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Kirkland, WA
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97,410 people (2025) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where Kirkland, WA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →

What needs attention 6 indicators

Where Kirkland, WA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →

Big moves & big gaps 6 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 →

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Economy 7 indicators
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $117,190 to $150,414 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$7,600).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kirkland started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 66% from 2014 to 2024 ($90,611 to $150,414).
Bright spot $150,414
20102024
▸ 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 19th +53% 1st 8% below peers
Deltona, FL $76,924 20th +46% 2nd 8% below peers
Sunrise, FL $77,652 18th +42% 3rd 8% below peers
Norwalk, CA $100,085 9th +42% 4th 19% above peers
Yakima, WA $62,815 26th +40% 5th 25% below peers
Merced, CA $63,122 25th +40% 6th 25% below peers
San Marcos, CA $109,377 6th +39% 7th 30% above peers
Lehi, UT $131,299 2nd +37% 8th 56% above peers
Beaverton, OR $98,622 10th +37% 9th 17% above peers
Reading, PA $44,091 31st +37% 10th 48% below peers
North Port, FL $84,049 16th +35% 11th on par with peers
Manteca, CA $97,055 11th +33% 12th 15% above peers
Vista, CA $94,975 12th +32% 13th 13% above peers
Fall River, MA $56,673 28th +30% 14th 33% below peers
Federal Way, WA $86,909 15th +29% 15th 3% above peers
Orem, UT $83,342 17th +29% 16th 1% below peers
Kenosha, WI $71,239 21st +29% 17th 15% below peers
Kirkland, WA $150,414 1st +28% 18th 79% above peers
Chino, CA $104,682 7th +28% 19th 25% above peers
Toms River, NJ $100,137 8th +25% 20th 19% above peers
Roanoke, VA $55,378 29th +25% 21st 34% below peers
Bellingham, WA $66,755 23rd +25% 22nd 21% below peers
Temple, TX $68,204 22nd +24% 23rd 19% below peers
Plantation, FL $92,541 13th +24% 24th 10% above peers
O'Fallon, MO $110,443 5th +23% 25th 31% above peers
Longmont, CO $90,671 14th +22% 26th 8% above peers
Greenville, NC $49,748 30th +22% 27th 41% below peers
Lawrence, KS $65,009 24th +21% 28th 23% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $124,755 3rd +21% 29th 48% above peers
Atascocita, TX $118,226 4th +18% 30th 41% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $60,491 27th +16% 31st 28% 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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6 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 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 ±$5,890 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.5 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.3 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment rose less than 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4.8% in July 2026, up from 4.3% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.8%
1990July 2026
▸ Compare all 28 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) 21st -1.0pp 1st 8% above peers
Bellingham, WA 3.3% (Jul 26) 3rd -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
Merced, CA 8.1% (Jul 26) 28th -0.5pp 6th 69% above peers
San Marcos, CA 4.4% (Jul 26) 11th -0.5pp 7th 8% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% (Jul 26) 13th -0.3pp 8th 4% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.9% (Jul 26) 1st -0.3pp 9th 40% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.3pp 10th 35% below peers
Chino, CA 5.0% (Jul 26) 18th -0.2pp 11th 4% above peers
Beaverton, OR 5.1% (Jul 26) 19th -0.1pp 12th 6% above peers
Lawrence, KS 4.3% (Jul 26) 8th +0.0pp 13th 10% below peers
Fall River, MA 6.1% (Jul 26) 26th +0.0pp 14th 27% above peers
Orem, UT 3.6% (Jul 26) 5th +0.0pp 15th 25% below peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% (Jul 26) 6th +0.1pp 16th 25% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 9th +0.2pp 17th 10% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.6% (Jul 26) 24th +0.3pp 18th 17% above peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% (Jul 26) 16th +0.5pp 19th on par with peers
Reading, PA 6.1% (Jul 26) 27th +0.5pp 20th 27% above peers
Roanoke, VA 4.2% (Jul 26) 7th +0.5pp 21st 12% below peers
Deltona, FL 5.2% (Jul 26) 22nd +0.5pp 22nd 8% above peers
Lehi, UT 3.5% (Jul 26) 4th +0.6pp 23rd 27% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 4.9% (Jul 26) 17th +0.6pp 24th 2% above peers
Temple, TX 5.1% (Jul 26) 20th +0.7pp 25th 6% above peers
Plantation, FL 4.3% (Jul 26) 10th +0.7pp 26th 10% below peers
North Port, FL 5.3% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.8pp 27th 10% above peers
Sunrise, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 14th +0.8pp 28th 2% below peers
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.1% then, 6.1% now; margin ±1.4pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.4% to 6.1%).
Bright spot 6.1%
20112024
▸ 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%
Chino, CA 8.0% 8th -2.4pp 1st 21% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 16.9% 23rd -5.0pp 2nd 66% above peers
Toms River, NJ 5.8% 3rd -1.7pp 3rd 43% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.0% 1st -1.4pp 4th 51% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.2% 15th -2.4pp 5th on par with peers
San Marcos, CA 9.2% 10th -2.1pp 6th 10% below peers
Merced, CA 23.9% 29th -5.4pp 7th 134% above peers
Yakima, WA 16.6% 22nd -3.8pp 8th 63% above peers
Greenville, NC 24.6% 30th -5.6pp 9th 141% above peers
Norwalk, CA 9.3% 11th -1.9pp 10th 9% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.5% 12th -1.9pp 11th 7% below peers
Lawrence, KS 17.4% 25th -3.3pp 12th 70% above peers
Vista, CA 10.5% 17th -1.9pp 13th 3% above peers
Kenosha, WI 13.7% 20th -2.4pp 14th 34% above peers
Sunrise, FL 10.7% 18th -1.6pp 15th 4% above peers
Reading, PA 28.7% 31st -4.0pp 16th 181% above peers
Orem, UT 10.2% 16th -1.4pp 17th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 18.3% 26th -2.4pp 18th 79% above peers
North Port, FL 6.7% 6th -0.8pp 19th 35% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.6% 27th -2.2pp 20th 82% above peers
Beaverton, OR 10.1% 14th -1.2pp 21st 1% below peers
Longmont, CO 8.6% 9th -1.0pp 22nd 16% below peers
Kirkland, WA 6.1% 4th -0.0pp 23rd 41% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.6% 28th -0.1pp 24th 91% above peers
Temple, TX 16.0% 21st -0.1pp 25th 57% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 17.3% 24th +0.5pp 26th 70% above peers
Federal Way, WA 13.0% 19th +1.0pp 27th 28% above peers
Plantation, FL 10.0% 13th +1.6pp 28th 2% below peers
Atascocita, TX 7.4% 7th +1.2pp 29th 27% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 5.4% 2nd +0.9pp 30th 47% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 6.1% 5th +1.5pp 31st 40% 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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6 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 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 ±1.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.2% then, 5.3% now; margin ±2.0pp).

