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Port Arthur, TX

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55,804 people (2025) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 6 indicators

Where Port Arthur, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
0 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 100%
relative change
5 in the prior 12 months
Dropping fast  
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
88.3%
2020-24
▲ 43%
relative change
61.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$46,354
2020-24
▲ 27%
relative change
$36,557 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
520 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 17%
relative change
624 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
1,283 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 13%
relative change
1,469 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
116 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 14%
relative change
136 a year earlier
Real, sustained progress  
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What needs attention 13 indicators

Where Port Arthur, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
25.8%
2019-23
▲ 16%
relative change
22.3% in 2018
Worsening Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
9.6%
Jul 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
9.0% a year earlier
Behind peers and rising Trailing peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
29.0%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
27.2% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
38.4%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
40.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.52
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
0.48 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
29.5%
2020-24
flat
relative change
29.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
20.1%
2020-24
▲ 26%
relative change
16.0% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
12.8%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
11.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
15.8%
2020-24
▼ 17%
relative change
19.0% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
10.9%
2020-24
flat
relative change
10.9% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
58.0%
2020-24
▲ <1%
relative change
57.7% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
40.6%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
43.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
36.1%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 7 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
55.4%
2020-24
▲ 33%
relative change
41.8% in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
48.2%
2020-24
▲ 22%
relative change
39.5% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$89,052
Aug 2026
▲ 13%
relative change
$78,807 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,288
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$1,221 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$127,534
Aug 2026
▲ 3%
relative change
$124,109 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
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Population
55,828
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
55,109 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
27.5%
2020-24
high
vs peers
27.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 17% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 5% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 78% of similar-size cities. Port Arthur started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 520 in July 2026, down from 624 a year earlier.
Bright spot 520 per 100k
2018July 2026
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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%
Bartlett, TN 197 (Jul 26) -31.5% 1st
Tinley Park, IL 85 (Jul 26) -23.0% 2nd
Chicopee, MA 427 (Jul 26) -22.6% 3rd
Oak Lawn, IL 87 (Jul 26) -22.2% 4th
Mooresville, NC 192 (Jul 26) -21.9% 5th
Mount Prospect, IL 60 (Jul 26) -21.4% 6th
Port Arthur, TX 520 (Jul 26) -16.7% 7th
Apple Valley, MN 183 (Jul 26) -15.8% 8th
DeSoto, TX 288 (Jul 26) -7.4% 9th
Logan, UT 166 (Jul 26) -6.1% 10th
Albany, OR 151 (Jul 26) -5.5% 11th
Rocky Mount, NC 706 (Jun 26) -2.3% 12th
Burleson, TX 167 (Jul 26) -1.0% 13th
Anderson, IN 399 (Jun 26) +0.4% 14th
Fountain Valley, CA 195 (Jul 26) +4.9% 15th
Twin Falls, ID 390 (Jul 26) +10.1% 16th
Kentwood, MI 475 (Jul 26) +23.8% 17th
Peabody, MA 302 (Apr 26) +25.2% 18th
West Haven, CT 78 (Jul 26) +34.4% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Roswell, GA down about 44% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • Cicero, IL down about 28% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reading, PA down about 22% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime fell about 13% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime fell about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 56% of similar-size cities. Port Arthur started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 1,283 in July 2026, down from 1,469 a year earlier.
Bright spot 1,283 per 100k
2018July 2026
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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%
Bartlett, TN 769 (Jul 26) -39.8% 1st
Burleson, TX 617 (Jul 26) -30.4% 2nd
Peabody, MA 570 (Apr 26) -28.9% 3rd
West Haven, CT 851 (Mar 26) -25.1% 4th
Rocky Mount, NC 2,990 (Jun 26) -21.2% 5th
Mooresville, NC 1,644 (Jul 26) -20.5% 6th
DeSoto, TX 1,343 (Jul 26) -20.0% 7th
Anderson, IN 1,893 (Jun 26) -14.6% 8th
Port Arthur, TX 1,283 (Jul 26) -12.7% 9th
Mount Prospect, IL 751 (Jul 26) -10.5% 10th
Kentwood, MI 1,513 (Jul 26) -9.7% 11th
Fountain Valley, CA 1,564 (Jul 26) -9.1% 12th
Tinley Park, IL 1,050 (Jul 26) -7.9% 13th
Twin Falls, ID 1,060 (Jul 26) -7.3% 14th
Oak Lawn, IL 1,504 (Jul 26) -6.2% 15th
Logan, UT 1,036 (Jul 26) -3.5% 16th
Apple Valley, MN 1,510 (Jul 26) +2.3% 17th
Chicopee, MA 1,566 (Jul 26) +5.5% 18th
Albany, OR 1,763 (Jul 26) +7.3% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bartlett, TN down about 40% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 12% a year · 2021-2026
  • West Haven, CT down about 25% over the 12 months ending March 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2020-2025
  • Casa Grande, AZ down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 19% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 17% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Homicide fell about 9% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 0 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 5 in the prior 12 months. That is 0 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 0 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 19 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%
Port Arthur, TX 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Mount Prospect, IL 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 2nd
Apple Valley, MN 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 3rd
Anderson, IN 2 (Jun 26) -66.7% 4th
Twin Falls, ID 2 (Jul 26) -50.0% 5th
Chicopee, MA 2 (Jul 26) -50.0% 6th
Mooresville, NC 2 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Rocky Mount, NC 25 (Jun 26) +27.3% 8th
Burleson, TX 5 (Jul 26) +199.4% 9th
DeSoto, TX 5 (Jul 26) +200.6% 10th
West Haven, CT 7 (Jul 26) +299.4% 11th
Peabody, MA 0 (Apr 26)
Logan, UT 2 (Jul 26)
Fountain Valley, CA 0 (Jul 26)
Bartlett, TN 0 (Jul 26)
Oak Lawn, IL 4 (Jul 26)
Tinley Park, IL 0 (Jul 26)
Kentwood, MI 0 (Jul 26)
Albany, OR 0 (Jul 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Gardena, CA down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 17% a year · 2021-2026
  • Anderson, IN down about 67% over the 12 months ending June 2026 · sustained: down about 27% a year · 2021-2026
  • Medford, OR down about 67% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 20% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 14% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 56% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 11% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 61% of similar-size cities. Port Arthur started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Vehicle theft fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 116 in July 2026, down from 136 a year earlier.
Bright spot 116 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 19 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%
Bartlett, TN 62 (Jul 26) -69.3% 1st
Burleson, TX 37 (Jul 26) -63.2% 2nd
Rocky Mount, NC 218 (Jun 26) -45.2% 3rd
West Haven, CT 145 (Jul 26) -30.4% 4th
Chicopee, MA 107 (Jul 26) -28.9% 5th
Anderson, IN 276 (Jun 26) -22.9% 6th
Fountain Valley, CA 110 (Jul 26) -20.8% 7th
Mount Prospect, IL 47 (Jul 26) -18.7% 8th
Albany, OR 76 (Jul 26) -15.7% 9th
Oak Lawn, IL 156 (Jul 26) -15.4% 10th
Port Arthur, TX 116 (Jul 26) -14.5% 11th
Kentwood, MI 186 (Jul 26) -14.3% 12th
Mooresville, NC 95 (Jul 26) -10.2% 13th
DeSoto, TX 316 (Jul 26) -8.2% 14th
Tinley Park, IL 131 (Jul 26) -5.3% 15th
Logan, UT 59 (Jul 26) +0.0% 16th
Peabody, MA 54 (Apr 26) +3.5% 17th
Apple Valley, MN 81 (Jul 26) +40.6% 18th
Twin Falls, ID 91 (Jul 26) +41.7% 19th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Alhambra, CA down about 48% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
  • Grand Junction, CO down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Broomfield, CO down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 27% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $36,557 to $46,354 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,732).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Port Arthur started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 46% from 2014 to 2024 ($31,736 to $46,354).
