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121,002 people (2024) 100k-250k South

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where The Woodlands, TX shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Household income
Median household income
$140,701
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
$122,634 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.2%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
95.7% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
3.6%
2020-24
▼ 21%
relative change
4.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
2.5%
2019-23
▼ 12%
relative change
2.9% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
5.5%
2020-24
▲ 30%
relative change
4.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
25.4%
2020-24
▼ 3%
relative change
26.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
66.1%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
63.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
72.5%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
70.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.0%
2020-24
▲ 11%
relative change
3.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 2 indicators

Where The Woodlands, TX shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
41.0%
2020-24
▼ 43%
relative change
72.0% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.49
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.49 in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 4 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
57.6%
2020-24
▲ 29%
relative change
44.6% in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Population
121,002
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
113,819 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
27.9%
2020-24
high
vs peers
27.5% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
9.9%
2020-24
low
vs peers
11.0% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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All indicators

Economy 6 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 15% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $122,634 to $140,701 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$12,095).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. The Woodlands started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 30% from 2014 to 2024 ($108,635 to $140,701).
Bright spot $140,701
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref $78,476 +27%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Nampa, ID $74,279 22nd +52% 1st 14% below peers
Arvada, CO $117,348 6th +39% 2nd 36% above peers
Lowell, MA $78,658 20th +38% 3rd 9% below peers
High Point, NC $64,561 27th +37% 4th 25% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL $67,195 26th +36% 5th 22% below peers
Manchester, NH $81,007 18th +33% 6th 6% below peers
Spring Hill, FL $68,432 25th +33% 7th 20% below peers
Menifee, CA $93,454 12th +33% 8th 9% above peers
Brandon, FL $79,685 19th +30% 9th 7% below peers
Vallejo, CA $90,171 13th +30% 10th 5% above peers
Las Cruces, NM $55,422 30th +29% 11th 36% below peers
Hartford, CT $46,411 31st +28% 12th 46% below peers
Antioch, CA $97,465 11th +27% 13th 13% above peers
Cambridge, MA $130,748 3rd +27% 14th 52% above peers
Berkeley, CA $108,092 8th +26% 15th 26% above peers
Conroe, TX $76,206 21st +26% 16th 11% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI $82,212 17th +25% 17th 4% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA $135,603 2nd +24% 18th 58% above peers
Billings, MT $73,712 23rd +24% 19th 14% below peers
Simi Valley, CA $122,081 4th +23% 20th 42% above peers
Rochester, MN $89,389 14th +22% 21st 4% above peers
Concord, CA $108,709 7th +21% 22nd 26% above peers
New Braunfels, TX $86,021 16th +21% 23rd on par with peers
Lafayette, LA $61,915 28th +21% 24th 28% below peers
Fairfield, CA $101,895 9th +21% 25th 18% above peers
Independence, MO $60,339 29th +19% 26th 30% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK $86,765 15th +19% 27th 1% above peers
Odessa, TX $73,472 24th +15% 28th 15% below peers
The Woodlands, TX $140,701 1st +15% 29th 64% above peers
Richardson, TX $98,111 10th +15% 30th 14% above peers
League City, TX $121,099 5th +11% 31st 41% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Santa Clara, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Fontana, CA up about 41% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$9,490 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.3% then, 5.5% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.8% to 5.5%).
Bright spot 5.5%
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%
Nampa, ID 11.5% 18th -3.5pp 1st 1% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 15.2% 22nd -4.1pp 2nd 33% above peers
Manchester, NH 11.2% 14th -2.9pp 3rd 2% below peers
Antioch, CA 11.4% 16th -2.5pp 4th on par with peers
Spring Hill, FL 11.8% 19th -2.3pp 5th 3% above peers
Concord, CA 8.2% 6th -1.5pp 6th 28% below peers
Rochester, MN 8.5% 7th -1.6pp 7th 25% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 7.4% 5th -1.2pp 8th 35% below peers
High Point, NC 15.7% 23rd -2.1pp 9th 38% above peers
Richardson, TX 9.7% 11th -1.2pp 10th 15% below peers
Lowell, MA 16.9% 26th -2.0pp 11th 48% above peers
Berkeley, CA 17.3% 27th -1.9pp 12th 52% above peers
Conroe, TX 11.2% 15th -1.0pp 13th 1% below peers
Lafayette, LA 18.3% 28th -1.3pp 14th 61% above peers
Hartford, CT 26.3% 31st -1.8pp 15th 131% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 22.6% 29th -1.0pp 16th 99% above peers
Vallejo, CA 12.2% 20th -0.4pp 17th 7% above peers
League City, TX 5.4% 1st -0.1pp 18th 52% below peers
Billings, MT 9.8% 12th -0.2pp 19th 14% below peers
Menifee, CA 9.5% 10th -0.0pp 20th 16% below peers
Arvada, CO 5.8% 3rd +0.0pp 21st 49% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.4% 4th +0.0pp 22nd 44% below peers
Cambridge, MA 12.8% 21st +0.1pp 23rd 12% above peers
Independence, MO 15.8% 24th +0.8pp 24th 39% above peers
Brandon, FL 11.4% 17th +0.6pp 25th on par with peers
Ann Arbor, MI 23.8% 30th +1.5pp 26th 109% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 8.8% 8th +0.8pp 27th 23% below peers
Fairfield, CA 10.2% 13th +1.6pp 28th 11% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.5% 2nd +1.3pp 29th 51% below peers
Odessa, TX 16.2% 25th +5.1pp 30th 42% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 8.9% 9th +3.7pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (4.5% then, 3.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.6% to 3.5%).
