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784,777 people (2025) 250k-1m West

Bright spots 11 indicators

Where Seattle, WA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Homicide
Homicide rate
25 homicides
12 mo to Jul 2026
▼ 39%
relative change
41 in the prior 12 months
Real, sustained progress  
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Household income
Median household income
$123,860
2020-24
▲ 34%
relative change
$92,263 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
9.3%
2020-24
▼ 15%
relative change
10.9% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
7.5%
2019-23
▼ 11%
relative change
8.5% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
9.9%
2020-24
▼ 10%
relative change
11.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
68.4%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
64.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.5%
2020-24
▲ 4%
relative change
90.6% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
70.4%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
69.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
3.1%
2020-24
▼ 6%
relative change
3.3% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
34.5%
2020-24
▼ 1%
relative change
35.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Uninsured
People without health insurance
4.2%
2020-24
flat
relative change
4.2% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 7 indicators

Where Seattle, WA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
1.9%
2020-24
▲ 38%
relative change
1.4% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
665 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 19%
relative change
817 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.6%
Jul 2026
▲ 10%
relative change
4.2% a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way Trailing peers
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Property crime
Property crime rate
4,586 /100k
Jul 2026
▼ 7%
relative change
4,922 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
19.0%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
17.8% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Homeownership
Homeownership rate
43.7%
2020-24
▼ 4%
relative change
45.7% in 2019
Worsening Trailing peers
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Violent crime
Violent crime rate
652 /100k
Jul 2026
flat
relative change
651 a year earlier
Dropping too slowly  
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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
▼ 8%
relative change
15.0% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
72.9%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
69.1% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
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Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$555,481
Aug 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$567,240 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Home value
Typical home value
$833,192
Aug 2026
▼ 2%
relative change
$846,646 a year earlier
Falling recently Among the highest of peers
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Single-parent
Children in single-parent families
21.1%
2020-24
low
vs peers
22.1% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Violent crime was essentially flat over the 12 months ending July 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime is about 2% higher than in 2021 (643 then, 656 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 781 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Violent crime rose about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 652 in July 2026, up from 651 a year earlier.
Needs attention 652 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 13 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 456 (Apr 26) -9.3%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 836 (Jul 26) -19.4% 1st
Indianapolis, IN 608 (Jul 26) -17.4% 2nd
Charlotte, NC 560 (Jul 26) -17.1% 3rd
Denver, CO 808 (Jul 26) -13.1% 4th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 508 (Jul 26) -12.1% 5th
San Francisco, CA 459 (Jul 26) -10.1% 6th
El Paso, TX 274 (Jul 26) -9.1% 7th
Columbus, OH 358 (Jun 26) -8.7% 8th
Detroit, MI 1,623 (Jul 26) -6.0% 9th
Boston, MA 589 (Jul 26) -0.8% 10th
Oklahoma City, OK 673 (Jul 26) -0.5% 11th
Seattle, WA 652 (Jul 26) +0.1% 12th
Portland, OR 712 (Jul 26) +1.1% 13th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Urban Honolulu, HI down about 8% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Irving, TX down about 5% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 6% a year · 2021-2026
  • Chandler, AZ down about 1% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Property crime rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime fell about 7% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 71% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime is about 14% lower than in 2021 (5,380 then, 4,617 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 6,140 in 2022 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 4,586 in July 2026, down from 4,922 a year earlier.
Needs attention 4,586 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Washington, DC 2,687 (Jul 26) -25.9% 1st
Las Vegas, NV 5,055 (Apr 26) -22.5% 2nd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3,381 (Jul 26) -19.2% 3rd
San Francisco, CA 2,614 (Jul 26) -17.5% 4th
El Paso, TX 1,202 (Jul 26) -16.3% 5th
Detroit, MI 3,632 (Jul 26) -13.3% 6th
Indianapolis, IN 2,545 (Jul 26) -12.7% 7th
Columbus, OH 2,382 (Jun 26) -11.5% 8th
Charlotte, NC 3,409 (Jul 26) -10.6% 9th
Denver, CO 3,984 (Jul 26) -10.3% 10th
Seattle, WA 4,586 (Jul 26) -6.8% 11th
Oklahoma City, OK 2,582 (Jul 26) -4.7% 12th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3,142 (Jul 26) -4.0% 13th
Boston, MA 1,893 (Jul 26) -4.0% 14th
Portland, OR 5,327 (Jul 26) -0.7% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Tucson, AZ down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • Lubbock, TX down about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • San Francisco, CA down about 18% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-05 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Homicide rate