Bright spot $46,354
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $78,476 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
San Jacinto, CA $80,647 16th +55% 1st on par with peers
Logan, UT $60,687 26th +45% 2nd 25% below peers
South Whittier, CA $100,800 6th +41% 3rd 25% above peers
Valdosta, GA $45,925 31st +41% 4th 43% below peers
Kentwood, MI $74,373 21st +37% 5th 8% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $55,534 28th +37% 6th 31% below peers
Olympia, WA $81,302 15th +36% 7th 1% above peers
Tinley Park, IL $105,189 3rd +34% 8th 30% above peers
Peabody, MA $96,657 8th +32% 9th 20% above peers
West Sacramento, CA $93,188 10th +32% 10th 16% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $90,794 11th +31% 11th 13% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL $83,911 13th +30% 12th 4% above peers
Mooresville, NC $89,647 12th +30% 13th 11% above peers
Albany, OR $78,114 18th +29% 14th 3% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL $101,720 5th +28% 15th 26% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL $64,908 22nd +27% 16th 20% below peers
Port Arthur, TX $46,354 30th +27% 17th 43% below peers
Anderson, IN $46,909 29th +27% 18th 42% below peers
Berwyn, IL $78,408 17th +25% 19th 3% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY $77,679 19th +24%* 20th 4% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $115,237 2nd +24% 21st 43% above peers
Placentia, CA $115,929 1st +21% 22nd 44% above peers
Twin Falls, ID $61,205 25th +21% 23rd 24% below peers
Bartlett, TN $102,070 4th +21% 24th 27% above peers
Manhattan, KS $60,172 27th +19% 25th 25% below peers
West Haven, CT $74,382 20th +18% 26th 8% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $61,977 24th +18% 27th 23% below peers
Burleson, TX $93,928 9th +18% 28th 16% above peers
Chicopee, MA $62,615 23rd +18% 29th 22% below peers
DeSoto, TX $82,782 14th +16% 30th 3% above peers
Apple Valley, MN $97,673 7th +9% 31st 21% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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1 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,945 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.6 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 93% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment is 0.5 percentage points lower than in 2022 (8.6% then, 8.1% now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 8.9% in 2023 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 9.6% in July 2026, up from 9.0% a year earlier.
Needs attention 9.6%
1990July 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 4.5% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Perth Amboy, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 27th -3.0pp 1st 55% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 6.1% (Jul 26) 23rd -0.9pp 2nd 24% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.4% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.8pp 3rd 31% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 6.3% (Jul 26) 25th -0.8pp 4th 29% above peers
Kentwood, MI 5.0% (Jul 26) 17th -0.8pp 5th 2% above peers
Valdosta, GA 4.0% (Jul 26) 6th -0.6pp 6th 18% below peers
Mooresville, NC 3.7% (Jul 26) 4th -0.5pp 7th 24% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 12th -0.5pp 8th 8% below peers
Anderson, IN 4.1% (Jul 26) 8th -0.5pp 9th 16% below peers
Albany, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th -0.5pp 10th 8% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 3.4% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 31% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.9% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 12th on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 3.8% (Jul 26) 5th -0.2pp 13th 22% below peers
Placentia, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th -0.2pp 14th 10% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 5.4% (Jul 26) 21st -0.1pp 15th 10% above peers
Manhattan, KS 4.0% (Jul 26) 7th +0.0pp 16th 18% below peers
Logan, UT 3.1% (Jul 26) 1st +0.1pp 17th 37% below peers
Peabody, MA 4.9% (Jul 26) 16th +0.1pp 18th on par with peers
Chicopee, MA 5.9% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.2pp 19th 20% above peers
Burleson, TX 4.2% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 20th 14% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 5.2% (Jul 26) 18th +0.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th +0.3pp 22nd 6% below peers
DeSoto, TX 6.1% (Jul 26) 24th +0.4pp 23rd 24% above peers
Berwyn, IL 5.2% (Jul 26) 19th +0.4pp 24th 6% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.5pp 25th 12% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 9.6% (Jul 26) 28th +0.6pp 26th 96% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.7% (Jul 26) 14th +0.7pp 27th 4% below peers
West Haven, CT 6.8% (Jul 26) 26th +1.5pp 28th 39% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.2% then, 29.0% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 1.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.4% to 29.0%).
Needs attention 29.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 13.8% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Tinley Park, IL 5.0% 1st -2.1pp 1st 54% below peers
Mooresville, NC 7.3% 6th -2.8pp 2nd 33% below peers
DeSoto, TX 7.6% 7th -2.6pp 3rd 30% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 11.4% 17th -3.4pp 4th 5% above peers
Valdosta, GA 26.1% 30th -6.1pp 5th 140% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.1% 2nd -1.1pp 6th 53% below peers
Logan, UT 22.2% 28th -4.5pp 7th 105% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 12.8% 19th -2.4pp 8th 18% above peers
Berwyn, IL 10.9% 16th -1.9pp 9th on par with peers
Anderson, IN 21.0% 27th -2.8pp 10th 93% above peers
Manhattan, KS 23.3% 29th -3.0pp 11th 115% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 11th -1.2pp 12th 16% below peers
Peabody, MA 7.7% 8th -1.0pp 13th 30% below peers
Olympia, WA 14.0% 21st -1.7pp 14th 29% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 16.1% 23rd -1.0pp 15th 48% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.4% 14th -0.6pp 16th 5% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 6.6% 4th -0.1pp 17th 39% below peers
Placentia, CA 7.9% 9th -0.1pp 18th 27% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.6% 12th -0.1pp 19th 11% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.0% 10th +0.2pp 20th 26% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 19.7% 25th +0.5pp 21st 81% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.7% 18th +0.3pp 22nd 17% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.2% 26th +1.2pp 23rd 85% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.0% 31st +1.7pp 24th 166% above peers
South Whittier, CA 10.6% 15th +1.0pp 25th 3% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 6.0% 3rd +0.6pp 26th 45% below peers
Albany, OR 13.5% 20th +1.5pp 27th 24% above peers
West Haven, CT 14.1% 22nd +2.3pp 28th 30% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 10.0% 13th +1.8pp* 29th 8% below peers
Burleson, TX 7.1% 5th +1.4pp 30th 34% below peers
Chicopee, MA 17.3% 24th +3.5pp 31st 59% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (40.3% then, 38.4% now; margin ±5.2pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.4% to 38.4%).