Bright spot 3.6%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 18.7% -2.3pp
United States ref 16.1%
New Braunfels, TX 6.3% 4th -4.6pp 1st 54% below peers
Rochester, MN 7.8% 8th -5.0pp 2nd 43% below peers
Concord, CA 7.4% 6th -4.1pp 3rd 46% below peers
Vallejo, CA 13.9% 17th -5.4pp 4th 2% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 22.8% 26th -8.4pp 5th 68% above peers
League City, TX 5.3% 2nd -1.7pp 6th 61% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 15.0% 19th -4.6pp 7th 10% above peers
Antioch, CA 16.3% 22nd -5.0pp 8th 20% above peers
Nampa, ID 13.2% 15th -3.8pp 9th 3% below peers
Richardson, TX 9.7% 10th -2.5pp 10th 29% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 3.5% 1st -0.9pp 11th 74% below peers
Conroe, TX 14.0% 18th -3.3pp 12th 3% above peers
High Point, NC 22.8% 25th -4.9pp 13th 67% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 26.3% 30th -5.1pp 14th 93% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 6.1% 3rd -1.1pp 15th 55% below peers
Menifee, CA 9.6% 9th -1.7pp 16th 30% below peers
Lafayette, LA 24.6% 29th -3.1pp 17th 81% above peers
Lowell, MA 21.8% 24th -2.6pp 18th 60% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 10.6% 12th -1.1pp 19th 22% below peers
Independence, MO 23.8% 27th -1.3pp 20th 75% above peers
Hartford, CT 35.6% 31st -1.8pp 21st 162% above peers
Manchester, NH 18.9% 23rd -0.9pp 22nd 39% above peers
Brandon, FL 15.3% 21st -0.6pp 23rd 12% above peers
Arvada, CO 7.1% 5th -0.2pp 24th 48% below peers
Billings, MT 10.8% 13th -0.2pp 25th 21% below peers
Fairfield, CA 13.6% 16th +1.9pp 26th on par with peers
Cambridge, MA 15.2% 20th +2.5pp 27th 12% above peers
Berkeley, CA 7.6% 7th +1.9pp 28th 44% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 13.2% 14th +3.4pp 29th 3% below peers
Odessa, TX 23.8% 28th +9.4pp 30th 75% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 10.1% 11th +5.8pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Goodyear, AZ down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Murrieta, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Meridian, ID down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 1.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 95.7% to 97.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
87% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. The Woodlands started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (92.6% to 97.2%).
Bright spot 97.2%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 91.4% +9.3pp
United States ref 91.1%
Hartford, CT 86.7% 31st +14.7pp 1st 8% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 91.6% 25th +13.5pp 2nd 2% below peers
Lowell, MA 87.4% 30th +11.8pp 3rd 7% below peers
Nampa, ID 95.1% 6th +12.8pp 4th 1% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 91.5% 26th +11.4pp 5th 3% below peers
High Point, NC 91.0% 27th +9.5pp 6th 3% below peers
Independence, MO 89.7% 28th +9.0pp 7th 4% below peers
Conroe, TX 94.7% 11th +8.2pp 8th 1% above peers
Lafayette, LA 92.0% 21st +7.8pp 9th 2% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 95.0% 7th +7.3pp 10th 1% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 93.5% 18th +7.0pp 11th on par with peers
Billings, MT 91.7% 23rd +6.9pp 12th 2% below peers
Antioch, CA 96.0% 4th +7.0pp 13th 2% above peers
Arvada, CO 96.1% 3rd +6.3pp 14th 2% above peers
Cambridge, MA 94.8% 10th +5.9pp 15th 1% above peers
Vallejo, CA 94.2% 14th +5.8pp 16th on par with peers
Odessa, TX 88.7% 29th +4.9pp 17th 6% below peers
Rochester, MN 92.2% 20th +4.5pp 18th 2% below peers
Manchester, NH 91.7% 24th +4.4pp 19th 2% below peers
Concord, CA 95.2% 5th +4.5pp 20th 1% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 93.9% 17th +3.7pp 21st on par with peers
Simi Valley, CA 95.0% 9th +3.6pp 22nd 1% above peers
Menifee, CA 92.0% 22nd +2.9pp 23rd 2% below peers
Berkeley, CA 94.3% 13th +2.8pp 24th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 94.5% 12th +2.7pp 25th 1% above peers
League City, TX 96.4% 2nd +2.8pp 26th 3% above peers
Brandon, FL 93.9% 16th +2.5pp 27th on par with peers
Richardson, TX 95.0% 8th +2.0pp 28th 1% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 97.2% 1st +1.5pp 29th 4% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 94.2% 15th +1.2pp 30th on par with peers
Fairfield, CA 92.8% 19th +0.9pp 31st 1% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Antioch, CA up 7.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 50% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Clovis, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.49 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.02). 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
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 8% from 2014 to 2024 (0.45 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 0.48 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Conroe, TX 0.44 16th -0.029 1st on par with peers
Lowell, MA 0.45 17th -0.013 2nd 1% above peers
Lafayette, LA 0.51 28th -0.012 3rd 15% above peers
Independence, MO 0.44 12th -0.007 4th 2% below peers
Manchester, NH 0.42 6th -0.006 5th 6% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 0.48 25th -0.007 6th 8% above peers
Menifee, CA 0.42 5th -0.000 7th 6% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 0.47 24th -0.000 8th 7% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 0.49 26th +0.000 9th 10% above peers
Cambridge, MA 0.50 27th +0.002 10th 12% above peers
Arvada, CO 0.41 3rd +0.002 11th 8% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 0.41 4th +0.002 12th 7% below peers
High Point, NC 0.47 23rd +0.004 13th 6% above peers
Nampa, ID 0.38 1st +0.005 14th 14% below peers
Billings, MT 0.46 22nd +0.008 15th 4% above peers
Odessa, TX 0.46 20th +0.009 16th 4% above peers
Rochester, MN 0.46 19th +0.009 17th 3% above peers
Hartford, CT 0.52 29th +0.011 18th 16% above peers
Berkeley, CA 0.54 31st +0.012 19th 21% above peers
Vallejo, CA 0.44 13th +0.011 20th 2% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 0.43 8th +0.011 21st 4% below peers
Fairfield, CA 0.44 14th +0.011 22nd 1% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 0.52 30th +0.014 23rd 18% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 0.44 11th +0.012 24th 2% below peers
Concord, CA 0.43 9th +0.014 25th 3% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 0.46 21st +0.016 26th 4% above peers
Antioch, CA 0.43 7th +0.015 27th 4% below peers
League City, TX 0.40 2nd +0.015 28th 11% below peers
Richardson, TX 0.45 18th +0.020 29th 2% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 0.44 15th +0.030 30th 1% below peers
Brandon, FL 0.43 10th +0.035 31st 3% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *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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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (2.9% then, 2.5% now; margin ±0.9pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.3 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (2.2% to 2.5%).
