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Dale City, VA

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71,016 people (2024) 50k-100k South

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Dale City, VA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
8.6%
2020-24
▼ 39%
relative change
14.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
10.7%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
14.4% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
33.5%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
28.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Household income
Median household income
$111,994
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
$95,297 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.2%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
94.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
79.3%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
76.9% in 2019
Improving (small) Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.38
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
0.38 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.1%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
2.7% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
2.7%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
3.0% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.0%
2020-24
▼ 21%
relative change
8.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
30.4%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
32.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
8.3%
2019-23
▲ 18%
relative change
7.0% in 2018
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 2 indicators

Where Dale City, VA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
29.3%
2020-24
▲ 20%
relative change
24.5% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
6.2%
2020-24
▼ 26%
relative change
8.4% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 1 indicator

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 →
Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
21.0%
2020-24
low
vs peers
23.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy 6 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 18% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $95,297 to $111,994 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$5,017).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Dale City started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 31% from 2014 to 2024 ($85,383 to $111,994).
Bright spot $111,994
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
Virginia ref $93,170 +26%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Camden, NJ $40,546 31st +50% 1st 49% below peers
Commerce City, CO $111,972 8th +45% 2nd 42% above peers
Dublin, CA $214,385 1st +43% 3rd 172% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID $73,110 17th +38% 4th 7% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX $97,305 10th +37% 5th 24% above peers
Passaic, NJ $55,371 28th +35% 6th 30% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $82,041 14th +35% 7th 4% above peers
Ocala, FL $56,376 26th +35% 8th 28% below peers
Harlingen, TX $53,645 30th +35% 9th 32% below peers
Eastvale, CA $160,069 2nd +34% 10th 103% above peers
Grand Junction, CO $70,080 18th +33% 11th 11% below peers
Conway, AR $63,004 21st +33% 12th 20% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR $57,272 24th +33% 13th 27% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $69,983 19th +32% 14th 11% below peers
Portland, ME $79,540 15th +32% 15th 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY $78,779 16th +32% 16th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ $83,683 13th +30% 17th 6% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 3rd +30% 18th 77% above peers
Waukesha, WI $83,837 12th +28% 19th 6% above peers
East Orange, NJ $60,830 22nd +27% 20th 23% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 9th +26% 21st 40% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $112,467 6th +25% 22nd 43% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $130,432 5th +23% 23rd 66% above peers
Eau Claire, WI $67,395 20th +21% 24th 14% below peers
St. Joseph, MO $57,956 23rd +20% 25th 26% below peers
Dothan, AL $55,792 27th +19% 26th 29% below peers
Centreville, VA $139,510 4th +18% 27th 77% above peers
Dale City, VA $111,994 7th +18% 28th 42% above peers
Lafayette, IN $53,716 29th +16% 29th 32% below peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 11th +14% 30th 15% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 25th +12% 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the 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 →
  • Palo Alto, CA up about 46% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Dublin, CA up about 43% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bothell, WA up about 40% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,680 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (8.8% then, 7.0% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty rose 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.8% to 7.0%).
Bright spot 7.0%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 9.9% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.4%
Shawnee, KS 5.3% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 56% below peers
Commerce City, CO 8.7% 10th -2.9pp 2nd 27% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 11.8% 16th -3.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.6% 6th -2.1pp 4th 44% below peers
Portland, ME 11.2% 14th -3.4pp 5th 5% below peers
Dale City, VA 7.0% 7th -1.9pp 6th 41% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.9% 28th -5.8pp 7th 93% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.8% 2nd -1.2pp 8th 60% below peers
Camden, NJ 30.2% 31st -6.2pp 9th 155% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.5% 15th -1.9pp 10th 3% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 14.3% 19th -2.3pp 11th 21% above peers
Harlingen, TX 25.1% 29th -4.0pp 12th 112% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.5% 18th -2.0pp 13th 14% above peers
Conway, AR 16.9% 22nd -2.1pp 14th 42% above peers
East Orange, NJ 16.4% 21st -1.6pp 15th 39% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 8.8% 11th -0.7pp 16th 26% below peers
Waukesha, WI 9.8% 13th -0.8pp 17th 17% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 7.2% 8th -0.4pp 18th 39% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 17.7% 23rd -1.0pp 19th 50% above peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 4th -0.2pp 20th 48% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.9% 30th +0.4pp 21st 153% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 21.3% 27th +0.3pp 22nd 80% above peers
Dothan, AL 19.3% 25th +0.5pp 23rd 63% above peers
Ocala, FL 21.1% 26th +0.8pp 24th 78% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 14.8% 20th +0.8pp 25th 25% above peers
Lafayette, IN 17.8% 24th +1.1pp 26th 50% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.0% 17th +1.3pp 27th 10% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.5% 1st +0.5pp 28th 62% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 6.4% 5th +1.0pp 29th 46% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 9th +2.1pp 30th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.9% 12th +3.8pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apex, NC down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Eagle Mountain, UT down 3.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Westfield, IN down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty fell 5.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.1% to 8.6% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Dale City started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.3% to 8.6%).
