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96,395 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 9 indicators

Where Bellingham, WA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
74 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 47%
relative change
138 a year earlier
Dropping fast  
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Household income
Median household income
$66,755
2020-24
▲ 25%
relative change
$53,396 in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Jul 2026
▼ 21%
relative change
4.2% a year earlier
Ahead of peers and dropping Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
9.5%
2020-24
▼ 20%
relative change
11.8% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
48.5%
2020-24
▲ 9%
relative change
44.3% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
93.9%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
88.5% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
56.6%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
55.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.3%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
5.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
4.5%
2020-24
▲ 57%
relative change
2.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Bellingham, WA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
18.8%
2020-24
▲ 57%
relative change
11.9% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
47.0%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
42.1% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
44.6%
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
45.4% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Trailing peers
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Homicide
Homicide rate
2 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▲ 100%
relative change
1 in the prior 12 months
Rising, the wrong way  
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
18.6%
2020-24
▼ 11%
relative change
20.8% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.48
2020-24
▲ 1%
relative change
0.47 in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Big moves & big gaps 5 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Children
Children's share of the population
13.8%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
14.9% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Population
93,438
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
88,764 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,951
Aug 2026
▲ 2%
relative change
$1,904 a year earlier
Rising recently  
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$479,935
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$477,861 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$661,763
Aug 2026
high
vs peers
$663,538 a year earlier
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Public Safety 2 indicators
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides rose about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 91% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide is about where it was in 2021 (0 then, 2 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 5 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Latest
Most recent reading: 2 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, up from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 2 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Needs attention 2 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 similar-size cities by change rank
Each place's latest 12 months compares against its prior 12. significant improvement · significant worsening · within chance fluctuation for counts this size (Poisson test at 90%; these are administrative tallies, so the test covers event randomness, not survey error). Reporting practices vary by agency, so comparisons are indicative, not definitive; see crime data cautions.
Place Latestper 100k Changelast 12 months Sig. Change rank History
U.S. (RTCI sample) ref 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Mount Pleasant, SC 0 (Jul 26) -100.0% 1st
Yakima, WA 2 (Jul 26) -86.7% 2nd
Greenville, NC 4 (Jul 26) -60.0% 3rd
Roanoke, VA 11 (Jul 26) -15.4% 4th
Portsmouth, VA 20 (Jul 26) -5.0% 5th
O'Fallon, MO 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 6th
Beaverton, OR 2 (Jun 26) +0.0% 7th
Fall River, MA 4 (Jun 26) +33.3% 8th
Reading, PA 11 (Jul 26) +57.3% 9th
Temple, TX 11 (Jan 25) +78.6% 10th
Bellingham, WA 2 (Jul 26) +99.0% 11th
Kenosha, WI 6 (Jul 26) +199.5% 12th
Manteca, CA 1 (Jul 26)
Chino, CA 1 (Jul 26)
Orem, UT 0 (Jul 26)
Norwalk, CT 0 (Jun 26)
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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. 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 →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft fell about 47% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 21% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 100% 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 8% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 74 in July 2026, down from 138 a year earlier.
Bright spot 74 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 16 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%
Bellingham, WA 74 (Jul 26) -46.6% 1st
Chino, CA 122 (Jul 26) -36.6% 2nd
Roanoke, VA 236 (Jul 26) -34.5% 3rd
Yakima, WA 196 (Jul 26) -29.8% 4th
Beaverton, OR 145 (Jun 26) -25.7% 5th
Reading, PA 163 (Jul 26) -22.8% 6th
Greenville, NC 132 (Jul 26) -22.6% 7th
Fall River, MA 130 (Jun 26) -15.7% 8th
Orem, UT 83 (Jul 26) -13.2% 9th
Norwalk, CT 134 (Jun 26) -5.3% 10th
Temple, TX 330 (Jan 25) -3.8% 11th
Manteca, CA 221 (Jul 26) +2.4% 12th
Kenosha, WI 99 (Jul 26) +12.6% 13th
Portsmouth, VA 462 (Jul 26) +17.3% 14th
O'Fallon, MO 43 (Jul 26) +28.1% 15th
Mount Pleasant, SC 79 (Jul 26) +56.2% 16th
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Peers worth a call

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

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 25% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $53,396 to $66,755 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$4,275).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bellingham started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 57% from 2014 to 2024 ($42,440 to $66,755).
Bright spot $66,755
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
Washington ref $98,141 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Arden-Arcade, CA $77,321 18th +53% 1st 7% below peers
Hemet, CA $57,719 27th +45% 2nd 31% below peers
Indio, CA $77,167 19th +44% 3rd 7% below peers
Sunrise, FL $77,652 17th +42% 4th 7% below peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 10th +42% 5th 20% above peers
Yakima, WA $62,815 25th +40% 6th 25% below peers
San Marcos, CA $109,377 5th +39% 7th 31% above peers
Lehi, UT $131,299 2nd +37% 8th 58% above peers
Beaverton, OR $98,622 11th +37% 9th 18% above peers
Reading, PA $44,091 31st +37% 10th 47% below peers
North Port, FL $84,049 15th +35% 11th 1% above peers
Manteca, CA $97,055 12th +33% 12th 16% above peers
Vista, CA $94,975 13th +32% 13th 14% above peers
Fall River, MA $56,673 28th +30% 14th 32% below peers
Redding, CA $70,466 21st +30% 15th 15% below peers
Orem, UT $83,342 16th +29% 16th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 20th +29% 17th 15% below peers
Kirkland, WA $150,414 1st +28% 18th 80% above peers
Chino, CA $104,682 8th +28% 19th 26% above peers
Norwalk, CT $107,616 7th +25% 20th 29% above peers
Toms River, NJ $100,137 9th +25% 21st 20% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 29th +25% 22nd 34% below peers
Bellingham, WA $66,755 23rd +25% 23rd 20% below peers
Temple, TX $68,204 22nd +24% 24th 18% below peers
Plantation, FL $92,541 14th +24% 25th 11% above peers
O'Fallon, MO $110,443 4th +23% 26th 33% above peers
Hoover, AL $109,253 6th +22% 27th 31% above peers
Greenville, NC $49,748 30th +22% 28th 40% below peers
Lawrence, KS $65,009 24th +21% 29th 22% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $124,755 3rd +21% 30th 50% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $60,491 26th +16% 31st 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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12 of 19 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 (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Florin, CA up about 59% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cathedral City, CA up about 58% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Country Club, FL up about 56% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,771 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment fell 0.9 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.3% in July 2026, down from 4.2% a year earlier.