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

Homicides fell about 39% over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 86% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide fell about 10% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 64% of similar-size cities. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Homicide rose about 4% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 25 homicides in the 12 months ending July 2026, down from 41 in the prior 12 months. That is 3 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
Bright spot 25 homicides
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 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%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6 (Jul 26) -55.5% 1st
Washington, DC 14 (Jul 26) -46.0% 2nd
Seattle, WA 3 (Jul 26) -38.9% 3rd
Boston, MA 3 (Jul 26) -38.2% 4th
El Paso, TX 2 (Jul 26) -30.6% 5th
Columbus, OH 7 (Jun 26) -29.1% 6th
Indianapolis, IN 13 (Jul 26) -20.4% 7th
Detroit, MI 22 (Jul 26) -19.7% 8th
Las Vegas, NV 12 (Apr 26) -18.5% 9th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 12 (Jul 26) -15.3% 10th
Portland, OR 6 (Jul 26) -11.1% 11th
Denver, CO 7 (Jul 26) -9.2% 12th
San Francisco, CA 4 (Jul 26) +6.4% 13th
Oklahoma City, OK 10 (Jul 26) +10.7% 14th
Charlotte, NC 10 (Jul 26) +16.9% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Henderson, NV down about 100% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Laredo, TX down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Colorado Springs, CO down about 36% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 8% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

▼ Lower is better Improving recently, trailing peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Vehicle theft fell about 19% over the 12 months ending July 2026, slower than 79% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft is about 3% lower than in 2021 (706 then, 686 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near 1,174 in 2024 it has fallen each year since.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose about 11% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 665 in July 2026, down from 817 a year earlier.
Needs attention 665 per 100k
2018July 2026
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▸ Compare all 15 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%
Washington, DC 354 (Jul 26) -52.1% 1st
Boston, MA 74 (Jul 26) -44.2% 2nd
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 397 (Jul 26) -41.8% 3rd
El Paso, TX 190 (Jul 26) -34.3% 4th
Denver, CO 641 (Jul 26) -33.5% 5th
San Francisco, CA 319 (Jul 26) -31.7% 6th
Las Vegas, NV 988 (Apr 26) -31.3% 7th
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 491 (Jul 26) -27.2% 8th
Charlotte, NC 499 (Jul 26) -25.2% 9th
Detroit, MI 870 (Jul 26) -22.5% 10th
Indianapolis, IN 478 (Jul 26) -20.9% 11th
Seattle, WA 665 (Jul 26) -18.6% 12th
Portland, OR 589 (Jul 26) -16.7% 13th
Oklahoma City, OK 276 (Jul 26) -16.3% 14th
Columbus, OH 511 (Jun 26) -6.4% 15th
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Peers worth a call

3
Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami, FL down about 37% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Reno, NV down about 28% over the 12 months ending May 2026 · sustained: down about 4% a year · 2020-2025
  • Lubbock, TX down about 19% 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
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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 34% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $92,263 to $123,860 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$2,582).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 84% from 2014 to 2024 ($67,365 to $123,860).
Bright spot $123,860
20102024
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▸ Compare all 15 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%
Indianapolis, IN $66,219 12th +38% 1st 14% below peers
Denver, CO $94,718 5th +38% 2nd 22% above peers
Boston, MA $97,344 4th +37% 3rd 26% above peers
Seattle, WA $123,860 2nd +34% 4th 60% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $73,877 9th +31% 5th 5% below peers
Charlotte, NC $82,068 7th +31% 6th 6% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN $77,371 8th +29% 7th on par with peers
Detroit, MI $39,938 15th +29% 8th 48% below peers
Portland, OR $90,919 6th +28% 9th 18% above peers
Washington, DC $109,870 3rd +27% 10th 42% above peers
El Paso, TX $59,745 14th +26% 11th 23% below peers
San Francisco, CA $140,970 1st +25% 12th 82% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY $66,849 11th +25% 13th 14% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK $68,656 10th +24% 14th 11% below peers
Columbus, OH $66,082 13th +23% 15th 15% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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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84 of 178 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). 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