Bright spot 8.6%
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
Virginia ref 12.3% -1.6pp
United States ref 16.1%
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 4th -4.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.8% 10th -7.9pp 2nd 27% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 3rd -3.8pp 3rd 65% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.6% 6th -5.4pp 4th 41% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 16.8% 19th -5.8pp 5th 14% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.4% 2nd -1.2pp 6th 70% below peers
Passaic, NJ 32.1% 28th -7.4pp 7th 117% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.7% 22nd -5.1pp 8th 54% above peers
Camden, NJ 38.9% 30th -8.5pp 9th 164% above peers
Conway, AR 14.8% 16th -3.2pp 10th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.5% 11th -1.9pp 11th 22% below peers
Waukesha, WI 12.9% 14th -2.0pp 12th 12% below peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 17th -2.1pp 13th 1% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 12.0% 13th -1.4pp 14th 19% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 15.1% 18th -1.7pp 15th 2% above peers
Harlingen, TX 39.9% 31st -3.3pp 16th 170% above peers
East Orange, NJ 23.2% 23rd -1.4pp 17th 57% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 11.7% 12th -0.6pp 18th 21% below peers
Commerce City, CO 13.9% 15th -0.4pp 19th 5% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 31.3% 27th -0.4pp 20th 112% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 29th +0.2pp 21st 124% above peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 26th +1.4pp 22nd 112% above peers
Lafayette, IN 25.8% 24th +1.4pp 23rd 75% above peers
Dothan, AL 31.1% 25th +1.8pp 24th 111% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 25th 71% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.0% 21st +1.9pp 26th 43% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 19.9% 20th +3.0pp 27th 35% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 5th +1.5pp 28th 45% below peers
Centreville, VA 9.4% 9th +2.5pp 29th 36% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 9.0% 8th +2.7pp 30th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 7th +3.0pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.8pp 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 2.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94.3% to 97.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Dale City started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 5.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (91.4% 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
Virginia ref 91.1% +6.8pp
United States ref 91.1%
Camden, NJ 86.5% 27th +22.3pp 1st 7% below peers
Passaic, NJ 93.8% 13th +20.1pp 2nd 1% above peers
Harlingen, TX 84.8% 29th +15.5pp 3rd 8% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 83.8% 30th +13.2pp 4th 9% below peers
Ocala, FL 91.3% 21st +14.0pp 5th 1% below peers
Lafayette, IN 91.4% 20th +11.0pp 6th 1% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 85.9% 28th +10.1pp 7th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 8th 36% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 88.8% 25th +9.4pp 9th 4% below peers
Conway, AR 93.7% 14th +9.9pp 10th 1% above peers
East Orange, NJ 89.1% 24th +9.0pp 11th 4% below peers
Dothan, AL 87.5% 26th +8.6pp 12th 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 4th +9.3pp 13th 6% above peers
Commerce City, CO 91.8% 18th +7.6pp 14th 1% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 92.9% 15th +7.4pp 15th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 94.4% 12th +7.4pp 16th 2% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 92.4% 17th +6.9pp 17th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 96.5% 8th +7.2pp 18th 4% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 96.5% 7th +5.9pp 19th 4% above peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 19th +5.5pp 20th 1% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 92.6% 16th +5.2pp 21st on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 89.9% 23rd +5.0pp 22nd 3% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 96.4% 9th +5.0pp 23rd 4% above peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 10th +4.9pp 24th 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 94.8% 11th +4.8pp 25th 2% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 91.1% 22nd +4.3pp 26th 2% below peers
Dale City, VA 97.2% 6th +2.9pp 27th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 98.3% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 6% above peers
Centreville, VA 98.3% 2nd +2.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 5th +1.8pp 30th 6% above peers
Eastvale, CA 98.4% 1st +0.5pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Louis Park, MN up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 51% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 55% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.38 then, 0.38 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.37 to 0.38).
