DataWorks Commons
Waukesha, WI
← All cities

Waukesha, WI

See all data for this place → See Waukesha on Skyline →
70,872 people (2025) 50k-100k Midwest

Bright spots 12 indicators

Where Waukesha, WI shows a real improvement in recent years, or stands clearly ahead of its peers. How this is calculated →
Household income
Median household income
$83,837
2020-24
▲ 28%
relative change
$65,260 in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
Learn more ↓
No vehicle
Households without a vehicle
5.3%
2020-24
▼ 21%
relative change
6.8% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
Learn more ↓
SNAP
Households receiving SNAP
9.3%
2019-23
▼ 16%
relative change
11.0% in 2018
Real improvement Leading peers
Learn more ↓
College attainment
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher
41.7%
2020-24
▲ 10%
relative change
38.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Broadband
Households with a broadband internet subscription
94.4%
2020-24
▲ 8%
relative change
87.1% in 2019
Real improvement Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Child poverty
Share of children below the poverty level
13.0%
2020-24
▼ 14%
relative change
15.0% in 2019
Turning down (early signal) Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Cost burden
Housing cost-burdened households
30.9%
2020-24
▲ 7%
relative change
28.9% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Child uninsured
Children without health insurance
2.6%
2020-24
▲ 40%
relative change
1.8% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Inequality
Income inequality (Gini index)
0.42
2020-24
flat
relative change
0.42 in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Uninsured
People without health insurance
5.9%
2020-24
▲ 16%
relative change
5.1% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Poverty
Share of people below the poverty level
9.8%
2020-24
▼ 7%
relative change
10.6% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Preschool enrollment
Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
50.7%
2020-24
▲ 2%
relative change
49.5% in 2019
No measurable change Leading peers
Learn more ↓

What needs attention 4 indicators

Where Waukesha, WI shows a real worsening in recent years, or trails its peers clearly. How this is calculated →
Disconnected youth
Teens not in school and not working
6.8%
2020-24
▲ 247%
relative change
2.0% in 2019
Worsening  
Learn more ↓
Property crime
Property crime rate
982 /100k
Jun 2026
▲ 24%
relative change
794 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
Learn more ↓
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Jul 2026
▲ 7%
relative change
3.0% a year earlier
Worsening recently Leading peers
Learn more ↓
Vehicle theft
Motor vehicle theft rate
61 /100k
Jun 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
58 a year earlier
Rising, the wrong way  
Learn more ↓

Big moves & big gaps 6 indicators

Real movement and big differences from peers, where neither direction is simply good or bad. Biggest relative change first; big-gap cards come last. How this is calculated →
Working parents
Young children with all parents in the labor force
80.8%
2020-24
▲ 13%
relative change
71.7% in 2019
Rising Among the highest of peers
Learn more ↓
Children
Children's share of the population
19.2%
2020-24
▼ 8%
relative change
21.0% in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
Learn more ↓
Home value
Typical home value
$423,254
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$397,438 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
Learn more ↓
Starter homes
Starter home value (bottom tier)
$311,451
Aug 2026
▲ 6%
relative change
$294,435 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the highest of peers
Learn more ↓
Rent
Typical asking rent
$1,481
Aug 2026
▲ 5%
relative change
$1,407 a year earlier
Rising recently Among the lowest of peers
Learn more ↓
Population
71,233
2020-24
▼ 2%
relative change
72,412 in 2019
Falling Among the lowest of peers
Learn more ↓

All indicators

Public Safety 4 indicators
Public Safety

Violent crime rate

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

Violent crime fell about 14% over the 12 months ending June 2026, slower than 58% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: violent crime fell about 4% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 67% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Violent crime fell about 1% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 117 in June 2026, down from 137 a year earlier.
117 per 100k
2018June 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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%
Kyle, TX 112 (Jul 26) -38.6% 1st
Grand Junction, CO 439 (Jul 26) -26.2% 2nd
North Richland Hills, TX 154 (Jul 26) -23.2% 3rd
St. Joseph, MO 497 (Jul 26) -19.2% 4th
Idaho Falls, ID 304 (Jul 26) -17.4% 5th
Walnut Creek, CA 214 (Jul 26) -16.7% 6th
Mount Vernon, NY 452 (May 26) -14.9% 7th
Waukesha, WI 117 (Jun 26) -14.4% 8th
Commerce City, CO 726 (Mar 26) -4.0% 9th
Casa Grande, AZ 436 (Jul 26) -1.3% 10th
Shawnee, KS 238 (Jul 26) +1.8% 11th
Schenectady, NY 695 (Jun 26) +3.0% 12th
Conway, AR 505 (Jul 26) +12.0% 13th
▸