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Santa Ana, CA up about 42% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Jersey City, NJ up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO up about 38% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 82% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$2,244 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 0.4 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 83% 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: 4.6% in July 2026, up from 4.2% a year earlier.
Needs attention 4.6%
1990July 2026
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▸ Compare all 13 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
Columbus, OH 3.3% (Jul 26) 1st -1.4pp 1st 28% below peers
Washington, DC 5.9% (Jul 26) 12th -0.9pp 2nd 28% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 5.3% (Jul 26) 10th -0.6pp 3rd 15% above peers
San Francisco, CA 3.9% (Jul 26) 4th -0.5pp 4th 15% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 3.7% (Jul 26) 2nd -0.5pp 5th 20% below peers
Charlotte, NC 3.8% (Jul 26) 3rd -0.5pp 6th 17% below peers
Portland, OR 5.3% (Jul 26) 11th -0.1pp 7th 15% above peers
Boston, MA 4.7% (Jul 26) 9th -0.1pp 8th 2% above peers
Denver, CO 4.3% (Jul 26) 5th +0.1pp 9th 7% below peers
El Paso, TX 4.6% (Jul 26) 7th +0.1pp 10th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 4.6% (Jul 26) 8th +0.4pp 11th on par with peers
Detroit, MI 12.0% (Jul 26) 13th +0.7pp 12th 161% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 4.3% (Jul 26) 6th +1.1pp 13th 7% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
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Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty fell 1.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 11.0% to 9.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp).