Bright spot 2.5%
20102023
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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 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
Nampa, ID 9.9% 18th -6.4pp 1st 12% above peers
Richardson, TX 3.5% 2nd -1.4pp 2nd 61% below peers
Manchester, NH 10.7% 20th -3.6pp 3rd 21% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 13.8% 26th -4.4pp 4th 56% above peers
League City, TX 3.9% 3rd -1.0pp 5th 56% below peers
Rochester, MN 7.6% 10th -1.3pp 6th 14% below peers
High Point, NC 17.6% 28th -2.7pp 7th 99% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 13.9% 27th -1.9pp 8th 57% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 9th 71% below peers
Hartford, CT 36.5% 31st -3.8pp 10th 312% above peers
Odessa, TX 10.1% 19th -0.8pp 11th 14% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 4.7% 5th -0.3pp 12th 48% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 4.9% 7th -0.3pp 13th 45% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 5.8% 9th -0.3pp 14th 35% below peers
Brandon, FL 9.7% 17th -0.5pp 15th 10% above peers
Cambridge, MA 8.1% 11th -0.4pp 16th 9% below peers
Independence, MO 11.6% 22nd -0.6pp 17th 31% above peers
Antioch, CA 13.5% 25th -0.7pp 18th 53% above peers
Lafayette, LA 11.8% 23rd -0.3pp 19th 34% above peers
Billings, MT 8.8% 15th -0.2pp 20th on par with peers
Conroe, TX 8.9% 16th +0.2pp 21st on par with peers
Las Cruces, NM 23.5% 29th +1.4pp 22nd 165% above peers
Vallejo, CA 13.3% 24th +0.9pp 23rd 50% above peers
Lowell, MA 25.3% 30th +2.1pp 24th 185% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 5.3% 8th +0.5pp 25th 41% below peers
Arvada, CO 4.8% 6th +0.6pp 26th 46% below peers
Fairfield, CA 11.1% 21st +1.4pp 27th 25% above peers
Concord, CA 8.6% 13th +1.4pp 28th 3% below peers
Menifee, CA 8.6% 14th +1.6pp 29th 3% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.4% 4th +1.5pp 30th 50% below peers
Berkeley, CA 8.2% 12th +3.7pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Olathe, KS down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Allen, TX down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • St. George, UT down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (70.6% then, 72.5% now; margin ±2.4pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.1% to 72.5%).
Bright spot 72.5%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 62.6% +0.6pp
United States ref 65.2%
Manchester, NH 48.7% 26th +4.6pp 1st 20% below peers
Nampa, ID 70.2% 9th +6.1pp 2nd 15% above peers
Hartford, CT 25.7% 31st +1.7pp 3rd 58% below peers
Brandon, FL 56.2% 20th +3.5pp 4th 8% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 80.3% 1st +4.9pp 5th 32% above peers
High Point, NC 57.8% 18th +3.1pp 6th 5% below peers
Antioch, CA 63.6% 13th +3.4pp 7th 4% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 65.3% 10th +3.1pp 8th 7% above peers
Menifee, CA 80.2% 2nd +3.2pp 9th 32% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 55.5% 22nd +2.1pp 10th 9% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 55.9% 21st +2.0pp 11th 8% below peers
Fairfield, CA 61.3% 15th +2.0pp 12th 1% above peers
Vallejo, CA 57.4% 19th +1.9pp 13th 6% below peers
Concord, CA 61.6% 14th +1.7pp 14th 1% above peers
Billings, MT 64.8% 12th +1.8pp 15th 6% above peers
Berkeley, CA 44.2% 28th +1.2pp 16th 27% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 72.5% 6th +2.0pp 17th 19% above peers
Conroe, TX 54.5% 23rd +1.5pp 18th 10% below peers
Lowell, MA 43.2% 29th +0.9pp 19th 29% below peers
Arvada, CO 75.3% 3rd +1.2pp 20th 24% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 70.8% 8th +0.7pp 21st 16% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 72.9% 5th +0.7pp 22nd 20% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 45.5% 27th +0.3pp 23rd 25% below peers
Independence, MO 60.9% 16th +0.2pp 24th on par with peers
Odessa, TX 59.8% 17th +0.1pp 25th 2% below peers
League City, TX 74.7% 4th -1.4pp 26th 23% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 72.0% 7th -1.6pp 27th 18% above peers
Cambridge, MA 33.5% 30th -1.3pp 28th 45% below peers
Rochester, MN 65.1% 11th -2.7pp 29th 7% above peers
Lafayette, LA 53.1% 24th -3.5pp 30th 13% below peers
Richardson, TX 50.7% 25th -7.9pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (26.1% then, 25.4% now; margin ±3.4pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.1% to 25.4%).