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. 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 →
  • Saratoga Springs, UT down about 26% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 9% a year · 2021-2026
  • Little Elm, TX down about 11% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 7% a year · 2021-2026
  • East Hartford, CT down about 9% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% 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 Worsening recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Property crime rose about 24% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 100% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: property crime rose about 2% a year from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Property crime fell about 2% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 982 in June 2026, up from 794 a year earlier.
Needs attention 982 per 100k
2018June 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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 1,987 (Apr 26) -12.2%
Shawnee, KS 1,045 (Jul 26) -39.4% 1st
Walnut Creek, CA 2,054 (Jul 26) -25.9% 2nd
Grand Junction, CO 2,232 (Jul 26) -25.8% 3rd
Kyle, TX 658 (Jul 26) -25.4% 4th
North Richland Hills, TX 1,524 (Jul 26) -21.0% 5th
Conway, AR 1,649 (Jul 26) -20.3% 6th
Idaho Falls, ID 839 (Jul 26) -18.9% 7th
Casa Grande, AZ 1,100 (Jul 26) -18.0% 8th
Commerce City, CO 2,487 (Mar 26) -15.8% 9th
Schenectady, NY 2,677 (Jun 26) -3.6% 10th
St. Joseph, MO 3,589 (Jul 26) +5.1% 11th
Mount Vernon, NY 1,419 (May 26) +10.1% 12th
Waukesha, WI 982 (Jun 26) +23.6% 13th
▸

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. 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 →
  • Caldwell, ID down about 41% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% a year · 2021-2026
  • Burleson, TX down about 30% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 11% a year · 2021-2026
  • Roswell, GA down about 29% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 10% 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homicides was essentially flat over the 12 months ending June 2026.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: homicide rose slightly from 2021 to 2026. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Homicide held steady from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent reading: 1 homicides in the 12 months ending June 2026, unchanged from 1 in the prior 12 months. That is 1 per 100,000 residents; peer comparisons use the rate.
1 homicides
2018June 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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 6 (Apr 26) -17.8%
Commerce City, CO 0 (Mar 26) -100.0% 1st
St. Joseph, MO 1 (Jul 26) -66.7% 2nd
Schenectady, NY 4 (Jun 26) -66.7% 3rd
Casa Grande, AZ 1 (Jul 26) -50.2% 4th
North Richland Hills, TX 4 (Jul 26) -40.1% 5th
Waukesha, WI 1 (Jun 26) +0.0% 6th
Idaho Falls, ID 1 (Jul 26) +0.0% 7th
Mount Vernon, NY 3 (May 26) +0.0% 8th
Conway, AR 6 (Jul 26) +33.3% 9th
Walnut Creek, CA 4 (Jul 26)
Grand Junction, CO 0 (Jul 26)
Kyle, TX 1 (Jul 26)
Shawnee, KS 0 (Jul 26)
▸

Peers worth a call

1
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Because this metric moves monthly, each listed city also held or improved over its own most recent 12 months (shown on each row), and the list is ordered by that recent movement. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Public Safety

Motor vehicle theft rate

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

Vehicle theft rose about 5% over the 12 months ending June 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: vehicle theft fell about 1% a year from 2021 to 2026, slower than 92% of similar-size cities. The change does not yet pass the noise and consistency checks, so treat it as a raw signal.
Longer view
Vehicle theft rose less than 1%% a year from 2018 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 61 in June 2026, up from 58 a year earlier.
Needs attention 61 per 100k
2018June 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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 303 (Apr 26) -22.2%
Shawnee, KS 93 (Jul 26) -52.6% 1st
Idaho Falls, ID 61 (Jul 26) -48.2% 2nd
Walnut Creek, CA 117 (Jul 26) -46.8% 3rd
Commerce City, CO 442 (Mar 26) -43.2% 4th
Grand Junction, CO 121 (Jul 26) -42.4% 5th
Casa Grande, AZ 110 (Jul 26) -37.4% 6th
North Richland Hills, TX 112 (Jul 26) -31.3% 7th
Mount Vernon, NY 165 (May 26) -18.5% 8th
St. Joseph, MO 332 (Jul 26) -17.2% 9th
Conway, AR 102 (Jul 26) -12.9% 10th
Schenectady, NY 154 (Jun 26) -10.8% 11th
Waukesha, WI 61 (Jun 26) +4.9% 12th
Kyle, TX 74 (Jul 26) +13.0% 13th
▸