Needs attention 38.4%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
Bartlett, TN 4.4% 1st -5.3pp 1st 70% below peers
Peabody, MA 6.2% 4th -6.7pp 2nd 57% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.1% 2nd -5.3pp 3rd 65% below peers
Mooresville, NC 6.4% 5th -6.1pp 4th 56% below peers
DeSoto, TX 9.1% 10th -8.2pp 5th 37% below peers
Placentia, CA 7.7% 8th -4.3pp 6th 47% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 14.5% 16th -8.1pp 7th on par with peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.5% 6th -3.2pp 8th 55% below peers
Logan, UT 22.2% 25th -7.1pp 9th 53% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 10.2% 12th -2.9pp 10th 30% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 15.0% 17th -4.1pp 11th 3% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 6.1% 3rd -1.6pp 12th 58% below peers
Valdosta, GA 33.4% 30th -8.9pp 13th 130% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 13.9% 14th -3.4pp 14th 4% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.0% 18th -3.3pp 15th 3% above peers
Berwyn, IL 15.4% 19th -3.3pp 16th 6% above peers
Anderson, IN 31.2% 28th -5.2pp 17th 115% above peers
South Whittier, CA 10.6% 13th -1.3pp 18th 27% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 9.1% 11th -1.1pp 19th 37% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 26.2% 27th -1.6pp 20th 80% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 38.4% 31st -1.9pp 21st 165% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 8.0% 9th -0.2pp 22nd 45% below peers
West Haven, CT 16.7% 21st -0.3pp 23rd 15% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 21.6% 24th +0.2pp 24th 49% above peers
Burleson, TX 7.6% 7th +0.5pp 25th 48% below peers
Chicopee, MA 24.2% 26th +2.3pp 26th 67% above peers
Kentwood, MI 16.2% 20th +1.6pp 27th 11% above peers
Albany, OR 18.8% 23rd +2.3pp 28th 30% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.3% 29th +4.2pp 29th 130% above peers
Manhattan, KS 16.8% 22nd +2.3pp 30th 16% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 14.4% 15th +5.5pp* 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Lawrence, IN down 13.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Town 'n' Country, FL down 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westchester, FL down 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 26.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.9% to 88.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Port Arthur started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 34.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (54.3% to 88.3%).
Bright spot 88.3%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Perth Amboy, NJ 89.4% 26th +29.5pp 1st 4% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 88.3% 28th +26.4pp 2nd 5% below peers
Valdosta, GA 81.0% 30th +19.7pp 3rd 13% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 94.0% 9th +14.3pp 4th 1% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 91.4% 22nd +12.7pp 5th 1% below peers
Anderson, IN 87.8% 29th +11.9pp 6th 5% below peers
Olympia, WA 94.8% 5th +11.9pp 7th 2% above peers
South Whittier, CA 93.3% 14th +10.2pp 8th 1% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 92.8% 16th +9.7pp 9th on par with peers
Rocky Mount, NC 80.7% 31st +8.3pp 10th 13% below peers
Peabody, MA 91.4% 21st +9.2pp 11th 1% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 94.0% 10th +8.5pp 12th 1% above peers
Mooresville, NC 96.9% 1st +8.7pp 13th 4% above peers
Berwyn, IL 92.3% 19th +8.1pp 14th on par with peers
DeSoto, TX 93.8% 11th +8.1pp 15th 1% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 92.4% 17th +7.8pp 16th on par with peers
Logan, UT 89.7% 25th +7.2pp 17th 3% below peers
Chicopee, MA 88.4% 27th +6.5pp 18th 5% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 94.6% 7th +6.8pp 19th 2% above peers
West Haven, CT 93.3% 13th +6.7pp 20th 1% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 90.0% 24th +6.2pp 21st 3% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 93.0% 15th +5.9pp* 22nd on par with peers
Burleson, TX 95.2% 3rd +5.9pp 23rd 3% above peers
Albany, OR 92.4% 18th +5.4pp 24th on par with peers
Bartlett, TN 94.3% 8th +4.4pp 25th 2% above peers
Kentwood, MI 91.2% 23rd +4.3pp 26th 2% below peers
Manhattan, KS 92.1% 20th +4.2pp 27th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 95.0% 4th +4.2pp 28th 2% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 93.7% 12th +3.0pp 29th 1% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 94.6% 6th +3.0pp 30th 2% above peers
Placentia, CA 95.4% 2nd +2.4pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Pharr, TX up 34.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Perth Amboy, NJ up 29.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rogers, AR up 26.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.48 then, 0.52 now; margin ±0.04).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 4% from 2014 to 2024 (0.50 to 0.52).
Needs attention 0.52
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Valdosta, GA 0.51 30th -0.050 1st 20% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 0.40 2nd -0.026 2nd 8% below peers
Logan, UT 0.41 8th -0.025 3rd 5% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 0.44 20th -0.018 4th 3% above peers
Olympia, WA 0.44 19th -0.015 5th 2% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 0.47 28th -0.015 6th 9% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 0.43 17th -0.010 7th 1% above peers
Mooresville, NC 0.42 11th -0.005 8th 3% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 0.44 22nd -0.005 9th 3% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 0.43 18th -0.004 10th 2% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 0.43 16th -0.002 11th on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 0.41 6th -0.002 12th 5% below peers
DeSoto, TX 0.41 5th -0.001 13th 5% below peers
Peabody, MA 0.44 25th +0.000 14th 4% above peers
Berwyn, IL 0.41 10th +0.002 15th 4% below peers
Anderson, IN 0.46 26th +0.003 16th 7% above peers
Bartlett, TN 0.37 1st +0.003 17th 12% below peers
Albany, OR 0.42 13th +0.005 18th 2% below peers
South Whittier, CA 0.40 3rd +0.007 19th 8% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 0.44 24th +0.008 20th 4% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 0.42 12th +0.012* 21st 2% below peers
Manhattan, KS 0.49 29th +0.015 22nd 16% above peers
West Haven, CT 0.44 23rd +0.019 23rd 4% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 0.44 21st +0.020 24th 3% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 0.41 7th +0.020 25th 5% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 0.41 9th +0.021 26th 4% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 0.42 14th +0.022 27th 1% below peers
Placentia, CA 0.42 15th +0.023 28th 1% below peers
Chicopee, MA 0.46 27th +0.028 29th 7% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 0.52 31st +0.035 30th 21% above peers
Burleson, TX 0.40 4th +0.028 31st 7% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.03 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP rose 3.5 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 22.3% to 25.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2009-2013 and 2014-2018 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.8 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (26.6% to 25.8%).
Needs attention 25.8%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 11.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Logan, UT 5.6% 4th -5.6pp 1st 52% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 1st -1.8pp 2nd 66% below peers
Burleson, TX 4.9% 2nd -1.1pp 3rd 58% below peers
Peabody, MA 10.3% 12th -1.6pp 4th 11% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 23.8% 28th -3.0pp 5th 105% above peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 15th -1.3pp 6th 6% below peers
Olympia, WA 15.3% 20th -1.4pp 7th 31% above peers
Kentwood, MI 10.6% 14th -0.9pp 8th 9% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 7.1% 8th -0.4pp 9th 39% below peers
Berwyn, IL 16.2% 21st -0.8pp 10th 39% above peers
Anderson, IN 20.7% 25th -0.9pp 11th 77% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 9.2% 11th -0.3pp 12th 21% below peers
Albany, OR 18.5% 23rd -0.3pp 13th 59% above peers
West Haven, CT 17.5% 22nd +0.0pp 14th 51% above peers
Valdosta, GA 23.8% 27th +0.1pp 15th 105% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 25.4% 30th +0.2pp 16th 118% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 12.6% 18th +0.6pp 17th 9% above peers
Mooresville, NC 6.6% 5th +0.8pp 18th 43% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 19.8% 24th +2.6pp 19th 70% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 25.8% 31st +3.5pp 20th 122% above peers
Chicopee, MA 25.0% 29th +3.5pp 21st 115% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 14.8% 19th +2.5pp 22nd 27% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 23.1% 26th +4.4pp 23rd 98% above peers
Manhattan, KS 7.7% 9th +1.6pp 24th 34% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 11.9% 17th +2.6pp 25th 2% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 6.8% 6th +1.6pp 26th 41% below peers
Placentia, CA 7.0% 7th +1.7pp 27th 40% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.4% 3rd +1.8pp 28th 53% below peers
South Whittier, CA 10.4% 13th +3.6pp 29th 11% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 8.2% 10th +4.3pp 30th 30% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 11.6% 16th on par with peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Columbia, TN down 8.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Gallatin, TN down 6.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID down 5.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 59% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value fell less than 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 89% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $127,534 in August 2026, up from $124,109 a year earlier.
