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Garland, TX
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246,844 people (2024) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 10 indicators

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

What needs attention 7 indicators

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

Big shifts 6 indicators

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

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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Violent crime fell about 23% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 86% 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 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 185 in April 2026, down from 241 a year earlier.
185 per 100k
2018April 2026
Compare all 22 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%
Glendale, AZ 364 (May 26) -26.7% 1st
Garland, TX 185 (Apr 26) -23.2% 2nd
Toledo, OH 846 (Mar 26) -20.9% 3rd
Fremont, CA 172 (Jan 25) -20.2% 4th
Lubbock, TX 642 (Mar 26) -19.2% 5th
Norfolk, VA 389 (Apr 26) -18.1% 6th
Laredo, TX 300 (May 26) -14.3% 7th
Arlington, VA 260 (May 26) -13.8% 8th
Spokane, WA 535 (Apr 26) -12.9% 9th
Boise, ID 275 (Apr 26) -11.9% 10th
Fort Wayne, IN 268 (May 26) -10.8% 11th
San Bernardino, CA 887 (May 25) -9.4% 12th
Chula Vista, CA 349 (May 26) -8.6% 13th
Irving, TX 251 (May 26) -8.1% 14th
Frisco, TX 101 (May 26) -7.4% 15th
Baton Rouge, LA 1,380 (May 26) -6.9% 16th
Winston-Salem, NC 775 (Mar 26) -5.5% 17th
Chesapeake, VA 329 (May 26) -0.8% 18th
Richmond, VA 424 (May 26) +6.0% 19th
Scottsdale, AZ 176 (May 26) +8.0% 20th
Reno, NV 543 (Mar 26) +9.4% 21st
Port St. Lucie, FL 121 (May 26) +18.9% 22nd

Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Centennial, CO down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
  • League City, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 11% over the 12 months ending April 2026, slower than 68% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 82% of similar-size cities. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 1,609 in April 2026, down from 1,816 a year earlier.
1,609 per 100k
2018April 2026
Compare all 23 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%
Fremont, CA 2,151 (Jan 25) -22.8% 1st
Arlington, VA 1,559 (May 26) -22.1% 2nd
Boise, ID 813 (Apr 26) -21.8% 3rd
Irving, TX 1,616 (May 26) -21.7% 4th
Tacoma, WA 3,735 (May 26) -20.2% 5th
Laredo, TX 1,062 (May 26) -19.9% 6th
Fort Wayne, IN 1,708 (May 26) -18.4% 7th
Glendale, AZ 2,170 (May 26) -14.2% 8th
Baton Rouge, LA 4,565 (May 26) -14.2% 9th
San Bernardino, CA 2,648 (May 25) -13.8% 10th
Frisco, TX 810 (May 26) -13.8% 11th
Reno, NV 2,105 (Mar 26) -13.7% 12th
Chesapeake, VA 1,459 (May 26) -13.6% 13th
Norfolk, VA 3,196 (Apr 26) -12.7% 14th
Spokane, WA 4,211 (Apr 26) -12.0% 15th
Garland, TX 1,609 (Apr 26) -11.4% 16th
Lubbock, TX 2,319 (Mar 26) -10.8% 17th
Richmond, VA 3,398 (May 26) -8.6% 18th
Toledo, OH 2,617 (Mar 26) -6.9% 19th
Winston-Salem, NC 2,882 (Mar 26) -6.4% 20th
Scottsdale, AZ 1,679 (May 26) -5.8% 21st
Port St. Lucie, FL 709 (May 26) -0.1% 22nd
Chula Vista, CA 1,091 (May 26) +1.9% 23rd

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 →
  • Centennial, CO down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Odessa, TX down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Santa Maria, CA down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 40% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 68% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide is about 4% lower than in 2021 (2 then, 2 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 7 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view: homicide fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent reading: 6 homicides in the 12 months ending April 2026, down from 10 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
6 homicides
2018April 2026
Compare all 23 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%
Reno, NV 1 (Mar 26) -85.1% 1st
Irving, TX 2 (May 26) -73.3% 2nd
Lubbock, TX 3 (Mar 26) -56.3% 3rd
Glendale, AZ 3 (May 26) -56.3% 4th
Laredo, TX 2 (May 26) -55.5% 5th
Frisco, TX 1 (May 26) -50.0% 6th
Richmond, VA 15 (May 26) -40.7% 7th
Garland, TX 2 (Apr 26) -39.8% 8th
Boise, ID 1 (Apr 26) -33.3% 9th
Norfolk, VA 12 (Apr 26) -18.2% 10th
Fremont, CA 2 (Jan 25) -16.7% 11th
San Bernardino, CA 11 (May 25) -16.7% 12th
Spokane, WA 5 (Apr 26) -15.4% 13th
Tacoma, WA 8 (May 26) -14.2% 14th
Toledo, OH 8 (Mar 26) -12.4% 15th
Fort Wayne, IN 11 (May 26) -6.0% 16th
Baton Rouge, LA 31 (May 26) -5.5% 17th
Winston-Salem, NC 11 (Mar 26) +11.5% 18th
Chula Vista, CA 2 (May 26) +20.1% 19th
Port St. Lucie, FL 2 (May 26) +24.5% 20th
Scottsdale, AZ 2 (May 26) +32.8% 21st
Chesapeake, VA 5 (May 26) +44.5% 22nd
Arlington, VA 1 (May 26) +99.6% 23rd

Peers worth a call

1
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 →
  • Carmel, IN down about 17% a year · faster than 86% of this group · 2021-2026
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Vehicle theft fell about 26% over the 12 months ending April 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 8% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: vehicle theft rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 250 in April 2026, down from 337 a year earlier.
250 per 100k
2018April 2026
Compare all 23 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%
Arlington, VA 87 (May 26) -40.2% 1st
Glendale, AZ 249 (May 26) -37.4% 2nd
Spokane, WA 287 (Apr 26) -37.3% 3rd
Boise, ID 81 (Apr 26) -36.3% 4th
Irving, TX 242 (May 26) -32.6% 5th
Richmond, VA 338 (May 26) -32.0% 6th
Norfolk, VA 240 (Apr 26) -31.5% 7th
Laredo, TX 114 (May 26) -26.2% 8th
Garland, TX 250 (Apr 26) -25.7% 9th
Reno, NV 264 (Mar 26) -23.7% 10th
Tacoma, WA 737 (May 26) -23.5% 11th
Chula Vista, CA 206 (May 26) -23.2% 12th
Fort Wayne, IN 168 (May 26) -22.9% 13th
Frisco, TX 48 (May 26) -22.4% 14th
Baton Rouge, LA 603 (May 26) -21.3% 15th
Lubbock, TX 202 (Mar 26) -21.2% 16th
Port St. Lucie, FL 27 (May 26) -20.2% 17th
Chesapeake, VA 89 (May 26) -16.0% 18th
Scottsdale, AZ 116 (May 26) -14.1% 19th
Fremont, CA 519 (Jan 25) -12.1% 20th
Winston-Salem, NC 340 (Mar 26) -5.2% 21st
San Bernardino, CA 704 (May 25) -4.4% 22nd
Toledo, OH 430 (Mar 26) -0.7% 23rd