Bright spot 25.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.1% +2.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
High Point, NC 32.5% 9th -3.6pp 1st 12% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 25.4% 2nd -0.7pp 2nd 31% below peers
Nampa, ID 29.9% 8th -0.8pp 3rd 19% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 40.0% 21st -0.5pp 4th 9% above peers
Billings, MT 29.7% 7th -0.2pp 5th 19% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 38.4% 20th -0.1pp 6th 4% above peers
Manchester, NH 38.3% 19th +0.0pp 7th 4% above peers
Cambridge, MA 37.1% 17th +0.1pp 8th 1% above peers
Berkeley, CA 43.7% 25th +0.3pp 9th 19% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 29.3% 6th +0.4pp 10th 20% below peers
Antioch, CA 45.0% 28th +0.9pp 11th 22% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 47.8% 30th +0.9pp 12th 30% above peers
Arvada, CO 28.1% 4th +0.6pp 13th 24% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 36.1% 15th +1.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Concord, CA 41.5% 23rd +1.7pp 15th 13% above peers
Hartford, CT 54.5% 31st +3.1pp 16th 48% above peers
Lowell, MA 44.2% 27th +2.5pp 17th 20% above peers
Vallejo, CA 45.7% 29th +2.7pp 18th 24% above peers
Lafayette, LA 33.3% 11th +2.4pp 19th 10% below peers
Brandon, FL 38.0% 18th +2.9pp 20th 3% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.9% 1st +1.9pp 21st 33% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 41.3% 22nd +4.0pp 22nd 12% above peers
Menifee, CA 43.8% 26th +4.2pp 23rd 19% above peers
Conroe, TX 36.8% 16th +3.7pp 24th on par with peers
Rochester, MN 26.9% 3rd +2.8pp 25th 27% below peers
Independence, MO 34.1% 12th +4.5pp 26th 7% below peers
Fairfield, CA 43.1% 24th +6.0pp 27th 17% above peers
Richardson, TX 34.2% 13th +5.0pp 28th 7% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 32.9% 10th +5.1pp 29th 11% below peers
Odessa, TX 34.4% 14th +8.2pp 30th 6% below peers
League City, TX 28.6% 5th +6.9pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Rio Rancho, NM down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Joliet, IL down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 (3.6% then, 4.0% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.2% to 4.0%).
Bright spot 4.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 5.4% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
New Braunfels, TX 2.5% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 54% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 7.9% 23rd -1.8pp 2nd 42% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.8% 4th -0.6pp 3rd 49% below peers
Manchester, NH 7.4% 20th -1.6pp 4th 34% above peers
Lowell, MA 13.8% 28th -2.9pp 5th 149% above peers
Billings, MT 5.1% 13th -0.9pp 6th 8% below peers
Conroe, TX 4.4% 10th -0.7pp 7th 21% below peers
Lafayette, LA 8.0% 24th -1.2pp 8th 44% above peers
Antioch, CA 5.2% 15th -0.5pp 9th 6% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 2.4% 2nd -0.2pp 10th 56% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 3.9% 7th -0.3pp 11th 29% below peers
Nampa, ID 3.8% 6th -0.2pp 12th 32% below peers
Vallejo, CA 6.7% 18th -0.2pp 13th 21% above peers
Brandon, FL 4.0% 8th -0.1pp 14th 28% below peers
Fairfield, CA 4.8% 12th -0.1pp 15th 13% below peers
Concord, CA 6.1% 17th -0.0pp 16th 10% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 12.8% 27th -0.1pp 17th 131% above peers
Hartford, CT 30.6% 30th +0.9pp 18th 454% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 7.4% 21st +0.2pp 19th 34% above peers
Cambridge, MA 33.2% 31st +1.1pp 20th 500% above peers
Arvada, CO 3.3% 5th +0.1pp 21st 40% below peers
Berkeley, CA 20.7% 29th +0.8pp 22nd 275% above peers
High Point, NC 7.7% 22nd +0.4pp 23rd 39% above peers
Rochester, MN 8.3% 26th +0.8pp 24th 51% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 4.0% 9th +0.4pp 25th 28% below peers
Independence, MO 8.1% 25th +1.2pp 26th 47% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.5% 11th +0.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Richardson, TX 5.5% 16th +1.5pp 28th on par with peers
Menifee, CA 5.2% 14th +1.5pp 29th 6% below peers
Odessa, TX 7.0% 19th +2.4pp 30th 27% above peers
League City, TX 2.2% 1st +0.9pp 31st 60% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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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 (6.5% then, 6.9% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.0% to 6.9%).