Bright spot 3.3%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 5.0% (Jul 26) +0.4pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Norwalk, CA 5.2% (Jul 26) 23rd -1.0pp 1st 8% above peers
Bellingham, WA 3.3% (Jul 26) 4th -0.9pp 2nd 31% below peers
Yakima, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 12th -0.8pp 3rd 4% below peers
Manteca, CA 5.9% (Jul 26) 25th -0.7pp 4th 23% above peers
Greenville, NC 4.8% (Jul 26) 15th -0.6pp 5th on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th -0.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.1% (Jul 26) 28th -0.5pp 7th 48% above peers
Redding, CA 5.1% (Jul 26) 20th -0.4pp 8th 6% above peers
Vista, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 9th 4% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.9% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 10th 40% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.1% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.3pp 11th 35% below peers
Indio, CA 7.2% (Jul 26) 29th -0.3pp 12th 50% above peers
Chino, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 13th 4% above peers
Beaverton, OR 5.1% (Jul 26) 21st -0.1pp 14th 6% above peers
Lawrence, KS 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th +0.0pp 15th 10% below peers
Fall River, MA 6.1% (Jul 26) 26th +0.0pp 16th 27% above peers
Orem, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 6th +0.0pp 17th 25% below peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 18th 25% below peers
Reading, PA 6.1% (Jul 26) 27th +0.5pp 19th 27% above peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% (Jul 26) 16th +0.5pp 20th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 4.2% (Jul 26) 8th +0.5pp 21st 12% below peers
Lehi, UT 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.6pp 22nd 27% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 4.9% (Jul 26) 17th +0.6pp 23rd 2% above peers
Temple, TX 5.1% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.7pp 24th 6% above peers
Plantation, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.7pp 25th 10% below peers
Hoover, AL 2.9% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.7pp 26th 40% below peers
North Port, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 24th +0.8pp 27th 10% above peers
Sunrise, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 14th +0.8pp 28th 2% below peers
Norwalk, CT 5.0% (Jul 26) 19th +1.3pp 29th 4% above peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (20.8% then, 18.6% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (23.2% to 18.6%).
Needs attention 18.6%
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
Washington ref 9.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Indio, CA 11.5% 18th -5.0pp 1st 9% above peers
Hemet, CA 14.9% 21st -6.3pp 2nd 42% above peers
Chino, CA 8.0% 8th -2.4pp 3rd 24% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 16.9% 24th -5.0pp 4th 61% above peers
Toms River, NJ 5.8% 4th -1.7pp 5th 44% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.0% 1st -1.4pp 6th 53% below peers
Redding, CA 14.1% 20th -3.3pp 7th 34% above peers
San Marcos, CA 9.2% 10th -2.1pp 8th 13% below peers
Yakima, WA 16.6% 23rd -3.8pp 9th 58% above peers
Greenville, NC 24.6% 30th -5.6pp 10th 134% above peers
Hoover, AL 5.1% 2nd -1.1pp 11th 52% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.3% 11th -1.9pp 12th 11% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.5% 12th -1.9pp 13th 10% below peers
Lawrence, KS 17.4% 26th -3.3pp 14th 65% above peers
Vista, CA 10.5% 16th -1.9pp 15th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 13.7% 19th -2.4pp 16th 30% above peers
Sunrise, FL 10.7% 17th -1.6pp 17th 1% above peers
Reading, PA 28.7% 31st -4.0pp 18th 173% above peers
Orem, UT 10.2% 15th -1.4pp 19th 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 18.3% 27th -2.4pp 20th 74% above peers
North Port, FL 6.7% 7th -0.8pp 21st 36% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.6% 28th -2.2pp 22nd 77% above peers
Beaverton, OR 10.1% 14th -1.2pp 23rd 4% below peers
Norwalk, CT 9.1% 9th -1.0pp 24th 13% below peers
Kirkland, WA 6.1% 5th -0.0pp 25th 42% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.6% 29th -0.1pp 26th 86% above peers
Temple, TX 16.0% 22nd -0.1pp 27th 52% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 17.3% 25th +0.5pp 28th 65% above peers
Plantation, FL 10.0% 13th +1.6pp 29th 5% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 5.4% 3rd +0.9pp 30th 49% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1% 6th +1.5pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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12 of 19 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Sanford, FL down 7.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Florin, CA down 9.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Porterville, CA down 10.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty rose 6.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.9% to 18.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±5.0pp). That reverses the previous span, which went down between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 73% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (20.5% to 18.8%).
Needs attention 18.8%
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
Washington ref 11.6% -1.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Toms River, NJ 3.6% 1st -4.6pp 1st 72% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.1% 10th -5.7pp 2nd 28% below peers
Chino, CA 8.8% 9th -5.3pp 3rd 31% below peers
Hemet, CA 17.7% 21st -10.7pp 4th 39% above peers
San Marcos, CA 7.6% 7th -4.1pp 5th 40% below peers
Hoover, AL 5.2% 2nd -2.8pp 6th 59% below peers
Yakima, WA 21.5% 25th -10.8pp 7th 69% above peers
Greenville, NC 21.8% 26th -10.8pp 8th 71% above peers
Redding, CA 15.4% 19th -7.5pp 9th 21% above peers
Beaverton, OR 11.3% 15th -5.4pp 10th 11% below peers
Orem, UT 9.4% 11th -4.4pp 11th 26% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.5% 5th -2.5pp 12th 57% below peers
Indio, CA 17.6% 20th -6.4pp 13th 38% above peers
Vista, CA 13.8% 18th -4.6pp 14th 9% above peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 14th -3.4pp 15th 14% below peers
Lawrence, KS 9.8% 13th -3.0pp 16th 23% below peers
Sunrise, FL 13.2% 17th -3.9pp 17th 4% above peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 27th -7.2pp 18th 94% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 25.5% 29th -7.1pp 19th 101% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 12th -2.6pp 20th 26% below peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 23rd -4.3pp 21st 51% above peers
Fall River, MA 26.6% 30th -4.8pp 22nd 109% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.9% 28th -4.0pp 23rd 96% above peers
Reading, PA 39.0% 31st -6.2pp 24th 207% above peers
Temple, TX 20.9% 24th -3.3pp 25th 65% above peers
Norwalk, CT 12.7% 16th -1.1pp 26th on par with peers
North Port, FL 7.8% 8th -0.4pp 27th 39% below peers
Kirkland, WA 5.3% 3rd +0.2pp 28th 58% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 6.2% 6th +0.5pp 29th 51% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 5.4% 4th +1.9pp 30th 58% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.8% 22nd +6.9pp 31st 48% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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12 of 19 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (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 →
  • Westfield, IN down 6.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Catalina Foothills, AZ down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Apex, NC down 4.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 5.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88.5% to 93.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Bellingham started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 8.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (85.5% to 93.9%).