Bright spot 0.38
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
Virginia ref 0.47 +0.003
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Eastvale, CA 0.33 1st -0.040 1st 26% below peers
Ocala, FL 0.48 23rd -0.055 2nd 6% above peers
Commerce City, CO 0.36 2nd -0.023 3rd 19% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 0.44 14th -0.028 4th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 8th -0.025 5th 9% below peers
Conway, AR 0.48 24th -0.027 6th 6% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 0.40 7th -0.022 7th 10% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 16th -0.023 8th on par with peers
Harlingen, TX 0.46 17th -0.021 9th 3% above peers
Passaic, NJ 0.48 22nd -0.022 10th 6% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 0.44 15th -0.019 11th 1% below peers
Lafayette, IN 0.41 9th -0.015 12th 9% below peers
Camden, NJ 0.48 26th -0.015 13th 8% above peers
Dothan, AL 0.49 28th -0.010 14th 10% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 0.44 13th -0.005 15th 2% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.55 31st -0.005 16th 23% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 0.43 12th -0.002 17th 4% below peers
Waukesha, WI 0.42 10th -0.002 18th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 29th -0.001 19th 10% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 19th +0.001 20th 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 0.42 11th +0.006 21st 7% below peers
Dale City, VA 0.38 4th +0.006 22nd 15% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 0.49 27th +0.010 23rd 10% above peers
East Orange, NJ 0.46 18th +0.010 24th 3% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 0.47 20th +0.011 25th 4% above peers
Dublin, CA 0.39 6th +0.010 26th 12% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 0.54 30th +0.015 27th 19% above peers
Centreville, VA 0.39 5th +0.023 28th 13% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 0.48 25th +0.028 29th 7% above peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 3rd +0.024 30th 19% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 0.48 21st +0.045 31st 6% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (7.0% then, 8.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap rose 0.7 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (7.6% to 8.3%).
Bright spot 8.3%
20102023
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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 Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 8.8% +0.1pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 1st -2.1pp 1st 79% below peers
Eastvale, CA 3.6% 5th -3.2pp 2nd 66% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 25th -11.4pp 3rd 83% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.5% 8th -3.1pp 4th 49% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 4.6% 7th -2.5pp 5th 57% below peers
Centreville, VA 3.3% 3rd -1.6pp 6th 69% below peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 17th -4.1pp 7th 1% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.0% 19th -3.9pp 8th 3% above peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 18th -3.6pp 9th 3% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.1% 21st -3.1pp 10th 23% above peers
Harlingen, TX 20.5% 28th -4.1pp 11th 92% above peers
Waukesha, WI 9.2% 12th -1.7pp 12th 14% below peers
Conway, AR 8.8% 11th -1.2pp 13th 18% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.5% 14th -1.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Ocala, FL 18.1% 24th -1.8pp 15th 69% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 10.7% 16th -1.0pp 16th on par with peers
East Orange, NJ 20.7% 29th -1.5pp 17th 93% above peers
Passaic, NJ 38.2% 30th -1.2pp 18th 256% above peers
Commerce City, CO 10.3% 13th +0.2pp 19th 4% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 15.6% 22nd +0.3pp 20th 45% above peers
Dothan, AL 16.8% 23rd +0.8pp 21st 57% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 9th +0.5pp 22nd 37% below peers
Camden, NJ 43.4% 31st +3.4pp 23rd 305% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 6th +0.4pp 24th 64% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 19.8% 27th +2.2pp 25th 85% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 19.8% 26th +2.8pp 26th 85% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 10.5% 15th +1.5pp 27th 2% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.3% 10th +1.3pp 28th 23% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.5pp 29th 74% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.3% 20th +2.1pp 30th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 3.4% 4th +1.9pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Queen Creek, AZ down 2.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • El Dorado Hills, CA down 1.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • South Jordan, UT down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.6pp 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 Improving (small) ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership rose 2.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 76.9% to 79.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.0pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership rose 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (72.1% to 79.3%).
Bright spot 79.3%
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
Virginia ref 67.3% +1.1pp
United States ref 65.2%
East Orange, NJ 31.0% 30th +5.4pp 1st 51% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 42.9% 27th +5.2pp 2nd 32% below peers
Ocala, FL 52.1% 22nd +6.0pp 3rd 18% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 72.8% 7th +7.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 63.5% 14th +5.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 28th +3.1pp 6th 38% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 62.8% 17th +4.0pp 7th 1% below peers
Passaic, NJ 23.8% 31st +1.5pp 8th 62% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 67.5% 9th +3.5pp 9th 7% above peers
Centreville, VA 73.2% 5th +3.2pp 10th 16% above peers
Commerce City, CO 77.2% 3rd +3.2pp 11th 22% above peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 24th +1.7pp 12th 26% below peers
Dale City, VA 79.3% 1st +2.4pp 13th 25% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 63.2% 16th +1.3pp 14th on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 63.5% 15th +1.3pp 15th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 64.2% 13th +1.1pp 16th 2% above peers
Waukesha, WI 58.8% 18th +0.7pp 17th 7% below peers
Harlingen, TX 56.1% 20th +0.6pp 18th 11% below peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 4th +0.7pp 19th 17% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.0% 2nd +0.7pp 20th 23% above peers
Dublin, CA 65.7% 11th +0.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 64.4% 12th -0.2pp 22nd 2% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 72.2% 8th -0.3pp 23rd 14% above peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 10th -0.5pp 24th 6% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 50.8% 23rd -0.4pp 25th 20% below peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 6th -0.8pp 26th 15% above peers
Dothan, AL 57.1% 19th -2.1pp 27th 10% below peers
Lafayette, IN 46.7% 25th -1.9pp 28th 26% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 54.4% 21st -2.2pp 29th 14% below peers
Conway, AR 45.4% 26th -2.2pp 30th 28% below peers
Camden, NJ 34.4% 29th -4.9pp 31st 46% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.2pp 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
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 (32.2% then, 30.4% now; margin ±4.2pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.7% to 30.4%).