Broader trend
71% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Poverty fell 4.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.0% to 9.9%).
Bright spot 9.9%
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 9.9% -0.9pp
United States ref 12.4%
Denver, CO 11.2% 3rd -1.6pp 1st 26% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 15.8% 10th -2.2pp 2nd 5% above peers
Boston, MA 16.6% 12th -2.3pp 3rd 10% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.9% 1st -1.1pp 4th 35% below peers
Charlotte, NC 11.7% 4th -1.2pp 5th 23% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.9% 6th -1.3pp 6th 8% below peers
Columbus, OH 18.1% 13th -1.4pp 7th 20% above peers
Portland, OR 12.8% 5th -1.0pp 8th 16% below peers
Detroit, MI 32.7% 15th -2.3pp 9th 116% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 14.1% 7th -0.9pp 10th 7% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 15.1% 8th -0.9pp 11th on par with peers
Washington, DC 15.4% 9th -0.8pp 12th 2% above peers
El Paso, TX 18.4% 14th -0.7pp 13th 21% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 15.8% 11th -0.1pp 14th 5% above peers
San Francisco, CA 11.2% 2nd +0.8pp 15th 26% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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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84 of 178 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 1 has too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Irvine, CA down 2.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 91% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Denver, CO down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 72% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.4pp 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 Real improvement ★ National leader
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Child poverty fell 1.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 10.9% to 9.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
86% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (14.7% to 9.3%).
Bright spot 9.3%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 15 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%
Boston, MA 21.1% 8th -6.6pp 1st on par with peers
Indianapolis, IN 22.4% 11th -4.4pp 2nd 6% above peers
Seattle, WA 9.3% 2nd -1.6pp 3rd 56% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 20.4% 7th -3.4pp 4th 3% below peers
Denver, CO 16.0% 4th -2.2pp 5th 24% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 21.4% 9th -2.8pp 6th 1% above peers
Portland, OR 13.8% 3rd -1.7pp 7th 35% below peers
Columbus, OH 26.0% 14th -3.3pp 8th 23% above peers
El Paso, TX 24.4% 13th -2.7pp 9th 15% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 19.2% 6th -2.1pp 10th 9% below peers
Charlotte, NC 16.8% 5th -1.7pp 11th 20% below peers
San Francisco, CA 9.0% 1st -0.9pp 12th 57% below peers
Detroit, MI 46.5% 15th -3.7pp 13th 120% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.4% 10th -1.6pp 14th 6% above peers
Washington, DC 22.8% 12th -1.2pp 15th 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Colorado Springs, CO down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Anchorage municipality, AK down 2.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 71% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 70% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 3.9 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 90.6% to 94.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.4pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 7.0 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (87.5% to 94.5%).
Bright spot 94.5%
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%
Detroit, MI 85.8% 15th +21.2pp 1st 7% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 91.9% 10th +12.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 91.8% 11th +11.5pp 3rd on par with peers
El Paso, TX 89.4% 14th +10.6pp 4th 3% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 92.1% 8th +9.0pp 5th on par with peers
Washington, DC 91.3% 12th +8.5pp 6th 1% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 90.6% 13th +7.9pp 7th 2% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 92.7% 7th +7.6pp 8th 1% above peers
Columbus, OH 93.6% 4th +7.6pp 9th 2% above peers
Boston, MA 92.1% 9th +6.5pp 10th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 93.7% 3rd +6.2pp 11th 2% above peers
Denver, CO 93.0% 6th +6.1pp 12th 1% above peers
Portland, OR 94.0% 2nd +5.5pp 13th 2% above peers
San Francisco, CA 93.1% 5th +5.3pp 14th 1% above peers
Seattle, WA 94.5% 1st +3.9pp 15th 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Bakersfield, CA up 6.8pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 60% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Durham, NC up 6.7pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 61% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Riverside, CA up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 65% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.3pp 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 (0.49 then, 0.49 now; margin ±0.01).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 1% from 2014 to 2024 (0.49 to 0.49).
0.49
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
Indianapolis, IN 0.47 2nd -0.018 1st 3% below peers
Washington, DC 0.52 13th -0.010 2nd 7% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 0.48 6th -0.008 3rd 1% below peers
Boston, MA 0.53 15th -0.008 4th 10% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 0.47 3rd -0.004 5th 3% below peers
Denver, CO 0.49 10th -0.000 6th 2% above peers
Detroit, MI 0.51 12th +0.002 7th 6% above peers
Columbus, OH 0.45 1st +0.003 8th 7% below peers
Seattle, WA 0.49 9th +0.004 9th 2% above peers
Charlotte, NC 0.50 11th +0.004 10th 4% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 0.48 7th +0.005 11th on par with peers
Portland, OR 0.48 5th +0.005 12th 1% below peers
San Francisco, CA 0.52 14th +0.012 13th 8% above peers
El Paso, TX 0.48 4th +0.011 14th 1% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 0.48 8th +0.011 15th on par with peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.00 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 0.9 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 8.5% to 7.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.6pp).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 2.0 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (9.6% to 7.5%).
Bright spot 7.5%
20102023
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.4% -1.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 8.7% 3rd -3.5pp 1st 32% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.8% 6th -2.5pp 2nd 8% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 12.4% 7th -2.5pp 3rd 3% below peers
Columbus, OH 12.8% 8th -2.5pp 4th on par with peers
Portland, OR 14.5% 11th -2.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Charlotte, NC 9.8% 5th -1.4pp 6th 24% below peers
Seattle, WA 7.5% 1st -1.0pp 7th 41% below peers
Denver, CO 8.3% 2nd -0.7pp 8th 35% below peers
Washington, DC 13.2% 9th -0.6pp 9th 3% above peers
Detroit, MI 38.0% 15th -1.7pp 10th 197% above peers
El Paso, TX 19.1% 14th -0.7pp 11th 49% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 14.5% 12th -0.3pp 12th 13% above peers
Boston, MA 18.6% 13th +0.2pp 13th 46% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.7% 10th +0.5pp 14th 7% above peers
San Francisco, CA 9.7% 4th +5.0pp 15th 24% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Irving, TX down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Mesa, AZ down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Lexington, KY down 1.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 90% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±0.4pp 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 Falling recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Home value fell about 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value is about 3% higher than in 2021 ($810,423 then, $833,192 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $898,431 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Home value rose about 4% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $833,192 in August 2026, down from $846,646 a year earlier.
Big move $833,192
2000August 2026
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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%
San Francisco, CA $1,424,767 (Aug 26) 1st +13.6% 1st 172% above peers
El Paso, TX $238,475 (Aug 26) 10th +2.2% 2nd 55% below peers
Portland, OR $527,359 (Aug 26) 5th +0.3% 3rd 1% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $207,421 (Aug 26) 11th +0.2% 4th 60% below peers
Columbus, OH $247,002 (Aug 26) 9th -1.0% 5th 53% below peers
Washington, DC $570,082 (Aug 26) 4th -1.0% 6th 9% above peers
Charlotte, NC $392,573 (Aug 26) 8th -1.1% 7th 25% below peers
Boston, MA $774,723 (Aug 26) 3rd -1.4% 8th 48% above peers
Seattle, WA $833,192 (Aug 26) 2nd -1.6% 9th 59% above peers
Denver, CO $524,695 (Aug 26) 6th -2.1% 10th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV $419,144 (Aug 26) 7th -3.0% 11th 20% below peers
Detroit, MI $77,199 (Aug 26) 12th -5.7% 12th 85% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
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 2% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 73% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes is about 1% higher than in 2021 ($549,170 then, $555,481 now), but the direction has turned: after peaking near $606,673 in 2022 it has fallen mostly since.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 5% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $555,481 in August 2026, down from $567,240 a year earlier.
Big move $555,481
2000August 2026
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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%
San Francisco, CA $932,784 (Aug 26) 1st +10.5% 1st 177% above peers
El Paso, TX $183,474 (Aug 26) 9th +3.6% 2nd 46% below peers
Boston, MA $549,311 (Aug 26) 3rd +1.1% 3rd 63% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $125,593 (Aug 26) 11th +1.0% 4th 63% below peers
Portland, OR $376,831 (Aug 26) 4th -0.2% 5th 12% above peers
Columbus, OH $165,068 (Aug 26) 10th -0.9% 6th 51% below peers
Detroit, MI $48,867 (Aug 26) 12th -1.0% 7th 86% below peers
Charlotte, NC $286,102 (Aug 26) 8th -1.1% 8th 15% below peers
Seattle, WA $555,481 (Aug 26) 2nd -2.1% 9th 65% above peers
Washington, DC $337,208 (Aug 26) 6th -3.0% 10th on par with peers
Denver, CO $349,618 (Aug 26) 5th -3.2% 11th 4% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $298,344 (Aug 26) 7th -3.6% 12th 12% below peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 2.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 45.7% to 43.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
29% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 29% moved the other way.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 2.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (46.2% to 43.7%).
Needs attention 43.7%
20112024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 63.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
Las Vegas, NV 56.6% 4th +3.9pp 1st 11% above peers
Detroit, MI 50.4% 9th +3.1pp 2nd 1% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 56.0% 5th +2.9pp 3rd 10% above peers
El Paso, TX 60.8% 1st +1.9pp 4th 19% above peers
Boston, MA 35.7% 15th +0.7pp 5th 30% below peers
San Francisco, CA 38.2% 14th +0.6pp 6th 25% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 60.7% 2nd +0.6pp 7th 19% above peers
Washington, DC 41.5% 13th -0.1pp 8th 19% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 58.5% 3rd -0.4pp 9th 15% above peers
Columbus, OH 44.1% 11th -0.6pp 10th 13% below peers
Denver, CO 48.8% 10th -1.1pp 11th 4% below peers
Portland, OR 52.0% 7th -1.4pp 12th 2% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 52.4% 6th -1.5pp 13th 3% above peers
Charlotte, NC 51.0% 8th -1.9pp 14th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 43.7% 12th -2.0pp 15th 14% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

