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68,025 people (2024) 50k-100k West

Bright spots 8 indicators

Where South Hill, WA shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
45.0%
2020-24
▲ 41%
relative change
31.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Household income
Median household income
$113,130
2020-24
▲ 31%
relative change
$86,568 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
32.9%
2020-24
▲ 18%
relative change
27.9% in 2019
Real improvement Trailing peers
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Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
97.3%
2020-24
▲ 5%
relative change
93.0% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
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Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.38
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
0.37 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
2.8%
2020-24
▲ 6%
relative change
2.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
7.1%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
6.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.5%
2020-24
▼ 12%
relative change
2.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
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What needs attention 3 indicators

Where South Hill, WA shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Homeownership
Homeownership rate
70.5%
2020-24
▼ 5%
relative change
74.1% in 2019
Worsening Leading peers
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Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
10.6%
2020-24
▲ 3%
relative change
10.3% in 2019
No measurable change Trailing peers
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Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
33.6%
2020-24
▲ 12%
relative change
30.1% in 2019
Turning up (early signal) Leading peers
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Big shifts 3 indicators

Real moves and big gaps, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Population
68,025
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
60,172 in 2019
Rising Among the lowest of peers
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Children
Children's share of the population
28.2%
2020-24
flat
relative change
28.2% in 2019
No measurable change Among the highest of peers
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Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
60.6%
2020-24
▲ 15%
relative change
52.9% in 2019
No measurable change Among the lowest of peers
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Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 31% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $86,568 to $113,130 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$6,321). 30 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 30 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: household income rose about 53% from 2014 to 2024 ($74,010 to $113,130).
$113,130
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 $98,141 +33%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Lodi, CA $88,530 17th +51% 1st 1% below peers
Palo Alto, CA $231,101 1st +46% 2nd 160% above peers
Madera, CA $63,933 23rd +42% 3rd 28% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID $73,110 21st +38% 4th 18% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $82,041 19th +35% 5th 8% below peers
Grand Junction, CO $70,080 22nd +33% 6th 21% below peers
Conway, AR $63,004 24th +33% 7th 29% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA $150,245 4th +32% 8th 69% above peers
Portland, ME $79,540 20th +32% 9th 11% below peers
South Hill, WA $113,130 10th +31% 10th 27% above peers
Davis, CA $90,045 15th +30% 11th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA $147,612 5th +30% 12th 66% above peers
Horizon West, FL $127,335 9th +30% 13th 43% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 6th +30% 14th 57% above peers
Maricopa, AZ $96,391 14th +29% 15th 8% above peers
Albany, GA $47,240 30th +29% 16th 47% below peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 27th +29% 17th 34% below peers
Haverhill, MA $88,326 18th +27% 18th 1% below peers
Ames, IA $60,991 26th +27% 19th 31% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 12th +26% 20th 24% above peers
Spring, TX $88,997 16th +25% 21st on par with peers
Oshkosh, WI $62,188 25th +22% 22nd 30% below peers
Jackson, TN $53,032 29th +22% 23rd 40% below peers
Waterloo, IA $57,480 28th +21% 24th 35% below peers
Gary, IN $38,731 31st +21% 25th 56% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA $157,582 3rd +21% 26th 77% above peers
Rockville, MD $128,649 8th +21% 27th 45% above peers
Eagan, MN $108,690 13th +20% 28th 22% above peers
Bethesda, MD $192,237 2nd +17% 29th 116% above peers
Union City, CA $133,715 7th +17% 30th 50% above peers
Novi, MI $110,723 11th +13% 31st 24% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyMedian household income
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4 of 13 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 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 →
  • Bozeman, MT up about 54% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Malden, MA up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Plainfield, NJ up about 52% between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$4,831 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (6.5% then, 7.1% now; margin ±2.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: poverty fell 1.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.7% to 7.1%).
7.1%
20112024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 9.6% -0.7pp
United States ref 12.0%
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 52% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 11.2% 18th -3.7pp 2nd 2% above peers
Portland, ME 11.0% 16th -3.4pp 3rd on par with peers
Lodi, CA 12.3% 20th -2.9pp 4th 12% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.3% 13th -1.6pp 5th 33% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.3% 19th -1.9pp 6th 3% above peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 12th -1.1pp 7th 34% below peers
Ames, IA 20.8% 25th -2.9pp 8th 89% above peers
Conway, AR 15.6% 22nd -2.0pp 9th 42% above peers
Davis, CA 25.8% 29th -3.2pp 10th 135% above peers
Albany, GA 26.2% 30th -3.1pp 11th 139% above peers
Haverhill, MA 11.2% 17th -1.2pp 12th 2% above peers
Waterloo, IA 16.3% 24th -0.9pp 13th 49% above peers
Madera, CA 25.3% 28th -1.3pp 14th 130% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 6.0% 8th -0.1pp 15th 46% below peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 9th -0.2pp 16th 44% below peers
Jackson, TN 21.0% 26th -0.3pp 17th 92% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.6% 5th +0.2pp 18th 49% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 15.9% 23rd +0.8pp 19th 45% above peers
