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St. George, UT
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101,995 people (2024) 100k-250k West

Bright spots 10 indicators

Where St. George, UT shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
5.6%
2019-23
▼ 36%
relative change
8.7% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$76,508
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
$58,259 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
36.7%
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
29.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
91.9%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
86.3% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
4.2%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
4.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
1 /100k
May 2026
▼ 80%
relative change
5 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
66.7%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
65.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.0%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
32.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.44
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
0.45 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
5.8%
2020-24
▲ 62%
relative change
3.6% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where St. George, UT 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
32.1%
2020-24
▼ 33%
relative change
47.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
217 /100k
May 2026
▲ 23%
relative change
177 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
49 /100k
May 2026
▲ 21%
relative change
40 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
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Property crime
Property crime rate
897 /100k
May 2026
flat
relative change
895 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
11.4%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
13.4% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
11.4%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
12.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big shifts 3 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
101,995
2020-24
▲ 21%
relative change
84,500 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
17.4%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
20.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
45.7%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
52.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

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

Multi-year view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view: violent crime rose about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 217 in May 2026, up from 177 a year earlier.
217 per 100k
2018May 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%
Daly City, CA 209 (May 26) -27.6% 1st
San Mateo, CA 150 (May 26) -27.2% 2nd
Carmel, IN 51 (May 26) -23.2% 3rd
Yuma, AZ 341 (May 26) -18.9% 4th
Burbank, CA 326 (May 26) -18.4% 5th
Lee's Summit, MO 113 (May 26) -15.5% 6th
Edinburg, TX 199 (May 26) -11.1% 7th
Chico, CA 630 (May 26) -9.7% 8th
Fishers, IN 77 (May 26) -9.1% 9th
Longmont, CO 449 (Feb 25) -8.1% 10th
Quincy, MA 305 (May 26) -5.7% 11th
South Bend, IN 951 (May 26) -3.2% 12th
Albany, NY 819 (Apr 26) -2.4% 13th
Davenport, IA 628 (May 26) +0.6% 14th
Bend, OR 168 (Apr 26) +1.7% 15th
New Bedford, MA 351 (May 26) +5.0% 16th
Vacaville, CA 277 (May 26) +5.9% 17th
Lynn, MA 577 (May 26) +9.1% 18th
Conroe, TX 269 (May 26) +10.8% 19th
El Cajon, CA 541 (May 26) +15.3% 20th
Wichita Falls, TX 412 (May 26) +20.9% 21st
St. George, UT 217 (May 26) +22.9% 22nd
San Angelo, TX 289 (May 26) +33.8% 23rd
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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. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Centennial, CO down about 29% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 5% a year · 2021-2026
  • League City, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

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

Property crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending May 2026.

Multi-year view: property crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 55% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: property crime fell about 5% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 897 in May 2026, up from 895 a year earlier.
897 per 100k
2018May 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%
Fishers, IN 440 (May 26) -25.2% 1st
San Mateo, CA 1,335 (May 26) -21.9% 2nd
Vacaville, CA 1,344 (May 26) -21.5% 3rd
Wichita Falls, TX 2,033 (May 26) -18.7% 4th
Burbank, CA 2,314 (May 26) -18.3% 5th
Edinburg, TX 1,392 (May 26) -18.3% 6th
Lynn, MA 976 (May 26) -15.1% 7th
Davenport, IA 2,873 (May 26) -15.1% 8th
Carmel, IN 676 (May 26) -14.0% 9th
Quincy, MA 1,135 (May 26) -13.7% 10th
Lee's Summit, MO 1,974 (May 26) -13.5% 11th
Daly City, CA 1,332 (May 26) -10.6% 12th
New Bedford, MA 1,421 (May 26) -7.6% 13th
San Angelo, TX 2,232 (May 26) -7.1% 14th
South Bend, IN 2,574 (May 26) -6.7% 15th
Yuma, AZ 1,154 (May 26) -4.1% 16th
Conroe, TX 1,521 (May 26) -2.2% 17th
El Cajon, CA 1,389 (May 26) -1.9% 18th
Longmont, CO 2,857 (Feb 25) -1.7% 19th
Bend, OR 1,408 (May 26) -1.1% 20th
St. George, UT 897 (May 26) +0.2% 21st
Albany, NY 2,744 (May 26) +3.0% 22nd
Chico, CA 1,956 (May 26) +6.5% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murrieta, CA down about 31% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
  • College Station, TX down about 25% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Boise, ID down about 22% over the 12 months ending April 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, leading peers
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Homicide fell about 80% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 76% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: homicide fell about 12% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 77% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Most recent monthly reading: 1 in May 2026, down from 5 a year earlier.
1 per 100k
2018May 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Daly City, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 1st
San Mateo, CA 0 (May 26) -100.0% 2nd
Bend, OR 0 (May 26) -100.0% 3rd
New Bedford, MA 1 (May 26) -90.0% 4th
St. George, UT 1 (May 26) -80.0% 5th
Longmont, CO 3 (Feb 25) -66.7% 6th
El Cajon, CA 2 (May 26) -59.9% 7th
Lynn, MA 2 (May 26) -50.1% 8th
Lee's Summit, MO 2 (May 26) -50.0% 9th
Yuma, AZ 5 (May 26) -37.5% 10th
Chico, CA 2 (May 26) +0.0% 11th
Vacaville, CA 1 (May 26) +0.0% 12th
Burbank, CA 1 (May 26) +0.0% 13th
Albany, NY 9 (Apr 26) +12.4% 14th
Wichita Falls, TX 6 (May 26) +20.1% 15th
San Angelo, TX 7 (May 26) +133.0% 16th
Davenport, IA 8 (May 26) +167.0% 17th
South Bend, IN 16 (May 26) +183.1% 18th
Quincy, MA 1 (May 26)
Fishers, IN 1 (May 26)
Carmel, IN 0 (May 26)
Conroe, TX 0 (May 26)
Edinburg, TX 0 (May 26)
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Cedar Rapids, IA down about 75% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 25% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lynn, MA down about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lee's Summit, MO down about 50% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2022-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Worsening recently, faster than peers
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Vehicle theft rose about 21% over the 12 months ending May 2026, faster than 95% of similar-size cities.

Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 14% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view: vehicle theft fell about 12% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Most recent monthly reading: 49 in May 2026, up from 40 a year earlier.