Rent was essentially flat over the 12 months ending August 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 73% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Rent rose about 3% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $2,234 in August 2026, up from $2,227 a year earlier.
$2,234
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%
San Francisco, CA $4,682 (Aug 26) 1st +25.2% 1st 169% above peers
Detroit, MI $1,341 (Aug 26) 11th +4.1% 2nd 23% below peers
El Paso, TX $1,519 (Aug 26) 9th +3.2% 3rd 13% below peers
Boston, MA $3,338 (Aug 26) 2nd +2.7% 4th 91% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK $1,282 (Aug 26) 12th +2.5% 5th 26% below peers
Columbus, OH $1,450 (Aug 26) 10th +2.4% 6th 17% below peers
Portland, OR $1,732 (Aug 26) 7th +0.9% 7th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC $1,744 (Aug 26) 6th +0.7% 8th on par with peers
Washington, DC $2,517 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.3% 9th 44% above peers
Seattle, WA $2,234 (Aug 26) 4th +0.3% 10th 28% above peers
Las Vegas, NV $1,712 (Aug 26) 8th +0.2% 11th 2% below peers
Denver, CO $1,881 (Aug 26) 5th -0.4% 12th 8% above peers
Zillow Observed Rent Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Housing cost-burdened households

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

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (35.1% then, 34.5% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
64% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 4.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (38.9% to 34.5%).
Bright spot 34.5%
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 33.3% +0.9pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Indianapolis, IN 32.9% 3rd -1.8pp 1st 8% below peers
Detroit, MI 43.5% 15th -0.7pp 2nd 21% above peers
Seattle, WA 34.5% 4th -0.5pp 3rd 4% below peers
Boston, MA 42.5% 14th -0.4pp 4th 18% above peers
Washington, DC 36.1% 9th -0.2pp 5th on par with peers
Denver, CO 36.1% 10th +0.7pp 6th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 39.9% 13th +1.1pp 7th 11% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 30.7% 1st +1.2pp 8th 15% below peers
Portland, OR 38.8% 12th +1.5pp 9th 8% above peers
Columbus, OH 34.9% 5th +1.6pp 10th 3% below peers
San Francisco, CA 35.6% 7th +1.7pp 11th 1% below peers
Charlotte, NC 34.9% 6th +1.9pp 12th 3% below peers
El Paso, TX 36.0% 8th +2.2pp 13th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 31.5% 2nd +2.4pp 14th 12% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.9% 11th +3.8pp 15th 3% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • St. Louis, MO down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Toledo, OH down 2.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Indianapolis, IN down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±0.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle rose 1.2 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 17.8% to 19.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.8pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
None of the similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 29% moved the other way.
Longer view
No vehicle rose 2.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (16.3% to 19.0%).
Needs attention 19.0%
20102024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 7.0% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Detroit, MI 20.1% 12th -3.6pp 1st 108% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 8.9% 7th -1.1pp 2nd 8% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 8.4% 5th -0.9pp 3rd 13% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.7% 8th -0.9pp 4th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 7.1% 4th -0.4pp 5th 26% below peers
Columbus, OH 8.5% 6th -0.4pp 6th 12% below peers
Portland, OR 13.7% 10th -0.5pp 7th 42% above peers
Boston, MA 33.2% 14th -1.0pp 8th 245% above peers
San Francisco, CA 30.2% 13th -0.7pp 9th 213% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 6.7% 3rd -0.0pp 10th 31% below peers
Charlotte, NC 6.4% 1st +0.0pp 11th 34% below peers
Washington, DC 36.0% 15th +0.1pp 12th 273% above peers
Denver, CO 10.3% 9th +0.5pp 13th 7% above peers
Seattle, WA 19.0% 11th +1.2pp 14th 96% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 6.5% 2nd +0.4pp 15th 33% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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.
HousingHouseholds without a vehicle
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Buffalo, NY down 5.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • San Juan zona urbana, PR down 4.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Detroit, MI down 3.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 88% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.2% then, 4.2% now; margin ±0.3pp).