Spring, TX 10.4% 15th +0.5pp 20th 5% below peers
Eagan, MN 5.9% 7th +0.3pp 21st 46% below peers
Gary, IN 32.8% 31st +2.6pp 22nd 199% above peers
South Hill, WA 7.1% 10th +0.7pp 23rd 35% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 12.9% 21st +1.2pp 24th 17% above peers
Rockville, MD 7.5% 14th +1.3pp 25th 31% below peers
Schenectady, NY 22.6% 27th +4.2pp 26th 106% above peers
Bethesda, MD 4.2% 1st +0.8pp 27th 62% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 5.8% 6th +1.3pp 28th 47% below peers
Novi, MI 5.4% 3rd +1.4pp 29th 51% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 5.4% 4th +1.5pp 30th 51% below peers
Union City, CA 7.2% 11th +2.2pp 31st 35% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of people below the poverty level
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4 of 13 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 ±1.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.1% then, 9.3% now; margin ±3.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 7 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child poverty fell 1.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (10.9% to 9.3%).
9.3%
20132024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.6% -1.9pp
United States ref 16.1%
Grand Junction, CO 10.8% 16th -7.9pp 1st on par with peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 3rd -3.8pp 2nd 52% below peers
Haverhill, MA 14.9% 20th -5.9pp 3rd 37% above peers
Horizon West, FL 7.3% 11th -2.8pp 4th 33% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 8.5% 14th -2.3pp 5th 21% below peers
Davis, CA 7.0% 9th -1.6pp 6th 35% below peers
Conway, AR 14.8% 18th -3.2pp 7th 36% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 6.2% 6th -1.2pp 8th 43% below peers
Eagan, MN 6.0% 5th -1.0pp 9th 45% below peers
Lodi, CA 20.3% 24th -3.1pp 10th 88% above peers
Waterloo, IA 22.6% 26th -3.2pp 11th 108% above peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 19th -2.1pp 12th 37% above peers
Albany, GA 38.8% 30th -5.1pp 13th 259% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 15.1% 21st -1.7pp 14th 39% above peers
South Hill, WA 9.3% 15th -0.8pp 15th 14% below peers
Jackson, TN 32.1% 27th -2.8pp 16th 197% above peers
Madera, CA 34.8% 28th -2.0pp 17th 222% above peers
Gary, IN 53.1% 31st +3.6pp 18th 391% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.8% 1st +0.3pp 19th 74% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 6.9% 8th +0.7pp 20th 36% below peers
Spring, TX 17.4% 22nd +2.0pp 21st 60% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 20.9% 25th +2.9pp 22nd 93% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 29th +5.1pp 23rd 230% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 19.9% 23rd +3.0pp 24th 84% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 13th +1.5pp 25th 25% below peers
Rockville, MD 5.8% 4th +1.3pp 26th 46% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 7.2% 10th +2.1pp 27th 34% below peers
Ames, IA 13.3% 17th +4.7pp 28th 23% above peers
Union City, CA 6.9% 7th +2.5pp 29th 37% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 2nd +1.8pp 30th 71% below peers
Novi, MI 7.6% 12th +4.7pp 31st 30% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyShare of children below the poverty level
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4 of 13 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 mid-pack, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Somerville, MA down 13.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Southfield, MI down 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 9.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2017-2022
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.5pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 4.3 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 93.0% to 97.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.4pp). 25 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 25 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: broadband rose 6.4 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (90.9% to 97.3%).
97.3%
20172024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 93.7% +5.0pp
United States ref 91.1%
Gary, IN 82.3% 29th +17.4pp 1st 13% below peers
Madera, CA 90.8% 24th +14.1pp 2nd 4% below peers
Jackson, TN 89.3% 26th +13.2pp 3rd 5% below peers
Haverhill, MA 93.4% 18th +10.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Conway, AR 93.7% 17th +9.9pp 5th 1% below peers
Waterloo, IA 87.5% 27th +8.8pp 6th 7% below peers
Albany, GA 80.6% 30th +7.9pp 7th 15% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 91.6% 23rd +8.2pp 8th 3% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 92.4% 20th +6.9pp 9th 2% below peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 28th +6.2pp 10th 9% below peers
Lodi, CA 92.0% 21st +6.2pp 11th 3% below peers
Spring, TX 94.7% 15th +6.3pp 12th on par with peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 22nd +5.5pp 13th 3% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 92.6% 19th +5.2pp 14th 2% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 89.9% 25th +5.0pp 15th 5% below peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 10th +4.9pp 16th 1% above peers
Novi, MI 96.8% 7th +4.5pp 17th 2% above peers
South Hill, WA 97.3% 3rd +4.3pp 18th 3% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 97.2% 4th +3.8pp 19th 3% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 96.7% 8th +3.4pp 20th 2% above peers
Union City, CA 95.2% 13th +2.9pp 21st 1% above peers
Eagan, MN 95.0% 14th +2.8pp 22nd 1% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 96.2% 9th +2.8pp 23rd 2% above peers
Bethesda, MD 97.1% 6th +2.7pp 24th 3% above peers
Rockville, MD 95.3% 12th +2.3pp 25th 1% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 97.4% 2nd +2.3pp 26th 3% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 1st +1.8pp 27th 3% above peers
Horizon West, FL 97.1% 5th +1.6pp 28th 3% above peers
Davis, CA 94.5% 16th +1.0pp 29th on par with peers
Yorba Linda, CA 95.7% 11th -0.0pp 30th 1% above peers
Ames, IA 74.3% 31st -0.8pp 31st 21% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EconomyHouseholds with a broadband internet subscription
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4 of 13 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 →
  • Wheaton, MD up 6.5pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 52% of this group · 2019-2024
  • South San Francisco, CA up 6.3pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 54% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Chino, CA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a smaller real gain than 56% 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
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Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