Bright spot 93.9%
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
Washington ref 93.7% +5.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Fall River, MA 86.5% 29th +16.1pp 1st 7% below peers
Sunrise, FL 92.1% 20th +15.2pp 2nd 1% below peers
Reading, PA 86.6% 28th +12.3pp 3rd 7% below peers
Hemet, CA 88.9% 26th +11.8pp 4th 5% below peers
Yakima, WA 89.3% 25th +11.1pp 5th 4% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 30th +10.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Redding, CA 94.0% 12th +11.0pp 7th 1% above peers
Indio, CA 93.2% 16th +10.4pp 8th on par with peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 11th +10.0pp 9th 1% above peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 18th +9.3pp 10th 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 89.7% 24th +8.9pp 11th 4% below peers
Temple, TX 90.6% 23rd +8.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 88.0% 27th +8.1pp 13th 6% below peers
Plantation, FL 95.2% 7th +6.4pp 14th 2% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 93.8% 14th +6.2pp 15th 1% above peers
North Port, FL 94.8% 10th +6.3pp 16th 2% above peers
Chino, CA 95.9% 5th +6.0pp 17th 3% above peers
Manteca, CA 93.6% 15th +5.4pp 18th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 93.9% 13th +5.4pp 19th 1% above peers
Vista, CA 95.3% 6th +4.6pp 20th 2% above peers
Toms River, NJ 91.7% 22nd +4.4pp 21st 2% below peers
Beaverton, OR 94.8% 9th +4.2pp 22nd 2% above peers
San Marcos, CA 96.0% 4th +4.0pp 23rd 3% above peers
Lawrence, KS 91.7% 21st +3.4pp 24th 2% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 95.0% 8th +3.4pp 25th 2% above peers
Hoover, AL 96.4% 2nd +3.0pp 26th 3% above peers
Orem, UT 92.5% 19th +2.7pp 27th 1% below peers
Norwalk, CT 93.0% 17th +2.6pp 28th on par with peers
Kirkland, WA 96.4% 3rd +2.3pp 29th 3% above peers
Lehi, UT 97.1% 1st +2.3pp 30th 4% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 84.1% 31st -8.8pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.47 then, 0.48 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 2% from 2014 to 2024 (0.47 to 0.48).
Needs attention 0.48
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
Washington ref 0.47 +0.012
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Indio, CA 0.43 9th -0.036 1st 4% below peers
Yakima, WA 0.43 8th -0.028 2nd 4% below peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 7th -0.021 3rd 5% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 0.51 30th -0.017 4th 14% above peers
San Marcos, CA 0.44 14th -0.011 5th 1% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 0.38 2nd -0.009 6th 15% below peers
Temple, TX 0.45 18th -0.010 7th 1% above peers
Lawrence, KS 0.48 23rd -0.009 8th 7% above peers
Sunrise, FL 0.44 12th -0.006 9th 2% below peers
Toms River, NJ 0.43 11th -0.005 10th 3% below peers
Norwalk, CT 0.49 28th -0.006 11th 11% above peers
Redding, CA 0.46 19th -0.003 12th 2% above peers
Fall River, MA 0.46 20th -0.003 13th 3% above peers
Beaverton, OR 0.43 10th +0.001 14th 4% below peers
Greenville, NC 0.52 31st +0.001 15th 17% above peers
Lehi, UT 0.37 1st +0.004 16th 17% below peers
Hoover, AL 0.45 16th +0.005 17th on par with peers
Chino, CA 0.40 3rd +0.005 18th 11% below peers
Bellingham, WA 0.48 24th +0.005 19th 7% above peers
Manteca, CA 0.41 5th +0.008 20th 7% below peers
Reading, PA 0.47 21st +0.013 21st 5% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 0.45 17th +0.017 22nd 1% above peers
Orem, UT 0.44 13th +0.017 23rd 2% below peers
North Port, FL 0.42 6th +0.021 24th 6% below peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 4th +0.022 25th 10% below peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 29th +0.028 26th 14% above peers
Hemet, CA 0.47 22nd +0.027 27th 6% above peers
Plantation, FL 0.48 25th +0.033 28th 8% above peers
Kirkland, WA 0.49 27th +0.043 29th 10% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 0.49 26th +0.045 30th 9% above peers
Vista, CA 0.44 15th +0.043 31st 1% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.01 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys 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 (14.1% then, 12.2% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 4.2 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (16.5% to 12.2%).
12.2%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.4% -1.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Lehi, UT 2.0% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 82% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 1.2% 1st -1.0pp 2nd 89% below peers
Orem, UT 4.9% 6th -2.3pp 3rd 56% below peers
Manteca, CA 8.8% 13th -2.0pp 4th 21% below peers
Vista, CA 7.6% 10th -1.4pp 5th 32% below peers
Temple, TX 14.2% 20th -2.3pp 6th 27% above peers
Bellingham, WA 12.2% 17th -1.8pp 7th 9% above peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 23rd -2.4pp 8th 48% above peers
Reading, PA 38.5% 31st -5.4pp 9th 244% above peers
Sunrise, FL 14.4% 21st -1.6pp 10th 29% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 24th -1.9pp 11th 48% above peers
Yakima, WA 22.6% 29th -2.2pp 12th 102% above peers
Lawrence, KS 5.9% 8th -0.5pp 13th 48% below peers
Chino, CA 7.7% 11th -0.4pp 14th 32% below peers
Toms River, NJ 5.4% 7th -0.1pp 15th 52% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.6% 3rd -0.1pp 16th 68% below peers
Beaverton, OR 11.2% 16th -0.0pp 17th on par with peers
Greenville, NC 14.8% 22nd +0.1pp 18th 32% above peers
Hoover, AL 4.1% 4th +0.2pp 19th 63% below peers
Plantation, FL 8.1% 12th +0.7pp 20th 28% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 17.5% 26th +1.8pp 21st 57% above peers
Hemet, CA 19.9% 28th +2.5pp 22nd 78% above peers
Fall River, MA 31.6% 30th +4.0pp 23rd 183% above peers
Redding, CA 12.7% 19th +1.8pp 24th 14% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.5% 5th +0.6pp 25th 60% below peers
North Port, FL 9.8% 14th +1.9pp 26th 12% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 9th +1.4pp 27th 36% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 19.2% 27th +4.1pp 28th 72% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 18th +2.7pp 29th 13% above peers
Norwalk, CT 10.2% 15th +2.3pp 30th 9% below peers
Indio, CA 17.3% 25th +9.4pp 31st 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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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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 →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% 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

Typical home value

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

Home value was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $661,763 in August 2026, down from $663,538 a year earlier.