Broader trend
67% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.4% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
20132024
▸ 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 69% below peers
Manteca, CA 9.1% 9th -5.7pp 2nd 20% below peers
Chino, CA 8.8% 8th -5.3pp 3rd 22% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.6% 6th -4.1pp 4th 33% below peers
Yakima, WA 21.5% 24th -10.8pp 5th 90% above peers
Greenville, NC 21.8% 25th -10.8pp 6th 92% above peers
Beaverton, OR 11.3% 16th -5.4pp 7th on par with peers
Orem, UT 9.4% 11th -4.4pp 8th 17% below peers
Lehi, UT 5.5% 4th -2.5pp 9th 52% below peers
Vista, CA 13.8% 19th -4.6pp 10th 22% above peers
Norwalk, CA 10.9% 15th -3.4pp 11th 4% below peers
Lawrence, KS 9.8% 13th -3.0pp 12th 14% below peers
Sunrise, FL 13.2% 18th -3.9pp 13th 16% above peers
Roanoke, VA 24.6% 26th -7.2pp 14th 117% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 25.5% 28th -7.1pp 15th 125% above peers
Plantation, FL 9.4% 12th -2.6pp 16th 17% below peers
Longmont, CO 10.7% 14th -2.7pp 17th 5% below peers
Deltona, FL 12.5% 17th -3.1pp 18th 11% above peers
Kenosha, WI 19.1% 21st -4.3pp 19th 69% above peers
Fall River, MA 26.6% 29th -4.8pp 20th 135% above peers
Merced, CA 33.4% 30th -5.5pp 21st 195% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.9% 27th -4.0pp 22nd 120% above peers
Reading, PA 39.0% 31st -6.2pp 23rd 245% above peers
Temple, TX 20.9% 23rd -3.3pp 24th 85% above peers
North Port, FL 7.8% 7th -0.4pp 25th 31% below peers
Kirkland, WA 5.3% 2nd +0.2pp 26th 53% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 6.2% 5th +0.5pp 27th 45% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.4% 22nd +1.9pp 28th 80% above peers
Atascocita, TX 9.4% 10th +1.5pp 29th 17% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 5.4% 3rd +1.9pp 30th 52% below peers
Bellingham, WA 18.8% 20th +6.9pp 31st 66% 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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6 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 ±1.6pp 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 ★ Strong performer
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Broadband rose 2.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 94.0% to 96.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.6pp).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way. Kirkland started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 4.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (91.7% to 96.4%).
Bright spot 96.4%
20172024
▸ 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 93.7% +5.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Fall River, MA 86.5% 29th +16.1pp 1st 8% below peers
Sunrise, FL 92.1% 21st +15.2pp 2nd 2% below peers
Reading, PA 86.6% 28th +12.3pp 3rd 8% below peers
Yakima, WA 89.3% 26th +11.1pp 4th 5% below peers
Roanoke, VA 85.9% 30th +10.5pp 5th 9% below peers
Deltona, FL 94.7% 12th +10.3pp 6th 1% above peers
Norwalk, CA 94.1% 14th +10.0pp 7th on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 92.5% 19th +9.3pp 8th 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 89.7% 25th +8.9pp 9th 5% below peers
Temple, TX 90.6% 24th +8.9pp 10th 4% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 88.0% 27th +8.1pp 11th 6% below peers
Longmont, CO 95.0% 8th +7.6pp 12th 1% above peers
Merced, CA 94.3% 13th +6.6pp 13th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 95.2% 7th +6.4pp 14th 1% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 93.8% 17th +6.2pp 15th on par with peers
North Port, FL 94.8% 11th +6.3pp 16th 1% above peers
Chino, CA 95.9% 5th +6.0pp 17th 2% above peers
Manteca, CA 93.6% 18th +5.4pp 18th on par with peers
Federal Way, WA 94.0% 15th +5.4pp 19th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 93.9% 16th +5.4pp 20th on par with peers
Vista, CA 95.3% 6th +4.6pp 21st 1% above peers
Toms River, NJ 91.7% 23rd +4.4pp 22nd 2% below peers
Beaverton, OR 94.8% 10th +4.2pp 23rd 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA 96.0% 4th +4.0pp 24th 2% above peers
Lawrence, KS 91.7% 22nd +3.4pp 25th 2% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 95.0% 9th +3.4pp 26th 1% above peers
Orem, UT 92.5% 20th +2.7pp 27th 1% below peers
Atascocita, TX 97.4% 1st +2.4pp 28th 4% above peers
Kirkland, WA 96.4% 3rd +2.3pp 29th 3% above peers
Lehi, UT 97.1% 2nd +2.3pp 30th 3% 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.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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6 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 →
  • 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 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality rose about 9% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 0.45 to 0.49 - more than the combined survey margin (±0.02). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 11% from 2014 to 2024 (0.44 to 0.49).
Needs attention 0.49
20102024
▸ 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 0.47 +0.012
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Atascocita, TX 0.35 1st -0.040 1st 20% below peers
Yakima, WA 0.43 11th -0.028 2nd 3% below peers
Kenosha, WI 0.43 9th -0.021 3rd 3% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 0.51 30th -0.017 4th 16% above peers
Deltona, FL 0.38 3rd -0.011 5th 14% below peers
San Marcos, CA 0.44 17th -0.011 6th 1% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 0.38 4th -0.009 7th 13% below peers
Temple, TX 0.45 20th -0.010 8th 3% above peers
Lawrence, KS 0.48 24th -0.009 9th 8% above peers
Merced, CA 0.47 22nd -0.008 10th 6% above peers
Sunrise, FL 0.44 15th -0.006 11th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 0.43 14th -0.005 12th 1% below peers
Fall River, MA 0.46 21st -0.003 13th 5% above peers
Beaverton, OR 0.43 12th +0.001 14th 2% below peers
Greenville, NC 0.52 31st +0.001 15th 19% above peers
Lehi, UT 0.37 2nd +0.004 16th 16% below peers
Chino, CA 0.40 5th +0.005 17th 9% below peers
Bellingham, WA 0.48 25th +0.005 18th 9% above peers
Manteca, CA 0.41 7th +0.008 19th 6% below peers
Longmont, CO 0.43 10th +0.009 20th 3% below peers
Reading, PA 0.47 23rd +0.013 21st 7% above peers
Federal Way, WA 0.43 13th +0.015 22nd 1% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 0.45 19th +0.017 23rd 2% above peers
Orem, UT 0.44 16th +0.017 24th on par with peers
North Port, FL 0.42 8th +0.021 25th 4% below peers
Norwalk, CA 0.40 6th +0.022 26th 9% below peers
Roanoke, VA 0.51 29th +0.028 27th 16% above peers
Plantation, FL 0.48 26th +0.033 28th 9% above peers
Kirkland, WA 0.49 28th +0.043 29th 12% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 0.49 27th +0.045 30th 11% above peers
Vista, CA 0.44 18th +0.043 31st 1% above 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
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Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (3.7% then, 3.6% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.6 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (4.3% to 3.6%).