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 →
  • Boulder, CO down about 56% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Salem, OR down about 44% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
  • Centennial, CO down about 40% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 18% a year · 2021-2026
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $61,211 to $76,320 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,470). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 47% from 2014 to 2024 ($51,997 to $76,320).
$76,320
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $78,476 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Hialeah, FL $55,594 28th +59% 1st 27% below peers
San Bernardino, CA $67,415 21st +47% 2nd 12% below peers
Boise, ID $83,904 10th +40% 3rd 10% above peers
Spokane, WA $70,064 20th +39% 4th 8% below peers
Tacoma, WA $85,884 9th +38% 5th 13% above peers
Reno, NV $80,760 12th +37% 6th 6% above peers
Richmond, VA $64,587 23rd +37% 7th 15% below peers
Fremont, CA $181,506 1st +36% 8th 138% above peers
Huntsville, AL $74,714 17th +35% 9th 2% below peers
Modesto, CA $79,891 14th +35% 10th 5% above peers
Laredo, TX $63,915 24th +34% 11th 16% below peers
Glendale, AZ $73,530 19th +34% 12th 4% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL $80,648 13th +33% 13th 6% above peers
Chula Vista, CA $108,032 6th +33% 14th 42% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL $75,192 16th +32% 15th 1% below peers
Toledo, OH $49,724 30th +32% 16th 35% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC $59,268 27th +30% 17th 22% below peers
Norfolk, VA $66,109 22nd +28% 18th 13% below peers
Spring Valley, NV $74,511 18th +28% 19th 2% below peers
Irving, TX $81,830 11th +26% 20th 7% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ $110,886 5th +26% 21st 45% above peers
Garland, TX $76,320 15th +25% 22nd on par with peers
Fort Wayne, IN $61,422 25th +24% 23rd 20% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA $123,062 4th +23% 24th 61% above peers
Chesapeake, VA $95,373 8th +21% 25th 25% above peers
Enterprise, NV $98,462 7th +21% 26th 29% above peers
Lubbock, TX $60,895 26th +21% 27th 20% below peers
Arlington, VA $142,114 3rd +18% 28th 86% above peers
Frisco, TX $150,212 2nd +18% 29th 97% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA $49,994 29th +12% 30th 34% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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 →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,111 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 →