Big move $661,763
2001August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref $591,879 (Aug 26) -0.3%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Kenosha, WI $284,850 (Aug 26) 24th +6.6% 1st 39% below peers
Norwalk, CT $676,843 (Aug 26) 7th +5.6% 2nd 46% above peers
Toms River, NJ $464,685 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 3rd on par with peers
Reading, PA $267,494 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 4th 42% below peers
Lawrence, KS $334,684 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.4% 5th 28% below peers
Hoover, AL $438,571 (Aug 26) 18th +3.1% 6th 6% below peers
Orem, UT $501,606 (Aug 26) 13th +3.0% 7th 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA $279,227 (Aug 26) 25th +2.6% 8th 40% below peers
Fall River, MA $450,311 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 9th 3% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $268,436 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 10th 42% below peers
Lehi, UT $569,889 (Aug 26) 10th +1.6% 11th 23% above peers
Norwalk, CA $756,744 (Aug 26) 5th +1.5% 12th 63% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $874,006 (Aug 26) 4th +1.3% 13th 88% above peers
Greenville, NC $237,040 (Aug 26) 29th +1.0% 14th 49% below peers
Vista, CA $877,415 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 15th 89% above peers
Yakima, WA $361,999 (Aug 26) 21st +0.8% 16th 22% below peers
Hemet, CA $443,910 (Aug 26) 17th +0.4% 17th 4% below peers
San Marcos, CA $958,381 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.3% 18th 106% above peers
Bellingham, WA $661,763 (Aug 26) 8th -0.3% 19th 42% above peers
Chino, CA $745,986 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 20th 61% above peers
Redding, CA $387,376 (Aug 26) 19th -0.5% 21st 17% below peers
Indio, CA $508,882 (Aug 26) 12th -1.0% 22nd 10% above peers
Plantation, FL $495,099 (Aug 26) 14th -2.1% 23rd 7% above peers
Beaverton, OR $523,970 (Aug 26) 11th -2.3% 24th 13% above peers
Sunrise, FL $362,274 (Aug 26) 20th -3.0% 25th 22% below peers
Temple, TX $245,701 (Aug 26) 28th -3.1% 26th 47% below peers
Manteca, CA $576,719 (Aug 26) 9th -3.3% 27th 24% above peers
North Port, FL $301,967 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.5% 28th 35% below peers
Kirkland, WA $1,178,291 (Aug 26) 1st -5.2% 29th 154% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 64% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $479,935 in August 2026, up from $477,861 a year earlier.
Big move $479,935
2001August 2026
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▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref $389,919 (Aug 26) -0.0%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Kenosha, WI $222,966 (Aug 26) 23rd +7.1% 1st 35% below peers
Reading, PA $175,228 (Aug 26) 26th +5.8% 2nd 49% below peers
Norwalk, CT $438,898 (Aug 26) 9th +5.5% 3rd 29% above peers
Lawrence, KS $242,888 (Aug 26) 21st +4.2% 4th 29% below peers
Hoover, AL $311,104 (Aug 26) 17th +3.5% 5th 9% below peers
Fall River, MA $363,543 (Aug 26) 14th +3.2% 6th 6% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $202,581 (Aug 26) 24th +2.5% 7th 41% below peers
Toms River, NJ $325,502 (Aug 26) 16th +2.5% 8th 5% below peers
Roanoke, VA $183,673 (Aug 26) 25th +1.9% 9th 46% below peers
Norwalk, CA $675,220 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 10th 98% above peers
Vista, CA $692,805 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 11th 103% above peers
Yakima, WA $262,135 (Aug 26) 19th +1.3% 12th 23% below peers
Orem, UT $374,823 (Aug 26) 13th +1.3% 13th 10% above peers
Lehi, UT $430,161 (Aug 26) 10th +1.0% 14th 26% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $548,711 (Aug 26) 6th +0.6% 15th 61% above peers
Bellingham, WA $479,935 (Aug 26) 7th +0.4% 16th 41% above peers
Greenville, NC $156,751 (Aug 26) 28th +0.3% 17th 54% below peers
San Marcos, CA $712,062 (Aug 26) 1st +0.1% 18th 109% above peers
Indio, CA $391,310 (Aug 26) 12th +0.1% 19th 15% above peers
Redding, CA $297,992 (Aug 26) 18th -0.0% 20th 13% below peers
Hemet, CA $341,454 (Aug 26) 15th -0.2% 21st on par with peers
Chino, CA $609,062 (Aug 26) 5th -0.3% 22nd 78% above peers
Manteca, CA $473,621 (Aug 26) 8th -3.0% 23rd 39% above peers
Beaverton, OR $400,906 (Aug 26) 11th -3.5% 24th 17% above peers
North Port, FL $235,869 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.6% 25th 31% below peers
Temple, TX $165,866 (Aug 26) 27th -3.7% 26th 51% below peers
Plantation, FL $246,728 (Aug 26) 20th -4.7% 27th 28% below peers
Kirkland, WA $687,695 (Aug 26) 3rd -5.3% 28th 101% above peers
Sunrise, FL $139,376 (Aug 26) 29th -7.8% 29th 59% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (45.4% then, 44.6% now; margin ±2.1pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 1.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.7% to 44.6%).
Needs attention 44.6%
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
Washington ref 63.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Manteca, CA 72.4% 6th +10.6pp 1st 23% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 46.1% 26th +4.7pp 2nd 21% below peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 9th +4.7pp 3rd 16% above peers
Hemet, CA 62.3% 14th +3.8pp 4th 6% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 57.9% 17th +2.9pp 5th 1% below peers
Vista, CA 51.7% 24th +2.5pp 6th 12% below peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 16th +2.9pp 7th on par with peers
North Port, FL 80.9% 3rd +3.3pp 8th 38% above peers
Sunrise, FL 68.8% 8th +2.3pp 9th 17% above peers
Toms River, NJ 81.8% 1st +2.5pp 10th 39% above peers
Reading, PA 40.6% 29th +1.2pp 11th 31% below peers
Hoover, AL 71.1% 7th +1.7pp 12th 21% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.5% 25th +1.2pp 13th 14% below peers
San Marcos, CA 63.7% 13th +1.4pp 14th 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 22nd +1.0pp 15th 11% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 73.6% 5th +1.2pp 16th 25% above peers
Chino, CA 64.0% 12th +0.9pp 17th 9% above peers
Redding, CA 54.8% 20th +0.6pp 18th 7% below peers
Plantation, FL 64.3% 11th +0.5pp 19th 9% above peers
Yakima, WA 53.9% 21st -0.4pp 20th 8% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 81.0% 2nd -1.1pp 21st 38% above peers
Greenville, NC 32.7% 31st -0.5pp 22nd 44% below peers
Bellingham, WA 44.6% 27th -0.8pp 23rd 24% below peers
Fall River, MA 35.3% 30th -1.0pp 24th 40% below peers
Lawrence, KS 43.6% 28th -1.3pp 25th 26% below peers
Orem, UT 57.8% 18th -2.2pp 26th 2% below peers
Kirkland, WA 60.8% 15th -2.6pp 27th 4% above peers
Norwalk, CT 55.6% 19th -2.4pp 28th 5% below peers
Temple, TX 52.3% 23rd -2.3pp 29th 11% below peers
Indio, CA 67.1% 10th -3.5pp 30th 14% above peers
Lehi, UT 75.2% 4th -4.7pp 31st 28% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 57% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 54% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,951 in August 2026, up from $1,904 a year earlier.