Big move $127,534
2005August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $299,367 (Aug 26) -1.6%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
West Haven, CT $366,562 (Aug 26) 15th +7.8% 1st 2% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL $453,639 (Aug 26) 10th +7.4% 2nd 22% above peers
Berwyn, IL $321,149 (Aug 26) 20th +6.2% 3rd 14% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $301,042 (Aug 26) 23rd +6.1% 4th 19% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,382,591 (Aug 26) 1st +5.7% 5th 271% above peers
Manhattan, KS $298,350 (Aug 26) 24th +4.9% 6th 20% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $337,869 (Aug 26) 16th +4.8% 7th 9% below peers
Valdosta, GA $214,117 (Aug 26) 25th +4.0% 8th 43% below peers
Kentwood, MI $334,412 (Aug 26) 18th +4.0% 9th 10% below peers
Chicopee, MA $322,260 (Aug 26) 19th +3.4% 10th 14% below peers
Twin Falls, ID $372,848 (Aug 26) 14th +3.3% 11th on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX $127,534 (Aug 26) 28th +2.8% 12th 66% below peers
Logan, UT $389,638 (Aug 26) 12th +2.7% 13th 5% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $500,079 (Aug 26) 7th +2.6% 14th 34% above peers
Placentia, CA $1,101,906 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.4% 15th 196% above peers
Anderson, IN $135,767 (Aug 26) 27th +2.0% 16th 64% below peers
Yucaipa, CA $573,373 (Aug 26) 4th +2.0% 17th 54% above peers
Apple Valley, MN $376,085 (Aug 26) 13th +1.5% 18th 1% above peers
Peabody, MA $696,552 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 19th 87% above peers
San Jacinto, CA $483,140 (Aug 26) 8th +0.6% 20th 30% above peers
Albany, OR $434,335 (Aug 26) 11th +0.2% 21st 16% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC $188,603 (Aug 26) 26th +0.1% 22nd 49% below peers
Olympia, WA $529,479 (Aug 26) 5th -0.2% 23rd 42% above peers
Mooresville, NC $478,099 (Aug 26) 9th -0.3% 24th 28% above peers
Bartlett, TN $320,892 (Aug 26) 21st -0.9% 25th 14% below peers
Burleson, TX $337,266 (Aug 26) 17th -0.9% 26th 10% below peers
DeSoto, TX $320,428 (Aug 26) 22nd -1.4% 27th 14% below peers
West Sacramento, CA $524,205 (Aug 26) 6th -2.1% 28th 41% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes rose about 13% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 9% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 12% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $89,052 in August 2026, up from $78,807 a year earlier.
Big move $89,052
2005August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $184,827 (Aug 26) -0.1%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Port Arthur, TX $89,052 (Aug 26) 27th +13.0% 1st 67% below peers
Berwyn, IL $261,280 (Aug 26) 18th +9.9% 2nd 5% below peers
West Haven, CT $273,808 (Aug 26) 14th +7.5% 3rd on par with peers
Mount Prospect, IL $305,449 (Aug 26) 11th +6.7% 4th 12% above peers
Manhattan, KS $215,910 (Aug 26) 23rd +6.6% 5th 21% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $201,303 (Aug 26) 24th +5.2% 6th 26% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $1,051,471 (Aug 26) 1st +4.9% 7th 284% above peers
Tinley Park, IL $253,005 (Aug 26) 22nd +4.4% 8th 8% below peers
Twin Falls, ID $289,674 (Aug 26) 13th +4.4% 9th 6% above peers
Valdosta, GA $113,771 (Aug 26) 25th +4.4% 10th 58% below peers
Kentwood, MI $256,464 (Aug 26) 20th +4.3% 11th 6% below peers
Chicopee, MA $268,633 (Aug 26) 16th +4.0% 12th 2% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ $415,835 (Aug 26) 6th +3.2% 13th 52% above peers
Yucaipa, CA $463,771 (Aug 26) 4th +3.0% 14th 69% above peers
Anderson, IN $80,917 (Aug 26) 28th +2.7% 15th 70% below peers
Placentia, CA $806,415 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 16th 195% above peers
Peabody, MA $554,211 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.9% 17th 102% above peers
Bartlett, TN $253,907 (Aug 26) 21st +0.7% 18th 7% below peers
Logan, UT $301,582 (Aug 26) 12th +0.5% 19th 10% above peers
San Jacinto, CA $395,812 (Aug 26) 8th +0.4% 20th 45% above peers
Olympia, WA $430,487 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 21st 57% above peers
Albany, OR $343,606 (Aug 26) 9th +0.3% 22nd 25% above peers
Mooresville, NC $322,437 (Aug 26) 10th +0.2% 23rd 18% above peers
West Sacramento, CA $403,850 (Aug 26) 7th -0.6% 24th 47% above peers
DeSoto, TX $264,683 (Aug 26) 17th -0.7% 25th 3% below peers
Apple Valley, MN $270,889 (Aug 26) 15th -0.8% 26th 1% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $95,036 (Aug 26) 26th -2.0% 27th 65% below peers
Burleson, TX $259,821 (Aug 26) 19th -2.2% 28th 5% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (57.7% then, 58.0% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.8% to 58.0%).
Needs attention 58.0%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Perth Amboy, NJ 35.4% 31st +6.8pp 1st 42% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 75.0% 4th +10.6pp 2nd 22% above peers
Manhattan, KS 43.5% 28th +4.5pp 3rd 29% below peers
Valdosta, GA 41.7% 29th +4.1pp 4th 32% below peers
DeSoto, TX 69.6% 9th +6.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Olympia, WA 49.8% 25th +2.8pp 6th 19% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 60.2% 18th +3.4pp 7th 2% below peers
Kentwood, MI 61.4% 16th +3.2pp 8th on par with peers
Berwyn, IL 61.1% 17th +3.0pp 9th on par with peers
Oak Lawn, IL 82.5% 3rd +3.0pp 10th 34% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 86.9% 1st +2.5pp 11th 42% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.1% 8th +1.5pp 12th 17% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 64.1% 14th +1.2pp 13th 4% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 73.4% 5th +0.8pp 14th 20% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 58.0% 21st +0.3pp 15th 5% below peers
Bartlett, TN 85.6% 2nd +0.4pp 16th 40% above peers
Albany, OR 58.9% 19th +0.1pp 17th 4% below peers
Mooresville, NC 58.3% 20th +0.1pp 18th 5% below peers
Peabody, MA 65.6% 11th -0.2pp 19th 7% above peers
South Whittier, CA 64.7% 13th -0.5pp 20th 6% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 73.1% 7th -0.6pp* 21st 19% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 68.7% 10th -0.7pp 22nd 12% above peers
Anderson, IN 55.5% 23rd -1.4pp 23rd 10% below peers
Placentia, CA 63.6% 15th -1.7pp 24th 4% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 49.0% 26th -1.6pp 25th 20% below peers
Chicopee, MA 55.7% 22nd -2.9pp 26th 9% below peers
Logan, UT 37.2% 30th -2.1pp 27th 39% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 43.9% 27th -2.5pp 28th 28% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 73.4% 6th -4.3pp 29th 20% above peers
West Haven, CT 50.6% 24th -4.1pp 30th 18% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 64.8% 12th -5.3pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 7% a year from 2022 to 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,288 in August 2026, up from $1,221 a year earlier.