Unemployment rose 0.3 percentage points over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: unemployment held steady from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 4.0% in May 2026, up from 3.7% a year earlier.
4.0%
1990May 2026
Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.3% (May 26) +0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Toledo, OH 4.4% (May 26) 20th -1.8pp 1st 10% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 4.9% (May 26) 24th -0.7pp 2nd 23% above peers
Modesto, CA 5.7% (May 26) 27th -0.6pp 3rd 43% above peers
Fremont, CA 3.6% (May 26) 5th -0.5pp 4th 10% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 3.1% (May 26) 3rd -0.4pp 5th 22% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 3.9% (May 26) 11th -0.3pp 6th 3% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 4.5% (May 26) 21st -0.2pp 7th 12% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.2% (May 26) 17th -0.2pp 8th 5% above peers
Reno, NV 4.1% (May 26) 15th -0.1pp 9th 2% above peers
Laredo, TX 4.5% (May 26) 22nd -0.1pp 10th 12% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.9% (May 26) 25th +0.0pp 11th 23% above peers
Hialeah, FL 2.5% (May 26) 1st +0.0pp 12th 38% below peers
Boise, ID 3.2% (May 26) 4th +0.1pp 13th 20% below peers
Garland, TX 4.0% (May 26) 13th +0.3pp 14th on par with peers
Glendale, AZ 4.3% (May 26) 18th +0.3pp 15th 7% above peers
Irving, TX 3.8% (May 26) 9th +0.3pp 16th 5% below peers
Norfolk, VA 4.1% (May 26) 16th +0.3pp 17th 2% above peers
Richmond, VA 3.9% (May 26) 12th +0.3pp 18th 3% below peers
Frisco, TX 3.8% (May 26) 10th +0.3pp 19th 5% below peers
Lubbock, TX 3.6% (May 26) 6th +0.3pp 20th 10% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 3.6% (May 26) 7th +0.4pp 21st 10% below peers
Spokane, WA 4.3% (May 26) 19th +0.4pp 22nd 7% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.7% (May 26) 8th +0.4pp 23rd 7% below peers
Tacoma, WA 5.1% (May 26) 26th +0.6pp 24th 27% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 4.0% (May 26) 14th +0.7pp 25th on par with peers
Huntsville, AL 3.0% (May 26) 2nd +0.7pp 26th 25% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 4.8% (May 26) 23rd +1.0pp 27th 20% above peers
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.1% then, 13.0% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 3.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.7% to 13.0%).
13.0%
20112024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 13.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 12.0%
San Bernardino, CA 18.1% 27th -6.6pp 1st 46% above peers
Huntsville, AL 12.0% 12th -4.1pp 2nd 3% below peers
Hialeah, FL 16.9% 23rd -5.4pp 3rd 37% above peers
Boise, ID 10.3% 10th -3.2pp 4th 17% below peers
Laredo, TX 20.6% 28th -5.7pp 5th 67% above peers
Richmond, VA 17.4% 25th -4.7pp 6th 41% above peers
Spokane, WA 13.5% 19th -3.3pp 7th 9% above peers
Glendale, AZ 14.8% 20th -3.1pp 8th 20% above peers
Tacoma, WA 12.1% 15th -2.2pp 9th 2% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 17.0% 24th -2.8pp 10th 38% above peers
Modesto, CA 13.2% 18th -1.8pp 11th 7% above peers
Norfolk, VA 15.1% 21st -1.7pp 12th 22% above peers
Irving, TX 10.9% 11th -1.2pp 13th 12% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 7.4% 5th -0.8pp 14th 40% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 8.7% 7th -0.9pp 15th 30% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 12.1% 14th -1.0pp 16th 2% below peers
Reno, NV 12.4% 16th -0.9pp 17th on par with peers
Lubbock, TX 18.1% 26th -1.2pp 18th 46% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 7.2% 3rd -0.3pp 19th 42% below peers
Toledo, OH 23.8% 29th -1.0pp 20th 92% above peers
Frisco, TX 3.5% 1st -0.1pp 21st 71% below peers
Garland, TX 13.0% 17th -0.1pp 22nd 5% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 12.1% 13th -0.1pp 23rd 2% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 15.7% 22nd +0.1pp 24th 27% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 24.1% 30th +0.2pp 25th 95% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 9.4% 9th +0.4pp 26th 24% below peers
Arlington, VA 7.3% 4th +0.6pp 27th 41% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 9.3% 8th +0.9pp 28th 25% below peers
Enterprise, NV 8.6% 6th +1.0pp 29th 30% below peers
Fremont, CA 5.2% 2nd +0.9pp 30th 58% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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 →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (21.8% then, 20.3% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 16 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.6% to 20.3%).
20.3%
20132024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Hialeah, FL 19.5% 19th -9.9pp 1st 18% above peers
Huntsville, AL 17.0% 17th -8.5pp 2nd 3% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 25.8% 25th -12.1pp 3rd 56% above peers
Boise, ID 11.1% 8th -5.1pp 4th 33% below peers
Spokane, WA 14.7% 11th -6.4pp 5th 11% below peers
Glendale, AZ 20.2% 21st -6.8pp 6th 22% above peers
Richmond, VA 28.1% 27th -8.9pp 7th 70% above peers
Laredo, TX 28.3% 28th -8.5pp 8th 71% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 8.4% 4th -2.2pp 9th 49% below peers
Modesto, CA 16.5% 16th -4.2pp 10th on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC 25.9% 26th -6.1pp 11th 57% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 8.7% 5th -1.7pp 12th 48% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 12.5% 9th -2.4pp 13th 24% below peers
Tacoma, WA 16.1% 14th -2.7pp 14th 2% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 14.9% 13th -2.3pp 15th 10% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 17.7% 18th -2.2pp 16th 7% above peers
Norfolk, VA 25.2% 24th -3.1pp 17th 52% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 10.0% 6th -1.2pp 18th 40% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 32.4% 29th -3.3pp 19th 96% above peers
Lubbock, TX 20.1% 20th -1.9pp 20th 22% above peers
Garland, TX 20.3% 22nd -1.5pp 21st 23% above peers
Irving, TX 16.4% 15th -1.2pp 22nd 1% below peers
Reno, NV 14.9% 12th -0.8pp 23rd 10% below peers
Toledo, OH 36.0% 30th -0.8pp 24th 118% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 23.8% 23rd -0.3pp 25th 44% above peers
Frisco, TX 3.2% 1st +0.2pp 26th 81% below peers
Arlington, VA 7.8% 3rd +1.2pp 27th 53% below peers
Enterprise, NV 10.6% 7th +2.1pp 28th 36% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 12.8% 10th +2.7pp 29th 23% below peers
Fremont, CA 4.5% 2nd +1.4pp 30th 73% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oceanside, CA down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 6.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.7% to 94.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp). 29 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 10.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (84.5% to 94.9%).
94.9%
20172024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Laredo, TX 87.5% 27th +18.9pp 1st 5% below peers
Hialeah, FL 86.7% 29th +15.7pp 2nd 6% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 89.1% 22nd +15.2pp 3rd 4% below peers
Richmond, VA 86.3% 30th +10.6pp 4th 7% below peers
Boise, ID 93.8% 10th +10.5pp 5th 1% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 88.5% 26th +9.2pp 6th 4% below peers
Toledo, OH 87.2% 28th +9.0pp 7th 6% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 89.4% 21st +8.9pp 8th 3% below peers
Glendale, AZ 88.8% 25th +8.8pp 9th 4% below peers
Lubbock, TX 88.9% 24th +8.8pp 10th 4% below peers
Tacoma, WA 92.9% 12th +8.9pp 11th on par with peers
St. Petersburg, FL 92.5% 15th +8.6pp 12th on par with peers
Irving, TX 92.8% 13th +7.4pp 13th on par with peers
Fort Wayne, IN 90.8% 19th +6.9pp 14th 2% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 93.1% 11th +7.0pp 15th 1% above peers
Huntsville, AL 91.9% 18th +6.4pp 16th 1% below peers
Reno, NV 89.7% 20th +5.8pp 17th 3% below peers
Garland, TX 94.9% 8th +6.2pp 18th 3% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 94.8% 9th +6.1pp 19th 2% above peers
Spokane, WA 92.0% 17th +5.7pp 20th 1% below peers
Norfolk, VA 89.0% 23rd +5.4pp 21st 4% below peers
Modesto, CA 92.1% 16th +5.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 95.0% 7th +4.7pp 23rd 3% above peers
Enterprise, NV 97.0% 2nd +4.3pp 24th 5% above peers
Arlington, VA 95.2% 6th +3.7pp 25th 3% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 96.3% 5th +3.8pp 26th 4% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 96.7% 4th +3.7pp 27th 5% above peers
Fremont, CA 96.8% 3rd +3.5pp 28th 5% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 92.8% 14th +2.5pp 29th on par with peers
Frisco, TX 97.7% 1st +1.8pp 30th 6% above peers
Where is this changing? 51 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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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.41 then, 0.40 now; margin ±0.01).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.40 to 0.40).
0.40
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Richmond, VA 0.51 28th -0.032 1st 14% above peers
Laredo, TX 0.45 16th -0.025 2nd on par with peers
Glendale, AZ 0.43 10th -0.023 3rd 5% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 0.43 9th -0.018 4th 5% below peers
Norfolk, VA 0.47 22nd -0.017 5th 5% above peers
Spokane, WA 0.45 17th -0.016 6th 1% above peers
Toledo, OH 0.45 15th -0.015 7th on par with peers
Winston-Salem, NC 0.51 27th -0.016 8th 12% above peers
Tacoma, WA 0.43 11th -0.011 9th 4% below peers
Huntsville, AL 0.49 24th -0.010 10th 8% above peers
Boise, ID 0.46 21st -0.008 11th 3% above peers
Garland, TX 0.40 1st -0.006 12th 10% below peers
Hialeah, FL 0.46 18th -0.003 13th 2% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 0.44 14th +0.001 14th 2% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 0.42 8th +0.003 15th 6% below peers
Irving, TX 0.44 12th +0.004 16th 3% below peers
Lubbock, TX 0.49 25th +0.006 17th 9% above peers
Modesto, CA 0.44 13th +0.006 18th 2% below peers
Frisco, TX 0.42 4th +0.009 19th 7% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 0.41 2nd +0.009 20th 9% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 0.42 5th +0.009 21st 7% below peers
Reno, NV 0.48 23rd +0.011 22nd 6% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 0.50 26th +0.016 23rd 10% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 0.52 29th +0.019 24th 16% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 0.56 30th +0.023 25th 24% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 0.42 3rd +0.017 26th 8% below peers
Arlington, VA 0.46 19th +0.019 27th 2% above peers
Enterprise, NV 0.42 7th +0.022 28th 6% below peers
Fremont, CA 0.42 6th +0.023 29th 6% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 0.46 20th +0.028 30th 3% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 12.5% to 8.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp). 15 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 19 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 3.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (12.4% to 8.8%).
8.8%
20102023
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place 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
Boise, ID 6.2% 6th -2.9pp 1st 45% below peers
Irving, TX 6.2% 5th -2.8pp 2nd 45% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 9.1% 11th -3.8pp 3rd 20% below peers
Garland, TX 8.8% 10th -3.6pp 4th 22% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 2.3% 2nd -0.9pp 5th 79% below peers
Huntsville, AL 9.9% 13th -3.0pp 6th 13% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 11.4% 17th -2.9pp 7th on par with peers
Tacoma, WA 16.3% 23rd -2.6pp 8th 44% above peers
Spokane, WA 19.4% 25th -2.9pp 9th 71% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 23.4% 28th -3.2pp 10th 106% above peers
Laredo, TX 23.9% 29th -3.3pp 11th 110% above peers
Toledo, OH 22.3% 27th -2.7pp 12th 96% above peers
Glendale, AZ 15.4% 20th -1.9pp 13th 36% above peers
Lubbock, TX 11.4% 16th -1.3pp 14th on par with peers
Richmond, VA 14.6% 19th -1.3pp 15th 29% above peers
Frisco, TX 1.8% 1st -0.1pp 16th 84% below peers
Hialeah, FL 42.1% 30th -2.5pp 17th 271% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 6.9% 7th -0.3pp 18th 39% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 10.7% 15th -0.1pp 19th 6% below peers
Arlington, VA 3.4% 3rd +0.1pp 20th 70% below peers
Modesto, CA 15.8% 21st +0.6pp 21st 39% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 20.1% 26th +0.9pp 22nd 77% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 9.8% 12th +0.4pp 23rd 14% below peers
Norfolk, VA 16.3% 22nd +0.9pp 24th 43% above peers
Reno, NV 12.2% 18th +0.8pp 25th 8% above peers
Fremont, CA 3.6% 4th +0.6pp 26th 69% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 17.2% 24th +3.0pp 27th 51% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 10.6% 14th +2.0pp 28th 7% below peers
Enterprise, NV 8.1% 9th +2.5pp 29th 29% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 7.3% 8th +2.7pp 30th 36% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 4% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: home value is about 15% higher than in 2021 ($251,923 then, $289,444 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $318,235 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $289,444 in June 2026, down from $302,826 a year earlier.
$289,444
2000June 2026
Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $302,999 (Jun 26) -1.9%
United States ref $372,995 (Jun 26) +0.8%
Toledo, OH $135,476 (Jun 26) 26th +5.3% 1st 67% below peers
Chesapeake, VA $429,006 (Jun 26) 12th +3.4% 2nd 5% above peers
Laredo, TX $222,147 (Jun 26) 24th +2.7% 3rd 45% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN $250,668 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.6% 4th 38% below peers
Richmond, VA $379,365 (Jun 26) 15th +2.1% 5th 7% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ $858,275 (Jun 26) 2nd +1.8% 6th 111% above peers
Lubbock, TX $213,159 (Jun 26) 25th +1.7% 7th 48% below peers
San Bernardino, CA $496,080 (Jun 26) 9th +1.2% 8th 22% above peers
Louisville, KY $267,770 (Jun 26) 20th +1.1% 9th 34% below peers
Norfolk, VA $315,536 (Jun 26) 17th +0.9% 10th 23% below peers
Huntsville, AL $292,728 (Jun 26) 18th +0.7% 11th 28% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC $267,668 (Jun 26) 21st +0.6% 12th 34% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA $233,067 (Jun 26) 23rd +0.4% 13th 43% below peers