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

Inequality changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (0.37 then, 0.38 now; margin ±0.02).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: inequality rose about 5% from 2014 to 2024 (0.36 to 0.38).
0.38
20102024
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 0.47 +0.012
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Lodi, CA 0.42 8th -0.029 1st 5% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 0.44 11th -0.028 2nd 1% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 4th -0.025 3rd 9% below peers
Conway, AR 0.48 23rd -0.027 4th 7% above peers
Waterloo, IA 0.44 13th -0.024 5th 1% below peers
Spring, TX 0.35 2nd -0.019 6th 21% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 17th -0.023 7th 1% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 0.35 1st -0.016 8th 23% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 0.44 14th -0.019 9th 1% below peers
Jackson, TN 0.49 25th -0.020 10th 9% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 0.49 26th -0.020 11th 10% above peers
Ames, IA 0.48 24th -0.013 12th 8% above peers
Albany, GA 0.47 21st -0.010 13th 5% above peers
Eagan, MN 0.41 6th -0.007 14th 7% below peers
Davis, CA 0.53 30th +0.001 15th 18% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 19th +0.001 16th 4% above peers
Novi, MI 0.45 18th +0.007 17th 2% above peers
South Hill, WA 0.38 3rd +0.006 18th 16% below peers
Haverhill, MA 0.43 10th +0.007 19th 3% below peers
Rockville, MD 0.43 9th +0.007 20th 3% below peers
Horizon West, FL 0.42 7th +0.010 21st 5% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 0.41 5th +0.010 22nd 7% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 0.54 31st +0.015 23rd 20% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 0.46 20th +0.015 24th 4% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 0.45 15th +0.016 25th on par with peers
Yorba Linda, CA 0.45 16th +0.017 26th on par with peers
Gary, IN 0.51 29th +0.024 27th 15% above peers
Bethesda, MD 0.51 28th +0.025 28th 15% above peers
Madera, CA 0.47 22nd +0.041 29th 7% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 27th +0.057 30th 11% above peers
Union City, CA 0.44 12th +0.066 31st 1% below peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP changed less than the survey can measure between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys (9.3% then, 8.6% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys; 12 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: snap fell 2.7 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (11.3% to 8.7%).
8.6%
20102023
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2019-2023 survey Today's rank Change2014-2018 → 2019-2023 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 11.4% -1.2pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 2nd -2.1pp 1st 74% below peers
Horizon West, FL 2.1% 1st -1.5pp 2nd 75% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.3% 6th -1.4pp 3rd 62% below peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 21st -4.1pp 4th 24% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.0% 22nd -3.9pp 5th 26% above peers
Ames, IA 4.3% 10th -1.2pp 6th 51% below peers
Conway, AR 8.8% 16th -1.2pp 7th on par with peers
Waterloo, IA 16.0% 25th -2.1pp 8th 83% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.5% 18th -1.2pp 9th 19% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.1% 13th -0.7pp 10th 19% below peers
South Hill, WA 8.7% 15th -0.7pp 11th 1% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 10.8% 20th -0.7pp 12th 23% above peers
Gary, IN 29.1% 29th -1.4pp 13th 232% above peers
Jackson, TN 20.4% 26th -0.6pp 14th 133% above peers
Lodi, CA 11.3% 23rd +0.6pp 15th 29% above peers
Albany, GA 32.0% 31st +2.4pp 16th 264% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 8th +0.4pp 17th 56% below peers
Rockville, MD 7.0% 12th +0.7pp 18th 20% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 28th +2.6pp 19th 183% above peers
Madera, CA 30.0% 30th +3.9pp 20th 242% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 10.5% 19th +1.5pp 21st 20% above peers
Haverhill, MA 20.9% 27th +3.6pp 22nd 138% above peers
Spring, TX 12.0% 24th +2.6pp 23rd 36% above peers
Yorba Linda, CA 3.2% 5th +0.9pp 24th 64% below peers
Novi, MI 5.2% 11th +1.5pp 25th 41% below peers
Union City, CA 8.0% 14th +2.4pp 26th 9% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 4.1% 9th +1.4pp 27th 53% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.6% 3rd +1.1pp 28th 70% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.1% 4th +1.4pp 29th 64% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.6% 7th +2.0pp 30th 58% below peers
Davis, CA 9.4% 17th +5.8pp 31st 8% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2018 to 2023, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started 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 →
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Springdale, AR down 5.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.5pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
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Housing

Homeownership rate

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

Homeownership fell 3.6 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 74.1% to 70.5% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.9pp). 2 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. That is movement in the wrong direction.

Worsening beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: homeownership fell 2.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.1% to 70.5%).
70.5%
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%
Madera, CA 54.7% 20th +6.9pp 1st 13% below peers
Haverhill, MA 62.8% 16th +5.7pp 2nd on par with peers
Grand Junction, CO 63.5% 14th +5.4pp 3rd 1% above peers
Lodi, CA 56.8% 18th +4.4pp 4th 9% below peers
Spring, TX 74.4% 3rd +4.8pp 5th 19% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 83.6% 1st +4.0pp 6th 33% above peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 26th +1.7pp 7th 25% below peers
Ames, IA 42.1% 30th +1.4pp 8th 33% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 53.4% 22nd +1.4pp 9th 15% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 63.2% 15th +1.3pp 10th 1% above peers
Waterloo, IA 62.1% 17th +1.2pp 11th 1% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 64.2% 12th +1.1pp 12th 2% above peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 4th +0.7pp 13th 17% above peers
Davis, CA 43.5% 29th +0.4pp 14th 31% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 83.0% 2nd +0.4pp 15th 32% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 54.6% 21st +0.1pp 16th 13% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 55.0% 19th -0.0pp 17th 12% below peers
Novi, MI 66.3% 8th -0.4pp 18th 6% above peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 5th -0.8pp 19th 16% above peers
Union City, CA 64.7% 11th -0.7pp 20th 3% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 65.1% 10th -1.3pp 21st 4% above peers
Horizon West, FL 65.7% 9th -1.4pp 22nd 5% above peers
Jackson, TN 51.2% 24th -1.2pp 23rd 18% below peers
Eagan, MN 67.7% 7th -2.0pp 24th 8% above peers
Gary, IN 49.0% 25th -1.5pp 25th 22% below peers
Bethesda, MD 64.0% 13th -2.2pp 26th 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 27th -1.6pp 27th 27% below peers
Conway, AR 45.4% 28th -2.2pp 28th 28% below peers
South Hill, WA 70.5% 6th -3.6pp 29th 12% above peers
Rockville, MD 52.6% 23rd -2.8pp 30th 16% below peers
Albany, GA 37.7% 31st -2.6pp 31st 40% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · ACS 2024
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Housing cost-burdened households