49 per 100k
2018May 2026
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▸ Compare all 23 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Vacaville, CA 71 (May 26) -51.3% 1st
Fishers, IN 32 (May 26) -50.0% 2nd
Daly City, CA 121 (May 26) -44.6% 3rd
Quincy, MA 67 (May 26) -44.4% 4th
San Mateo, CA 90 (May 26) -44.0% 5th
Burbank, CA 174 (May 26) -42.5% 6th
Edinburg, TX 101 (May 26) -39.2% 7th
Lynn, MA 117 (May 26) -37.6% 8th
Yuma, AZ 89 (May 26) -36.6% 9th
Wichita Falls, TX 160 (May 26) -34.1% 10th
Lee's Summit, MO 191 (May 26) -28.8% 11th
South Bend, IN 314 (May 26) -28.0% 12th
Albany, NY 203 (May 26) -25.1% 13th
Longmont, CO 296 (Feb 25) -19.6% 14th
New Bedford, MA 215 (May 26) -17.7% 15th
El Cajon, CA 223 (May 26) -7.3% 16th
Davenport, IA 262 (May 26) -5.4% 17th
San Angelo, TX 131 (May 26) -5.1% 18th
Chico, CA 216 (May 26) +5.7% 19th
Carmel, IN 90 (May 26) +8.1% 20th
Conroe, TX 144 (May 26) +11.5% 21st
St. George, UT 49 (May 26) +20.9% 22nd
Bend, OR 107 (May 26) +22.6% 23rd
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • College Station, TX down about 43% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 13% a year · 2021-2026
  • Carlsbad, CA down about 40% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 15% a year · 2021-2026
  • Port St. Lucie, FL down about 20% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-04 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $58,259 to $76,508 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,987). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 59% from 2014 to 2024 ($48,188 to $76,508).
$76,508
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
Utah ref $95,166 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Bend, OR $96,394 13th +47% 1st 11% above peers
Rialto, CA $88,857 15th +44% 2nd 2% above peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 10th +42% 3rd 15% above peers
South Bend, IN $55,786 31st +39% 4th 36% below peers
Yuma, AZ $65,482 26th +36% 5th 25% below peers
Albany, NY $61,986 27th +35% 6th 29% below peers
Hesperia, CA $72,160 21st +35% 7th 17% below peers
Inglewood, CA $72,750 20th +34% 8th 16% below peers
Lynn, MA $75,043 19th +34% 9th 14% below peers
St. George, UT $76,508 17th +31% 10th 12% below peers
Daly City, CA $123,547 6th +31% 11th 42% above peers
Davenport, IA $66,200 24th +30% 12th 24% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 16th +29% 13th on par with peers
Burbank, CA $97,082 12th +28% 14th 12% above peers
Boca Raton, FL $106,273 8th +28% 15th 22% above peers
Quincy, MA $98,882 11th +27% 16th 14% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO $159,307 1st +27% 17th 83% above peers
San Angelo, TX $65,864 25th +27% 18th 24% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX $60,177 28th +27% 19th 31% below peers
Vacaville, CA $111,126 7th +27% 20th 28% above peers
Conroe, TX $76,206 18th +26% 21st 12% below peers
Chico, CA $66,977 23rd +26% 22nd 23% below peers
Carmel, IN $141,505 3rd +25% 23rd 63% above peers
New Bedford, MA $56,981 30th +23% 24th 34% below peers
San Mateo, CA $153,504 2nd +23% 25th 77% above peers
Edinburg, TX $59,466 29th +22% 26th 32% below peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 14th +22% 27th 4% above peers
El Cajon, CA $67,511 22nd +22% 28th 22% below peers
Columbia, MD $131,490 4th +21% 29th 51% above peers
Fishers, IN $130,203 5th +19% 30th 50% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO $102,531 9th +14% 31st 18% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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11 of 17 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA up about 49% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lancaster, CA up about 48% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bend, OR up about 47% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,339 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening faster than 71% of similar-size cities over 2022-2025.
Longer view: unemployment fell less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Most recent monthly reading: 3.5% in May 2026, unchanged from 3.5% a year earlier.
3.5%
1990May 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 3.7% (May 26) +0.2pp
United States ref 4.2% (Jun 26) +0.1pp
Davenport, IA 3.7% (May 26) 8th -0.7pp 1st 10% below peers
South Bend, IN 3.8% (May 26) 10th -0.5pp 2nd 7% below peers
Rialto, CA 4.6% (May 26) 20th -0.4pp 3rd 12% above peers
Burbank, CA 6.5% (May 26) 28th -0.4pp 4th 59% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 3.0% (May 26) 3rd -0.4pp 5th 27% below peers
Vacaville, CA 4.1% (May 26) 13th -0.3pp 6th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 5.6% (May 26) 25th -0.3pp 7th 37% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.9% (May 26) 11th -0.3pp 8th 5% below peers
Daly City, CA 3.1% (May 26) 4th -0.3pp 9th 24% below peers
Lynn, MA 4.5% (May 26) 19th -0.3pp 10th 10% above peers
Fishers, IN 2.6% (May 26) 1st -0.3pp 11th 37% below peers
Carmel, IN 2.7% (May 26) 2nd -0.3pp 12th 34% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.2% (May 26) 5th -0.3pp 13th 22% below peers
El Cajon, CA 4.3% (May 26) 16th -0.3pp 14th 5% above peers
Longmont, CO 3.7% (May 26) 9th -0.3pp 15th 10% below peers
Chico, CA 4.3% (May 26) 17th -0.2pp 16th 5% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.7% (May 26) 26th -0.2pp 17th 39% above peers
Bend, OR 4.1% (May 26) 14th -0.1pp 18th on par with peers
St. George, UT 3.5% (May 26) 7th +0.0pp 19th 15% below peers
Norwalk, CA 5.1% (May 26) 22nd +0.0pp 20th 24% above peers
Inglewood, CA 5.9% (May 26) 27th +0.1pp 21st 44% above peers
San Angelo, TX 3.3% (May 26) 6th +0.2pp 22nd 20% below peers
Conroe, TX 4.1% (May 26) 15th +0.3pp 23rd on par with peers
Wichita Falls, TX 3.9% (May 26) 12th +0.3pp 24th 5% below peers
Edinburg, TX 5.1% (May 26) 23rd +0.3pp 25th 24% above peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% (May 26) 24th +0.5pp 26th 29% above peers
Albany, NY 4.3% (May 26) 18th +0.8pp 27th 5% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 4.8% (May 26) 21st +1.0pp 28th 17% above peers
Yuma, AZ 11.1% (May 26) 29th +1.1pp 29th 171% 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 →

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.9% then, 11.2% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 4.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (15.8% to 11.2%).