Bright spot 30.4%
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
Virginia ref 29.2% -0.7pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 26.0% 2nd -5.2pp 1st 21% below peers
Harlingen, TX 28.5% 5th -5.3pp 2nd 13% below peers
Eastvale, CA 33.8% 17th -4.3pp 3rd 3% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 26.8% 3rd -2.9pp 4th 18% below peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 14th -3.5pp 5th 1% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 47.4% 27th -4.8pp 6th 44% above peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 1st -2.1pp 7th 34% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 31.6% 13th -2.6pp 8th 4% below peers
Dale City, VA 30.4% 7th -1.8pp 9th 8% below peers
Camden, NJ 50.5% 28th -2.9pp 10th 54% above peers
Passaic, NJ 54.9% 30th -2.8pp 11th 67% above peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 24th -0.6pp 12th 19% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 36.7% 20th -0.6pp 13th 11% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 28.2% 4th -0.1pp 14th 14% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.2% 18th +0.3pp 15th 4% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 31.3% 12th +1.0pp 16th 5% below peers
Centreville, VA 29.1% 6th +1.1pp 17th 11% below peers
Dublin, CA 32.9% 16th +1.3pp 18th on par with peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 19th 92% above peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 23rd +1.8pp 20th 18% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 30.6% 9th +1.6pp 21st 7% below peers
East Orange, NJ 51.7% 29th +2.8pp 22nd 57% above peers
Waukesha, WI 30.9% 11th +2.1pp 23rd 6% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 32.7% 15th +2.2pp 24th 1% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.0% 25th +3.1pp 25th 31% above peers
Dothan, AL 30.9% 10th +2.7pp 26th 6% below peers
Ocala, FL 43.1% 26th +3.8pp 27th 31% above peers
Lafayette, IN 35.4% 19th +3.7pp 28th 8% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 38.6% 22nd +4.2pp 29th 17% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 30.6% 8th +5.3pp 30th 7% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 21st +7.2pp 31st 15% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Des Plaines, IL down 5.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Newark, OH down 5.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toms River, NJ down 6.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±3.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Households without a vehicle

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (3.0% then, 2.7% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 0.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.1% to 2.7%).
Bright spot 2.7%
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
Virginia ref 6.1% +0.0pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Idaho Falls, ID 3.3% 6th -2.8pp 1st 51% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.4% 4th -1.0pp 2nd 64% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 4.1% 11th -1.7pp 3rd 39% below peers
Passaic, NJ 25.7% 28th -7.6pp 4th 283% above peers
Waukesha, WI 5.3% 13th -1.4pp 5th 20% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 8.4% 21st -2.2pp 6th 26% above peers
Harlingen, TX 6.4% 15th -1.5pp 7th 5% below peers
Ocala, FL 8.9% 22nd -2.0pp 8th 32% above peers
Commerce City, CO 3.6% 8th -0.7pp 9th 46% below peers
Dale City, VA 2.7% 5th -0.3pp 10th 60% below peers
Camden, NJ 30.8% 29th -3.6pp 11th 359% above peers
Conway, AR 5.7% 14th -0.5pp 12th 15% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 3.7% 9th -0.2pp 13th 45% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.1% 12th -0.3pp 14th 24% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 9.5% 23rd -0.4pp 15th 41% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 24th -0.1pp 16th 48% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 7.1% 17th -0.0pp 17th 6% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 7.3% 18th +0.2pp 18th 9% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 27th +0.6pp 19th 130% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 6.7% 16th +0.3pp 20th on par with peers
East Orange, NJ 33.0% 30th +2.4pp 21st 391% above peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 26th +0.9pp 22nd 65% above peers
Dothan, AL 8.0% 19th +0.9pp 23rd 20% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 1st +0.3pp 24th 74% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.0% 31st +5.4pp 25th 392% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.4% 20th +1.4pp 26th 25% above peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 10th +1.0pp 27th 43% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 10.4% 25th +2.8pp 28th 55% above peers
Centreville, VA 3.4% 7th +1.3pp 29th 49% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 71% below peers
Eastvale, CA 2.1% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Prescott Valley, AZ down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.2pp 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 Real improvement
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Uninsured fell 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.4% to 10.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.5pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way. Dale City started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.6% to 10.7%).