▼ Lower is better Turning up (early signal)
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Cost burden changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (30.1% then, 33.6% now; margin ±3.6pp). The newest releases lean upward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: cost burden fell 4.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (37.8% to 33.6%).
33.6%
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
Ames, IA 35.5% 19th -4.2pp 1st 2% above peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 13th -3.5pp 2nd 6% below peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 1st -2.1pp 3rd 37% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 31.6% 12th -2.6pp 4th 9% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 34.7% 17th -2.6pp 5th on par with peers
Spring, TX 29.1% 9th -2.1pp 6th 16% below peers
Lodi, CA 38.0% 21st -2.5pp 7th 10% above peers
Waterloo, IA 28.1% 5th -0.6pp 8th 19% below peers
Horizon West, FL 31.4% 11th -0.7pp 9th 9% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 28.5% 7th -0.5pp 10th 18% below peers
Albany, GA 39.8% 25th -0.6pp 11th 15% above peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 24th -0.6pp 12th 13% above peers
Rockville, MD 34.6% 16th -0.5pp 13th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 28.2% 6th -0.1pp 14th 19% below peers
Madera, CA 43.1% 30th +0.4pp 15th 25% above peers
Haverhill, MA 40.1% 26th +1.2pp 16th 16% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 32.6% 14th +1.2pp 17th 6% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 36.8% 20th +1.6pp 18th 6% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 25.9% 4th +1.1pp 19th 25% below peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 22nd +1.8pp 20th 12% above peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 3rd +1.2pp 21st 27% below peers
Union City, CA 35.5% 18th +1.9pp 22nd 2% above peers
Jackson, TN 38.9% 23rd +2.2pp 23rd 12% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 28.8% 8th +1.8pp 24th 17% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.0% 29th +3.1pp 25th 24% above peers
Bethesda, MD 29.7% 10th +2.2pp 26th 14% below peers
Davis, CA 47.1% 31st +3.9pp 27th 36% above peers
Eagan, MN 24.8% 2nd +2.1pp 28th 28% below peers
Gary, IN 42.8% 28th +3.7pp 29th 23% above peers
South Hill, WA 33.6% 15th +3.5pp 30th 3% below peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 27th +4.9pp 31st 23% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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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 →
  • Tinley Park, IL down 4.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
  • 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
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys *Early signal: consecutive releases agree on direction only; the size of the newest movement is not measurable from overlapping surveys. about this metric
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Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.6% then, 2.8% now; margin ±1.1pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 6 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: no vehicle rose 0.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.6% to 2.8%).
2.8%
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 7.0% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Idaho Falls, ID 3.3% 7th -2.8pp 1st 55% below peers
Waterloo, IA 7.8% 19th -3.1pp 2nd 6% above peers
Gary, IN 13.6% 29th -4.0pp 3rd 85% above peers
Haverhill, MA 8.6% 24th -1.8pp 4th 16% above peers
Davis, CA 8.2% 21st -1.1pp 5th 12% above peers
Albany, GA 12.4% 28th -1.6pp 6th 69% above peers
Conway, AR 5.7% 12th -0.5pp 7th 23% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.1% 14th -0.4pp 8th 17% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 7.7% 18th -0.0pp 9th 4% above peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 31st +0.1pp 10th 186% above peers
Ames, IA 7.2% 15th +0.0pp 11th 2% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 7.3% 16th +0.2pp 12th on par with peers
Novi, MI 5.1% 11th +0.2pp 13th 31% below peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 30th +0.6pp 14th 110% above peers
Yorba Linda, CA 2.7% 5th +0.1pp 15th 63% below peers
South Hill, WA 2.8% 6th +0.2pp 16th 62% below peers
Union City, CA 5.9% 13th +0.4pp 17th 20% below peers
Spring, TX 2.0% 3rd +0.1pp 18th 73% below peers
Jackson, TN 11.8% 27th +1.0pp 19th 61% above peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 9th +0.3pp 20th 50% below peers
Bethesda, MD 9.6% 25th +1.4pp 21st 31% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 2nd +0.3pp 22nd 76% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.4% 22nd +1.4pp 23rd 14% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 8.5% 23rd +1.5pp 24th 16% above peers
Madera, CA 7.8% 20th +1.4pp 25th 6% above peers
Rockville, MD 11.1% 26th +2.1pp 26th 51% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.4% 8th +0.8pp 27th 54% below peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 10th +1.0pp 28th 48% below peers
Horizon West, FL 1.6% 1st +0.5pp 29th 78% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 2.4% 4th +1.3pp 30th 68% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 7.6% 17th +4.1pp 31st 4% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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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 →
  • Apopka, FL down 2.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Sandy, UT down 1.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mount Pleasant, SC down 1.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (4.1% then, 5.1% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: uninsured fell 6.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (11.2% to 5.1%).
5.1%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 6.2% +0.2pp
United States ref 8.2% -0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 6.3% 19th -4.9pp 1st 19% above peers
Portland, ME 4.9% 13th -1.8pp 2nd 6% below peers
Gary, IN 8.1% 23rd -2.7pp 3rd 54% above peers
Schenectady, NY 4.9% 12th -1.5pp 4th 7% below peers
Novi, MI 3.4% 7th -0.9pp 5th 36% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 9.7% 27th -2.5pp 6th 85% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 14th -1.2pp 7th 5% below peers
Albany, GA 13.3% 30th -3.1pp 8th 153% above peers
Rockville, MD 5.2% 16th -1.2pp 9th on par with peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 18th -1.0pp 10th 7% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 5.3% 17th -1.0pp 11th 2% above peers
Ames, IA 4.4% 10th -0.8pp 12th 16% below peers
Davis, CA 3.0% 5th -0.5pp 13th 44% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 2.5% 3rd -0.3pp 14th 52% below peers
Madera, CA 8.4% 24th -1.0pp 15th 61% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 1.9% 1st -0.2pp 16th 64% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 8.5% 25th -0.7pp 17th 62% above peers
Conway, AR 7.8% 22nd -0.6pp 18th 49% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.9% 11th -0.0pp 19th 7% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 3.3% 6th +0.0pp 20th 38% below peers
Eagan, MN 3.7% 9th +0.1pp 21st 29% below peers
Lodi, CA 6.7% 20th +0.1pp 22nd 27% above peers
Jackson, TN 10.5% 29th +0.6pp 23rd 100% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 9.2% 26th +0.6pp 24th 76% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.0% 21st +0.6pp 25th 33% above peers
Spring, TX 16.5% 31st +1.7pp 26th 214% above peers
Haverhill, MA 3.6% 8th +0.4pp 27th 32% below peers
Bethesda, MD 2.1% 2nd +0.3pp 28th 60% below peers
South Hill, WA 5.1% 15th +0.9pp 29th 4% below peers
Union City, CA 2.9% 4th +0.8pp 30th 45% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 10.0% 28th +2.8pp 31st 91% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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▸ Break down by group Race · Age · Sex · ACS 2024
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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 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is somewhat above the peer median.