Broader trend
79% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.4% to 4.2%).
Bright spot 4.2%
20132024
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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
Portland, OR 5.2% 5th -1.2pp 1st 41% below peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.6pp 2nd 67% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 8.8% 8th -1.6pp 3rd on par with peers
Detroit, MI 7.4% 7th -1.0pp 4th 16% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.3% 2nd -0.4pp 5th 63% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 13.8% 14th -0.9pp 6th 56% above peers
Denver, CO 9.0% 9th -0.3pp 7th 2% above peers
Washington, DC 3.6% 3rd -0.0pp 8th 59% below peers
Seattle, WA 4.2% 4th +0.0pp 9th 53% below peers
Charlotte, NC 12.8% 12th +0.3pp 10th 46% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 12.8% 11th +0.7pp 11th 45% above peers
El Paso, TX 20.6% 15th +1.6pp 12th 134% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 13.4% 13th +1.1pp 13th 52% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 6.0% 6th +0.6pp 14th 32% below peers
Columbus, OH 10.3% 10th +1.3pp 15th 17% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 census tracts
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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Cities of similar size (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chesapeake, VA down 1.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 92% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.2pp 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.

23.4%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 31.1%
United States ref 33.4%
San Francisco, CA 18.2% 1st 46% below peers
Denver, CO 23.2% 2nd 32% below peers
Seattle, WA 23.4% 3rd 31% below peers
Washington, DC 25.5% 4th 25% below peers
Boston, MA 27.3% 5th 19% below peers
Portland, OR 28.2% 6th 17% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 31.8% 7th 6% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 33.9% 8th on par with peers
Charlotte, NC 34.3% 9th 1% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.1% 10th 6% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.4% 11th 13% above peers
El Paso, TX 39.5% 12th 17% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.5% 13th 17% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.8% 14th 17% above peers
Detroit, MI 45.0% 15th 33% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured rose 0.5 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 1.4% to 1.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.5pp). 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
71% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 14% moved the other way.
Longer view
Child uninsured fell 1.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.9% to 1.9%).
Needs attention 1.9%
20122024
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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
Portland, OR 1.9% 1st -0.9pp 1st 63% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 5.2% 8th -0.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Detroit, MI 2.8% 6th -0.4pp 3rd 46% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.0% 11th +0.9pp 4th 54% above peers
El Paso, TX 11.2% 15th +2.1pp 5th 116% above peers
Columbus, OH 6.7% 10th +1.3pp 6th 29% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 9.6% 13th +2.4pp 7th 86% above peers
Denver, CO 5.7% 9th +1.5pp 8th 10% above peers
Charlotte, NC 8.7% 12th +2.3pp 9th 68% above peers
Seattle, WA 1.9% 2nd +0.5pp 10th 63% below peers
Washington, DC 2.8% 5th +0.8pp 11th 47% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 3.9% 7th +1.1pp 12th 25% below peers
San Francisco, CA 2.2% 4th +0.7pp 13th 58% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.6% 14th +3.7pp 14th 104% above peers
Boston, MA 2.0% 3rd +0.7pp 15th 61% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
  • Toledo, OH down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Portland, OR down 0.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±0.4pp 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 4.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 64.0% to 68.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.1pp).