Bright spot 3.6%
20102023
▸ 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
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% 5th -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% 19th -2.3pp 6th 27% above peers
Bellingham, WA 12.2% 17th -1.8pp 7th 9% above peers
Kenosha, WI 16.5% 22nd -2.4pp 8th 48% above peers
Reading, PA 38.5% 31st -5.4pp 9th 244% above peers
Sunrise, FL 14.4% 20th -1.6pp 10th 29% above peers
Roanoke, VA 16.6% 24th -1.9pp 11th 48% above peers
Yakima, WA 22.6% 28th -2.2pp 12th 102% above peers
Federal Way, WA 16.6% 23rd -1.4pp 13th 48% above peers
Lawrence, KS 5.9% 8th -0.5pp 14th 48% below peers
Chino, CA 7.7% 11th -0.4pp 15th 32% below peers
Toms River, NJ 5.4% 7th -0.1pp 16th 52% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.6% 3rd -0.1pp 17th 68% below peers
Beaverton, OR 11.2% 16th -0.0pp 18th on par with peers
Greenville, NC 14.8% 21st +0.1pp 19th 32% above peers
Deltona, FL 17.2% 25th +0.2pp 20th 54% above peers
Longmont, CO 9.2% 14th +0.4pp 21st 17% below peers
Plantation, FL 8.1% 12th +0.7pp 22nd 28% below peers
Atascocita, TX 5.3% 6th +0.4pp 23rd 53% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 17.5% 26th +1.8pp 24th 57% above peers
Fall River, MA 31.6% 30th +4.0pp 25th 183% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.5% 4th +0.6pp 26th 60% below peers
Merced, CA 30.0% 29th +4.9pp 27th 168% above peers
North Port, FL 9.8% 15th +1.9pp 28th 12% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 9th +1.4pp 29th 36% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 19.2% 27th +4.1pp 30th 72% above peers
Norwalk, CA 12.7% 18th +2.7pp 31st 13% 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 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 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value fell about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 61% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 13% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,178,291 in August 2026, down from $1,242,518 a year earlier.
Big move $1,178,291
2000August 2026
▸ 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
Toms River, NJ $464,685 (Aug 26) 15th +3.9% 2nd on par with peers
Reading, PA $267,494 (Aug 26) 27th +3.8% 3rd 42% below peers
Lawrence, KS $334,684 (Aug 26) 20th +3.4% 4th 28% below peers
Orem, UT $501,606 (Aug 26) 13th +3.0% 5th 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA $279,227 (Aug 26) 25th +2.6% 6th 40% below peers
Fall River, MA $450,311 (Aug 26) 16th +2.3% 7th 3% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $268,436 (Aug 26) 26th +1.9% 8th 42% below peers
Lehi, UT $569,889 (Aug 26) 10th +1.6% 9th 23% above peers
Norwalk, CA $756,744 (Aug 26) 5th +1.5% 10th 63% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $874,006 (Aug 26) 4th +1.3% 11th 88% above peers
Greenville, NC $237,040 (Aug 26) 29th +1.0% 12th 49% below peers
Vista, CA $877,415 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.0% 13th 89% above peers
Yakima, WA $361,999 (Aug 26) 19th +0.8% 14th 22% below peers
San Marcos, CA $958,381 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.3% 15th 106% above peers
Bellingham, WA $661,763 (Aug 26) 7th -0.3% 16th 42% above peers
Chino, CA $745,986 (Aug 26) 6th -0.4% 17th 61% above peers
Federal Way, WA $586,172 (Aug 26) 8th -0.5% 18th 26% above peers
Deltona, FL $298,293 (Aug 26) 23rd -0.7% 19th 36% below peers
Merced, CA $395,807 (Aug 26) 17th -1.0% 20th 15% below peers
Longmont, CO $544,848 (Aug 26) 11th -1.6% 21st 17% above peers
Atascocita, TX $307,522 (Aug 26) 21st -1.7% 22nd 34% below peers
Plantation, FL $495,099 (Aug 26) 14th -2.1% 23rd 7% above peers
Beaverton, OR $523,970 (Aug 26) 12th -2.3% 24th 13% above peers
Sunrise, FL $362,274 (Aug 26) 18th -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) 22nd -3.5% 28th 35% below peers
Kirkland, WA $1,178,291 (Aug 26) 1st -5.2% 29th 154% above peers
Housing

Starter home value (bottom tier)

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

Starter homes fell about 5% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 11% higher than in 2021 ($617,381 then, $687,695 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $755,354 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $687,695 in August 2026, down from $726,215 a year earlier.
Big move $687,695
2000August 2026
▸ 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 32% below peers
Reading, PA $175,228 (Aug 26) 26th +5.8% 2nd 46% below peers
Lawrence, KS $242,888 (Aug 26) 21st +4.2% 3rd 25% below peers
Fall River, MA $363,543 (Aug 26) 14th +3.2% 4th 12% above peers
Portsmouth, VA $202,581 (Aug 26) 24th +2.5% 5th 38% below peers
Toms River, NJ $325,502 (Aug 26) 15th +2.5% 6th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA $183,673 (Aug 26) 25th +1.9% 7th 44% below peers
Norwalk, CA $675,220 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 8th 107% above peers
Vista, CA $692,805 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.4% 9th 113% above peers
Yakima, WA $262,135 (Aug 26) 17th +1.3% 10th 19% below peers
Orem, UT $374,823 (Aug 26) 13th +1.3% 11th 15% above peers
Lehi, UT $430,161 (Aug 26) 9th +1.0% 12th 32% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $548,711 (Aug 26) 6th +0.6% 13th 69% above peers
Bellingham, WA $479,935 (Aug 26) 7th +0.4% 14th 47% above peers
Greenville, NC $156,751 (Aug 26) 28th +0.3% 15th 52% below peers
San Marcos, CA $712,062 (Aug 26) 1st +0.1% 16th 119% above peers
Chino, CA $609,062 (Aug 26) 5th -0.3% 17th 87% above peers
Merced, CA $323,928 (Aug 26) 16th -0.3% 18th on par with peers
Deltona, FL $248,755 (Aug 26) 19th -0.6% 19th 24% below peers
Federal Way, WA $417,504 (Aug 26) 11th -1.3% 20th 28% above peers
Atascocita, TX $251,852 (Aug 26) 18th -1.4% 21st 23% below peers
Longmont, CO $423,526 (Aug 26) 10th -2.4% 22nd 30% above peers
Manteca, CA $473,621 (Aug 26) 8th -3.0% 23rd 46% above peers
Beaverton, OR $400,906 (Aug 26) 12th -3.5% 24th 23% above peers
North Port, FL $235,869 (Aug 26) 22nd -3.6% 25th 28% below peers
Temple, TX $165,866 (Aug 26) 27th -3.7% 26th 49% below peers
Plantation, FL $246,728 (Aug 26) 20th -4.7% 27th 24% below peers
Kirkland, WA $687,695 (Aug 26) 3rd -5.3% 28th 111% above peers
Sunrise, FL $139,376 (Aug 26) 29th -7.8% 29th 57% below peers
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 2.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 63.4% to 60.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.1pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 30% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (63.6% to 60.8%).