11.2%
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
Utah ref 8.1% -1.2pp
United States ref 12.0%
San Angelo, TX 10.5% 14th -3.0pp 1st 5% below peers
Rialto, CA 12.6% 18th -3.5pp 2nd 14% above peers
Norwalk, CA 9.2% 11th -1.9pp 3rd 17% below peers
Lynn, MA 13.7% 20th -2.9pp 4th 24% above peers
Hesperia, CA 16.8% 25th -3.0pp 5th 52% above peers
Bend, OR 8.8% 10th -1.5pp 6th 21% below peers
Yuma, AZ 15.1% 23rd -2.6pp 7th 36% above peers
Inglewood, CA 14.5% 21st -2.2pp 8th 31% above peers
St. George, UT 11.2% 17th -1.7pp 9th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 20.4% 28th -2.6pp 10th 84% above peers
Longmont, CO 8.5% 9th -1.0pp 11th 23% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.8% 22nd -1.3pp 12th 33% above peers
Conroe, TX 11.1% 16th -0.9pp 13th on par with peers
Quincy, MA 10.4% 13th -0.7pp 14th 6% below peers
Chico, CA 22.0% 30th -0.4pp 15th 99% above peers
Albany, NY 20.7% 29th -0.1pp 16th 87% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 15.7% 24th -0.0pp 17th 42% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.9% 1st +0.0pp 18th 74% below peers
Daly City, CA 7.6% 6th +0.1pp 19th 31% below peers
Burbank, CA 10.7% 15th +0.2pp 20th 4% below peers
New Bedford, MA 20.3% 27th +0.4pp 21st 83% above peers
Columbia, MD 7.5% 5th +0.3pp 22nd 33% below peers
El Cajon, CA 20.2% 26th +1.2pp 23rd 82% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.4% 12th +0.6pp 24th 15% below peers
Federal Way, WA 12.9% 19th +1.0pp 25th 17% above peers
San Mateo, CA 8.2% 8th +0.7pp 26th 26% below peers
Edinburg, TX 24.9% 31st +2.1pp 27th 125% above peers
Carmel, IN 3.9% 2nd +0.4pp 28th 65% below peers
Vacaville, CA 7.7% 7th +0.9pp 29th 30% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 5.7% 4th +1.1pp 30th 49% below peers
Fishers, IN 4.0% 3rd +1.0pp 31st 64% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Visalia, CA down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Huntsville, AL down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.5% then, 13.2% now; margin ±3.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 8.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (21.3% to 13.2%).
13.2%
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
Utah ref 8.8% -2.2pp
United States ref 16.1%
San Angelo, TX 12.5% 14th -9.0pp 1st 5% below peers
Rialto, CA 18.1% 19th -5.8pp 2nd 38% above peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 13th -3.4pp 3rd 17% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 21st -6.0pp 4th 52% above peers
Davenport, IA 19.3% 20th -5.0pp 5th 47% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 10th -2.7pp 6th 18% below peers
Conroe, TX 14.0% 17th -3.3pp 7th 7% above peers
Yuma, AZ 21.8% 24th -4.8pp 8th 66% above peers
Bend, OR 10.4% 9th -2.1pp 9th 21% below peers
Lynn, MA 17.9% 18th -3.4pp 10th 36% above peers
St. George, UT 13.2% 16th -2.4pp 11th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.0% 1st -0.4pp 12th 85% below peers
Quincy, MA 12.6% 15th -2.3pp 13th 4% below peers
New Bedford, MA 25.9% 27th -4.4pp 14th 97% above peers
South Bend, IN 29.1% 30th -4.8pp 15th 122% above peers
Inglewood, CA 20.3% 22nd -2.9pp 16th 54% above peers
Albany, NY 28.3% 29th -3.1pp 17th 115% above peers
Columbia, MD 9.8% 7th -0.8pp 18th 25% below peers
El Cajon, CA 26.5% 28th -0.3pp 19th 102% above peers
Fishers, IN 3.0% 2nd +0.1pp 20th 77% below peers
San Mateo, CA 8.9% 5th +0.6pp 21st 32% below peers
Carmel, IN 4.1% 3rd +0.3pp 22nd 69% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 24.4% 26th +1.9pp 23rd 86% above peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 23rd +1.9pp 24th 55% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 9.6% 6th +0.9pp 25th 27% below peers
Edinburg, TX 36.1% 31st +4.1pp 26th 174% above peers
Burbank, CA 10.8% 11th +1.6pp 27th 18% below peers
Chico, CA 22.2% 25th +3.9pp 28th 69% above peers
Vacaville, CA 10.8% 12th +2.0pp 29th 18% below peers
Daly City, CA 10.0% 8th +2.4pp 30th 24% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 7.5% 4th +2.3pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Murfreesboro, TN down 11.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lewisville, TX down 7.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Oceanside, CA down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 5.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 86.3% to 91.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 26 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 26 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 8.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (83.5% to 91.9%).
91.9%
20172024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 93.5% +5.6pp
United States ref 91.1%
South Bend, IN 89.1% 26th +17.3pp 1st 5% below peers
Rialto, CA 92.3% 20th +14.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
Edinburg, TX 89.0% 27th +12.6pp 3rd 5% below peers
Davenport, IA 90.0% 25th +12.3pp 4th 4% below peers
Lynn, MA 91.5% 23rd +11.5pp 5th 2% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 88.3% 29th +10.8pp 6th 6% below peers
New Bedford, MA 86.7% 31st +9.8pp 7th 8% below peers
San Angelo, TX 87.9% 30th +9.8pp 8th 6% below peers
Burbank, CA 95.0% 8th +10.4pp 9th 1% above peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 14th +10.0pp 10th on par with peers
Yuma, AZ 90.4% 24th +9.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Inglewood, CA 92.2% 21st +9.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Albany, NY 88.4% 28th +8.1pp 13th 6% below peers
Conroe, TX 94.7% 11th +8.2pp 14th 1% above peers
Quincy, MA 94.6% 12th +7.8pp 15th 1% above peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 9th +7.6pp 16th 1% above peers
St. George, UT 91.9% 22nd +5.7pp 17th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 93.6% 17th +5.7pp 18th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 94.8% 10th +5.5pp 19th 1% above peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 15th +5.4pp 20th on par with peers
Lee's Summit, MO 95.8% 6th +5.2pp 21st 2% above peers
Chico, CA 93.7% 16th +5.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 94.1% 13th +4.5pp 23rd on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 95.7% 7th +3.8pp 24th 2% above peers
Vacaville, CA 96.0% 4th +3.1pp 25th 2% above peers
Bend, OR 93.1% 19th +2.5pp 26th 1% below peers
Columbia, MD 95.8% 5th +2.6pp 27th 2% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 93.3% 18th +1.9pp 28th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 98.1% 1st +1.8pp 29th 5% above peers
Carmel, IN 97.2% 2nd +1.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Fishers, IN 96.4% 3rd -0.5pp 31st 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Salinas, CA up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Ontario, CA up 11.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 79% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lehigh Acres, FL up 10.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 74% 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
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.45 then, 0.44 now; margin ±0.03).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
0.44
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 0.43 +0.000
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Conroe, TX 0.44 14th -0.029 1st on par with peers
Fishers, IN 0.40 4th -0.019 2nd 10% below peers
San Angelo, TX 0.45 17th -0.021 3rd on par with peers
Davenport, IA 0.44 13th -0.019 4th 1% below peers
Chico, CA 0.48 28th -0.017 5th 8% above peers
Vacaville, CA 0.40 2nd -0.011 6th 11% below peers
Carmel, IN 0.45 18th -0.012 7th 1% above peers
New Bedford, MA 0.45 19th -0.010 8th 1% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 0.38 1st -0.008 9th 15% below peers
Albany, NY 0.49 29th -0.009 10th 9% above peers
Hesperia, CA 0.40 7th -0.008 11th 9% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 0.40 6th -0.007 12th 9% below peers
St. George, UT 0.44 12th -0.007 13th 1% below peers
South Bend, IN 0.48 24th -0.006 14th 7% above peers
Inglewood, CA 0.45 15th -0.001 15th on par with peers
Rialto, CA 0.40 3rd -0.000 16th 11% below peers
Quincy, MA 0.45 16th +0.003 17th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 0.45 21st +0.008 18th 2% above peers
Yuma, AZ 0.45 20th +0.008 19th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 9th +0.009 20th 4% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 0.56 31st +0.012 21st 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 0.47 22nd +0.012 22nd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 0.48 26th +0.013 23rd 7% above peers
Bend, OR 0.47 23rd +0.014 24th 5% above peers
Edinburg, TX 0.48 25th +0.014 25th 7% above peers
Burbank, CA 0.50 30th +0.017 26th 11% above peers
Columbia, MD 0.41 8th +0.014 27th 9% below peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 10th +0.015 28th 3% below peers
San Mateo, CA 0.48 27th +0.023 29th 8% above peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 5th +0.022 30th 10% below peers
Daly City, CA 0.44 11th +0.031 31st 2% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 3.1 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.7% to 5.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp). 5 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 3.5 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (9.1% to 5.6%).