Big move $1,951
2015August 2026
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Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Indio, CA $2,349 (Aug 26) 12th +6.3% 1st 22% above peers
Kenosha, WI $1,638 (Aug 26) 20th +5.8% 2nd 15% below peers
Lawrence, KS $1,479 (Aug 26) 23rd +5.6% 3rd 23% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $1,629 (Aug 26) 21st +5.2% 4th 15% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $2,446 (Aug 26) 11th +3.9% 5th 27% above peers
Redding, CA $1,704 (Aug 26) 19th +3.8% 6th 11% below peers
Roanoke, VA $1,413 (Aug 26) 26th +3.4% 7th 27% below peers
Reading, PA $1,439 (Aug 26) 24th +3.2% 8th 25% below peers
Kirkland, WA $2,603 (Aug 26) 7th +2.9% 9th 35% above peers
Fall River, MA $1,850 (Aug 26) 18th +2.8% 10th 4% below peers
Orem, UT $1,517 (Aug 26) 22nd +2.8% 11th 21% below peers
Greenville, NC $1,428 (Aug 26) 25th +2.7% 12th 26% below peers
Bellingham, WA $1,951 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 13th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA $3,357 (Aug 26) 1st +2.3% 14th 75% above peers
Manteca, CA $2,559 (Aug 26) 8th +2.1% 15th 33% above peers
Lehi, UT $2,203 (Aug 26) 13th +2.1% 16th 15% above peers
Toms River, NJ $2,934 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.9% 17th 53% above peers
Yakima, WA $1,329 (Aug 26) 29th +1.9% 18th 31% below peers
Norwalk, CT $2,743 (Aug 26) 4th +1.7% 19th 43% above peers
Chino, CA $3,296 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 20th 71% above peers
Vista, CA $2,724 (Aug 26) 5th +1.6% 21st 42% above peers
Plantation, FL $2,470 (Aug 26) 9th +0.8% 22nd 28% above peers
Hoover, AL $1,362 (Aug 26) 28th +0.6% 23rd 29% below peers
Sunrise, FL $2,457 (Aug 26) 10th +0.6% 24th 28% above peers
Norwalk, CA $2,697 (Aug 26) 6th +0.2% 25th 40% above peers
Temple, TX $1,381 (Aug 26) 27th +0.1% 26th 28% below peers
Beaverton, OR $1,874 (Aug 26) 16th -1.1% 27th 3% below peers
Hemet, CA $1,859 (Aug 26) 17th -1.4% 28th 3% below peers
North Port, FL $1,923 (Aug 26) 15th -1.8% 29th on par with peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 4.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 42.1% to 47.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden rose 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (45.2% to 47.0%).
Needs attention 47.0%
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
Washington ref 33.3% +0.9pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Toms River, NJ 30.6% 5th -6.2pp 1st 23% below peers
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 15th -6.8pp 2nd 4% below peers
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 10th -3.8pp 3rd 15% below peers
Indio, CA 41.4% 19th -3.4pp 4th 4% above peers
Greenville, NC 40.8% 18th -2.9pp 5th 3% above peers
Lehi, UT 22.0% 2nd -1.3pp 6th 44% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 7th -1.5pp 7th 19% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 44.8% 25th -1.7pp 8th 13% above peers
Yakima, WA 33.8% 11th -0.5pp 9th 15% below peers
Hemet, CA 46.6% 29th -0.5pp 10th 18% above peers
Norwalk, CT 41.7% 20th -0.4pp 11th 5% above peers
Redding, CA 39.6% 16th -0.2pp 12th on par with peers
Beaverton, OR 35.7% 13th -0.1pp 13th 10% below peers
Vista, CA 45.0% 27th -0.1pp 14th 14% above peers
Hoover, AL 24.2% 3rd +0.0pp 15th 39% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 22nd +0.6pp 16th 11% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.6% 14th +0.7pp 17th 8% below peers
Reading, PA 45.7% 28th +1.0pp 18th 15% above peers
Chino, CA 42.5% 21st +1.2pp 19th 7% above peers
Manteca, CA 40.8% 17th +1.7pp 20th 3% above peers
Sunrise, FL 47.6% 31st +2.7pp 21st 20% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 21.0% 1st +1.2pp 22nd 47% below peers
Orem, UT 30.0% 4th +1.8pp 23rd 24% below peers
Fall River, MA 44.8% 26th +3.8pp 24th 13% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 31.2% 6th +2.8pp 25th 21% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 44.8% 24th +4.3pp 26th 13% above peers
Bellingham, WA 47.0% 30th +4.9pp 27th 19% above peers
Plantation, FL 44.7% 23rd +4.9pp 28th 13% above peers
Temple, TX 34.3% 12th +3.9pp 29th 14% below peers
Kirkland, WA 32.9% 9th +4.0pp 30th 17% below peers
North Port, FL 32.8% 8th +6.2pp 31st 17% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Brentwood, NY down 14.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Delano, CA down 11.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Wheaton, MD down 7.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.8% to 9.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.9pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 13% moved the other way. Bellingham started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.8% to 9.5%).
Bright spot 9.5%
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
Washington ref 7.0% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.6% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 55% below peers
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 15th -2.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Sunrise, FL 5.9% 16th -2.0pp 3rd on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 3.5% 6th -1.0pp 4th 41% below peers
Bellingham, WA 9.5% 26th -2.3pp 5th 62% above peers
North Port, FL 2.5% 2nd -0.5pp 6th 58% below peers
Manteca, CA 3.2% 4th -0.7pp 7th 46% below peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 28th -2.1pp 8th 86% above peers
Redding, CA 7.7% 20th -1.1pp 9th 30% above peers
Yakima, WA 7.3% 19th -0.9pp 10th 25% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th -2.0pp 11th 179% above peers
Temple, TX 6.7% 18th -0.8pp 12th 13% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 9th -0.4pp 13th 22% below peers
Reading, PA 23.4% 31st -2.2pp 14th 296% above peers
Greenville, NC 10.7% 27th -0.4pp 15th 82% above peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% 13th -0.2pp 16th 19% below peers
Toms River, NJ 6.1% 17th -0.2pp 17th 3% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 8.4% 22nd -0.2pp 18th 43% above peers
Indio, CA 4.0% 8th -0.0pp 19th 33% below peers
Beaverton, OR 8.7% 24th -0.0pp 20th 47% above peers
Hemet, CA 9.0% 25th -0.0pp 21st 53% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.0% 29th +0.8pp 22nd 104% above peers
Plantation, FL 5.3% 14th +0.9pp 23rd 11% below peers
Orem, UT 3.7% 7th +0.7pp 24th 38% below peers
Norwalk, CT 8.5% 23rd +1.7pp 25th 43% above peers
Hoover, AL 3.4% 5th +0.9pp 26th 43% below peers
Chino, CA 4.6% 10th +1.2pp 27th 22% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% 11th +1.4pp 28th 22% below peers
Lawrence, KS 8.4% 21st +2.6pp 29th 42% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.7% 12th +1.6pp 30th 20% below peers
Lehi, UT 1.8% 1st +1.1pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Manhattan, KS down 4.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Racine, WI down 5.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ down 8.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.1% then, 5.3% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.9% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
20132024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 6.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Norwalk, CT 10.3% 26th -6.3pp 1st 45% above peers
Beaverton, OR 6.0% 11th -2.4pp 2nd 15% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 7.4% 17th -2.6pp 3rd 4% above peers
Sunrise, FL 9.8% 24th -3.2pp 4th 38% above peers
North Port, FL 10.8% 27th -3.0pp 5th 51% above peers
Chino, CA 7.0% 14th -1.7pp 6th 2% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.1% 15th -1.7pp 7th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 4.9% 5th -1.1pp 8th 32% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 16th -1.4pp 9th on par with peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.0% 3rd -0.7pp 10th 43% below peers
Plantation, FL 9.5% 22nd -1.6pp 11th 33% above peers
Kenosha, WI 6.2% 12th -1.1pp 12th 13% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 8th -0.9pp 13th 27% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.2% 29th -1.4pp 14th 58% above peers
Orem, UT 10.1% 25th -1.1pp 15th 41% above peers
Roanoke, VA 9.8% 23rd -1.0pp 16th 38% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.9% 2nd -0.3pp 17th 45% below peers
Manteca, CA 4.2% 4th -0.3pp 18th 41% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.0% 19th -0.6pp 19th 27% above peers
Vista, CA 11.1% 28th -0.7pp 20th 56% above peers
Hoover, AL 5.0% 6th -0.3pp 21st 29% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.1% 7th -0.2pp 22nd 28% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.8% 1st -0.1pp 23rd 46% below peers
Greenville, NC 9.5% 21st +0.1pp 24th 33% above peers
Bellingham, WA 5.3% 9th +0.2pp 25th 25% below peers
Redding, CA 6.6% 13th +0.5pp 26th 7% below peers
Lawrence, KS 8.8% 18th +1.1pp 27th 24% above peers
Temple, TX 13.9% 30th +1.9pp 28th 96% above peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 20th +1.2pp 29th 28% above peers
Fall River, MA 5.8% 10th +1.4pp 30th 19% below peers
Reading, PA 14.7% 31st +4.8pp 31st 106% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat below the peer median.