35.6%
20202022
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Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 31.1%
United States ref 33.4%
Union City, CA 15.8% 1st 51% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 19.8% 2nd 39% below peers
Bethesda, MD 20.7% 3rd 36% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 21.7% 4th 33% below peers
Rockville, MD 22.5% 5th 31% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 22.9% 6th 29% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 23.4% 7th 28% below peers
Novi, MI 25.2% 8th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 9th 19% below peers
Davis, CA 26.3% 10th 19% below peers
Horizon West, FL 28.2% 11th 13% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 12th 7% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 30.8% 13th 5% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 30.9% 14th 5% below peers
Eagan, MN 32.1% 15th 1% below peers
Haverhill, MA 32.4% 16th on par with peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 17th 2% above peers
Spring, TX 34.9% 18th 8% above peers
Lodi, CA 35.1% 19th 8% above peers
South Hill, WA 35.6% 20th 10% above peers
Ames, IA 35.7% 21st 10% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 35.9% 22nd 11% above peers
Madera, CA 37.1% 23rd 15% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 37.7% 24th 16% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 25th 19% above peers
Conway, AR 40.0% 26th 23% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 41.0% 27th 27% above peers
Jackson, TN 41.1% 28th 27% above peers
Waterloo, IA 41.1% 29th 27% above peers
Albany, GA 45.1% 30th 39% above peers
Gary, IN 49.8% 31st 54% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
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Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (2.8% then, 2.5% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: child uninsured fell 3.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (6.1% to 2.5%).
2.5%
20122024
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Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 3.2% +0.4pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Horizon West, FL 2.5% 13th -7.3pp 1st 6% below peers
Portland, ME 1.0% 2nd -1.3pp 2nd 64% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 5th -2.0pp 3rd 41% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 0.9% 1st -1.1pp 4th 68% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 3.0% 19th -2.3pp 5th 13% above peers
Rockville, MD 3.0% 17th -1.5pp 6th 10% above peers
Waterloo, IA 4.6% 23rd -1.4pp 7th 70% above peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 8th -0.7pp 8th 19% below peers
Novi, MI 1.7% 6th -0.5pp 9th 38% below peers
Haverhill, MA 1.0% 3rd -0.2pp 10th 64% below peers
Ames, IA 1.5% 4th -0.3pp 11th 45% below peers
Albany, GA 5.0% 24th -0.8pp 12th 86% above peers
South Hill, WA 2.5% 12th -0.4pp 13th 8% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 6.0% 27th -0.7pp 14th 122% above peers
Madera, CA 2.5% 14th -0.3pp 15th 6% below peers
Gary, IN 3.8% 22nd -0.1pp 16th 43% above peers
Eagan, MN 2.4% 10th -0.0pp 17th 11% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 3.5% 20th +0.0pp 18th 29% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.0% 7th +0.1pp 19th 26% below peers
Spring, TX 12.3% 31st +2.3pp 20th 358% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 2.3% 9th +0.4pp 21st 15% below peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 28th +1.2pp 22nd 131% above peers
Davis, CA 2.6% 15th +0.5pp 23rd 4% below peers
Lodi, CA 3.0% 18th +0.7pp 24th 11% above peers
Conway, AR 5.6% 25th +1.6pp 25th 109% above peers
Union City, CA 2.7% 16th +0.8pp 26th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 5.9% 26th +1.8pp 27th 120% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.8% 21st +1.6pp 28th 41% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 11.7% 30th +5.8pp 29th 335% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.1% 29th +4.2pp 30th 202% above peers
Bethesda, MD 2.4% 11th +1.6pp 31st 10% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
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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 →
  • Southfield, MI down 2.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Mayagüez zona urbana, PR down 3.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Education
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 5.0 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 27.9% to 32.9% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.7pp). 10 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 10 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: college attainment rose 7.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.0% to 32.9%).
32.9%
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▸ Compare all 31 similar-size cities by change rank
Change is measured between each place's two non-overlapping survey periods against its published margins (90% confidence). significant improvement · significant worsening · not significant (within the margin). Change rank orders every measured change; read it with the dot beside it, ranks among hollow-dot rows are ordering values inside their margins. Today's rank orders current values in the metric's better direction.
Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 39.6% +3.6pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Lodi, CA 24.6% 26th +5.4pp 1st 44% below peers
South Hill, WA 32.9% 19th +5.0pp 2nd 25% below peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 25th +3.6pp 3rd 42% below peers
Madera, CA 10.9% 31st +1.5pp 4th 75% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.8% 16th +5.4pp 5th on par with peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 10th +7.1pp 6th 36% above peers
Union City, CA 45.1% 15th +4.8pp 7th 3% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 67.0% 6th +6.1pp 8th 53% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 14th +4.8pp 9th 21% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 38.1% 18th +3.4pp 10th 13% below peers
Haverhill, MA 32.6% 20th +2.8pp 11th 25% below peers
Conway, AR 42.6% 17th +2.9pp 12th 3% below peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 5th +4.6pp 13th 54% above peers
Spring, TX 25.6% 24th +1.7pp 14th 42% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 27.4% 23rd +1.8pp 15th 37% below peers
Gary, IN 14.8% 30th +0.9pp 16th 66% below peers
Albany, GA 21.4% 29th +1.3pp 17th 51% below peers
Novi, MI 64.1% 9th +3.5pp 18th 46% above peers
Eagan, MN 54.7% 13th +2.9pp 19th 25% above peers
Ames, IA 65.8% 7th +3.1pp 20th 50% above peers
Davis, CA 76.8% 3rd +2.9pp 21st 75% above peers
Yorba Linda, CA 56.2% 12th +2.1pp 22nd 28% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 31.7% 21st +1.0pp 23rd 28% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 70.7% 4th +1.5pp 24th 62% above peers
Horizon West, FL 57.6% 11th +1.2pp 25th 32% above peers
Bethesda, MD 87.1% 1st +1.2pp 26th 99% above peers
Rockville, MD 65.6% 8th +0.7pp 27th 50% above peers
Jackson, TN 27.8% 22nd +0.1pp 28th 37% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 82.3% 2nd -0.5pp 29th 88% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 23.6% 27th -1.1pp 30th 46% below peers
Waterloo, IA 21.8% 28th -1.6pp 31st 50% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationAdults with a bachelor's degree or higher
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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • St. Cloud, FL up 13.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Lawrence, MA up 6.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Kissimmee, FL up 8.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2.2pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