Reno, NV $576,913 (Jun 26) 7th +0.3% 14th 42% above peers
Chula Vista, CA $849,516 (Jun 26) 3rd -0.3% 15th 109% above peers
Spokane, WA $403,557 (Jun 26) 14th -0.3% 16th 1% below peers
Tacoma, WA $498,063 (Jun 26) 8th -0.4% 17th 22% above peers
Arlington, VA $823,028 (Jun 26) 4th -0.4% 18th 102% above peers
Modesto, CA $449,607 (Jun 26) 10th -0.7% 19th 10% above peers
Irving, TX $346,142 (Jun 26) 16th -1.3% 20th 15% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA $798,112 (Jun 26) 5th -1.3% 21st 96% above peers
Hialeah, FL $445,331 (Jun 26) 11th -1.5% 22nd 9% above peers
Glendale, AZ $407,385 (Jun 26) 13th -1.9% 23rd on par with peers
Fremont, CA $1,499,629 (Jun 26) 1st -3.6% 24th 268% above peers
Garland, TX $289,444 (Jun 26) 19th -4.4% 25th 29% below peers
Frisco, TX $656,145 (Jun 26) 6th -5.0% 26th 61% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: starter homes is about 17% higher than in 2021 ($195,095 then, $228,317 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $252,869 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view: starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $228,317 in June 2026, down from $239,197 a year earlier.
$228,317
2000June 2026
Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $185,570 (Jun 26) -0.5%
United States ref $202,486 (Jun 26) +2.0%
Laredo, TX $149,419 (Jun 26) 23rd +5.7% 1st 49% below peers
Toledo, OH $67,500 (Jun 26) 26th +4.0% 2nd 77% below peers
Chesapeake, VA $299,892 (Jun 26) 12th +3.2% 3rd 2% above peers
Richmond, VA $261,975 (Jun 26) 14th +2.5% 4th 11% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN $162,273 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.2% 5th 45% below peers
San Bernardino, CA $408,858 (Jun 26) 7th +1.7% 6th 39% above peers
Louisville, KY $175,951 (Jun 26) 19th +1.6% 7th 40% below peers
Norfolk, VA $236,129 (Jun 26) 17th +1.5% 8th 20% below peers
Huntsville, AL $172,185 (Jun 26) 20th +1.2% 9th 41% below peers
Lubbock, TX $132,679 (Jun 26) 24th +1.2% 10th 55% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC $168,649 (Jun 26) 21st +1.1% 11th 43% below peers
Modesto, CA $369,767 (Jun 26) 10th +0.1% 12th 26% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ $478,907 (Jun 26) 4th -0.3% 13th 63% above peers
Reno, NV $398,729 (Jun 26) 9th -0.4% 14th 36% above peers
Tacoma, WA $398,881 (Jun 26) 8th -0.5% 15th 36% above peers
Arlington, VA $427,483 (Jun 26) 6th -0.8% 16th 46% above peers
Chula Vista, CA $651,215 (Jun 26) 2nd -0.8% 17th 122% above peers
Spokane, WA $293,434 (Jun 26) 13th -0.8% 18th on par with peers
Irving, TX $257,982 (Jun 26) 15th -1.4% 19th 12% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA $117,749 (Jun 26) 25th -1.7% 20th 60% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA $591,050 (Jun 26) 3rd -1.9% 21st 101% above peers
Glendale, AZ $322,238 (Jun 26) 11th -2.1% 22nd 10% above peers
Fremont, CA $961,215 (Jun 26) 1st -4.4% 23rd 228% above peers
Garland, TX $228,317 (Jun 26) 18th -4.5% 24th 22% below peers
Frisco, TX $462,723 (Jun 26) 5th -5.3% 25th 58% above peers
Hialeah, FL $248,710 (Jun 26) 16th -5.6% 26th 15% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better Turning down (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (62.5% then, 61.6% now; margin ±1.8pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 19 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.9% to 61.6%).
61.6%
20112024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Spring Valley, NV 50.5% 22nd +5.3pp 1st 14% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 84.0% 1st +7.1pp 2nd 43% above peers
Tacoma, WA 55.8% 18th +3.8pp 3rd 5% below peers
Modesto, CA 58.9% 14th +3.8pp 4th on par with peers
Norfolk, VA 46.3% 27th +2.9pp 5th 21% below peers
Spokane, WA 58.8% 15th +3.6pp 6th on par with peers
Toledo, OH 53.3% 20th +2.9pp 7th 9% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 50.0% 23rd +2.6pp 8th 15% below peers
Enterprise, NV 63.7% 7th +2.9pp 9th 8% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 74.3% 2nd +3.0pp 10th 26% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 55.6% 19th +2.1pp 11th 6% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 62.8% 9th +2.4pp 12th 7% above peers
Reno, NV 49.8% 24th +1.9pp 13th 15% below peers
Boise, ID 63.2% 8th +2.3pp 14th 7% above peers
Laredo, TX 64.1% 6th +2.2pp 15th 9% above peers
Irving, TX 38.1% 30th +1.3pp 16th 35% below peers
Glendale, AZ 57.2% 17th +1.8pp 17th 3% below peers
Huntsville, AL 58.3% 16th +1.6pp 18th 1% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 71.8% 3rd +1.8pp 19th 22% above peers
Richmond, VA 43.5% 28th +0.9pp 20th 26% below peers
Hialeah, FL 46.6% 26th +0.9pp 21st 21% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 59.8% 13th +0.7pp 22nd 2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 67.0% 4th +0.8pp 23rd 14% above peers
Fremont, CA 60.8% 12th +0.2pp 24th 3% above peers
Lubbock, TX 51.2% 21st -0.1pp 25th 13% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 61.9% 10th -0.1pp 26th 5% above peers
Garland, TX 61.6% 11th -0.9pp 27th 5% above peers
Arlington, VA 41.3% 29th -1.5pp 28th 30% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 47.8% 25th -2.0pp 29th 19% below peers
Frisco, TX 65.9% 5th -5.7pp 30th 12% above peers
Where is this changing? 51 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
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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 *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent fell about 1% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: rent rose about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: $1,519 in June 2026, down from $1,531 a year earlier.
$1,519
2015June 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,965 (Jun 26) +2.2%
Norfolk, VA $1,752 (Jun 26) 12th +6.9% 1st on par with peers
Chesapeake, VA $2,041 (Jun 26) 7th +6.3% 2nd 17% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN $1,281 (Jun 26) 25th +6.2% 3rd 27% below peers
Reno, NV $1,932 (Jun 26) 10th +6.0% 4th 10% above peers
Toledo, OH $1,125 (Jun 26) 26th +4.7% 5th 36% below peers
Fremont, CA $3,308 (Jun 26) 1st +4.4% 6th 89% above peers
San Bernardino, CA $1,994 (Jun 26) 8th +3.7% 7th 14% above peers
Richmond, VA $1,682 (Jun 26) 14th +3.2% 8th 4% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA $1,383 (Jun 26) 22nd +2.8% 9th 21% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC $1,537 (Jun 26) 16th +2.4% 10th 12% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ $2,173 (Jun 26) 6th +2.4% 11th 24% above peers
Louisville, KY $1,394 (Jun 26) 21st +2.2% 12th 20% below peers
Spokane, WA $1,498 (Jun 26) 19th +2.0% 13th 14% below peers
Tacoma, WA $1,749 (Jun 26) 13th +1.9% 14th on par with peers
Lubbock, TX $1,401 (Jun 26) 20th +1.8% 15th 20% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA $2,806 (Jun 26) 3rd +1.1% 16th 60% above peers
Huntsville, AL $1,322 (Jun 26) 24th +0.9% 17th 24% below peers
Modesto, CA $1,986 (Jun 26) 9th +0.5% 18th 14% above peers
Irving, TX $1,592 (Jun 26) 15th +0.4% 19th 9% below peers
Chula Vista, CA $3,008 (Jun 26) 2nd +0.3% 20th 72% above peers
Hialeah, FL $2,374 (Jun 26) 5th -0.1% 21st 36% above peers
Laredo, TX $1,331 (Jun 26) 23rd -0.1% 22nd 24% below peers
Arlington, VA $2,722 (Jun 26) 4th -0.4% 23rd 56% above peers
Frisco, TX $1,861 (Jun 26) 11th -0.4% 24th 6% above peers
Glendale, AZ $1,524 (Jun 26) 17th -0.5% 25th 13% below peers
Garland, TX $1,519 (Jun 26) 18th -0.7% 26th 13% below peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (34.7% then, 36.9% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.4% to 36.9%).
36.9%
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 33.1% +2.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Hialeah, FL 51.5% 30th -3.9pp 1st 40% above peers
Toledo, OH 31.9% 8th -2.2pp 2nd 13% below peers
Richmond, VA 40.6% 24th -2.2pp 3rd 10% above peers
Huntsville, AL 27.6% 1st -1.3pp 4th 25% below peers
Norfolk, VA 41.2% 26th -0.9pp 5th 12% above peers
Laredo, TX 36.1% 14th -0.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Modesto, CA 40.0% 21st -0.6pp 7th 9% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 33.7% 10th -0.2pp 8th 8% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 47.5% 29th -0.0pp 9th 29% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 32.7% 9th +0.1pp 10th 11% below peers
Spokane, WA 35.5% 11th +0.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Tacoma, WA 40.4% 22nd +0.4pp 12th 10% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 35.8% 13th +0.6pp 13th 3% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 44.9% 28th +1.0pp 14th 22% above peers
Fremont, CA 30.6% 5th +0.7pp 15th 17% below peers
Boise, ID 30.4% 4th +1.0pp 16th 17% below peers
Arlington, VA 31.2% 6th +1.1pp 17th 15% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 42.2% 27th +1.7pp 18th 15% above peers
Glendale, AZ 36.4% 15th +1.5pp 19th 1% below peers
Reno, NV 36.9% 18th +1.8pp 20th on par with peers
Garland, TX 36.9% 17th +2.2pp 21st on par with peers
Spring Valley, NV 41.1% 25th +2.6pp 22nd 12% above peers
Lubbock, TX 38.6% 19th +2.5pp 23rd 5% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 40.6% 23rd +2.7pp 24th 10% above peers
Frisco, TX 28.7% 3rd +2.0pp 25th 22% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 31.6% 7th +2.3pp 26th 14% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 27.6% 2nd +2.2pp 27th 25% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 38.6% 20th +3.2pp 28th 5% above peers
Enterprise, NV 35.6% 12th +5.0pp 29th 3% below peers
Irving, TX 36.8% 16th +5.4pp 30th on par with peers
Where is this changing? 51 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
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.1% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 15 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.6% to 4.1%).
4.1%
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
San Bernardino, CA 6.8% 18th -2.8pp 1st 3% above peers
Richmond, VA 13.0% 29th -3.5pp 2nd 96% above peers
Huntsville, AL 4.9% 9th -1.3pp 3rd 27% below peers
Glendale, AZ 6.7% 17th -1.7pp 4th 1% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 8.2% 21st -1.9pp 5th 24% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.7% 4th -0.7pp 6th 45% below peers
Toledo, OH 11.7% 27th -2.0pp 7th 77% above peers
Hialeah, FL 9.8% 25th -1.6pp 8th 48% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 7.3% 19th -1.0pp 9th 10% above peers
Garland, TX 4.1% 6th -0.5pp 10th 38% below peers
Reno, NV 8.4% 22nd -0.7pp 11th 26% above peers
Spokane, WA 9.5% 24th -0.6pp 12th 43% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 3.3% 3rd -0.2pp 13th 50% below peers
Modesto, CA 6.3% 14th -0.2pp 14th 4% below peers
Norfolk, VA 11.5% 26th -0.4pp 15th 74% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.5% 7th -0.1pp 16th 31% below peers
Boise, ID 5.0% 11th -0.1pp 17th 24% below peers
Tacoma, WA 8.8% 23rd +0.2pp 18th 33% above peers
Fremont, CA 4.7% 8th +0.1pp 19th 29% below peers
Lubbock, TX 6.1% 13th +0.2pp 20th 7% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 12.0% 28th +1.1pp 21st 81% above peers
Laredo, TX 6.6% 16th +0.7pp 22nd on par with peers
Arlington, VA 15.2% 30th +2.1pp 23rd 130% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.8% 20th +1.2pp 24th 18% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 6.6% 15th +1.0pp 25th on par with peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.0% 10th +0.9pp 26th 24% below peers
Irving, TX 5.8% 12th +1.2pp 27th 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 2.7% 1st +0.6pp 28th 60% below peers
Enterprise, NV 3.8% 5th +1.0pp 29th 43% below peers
Frisco, TX 3.3% 2nd +1.1pp 30th 51% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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 in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured rose 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 23.4% to 25.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. 3 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 17 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.1% to 25.1%).
25.1%
20122024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 16.2% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Hialeah, FL 15.0% 27th -5.6pp 1st 69% above peers
Richmond, VA 8.7% 15th -3.1pp 2nd 2% below peers
Norfolk, VA 8.1% 13th -2.4pp 3rd 9% below peers
Boise, ID 7.0% 12th -1.9pp 4th 21% below peers
Toledo, OH 5.7% 8th -1.5pp 5th 36% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.6% 7th -1.3pp 6th 37% below peers
Modesto, CA 4.7% 3rd -1.0pp 7th 48% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.6% 2nd -1.0pp 8th 48% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 10.3% 21st -2.1pp 9th 16% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 6.2% 9th -1.1pp 10th 30% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 10.1% 20th -1.3pp 11th 13% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 9.9% 18th -1.2pp 12th 11% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 5.0% 4th -0.6pp 13th 43% below peers
Arlington, VA 5.2% 5th -0.6pp 14th 41% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 11.1% 23rd -1.1pp 15th 25% above peers
Huntsville, AL 8.9% 16th -0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Frisco, TX 6.3% 10th -0.4pp 17th 29% below peers
Spokane, WA 5.3% 6th -0.2pp 18th 40% below peers
Tacoma, WA 7.0% 11th -0.2pp 19th 22% below peers
Laredo, TX 27.2% 30th -0.2pp 20th 206% above peers
Enterprise, NV 8.1% 14th +0.1pp 21st 9% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 12.4% 24th +0.5pp 22nd 40% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 10.0% 19th +0.4pp 23rd 13% above peers
Lubbock, TX 13.5% 26th +0.6pp 24th 52% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 9.3% 17th +0.5pp 25th 5% above peers
Glendale, AZ 13.2% 25th +0.9pp 26th 49% above peers
Garland, TX 25.1% 29th +1.7pp 27th 182% above peers
Reno, NV 10.5% 22nd +0.8pp 28th 18% above peers
Irving, TX 22.3% 28th +2.0pp 29th 151% above peers
Fremont, CA 2.6% 1st +0.7pp 30th 71% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthPeople without health insurance
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Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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 →
  • 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 98% 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 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