Big move $1,288
2022August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Chicopee, MA $1,631 (Aug 26) 19th +8.8% 1st 6% below peers
Berwyn, IL $1,427 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.6% 2nd 18% below peers
Port Arthur, TX $1,288 (Aug 26) 26th +5.5% 3rd 26% below peers
Kentwood, MI $1,592 (Aug 26) 20th +5.4% 4th 9% below peers
Manhattan, KS $1,338 (Aug 26) 25th +4.4% 5th 23% below peers
Yucaipa, CA $2,191 (Aug 26) 8th +4.4% 6th 26% above peers
Logan, UT $1,415 (Aug 26) 23rd +4.2% 7th 19% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA $2,932 (Aug 26) 1st +4.2% 8th 68% above peers
Valdosta, GA $1,349 (Aug 26) 24th +4.0% 9th 23% below peers
San Jacinto, CA $2,459 (Aug 26) 4th +3.9% 10th 41% above peers
Anderson, IN $1,079 (Aug 26) 28th +3.8% 11th 38% below peers
Placentia, CA $2,853 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.2% 12th 64% above peers
West Haven, CT $1,978 (Aug 26) 11th +3.1% 13th 13% above peers
Twin Falls, ID $1,557 (Aug 26) 21st +2.9% 14th 11% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC $1,272 (Aug 26) 27th +2.8% 15th 27% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL $1,744 (Aug 26) 15th +2.8% 16th on par with peers
West Sacramento, CA $2,263 (Aug 26) 7th +2.4% 17th 30% above peers
Olympia, WA $2,005 (Aug 26) 10th +2.3% 18th 15% above peers
Albany, OR $1,738 (Aug 26) 16th +1.4% 19th on par with peers
Peabody, MA $2,857 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 20th 64% above peers
Mooresville, NC $1,655 (Aug 26) 18th +0.7% 21st 5% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL $1,768 (Aug 26) 14th +0.4% 22nd 1% above peers
Apple Valley, MN $1,956 (Aug 26) 12th -0.4% 23rd 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX $2,130 (Aug 26) 9th -0.7% 24th 22% above peers
Bartlett, TN $1,844 (Aug 26) 13th -0.9% 25th 6% above peers
Burleson, TX $1,731 (Aug 26) 17th -1.0% 26th 1% below peers
Tinley Park, IL $2,331 (Aug 26) 6th -2.5% 27th 34% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 5th 36% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (31.9% then, 36.1% now; margin ±4.3pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 3.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (33.1% to 36.1%).
Needs attention 36.1%
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
Rocky Mount, NC 32.0% 10th -6.2pp 1st 13% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 26.2% 3rd -4.4pp 2nd 29% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.0% 7th -3.8pp 3rd 16% below peers
Mooresville, NC 28.2% 5th -2.6pp 4th 23% below peers
Anderson, IN 32.8% 11th -2.6pp 5th 11% below peers
Manhattan, KS 36.7% 16th -2.3pp 6th on par with peers
San Jacinto, CA 41.1% 25th -2.1pp 7th 12% above peers
Valdosta, GA 40.5% 22nd -1.2pp 8th 10% above peers
West Haven, CT 40.9% 24th -1.1pp 9th 11% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 25.1% 2nd -0.5pp* 10th 32% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 31.9% 9th -0.6pp 11th 13% below peers
Kentwood, MI 28.6% 6th -0.2pp 12th 22% below peers
Logan, UT 38.6% 19th +0.5pp 13th 5% above peers
South Whittier, CA 41.4% 27th +0.7pp 14th 13% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55.1% 31st +1.1pp 15th 50% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 37.7% 17th +1.0pp 16th 3% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 41.1% 26th +1.1pp 17th 12% above peers
Olympia, WA 40.5% 23rd +1.4pp 18th 10% above peers
Berwyn, IL 39.3% 20th +1.4pp 19th 7% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 51.9% 30th +2.1pp 20th 41% above peers
Peabody, MA 38.1% 18th +2.0pp 21st 4% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 32.9% 12th +3.3pp 22nd 10% below peers
Placentia, CA 43.0% 28th +4.5pp 23rd 17% above peers
Bartlett, TN 22.1% 1st +2.5pp 24th 40% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 36.1% 13th +4.2pp 25th 2% below peers
Albany, OR 36.6% 15th +4.4pp 26th on par with peers
Chicopee, MA 40.3% 21st +6.9pp 27th 10% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 27.6% 4th +5.0pp 28th 25% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 36.4% 14th +6.8pp 29th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 45.2% 29th +10.0pp 30th 23% above peers
Burleson, TX 31.2% 8th +7.8pp 31st 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.9% then, 10.9% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 10.9%).
Needs attention 10.9%
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 Jacinto, CA 3.5% 6th -3.4pp 1st 42% below peers
Manhattan, KS 4.3% 10th -4.1pp 2nd 29% below peers
Mooresville, NC 2.8% 2nd -1.6pp 3rd 53% below peers
DeSoto, TX 4.0% 8th -1.9pp 4th 33% below peers
Peabody, MA 8.5% 22nd -3.6pp 5th 42% above peers
Logan, UT 4.1% 9th -1.7pp 6th 31% below peers
Valdosta, GA 9.5% 26th -3.3pp 7th 58% above peers
Anderson, IN 9.0% 24th -2.8pp 8th 49% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 17th -1.6pp 9th 2% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 3.7% 7th -0.8pp 10th 39% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.2% 5th -0.6pp 11th 47% below peers
Olympia, WA 7.6% 20th -1.3pp 12th 26% above peers
West Haven, CT 10.8% 28th -1.8pp 13th 80% above peers
Chicopee, MA 10.0% 27th -1.4pp 14th 66% above peers
Bartlett, TN 2.9% 3rd -0.4pp 15th 52% below peers
Albany, OR 5.5% 14th -0.4pp 16th 9% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 7.7% 21st -0.2pp 17th 29% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.9% 31st -0.3pp 18th 247% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 10.9% 29th -0.0pp 19th 81% above peers
Berwyn, IL 9.0% 25th +0.1pp 20th 49% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 12.0% 30th +0.7pp 21st 99% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.0% 16th +0.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Placentia, CA 2.9% 4th +0.2pp 23rd 52% below peers
South Whittier, CA 4.6% 11th +0.5pp 24th 24% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 6.4% 18th +0.9pp 25th 7% above peers
Kentwood, MI 7.6% 19th +1.1pp 26th 26% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.7% 23rd +1.4pp* 27th 44% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 5.9% 15th +1.5pp 28th 2% below peers
Burleson, TX 2.1% 1st +0.7pp 29th 64% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 5.0% 12th +1.6pp 30th 18% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 5.3% 13th +2.2pp 31st 12% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (29.4% then, 29.5% now; margin ±2.5pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (32.0% to 29.5%).