Bright spot 10.7%
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
Virginia ref 6.9% -1.7pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 5th -3.8pp 1st 48% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 3.8% 3rd -2.4pp 2nd 52% below peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 80% below peers
Lafayette, IN 7.5% 15th -3.8pp 4th 6% below peers
Portland, ME 5.0% 6th -1.9pp 5th 37% below peers
Dale City, VA 10.7% 20th -3.7pp 6th 35% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 9.8% 19th -2.5pp 7th 23% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 7th -1.2pp 8th 37% below peers
Commerce City, CO 7.5% 14th -1.4pp 9th 6% below peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 8th -1.0pp 10th 29% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.4% 2nd -0.4pp 11th 70% below peers
Ocala, FL 12.3% 24th -1.5pp 12th 54% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 11th -0.7pp 13th 24% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 13th -0.8pp 14th 10% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 8.7% 17th -0.7pp 15th 9% above peers
Conway, AR 8.0% 16th -0.6pp 16th on par with peers
Eastvale, CA 3.9% 4th -0.3pp 17th 51% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 5.8% 9th -0.2pp 18th 28% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.6% 31st -0.4pp 19th 185% above peers
East Orange, NJ 12.3% 26th +0.2pp 20th 55% above peers
Kyle, TX 12.3% 23rd +0.6pp 21st 54% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 9.4% 18th +0.6pp 22nd 18% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.8% 27th +0.9pp 23rd 61% above peers
Dothan, AL 11.1% 21st +1.1pp 24th 39% above peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 30th +2.4pp 25th 184% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 12.3% 25th +1.4pp 26th 55% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 7.1% 12th +0.9pp 27th 11% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.9% 10th +0.8pp 28th 26% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 11.2% 22nd +2.1pp 29th 41% above peers
Camden, NJ 14.7% 29th +3.2pp 30th 85% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 14.4% 28th +4.9pp 31st 80% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Doral, FL down 7.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kendale Lakes, FL down 6.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Horizon West, FL down 4.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

34.7%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 35.3%
United States ref 33.4%
Dublin, CA 15.4% 1st 56% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 24.9% 2nd 28% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 25.2% 3rd 28% below peers
Centreville, VA 26.1% 4th 25% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 5th 24% below peers
Eastvale, CA 27.6% 6th 21% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.9% 7th 14% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 8th 14% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 30.8% 9th 11% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 30.9% 10th 11% below peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 11th 5% below peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 12th 3% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.9% 13th 3% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.1% 14th 2% below peers
Dale City, VA 34.7% 15th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 34.8% 16th on par with peers
East Orange, NJ 35.1% 17th 1% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 35.2% 18th 1% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 35.8% 19th 3% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 35.9% 20th 3% above peers
Passaic, NJ 36.0% 21st 3% above peers
Lafayette, IN 36.7% 22nd 5% above peers
Dothan, AL 37.5% 23rd 8% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 9% above peers
Ocala, FL 39.5% 25th 14% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 39.6% 26th 14% above peers
Conway, AR 40.0% 27th 15% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 40.8% 28th 17% above peers
Camden, NJ 43.6% 29th 25% above peers
Harlingen, TX 46.6% 30th 34% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

▼ Lower is better Turning down (early signal)
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 (8.4% then, 6.2% now; margin ±2.3pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 3 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (9.8% to 6.2%).
Needs attention 6.2%
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
Virginia ref 4.7% -0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.5% 1st -0.8pp 1st 90% below peers
Portland, ME 1.0% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 82% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 6th -2.0pp 3rd 71% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 2nd -0.7pp 4th 83% below peers
Commerce City, CO 2.6% 10th -1.7pp 5th 52% below peers
Lafayette, IN 3.3% 11th -2.0pp 6th 38% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 2.4% 8th -1.1pp 7th 55% below peers
Dale City, VA 6.2% 23rd -2.2pp 8th 16% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 1.1% 4th -0.2pp 9th 79% below peers
East Orange, NJ 5.7% 18th -0.7pp 10th 7% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 6.0% 21st -0.7pp 11th 11% above peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 26th -1.0pp 12th 56% above peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% 19th -0.0pp 13th 7% above peers
Centreville, VA 5.8% 20th +0.4pp 14th 9% above peers
Harlingen, TX 12.8% 31st +0.9pp 15th 139% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 5.2% 15th +0.5pp 16th 4% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.3% 16th +1.0pp 17th on par with peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 22nd +1.2pp 18th 16% above peers
Eastvale, CA 1.3% 5th +0.3pp 19th 75% below peers
Conway, AR 5.6% 17th +1.6pp 20th 4% above peers
Waukesha, WI 2.6% 9th +0.7pp 21st 52% below peers
Dothan, AL 3.6% 12th +1.1pp 22nd 33% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.0% 30th +4.7pp 23rd 124% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.5% 14th +1.8pp 24th 17% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.8% 13th +1.6pp 25th 30% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 10.5% 29th +4.7pp 26th 97% above peers
Camden, NJ 8.0% 24th +4.1pp 27th 49% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.1% 25th +4.2pp 28th 51% above peers
Ocala, FL 9.8% 28th +5.6pp 29th 84% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 9.6% 27th +5.7pp 30th 80% above peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 7th +1.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Grand Forks, ND down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Columbus, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Norwalk, CT down 17.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.5pp 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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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.5% to 33.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
62% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Dale City started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 8.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.0% to 33.5%).