6.9%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 17.1% -0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Manchester, NH 7.5% 15th -2.4pp 1st 7% below peers
Nampa, ID 10.6% 21st -2.8pp 2nd 30% above peers
Lowell, MA 4.1% 5th -1.0pp 3rd 49% below peers
Cambridge, MA 1.7% 1st -0.3pp 4th 79% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 10.6% 23rd -1.7pp 5th 31% above peers
Arvada, CO 4.4% 6th -0.6pp 6th 46% below peers
Rochester, MN 3.9% 4th -0.4pp 7th 52% below peers
Conroe, TX 18.6% 30th -1.9pp 8th 129% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 11.3% 25th -0.6pp 9th 39% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 4.6% 7th -0.2pp 10th 44% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 19.6% 31st -0.9pp 11th 142% above peers
Concord, CA 6.2% 11th -0.3pp 12th 24% below peers
Berkeley, CA 2.8% 3rd -0.1pp 13th 65% below peers
Menifee, CA 5.7% 9th -0.2pp 14th 30% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 2.6% 2nd -0.1pp 15th 68% below peers
Brandon, FL 12.5% 26th -0.1pp 16th 53% above peers
High Point, NC 10.7% 24th -0.1pp 17th 31% above peers
Richardson, TX 13.2% 28th -0.1pp 18th 62% above peers
Odessa, TX 18.3% 29th +0.3pp 19th 125% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 9.8% 19th +0.2pp 20th 21% above peers
Antioch, CA 6.4% 12th +0.1pp 21st 21% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 4.9% 8th +0.1pp 22nd 40% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 6.9% 14th +0.4pp 23rd 15% below peers
Independence, MO 12.6% 27th +1.0pp 24th 55% above peers
Billings, MT 8.1% 16th +1.2pp 25th on par with peers
Hartford, CT 10.6% 22nd +1.5pp 26th 30% above peers
Lafayette, LA 10.3% 20th +1.5pp 27th 26% above peers
League City, TX 8.7% 17th +1.6pp 28th 7% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 9.5% 18th +2.0pp 29th 17% above peers
Fairfield, CA 5.8% 10th +1.3pp 30th 28% below peers
Vallejo, CA 6.7% 13th +1.5pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started 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 →
  • Downey, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Richmond, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Charleston, SC down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

30.2%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 36.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Berkeley, CA 21.1% 1st 37% below peers
Cambridge, MA 22.7% 2nd 32% below peers
Arvada, CO 24.6% 3rd 26% below peers
Lowell, MA 26.2% 4th 21% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 26.2% 5th 21% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 27.2% 6th 18% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 28.2% 7th 15% below peers
Concord, CA 29.5% 8th 11% below peers
Richardson, TX 29.7% 9th 11% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 30.2% 10th 9% below peers
Brandon, FL 31.2% 11th 6% below peers
Fairfield, CA 32.1% 12th 4% below peers
Vallejo, CA 32.2% 13th 3% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 33.0% 14th 1% below peers
Menifee, CA 33.3% 15th on par with peers
Manchester, NH 33.3% 16th on par with peers
Spring Hill, FL 33.5% 17th 1% above peers
Antioch, CA 33.5% 18th 1% above peers
High Point, NC 33.6% 19th 1% above peers
Billings, MT 34.0% 20th 2% above peers
Lafayette, LA 35.2% 21st 6% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 35.3% 22nd 6% above peers
Rochester, MN 35.7% 23rd 7% above peers
League City, TX 36.0% 24th 8% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 36.4% 25th 9% above peers
Nampa, ID 37.2% 26th 12% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.3% 27th 12% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 39.1% 28th 17% above peers
Odessa, TX 39.9% 29th 20% above peers
Independence, MO 40.0% 30th 20% above peers
Hartford, CT 41.3% 31st 24% 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 (5.7% then, 5.0% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.1% to 5.0%).
5.0%
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
Richardson, TX 8.2% 28th -4.5pp 1st 65% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 2.4% 4th -1.1pp 2nd 52% below peers
Lowell, MA 1.3% 1st -0.3pp 3rd 74% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 5.8% 20th -1.5pp 4th 18% above peers
Arvada, CO 2.7% 6th -0.6pp 5th 45% below peers
Brandon, FL 6.5% 23rd -1.2pp 6th 32% above peers
Independence, MO 6.4% 21st -1.1pp 7th 29% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 6.5% 22nd -1.1pp 8th 31% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.0% 16th -0.8pp 9th on par with peers
Concord, CA 2.8% 7th -0.2pp 10th 43% below peers
Menifee, CA 4.2% 12th +0.3pp 11th 16% below peers
Berkeley, CA 1.8% 2nd +0.2pp 12th 64% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 26th +0.7pp 13th 57% above peers
Odessa, TX 15.4% 31st +1.6pp 14th 212% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 2.3% 3rd +0.2pp 15th 54% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.3% 14th +0.6pp 16th 14% below peers
Conroe, TX 15.3% 30th +3.4pp 17th 209% above peers
High Point, NC 4.6% 15th +1.1pp 18th 6% below peers
League City, TX 7.9% 27th +2.0pp 19th 60% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 14.5% 29th +4.1pp 20th 192% above peers
Antioch, CA 4.2% 13th +1.3pp 21st 16% below peers
Hartford, CT 5.3% 17th +1.9pp 22nd 7% above peers
Rochester, MN 4.1% 11th +1.7pp 23rd 17% below peers
Lafayette, LA 5.6% 19th +2.6pp 24th 14% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 3.6% 9th +1.8pp 25th 26% below peers
Vallejo, CA 5.5% 18th +2.8pp 26th 12% above peers
Nampa, ID 7.7% 25th +4.1pp 27th 56% above peers
Fairfield, CA 3.8% 10th +2.1pp 28th 22% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 2.5% 5th +1.4pp 29th 51% below peers
Cambridge, MA 2.8% 8th +1.6pp 30th 43% below peers
Billings, MT 7.3% 24th +4.3pp 31st 47% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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 (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (63.8% then, 66.1% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
College attainment rose 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (60.7% to 66.1%).