Needs attention 60.8%
20112024
▸ 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 63.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Manteca, CA 72.4% 8th +10.6pp 1st 23% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 46.1% 25th +4.7pp 2nd 21% below peers
Merced, CA 45.9% 26th +4.6pp 3rd 22% below peers
Norwalk, CA 68.3% 10th +4.7pp 4th 16% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 57.9% 17th +2.9pp 5th 1% below peers
Vista, CA 51.7% 23rd +2.5pp 6th 12% below peers
Kenosha, WI 58.7% 16th +2.9pp 7th on par with peers
North Port, FL 80.9% 4th +3.3pp 8th 38% above peers
Deltona, FL 80.2% 5th +3.1pp 9th 36% above peers
Sunrise, FL 68.8% 9th +2.3pp 10th 17% above peers
Toms River, NJ 81.8% 2nd +2.5pp 11th 39% above peers
Reading, PA 40.6% 29th +1.2pp 12th 31% below peers
Atascocita, TX 82.5% 1st +2.4pp 13th 41% above peers
Longmont, CO 62.5% 14th +1.8pp 14th 6% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.5% 24th +1.2pp 15th 14% below peers
San Marcos, CA 63.7% 13th +1.4pp 16th 8% above peers
Roanoke, VA 52.4% 21st +1.0pp 17th 11% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 73.6% 7th +1.2pp 18th 25% above peers
Chino, CA 64.0% 12th +0.9pp 19th 9% above peers
Plantation, FL 64.3% 11th +0.5pp 20th 9% above peers
Yakima, WA 53.9% 20th -0.4pp 21st 8% below peers
Federal Way, WA 55.3% 19th -0.4pp 22nd 6% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 81.0% 3rd -1.1pp 23rd 38% above peers
Greenville, NC 32.7% 31st -0.5pp 24th 44% below peers
Bellingham, WA 44.6% 27th -0.8pp 25th 24% below peers
Fall River, MA 35.3% 30th -1.0pp 26th 40% below peers
Lawrence, KS 43.6% 28th -1.3pp 27th 26% below peers
Orem, UT 57.8% 18th -2.2pp 28th 2% below peers
Kirkland, WA 60.8% 15th -2.6pp 29th 4% above peers
Temple, TX 52.3% 22nd -2.3pp 30th 11% below peers
Lehi, UT 75.2% 6th -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 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent rose about 3% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 3% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 50% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,603 in August 2026, up from $2,529 a year earlier.
Big move $2,603
2015August 2026
▸ Compare all 29 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Kenosha, WI $1,638 (Aug 26) 21st +5.8% 1st 15% below peers
Lawrence, KS $1,479 (Aug 26) 24th +5.6% 2nd 23% below peers
Portsmouth, VA $1,629 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.2% 3rd 15% below peers
Deltona, FL $2,039 (Aug 26) 12th +4.7% 4th 6% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC $2,446 (Aug 26) 10th +3.9% 5th 27% above peers
Roanoke, VA $1,413 (Aug 26) 27th +3.4% 6th 27% below peers
Reading, PA $1,439 (Aug 26) 25th +3.2% 7th 25% below peers
Kirkland, WA $2,603 (Aug 26) 6th +2.9% 8th 35% above peers
Fall River, MA $1,850 (Aug 26) 19th +2.8% 9th 4% below peers
Orem, UT $1,517 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.8% 10th 21% below peers
Greenville, NC $1,428 (Aug 26) 26th +2.7% 11th 26% below peers
Bellingham, WA $1,951 (Aug 26) 14th +2.4% 12th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA $3,357 (Aug 26) 1st +2.3% 13th 75% above peers
Manteca, CA $2,559 (Aug 26) 7th +2.1% 14th 33% above peers
Lehi, UT $2,203 (Aug 26) 11th +2.1% 15th 15% above peers
Toms River, NJ $2,934 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.9% 16th 53% above peers
Yakima, WA $1,329 (Aug 26) 29th +1.9% 17th 31% below peers
Merced, CA $2,028 (Aug 26) 13th +1.8% 18th 5% above peers
Chino, CA $3,296 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.6% 19th 71% above peers
Vista, CA $2,724 (Aug 26) 4th +1.6% 20th 42% above peers
Federal Way, WA $1,907 (Aug 26) 17th +1.6% 21st 1% below peers
Longmont, CO $1,923 (Aug 26) 15th +1.2% 22nd on par with peers
Plantation, FL $2,470 (Aug 26) 8th +0.8% 23rd 28% above peers
Sunrise, FL $2,457 (Aug 26) 9th +0.6% 24th 28% above peers
Norwalk, CA $2,697 (Aug 26) 5th +0.2% 25th 40% above peers
Atascocita, TX $1,808 (Aug 26) 20th +0.2% 26th 6% below peers
Temple, TX $1,381 (Aug 26) 28th +0.1% 27th 28% below peers
Beaverton, OR $1,874 (Aug 26) 18th -1.1% 28th 3% below peers
North Port, FL $1,923 (Aug 26) 16th -1.8% 29th on par with peers
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden rose 4.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 28.9% to 32.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.8pp). 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
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.2% to 32.9%).