5.6%
20102023
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Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 5.3% -1.9pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Bend, OR 7.7% 8th -4.9pp 1st 36% below peers
St. George, UT 5.6% 7th -3.1pp 2nd 53% below peers
Fishers, IN 1.4% 2nd -0.5pp 3rd 88% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 12.0% 16th -3.4pp 4th on par with peers
Rialto, CA 18.8% 26th -4.0pp 5th 57% above peers
Albany, NY 18.6% 24th -3.7pp 6th 56% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.2% 1st -0.2pp 7th 90% below peers
South Bend, IN 16.7% 23rd -2.0pp 8th 39% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 22nd -1.4pp 9th 39% above peers
Yuma, AZ 15.7% 21st -1.2pp 10th 31% above peers
Edinburg, TX 23.0% 28th -1.7pp 11th 92% above peers
Carmel, IN 1.6% 3rd -0.1pp 12th 87% below peers
San Angelo, TX 9.8% 15th -0.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Hesperia, CA 19.9% 27th +0.1pp 14th 66% above peers
Conroe, TX 8.9% 12th +0.2pp 15th 26% below peers
Columbia, MD 8.1% 11th +0.2pp 16th 32% below peers
Lynn, MA 28.9% 30th +0.9pp 17th 141% above peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 14th +0.4pp 18th 23% below peers
Davenport, IA 14.6% 19th +1.2pp 19th 22% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.0% 6th +0.4pp 20th 67% below peers
Vacaville, CA 8.1% 10th +1.2pp 21st 32% below peers
San Mateo, CA 3.9% 5th +0.6pp 22nd 68% below peers
El Cajon, CA 24.7% 29th +3.6pp 23rd 107% above peers
New Bedford, MA 31.0% 31st +5.4pp 24th 159% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 17th +2.7pp 25th 6% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.0% 4th +0.7pp 26th 75% below peers
Chico, CA 14.8% 20th +3.9pp 27th 23% above peers
Inglewood, CA 18.7% 25th +5.4pp 28th 56% above peers
Quincy, MA 13.8% 18th +4.1pp 29th 15% above peers
Daly City, CA 7.7% 9th +2.6pp 30th 36% below peers
Burbank, CA 9.2% 13th +4.4pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Bend, OR down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Buckeye, AZ down 4.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Athens, GA down 5.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (65.6% then, 66.7% now; margin ±2.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership rose 2.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.7% to 66.7%).
66.7%
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
Utah ref 70.2% +0.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
Hesperia, CA 67.2% 7th +5.8pp 1st 10% above peers
Yuma, AZ 66.8% 8th +5.5pp 2nd 9% above peers
Vacaville, CA 67.5% 6th +5.5pp 3rd 10% above peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 5th +4.7pp 4th 12% above peers
Lynn, MA 48.1% 24th +3.2pp 5th 21% below peers
South Bend, IN 60.2% 17th +3.0pp 6th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 41.5% 28th +1.8pp 7th 32% below peers
Rialto, CA 66.2% 10th +2.7pp 8th 8% above peers
Burbank, CA 43.3% 27th +1.4pp 9th 29% below peers
Daly City, CA 60.2% 18th +1.9pp 10th 2% below peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 14th +1.8pp 11th 2% above peers
Bend, OR 61.7% 15th +1.7pp 12th 1% above peers
Conroe, TX 54.5% 21st +1.5pp 13th 11% below peers
San Angelo, TX 61.2% 16th +1.4pp 14th on par with peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 30th +0.7pp 15th 38% below peers
St. George, UT 66.7% 9th +1.1pp 16th 9% above peers
Inglewood, CA 36.2% 31st +0.4pp 17th 41% below peers
Davenport, IA 62.9% 13th +0.6pp 18th 3% above peers
New Bedford, MA 40.3% 29th +0.1pp 19th 34% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 56.4% 19th +0.1pp 20th 8% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 20th -0.4pp 21st 10% below peers
Columbia, MD 64.8% 12th -0.7pp 22nd 6% above peers
Carmel, IN 74.3% 3rd -1.3pp 23rd 21% above peers
Quincy, MA 45.2% 25th -0.9pp 24th 26% below peers
Fishers, IN 76.2% 2nd -1.5pp 25th 25% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 78.1% 1st -2.1pp 26th 28% above peers
Chico, CA 43.4% 26th -1.3pp 27th 29% below peers
Edinburg, TX 53.3% 22nd -2.5pp 28th 13% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 73.4% 4th -3.8pp 29th 20% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 65.7% 11th -5.5pp 30th 7% above peers
San Mateo, CA 49.9% 23rd -4.5pp 31st 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (32.6% then, 33.0% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.5% to 33.0%).