Bright spot 66.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 33.8% +3.9pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Conroe, TX 34.1% 17th +7.8pp 1st 5% below peers
Arvada, CO 51.5% 6th +10.4pp 2nd 44% above peers
Lowell, MA 30.0% 22nd +5.9pp 3rd 16% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 30.8% 21st +5.8pp 4th 14% below peers
Nampa, ID 23.4% 26th +4.4pp 5th 34% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 39.1% 11th +5.5pp 6th 9% above peers
Hartford, CT 19.4% 30th +2.5pp 7th 46% below peers
Antioch, CA 23.9% 25th +3.0pp 8th 33% below peers
Menifee, CA 22.6% 27th +2.8pp 9th 37% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 36.7% 15th +4.5pp 10th 3% above peers
Manchester, NH 34.0% 19th +3.9pp 11th 5% below peers
Independence, MO 21.9% 28th +2.3pp 12th 39% below peers
Vallejo, CA 28.8% 23rd +3.0pp 13th 19% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 19.9% 29th +2.0pp 14th 44% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 38.6% 12th +3.8pp 15th 8% above peers
Rochester, MN 50.9% 8th +4.2pp 16th 42% above peers
High Point, NC 34.0% 18th +2.7pp 17th 5% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 35.7% 16th +2.5pp 18th on par with peers
Lafayette, LA 41.1% 10th +2.9pp 19th 15% above peers
Richardson, TX 57.0% 5th +3.8pp 20th 60% above peers
Brandon, FL 33.8% 20th +2.0pp 21st 5% below peers
Billings, MT 36.9% 14th +1.8pp 22nd 3% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 66.1% 4th +2.3pp 23rd 85% above peers
Concord, CA 37.5% 13th +1.1pp 24th 5% above peers
Odessa, TX 19.0% 31st +0.5pp 25th 47% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 77.9% 2nd +1.9pp 26th 118% above peers
Cambridge, MA 80.8% 1st +1.7pp 27th 126% above peers
Berkeley, CA 74.9% 3rd +1.0pp 28th 110% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 51.4% 7th +0.6pp 29th 44% above peers
League City, TX 47.6% 9th +0.4pp 30th 33% above peers
Fairfield, CA 26.6% 24th -1.6pp 31st 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the 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 →
  • Arvada, CO up 10.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up 8.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Gainesville, FL up 8.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 86% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 31.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72.0% to 41.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±10.5pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 30.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.5% to 41.0%).
Needs attention 41.0%
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%
Nampa, ID 33.9% 27th +14.9pp 1st 22% below peers
Odessa, TX 51.9% 10th +16.0pp 2nd 19% above peers
High Point, NC 45.6% 14th +9.4pp 3rd 4% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 43.0% 17th +8.7pp 4th 2% below peers
Antioch, CA 43.7% 16th +7.8pp 5th on par with peers
New Braunfels, TX 42.7% 20th +7.0pp 6th 2% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 53.4% 7th +6.7pp 7th 22% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 42.0% 21st +5.0pp 8th 4% below peers
Berkeley, CA 78.1% 2nd +3.0pp 9th 79% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.1% 26th +1.3pp 10th 15% below peers
Brandon, FL 52.0% 9th +1.8pp 11th 19% above peers
Arvada, CO 62.2% 4th +2.0pp 12th 43% above peers
Vallejo, CA 37.9% 24th +0.4pp 13th 13% below peers
Concord, CA 55.5% 5th -1.4pp 14th 27% above peers
Manchester, NH 47.2% 13th -2.2pp 15th 8% above peers
Cambridge, MA 78.2% 1st -4.1pp 16th 79% above peers
Hartford, CT 53.3% 8th -4.7pp 17th 22% above peers
League City, TX 54.5% 6th -5.0pp 18th 25% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 44.1% 15th -4.1pp 19th 1% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 64.4% 3rd -8.2pp 20th 47% above peers
Richardson, TX 51.4% 11th -6.7pp 21st 18% above peers
Rochester, MN 39.1% 23rd -6.6pp 22nd 11% below peers
Independence, MO 29.5% 30th -5.4pp 23rd 33% below peers
Lafayette, LA 42.8% 18th -8.8pp 24th 2% below peers
Lowell, MA 37.9% 25th -9.6pp 25th 13% below peers
Billings, MT 30.5% 29th -9.7pp 26th 30% below peers
Fairfield, CA 33.4% 28th -10.7pp 27th 24% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 51.1% 12th -18.7pp 28th 17% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 42.7% 19th -16.1pp 29th 2% below peers
Menifee, CA 27.9% 31st -10.6pp 30th 36% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 41.0% 22nd -31.0pp 31st 6% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±5.5pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.2% then, 5.7% now; margin ±6.1pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (1.6% to 5.7%).