Bright spot 33.5%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 42.2% +3.4pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Casa Grande, AZ 21.7% 28th +5.4pp 1st 41% below peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 20th +7.0pp 2nd 15% below peers
Harlingen, TX 22.6% 27th +4.9pp 3rd 39% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 35.9% 16th +6.8pp 4th 2% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 42.5% 11th +7.5pp 5th 16% above peers
Dale City, VA 33.5% 17th +5.0pp 6th 9% below peers
Commerce City, CO 25.8% 24th +3.8pp 7th 30% below peers
Eastvale, CA 43.4% 9th +6.3pp 8th 18% above peers
East Orange, NJ 22.6% 26th +3.0pp 9th 38% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.8% 8th +5.4pp 10th 19% above peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 4th +7.1pp 11th 62% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 23.0% 25th +2.5pp 12th 38% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 37.3% 14th +3.7pp 13th 1% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 6th +4.8pp 14th 44% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 38.1% 13th +3.4pp 15th 4% above peers
Waukesha, WI 41.7% 12th +3.7pp 16th 14% above peers
Lafayette, IN 27.9% 22nd +2.4pp 17th 24% below peers
Dothan, AL 27.6% 23rd +2.1pp 18th 25% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 36.7% 15th +2.7pp 19th on par with peers
Conway, AR 42.6% 10th +2.9pp 20th 16% above peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 3rd +4.6pp 21st 84% above peers
Passaic, NJ 16.7% 29th +1.0pp 22nd 55% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70.4% 1st +3.7pp 23rd 92% above peers
Dublin, CA 69.8% 2nd +3.4pp 24th 90% above peers
Camden, NJ 10.1% 30th +0.3pp 25th 73% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 31.7% 19th +1.0pp 26th 14% below peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 21st +0.8pp 27th 16% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 18th +0.4pp 28th 13% below peers
Centreville, VA 58.2% 5th +0.0pp 29th 58% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 52.5% 7th -1.6pp 30th 43% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 (50k-100k) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Apopka, FL up 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY up 10.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Burleson, TX up 7.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (24.5% then, 29.3% now; margin ±9.6pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment fell 1.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (30.9% to 29.3%).
Needs attention 29.3%
20112024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 44.8% -4.0pp
United States ref 45.5%
Kyle, TX 53.1% 10th +18.3pp 1st 16% above peers
Centreville, VA 68.9% 4th +17.9pp 2nd 50% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 47.4% 14th +9.5pp 3rd 3% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 66.0% 6th +12.3pp 4th 44% above peers
Eastvale, CA 53.4% 9th +9.7pp 5th 16% above peers
Dale City, VA 29.3% 27th +4.8pp 6th 36% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 53.1% 11th +1.9pp 7th 16% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 18th +1.4pp 8th 10% below peers
Dothan, AL 45.9% 16th +1.2pp 9th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 50.7% 12th +1.1pp 10th 10% above peers
East Orange, NJ 72.8% 1st +1.5pp 11th 59% above peers
Passaic, NJ 67.2% 5th +1.0pp 12th 46% above peers
Dublin, CA 63.8% 7th +0.1pp 13th 39% above peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 2nd -1.7pp 14th 55% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 15th -1.3pp 15th 3% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 8th -1.5pp 16th 17% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 26.7% 31st -2.2pp 17th 42% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70.6% 3rd -7.3pp 18th 54% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 17th -10.6pp 19th 2% below peers
Harlingen, TX 38.0% 22nd -9.0pp 20th 17% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 38.1% 21st -11.2pp 21st 17% below peers
Ocala, FL 37.1% 23rd -11.2pp 22nd 19% below peers
Commerce City, CO 39.6% 19th -13.7pp 23rd 14% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.3% 30th -10.1pp 24th 41% below peers
Lafayette, IN 27.5% 29th -11.7pp 25th 40% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 47.5% 13th -20.7pp 26th 3% above peers
Conway, AR 37.1% 24th -23.8pp 27th 19% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 29.2% 28th -24.1pp 28th 36% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 29.7% 26th -24.7pp 29th 35% below peers
Camden, NJ 39.2% 20th -34.3pp 30th 15% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 31.0% 25th -28.0pp 31st 32% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±7.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Teens not in school and not working

▼ Lower is better No measurable change ★ Strong performer
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 (2.7% then, 3.1% now; margin ±2.9pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.4% to 3.1%).