33.0%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 28.0% +1.6pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 16th -6.8pp 1st on par with peers
Bend, OR 34.1% 13th -2.8pp 2nd 11% below peers
Albany, NY 39.3% 19th -2.8pp 3rd 3% above peers
Davenport, IA 29.4% 6th -1.9pp 4th 23% below peers
Rialto, CA 40.6% 21st -2.6pp 5th 6% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 30.1% 7th -1.9pp 6th 21% below peers
Yuma, AZ 30.9% 9th -1.8pp 7th 19% below peers
Columbia, MD 27.7% 5th -0.7pp 8th 28% below peers
Quincy, MA 39.8% 20th -0.7pp 9th 4% above peers
South Bend, IN 30.5% 8th -0.5pp 10th 20% below peers
Daly City, CA 41.5% 22nd -0.5pp 11th 9% above peers
San Mateo, CA 38.7% 17th -0.1pp 12th 1% above peers
Edinburg, TX 33.6% 12th +0.4pp 13th 12% below peers
St. George, UT 33.0% 11th +0.5pp 14th 14% below peers
Chico, CA 44.7% 24th +1.1pp 15th 17% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.7% 28th +2.1pp 16th 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 49.7% 29th +2.9pp 17th 30% above peers
Inglewood, CA 54.9% 30th +3.4pp 18th 43% above peers
Vacaville, CA 38.8% 18th +2.5pp 19th 1% above peers
San Angelo, TX 32.0% 10th +2.1pp 20th 16% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 23rd +2.8pp 21st 11% above peers
Hesperia, CA 45.0% 25th +3.6pp 22nd 18% above peers
Conroe, TX 36.8% 14th +3.7pp 23rd 4% below peers
El Cajon, CA 55.4% 31st +5.6pp 24th 45% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 15th +3.8pp 25th 3% below peers
Carmel, IN 20.6% 2nd +2.5pp 26th 46% below peers
Fishers, IN 20.1% 1st +2.5pp 27th 47% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 45.1% 26th +6.1pp 28th 18% above peers
New Bedford, MA 45.9% 27th +6.5pp 29th 20% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 26.6% 3rd +5.0pp 30th 31% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 26.7% 4th +5.2pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the 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 ±2.5pp 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 →

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.7% then, 4.2% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.4% to 4.2%).
4.2%
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
Utah ref 4.1% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Longmont, CO 4.2% 7th -1.6pp 1st 28% below peers
New Bedford, MA 16.6% 29th -4.4pp 2nd 186% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.1% 28th -3.1pp 3rd 143% above peers
Lynn, MA 17.2% 30th -3.8pp 4th 196% above peers
South Bend, IN 9.8% 26th -2.0pp 5th 69% above peers
Yuma, AZ 5.8% 16th -1.1pp 6th on par with peers
San Angelo, TX 5.5% 15th -1.0pp 7th 6% below peers
Conroe, TX 4.4% 8th -0.7pp 8th 25% below peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 18th -1.0pp 9th 9% above peers
Carmel, IN 2.5% 1st -0.4pp 10th 56% below peers
St. George, UT 4.2% 6th -0.6pp 11th 29% below peers
El Cajon, CA 8.1% 22nd -1.0pp 12th 40% above peers
Chico, CA 7.0% 20th -0.8pp 13th 21% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 10th -0.4pp 14th 21% below peers
Albany, NY 24.0% 31st -2.2pp 15th 314% above peers
Vacaville, CA 4.0% 5th -0.3pp 16th 30% below peers
Rialto, CA 4.5% 9th -0.3pp 17th 22% below peers
Edinburg, TX 5.4% 14th -0.2pp 18th 7% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 7.4% 21st -0.1pp 19th 27% above peers
Bend, OR 4.8% 12th -0.1pp 20th 17% below peers
Davenport, IA 9.0% 25th +0.1pp 21st 55% above peers
Columbia, MD 5.8% 17th +0.1pp 22nd on par with peers
Burbank, CA 8.3% 23rd +0.2pp 23rd 43% above peers
Daly City, CA 8.4% 24th +0.2pp 24th 45% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 3.5% 4th +0.1pp 25th 39% below peers
Inglewood, CA 9.9% 27th +0.5pp 26th 70% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 2.7% 3rd +0.2pp 27th 54% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 5.2% 13th +0.7pp 28th 10% below peers
San Mateo, CA 6.8% 19th +1.8pp 29th 17% above peers
Hesperia, CA 4.7% 11th +1.2pp 30th 20% below peers
Fishers, IN 2.7% 2nd +0.9pp 31st 54% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • New Braunfels, TX down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Scottsdale, AZ down 0.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 85% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp 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 →

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (12.3% then, 11.4% now; margin ±1.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.7% to 11.4%).
11.4%
20122024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 8.1% -0.9pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Vacaville, CA 2.4% 1st -1.5pp 1st 63% below peers
Burbank, CA 4.0% 6th -2.3pp 2nd 39% below peers
Rialto, CA 9.0% 22nd -3.3pp 3rd 38% above peers
Bend, OR 6.2% 14th -1.9pp 4th 6% below peers
Inglewood, CA 9.5% 24th -2.8pp 5th 46% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.7% 20th -2.0pp 6th 33% above peers
Lynn, MA 4.1% 8th -0.9pp 7th 38% below peers
El Cajon, CA 6.4% 15th -1.3pp 8th 2% below peers
Conroe, TX 18.4% 30th -1.8pp 9th 181% above peers
St. George, UT 11.4% 27th -0.9pp 10th 75% above peers
Norwalk, CA 8.9% 21st -0.6pp 11th 37% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 7.1% 17th -0.3pp 12th 9% above peers
San Mateo, CA 4.0% 7th -0.1pp 13th 38% below peers
Yuma, AZ 10.7% 26th -0.0pp 14th 64% above peers
Edinburg, TX 23.1% 31st +0.6pp 15th 254% above peers
Albany, NY 5.1% 11th +0.3pp 16th 22% below peers
Chico, CA 7.2% 19th +0.4pp 17th 10% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.5% 4th +0.2pp 18th 46% below peers
Fishers, IN 3.2% 2nd +0.2pp 19th 51% below peers
Longmont, CO 7.1% 18th +0.6pp 20th 9% above peers
Carmel, IN 3.2% 3rd +0.3pp 21st 50% below peers
Daly City, CA 5.5% 13th +0.5pp 22nd 15% below peers
San Angelo, TX 14.7% 28th +1.7pp 23rd 125% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.1% 25th +1.3pp 24th 55% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 14.9% 29th +2.1pp 25th 128% above peers
New Bedford, MA 5.3% 12th +0.7pp 26th 19% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.8% 10th +0.7pp 27th 26% below peers
Columbia, MD 4.5% 9th +0.7pp 28th 31% below peers
Davenport, IA 6.5% 16th +1.0pp 29th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 9.5% 23rd +1.8pp 30th 45% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 3.7% 5th +1.9pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (100k-250k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Riverview, FL down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Hialeah, FL down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Rialto, CA down 3.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

30.1%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 32.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Daly City, CA 19.1% 1st 40% below peers
Longmont, CO 19.7% 2nd 38% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 20.8% 3rd 34% below peers
San Mateo, CA 22.0% 4th 30% below peers
Burbank, CA 24.6% 5th 22% below peers
Quincy, MA 25.5% 6th 19% below peers
Carmel, IN 26.5% 7th 16% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 26.9% 8th 15% below peers
Bend, OR 27.5% 9th 13% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 10th 13% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 11th 12% below peers
Fishers, IN 28.4% 12th 10% below peers
Columbia, MD 29.1% 13th 8% below peers
El Cajon, CA 29.6% 14th 6% below peers
St. George, UT 30.1% 15th 5% below peers
Chico, CA 31.6% 16th on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 32.4% 17th 3% above peers
Inglewood, CA 33.0% 18th 4% above peers
Lynn, MA 34.3% 19th 9% above peers
Lee's Summit, MO 34.9% 20th 10% above peers
San Angelo, TX 37.0% 21st 17% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.3% 22nd 18% above peers
New Bedford, MA 37.3% 23rd 18% above peers
Hesperia, CA 38.0% 24th 20% above peers
Albany, NY 38.2% 25th 21% above peers
Rialto, CA 38.3% 26th 21% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 38.8% 27th 23% above peers
Davenport, IA 41.2% 28th 30% above peers
Yuma, AZ 41.5% 29th 31% above peers
South Bend, IN 42.0% 30th 33% above peers
Edinburg, TX 45.7% 31st 45% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (13.4% then, 11.4% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 13 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 7.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.4% to 11.4%).