5.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 8.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Cambridge, MA 0.2% 1st -0.6pp 1st 96% below peers
Manchester, NH 4.0% 7th -5.2pp 2nd 35% below peers
Fairfield, CA 5.4% 13th -4.3pp 3rd 13% below peers
Lowell, MA 4.2% 8th -2.9pp 4th 33% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 5.6% 14th -3.8pp 5th 10% below peers
Richardson, TX 1.8% 3rd -0.9pp 6th 71% below peers
Odessa, TX 4.6% 9th -1.8pp 7th 25% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 1.6% 2nd -0.6pp 8th 74% below peers
High Point, NC 5.1% 11th -1.7pp 9th 17% below peers
Hartford, CT 6.2% 16th -2.0pp 10th on par with peers
Simi Valley, CA 3.8% 6th -0.7pp 11th 39% below peers
Independence, MO 9.2% 28th -1.5pp 12th 49% above peers
Menifee, CA 7.3% 19th -0.9pp 13th 17% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 7.0% 18th -0.8pp 14th 13% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 2.5% 4th -0.2pp 15th 60% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 8.8% 25th -0.0pp 16th 43% above peers
Brandon, FL 8.7% 24th +0.1pp 17th 40% above peers
Lafayette, LA 9.2% 29th +0.4pp 18th 49% above peers
Vallejo, CA 9.1% 27th +1.6pp 19th 47% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 8.4% 23rd +1.6pp 20th 36% above peers
Concord, CA 5.1% 12th +1.2pp 21st 17% below peers
Arvada, CO 7.0% 17th +2.0pp 22nd 13% above peers
Nampa, ID 13.1% 30th +3.9pp 23rd 111% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 7.8% 22nd +2.3pp 24th 27% above peers
Antioch, CA 7.7% 21st +2.9pp 25th 24% above peers
Billings, MT 8.9% 26th +3.8pp 26th 44% above peers
Rochester, MN 7.4% 20th +3.4pp 27th 20% above peers
Conroe, TX 15.2% 31st +7.8pp 28th 146% above peers
League City, TX 4.8% 10th +2.7pp 29th 23% below peers
Berkeley, CA 3.5% 5th +2.4pp 30th 43% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 5.7% 15th +4.5pp 31st 8% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the 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 →
  • Gainesville, FL down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±5.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 6% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 113,819 to 121,002 - more than the combined survey margin (±6,361).

Broader trend
73% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 23% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 18% from 2014 to 2024 (102,911 to 121,002).
Big move 121,002
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
New Braunfels, TX 104,643 30th +32% 1st 12% below peers
Menifee, CA 110,305 29th +22% 2nd 8% below peers
Conroe, TX 102,360 31st +21% 3rd 14% below peers
Nampa, ID 110,319 28th +17% 4th 8% below peers
League City, TX 116,215 23rd +12% 5th 3% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 114,197 26th +12% 6th 4% below peers
Billings, MT 119,434 16th +9% 7th on par with peers
Broken Arrow, OK 118,180 20th +9% 8th 1% below peers
Spring Hill, FL 119,983 14th +8% 9th on par with peers
Lowell, MA 118,368 19th +6% 10th 1% below peers
The Woodlands, TX 121,002 11th +6% 11th 1% above peers
Rochester, MN 122,330 6th +6% 12th 2% above peers
Fairfield, CA 120,785 12th +5% 13th 1% above peers
Antioch, CA 116,477 21st +5% 14th 2% below peers
High Point, NC 116,245 22nd +4% 15th 3% below peers
Independence, MO 121,740 8th +4% 16th 2% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 114,147 27th +4% 17th 4% below peers
Brandon, FL 119,767 15th +3% 18th on par with peers
Arvada, CO 122,634 5th +3% 19th 3% above peers
Manchester, NH 115,643 24th +3% 20th 3% below peers
Vallejo, CA 124,268 3rd +2% 21st 4% above peers
Richardson, TX 118,731 18th +2% 22nd 1% below peers
Cambridge, MA 118,796 17th +2% 23rd 1% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 122,036 7th +1% 24th 2% above peers
Simi Valley, CA 125,634 1st -0% 25th 5% above peers
Berkeley, CA 120,257 13th -1% 26th 1% above peers
Hartford, CT 121,127 10th -2% 27th 1% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 125,205 2nd -2% 28th 5% above peers
Odessa, TX 115,322 25th -4% 29th 3% below peers
Lafayette, LA 121,715 9th -4% 30th 2% above peers
Concord, CA 124,035 4th -4% 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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 ±5,235 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 (27.5% then, 27.9% now; margin ±2.6pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children rose 0.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.8% to 27.9%).
Big move 27.9%
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
Concord, CA 21.3% 18th +0.7pp 1st 3% below peers
Brandon, FL 21.2% 19th +0.6pp 2nd 4% below peers
Lowell, MA 21.7% 17th +0.5pp 3rd 1% below peers
Odessa, TX 29.4% 1st +0.4pp 4th 34% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 27.9% 2nd +0.4pp 5th 27% above peers
Berkeley, CA 12.7% 29th +0.2pp 6th 42% below peers
Cambridge, MA 12.4% 31st +0.1pp 7th 44% below peers
Pompano Beach, FL 19.1% 27th +0.1pp 8th 13% below peers
Menifee, CA 25.0% 6th -0.0pp 9th 14% above peers
Lafayette, LA 20.9% 20th -0.0pp 10th 5% below peers
Conroe, TX 23.9% 8th -0.1pp 11th 9% above peers
Independence, MO 22.8% 11th -0.2pp 12th 4% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 25.3% 4th -0.5pp 13th 15% above peers
Ann Arbor, MI 12.4% 30th -0.3pp 14th 43% below peers
Las Cruces, NM 22.4% 14th -0.7pp 15th 2% above peers
Rochester, MN 23.3% 10th -0.7pp 16th 6% above peers
Vallejo, CA 20.0% 22nd -0.7pp 17th 9% below peers
Hartford, CT 22.7% 13th -0.8pp 18th 4% above peers
Billings, MT 22.0% 16th -1.0pp 19th on par with peers
League City, TX 26.4% 3rd -1.4pp 20th 20% above peers
Fairfield, CA 24.1% 7th -1.3pp 21st 10% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 19.8% 23rd -1.1pp 22nd 10% below peers
Arvada, CO 19.6% 24th -1.3pp 23rd 11% below peers
New Braunfels, TX 23.5% 9th -1.7pp 24th 7% above peers
Manchester, NH 18.0% 28th -1.5pp 25th 18% below peers
Antioch, CA 22.8% 12th -2.1pp 26th 4% above peers
High Point, NC 22.0% 15th -2.1pp 27th on par with peers
Richardson, TX 20.2% 21st -2.0pp 28th 8% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 19.5% 25th -2.1pp 29th 11% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.5% 26th -2.1pp 30th 11% below peers
Nampa, ID 25.2% 5th -2.9pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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 ±2.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (11.0% then, 9.9% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 4.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (13.9% to 9.9%).