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

Preschool enrollment rose 13.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 31.9% to 45.0% - more than the combined survey margin (±11.8pp). 1 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. It started among the weakest third of similar-size cities, so some rebound is expected; still, the improvement is sustained and worth investigating.

Improving beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 8 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: preschool enrollment rose 17.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.1% to 45.0%).
45.0%
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 42.9% -1.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Eagan, MN 55.1% 12th +18.6pp 1st 17% above peers
South Hill, WA 45.0% 20th +13.1pp 2nd 5% below peers
Spring, TX 36.8% 24th +8.0pp 3rd 22% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 47.4% 15th +9.5pp 4th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 13th +10.6pp 5th 13% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 66.0% 4th +12.3pp 6th 40% above peers
Madera, CA 34.6% 25th +6.4pp 7th 27% below peers
Horizon West, FL 65.3% 6th +9.8pp 8th 38% above peers
Haverhill, MA 57.6% 10th +3.7pp 9th 22% above peers
Albany, GA 61.5% 8th +3.6pp 10th 30% above peers
Davis, CA 65.9% 5th +0.3pp 11th 40% above peers
Union City, CA 46.3% 18th -0.7pp 12th 2% below peers
Ames, IA 36.8% 23rd -0.7pp 13th 22% below peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 3rd -1.7pp 14th 51% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 16th -1.3pp 15th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 79.4% 1st -2.3pp 16th 68% above peers
Rockville, MD 56.4% 11th -4.7pp 17th 19% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 31.3% 27th -4.4pp 18th 34% below peers
Waterloo, IA 32.0% 26th -4.9pp 19th 32% below peers
Bethesda, MD 75.1% 2nd -11.6pp 20th 59% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 19th -10.6pp 21st 5% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 65.3% 7th -15.5pp 22nd 38% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 58.4% 9th -18.6pp 23rd 24% above peers
Novi, MI 46.9% 17th -15.7pp 24th 1% below peers
Lodi, CA 25.9% 30th -9.4pp 25th 45% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.3% 29th -10.1pp 26th 42% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 49.2% 14th -22.1pp 27th 4% above peers
Gary, IN 37.0% 22nd -19.5pp 28th 22% below peers
Jackson, TN 30.9% 28th -17.7pp 29th 34% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 25.1% 31st -16.0pp 30th 47% below peers
Conway, AR 37.1% 21st -23.8pp 31st 22% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationChildren ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Severn, MD up 33.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Auburn, WA up 21.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Bel Air South, MD up 26.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Teens not in school and not working