Needs attention 32.9%
20102024
▸ 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 18% below peers
Norwalk, CA 38.2% 17th -6.8pp 2nd 3% above peers
Roanoke, VA 33.6% 11th -3.8pp 3rd 9% below peers
Greenville, NC 40.8% 19th -2.9pp 4th 10% above peers
Deltona, FL 32.7% 8th -2.2pp 5th 12% below peers
Lehi, UT 22.0% 2nd -1.3pp 6th 41% below peers
Kenosha, WI 32.0% 7th -1.5pp 7th 14% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 44.8% 26th -1.7pp 8th 21% above peers
Merced, CA 43.4% 22nd -0.6pp 9th 17% above peers
Yakima, WA 33.8% 12th -0.5pp 10th 9% below peers
Beaverton, OR 35.7% 14th -0.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Vista, CA 45.0% 28th -0.1pp 12th 21% above peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 23rd +0.6pp 13th 18% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.6% 15th +0.7pp 14th 1% below peers
Reading, PA 45.7% 29th +1.0pp 15th 23% above peers
Chino, CA 42.5% 21st +1.2pp 16th 14% above peers
Manteca, CA 40.8% 18th +1.7pp 17th 10% above peers
Sunrise, FL 47.6% 31st +2.7pp 18th 28% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 21.0% 1st +1.2pp 19th 43% below peers
Orem, UT 30.0% 4th +1.8pp 20th 19% below peers
Federal Way, WA 42.3% 20th +2.8pp 21st 14% above peers
Fall River, MA 44.8% 27th +3.8pp 22nd 21% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 31.2% 6th +2.8pp 23rd 16% below peers
Atascocita, TX 25.7% 3rd +2.4pp 24th 31% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 44.8% 25th +4.3pp 25th 21% above peers
Longmont, CO 37.1% 16th +3.8pp 26th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 47.0% 30th +4.9pp 27th 27% above peers
Plantation, FL 44.7% 24th +4.9pp 28th 20% above peers
Temple, TX 34.3% 13th +3.9pp 29th 8% below peers
Kirkland, WA 32.9% 10th +4.0pp 30th 11% below peers
North Port, FL 32.8% 9th +6.2pp 31st 12% 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.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
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▸

Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.9% then, 4.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 0.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.2% to 4.8%).
4.8%
20102024
▸ 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 7.0% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Mount Pleasant, SC 2.6% 5th -1.6pp 1st 54% below peers
Kenosha, WI 5.7% 16th -2.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Longmont, CO 4.2% 9th -1.6pp 3rd 27% below peers
Sunrise, FL 5.9% 17th -2.0pp 4th 3% above peers
San Marcos, CA 3.5% 7th -1.0pp 5th 39% below peers
Bellingham, WA 9.5% 26th -2.3pp 6th 67% above peers
North Port, FL 2.5% 3rd -0.5pp 7th 56% below peers
Manteca, CA 3.2% 6th -0.7pp 8th 45% below peers
Deltona, FL 2.6% 4th -0.5pp 9th 54% below peers
Merced, CA 8.9% 25th -1.8pp 10th 56% above peers
Roanoke, VA 11.0% 28th -2.1pp 11th 92% above peers
Federal Way, WA 6.3% 19th -1.0pp 12th 10% above peers
Yakima, WA 7.3% 21st -0.9pp 13th 28% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th -2.0pp 14th 187% above peers
Temple, TX 6.7% 20th -0.8pp 15th 16% above peers
Norwalk, CA 4.6% 10th -0.4pp 16th 20% below peers
Reading, PA 23.4% 31st -2.2pp 17th 308% above peers
Greenville, NC 10.7% 27th -0.4pp 18th 87% above peers
Kirkland, WA 4.8% 14th -0.2pp 19th 17% below peers
Toms River, NJ 6.1% 18th -0.2pp 20th 6% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 8.4% 23rd -0.2pp 21st 48% above peers
Atascocita, TX 1.5% 1st -0.0pp 22nd 73% below peers
Beaverton, OR 8.7% 24th -0.0pp 23rd 51% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.0% 29th +0.8pp 24th 110% above peers
Plantation, FL 5.3% 15th +0.9pp 25th 8% below peers
Orem, UT 3.7% 8th +0.7pp 26th 36% below peers
Chino, CA 4.6% 11th +1.2pp 27th 19% below peers
Vista, CA 4.6% 12th +1.4pp 28th 19% below peers
Lawrence, KS 8.4% 22nd +2.6pp 29th 47% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.7% 13th +1.6pp 30th 18% below peers
Lehi, UT 1.8% 2nd +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 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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (3.9% then, 3.8% now; margin ±0.8pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 4.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.6% to 3.8%).
Bright spot 3.8%
20132024
▸ 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 6.3% +0.1pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Beaverton, OR 6.0% 10th -2.4pp 1st 21% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 7.4% 15th -2.6pp 2nd 2% below peers
Sunrise, FL 9.8% 23rd -3.2pp 3rd 30% above peers
North Port, FL 10.8% 26th -3.0pp 4th 42% above peers
Chino, CA 7.0% 12th -1.7pp 5th 8% below peers
Toms River, NJ 4.9% 5th -1.1pp 6th 36% below peers
San Marcos, CA 7.1% 13th -1.4pp 7th 6% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.0% 3rd -0.7pp 8th 47% below peers
Plantation, FL 9.5% 21st -1.6pp 9th 25% above peers
Kenosha, WI 6.2% 11th -1.1pp 10th 18% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 7th -0.9pp 11th 32% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.2% 28th -1.4pp 12th 48% above peers
Orem, UT 10.1% 24th -1.1pp 13th 33% above peers
Roanoke, VA 9.8% 22nd -1.0pp 14th 29% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 3.9% 2nd -0.3pp 15th 48% below peers
Manteca, CA 4.2% 4th -0.3pp 16th 45% below peers
Norwalk, CA 9.0% 18th -0.6pp 17th 19% above peers
Vista, CA 11.1% 27th -0.7pp 18th 47% above peers
Lehi, UT 5.1% 6th -0.2pp 19th 33% below peers
Kirkland, WA 3.8% 1st -0.1pp 20th 50% below peers
Merced, CA 7.6% 16th +0.0pp 21st on par with peers
Greenville, NC 9.5% 20th +0.1pp 22nd 25% above peers
Bellingham, WA 5.3% 8th +0.2pp 23rd 30% below peers
Atascocita, TX 9.0% 19th +0.7pp 24th 19% above peers
Longmont, CO 7.2% 14th +0.6pp 25th 6% below peers
Deltona, FL 12.3% 29th +1.5pp 26th 62% above peers
Lawrence, KS 8.8% 17th +1.1pp 27th 17% above peers
Federal Way, WA 10.2% 25th +1.3pp 28th 34% above peers
Temple, TX 13.9% 30th +1.9pp 29th 84% above peers
Fall River, MA 5.8% 9th +1.4pp 30th 24% below peers
Reading, PA 14.7% 31st +4.8pp 31st 93% 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 · 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 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 ±0.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is about two-thirds of the peer median.