Big move 9.9%
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 29.6% -0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Manchester, NH 44.7% 4th +3.9pp 1st 68% above peers
Pompano Beach, FL 46.6% 3rd +3.3pp 2nd 75% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 41.6% 6th +2.7pp 3rd 56% above peers
Billings, MT 29.5% 14th +1.8pp 4th 11% above peers
New Braunfels, TX 26.6% 16th +1.0pp 5th on par with peers
Ann Arbor, MI 20.1% 26th +0.4pp 6th 25% below peers
Broken Arrow, OK 24.7% 18th +0.4pp 7th 7% below peers
Brandon, FL 40.2% 8th +0.5pp 8th 51% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 36.0% 10th +0.4pp 9th 35% above peers
Lowell, MA 46.8% 2nd +0.1pp 10th 75% above peers
Arvada, CO 20.3% 25th -0.4pp 11th 24% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 19.2% 27th -0.4pp 12th 28% below peers
Lafayette, LA 42.7% 5th -0.9pp 13th 60% above peers
Independence, MO 40.5% 7th -1.0pp 14th 52% above peers
Concord, CA 22.3% 20th -1.3pp 15th 16% below peers
Menifee, CA 20.4% 24th -1.3pp 16th 23% below peers
Nampa, ID 25.0% 17th -1.8pp 17th 6% below peers
Fairfield, CA 27.5% 15th -2.1pp 18th 3% above peers
The Woodlands, TX 9.9% 31st -1.1pp 19th 63% below peers
Hartford, CT 61.9% 1st -6.7pp 20th 132% above peers
Rochester, MN 21.6% 22nd -2.4pp 21st 19% below peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 14.1% 29th -1.8pp 22nd 47% below peers
Cambridge, MA 21.6% 23rd -2.8pp 23rd 19% below peers
Odessa, TX 30.0% 13th -4.1pp 24th 13% above peers
Vallejo, CA 37.0% 9th -5.5pp 25th 39% above peers
Richardson, TX 23.0% 19th -3.5pp 26th 14% below peers
Berkeley, CA 19.1% 28th -3.8pp 27th 28% below peers
High Point, NC 33.9% 11th -8.6pp 28th 27% above peers
Antioch, CA 32.9% 12th -8.6pp 29th 23% above peers
Conroe, TX 22.3% 21st -9.6pp 30th 16% below peers
League City, TX 10.8% 30th -5.1pp 31st 59% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±1.7pp 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
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What changed

Working parents rose 13.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.6% to 57.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.3pp).

Broader trend
3% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 16.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.7% to 57.6%).
Big move 57.6%
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Texas ref 63.7% +3.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
The Woodlands, TX 57.6% 30th +13.0pp 1st 14% below peers
Nampa, ID 66.2% 20th +9.5pp 2nd 2% below peers
Simi Valley, CA 76.4% 3rd +9.7pp 3rd 14% above peers
Concord, CA 70.8% 11th +9.0pp 4th 5% above peers
Richardson, TX 64.3% 26th +8.0pp 5th 4% below peers
Billings, MT 77.7% 1st +7.4pp 6th 15% above peers
Las Cruces, NM 68.6% 14th +6.1pp 7th 2% above peers
League City, TX 67.1% 18th +5.9pp 8th on par with peers
Hartford, CT 76.7% 2nd +4.8pp 9th 14% above peers
Brandon, FL 68.1% 15th +4.2pp 10th 1% above peers
Antioch, CA 70.3% 12th +3.7pp 11th 4% above peers
Spring Hill, FL 66.1% 21st +3.3pp 12th 2% below peers
Arvada, CO 74.1% 6th +3.4pp 13th 10% above peers
Independence, MO 67.3% 16th +3.0pp 14th on par with peers
New Braunfels, TX 72.0% 8th +3.0pp 15th 7% above peers
Thousand Oaks, CA 66.9% 19th +1.9pp 16th 1% below peers
Ann Arbor, MI 64.9% 25th +1.6pp 17th 4% below peers
High Point, NC 69.2% 13th +1.5pp 18th 3% above peers
Broken Arrow, OK 65.7% 23rd +1.3pp 19th 2% below peers
Vallejo, CA 71.1% 10th +1.2pp 20th 6% above peers
Manchester, NH 71.1% 9th +0.3pp 21st 6% above peers
Rochester, MN 75.4% 5th +0.2pp 22nd 12% above peers
Berkeley, CA 75.9% 4th +0.0pp 23rd 13% above peers
Lowell, MA 72.2% 7th -0.5pp 24th 7% above peers
Lafayette, LA 65.6% 24th -2.2pp 25th 3% below peers
Odessa, TX 58.8% 28th -3.3pp 26th 13% below peers
Fairfield, CA 58.8% 29th -3.7pp 27th 13% below peers
Conroe, TX 59.3% 27th -3.8pp 28th 12% below peers
Cambridge, MA 67.1% 17th -5.9pp 29th on par with peers
Pompano Beach, FL 65.7% 22nd -9.0pp 30th 2% below peers
Menifee, CA 48.0% 31st -8.8pp 31st 29% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 22 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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13 of 22 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±11.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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