pp 30th 8% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 13.6% 31st +8.4pp 31st 154% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) 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 →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 7.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Avondale, AZ down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Arlington, VA down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 3% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 124,156 to 128,053 - more than the combined survey margin (±520).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (120,776 to 128,053).
Big move 128,053
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Buckeye, AZ 104,923 31st +50% 1st 18% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 107,645 30th +34% 2nd 16% below peers
Clovis, CA 124,725 23rd +14% 3rd 3% below peers
West Palm Beach, FL 122,290 25th +11% 4th 5% below peers
Lakeland, FL 119,961 27th +11% 5th 7% below peers
College Station, TX 124,570 24th +10% 6th 3% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 118,180 29th +9% 7th 8% below peers
Fargo, ND 131,627 13th +8% 8th 2% above peers
North Charleston, SC 119,913 28th +8% 9th 7% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 132,353 12th +7% 10th 3% above peers
Columbia, MO 128,548 16th +6% 11th on par with peers
Norman, OK 129,672 15th +6% 12th 1% above peers
Pearland, TX 127,514 18th +4% 13th 1% below peers
Allentown, PA 125,976 20th +4% 14th 2% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 137,264 6th +4% 15th 7% above peers
Kent, WA 135,603 9th +3% 16th 5% above peers
Abilene, TX 128,053 17th +3% 17th on par with peers
Warren, MI 137,928 4th +2% 18th 7% above peers
Athens, GA 127,345 19th +2% 19th 1% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 130,256 14th +2% 20th 1% above peers
Hampton, VA 137,557 5th +2% 21st 7% above peers
West Valley City, UT 138,437 2nd +2% 22nd 8% above peers
Sterling Heights, MI 133,573 11th +1% 23rd 4% above peers
Wilmington, NC 120,805 26th +1% 24th 6% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 125,634 22nd -0% 25th 2% below peers
Topeka, KS 125,786 21st -0% 26th 2% below peers
Orange, CA 138,266 3rd -1% 27th 8% above peers
Carrollton, TX 133,740 10th -2% 28th 4% above peers
Torrance, CA 142,130 1st -2% 29th 11% above peers
Dayton, OH 136,579 8th -3% 30th 6% above peers
Pasadena, CA 136,969 7th -3% 31st 7% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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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Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.1% then, 23.0% now; margin ±0.5pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (23.1% to 23.0%).
23.0%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 25.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
College Station, TX 16.9% 28th +0.6pp 1st 19% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.6% 2nd +0.9pp 2nd 37% above peers
Warren, MI 21.9% 12th +0.6pp 3rd 5% above peers
Columbia, MO 18.7% 24th +0.4pp 4th 10% below peers
Hampton, VA 21.5% 14th +0.4pp 5th 3% above peers
Torrance, CA 20.8% 17th +0.2pp 6th on par with peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 27.4% 3rd +0.1pp 7th 32% above peers
Fargo, ND 20.0% 19th -0.1pp 8th 4% below peers
Abilene, TX 23.0% 9th -0.1pp 9th 11% above peers
Lakeland, FL 19.0% 23rd -0.3pp 10th 9% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 25.3% 6th -0.5pp 11th 21% above peers
Kent, WA 23.7% 8th -0.5pp 12th 14% above peers
Topeka, KS 22.4% 10th -0.5pp 13th 7% above peers
Dayton, OH 21.4% 15th -0.5pp 14th 2% above peers
West Valley City, UT 30.0% 1st -0.8pp 15th 44% above peers
Buckeye, AZ 27.2% 4th -0.8pp 16th 31% above peers
Pearland, TX 26.7% 5th -1.0pp 17th 28% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 17.7% 25th -0.7pp 18th 15% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 19.4% 22nd -0.8pp 19th 7% below peers
Athens, GA 16.6% 30th -0.7pp 20th 20% below peers
Orange, CA 20.4% 18th -1.0pp 21st 2% below peers
Allentown, PA 24.4% 7th -2.0pp 22nd 17% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 20.8% 16th -1.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Wilmington, NC 16.4% 31st -1.4pp 24th 21% below peers
Pasadena, CA 16.7% 29th -1.5pp 25th 20% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.5% 21st -2.1pp 26th 7% below peers
Goodyear, AZ 22.0% 11th -2.5pp 27th 5% above peers
Norman, OK 17.0% 26th -2.1pp 28th 18% below peers
North Charleston, SC 21.9% 13th -2.7pp 29th 5% above peers
Carrollton, TX 19.6% 20th -3.0pp 30th 6% below peers
Santa Clara, CA 17.0% 27th -2.8pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±0.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.6% then, 32.3% now; margin ±5.2pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.8% to 32.3%).