Bright spot 3.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Virginia ref 6.2% +1.0pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
East Orange, NJ 5.3% 14th -13.9pp 1st 9% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 2nd -2.7pp 2nd 61% below peers
Passaic, NJ 7.6% 21st -7.9pp 3rd 29% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 4.0% 9th -4.1pp 4th 32% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 6th -3.3pp 5th 38% below peers
Dothan, AL 5.2% 12th -4.4pp 6th 13% below peers
Harlingen, TX 11.9% 28th -8.0pp 7th 101% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 1st -1.3pp 8th 65% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.5% 3rd -1.0pp 9th 58% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 9.0% 24th -1.6pp 10th 52% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 5.2% 13th +0.1pp 11th 12% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 20th +0.2pp 12th 24% above peers
Centreville, VA 4.3% 10th +0.3pp 13th 27% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 8.8% 22nd +0.5pp 14th 49% above peers
Camden, NJ 11.3% 27th +0.8pp 15th 92% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.8% 15th +0.5pp 16th 2% below peers
Eastvale, CA 6.1% 17th +0.7pp 17th 3% above peers
Dale City, VA 3.1% 4th +0.4pp 18th 47% below peers
Lafayette, IN 8.9% 23rd +1.3pp 19th 52% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 10.4% 26th +1.8pp 20th 77% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 3.2% 5th +1.0pp 21st 46% below peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 7th +1.2pp 22nd 35% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 25th +3.1pp 23rd 59% above peers
Ocala, FL 13.2% 29th +6.2pp 24th 123% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 7.2% 19th +3.4pp 25th 22% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 20.8% 31st +10.2pp 26th 252% above peers
Conway, AR 4.6% 11th +2.4pp 27th 22% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 16th +3.2pp 28th on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 3.9% 8th +2.6pp 29th 34% below peers
Waukesha, WI 6.8% 18th +4.8pp 30th 15% above peers
Commerce City, CO 14.5% 30th +12.3pp 31st 146% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±2.2pp 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 No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Population changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (72,627 then, 71,016 now; margin ±3,035).

Broader trend
90% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Population rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (70,381 to 71,016).
71,016
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Kyle, TX 56,823 31st +33% 1st 19% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 20th +24% 2nd 1% below peers
Commerce City, CO 66,445 29th +18% 3rd 5% below peers
Dublin, CA 70,803 11th +16% 4th 1% above peers
Eastvale, CA 70,633 13th +14% 5th 1% above peers
Ocala, FL 66,584 28th +12% 6th 5% below peers
Harlingen, TX 72,087 2nd +11% 7th 3% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 67,725 26th +10% 8th 3% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 68,142 24th +10% 9th 3% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 60,905 30th +9% 10th 13% below peers
East Orange, NJ 70,090 16th +9% 11th on par with peers
Mount Vernon, NY 72,427 1st +7% 12th 3% above peers
Dothan, AL 71,514 5th +5% 13th 2% above peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 23rd +5% 14th 2% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70,599 14th +4% 15th 1% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 21st +3% 16th 2% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 70,322 15th +3% 17th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 69,825 19th +3% 18th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 72,059 3rd +3% 19th 3% above peers
Conway, AR 67,642 27th +2% 20th 3% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 70,780 12th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70,088 17th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 70,002 18th -0% 23rd on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 67,979 25th -0% 24th 3% below peers
Waukesha, WI 71,233 8th -2% 25th 2% above peers
Lafayette, IN 71,159 9th -2% 26th 2% above peers
Dale City, VA 71,016 10th -2% 27th 1% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 22nd -3% 28th 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 71,706 4th -3% 29th 2% above peers
Camden, NJ 71,496 6th -3% 30th 2% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 71,236 7th -6% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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 ±2,662 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 (26.5% then, 26.6% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
53% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Children fell 0.8 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (27.4% to 26.6%).
26.6%
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
Virginia ref 21.7% -0.4pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Lafayette, IN 23.4% 13th +1.2pp 1st 4% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.1% 22nd +1.0pp 2nd 6% below peers
Dale City, VA 26.6% 9th +0.1pp 3rd 18% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 22.7% 14th -0.2pp 4th 1% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 5th 127% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 29th -0.3pp 6th 32% below peers
Dothan, AL 22.6% 15th -0.5pp 7th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 18.0% 25th -0.4pp 8th 20% below peers
Conway, AR 20.3% 23rd -0.5pp 9th 10% below peers
Ocala, FL 22.1% 17th -0.6pp 10th 2% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.1% 18th -0.6pp 11th 2% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.8% 6th -1.0pp 12th 24% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.4% 31st -0.7pp 13th 40% below peers
Eau Claire, WI 17.7% 26th -1.0pp 14th 21% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 22.1% 19th -1.2pp 15th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 12th -1.5pp 16th 6% above peers
Dublin, CA 25.0% 11th -1.6pp 17th 11% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 8th -1.9pp 18th 21% above peers
Passaic, NJ 30.1% 2nd -2.1pp 19th 34% above peers
Eastvale, CA 28.0% 5th -2.5pp 20th 24% above peers
Waukesha, WI 19.2% 24th -1.8pp 21st 15% below peers
Harlingen, TX 28.8% 3rd -2.7pp 22nd 28% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 15.5% 28th -1.5pp 23rd 31% below peers
East Orange, NJ 21.7% 20th -2.4pp 24th 4% below peers
Centreville, VA 21.7% 21st -2.5pp 25th 4% below peers
Camden, NJ 27.5% 7th -3.4pp 26th 22% above peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 10th -3.2pp 27th 13% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 22.5% 16th -3.1pp 28th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 28.6% 4th -4.4pp 29th 27% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 14.7% 30th -2.4pp 30th 35% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 17.3% 27th -2.9pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 (23.1% then, 21.0% now; margin ±6.2pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 7.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (28.2% to 21.0%).