29.0%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 31.1%
United States ref 33.4%
Kirkland, WA 22.4% 1st 31% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 25.3% 2nd 22% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.7% 3rd 21% below peers
Norwalk, CT 26.7% 4th 18% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 5th 15% below peers
Vista, CA 28.1% 6th 14% below peers
Bellingham, WA 29.0% 7th 11% below peers
Redding, CA 29.0% 8th 11% below peers
Lehi, UT 29.3% 9th 10% below peers
North Port, FL 29.5% 10th 9% below peers
Plantation, FL 29.5% 11th 9% below peers
Toms River, NJ 31.1% 12th 4% below peers
Beaverton, OR 31.1% 13th 4% below peers
Chino, CA 31.9% 14th 2% below peers
Sunrise, FL 32.2% 15th 1% below peers
Orem, UT 32.5% 16th on par with peers
Hoover, AL 32.5% 17th on par with peers
Manteca, CA 33.9% 18th 4% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 35.5% 19th 9% above peers
Fall River, MA 36.0% 20th 11% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 36.3% 21st 12% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 22nd 12% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.5% 23rd 12% above peers
Indio, CA 36.7% 24th 13% above peers
Hemet, CA 38.3% 25th 18% above peers
Temple, TX 38.7% 26th 19% above peers
Greenville, NC 38.8% 27th 19% above peers
Yakima, WA 41.8% 28th 29% above peers
Reading, PA 43.3% 29th 33% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 30th 34% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 45.6% 31st 40% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.2% then, 3.6% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.3% to 3.6%).
3.6%
20122024
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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
Washington ref 3.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Norwalk, CT 5.6% 22nd -17.1pp 1st 47% above peers
Chino, CA 3.4% 10th -3.4pp 2nd 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR 3.0% 7th -1.7pp 3rd 23% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 2.1% 3rd -1.2pp 4th 44% below peers
Hemet, CA 4.4% 19th -2.3pp 5th 14% above peers
Yakima, WA 3.8% 16th -1.4pp 6th on par with peers
Lehi, UT 3.4% 11th -1.1pp 7th 11% below peers
Plantation, FL 6.5% 26th -2.1pp 8th 69% above peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 8th -1.0pp 9th 19% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 1.6% 2nd -0.4pp 10th 57% below peers
Manteca, CA 1.4% 1st -0.1pp 11th 64% below peers
San Marcos, CA 2.6% 6th -0.1pp 12th 33% below peers
Toms River, NJ 3.5% 13th -0.1pp 13th 8% below peers
Orem, UT 8.1% 29th +0.3pp 14th 110% above peers
Vista, CA 5.4% 21st +0.3pp 15th 40% above peers
Hoover, AL 2.5% 5th +0.4pp 16th 34% below peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 15th +0.6pp 17th 7% below peers
Redding, CA 4.6% 20th +1.0pp 18th 20% above peers
Fall River, MA 2.3% 4th +0.6pp 19th 40% below peers
Lawrence, KS 5.8% 24th +1.5pp 20th 52% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 5.7% 23rd +1.6pp 21st 47% above peers
North Port, FL 13.1% 31st +4.3pp 22nd 241% above peers
Sunrise, FL 7.9% 28th +3.0pp 23rd 105% above peers
Bellingham, WA 3.6% 14th +1.4pp 24th 7% below peers
Indio, CA 3.5% 12th +1.4pp 25th 8% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.2% 18th +1.6pp 26th 8% above peers
Temple, TX 8.4% 30th +3.7pp 27th 120% above peers
Greenville, NC 4.0% 17th +1.8pp 28th 3% above peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 25th +3.1pp 29th 62% above peers
Reading, PA 7.8% 27th +4.2pp 30th 102% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 9th +1.9pp 31st 19% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 4.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 44.3% to 48.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Bellingham started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 7.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (40.7% to 48.5%).
Bright spot 48.5%
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
Washington ref 39.6% +3.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Hemet, CA 15.5% 30th +4.4pp 1st 54% below peers
North Port, FL 29.9% 19th +8.1pp 2nd 11% below peers
Manteca, CA 21.7% 25th +5.0pp 3rd 36% below peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 18th +6.6pp 4th 11% below peers
Sunrise, FL 33.6% 16th +6.9pp 5th on par with peers
Vista, CA 29.3% 20th +5.4pp 6th 13% below peers
Indio, CA 20.5% 28th +3.3pp 7th 39% below peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 21st +4.6pp 8th 14% below peers
Chino, CA 27.2% 22nd +4.2pp 9th 19% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 10th +6.8pp 10th 30% above peers
Toms River, NJ 36.4% 15th +4.8pp 11th 8% above peers
Norwalk, CA 21.3% 26th +2.5pp 12th 37% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.3% 24th +2.4pp 13th 28% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 38.5% 14th +3.7pp 14th 14% above peers
Bellingham, WA 48.5% 7th +4.2pp 15th 44% above peers
Yakima, WA 20.8% 27th +1.8pp 16th 38% below peers
Orem, UT 43.6% 11th +3.6pp 17th 30% above peers
Hoover, AL 62.6% 3rd +5.0pp 18th 86% above peers
Kirkland, WA 66.3% 2nd +5.0pp 19th 97% above peers
Lehi, UT 50.0% 6th +3.6pp 20th 48% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.1% 5th +3.6pp 21st 49% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 68.4% 1st +4.5pp 22nd 103% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 29th +1.0pp 23rd 51% below peers
Plantation, FL 45.9% 8th +2.6pp 24th 36% above peers
Temple, TX 30.6% 17th +1.7pp 25th 9% below peers
Reading, PA 11.4% 31st +0.6pp 26th 66% below peers
Redding, CA 26.9% 23rd +1.2pp 27th 20% below peers
Lawrence, KS 55.8% 4th +2.5pp 28th 66% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 43.3% 12th +1.8pp 29th 29% above peers
Greenville, NC 39.1% 13th +1.4pp 30th 16% above peers
Norwalk, CT 44.8% 9th +1.4pp 31st 33% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 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 →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% 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 (55.5% then, 56.6% now; margin ±16.8pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 9.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (47.5% to 56.6%).