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

Disconnected youth changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.3% then, 10.6% now; margin ±6.8pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: disconnected youth rose 5.7 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (4.9% to 10.6%).
10.6%
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
Alpharetta, GA 0.4% 2nd -6.6pp 1st 91% below peers
Eagan, MN 0.3% 1st -4.8pp 2nd 93% below peers
Ames, IA 0.7% 3rd -0.8pp 3rd 86% below peers
Rockville, MD 2.9% 10th -3.0pp 4th 37% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 12th -3.3pp 5th 22% below peers
Horizon West, FL 2.6% 7th -2.1pp 6th 43% below peers
Jackson, TN 5.5% 18th -4.1pp 7th 19% above peers
Spring, TX 6.5% 20th -4.6pp 8th 39% above peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 22nd -3.2pp 9th 43% above peers
Novi, MI 2.9% 9th -0.8pp 10th 37% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 1.2% 4th -0.2pp 11th 74% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 9.0% 25th -1.6pp 12th 94% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 7.6% 24th -0.8pp 13th 64% above peers
Haverhill, MA 6.5% 21st -0.7pp 14th 41% above peers
Gary, IN 12.5% 30th -1.1pp 15th 170% above peers
Waterloo, IA 7.4% 23rd -0.6pp 16th 59% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 4.1% 15th -0.2pp 17th 11% below peers
South Hill, WA 10.6% 29th +0.3pp 18th 129% above peers
Lodi, CA 10.4% 28th +1.5pp 19th 124% above peers
Albany, GA 16.5% 31st +4.1pp 20th 256% above peers
Union City, CA 5.0% 17th +1.4pp 21st 9% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 13th +1.2pp 22nd 17% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 26th +3.1pp 23rd 103% above peers
Yorba Linda, CA 2.7% 8th +1.0pp 24th 41% below peers
Conway, AR 4.6% 16th +2.4pp 25th on par with peers
Madera, CA 9.7% 27th +5.1pp 26th 110% above peers
Davis, CA 1.7% 5th +0.9pp 27th 63% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 19th +3.2pp 28th 27% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 2.5% 6th +1.4pp 29th 45% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 3.9% 14th +2.6pp 30th 16% below peers
Bethesda, MD 3.2% 11th +2.9pp 31st 31% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
EducationTeens not in school and not working
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Peers worth a call

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Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the weakest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Miami Beach, FL down 7.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • St. Cloud, FL down 12.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Pico Rivera, CA down 22.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B14005) through 2024 ±5.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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Demographics
Demographics

Population

No better direction Rising
Compared against How peers are chosen →

Population rose about 13% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 60,172 to 68,025 - more than the combined survey margin (±3,156). 21 of the 30 similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.

Rising beyond the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 29 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: population rose about 24% from 2014 to 2024 (54,878 to 68,025).
68,025
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Horizon West, FL 67,416 22nd +73% 1st on par with peers
Maricopa, AZ 67,163 26th +38% 2nd 1% below peers
South Hill, WA 68,025 11th +13% 3rd on par with peers
Spring, TX 68,580 6th +12% 4th 1% above peers
Novi, MI 66,717 31st +11% 5th 1% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 67,725 15th +10% 6th on par with peers
Bethesda, MD 69,397 1st +10% 7th 3% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 68,142 9th +10% 8th 1% above peers
Haverhill, MA 67,698 16th +7% 9th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 4th +5% 10th 2% above peers
Madera, CA 67,831 14th +5% 11th on par with peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 7th +5% 12th 1% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 3rd +3% 13th 2% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 69,291 2nd +3% 14th 2% above peers
Lodi, CA 67,607 20th +3% 15th on par with peers
Ames, IA 67,669 18th +2% 16th on par with peers
Eagan, MN 68,000 12th +2% 17th on par with peers
Jackson, TN 68,435 8th +2% 18th 1% above peers
Conway, AR 67,642 19th +2% 19th on par with peers
Alpharetta, GA 66,855 29th +2% 20th 1% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 67,237 23rd +1% 21st 1% below peers
Rockville, MD 67,671 17th +0% 22nd on par with peers
Oshkosh, WI 66,729 30th -0% 23rd 1% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 67,979 13th -0% 24th on par with peers
Yorba Linda, CA 67,170 25th -1% 25th 1% below peers
Waterloo, IA 67,008 27th -1% 26th 1% below peers
Davis, CA 66,978 28th -2% 27th 1% below peers
Weston, FL 68,837 5th -3% 28th 2% above peers
Albany, GA 67,224 24th -9% 29th 1% below peers
Union City, CA 67,464 21st -10% 30th on par with peers
Gary, IN 68,113 10th -10% 31st 1% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsPopulation
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Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±2,470 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (28.2% then, 28.2% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 11 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: children fell 0.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (28.9% to 28.2%).
28.2%
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Place Latest2020-2024 survey Today's rank Change2015-2019 → 2020-2024 Sig. Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Washington ref 21.1% -0.5pp
United States ref 21.6% -0.7pp
Gary, IN 28.6% 3rd +4.7pp 1st 23% above peers
Waterloo, IA 24.5% 10th +1.6pp 2nd 6% above peers
Spring, TX 27.8% 5th +1.8pp 3rd 20% above peers
Bethesda, MD 23.2% 16th +0.8pp 4th on par with peers
Redondo Beach, CA 22.6% 17th +0.6pp 5th 3% below peers
Albany, GA 24.8% 9th +0.6pp 6th 7% above peers
Jackson, TN 24.4% 11th +0.5pp 7th 5% above peers
Horizon West, FL 29.0% 2nd +0.1pp 8th 25% above peers
South Hill, WA 28.2% 4th +0.1pp 9th 22% above peers
Maricopa, AZ 27.0% 8th -0.2pp 10th 16% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 28th -0.3pp 11th 34% below peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 24th -0.4pp 12th 14% below peers
Oshkosh, WI 17.3% 25th -0.4pp 13th 25% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 22.5% 18th -0.5pp 14th 3% below peers
Eagan, MN 22.3% 19th -0.6pp 15th 4% below peers
Conway, AR 20.3% 22nd -0.5pp 16th 13% below peers
Novi, MI 23.4% 15th -0.7pp 17th 1% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.8% 6th -1.0pp 18th 20% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 22.2% 20th -0.8pp 19th 4% below peers
Rockville, MD 20.2% 23rd -0.8pp 20th 13% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.4% 30th -0.7pp 21st 42% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 14th -1.5pp 22nd 3% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 7th -1.9pp 23rd 17% above peers
Haverhill, MA 21.3% 21st -1.8pp 24th 8% below peers
Ames, IA 11.2% 31st -1.0pp 25th 52% below peers
Davis, CA 13.5% 29th -1.4pp 26th 42% below peers
Union City, CA 17.0% 27th -1.9pp 27th 27% below peers
Madera, CA 30.8% 1st -3.5pp 28th 33% above peers
Alpharetta, GA 23.9% 13th -2.7pp 29th 3% above peers
Lodi, CA 24.1% 12th -3.7pp 30th 4% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 17.3% 26th -2.9pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: 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 ±1.5pp 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 →