33.6%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Fremont, CA 14.1% 1st 59% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 24.7% 2nd 27% below peers
Arlington, VA 24.9% 3rd 27% below peers
Frisco, TX 26.6% 4th 22% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 26.9% 5th 21% below peers
Enterprise, NV 28.7% 6th 16% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 28.8% 7th 15% below peers
Boise, ID 29.4% 8th 14% below peers
Reno, NV 30.1% 9th 11% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 30.3% 10th 11% below peers
Irving, TX 30.7% 11th 10% below peers
Hialeah, FL 31.5% 12th 7% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 32.2% 13th 5% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 33.4% 14th 2% below peers
Garland, TX 33.6% 15th 1% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 34.0% 16th on par with peers
Spokane, WA 34.5% 17th 1% above peers
Modesto, CA 35.0% 18th 3% above peers
Richmond, VA 35.3% 19th 4% above peers
Glendale, AZ 35.9% 20th 6% above peers
Lubbock, TX 36.6% 21st 8% above peers
Tacoma, WA 36.7% 22nd 8% above peers
Huntsville, AL 37.5% 23rd 10% above peers
Norfolk, VA 39.4% 24th 16% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 39.4% 25th 16% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 39.5% 26th 16% above peers
Louisville, KY 39.9% 27th 17% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 40.2% 28th 18% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 40.4% 29th 19% above peers
Laredo, TX 42.3% 30th 24% above peers
Toledo, OH 45.0% 31st 32% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.6% then, 18.0% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.3% to 18.0%).
18.0%
20122024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 12.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Enterprise, NV 3.7% 11th -2.2pp 1st 26% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 3.9% 12th -2.1pp 2nd 23% below peers
Toledo, OH 2.1% 3rd -1.2pp 3rd 57% below peers
Huntsville, AL 3.0% 7th -1.2pp 4th 39% below peers
Modesto, CA 1.9% 2nd -0.6pp 5th 61% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 5.0% 16th -1.1pp 6th on par with peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 6.4% 21st -1.4pp 7th 28% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 3.7% 10th -0.8pp 8th 27% below peers
Norfolk, VA 5.5% 18th -1.0pp 9th 9% above peers
Hialeah, FL 5.8% 19th -1.1pp 10th 17% above peers
Reno, NV 6.8% 22nd -1.2pp 11th 37% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 2.9% 5th -0.3pp 12th 42% below peers
Frisco, TX 4.0% 13th -0.4pp 13th 20% below peers
Richmond, VA 6.2% 20th -0.2pp 14th 25% above peers
Spokane, WA 2.4% 4th -0.1pp 15th 53% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 4.6% 14th -0.1pp 16th 8% below peers
Laredo, TX 14.1% 28th -0.2pp 17th 182% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 3.6% 9th -0.0pp 18th 27% below peers
Glendale, AZ 9.9% 26th +0.3pp 19th 97% above peers
Arlington, VA 3.0% 6th +0.1pp 20th 40% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 5.2% 17th +0.4pp 21st 5% above peers
Garland, TX 18.0% 30th +1.5pp 22nd 260% above peers
Boise, ID 4.9% 15th +0.5pp 23rd 2% below peers
Irving, TX 15.8% 29th +2.0pp 24th 215% above peers
Tacoma, WA 3.3% 8th +0.4pp 25th 35% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 9.5% 25th +1.9pp 26th 90% above peers
Lubbock, TX 10.7% 27th +2.3pp 27th 114% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.3% 23rd +1.7pp 28th 46% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 8.1% 24th +4.6pp 29th 61% above peers
Fremont, CA 1.6% 1st +1.1pp 30th 67% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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 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 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 2.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 22.9% to 25.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 27 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 27 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.6% to 25.4%).
25.4%
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Hialeah, FL 22.1% 26th +6.4pp 1st 38% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 31.4% 21st +6.2pp 2nd 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 28.1% 23rd +5.5pp 3rd 21% below peers
Toledo, OH 21.9% 28th +3.6pp 4th 39% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 42.6% 8th +6.9pp 5th 19% above peers
Tacoma, WA 34.5% 17th +4.8pp 6th 3% below peers
Norfolk, VA 33.5% 19th +4.6pp 7th 6% below peers
Richmond, VA 45.6% 7th +6.0pp 8th 28% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 39.5% 11th +5.0pp 9th 11% above peers
Boise, ID 47.5% 5th +5.9pp 10th 33% above peers
Laredo, TX 22.0% 27th +2.6pp 11th 38% below peers
Modesto, CA 21.2% 29th +2.5pp 12th 41% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 33.2% 20th +3.8pp 13th 7% below peers
Enterprise, NV 35.7% 15th +4.0pp 14th on par with peers
Glendale, AZ 24.3% 25th +2.7pp 15th 32% below peers
Irving, TX 42.4% 9th +4.7pp 16th 19% above peers
Fremont, CA 63.9% 3rd +6.9pp 17th 79% above peers
Lubbock, TX 35.1% 16th +3.6pp 18th 2% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 36.9% 12th +3.7pp 19th 3% above peers
Garland, TX 25.4% 24th +2.5pp 20th 29% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 13.1% 30th +1.2pp 21st 63% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 36.6% 14th +3.3pp 22nd 2% above peers
Reno, NV 36.8% 13th +3.2pp 23rd 3% above peers
Spokane, WA 33.9% 18th +2.6pp 24th 5% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 39.8% 10th +3.0pp 25th 12% above peers
Huntsville, AL 47.2% 6th +3.1pp 26th 32% above peers
Frisco, TX 67.5% 2nd +4.1pp 27th 89% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 61.9% 4th +3.5pp 28th 73% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 29.0% 22nd +1.2pp 29th 19% below peers
Arlington, VA 77.1% 1st +1.8pp 30th 116% above peers
Where is this changing? 51 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (33.6% then, 31.5% now; margin ±7.1pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 12 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 0.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.0% to 31.5%).
31.5%
20112024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
St. Petersburg, FL 69.9% 1st +11.4pp 1st 67% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 51.1% 7th +4.3pp 2nd 22% above peers
Hialeah, FL 51.7% 6th +3.9pp 3rd 23% above peers
Boise, ID 45.4% 12th +2.6pp 4th 8% above peers
Irving, TX 36.6% 22nd +1.7pp 5th 13% below peers
Richmond, VA 48.8% 10th +2.1pp 6th 16% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 39.8% 18th +1.1pp 7th 5% below peers
Spokane, WA 41.4% 16th +0.1pp 8th 1% below peers
Tacoma, WA 44.8% 13th -0.0pp 9th 7% above peers
Fremont, CA 61.4% 2nd -0.5pp 10th 46% above peers
Toledo, OH 37.1% 20th -1.2pp 11th 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 47.5% 11th -2.0pp 12th 13% above peers
Garland, TX 31.5% 28th -2.1pp 13th 25% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 54.5% 5th -5.6pp 14th 30% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 50.8% 8th -5.9pp 15th 21% above peers
Spring Valley, NV 35.5% 24th -4.9pp 16th 15% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 32.6% 26th -4.5pp 17th 22% below peers
Frisco, TX 55.6% 4th -8.7pp 18th 32% above peers
Enterprise, NV 36.0% 23rd -5.7pp 19th 14% below peers
Lubbock, TX 39.6% 19th -7.3pp 20th 6% below peers
Reno, NV 36.8% 21st -7.2pp 21st 12% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 42.0% 15th -8.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Norfolk, VA 42.3% 14th -8.7pp 23rd 1% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 50.5% 9th -12.1pp 24th 20% above peers
Modesto, CA 32.2% 27th -7.8pp 25th 23% below peers
Huntsville, AL 41.2% 17th -11.0pp 26th 2% below peers
Arlington, VA 55.7% 3rd -15.9pp 27th 33% above peers
Laredo, TX 33.1% 25th -14.3pp 28th 21% below peers
Glendale, AZ 22.2% 29th -10.0pp 29th 47% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 20.5% 30th -15.5pp 30th 51% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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