Bright spot 56.6%
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
Washington ref 42.9% -1.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Reading, PA 36.1% 25th +14.0pp 1st 20% below peers
Toms River, NJ 70.6% 2nd +11.2pp 2nd 56% above peers
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 12th +7.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Temple, TX 40.2% 19th +5.7pp 4th 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR 46.7% 15th +4.9pp 5th 3% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 17th +4.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Greenville, NC 53.1% 8th +4.9pp 7th 18% above peers
Chino, CA 45.2% 16th +3.2pp 8th on par with peers
Norwalk, CT 75.6% 1st +5.3pp 9th 67% above peers
Plantation, FL 60.9% 4th +2.2pp 10th 35% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 43.5% 18th +1.2pp 11th 4% below peers
Bellingham, WA 56.6% 6th +1.1pp 12th 25% above peers
Lehi, UT 51.3% 9th +0.7pp 13th 14% above peers
Redding, CA 50.0% 11th -2.2pp 14th 11% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 55.7% 7th -3.5pp 15th 23% above peers
Orem, UT 39.0% 21st -3.2pp 16th 14% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 62.6% 3rd -8.9pp 17th 39% above peers
Sunrise, FL 48.9% 13th -8.2pp 18th 8% above peers
Lawrence, KS 48.6% 14th -9.3pp 19th 8% above peers
Kirkland, WA 57.9% 5th -11.4pp 20th 28% above peers
Vista, CA 36.3% 24th -8.5pp 21st 20% below peers
Yakima, WA 26.9% 29th -6.5pp 22nd 40% below peers
North Port, FL 39.3% 20th -10.5pp 23rd 13% below peers
San Marcos, CA 50.5% 10th -14.5pp 24th 12% above peers
Norwalk, CA 38.8% 22nd -11.6pp 25th 14% below peers
Fall River, MA 37.1% 23rd -11.9pp 26th 18% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 29.8% 28th -11.5pp 27th 34% below peers
Manteca, CA 31.2% 27th -12.5pp 28th 31% below peers
Hemet, CA 22.6% 30th -11.4pp 29th 50% below peers
Hoover, AL 36.1% 26th -24.8pp 30th 20% below peers
Indio, CA 21.5% 31st -16.3pp 31st 52% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 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 →
  • Vineland, NJ up 20.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Livermore, CA up 16.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookhaven, GA up 18.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±14.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.9% then, 4.5% now; margin ±2.7pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 0.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.6% to 4.5%).
Bright spot 4.5%
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
Washington ref 7.6% +1.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Chino, CA 2.7% 5th -7.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Norwalk, CT 2.0% 3rd -5.1pp 2nd 69% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 15th -5.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Hemet, CA 7.9% 19th -5.8pp 4th 20% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 13th -3.2pp 5th 21% below peers
Hoover, AL 1.7% 2nd -1.0pp 6th 74% below peers
Lawrence, KS 1.4% 1st -0.8pp 7th 78% below peers
San Marcos, CA 4.3% 8th -1.5pp 8th 35% below peers
Greenville, NC 2.7% 4th -0.5pp 9th 60% below peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 21st -1.6pp 10th 24% above peers
Fall River, MA 7.2% 18th -1.4pp 11th 9% above peers
Beaverton, OR 4.5% 11th -0.6pp 12th 31% below peers
Sunrise, FL 6.6% 16th -0.2pp 13th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 4.5% 10th -0.0pp 14th 31% below peers
Manteca, CA 8.0% 20th +0.4pp 15th 22% above peers
Plantation, FL 8.2% 22nd +0.5pp 16th 25% above peers
Indio, CA 9.1% 25th +0.6pp 17th 38% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 6th +0.3pp 18th 53% below peers
Orem, UT 6.7% 17th +0.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Redding, CA 8.3% 23rd +1.4pp 20th 27% above peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 31st +2.7pp 21st 97% above peers
Lehi, UT 4.5% 12th +1.1pp 22nd 31% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.9% 29th +3.0pp 23rd 80% above peers
Vista, CA 10.2% 27th +3.1pp 24th 56% above peers
Reading, PA 8.9% 24th +2.8pp 25th 36% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.2% 7th +1.5pp 26th 36% below peers
Bellingham, WA 4.5% 9th +1.6pp 27th 32% below peers
Temple, TX 6.5% 14th +2.6pp 28th 2% below peers
North Port, FL 9.2% 26th +4.2pp 29th 39% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.1% 30th +6.2pp 30th 83% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 10.8% 28th +9.9pp 31st 64% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±2.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 5% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 88,764 to 93,438 - more than the combined survey margin (±83).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 20% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 14% from 2014 to 2024 (82,080 to 93,438).
Big move 93,438
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Lehi, UT 85,173 30th +33% 1st 9% below peers
North Port, FL 84,605 31st +27% 2nd 10% below peers
Temple, TX 89,602 28th +20% 3rd 5% below peers
Manteca, CA 89,043 29th +13% 4th 5% below peers
Hoover, AL 92,642 23rd +9% 5th 2% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 93,993 17th +8% 6th on par with peers
Hemet, CA 91,326 27th +8% 7th 3% below peers
Reading, PA 95,242 12th +8% 8th 1% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 93,801 18th +8% 9th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 94,956 14th +6% 10th 1% above peers
Bellingham, WA 93,438 19th +5% 11th 1% below peers
Fall River, MA 94,082 16th +5% 12th on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 97,918 5th +4% 13th 4% above peers
Norwalk, CT 92,187 25th +4% 14th 2% below peers
Yakima, WA 96,961 9th +4% 15th 3% above peers
Kirkland, WA 92,621 24th +4% 16th 2% below peers
Chino, CA 92,652 22nd +3% 17th 2% below peers
Plantation, FL 96,293 10th +3% 18th 2% above peers
Indio, CA 91,950 26th +3% 19th 2% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 97,190 7th +2% 20th 3% above peers
Redding, CA 93,409 20th +2% 21st 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 92,857 21st +1% 22nd 1% below peers
Orem, UT 97,182 8th +0% 23rd 3% above peers
Beaverton, OR 97,812 6th -0% 24th 4% above peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 2nd -0% 25th 6% above peers
Lawrence, KS 96,051 11th -0% 26th 2% above peers
San Marcos, CA 94,882 15th -0% 27th 1% above peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 4th -1% 28th 5% above peers
Vista, CA 99,114 3rd -2% 29th 5% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 1st -5% 30th 6% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 94,994 13th -8% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±64 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 14.9% to 13.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.9pp).