11.4%
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
Utah ref 6.7% -0.5pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Burbank, CA 1.7% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 58% below peers
New Bedford, MA 1.5% 1st -1.7pp 2nd 64% below peers
Inglewood, CA 4.3% 17th -1.8pp 3rd 6% above peers
Fishers, IN 2.0% 4th -0.8pp 4th 51% below peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 9th -1.0pp 5th 24% below peers
South Bend, IN 4.0% 15th -1.0pp 6th 1% below peers
Rialto, CA 4.4% 18th -0.8pp 7th 7% above peers
St. George, UT 11.4% 28th -2.0pp 8th 181% above peers
El Cajon, CA 3.2% 10th -0.5pp 9th 22% below peers
Bend, OR 3.6% 13th -0.4pp 10th 10% below peers
Yuma, AZ 7.7% 26th -0.7pp 11th 89% above peers
Davenport, IA 3.3% 11th -0.0pp 12th 19% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 10.4% 27th +1.6pp 13th 155% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 6.7% 25th +1.1pp 14th 64% above peers
Vacaville, CA 1.7% 2nd +0.3pp 15th 58% below peers
Conroe, TX 15.3% 31st +3.4pp 16th 276% above peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 16th +1.1pp 17th on par with peers
Chico, CA 4.7% 20th +1.2pp 18th 14% above peers
Columbia, MD 3.4% 12th +0.9pp 19th 17% below peers
Edinburg, TX 14.9% 30th +4.6pp 20th 265% above peers
San Angelo, TX 12.7% 29th +4.5pp 21st 213% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 14th +1.4pp 22nd 4% below peers
Carmel, IN 2.9% 7th +1.1pp 23rd 28% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 4.4% 19th +1.7pp 24th 7% above peers
Hesperia, CA 6.0% 24th +2.5pp 25th 48% above peers
Quincy, MA 3.0% 8th +1.3pp 26th 26% below peers
San Mateo, CA 2.0% 5th +1.0pp 27th 50% below peers
Lynn, MA 2.2% 6th +1.2pp 28th 45% below peers
Albany, NY 4.7% 21st +3.0pp 29th 16% above peers
Daly City, CA 5.2% 23rd +3.6pp 30th 28% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 4.9% 22nd +4.0pp 31st 20% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Costa Mesa, CA down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Downey, CA down 3.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverview, FL down 3.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 7.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 29.3% to 36.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 21 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 8.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.1% to 36.7%).
36.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 37.7% +3.7pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lynn, MA 24.1% 25th +5.5pp 1st 29% below peers
Conroe, TX 34.1% 16th +7.8pp 2nd on par with peers
St. George, UT 36.7% 15th +7.3pp 3rd 8% above peers
Bend, OR 52.9% 7th +8.9pp 4th 55% above peers
Inglewood, CA 25.2% 23rd +4.0pp 5th 26% below peers
Vacaville, CA 28.0% 21st +4.3pp 6th 18% below peers
Davenport, IA 29.9% 18th +4.4pp 7th 12% below peers
Albany, NY 45.3% 12th +5.7pp 8th 33% above peers
Rialto, CA 12.6% 30th +1.6pp 9th 63% below peers
South Bend, IN 29.3% 19th +3.6pp 10th 14% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 27th +2.5pp 11th 38% below peers
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 17th +3.6pp 12th 10% below peers
Chico, CA 42.2% 13th +4.8pp 13th 24% above peers
Yuma, AZ 20.9% 28th +2.4pp 14th 39% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 61.8% 5th +6.5pp 15th 81% above peers
Quincy, MA 50.3% 8th +5.2pp 16th 47% above peers
Burbank, CA 47.1% 10th +4.8pp 17th 38% above peers
El Cajon, CA 23.0% 26th +2.1pp 18th 32% below peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 11th +4.1pp 19th 38% above peers
San Mateo, CA 57.8% 6th +3.6pp 20th 70% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 25.4% 22nd +1.6pp 21st 26% below peers
Hesperia, CA 11.9% 31st +0.7pp 22nd 65% below peers
Carmel, IN 74.4% 1st +3.8pp 23rd 118% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 67.8% 2nd +3.4pp 24th 99% above peers
Daly City, CA 38.9% 14th +1.2pp 25th 14% above peers
Edinburg, TX 28.4% 20th +0.7pp 26th 17% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 48.8% 9th +0.9pp 27th 43% above peers
Columbia, MD 63.6% 4th +0.9pp 28th 86% above peers
New Bedford, MA 17.0% 29th +0.0pp 29th 50% below peers
Fishers, IN 66.5% 3rd +0.0pp 30th 95% above peers
San Angelo, TX 24.7% 24th +0.0pp 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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▸ Break down by group Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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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 →
  • Miramar, FL up 10.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Conroe, TX up 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Aurora, IL up 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
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
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment fell 15.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 47.8% to 32.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±12.7pp). 8 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 9 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment fell 11.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (43.6% to 32.1%).