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 →
  • Nampa, ID up 14.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Edinburg, TX up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norman, OK up 14.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth rose 3.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 7.0% to 10.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.1pp). 2 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 1.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.3% to 10.1%).
10.1%
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Arlington, VA 4.3% 5th -5.9pp 1st 40% below peers
Huntsville, AL 4.0% 3rd -1.8pp 2nd 44% below peers
Fremont, CA 2.3% 1st -0.8pp 3rd 68% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 7.1% 14th -2.3pp 4th 1% below peers
Laredo, TX 7.8% 17th -1.9pp 5th 9% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 6.9% 13th -1.7pp 6th 4% below peers
Glendale, AZ 8.4% 21st -1.9pp 7th 17% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 5.1% 9th -1.1pp 8th 29% below peers
Winston-Salem, NC 5.3% 10th -1.0pp 9th 26% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 8.8% 24th -1.3pp 10th 23% above peers
Hialeah, FL 8.0% 19th -0.6pp 11th 11% above peers
Richmond, VA 4.9% 7th -0.3pp 12th 32% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 8.6% 23rd -0.4pp 13th 20% above peers
Chula Vista, CA 4.9% 8th -0.1pp 14th 31% below peers
Tacoma, WA 8.6% 22nd +0.0pp 15th 20% above peers
Reno, NV 6.7% 12th +0.2pp 16th 7% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 4.6% 6th +0.2pp 17th 36% below peers
Lubbock, TX 4.2% 4th +0.3pp 18th 41% below peers
Enterprise, NV 7.8% 18th +1.0pp 19th 9% above peers
Boise, ID 5.7% 11th +0.7pp 20th 21% below peers
Frisco, TX 3.1% 2nd +0.5pp 21st 56% below peers
Modesto, CA 9.4% 26th +1.6pp 22nd 31% above peers
Spokane, WA 10.8% 29th +2.3pp 23rd 51% above peers
Toledo, OH 12.0% 30th +2.6pp 24th 67% above peers
Norfolk, VA 7.1% 15th +1.8pp 25th 1% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 7.2% 16th +2.1pp 26th on par with peers
Garland, TX 10.1% 28th +3.2pp 27th 41% above peers
Irving, TX 10.1% 27th +4.4pp 28th 40% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 8.1% 20th +3.7pp 29th 13% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 9.1% 25th +4.2pp 30th 27% above peers
Where is this changing? 51 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