22.4%
20202022
▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 31.1%
United States ref 33.4%
Longmont, CO 19.7% 1st 39% below peers
Kirkland, WA 22.4% 2nd 30% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 25.3% 3rd 21% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.7% 4th 20% below peers
Norwalk, CA 27.5% 5th 15% below peers
Federal Way, WA 27.8% 6th 14% below peers
Vista, CA 28.1% 7th 13% below peers
Bellingham, WA 29.0% 8th 10% below peers
Lehi, UT 29.3% 9th 9% below peers
North Port, FL 29.5% 10th 8% below peers
Plantation, FL 29.5% 11th 8% below peers
Beaverton, OR 31.1% 12th 3% below peers
Toms River, NJ 31.1% 13th 3% below peers
Chino, CA 31.9% 14th 1% below peers
Atascocita, TX 32.1% 15th on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 32.2% 16th on par with peers
Orem, UT 32.5% 17th 1% above peers
Manteca, CA 33.9% 18th 5% above peers
Merced, CA 34.4% 19th 7% above peers
Deltona, FL 35.2% 20th 9% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 35.5% 21st 10% above peers
Fall River, MA 36.0% 22nd 12% above peers
Roanoke, VA 36.3% 23rd 13% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 36.3% 24th 13% above peers
Lawrence, KS 36.5% 25th 13% above peers
Temple, TX 38.7% 26th 20% above peers
Greenville, NC 38.8% 27th 20% above peers
Yakima, WA 41.8% 28th 30% above peers
Reading, PA 43.3% 29th 34% above peers
Kenosha, WI 43.7% 30th 36% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 45.6% 31st 42% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 1.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.2% to 3.1% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 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
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.4% to 3.1%).
Needs attention 3.1%
20122024
▸ 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
Chino, CA 3.4% 10th -3.4pp 1st 13% below peers
Beaverton, OR 3.0% 6th -1.7pp 2nd 24% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 2.1% 3rd -1.2pp 3rd 45% below peers
Yakima, WA 3.8% 15th -1.4pp 4th 2% below peers
Lehi, UT 3.4% 11th -1.1pp 5th 13% below peers
Plantation, FL 6.5% 24th -2.1pp 6th 65% above peers
Norwalk, CA 3.1% 7th -1.0pp 7th 21% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 1.6% 2nd -0.4pp 8th 58% below peers
Manteca, CA 1.4% 1st -0.1pp 9th 65% below peers
San Marcos, CA 2.6% 5th -0.1pp 10th 34% below peers
Toms River, NJ 3.5% 12th -0.1pp 11th 10% below peers
Orem, UT 8.1% 28th +0.3pp 12th 105% above peers
Vista, CA 5.4% 20th +0.3pp 13th 37% above peers
Merced, CA 3.4% 9th +0.5pp 14th 14% below peers
Kenosha, WI 3.6% 14th +0.6pp 15th 8% below peers
Fall River, MA 2.3% 4th +0.6pp 16th 41% below peers
Longmont, CO 4.1% 18th +1.1pp 17th 4% above peers
Lawrence, KS 5.8% 22nd +1.5pp 18th 49% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 5.7% 21st +1.6pp 19th 44% above peers
Atascocita, TX 7.8% 26th +2.3pp 20th 99% above peers
North Port, FL 13.1% 31st +4.3pp 21st 234% above peers
Federal Way, WA 3.9% 16th +1.4pp 22nd on par with peers
Sunrise, FL 7.9% 27th +3.0pp 23rd 101% above peers
Bellingham, WA 3.6% 13th +1.4pp 24th 9% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 4.2% 19th +1.6pp 25th 6% above peers
Temple, TX 8.4% 29th +3.7pp 26th 115% above peers
Greenville, NC 4.0% 17th +1.8pp 27th 1% above peers
Roanoke, VA 6.2% 23rd +3.1pp 28th 59% above peers
Reading, PA 7.8% 25th +4.2pp 29th 98% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 8th +1.9pp 30th 20% below peers
Deltona, FL 10.6% 30th +6.8pp 31st 169% 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 →
  • 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 ±1.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 61.3% to 66.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.6pp).

Broader trend
70% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Kirkland started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.6% to 66.3%).
Bright spot 66.3%
20102024
▸ 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
North Port, FL 29.9% 20th +8.1pp 1st 11% below peers
Manteca, CA 21.7% 25th +5.0pp 2nd 36% below peers
Roanoke, VA 30.0% 19th +6.6pp 3rd 11% below peers
Sunrise, FL 33.6% 16th +6.9pp 4th on par with peers
Deltona, FL 19.9% 29th +3.7pp 5th 41% below peers
Merced, CA 20.2% 28th +3.7pp 6th 40% below peers
Vista, CA 29.3% 21st +5.4pp 7th 13% below peers
Kenosha, WI 29.0% 22nd +4.6pp 8th 14% below peers
Chino, CA 27.2% 23rd +4.2pp 9th 19% below peers
San Marcos, CA 43.8% 9th +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
Federal Way, WA 30.8% 17th +3.6pp 13th 9% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 24.3% 24th +2.4pp 14th 28% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 38.5% 14th +3.7pp 15th 14% above peers
Bellingham, WA 48.5% 6th +4.2pp 16th 44% above peers
Yakima, WA 20.8% 27th +1.8pp 17th 38% below peers
Longmont, CO 47.0% 7th +4.1pp 18th 40% above peers
Orem, UT 43.6% 10th +3.6pp 19th 30% above peers
Kirkland, WA 66.3% 2nd +5.0pp 20th 97% above peers
Lehi, UT 50.0% 5th +3.6pp 21st 48% above peers
Beaverton, OR 50.1% 4th +3.6pp 22nd 49% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 68.4% 1st +4.5pp 23rd 103% above peers
Fall River, MA 16.4% 30th +1.0pp 24th 51% below peers
Plantation, FL 45.9% 8th +2.6pp 25th 36% above peers
Temple, TX 30.6% 18th +1.7pp 26th 9% below peers
Reading, PA 11.4% 31st +0.6pp 27th 66% below peers
Lawrence, KS 55.8% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 66% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 43.3% 11th +1.8pp 29th 29% above peers
Greenville, NC 39.1% 12th +1.4pp 30th 16% above peers
Atascocita, TX 38.9% 13th +1.2pp 31st 16% 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment fell 11.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 69.3% to 57.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±9.2pp). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 3% moved the other way.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 5.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (52.6% to 57.9%).