32.1%
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
Utah ref 42.5% -1.0pp
United States ref 45.5%
Edinburg, TX 37.6% 19th +13.3pp 1st 14% below peers
Lynn, MA 32.8% 26th +6.9pp 2nd 25% below peers
Carmel, IN 72.2% 2nd +12.2pp 3rd 65% above peers
El Cajon, CA 52.0% 11th +6.0pp 4th 19% above peers
Fishers, IN 61.2% 6th +7.0pp 5th 40% above peers
Hesperia, CA 30.0% 28th +3.0pp 6th 31% below peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 7th 66% above peers
South Bend, IN 37.1% 21st +3.5pp 8th 15% below peers
Davenport, IA 43.8% 16th +3.5pp 9th on par with peers
Chico, CA 44.8% 15th +3.0pp 10th 2% above peers
Bend, OR 50.9% 12th +2.3pp 11th 16% above peers
Conroe, TX 37.1% 20th +1.3pp 12th 15% below peers
San Mateo, CA 63.1% 5th +1.8pp 13th 44% above peers
Albany, NY 57.2% 8th -0.5pp 14th 31% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 45.8% 14th -0.8pp 15th 5% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 71.5% 3rd -1.8pp 16th 63% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 64.2% 4th -3.5pp 17th 47% above peers
Columbia, MD 56.2% 9th -4.3pp 18th 29% above peers
Quincy, MA 59.9% 7th -8.1pp 19th 37% above peers
New Bedford, MA 36.5% 22nd -5.5pp 20th 17% below peers
San Angelo, TX 34.5% 24th -7.8pp 21st 21% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.6% 17th -10.2pp 22nd 5% below peers
Daly City, CA 49.4% 13th -12.7pp 23rd 13% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 18th -11.6pp 24th 11% below peers
Burbank, CA 53.0% 10th -21.8pp 25th 21% above peers
Vacaville, CA 32.9% 25th -14.3pp 26th 25% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 35.4% 23rd -15.9pp 27th 19% below peers
St. George, UT 32.1% 27th -15.7pp 28th 27% below peers
Yuma, AZ 28.6% 29th -15.4pp 29th 35% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 31st -14.1pp 30th 53% below peers
Rialto, CA 25.1% 30th -18.5pp 31st 43% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 (100k-250k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sandy Springs, GA up 18.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Carrollton, TX up 11.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.4pp 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 →

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.6% then, 5.8% now; margin ±3.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.1% to 5.8%).
5.8%
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
Utah ref 6.3% +0.5pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 9th -7.4pp 1st 20% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 15th -5.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 1.4% 1st -1.1pp 3rd 79% below peers
Rialto, CA 6.8% 19th -4.4pp 4th 2% above peers
Lynn, MA 5.7% 11th -3.6pp 5th 16% below peers
Davenport, IA 7.9% 21st -3.1pp 6th 17% above peers
South Bend, IN 8.8% 22nd -2.7pp 7th 31% above peers
El Cajon, CA 4.9% 6th -1.2pp 8th 27% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 6.7% 17th -1.4pp 9th on par with peers
San Mateo, CA 5.2% 8th -0.9pp 10th 23% below peers
Carmel, IN 3.7% 4th +0.0pp 11th 45% below peers
Daly City, CA 6.2% 14th +0.4pp 12th 8% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 24th +0.7pp 13th 62% above peers
Chico, CA 3.3% 3rd +0.4pp 14th 51% below peers
Yuma, AZ 12.3% 26th +1.7pp 15th 84% above peers
New Bedford, MA 10.0% 23rd +2.2pp 16th 50% above peers
Hesperia, CA 13.2% 29th +2.9pp 17th 97% above peers
San Angelo, TX 6.8% 18th +1.5pp 18th 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 3.2% 2nd +0.7pp 19th 52% below peers
Albany, NY 4.1% 5th +1.1pp 20th 38% below peers
Burbank, CA 5.0% 7th +1.3pp 21st 26% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 6.0% 13th +1.7pp 22nd 10% below peers
Fishers, IN 5.7% 10th +1.9pp 23rd 16% below peers
St. George, UT 5.8% 12th +2.2pp 24th 14% below peers
Vacaville, CA 6.7% 16th +3.0pp 25th on par with peers
Columbia, MD 7.4% 20th +3.5pp 26th 10% above peers
Conroe, TX 15.2% 31st +7.8pp 27th 127% above peers
Inglewood, CA 12.4% 27th +6.7pp 28th 85% above peers
Edinburg, TX 14.4% 30th +7.8pp 29th 115% above peers
Bend, OR 13.0% 28th +7.8pp 30th 94% above peers
Quincy, MA 11.0% 25th +9.1pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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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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 ±2.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 21% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 84,500 to 101,995 - more than the combined survey margin (±57). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 35% from 2014 to 2024 (75,469 to 101,995).
101,995
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Conroe, TX 102,360 13th +21% 1st on par with peers
St. George, UT 101,995 18th +21% 2nd on par with peers
Fishers, IN 102,337 14th +13% 3rd on par with peers
Bend, OR 103,390 8th +10% 4th 1% above peers
Edinburg, TX 104,550 2nd +9% 5th 2% above peers
Lynn, MA 101,709 20th +8% 6th on par with peers
Quincy, MA 102,114 17th +8% 7th on par with peers
Chico, CA 102,188 16th +8% 8th on par with peers
Hesperia, CA 100,775 24th +7% 9th 1% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 103,656 7th +7% 10th 1% above peers
New Bedford, MA 100,998 22nd +6% 11th 1% below peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 31st +5% 12th 3% below peers
Carmel, IN 101,651 21st +4% 13th 1% below peers
Yuma, AZ 100,139 27th +4% 14th 2% below peers
Vacaville, CA 102,596 11th +4% 15th on par with peers
Albany, NY 100,492 25th +3% 16th 2% below peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 30th +3% 17th 3% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 100,234 26th +3% 18th 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 104,449 4th +1% 19th 2% above peers
Rialto, CA 104,143 6th +1% 20th 2% above peers
South Bend, IN 103,085 10th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Burbank, CA 104,546 3rd +1% 22nd 2% above peers
Columbia, MD 104,338 5th +0% 23rd 2% above peers
San Angelo, TX 99,674 29th -0% 24th 2% below peers
San Mateo, CA 103,105 9th -1% 25th 1% above peers
Davenport, IA 100,913 23rd -1% 26th 1% below peers
Wichita Falls, TX 102,581 12th -2% 27th on par with peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 102,257 15th -3% 28th on par with peers
Daly City, CA 101,964 19th -4% 29th on par with peers
Inglewood, CA 104,569 1st -5% 30th 2% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 28th -5% 31st 2% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±39 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.8% then, 24.7% now; margin ±1.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 14 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 1.3 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (26.0% to 24.7%).