Big move 21.0%
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
Virginia ref 27.4% +0.3pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 74% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.9% 19th +8.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 18th +7.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 20.4% 25th +4.1pp 4th 31% below peers
Lafayette, IN 50.7% 4th +9.3pp 5th 71% above peers
Passaic, NJ 51.4% 3rd +9.3pp 6th 73% above peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 15th +4.5pp 7th 8% above peers
Waukesha, WI 32.5% 14th +4.6pp 8th 9% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 38.2% 11th +4.1pp 9th 29% above peers
Dothan, AL 47.6% 5th +3.2pp 10th 60% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.1% 17th +1.7pp 11th 2% below peers
Harlingen, TX 45.1% 7th +2.2pp 12th 52% above peers
Ocala, FL 44.0% 8th +2.0pp 13th 48% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 25.6% 21st +0.7pp 14th 14% below peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 28th +0.4pp 15th 51% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 29.7% 16th +0.7pp 16th on par with peers
Camden, NJ 75.7% 1st +0.3pp 17th 155% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 10th +0.0pp 18th 39% above peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 13th -0.7pp 19th 9% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 23.6% 22nd -0.6pp 20th 21% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 46.9% 6th -1.4pp 21st 58% above peers
Eau Claire, WI 28.7% 20th -1.6pp 22nd 3% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 42.4% 9th -2.8pp 23rd 43% above peers
East Orange, NJ 59.1% 2nd -5.6pp 24th 99% above peers
Dale City, VA 21.0% 24th -2.2pp 25th 29% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 36.9% 12th -3.9pp 26th 24% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 17.0% 26th -2.5pp 27th 43% below peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 27th -5.0pp 28th 48% below peers
Dublin, CA 9.2% 30th -3.2pp 29th 69% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 23.3% 23rd -10.6pp 30th 21% below peers
Eastvale, CA 11.2% 29th -5.3pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 ±4.7pp 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 No measurable change
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What changed

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (71.4% then, 65.2% now; margin ±8.9pp).

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents fell 6.0 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (71.2% to 65.2%).
65.2%
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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
Virginia ref 69.3% +1.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Weston, FL 62.8% 27th +16.8pp 1st 10% below peers
Passaic, NJ 69.7% 17th +14.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Grand Junction, CO 65.7% 20th +13.0pp 3rd 6% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 90.8% 1st +17.2pp 4th 30% above peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 15th +10.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 74.9% 9th +10.4pp 6th 8% above peers
Conway, AR 76.4% 8th +10.5pp 7th 10% above peers
Waukesha, WI 80.8% 2nd +9.1pp 8th 16% above peers
Centreville, VA 80.2% 3rd +8.5pp 9th 15% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 79.1% 4th +6.5pp 10th 14% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.6% 6th +5.5pp 11th 13% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 69.7% 16th +4.7pp 12th on par with peers
Eau Claire, WI 78.7% 5th +2.0pp 13th 13% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 70.5% 13th +1.7pp 14th 1% above peers
Commerce City, CO 67.3% 18th +0.7pp 15th 3% below peers
Dublin, CA 63.9% 26th -0.3pp 16th 8% below peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 7th -1.1pp 17th 10% above peers
Ocala, FL 70.4% 14th -1.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Harlingen, TX 59.9% 29th -1.5pp 19th 14% below peers
Camden, NJ 71.2% 12th -1.8pp 20th 2% above peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 11th -2.0pp 21st 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 64.9% 24th -2.1pp 22nd 7% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 64.2% 25th -2.3pp 23rd 8% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 53.8% 30th -2.2pp 24th 23% below peers
Lafayette, IN 66.0% 19th -4.6pp 25th 5% below peers
Dothan, AL 65.4% 22nd -5.6pp 26th 6% below peers
East Orange, NJ 72.2% 10th -6.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Dale City, VA 65.2% 23rd -6.2pp 28th 6% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 62.1% 28th -12.8pp 29th 11% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 65.7% 21st -13.7pp 30th 6% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 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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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 ±6.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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