Needs attention 57.9%
20112024
▸ 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% 27th +14.0pp 1st 20% below peers
Toms River, NJ 70.6% 2nd +11.2pp 2nd 57% above peers
Roanoke, VA 49.8% 11th +7.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Temple, TX 40.2% 19th +5.7pp 4th 11% below peers
Beaverton, OR 46.7% 14th +4.9pp 5th 4% above peers
Kenosha, WI 44.3% 17th +4.6pp 6th 2% below peers
Longmont, CO 72.5% 1st +7.1pp 7th 61% above peers
Greenville, NC 53.1% 8th +4.9pp 8th 18% above peers
Chino, CA 45.2% 15th +3.2pp 9th on par with peers
Plantation, FL 60.9% 4th +2.2pp 10th 35% above peers
Deltona, FL 36.5% 24th +1.0pp 11th 19% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 43.5% 18th +1.2pp 12th 4% below peers
Bellingham, WA 56.6% 6th +1.1pp 13th 26% above peers
Lehi, UT 51.3% 9th +0.7pp 14th 14% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 55.7% 7th -3.5pp 15th 24% above peers
Orem, UT 39.0% 21st -3.2pp 16th 13% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 62.6% 3rd -8.9pp 17th 39% above peers
Sunrise, FL 48.9% 12th -8.2pp 18th 8% above peers
Lawrence, KS 48.6% 13th -9.3pp 19th 8% above peers
Kirkland, WA 57.9% 5th -11.4pp 20th 29% above peers
Vista, CA 36.3% 25th -8.5pp 21st 19% below peers
Yakima, WA 26.9% 30th -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
Atascocita, TX 45.1% 16th -13.6pp 26th on par with peers
Fall River, MA 37.1% 23rd -11.9pp 27th 18% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 29.8% 29th -11.5pp 28th 34% below peers
Manteca, CA 31.2% 28th -12.5pp 29th 31% below peers
Merced, CA 36.2% 26th -19.4pp 30th 20% below peers
Federal Way, WA 20.7% 31st -14.1pp 31st 54% 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 ±6.6pp 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 (2.8% then, 3.1% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 3.8 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.9% to 3.1%).
Bright spot 3.1%
20102024
▸ 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 7.6% +1.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Chino, CA 2.7% 3rd -7.8pp 1st 59% below peers
Federal Way, WA 5.3% 12th -7.4pp 2nd 19% below peers
Norwalk, CA 6.5% 15th -5.7pp 3rd 1% below peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 5.2% 11th -3.2pp 4th 21% below peers
Lawrence, KS 1.4% 1st -0.8pp 5th 78% below peers
San Marcos, CA 4.3% 6th -1.5pp 6th 35% below peers
Greenville, NC 2.7% 2nd -0.5pp 7th 60% below peers
Kenosha, WI 8.1% 21st -1.6pp 8th 24% above peers
Fall River, MA 7.2% 18th -1.4pp 9th 9% above peers
Beaverton, OR 4.5% 9th -0.6pp 10th 31% below peers
Sunrise, FL 6.6% 16th -0.2pp 11th on par with peers
Toms River, NJ 4.5% 8th -0.0pp 12th 31% below peers
Manteca, CA 8.0% 20th +0.4pp 13th 22% above peers
Longmont, CO 10.8% 27th +0.7pp 14th 65% above peers
Merced, CA 11.9% 29th +0.8pp 15th 81% above peers
Plantation, FL 8.2% 22nd +0.5pp 16th 25% above peers
Kirkland, WA 3.1% 4th +0.3pp 17th 53% below peers
Orem, UT 6.7% 17th +0.8pp 18th 2% above peers
Roanoke, VA 13.0% 31st +2.7pp 19th 97% above peers
Lehi, UT 4.5% 10th +1.1pp 20th 31% below peers
Yakima, WA 11.9% 28th +3.0pp 21st 80% above peers
Atascocita, TX 5.9% 13th +1.6pp 22nd 10% below peers
Vista, CA 10.2% 25th +3.1pp 23rd 56% above peers
Reading, PA 8.9% 23rd +2.8pp 24th 36% above peers
Deltona, FL 7.3% 19th +2.4pp 25th 12% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 4.2% 5th +1.5pp 26th 36% below peers
Bellingham, WA 4.5% 7th +1.6pp 27th 32% below peers
Temple, TX 6.5% 14th +2.6pp 28th 2% below peers
North Port, FL 9.2% 24th +4.2pp 29th 39% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 12.1% 30th +6.2pp 30th 83% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 10.8% 26th +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 ±3.3pp 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 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 89,438 to 92,621 - more than the combined survey margin (±114).

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 11% from 2014 to 2024 (83,320 to 92,621).
Big move 92,621
20102024
▸ 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
Lehi, UT 85,173 30th +33% 1st 11% below peers
North Port, FL 84,605 31st +27% 2nd 11% below peers
Atascocita, TX 99,354 5th +22% 3rd 4% above peers
Temple, TX 89,602 28th +20% 4th 6% below peers
Manteca, CA 89,043 29th +13% 5th 7% below peers
Merced, CA 91,953 27th +11% 6th 3% below peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 93,993 21st +8% 7th 1% below peers
Reading, PA 95,242 16th +8% 8th on par with peers
Deltona, FL 97,334 10th +8% 9th 2% above peers
O'Fallon, MO 93,801 22nd +8% 10th 2% below peers
Toms River, NJ 94,956 18th +6% 11th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 93,438 23rd +5% 12th 2% below peers
Longmont, CO 99,406 3rd +5% 13th 4% above peers
Fall River, MA 94,082 20th +5% 14th 1% below peers
Sunrise, FL 97,918 8th +4% 15th 3% above peers
Yakima, WA 96,961 13th +4% 16th 2% above peers
Kirkland, WA 92,621 26th +4% 17th 3% below peers
Chino, CA 92,652 25th +3% 18th 3% below peers
Federal Way, WA 99,493 2nd +3% 19th 4% above peers
Plantation, FL 96,293 14th +3% 20th 1% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 97,190 11th +2% 21st 2% above peers
Greenville, NC 92,857 24th +1% 22nd 3% below peers
Orem, UT 97,182 12th +0% 23rd 2% above peers
Beaverton, OR 97,812 9th -0% 24th 3% above peers
Kenosha, WI 99,372 4th -0% 25th 4% above peers
Lawrence, KS 96,051 15th -0% 26th 1% above peers
San Marcos, CA 94,882 19th -0% 27th on par with peers
Roanoke, VA 98,355 7th -1% 28th 3% above peers
Vista, CA 99,114 6th -2% 29th 4% above peers
Norwalk, CA 99,789 1st -5% 30th 5% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 94,994 17th -8% 31st on par with 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 ±98 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 20.5% to 19.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.0pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 1.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (20.5% to 19.3%).