24.7%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 26.9% -1.9pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Burbank, CA 19.1% 25th +1.0pp 1st 16% below peers
New Bedford, MA 23.9% 14th +1.0pp 2nd 5% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 22.3% 17th +0.3pp 3rd 2% below peers
El Cajon, CA 25.6% 5th +0.3pp 4th 12% above peers
St. George, UT 24.7% 9th -0.1pp 5th 8% above peers
Conroe, TX 23.9% 13th -0.1pp 6th 5% above peers
San Angelo, TX 23.2% 15th -0.2pp 7th 2% above peers
Quincy, MA 14.4% 29th -0.2pp 8th 37% below peers
Lynn, MA 24.1% 11th -0.4pp 9th 6% above peers
Vacaville, CA 21.9% 18th -0.8pp 10th 4% below peers
Yuma, AZ 25.5% 8th -0.9pp 11th 12% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 16.2% 28th -0.6pp 12th 29% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 25.6% 6th -0.9pp 13th 12% above peers
Chico, CA 18.4% 27th -0.8pp 14th 19% below peers
Rialto, CA 26.7% 3rd -1.3pp 15th 17% above peers
Hesperia, CA 29.1% 1st -1.5pp 16th 27% above peers
Columbia, MD 21.0% 20th -1.1pp 17th 8% below peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 16th -1.3pp 18th on par with peers
South Bend, IN 25.5% 7th -1.7pp 19th 12% above peers
San Mateo, CA 19.6% 22nd -1.3pp 20th 14% below peers
Carmel, IN 24.5% 10th -1.8pp 21st 7% above peers
Daly City, CA 14.4% 30th -1.3pp 22nd 37% below peers
Davenport, IA 21.0% 21st -2.0pp 23rd 8% below peers
Fishers, IN 26.7% 4th -2.9pp 24th 17% above peers
Edinburg, TX 27.7% 2nd -3.0pp 25th 21% above peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 19th -2.5pp 26th 5% below peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 24.0% 12th -3.1pp 27th 5% above peers
Bend, OR 19.3% 24th -2.8pp 28th 16% below peers
Inglewood, CA 19.4% 23rd -4.2pp 29th 15% below peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 26th -5.0pp 30th 17% below peers
Albany, NY 13.9% 31st -3.8pp 31st 39% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren's share of the population
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.2% then, 17.4% now; margin ±5.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent fell 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (17.6% to 17.4%).
17.4%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 16.5% +0.5pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
San Mateo, CA 23.5% 21st +6.8pp 1st 18% below peers
Edinburg, TX 44.4% 5th +9.4pp 2nd 54% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 43.8% 6th +9.0pp 3rd 52% above peers
Bend, OR 33.4% 13th +6.7pp 4th 16% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 14.2% 29th +1.7pp 5th 51% below peers
Burbank, CA 22.5% 23rd +2.7pp 6th 22% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 23.2% 22nd +2.6pp 7th 19% below peers
Chico, CA 36.0% 10th +3.6pp 8th 25% above peers
Lynn, MA 45.4% 3rd +3.0pp 9th 58% above peers
San Angelo, TX 36.1% 9th +2.1pp 10th 25% above peers
El Cajon, CA 28.9% 15th +1.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Columbia, MD 28.1% 17th +0.2pp 12th 2% below peers
Carmel, IN 13.4% 30th +0.1pp 13th 53% below peers
South Bend, IN 48.2% 2nd +0.1pp 14th 67% above peers
Davenport, IA 39.0% 8th -0.4pp 15th 35% above peers
New Bedford, MA 55.6% 1st -0.6pp 16th 93% above peers
Rialto, CA 34.2% 12th -0.4pp 17th 19% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 14th -1.4pp 18th 6% above peers
Daly City, CA 22.2% 25th -1.2pp 19th 23% below peers
Boca Raton, FL 19.9% 26th -1.5pp 20th 31% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 18th -2.2pp 21st 3% below peers
Inglewood, CA 41.7% 7th -3.9pp 22nd 45% above peers
Yuma, AZ 36.0% 11th -3.6pp 23rd 25% above peers
Vacaville, CA 24.7% 20th -4.0pp 24th 14% below peers
St. George, UT 17.4% 28th -2.9pp 25th 40% below peers
Quincy, MA 18.4% 27th -3.2pp 26th 36% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 19th -5.9pp 27th 5% below peers
Hesperia, CA 28.8% 16th -7.3pp 28th on par with peers
Fishers, IN 12.2% 31st -3.8pp 29th 58% below peers
Albany, NY 44.6% 4th -14.5pp 30th 55% above peers
Conroe, TX 22.3% 24th -9.6pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.9% then, 45.7% now; margin ±9.6pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 2 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents fell 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (48.6% to 45.7%).
45.7%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Utah ref 56.1% +3.6pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 11th +11.4pp 1st 2% above peers
Highlands Ranch, CO 69.2% 14th +10.2pp 2nd 1% above peers
Boca Raton, FL 63.5% 22nd +7.3pp 3rd 7% below peers
Chico, CA 69.9% 12th +7.6pp 4th 2% above peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 19th +6.6pp 5th 3% below peers
Quincy, MA 73.3% 7th +6.8pp 6th 7% above peers
San Angelo, TX 74.6% 5th +6.7pp 7th 9% above peers
New Bedford, MA 72.7% 8th +6.3pp 8th 6% above peers
Davenport, IA 78.9% 1st +6.7pp 9th 15% above peers
Wichita Falls, TX 68.8% 15th +5.6pp 10th on par with peers
El Cajon, CA 54.3% 29th +3.8pp 11th 21% below peers
Bend, OR 64.7% 21st +4.4pp 12th 6% below peers
Fishers, IN 77.3% 3rd +4.8pp 13th 13% above peers
Columbia, MD 78.2% 2nd +2.9pp 14th 14% above peers
San Mateo, CA 76.2% 4th +2.0pp 15th 11% above peers
Rialto, CA 61.0% 24th +1.5pp 16th 11% below peers
South Bend, IN 68.6% 16th -1.0pp 17th on par with peers
Carmel, IN 68.3% 17th -1.4pp 18th on par with peers
Vacaville, CA 58.9% 28th -1.4pp 19th 14% below peers
Edinburg, TX 64.7% 20th -2.0pp 20th 6% below peers
Lynn, MA 71.2% 10th -2.6pp 21st 4% above peers
Daly City, CA 74.1% 6th -2.8pp 22nd 8% above peers
Yuma, AZ 59.2% 27th -3.2pp 23rd 14% below peers
Conroe, TX 59.3% 26th -3.8pp 24th 14% below peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 25th -4.1pp 25th 12% below peers
Lee's Summit, MO 69.7% 13th -5.1pp 26th 2% above peers
Burbank, CA 62.6% 23rd -4.7pp 27th 9% below peers
Albany, NY 71.7% 9th -5.7pp 28th 5% above peers
Hesperia, CA 53.9% 30th -4.6pp 29th 21% below peers
Inglewood, CA 67.4% 18th -6.8pp 30th 2% below peers
St. George, UT 45.7% 31st -7.2pp 31st 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 17 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 ±6.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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