Broader trend
37% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 1.9 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (15.8% to 13.8%).
Big move 13.8%
20172024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 21.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Chino, CA 24.6% 9th +4.4pp 1st 8% above peers
Indio, CA 24.8% 8th +2.4pp 2nd 8% above peers
Beaverton, OR 20.5% 24th +1.0pp 3rd 10% below peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 18th +0.8pp 4th 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 18.8% 28th +0.6pp 5th 18% below peers
Plantation, FL 20.9% 22nd +0.5pp 6th 8% below peers
Toms River, NJ 22.3% 19th +0.2pp 7th 2% below peers
Redding, CA 22.2% 20th +0.2pp 8th 3% below peers
Yakima, WA 27.8% 3rd +0.2pp 9th 22% above peers
Temple, TX 26.6% 4th -0.2pp 10th 17% above peers
Sunrise, FL 20.7% 23rd -0.3pp 11th 9% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 23.0% 15th -0.4pp 12th 1% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 22.8% 16th -0.4pp 13th on par with peers
Reading, PA 28.4% 2nd -0.9pp 14th 24% above peers
Manteca, CA 25.2% 6th -1.0pp 15th 11% above peers
Lawrence, KS 16.3% 30th -0.6pp 16th 28% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.9% 25th -0.8pp 17th 13% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.2% 7th -1.0pp 18th 10% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 22.8% 17th -1.0pp 19th on par with peers
Vista, CA 24.3% 11th -1.2pp 20th 6% above peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 13th -1.4pp 21st 2% above peers
Kirkland, WA 19.3% 26th -1.1pp 22nd 15% below peers
Norwalk, CT 18.8% 27th -1.3pp 23rd 18% below peers
Orem, UT 26.4% 5th -1.9pp 24th 15% above peers
Hoover, AL 24.4% 10th -1.8pp 25th 7% above peers
Bellingham, WA 13.8% 31st -1.1pp 26th 39% below peers
Norwalk, CA 21.7% 21st -2.5pp 27th 5% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 24.2% 12th -2.9pp 28th 6% above peers
Hemet, CA 23.1% 14th -3.1pp 29th 1% above peers
North Port, FL 17.6% 29th -3.0pp 30th 23% below peers
Lehi, UT 35.2% 1st -7.1pp 31st 54% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.7% then, 29.1% now; margin ±7.3pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 7.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (36.6% to 29.1%).
29.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 25.3% -0.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Vista, CA 30.9% 13th +7.0pp 1st 6% above peers
Hemet, CA 39.1% 8th +6.6pp 2nd 35% above peers
Manteca, CA 30.9% 14th +4.9pp 3rd 6% above peers
Orem, UT 15.1% 29th +2.3pp 4th 48% below peers
Greenville, NC 56.0% 3rd +8.4pp 5th 93% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 55.0% 4th +4.8pp 6th 90% above peers
Reading, PA 66.1% 1st +5.1pp 7th 128% above peers
Fall River, MA 57.9% 2nd +3.5pp 8th 100% above peers
Redding, CA 35.0% 9th +2.1pp 9th 21% above peers
Lawrence, KS 29.0% 16th +1.7pp 10th on par with peers
Hoover, AL 19.7% 26th +1.2pp 11th 32% below peers
Bellingham, WA 29.1% 15th +1.3pp 12th on par with peers
Lehi, UT 5.8% 31st +0.2pp 13th 80% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 20.5% 25th +0.7pp 14th 29% below peers
Norwalk, CT 28.7% 17th +0.5pp 15th 1% below peers
Temple, TX 34.6% 10th +0.5pp 16th 19% above peers
Yakima, WA 42.6% 6th +0.1pp 17th 47% above peers
Kirkland, WA 15.2% 28th +0.0pp 18th 48% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 13.9% 30th -0.3pp 19th 52% below peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 5th -1.4pp 20th 78% above peers
Beaverton, OR 26.7% 20th -1.6pp 21st 8% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 19th -2.2pp 22nd 4% below peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 7th -4.4pp 23rd 42% above peers
San Marcos, CA 20.8% 24th -2.5pp 24th 28% below peers
Sunrise, FL 33.7% 11th -4.3pp 25th 16% above peers
Chino, CA 21.2% 22nd -2.7pp 26th 27% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 30.9% 12th -5.6pp 27th 7% above peers
Indio, CA 28.1% 18th -5.4pp 28th 3% below peers
Toms River, NJ 19.3% 27th -5.3pp 29th 33% below peers
North Port, FL 21.2% 23rd -7.5pp 30th 27% below peers
Plantation, FL 26.3% 21st -10.9pp 31st 9% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 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 ±5.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

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

Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (63.7% then, 68.9% now; margin ±14.4pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 10.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.5% to 68.9%).
68.9%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 62.8% +2.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Lehi, UT 49.3% 31st +13.0pp 1st 28% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 69.3% 15th +14.3pp 2nd 1% above peers
Vista, CA 74.0% 8th +14.1pp 3rd 7% above peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 14th +11.4pp 4th 2% above peers
Norwalk, CT 76.9% 2nd +9.7pp 5th 12% above peers
Yakima, WA 72.9% 10th +7.6pp 6th 6% above peers
Kirkland, WA 65.8% 19th +6.7pp 7th 4% below peers
Redding, CA 67.7% 17th +6.8pp 8th 2% below peers
Manteca, CA 59.7% 29th +5.8pp 9th 13% below peers
Fall River, MA 75.5% 5th +7.1pp 10th 10% above peers
Orem, UT 49.8% 30th +4.3pp 11th 28% below peers
Greenville, NC 76.9% 1st +6.2pp 12th 12% above peers
San Marcos, CA 71.3% 12th +5.5pp 13th 4% above peers
Bellingham, WA 68.9% 16th +5.1pp 14th on par with peers
Chino, CA 63.5% 26th +4.0pp 15th 8% below peers
Hemet, CA 64.3% 24th +3.6pp 16th 7% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 75.7% 4th +4.2pp 17th 10% above peers
Plantation, FL 72.0% 11th +4.0pp 18th 5% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 65.6% 20th +3.4pp 19th 5% below peers
Temple, TX 61.5% 28th +2.4pp 20th 11% below peers
Toms River, NJ 76.0% 3rd +3.0pp 21st 10% above peers
Hoover, AL 74.2% 7th +2.5pp 22nd 8% above peers
Beaverton, OR 66.7% 18th +1.2pp 23rd 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 13th +1.2pp 24th 2% above peers
North Port, FL 61.7% 27th -0.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Sunrise, FL 75.5% 6th -4.9pp 26th 10% above peers
Lawrence, KS 73.1% 9th -5.6pp 27th 6% above peers
Indio, CA 64.5% 22nd -5.4pp 28th 6% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 64.4% 23rd -6.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Reading, PA 64.0% 25th -7.6pp 30th 7% below peers
Kenosha, WI 65.6% 21st -12.8pp 31st 5% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 19 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±10.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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