32.3%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 29.6% -0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Pearland, TX 18.2% 28th +7.3pp 1st 37% below peers
Pasadena, CA 33.0% 13th +8.1pp 2nd 15% above peers
College Station, TX 28.5% 17th +6.8pp 3rd on par with peers
West Palm Beach, FL 55.1% 3rd +11.6pp 4th 92% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 23.3% 25th +4.5pp 5th 19% below peers
Topeka, KS 41.0% 6th +6.3pp 6th 43% above peers
Carrollton, TX 24.9% 22nd +2.6pp 7th 13% below peers
Orange, CA 24.1% 24th +2.4pp 8th 16% below peers
Athens, GA 47.8% 4th +4.6pp 9th 67% above peers
Columbia, MO 26.8% 21st +2.0pp 10th 7% below peers
West Valley City, UT 27.8% 20th +1.2pp 11th 3% below peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 36.0% 10th +1.0pp 12th 26% above peers
Dayton, OH 62.8% 1st +1.8pp 13th 119% above peers
Allentown, PA 59.1% 2nd +1.6pp 14th 106% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.7% 23rd +0.4pp 15th 14% below peers
Norman, OK 28.3% 19th +0.2pp 16th 1% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 20.2% 26th +0.1pp 17th 30% below peers
Fargo, ND 31.7% 15th -0.4pp 18th 10% above peers
Lakeland, FL 37.9% 8th -0.5pp 19th 32% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.2% 27th -0.4pp 20th 33% below peers
Sterling Heights, MI 17.1% 29th -0.4pp 21st 40% below peers
Kent, WA 28.7% 16th -1.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Abilene, TX 32.3% 14th -2.2pp 23rd 13% above peers
Warren, MI 34.4% 12th -3.0pp 24th 20% above peers
North Charleston, SC 42.5% 5th -4.7pp 25th 48% above peers
Torrance, CA 14.7% 30th -1.7pp 26th 49% below peers
Clovis, CA 28.3% 18th -3.7pp 27th 1% below peers
Hampton, VA 39.9% 7th -6.1pp 28th 39% above peers
Wilmington, NC 35.3% 11th -7.4pp 29th 23% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 14.1% 31st -3.4pp 30th 51% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 36.8% 9th -9.5pp 31st 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±3.9pp 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 (70.6% then, 70.8% now; margin ±9.4pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.0% to 70.8%).
70.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
College Station, TX 72.8% 10th +18.0pp 1st 5% above peers
West Palm Beach, FL 74.8% 6th +9.8pp 2nd 8% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 76.4% 4th +9.7pp 3rd 11% above peers
Carrollton, TX 74.5% 8th +9.0pp 4th 8% above peers
Warren, MI 69.8% 15th +6.8pp 5th 1% above peers
Santa Clara, CA 60.7% 28th +5.0pp 6th 12% below peers
Orange, CA 73.7% 9th +5.8pp 7th 7% above peers
Cedar Rapids, IA 78.0% 2nd +4.7pp 8th 13% above peers
Columbia, MO 78.2% 1st +4.0pp 9th 13% above peers
Kent, WA 63.6% 23rd +3.1pp 10th 8% below peers
Pasadena, CA 69.2% 16th +3.1pp 11th on par with peers
Allentown, PA 76.0% 5th +3.3pp 12th 10% above peers
Goodyear, AZ 64.3% 22nd +2.5pp 13th 7% below peers
Torrance, CA 63.0% 25th +2.4pp 14th 9% below peers
Lakeland, FL 68.8% 18th +2.6pp 15th 1% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 65.7% 20th +1.3pp 16th 5% below peers
Topeka, KS 77.2% 3rd +1.5pp 17th 12% above peers
Hampton, VA 70.2% 13th +1.3pp 18th 2% above peers
Clovis, CA 69.0% 17th +1.2pp 19th on par with peers
Sterling Heights, MI 56.1% 31st +1.0pp 20th 19% below peers
Abilene, TX 70.8% 12th +0.2pp 21st 2% above peers
Athens, GA 62.7% 26th -0.2pp 22nd 9% below peers
West Valley City, UT 65.0% 21st -0.2pp 23rd 6% below peers
Pearland, TX 71.1% 11th -0.9pp 24th 3% above peers
Dayton, OH 68.1% 19th -2.5pp 25th 2% below peers
North Charleston, SC 69.9% 14th -3.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Wilmington, NC 63.5% 24th -5.7pp 27th 8% below peers
Lehigh Acres, FL 58.8% 29th -5.5pp 28th 15% below peers
Fargo, ND 74.8% 7th -7.0pp 29th 8% above peers
Norman, OK 61.6% 27th -7.3pp 30th 11% below peers
Buckeye, AZ 57.6% 30th -8.4pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 37 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 ±7.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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