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 →
  • Lewisville, TX down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Tallahassee, FL down 4.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Temecula, CA down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 238,418 to 246,844 - more than the combined survey margin (±190). 19 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 25 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 6% from 2014 to 2024 (232,305 to 246,844).
246,844
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Enterprise, NV 240,464 14th +41% 1st 1% above peers
Frisco, TX 219,304 28th +24% 2nd 8% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 232,491 18th +23% 3rd 2% below peers
Huntsville, AL 222,791 24th +14% 4th 6% below peers
Reno, NV 273,212 2nd +11% 5th 15% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 230,221 20th +8% 6th 3% below peers
Irving, TX 256,492 8th +7% 7th 8% above peers
Spokane, WA 230,293 19th +6% 8th 3% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 219,187 30th +6% 9th 8% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 252,583 10th +5% 10th 6% above peers
Boise, ID 237,242 15th +5% 11th on par with peers
Tacoma, WA 222,758 26th +5% 12th 6% below peers
Lubbock, TX 264,814 5th +4% 13th 12% above peers
Garland, TX 246,844 12th +4% 14th 4% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 252,037 11th +3% 15th 6% above peers
Modesto, CA 219,215 29th +3% 16th 8% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 222,724 27th +3% 17th 6% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 276,375 1st +3% 18th 16% above peers
Glendale, AZ 252,833 9th +2% 19th 7% above peers
Richmond, VA 229,359 21st +1% 20th 3% below peers
Arlington, VA 236,254 16th +1% 21st on par with peers
Fort Wayne, IN 268,589 3rd +1% 22nd 13% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 262,732 6th +1% 23rd 11% above peers
Laredo, TX 257,619 7th -1% 24th 9% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 222,771 25th -1% 25th 6% below peers
Scottsdale, AZ 243,821 13th -3% 26th 3% above peers
Fremont, CA 228,295 22nd -3% 27th 4% below peers
Toledo, OH 267,463 4th -3% 28th 13% above peers
Hialeah, FL 226,165 23rd -4% 29th 5% below peers
Norfolk, VA 233,596 17th -4% 30th 2% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±136 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