Broader trend
All similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Seattle started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 10.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.9% to 68.5%).
Bright spot 68.4%
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 39.6% +3.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Detroit, MI 18.1% 15th +2.8pp 1st 62% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 48.0% 7th +6.9pp 2nd on par with peers
Denver, CO 56.5% 4th +7.1pp 3rd 18% above peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.7% 11th +4.1pp 4th 28% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 34.9% 10th +4.0pp 5th 27% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 33.8% 12th +3.9pp 6th 30% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 27.6% 14th +3.1pp 7th 42% below peers
El Paso, TX 28.1% 13th +3.1pp 8th 41% below peers
Boston, MA 54.9% 5th +5.2pp 9th 14% above peers
Washington, DC 64.2% 2nd +5.7pp 10th 34% above peers
Charlotte, NC 48.0% 8th +3.7pp 11th on par with peers
Seattle, WA 68.5% 1st +4.4pp 12th 43% above peers
Portland, OR 53.8% 6th +3.3pp 13th 12% above peers
Columbus, OH 38.2% 9th +1.6pp 14th 20% below peers
San Francisco, CA 60.3% 3rd +2.3pp 15th 26% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 (250k-1m) 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 →
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
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Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change ★ National leader
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 (69.3% then, 70.4% now; margin ±4.6pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 9.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (61.1% to 70.3%).
Bright spot 70.4%
20112024
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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%
El Paso, TX 47.3% 7th +6.8pp 1st 11% above peers
Boston, MA 65.1% 4th +4.0pp 2nd 53% above peers
Seattle, WA 70.3% 3rd +1.0pp 3rd 66% above peers
Washington, DC 79.0% 1st +0.3pp 4th 86% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 41.2% 9th -0.4pp 5th 3% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 39.4% 10th -0.7pp 6th 7% below peers
San Francisco, CA 73.2% 2nd -1.3pp 7th 72% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 37.0% 11th -2.2pp 8th 13% below peers
Denver, CO 52.5% 6th -3.2pp 9th 24% above peers
Charlotte, NC 42.5% 8th -5.1pp 10th on par with peers
Portland, OR 54.4% 5th -7.4pp 11th 28% above peers
Columbus, OH 33.8% 12th -5.7pp 12th 21% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 32.7% 13th -5.9pp 13th 23% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.9% 14th -9.6pp 14th 25% below peers
Detroit, MI 31.0% 15th -9.8pp 15th 27% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 (250k-1m) 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. Petersburg, FL up 11.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±3.8pp 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 ★ National leader
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 (3.3% then, 3.1% now; margin ±1.3pp).

Broader trend
29% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Disconnected youth fell 2.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (5.2% to 3.1%).
Bright spot 3.1%
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 7.6% +1.1pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
Washington, DC 5.2% 4th -1.5pp 1st 34% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 7.8% 8th -1.3pp 2nd on par with peers
El Paso, TX 8.0% 9th -0.9pp 3rd 2% above peers
Boston, MA 2.9% 1st -0.2pp 4th 63% below peers
Seattle, WA 3.1% 3rd -0.2pp 5th 60% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 8.2% 10th -0.4pp 6th 5% above peers
Denver, CO 8.4% 11th -0.4pp 7th 7% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 5.7% 6th +0.3pp 8th 27% below peers
San Francisco, CA 3.0% 2nd +0.2pp 9th 62% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 8.5% 12th +0.7pp 10th 9% above peers
Portland, OR 5.7% 5th +0.6pp 11th 27% below peers
Detroit, MI 16.7% 15th +2.7pp 12th 113% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 11.9% 14th +2.2pp 13th 52% above peers
Columbus, OH 7.1% 7th +1.6pp 14th 10% below peers
Charlotte, NC 8.6% 13th +2.7pp 15th 9% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics

Population

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

Population rose about 4% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 724,305 to 754,195 - more than the combined survey margin (±105).

Broader trend
57% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 21% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population rose about 18% from 2014 to 2024 (637,850 to 754,195).
754,195
20102024
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Oklahoma City, OK 697,125 7th +8% 1st 1% above peers
Charlotte, NC 903,844 2nd +5% 2nd 31% above peers
Seattle, WA 754,195 5th +4% 3rd 9% above peers
Columbus, OH 914,802 1st +4% 4th 33% above peers
Las Vegas, NV 660,400 12th +4% 5th 4% below peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 690,130 8th +4% 6th on par with peers
Indianapolis, IN 885,860 3rd +2% 7th 28% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 631,818 15th +2% 8th 8% below peers
Denver, CO 718,877 6th +2% 9th 4% above peers
El Paso, TX 680,130 10th +0% 10th 1% below peers
Portland, OR 641,165 13th -1% 11th 7% below peers
Washington, DC 681,294 9th -2% 12th 1% below peers
Boston, MA 666,442 11th -3% 13th 3% below peers
San Francisco, CA 830,235 4th -5% 14th 20% above peers
Detroit, MI 638,530 14th -5% 15th 7% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 ±72 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 15.0% to 13.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±0.3pp).