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (23.9% then, 29.7% now; margin ±6.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 4 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: single-parent rose 3.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (25.9% to 29.7%).
29.7%
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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
Maricopa, AZ 26.6% 16th +8.2pp 1st on par with peers
Rockville, MD 26.5% 17th +6.2pp 2nd on par with peers
South Hill, WA 29.7% 12th +5.8pp 3rd 12% above peers
Madera, CA 43.3% 6th +8.2pp 4th 63% above peers
Bethesda, MD 11.5% 31st +2.1pp 5th 57% below peers
Novi, MI 16.8% 22nd +2.8pp 6th 37% below peers
Waterloo, IA 50.0% 4th +7.5pp 7th 88% above peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 11th +4.5pp 8th 21% above peers
Spring, TX 27.4% 14th +3.2pp 9th 3% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 38.2% 8th +4.1pp 10th 44% above peers
Union City, CA 16.4% 24th +1.0pp 11th 38% below peers
Gary, IN 81.1% 1st +4.6pp 12th 205% above peers
Davis, CA 21.0% 21st +1.2pp 13th 21% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 25.6% 18th +0.7pp 14th 4% below peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 26th +0.4pp 15th 45% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 29.7% 13th +0.7pp 16th 12% above peers
Albany, GA 71.5% 2nd +1.8pp 17th 169% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 36.7% 9th +0.5pp 18th 38% above peers
Ames, IA 22.1% 19th -0.3pp 19th 17% below peers
Horizon West, FL 12.7% 29th -0.2pp 20th 52% below peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 10th -0.7pp 21st 22% above peers
Jackson, TN 50.5% 3rd -2.6pp 22nd 90% above peers
Lodi, CA 27.2% 15th -1.6pp 23rd 2% above peers
Haverhill, MA 39.9% 7th -2.7pp 24th 50% above peers
Palo Alto, CA 13.8% 28th -1.5pp 25th 48% below peers
Yorba Linda, CA 12.4% 30th -1.6pp 26th 53% below peers
Redondo Beach, CA 14.2% 27th -1.9pp 27th 47% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 5th -7.3pp 28th 79% above peers
Eagan, MN 21.6% 20th -5.2pp 29th 19% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 16.6% 23rd -4.5pp 30th 38% below peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 25th -5.0pp 31st 42% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsChildren in single-parent families
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4 of 13 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 ±5.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Young children with all parents in the labor force

No better direction No measurable change
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Working parents changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (52.9% then, 60.6% now; margin ±10.5pp).

Within the survey margin, 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys; 3 of 30 similar-size cities show a real change.
Longer view: working parents rose 3.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (57.6% to 60.6%).
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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
Weston, FL 62.8% 21st +16.8pp 1st 7% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 65.7% 18th +13.0pp 2nd 3% below peers
Union City, CA 78.1% 4th +14.3pp 3rd 16% above peers
Conway, AR 76.4% 6th +10.5pp 4th 13% above peers
South Hill, WA 60.6% 24th +7.7pp 5th 10% below peers
Alpharetta, GA 62.5% 23rd +7.9pp 6th 7% below peers
Lodi, CA 62.8% 22nd +6.5pp 7th 7% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 79.1% 3rd +6.5pp 8th 17% above peers
Horizon West, FL 59.8% 26th +4.5pp 9th 11% below peers
Palo Alto, CA 73.5% 7th +4.8pp 10th 9% above peers
Yorba Linda, CA 67.5% 16th +4.0pp 11th on par with peers
Eagan, MN 80.5% 2nd +4.5pp 12th 19% above peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 9th +2.1pp 13th 9% above peers
Novi, MI 64.9% 19th +0.6pp 14th 4% below peers
Haverhill, MA 82.0% 1st +0.5pp 15th 22% above peers
Redondo Beach, CA 72.8% 12th +0.4pp 16th 8% above peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 5th -1.1pp 17th 14% above peers
Jackson, TN 67.4% 17th -1.2pp 18th on par with peers
Davis, CA 73.0% 10th -1.5pp 19th 8% above peers
Madera, CA 59.5% 27th -1.3pp 20th 12% below peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 14th -2.0pp 21st 6% above peers
Rockville, MD 71.0% 15th -2.2pp 22nd 5% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 53.8% 31st -2.2pp 23rd 20% below peers
Waterloo, IA 72.0% 13th -3.6pp 24th 7% above peers
Gary, IN 60.6% 25th -4.7pp 25th 10% below peers
Spring, TX 58.7% 29th -5.0pp 26th 13% below peers
Albany, GA 72.9% 11th -6.4pp 27th 8% above peers
Oshkosh, WI 73.3% 8th -7.2pp 28th 9% above peers
Bethesda, MD 64.5% 20th -8.4pp 29th 4% below peers
Maricopa, AZ 54.8% 30th -9.2pp 30th 19% below peers
Ames, IA 58.9% 28th -11.7pp 31st 13% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 13 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: blue tracts rose, orange tracts fell. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
DemographicsYoung children with all parents in the labor force
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4 of 13 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 B23008) through 2024 ±9.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
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