Needs attention 29.5%
20132024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Fountain Valley, CA 3.3% 3rd -1.9pp 1st 58% below peers
Kentwood, MI 3.9% 6th -2.1pp 2nd 50% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 8.9% 19th -3.9pp 3rd 15% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 6.1% 12th -1.6pp 4th 21% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 12.2% 27th -3.1pp 5th 57% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 8.2% 18th -2.0pp 6th 5% above peers
Berwyn, IL 10.2% 23rd -1.5pp 7th 32% above peers
Anderson, IN 9.2% 21st -1.3pp 8th 18% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 3.7% 5th -0.3pp 9th 52% below peers
Olympia, WA 5.6% 9th -0.4pp 10th 27% below peers
Peabody, MA 2.4% 1st -0.1pp 11th 69% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.7% 2nd -0.1pp* 12th 65% below peers
Valdosta, GA 16.8% 29th -0.2pp 13th 117% above peers
Albany, OR 6.8% 14th -0.0pp 14th 12% below peers
Burleson, TX 10.6% 24th +0.0pp 15th 37% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 29.5% 31st +0.1pp 16th 280% above peers
Mooresville, NC 7.8% 16th +0.0pp 17th on par with peers
Yucaipa, CA 5.7% 10th +0.1pp 18th 26% below peers
Placentia, CA 6.4% 13th +0.2pp 19th 17% below peers
West Haven, CT 7.9% 17th +0.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 4.8% 7th +0.3pp 21st 38% below peers
Chicopee, MA 3.4% 4th +0.2pp 22nd 57% below peers
South Whittier, CA 10.9% 25th +1.2pp 23rd 41% above peers
Logan, UT 9.4% 22nd +1.1pp 24th 21% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 20.0% 30th +2.8pp 25th 158% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 9.1% 20th +1.4pp 26th 17% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 5.5% 8th +1.1pp 27th 29% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 11.3% 26th +2.3pp 28th 46% above peers
Bartlett, TN 5.8% 11th +1.2pp 29th 26% below peers
Manhattan, KS 7.7% 15th +2.0pp 30th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.1% 28th +3.8pp 31st 69% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about a quarter above the peer median.

41.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Fountain Valley, CA 21.7% 1st 37% below peers
Placentia, CA 26.0% 2nd 24% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 28.2% 3rd 18% below peers
South Whittier, CA 28.8% 4th 16% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 29.0% 5th 15% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 29.4% 6th 14% below peers
Peabody, MA 29.9% 7th 13% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 30.5% 8th 11% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 9th 9% below peers
Mooresville, NC 31.7% 10th 7% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 33.1% 11th 3% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 33.2% 12th 3% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 33.4% 13th 2% below peers
Manhattan, KS 33.5% 14th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 33.6% 15th 2% below peers
Albany, OR 34.2% 16th on par with peers
West Haven, CT 34.3% 17th on par with peers
Kentwood, MI 34.3% 18th on par with peers
Chicopee, MA 34.9% 19th 2% above peers
Berwyn, IL 35.4% 20th 4% above peers
Bartlett, TN 35.9% 21st 5% above peers
Logan, UT 36.4% 22nd 6% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 37.3% 23rd 9% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 37.4% 24th 9% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 37.7% 25th 10% above peers
Burleson, TX 38.2% 26th 12% above peers
DeSoto, TX 38.4% 27th 12% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 41.1% 28th 20% above peers
Anderson, IN 42.4% 29th 24% above peers
Valdosta, GA 42.9% 30th 25% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 44.0% 31st 29% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (16.0% then, 20.1% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 5.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.0% to 20.1%).
Needs attention 20.1%
20122024
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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 12.0% +1.2pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Fountain Valley, CA 1.3% 2nd -3.2pp 1st 62% below peers
Kentwood, MI 1.2% 1st -2.7pp 2nd 66% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 2.5% 6th -3.9pp 3rd 26% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 4.5% 22nd -5.5pp 4th 35% above peers
Albany, OR 2.8% 12th -2.7pp 5th 17% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 2.7% 9th -2.2pp 6th 20% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 4.3% 20th -2.2pp 7th 26% above peers
Anderson, IN 4.4% 21st -2.0pp 8th 31% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.6% 17th -1.1pp 9th 8% above peers
Berwyn, IL 2.3% 4th -0.7pp 10th 33% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.8% 11th -0.7pp 11th 18% below peers
Bartlett, TN 2.6% 8th -0.5pp 12th 22% below peers
Mooresville, NC 2.3% 5th -0.3pp 13th 32% below peers
Burleson, TX 7.0% 26th -0.1pp 14th 109% above peers
South Whittier, CA 4.8% 23rd +0.1pp 15th 42% above peers
Placentia, CA 2.9% 13th +0.1pp 16th 14% below peers
West Haven, CT 5.8% 25th +0.4pp 17th 73% above peers
Peabody, MA 1.7% 3rd +0.2pp 18th 50% below peers
Logan, UT 7.1% 27th +1.4pp 19th 112% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 20.1% 31st +4.2pp 20th 498% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 12.1% 29th +2.7pp 21st 258% above peers
Olympia, WA 3.7% 18th +1.0pp 22nd 10% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 5.4% 24th +2.1pp 23rd 60% above peers
Valdosta, GA 11.4% 28th +5.1pp 24th 238% above peers
Manhattan, KS 3.2% 15th +1.4pp 25th 6% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 3.4% 16th +1.6pp 26th on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 2.5% 7th +1.2pp* 27th 26% below peers
Chicopee, MA 3.1% 14th +1.6pp 28th 9% below peers
DeSoto, TX 13.9% 30th +7.8pp 29th 314% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 4.2% 19th +2.4pp 30th 24% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 2.7% 10th +2.6pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±3.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

College attainment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.7% then, 12.8% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.4% to 12.8%).
Needs attention 12.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Burleson, TX 34.0% 16th +7.6pp 1st on par with peers
West Haven, CT 30.5% 18th +6.2pp 2nd 10% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 24.5% 23rd +4.0pp 3rd 28% below peers
Olympia, WA 51.8% 2nd +8.1pp 4th 52% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 34.5% 15th +5.1pp 5th 1% above peers
South Whittier, CA 17.9% 27th +2.6pp 6th 48% below peers
Kentwood, MI 36.7% 11th +4.8pp 7th 8% above peers
Chicopee, MA 22.9% 26th +2.8pp 8th 33% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.9% 25th +2.6pp 9th 33% below peers
Mooresville, NC 45.5% 6th +5.3pp 10th 34% above peers
Placentia, CA 44.2% 7th +4.9pp 11th 30% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 14.2% 30th +1.5pp 12th 58% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 48.5% 3rd +4.8pp 13th 43% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 26.9% 22nd +2.5pp 14th 21% below peers
Valdosta, GA 28.3% 21st +2.6pp 15th 17% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 35.6% 13th +3.0pp 16th 5% above peers
Logan, UT 40.3% 8th +3.4pp 17th 18% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 12.8% 31st +1.1pp 18th 62% below peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 20th +2.1pp 19th 13% below peers
Berwyn, IL 24.2% 24th +1.6pp 20th 29% below peers
DeSoto, TX 30.1% 19th +1.9pp 21st 12% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 46.4% 4th +2.9pp 22nd 37% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 39.4% 9th +2.0pp* 23rd 16% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 31.6% 17th +1.5pp 24th 7% below peers
Peabody, MA 35.0% 14th +1.0pp 25th 3% above peers
Manhattan, KS 53.3% 1st +1.4pp 26th 57% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 15.7% 29th +0.3pp 27th 54% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 45.9% 5th +0.9pp 28th 35% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 37.0% 10th +0.4pp 29th 9% above peers
Anderson, IN 15.7% 28th -0.3pp 30th 54% below peers
Bartlett, TN 35.7% 12th -0.6pp 31st 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (43.6% then, 40.6% now; margin ±15.1pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.7% to 40.6%).