No better direction Falling
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Children fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.2% to 25.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp). 20 of the 29 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Falling beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 22 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 2.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.5% to 25.5%).
25.5%
20172024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 24.1% -1.2pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Norfolk, VA 20.4% 20th +0.6pp 1st 10% below peers
Modesto, CA 26.2% 4th +0.7pp 2nd 16% above peers
Arlington, VA 18.0% 26th +0.2pp 3rd 20% below peers
Chesapeake, VA 24.2% 11th -0.1pp 4th 7% above peers
Richmond, VA 17.5% 27th -0.1pp 5th 22% below peers
Lubbock, TX 22.9% 13th -0.4pp 6th 1% above peers
Fremont, CA 22.3% 16th -0.6pp 7th 1% below peers
Irving, TX 26.2% 5th -0.7pp 8th 16% above peers
Toledo, OH 22.9% 14th -0.6pp 9th 1% above peers
Baton Rouge, LA 20.9% 17th -0.7pp 10th 7% below peers
Hialeah, FL 16.8% 28th -0.6pp 11th 25% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 24.5% 9th -0.8pp 12th 8% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 23.0% 12th -0.8pp 13th 2% above peers
Fort Wayne, IN 24.3% 10th -1.0pp 14th 8% above peers
Glendale, AZ 24.5% 8th -1.0pp 15th 9% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 24.6% 7th -1.2pp 16th 9% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 16.1% 29th -0.9pp 17th 29% below peers
Spokane, WA 20.4% 19th -1.2pp 18th 10% below peers
Laredo, TX 31.3% 1st -1.8pp 19th 38% above peers
Huntsville, AL 19.4% 23rd -1.2pp 20th 14% below peers
Garland, TX 25.5% 6th -1.7pp 21st 13% above peers
Reno, NV 19.9% 21st -1.4pp 22nd 12% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 20.4% 18th -1.5pp 23rd 10% below peers
Enterprise, NV 22.6% 15th -1.9pp 24th on par with peers
Tacoma, WA 19.8% 22nd -1.8pp 25th 12% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 18.5% 25th -1.8pp 26th 18% below peers
San Bernardino, CA 26.7% 3rd -2.9pp 27th 18% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 13.9% 30th -1.6pp 28th 38% below peers
Frisco, TX 27.2% 2nd -3.2pp 29th 21% above peers
Boise, ID 18.5% 24th -3.3pp 30th 18% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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 ±0.8pp 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 →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.6% then, 31.1% now; margin ±4.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.0% to 31.1%).
31.1%
20102024
Compare all 30 similar-size cities by change rank
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 29.6% -0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Scottsdale, AZ 26.6% 24th +3.7pp 1st 25% below peers
Tacoma, WA 38.4% 11th +4.3pp 2nd 8% above peers
Laredo, TX 39.6% 10th +4.4pp 3rd 11% above peers
Enterprise, NV 28.5% 22nd +2.9pp 4th 20% below peers
Fremont, CA 10.4% 30th +0.8pp 5th 71% below peers
Reno, NV 38.0% 12th +2.6pp 6th 7% above peers
Hialeah, FL 46.8% 4th +3.1pp 7th 31% above peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 31.6% 19th +2.1pp 8th 11% below peers
Toledo, OH 61.7% 1st +3.8pp 9th 73% above peers
Arlington, VA 17.4% 28th +0.9pp 10th 51% below peers
Santa Clarita, CA 20.0% 27th +0.6pp 11th 44% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 40.0% 9th +0.8pp 12th 12% above peers
Garland, TX 31.1% 20th +0.5pp 13th 13% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 40.3% 8th +0.5pp 14th 13% above peers
Boise, ID 27.2% 23rd +0.3pp 15th 24% below peers
Baton Rouge, LA 53.2% 3rd -0.1pp 16th 49% above peers
Modesto, CA 33.3% 17th -0.1pp 17th 7% below peers
Norfolk, VA 46.5% 5th -0.5pp 18th 31% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 45.4% 6th -0.9pp 19th 27% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 41.9% 7th -1.3pp 20th 17% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 30.1% 21st -1.1pp 21st 15% below peers
Richmond, VA 55.8% 2nd -3.3pp 22nd 57% above peers
Lubbock, TX 35.6% 14th -2.8pp 23rd on par with peers
Huntsville, AL 35.6% 15th -3.2pp 24th on par with peers
Frisco, TX 11.9% 29th -1.1pp 25th 66% below peers
Irving, TX 25.9% 25th -3.4pp 26th 27% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 23.6% 26th -3.3pp 27th 34% below peers
St. Petersburg, FL 36.0% 13th -5.7pp 28th 1% above peers
Spokane, WA 32.5% 18th -5.2pp 29th 9% below peers
Glendale, AZ 33.9% 16th -7.3pp 30th 5% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (61.3% then, 60.7% now; margin ±6.7pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 29 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (65.9% to 60.7%).
60.7%
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
Fremont, CA 69.9% 12th +12.8pp 1st 1% above peers
Santa Clarita, CA 69.0% 15th +8.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Frisco, TX 70.6% 11th +8.8pp 3rd 2% above peers
Scottsdale, AZ 69.0% 14th +6.8pp 4th on par with peers
Tacoma, WA 67.4% 19th +6.1pp 5th 2% below peers
Chula Vista, CA 71.4% 8th +5.5pp 6th 3% above peers
Laredo, TX 56.3% 29th +4.2pp 7th 18% below peers
Spring Valley, NV 70.7% 10th +4.6pp 8th 2% above peers
Winston-Salem, NC 65.2% 21st +2.3pp 9th 6% below peers
Huntsville, AL 70.8% 9th +2.5pp 10th 3% above peers
Norfolk, VA 67.7% 18th +1.6pp 11th 2% below peers
Enterprise, NV 73.0% 3rd +1.6pp 12th 6% above peers
Arlington, VA 74.8% 2nd +1.0pp 13th 8% above peers
St. Petersburg, FL 72.6% 5th +0.8pp 14th 5% above peers
Reno, NV 75.1% 1st +0.3pp 15th 9% above peers
Glendale, AZ 63.5% 24th -0.5pp 16th 8% below peers
Garland, TX 60.7% 26th -0.6pp 17th 12% below peers
Lubbock, TX 67.8% 17th -1.0pp 18th 2% below peers
Spokane, WA 64.4% 22nd -1.2pp 19th 7% below peers
Hialeah, FL 71.5% 7th -1.3pp 20th 4% above peers
Chesapeake, VA 65.3% 20th -1.4pp 21st 5% below peers
Modesto, CA 58.1% 28th -2.0pp 22nd 16% below peers
Port St. Lucie, FL 73.0% 4th -2.8pp 23rd 6% above peers
San Bernardino, CA 60.3% 27th -2.8pp 24th 13% below peers
Boise, ID 63.9% 23rd -3.2pp 25th 7% below peers
Toledo, OH 69.3% 13th -4.5pp 26th on par with peers
Baton Rouge, LA 72.3% 6th -5.2pp 27th 5% above peers
Richmond, VA 68.7% 16th -5.6pp 28th 1% below peers
Fort Wayne, IN 62.2% 25th -8.3pp 29th 10% below peers
Irving, TX 53.4% 30th -8.5pp 30th 23% below peers
Where is this changing? 51 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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12 of 51 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±5.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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