Big move 19.3%
20172024
▸ 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 21.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Chino, CA 24.6% 10th +4.4pp 1st 8% above peers
Beaverton, OR 20.5% 24th +1.0pp 2nd 10% below peers
Roanoke, VA 22.6% 19th +0.8pp 3rd 1% below peers
Greenville, NC 18.8% 28th +0.6pp 4th 18% below peers
Plantation, FL 20.9% 22nd +0.5pp 5th 8% below peers
Merced, CA 29.9% 2nd +0.4pp 6th 31% above peers
Toms River, NJ 22.3% 20th +0.2pp 7th 2% below peers
Yakima, WA 27.8% 5th +0.2pp 8th 22% above peers
Temple, TX 26.6% 6th -0.2pp 9th 17% above peers
Atascocita, TX 28.7% 3rd -0.3pp 10th 26% above peers
Deltona, FL 23.1% 14th -0.3pp 11th 1% above peers
Sunrise, FL 20.7% 23rd -0.3pp 12th 9% below peers
Portsmouth, VA 23.0% 15th -0.4pp 13th 1% above peers
Arden-Arcade, CA 22.8% 16th -0.4pp 14th on par with peers
Reading, PA 28.4% 4th -0.9pp 15th 24% above peers
Manteca, CA 25.2% 8th -1.0pp 16th 11% above peers
Lawrence, KS 16.3% 30th -0.6pp 17th 28% below peers
Fall River, MA 19.9% 25th -0.8pp 18th 13% below peers
San Marcos, CA 25.2% 9th -1.0pp 19th 10% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 22.8% 18th -1.0pp 20th on par with peers
Vista, CA 24.3% 11th -1.2pp 21st 6% above peers
Federal Way, WA 22.8% 17th -1.3pp 22nd on par with peers
Kenosha, WI 23.3% 13th -1.4pp 23rd 2% above peers
Kirkland, WA 19.3% 26th -1.1pp 24th 15% below peers
Orem, UT 26.4% 7th -1.9pp 25th 15% 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
North Port, FL 17.6% 29th -3.0pp 29th 23% below peers
Lehi, UT 35.2% 1st -7.1pp 30th 54% above peers
Longmont, CO 18.8% 27th -5.0pp 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: 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 ±0.8pp 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 (15.2% then, 15.2% now; margin ±4.0pp).

Broader trend
10% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.7% to 15.2%).
Big move 15.2%
20102024
▸ 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 25.3% -0.2pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Vista, CA 30.9% 13th +7.0pp 1st 6% above peers
Manteca, CA 30.9% 14th +4.9pp 2nd 6% above peers
Orem, UT 15.1% 29th +2.3pp 3rd 48% below peers
Greenville, NC 56.0% 3rd +8.4pp 4th 93% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 55.0% 4th +4.8pp 5th 90% above peers
Merced, CA 48.8% 6th +3.9pp 6th 68% above peers
Reading, PA 66.1% 1st +5.1pp 7th 127% above peers
Fall River, MA 57.9% 2nd +3.5pp 8th 99% above peers
Lawrence, KS 29.0% 17th +1.7pp 9th on par with peers
Bellingham, WA 29.1% 16th +1.3pp 10th on par with peers
Lehi, UT 5.8% 31st +0.2pp 11th 80% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 20.5% 25th +0.7pp 12th 30% below peers
Temple, TX 34.6% 9th +0.5pp 13th 19% above peers
Yakima, WA 42.6% 7th +0.1pp 14th 47% above peers
Kirkland, WA 15.2% 28th +0.0pp 15th 48% below peers
Deltona, FL 34.2% 10th -0.3pp 16th 18% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 13.9% 30th -0.3pp 17th 52% below peers
Roanoke, VA 51.7% 5th -1.4pp 18th 78% above peers
Longmont, CO 30.6% 15th -1.4pp 19th 5% above peers
Beaverton, OR 26.7% 20th -1.6pp 20th 8% below peers
Atascocita, TX 19.6% 26th -1.3pp 21st 33% below peers
Norwalk, CA 28.0% 18th -2.2pp 22nd 4% below peers
Kenosha, WI 41.2% 8th -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 6% above peers
Federal Way, WA 27.5% 19th -5.9pp 28th 5% 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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6 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 →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±3.2pp 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 (59.2% then, 65.8% now; margin ±8.1pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Working parents rose 10.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (55.4% to 65.8%).
65.8%
20102024
▸ 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 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
Deltona, FL 82.2% 1st +13.8pp 4th 19% above peers
Merced, CA 64.6% 22nd +10.6pp 5th 6% below peers
Norwalk, CA 70.2% 14th +11.4pp 6th 2% above peers
Yakima, WA 72.9% 10th +7.6pp 7th 6% above peers
Kirkland, WA 65.8% 19th +6.7pp 8th 4% below peers
Longmont, CO 66.4% 18th +6.6pp 9th 4% below peers
Atascocita, TX 74.2% 7th +7.2pp 10th 8% above peers
Manteca, CA 59.7% 29th +5.8pp 11th 13% below peers
Fall River, MA 75.5% 5th +7.1pp 12th 10% above peers
Orem, UT 49.8% 30th +4.3pp 13th 28% below peers
Greenville, NC 76.9% 2nd +6.2pp 14th 12% above peers
San Marcos, CA 71.3% 12th +5.5pp 15th 4% above peers
Bellingham, WA 68.9% 16th +5.1pp 16th on par with peers
Chino, CA 63.5% 25th +4.0pp 17th 8% below peers
O'Fallon, MO 75.7% 4th +4.2pp 18th 10% above peers
Plantation, FL 72.0% 11th +4.0pp 19th 5% above peers
Portsmouth, VA 65.6% 20th +3.4pp 20th 5% below peers
Temple, TX 61.5% 27th +2.4pp 21st 11% below peers
Toms River, NJ 76.0% 3rd +3.0pp 22nd 10% above peers
Beaverton, OR 66.7% 17th +1.2pp 23rd 3% below peers
Roanoke, VA 70.4% 13th +1.2pp 24th 2% above peers
North Port, FL 61.7% 26th -0.1pp 25th 10% below peers
Sunrise, FL 75.5% 6th -4.9pp 26th 10% above peers
Federal Way, WA 60.3% 28th -4.1pp 27th 12% below peers
Lawrence, KS 73.1% 9th -5.6pp 28th 6% above peers
Mount Pleasant, SC 64.4% 23rd -6.0pp 29th 6% below peers
Reading, PA 64.0% 24th -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 ±6.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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