Needs attention 40.6%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 43.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 45.5%
West Haven, CT 79.0% 1st +35.0pp 1st 70% above peers
Placentia, CA 60.8% 7th +21.8pp 2nd 31% above peers
Kentwood, MI 59.0% 9th +15.1pp 3rd 27% above peers
Chicopee, MA 45.8% 17th +10.6pp 4th 1% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 42.7% 20th +9.4pp 5th 8% below peers
Anderson, IN 26.6% 28th +5.2pp 6th 43% below peers
Manhattan, KS 60.8% 6th +11.1pp 7th 31% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 77.3% 3rd +13.9pp* 8th 67% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 33.4% 24th +5.2pp 9th 28% below peers
South Whittier, CA 46.4% 16th +6.8pp 10th on par with peers
Logan, UT 46.8% 15th +6.4pp 11th 1% above peers
Valdosta, GA 58.0% 10th +7.0pp 12th 25% above peers
Berwyn, IL 50.8% 11th +4.0pp 13th 10% above peers
Bartlett, TN 49.2% 13th +3.6pp 14th 6% above peers
Oak Lawn, IL 62.0% 5th +2.6pp 15th 34% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 78.3% 2nd +1.5pp 16th 69% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 49.4% 12th -1.2pp 17th 7% above peers
Mooresville, NC 47.9% 14th -1.4pp 18th 3% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 62.0% 4th -3.3pp 19th 34% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 40.6% 21st -3.0pp 20th 12% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 43.2% 19th -5.4pp 21st 7% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 35.5% 23rd -5.3pp 22nd 23% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 38.4% 22nd -8.6pp 23rd 17% below peers
DeSoto, TX 59.9% 8th -17.6pp 24th 29% above peers
Albany, OR 29.4% 26th -9.6pp 25th 37% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 24.3% 30th -11.6pp 26th 48% below peers
Peabody, MA 31.9% 25th -15.5pp 27th 31% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 43.5% 18th -23.6pp 28th 6% below peers
Burleson, TX 24.3% 29th -19.2pp 29th 48% below peers
Olympia, WA 28.5% 27th -25.6pp 30th 39% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.0% 31st -23.3pp 31st 48% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±11.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (19.0% then, 15.8% now; margin ±7.8pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.5% to 15.8%).
Needs attention 15.8%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Yucaipa, CA 2.8% 4th -6.9pp 1st 58% below peers
Fountain Valley, CA 1.6% 1st -3.8pp 2nd 76% below peers
Valdosta, GA 3.2% 5th -5.3pp 3rd 53% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 3.5% 7th -4.7pp 4th 48% below peers
Bartlett, TN 4.0% 9th -3.1pp 5th 40% below peers
Chicopee, MA 6.9% 18th -4.3pp 6th 3% above peers
Manhattan, KS 1.8% 2nd -0.9pp 7th 73% below peers
South Whittier, CA 8.6% 21st -3.7pp 8th 28% above peers
Kentwood, MI 5.5% 13th -2.2pp 9th 18% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 6.1% 14th -2.1pp 10th 9% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 15.8% 31st -3.3pp 11th 134% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 3.5% 8th -0.7pp 12th 48% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 4.2% 10th -0.3pp 13th 38% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 3.3% 6th -0.0pp 14th 51% below peers
Burleson, TX 14.2% 30th +0.1pp 15th 112% above peers
Peabody, MA 5.3% 12th +0.1pp 16th 20% below peers
Mooresville, NC 7.1% 19th +0.5pp 17th 6% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 10.9% 25th +1.5pp 18th 62% above peers
Olympia, WA 14.2% 29th +2.2pp 19th 112% above peers
Twin Falls, ID 8.7% 22nd +1.5pp 20th 30% above peers
Berwyn, IL 7.6% 20th +1.3pp 21st 14% above peers
Anderson, IN 6.7% 16th +1.8pp 22nd on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 8.9% 24th +2.8pp* 23rd 33% above peers
Albany, OR 8.8% 23rd +3.0pp 24th 31% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 12.3% 27th +4.8pp 25th 83% above peers
Logan, UT 6.4% 15th +2.8pp 26th 4% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 13.2% 28th +6.8pp 27th 96% above peers
Placentia, CA 6.8% 17th +3.9pp 28th 1% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 2.7% 3rd +1.6pp 29th 60% below peers
DeSoto, TX 11.0% 26th +6.9pp 30th 64% above peers
West Haven, CT 4.5% 11th +3.8pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ocoee, FL down 9.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±5.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 1% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 55,109 to 55,828 - more than the combined survey margin (±68).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 27% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (54,685 to 55,828).
Big move 55,828
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Mooresville, NC 52,381 31st +38% 1st 5% below peers
Burleson, TX 52,918 29th +15% 2nd 4% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 55,180 19th +15% 3rd on par with peers
Twin Falls, ID 54,164 28th +11% 4th 2% below peers
Olympia, WA 55,951 7th +9% 5th 1% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 55,855 8th +8% 6th 1% above peers
Logan, UT 54,907 21st +8% 7th 1% below peers
Albany, OR 56,839 3rd +6% 8th 3% above peers
DeSoto, TX 56,211 6th +6% 9th 2% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 55,679 10th +5% 10th 1% above peers
Kentwood, MI 54,296 26th +5% 11th 2% below peers
Peabody, MA 54,695 23rd +3% 12th 1% below peers
West Sacramento, CA 54,927 20th +3% 13th 1% below peers
Placentia, CA 52,826 30th +2% 14th 5% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 54,421 24th +2% 15th 2% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 56,861 2nd +2% 16th 3% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 55,472 14th +2% 17th on par with peers
Anderson, IN 55,367 15th +2% 18th on par with peers
Port Arthur, TX 55,828 9th +1% 19th 1% above peers
West Haven, CT 55,351 16th +1% 20th on par with peers
Fountain Valley, CA 56,258 5th +0% 21st 2% above peers
Berwyn, IL 55,595 13th +0% 22nd on par with peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 56,806 4th -0%* 23rd 3% above peers
Chicopee, MA 55,295 17th -0% 24th on par with peers
Rocky Mount, NC 54,297 25th -0% 25th 2% below peers
Valdosta, GA 55,252 18th -2% 26th on par with peers
Manhattan, KS 54,239 27th -2% 27th 2% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 54,842 22nd -3% 28th 1% below peers
Bartlett, TN 56,876 1st -4% 29th 3% above peers
South Whittier, CA 55,650 12th -8% 30th 1% above peers
Fountainbleau, FL 55,665 11th -8% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±44 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.1% then, 27.5% now; margin ±1.8pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.7 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (28.2% to 27.5%).