Broader trend
64% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Children fell 1.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (15.3% 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
Washington, DC 18.7% 10th +0.8pp 1st 15% below peers
San Francisco, CA 13.7% 15th +0.2pp 2nd 38% below peers
Indianapolis, IN 24.8% 3rd +0.2pp 3rd 13% above peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 22.5% 6th +0.0pp 4th 2% above peers
Detroit, MI 24.8% 4th -0.1pp 5th 13% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 20.7% 9th -0.3pp 6th 6% below peers
Columbus, OH 22.0% 8th -0.5pp 7th on par with peers
Oklahoma City, OK 24.9% 1st -1.0pp 8th 13% above peers
Charlotte, NC 22.7% 5th -1.0pp 9th 3% above peers
Boston, MA 15.1% 13th -0.8pp 10th 31% below peers
Las Vegas, NV 22.4% 7th -1.4pp 11th 2% above peers
El Paso, TX 24.9% 2nd -1.8pp 12th 13% above peers
Portland, OR 16.3% 12th -1.5pp 13th 26% below peers
Seattle, WA 13.8% 14th -1.3pp 14th 37% below peers
Denver, CO 18.0% 11th -1.8pp 15th 18% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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 ±0.3pp 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 (22.1% then, 21.1% now; margin ±2.3pp).

Broader trend
21% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent fell 3.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (24.3% to 21.1%).
Big move 21.1%
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
Portland, OR 31.3% 12th +2.8pp 1st 17% below peers
El Paso, TX 37.6% 8th +1.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 38.0% 7th +1.6pp 3rd 1% above peers
San Francisco, CA 21.4% 14th +0.6pp 4th 43% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 40.5% 5th +0.6pp 5th 8% above peers
Denver, CO 30.9% 13th +0.3pp 6th 18% below peers
Oklahoma City, OK 34.6% 11th +0.2pp 7th 8% below peers
Charlotte, NC 36.4% 9th -0.0pp 8th 3% below peers
Detroit, MI 67.1% 1st -1.0pp 9th 79% above peers
Columbus, OH 45.0% 3rd -1.1pp 10th 20% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 36.3% 10th -0.9pp 11th 3% below peers
Seattle, WA 21.1% 15th -1.0pp 12th 44% below peers
Washington, DC 45.3% 2nd -2.3pp 13th 21% above peers
Boston, MA 42.6% 4th -3.9pp 14th 13% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 39.3% 6th -4.9pp 15th 5% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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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77 of 178 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 8 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B09002) through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction Rising
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What changed

Working parents rose 3.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 69.1% to 72.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.6pp).

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 8.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (64.8% to 72.9%).
Big move 72.9%
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 62.8% +2.2pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Oklahoma City, OK 68.8% 11th +4.6pp 1st 1% below peers
Denver, CO 69.9% 7th +3.8pp 2nd 1% above peers
Seattle, WA 72.9% 4th +3.8pp 3rd 5% above peers
Indianapolis, IN 70.8% 5th +1.4pp 4th 2% above peers
Washington, DC 77.5% 2nd +1.4pp 5th 12% above peers
Boston, MA 78.6% 1st +0.9pp 6th 13% above peers
San Francisco, CA 73.9% 3rd +0.8pp 7th 6% above peers
Charlotte, NC 68.8% 12th +0.5pp 8th 1% below peers
Portland, OR 70.6% 6th +0.1pp 9th 2% above peers
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 69.3% 9th -0.3pp 10th on par with peers
Las Vegas, NV 62.4% 13th -2.0pp 11th 10% below peers
Columbus, OH 69.5% 8th -2.2pp 12th on par with peers
El Paso, TX 58.5% 15th -2.2pp 13th 16% below peers
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 69.0% 10th -4.6pp 14th 1% below peers
Detroit, MI 61.8% 14th -5.1pp 15th 11% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 178 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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71 of 178 tracts cover a shorter window (dashed outline; mostly 2020 boundary changes); 14 have too little data to show a change (gray). Each tract's change uses the same two survey periods as the card above and is judged against the tract's own published margins; tracts marked * moved less than their margin. How the tract view works →
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B23008) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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