Big move 27.5%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 25.0% -1.0pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Oak Lawn, IL 23.3% 11th +2.1pp 1st 3% above peers
Peabody, MA 18.7% 27th +1.6pp 2nd 17% below peers
Albany, OR 24.4% 8th +1.7pp 3rd 8% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 26.2% 4th +1.5pp 4th 16% above peers
Burleson, TX 28.8% 1st +0.9pp 5th 27% above peers
West Haven, CT 20.2% 24th +0.5pp 6th 11% below peers
Port Arthur, TX 27.5% 3rd +0.4pp 7th 21% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 24.9% 7th +0.3pp 8th 10% above peers
Bartlett, TN 23.4% 10th +0.2pp 9th 4% above peers
Anderson, IN 20.9% 21st +0.2pp 10th 8% below peers
Valdosta, GA 22.6% 16th -0.2pp 11th on par with peers
Olympia, WA 17.8% 28th -0.2pp 12th 21% below peers
Placentia, CA 23.2% 13th -0.2pp 13th 3% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 17.4% 29th -0.4pp* 14th 23% below peers
Mount Prospect, IL 22.9% 14th -0.7pp 15th 1% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 25.3% 5th -0.8pp 16th 12% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 19.0% 26th -0.7pp 17th 16% below peers
Chicopee, MA 19.2% 25th -0.8pp 18th 15% below peers
Kentwood, MI 23.3% 12th -1.1pp 19th 3% above peers
Rocky Mount, NC 22.0% 19th -1.1pp 20th 3% below peers
Manhattan, KS 14.6% 31st -0.8pp 21st 36% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 27.6% 2nd -1.7pp 22nd 22% above peers
Mooresville, NC 24.3% 9th -1.9pp 23rd 7% above peers
Tinley Park, IL 20.5% 23rd -1.8pp 24th 10% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 25.1% 6th -2.3pp 25th 11% above peers
Logan, UT 21.7% 20th -2.1pp 26th 4% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 15.5% 30th -1.7pp 27th 32% below peers
South Whittier, CA 22.9% 15th -2.8pp 28th 1% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 22.6% 17th -4.4pp 29th on par with peers
Berwyn, IL 22.4% 18th -4.8pp 30th 1% below peers
DeSoto, TX 20.6% 22nd -6.1pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent rose 8.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 39.5% to 48.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±7.9pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 5.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (42.5% to 48.2%).
Big move 48.2%
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 29.6% -0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Fountain Valley, CA 21.8% 25th +7.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 31.9% 13th +7.0pp 2nd 5% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 20.9% 26th +4.5pp 3rd 31% below peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 31.1% 15th +5.6pp* 4th 2% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 48.2% 6th +8.7pp 5th 58% above peers
Chicopee, MA 56.4% 2nd +9.4pp 6th 85% above peers
Olympia, WA 39.5% 9th +6.5pp 7th 29% above peers
Apple Valley, MN 30.0% 18th +4.3pp 8th 2% below peers
DeSoto, TX 43.7% 7th +5.2pp 9th 43% above peers
Yucaipa, CA 24.2% 21st +2.6pp 10th 21% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.4% 1st +6.2pp 11th 114% above peers
San Jacinto, CA 37.1% 11th +3.4pp 12th 22% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 30.2% 17th +2.6pp 13th 1% below peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 54.0% 3rd +3.2pp 14th 77% above peers
Berwyn, IL 37.5% 10th +1.5pp 15th 23% above peers
Mooresville, NC 24.0% 23rd +0.6pp 16th 21% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 15.8% 30th +0.2pp 17th 48% below peers
Valdosta, GA 52.1% 4th -0.3pp 18th 71% above peers
West Haven, CT 41.1% 8th -1.0pp 19th 35% above peers
Albany, OR 30.5% 16th -1.1pp 20th on par with peers
Anderson, IN 48.6% 5th -2.0pp 21st 59% above peers
Logan, UT 24.1% 22nd -1.1pp 22nd 21% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 18.6% 28th -1.1pp 23rd 39% below peers
Peabody, MA 24.4% 20th -1.5pp 24th 20% below peers
South Whittier, CA 20.9% 27th -1.3pp 25th 31% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 32.8% 12th -3.0pp 26th 7% above peers
Kentwood, MI 31.2% 14th -5.0pp 27th 2% above peers
Placentia, CA 18.5% 29th -3.2pp 28th 39% below peers
Manhattan, KS 27.6% 19th -6.2pp 29th 10% below peers
Burleson, TX 22.5% 24th -7.2pp 30th 26% below peers
Bartlett, TN 15.1% 31st -5.2pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 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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2 of 21 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±5.7pp 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 Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents rose 13.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 41.8% to 55.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±13.4pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.9% to 55.4%).
Big move 55.4%
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 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Olympia, WA 69.1% 15th +19.1pp 1st 1% above peers
Mount Prospect, IL 74.1% 9th +18.5pp 2nd 9% above peers
Port Arthur, TX 55.4% 29th +13.6pp 3rd 19% below peers
San Jacinto, CA 54.2% 31st +10.9pp 4th 21% below peers
Chicopee, MA 82.7% 2nd +14.5pp 5th 21% above peers
Anderson, IN 75.1% 7th +11.2pp 6th 10% above peers
Tonawanda Town, NY 84.9% 1st +10.7pp* 7th 24% above peers
Fountain Valley, CA 72.4% 11th +7.7pp 8th 6% above peers
Bartlett, TN 77.2% 4th +7.5pp 9th 13% above peers
Burleson, TX 72.2% 13th +6.5pp 10th 6% above peers
South Whittier, CA 75.5% 5th +6.4pp 11th 10% above peers
Perth Amboy, NJ 72.3% 12th +5.8pp 12th 6% above peers
Albany, OR 68.3% 16th +5.1pp 13th on par with peers
Logan, UT 54.3% 30th +2.8pp 14th 20% below peers
Tinley Park, IL 67.9% 18th +3.3pp 15th 1% below peers
Placentia, CA 69.4% 14th +1.8pp 16th 2% above peers
Manhattan, KS 73.5% 10th +1.5pp 17th 8% above peers
Berwyn, IL 74.5% 8th +1.2pp 18th 9% above peers
DeSoto, TX 75.2% 6th +0.9pp 19th 10% above peers
Kentwood, MI 67.8% 19th +0.7pp 20th 1% below peers
Valdosta, GA 67.9% 17th +0.6pp 21st 1% below peers
Twin Falls, ID 63.5% 27th +0.2pp 22nd 7% below peers
Mooresville, NC 65.6% 23rd -0.5pp 23rd 4% below peers
Peabody, MA 78.3% 3rd -3.5pp 24th 15% above peers
West Sacramento, CA 63.7% 26th -4.5pp 25th 7% below peers
West Haven, CT 66.7% 21st -5.7pp 26th 2% below peers
Yucaipa, CA 57.8% 28th -5.4pp 27th 15% below peers
Apple Valley, MN 64.7% 24th -7.8pp 28th 5% below peers
Fountainbleau, FL 67.7% 20th -8.8pp 29th 1% below peers
Rocky Mount, NC 65.6% 22nd -10.1pp 30th 4% below peers
Oak Lawn, IL 64.0% 25th -10.8pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 21 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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