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. 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 →
  • Janesville, WI down about 52% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 14% a year · 2021-2026
  • Mission, TX down about 42% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 24% a year · 2023-2026
  • Eden Prairie, MN down about 32% over the 12 months ending July 2026 · sustained: down about 16% a year · 2021-2026
Real-Time Crime Index through 2026-06 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
See all Public Safety data →
Economy 7 indicators
Economy

Median household income

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

Household income rose about 28% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from $65,260 to $83,837 (each survey's own dollars, not adjusted for inflation) - more than the combined survey margin (±$3,740).

Broader trend
97% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Waukesha started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Household income rose about 44% from 2014 to 2024 ($58,126 to $83,837).
Bright spot $83,837
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref $77,485 +25%
United States ref $80,734 +28%
Camden, NJ $40,546 31st +50% 1st 49% below peers
Commerce City, CO $111,972 8th +45% 2nd 42% above peers
Dublin, CA $214,385 1st +43% 3rd 172% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID $73,110 18th +38% 4th 7% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX $97,305 10th +37% 5th 24% above peers
Passaic, NJ $55,371 29th +35% 6th 30% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $82,041 14th +35% 7th 4% above peers
Ocala, FL $56,376 27th +35% 8th 28% below peers
Eastvale, CA $160,069 2nd +34% 9th 103% above peers
Grand Junction, CO $70,080 19th +33% 10th 11% below peers
Conway, AR $63,004 21st +33% 11th 20% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR $57,272 25th +33% 12th 27% below peers
Yuba City, CA $75,477 17th +33% 13th 4% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ $69,983 20th +32% 14th 11% below peers
Portland, ME $79,540 15th +32% 15th 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY $78,779 16th +32% 16th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ $83,683 13th +30% 17th 6% above peers
Weston, FL $139,825 3rd +30% 18th 77% above peers
Schenectady, NY $58,399 23rd +29% 19th 26% below peers
Waukesha, WI $83,837 12th +28% 20th 6% above peers
East Orange, NJ $60,830 22nd +27% 21st 23% below peers
Shawnee, KS $109,940 9th +26% 22nd 40% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $112,467 6th +25% 23rd 43% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA $130,432 5th +23% 24th 66% above peers
St. Joseph, MO $57,956 24th +20% 25th 26% below peers
Dothan, AL $55,792 28th +19% 26th 29% below peers
Centreville, VA $139,510 4th +18% 27th 77% above peers
Dale City, VA $111,994 7th +18% 28th 42% above peers
Lafayette, IN $53,716 30th +16% 29th 32% below peers
Kyle, TX $90,323 11th +14% 30th 15% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $56,968 26th +12% 31st 28% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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
Loading breakdown…
How breakdowns work →
▸

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 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±$3,179 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
★
Economy

Unemployment rate

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

Unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points over the 12 months ending July 2026, faster than 60% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: unemployment rose about 0.2 percentage points a year from 2022 to 2025. That is movement in the wrong direction.
Longer view
Unemployment fell about 0.1 percentage points a year from 2015 to 2025.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: 3.2% in July 2026, up from 3.0% a year earlier.
Needs attention 3.2%
1990July 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 26 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 3.3% (Jul 26) +0.3pp
United States ref 4.1% (Aug 26) -0.2pp
Camden, NJ 8.8% (Jul 26) 26th -2.7pp 1st 100% above peers
East Orange, NJ 7.6% (Jul 26) 24th -1.7pp 2nd 73% above peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% (Jul 26) 22nd -1.6pp 3rd 30% above peers
Lafayette, IN 3.4% (Jul 26) 4th -1.3pp 4th 23% below peers
Yuba City, CA 7.6% (Jul 26) 25th -0.8pp 5th 73% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 4.4% (Jul 26) 13th -0.5pp 6th on par with peers
Eastvale, CA 4.1% (Jul 26) 10th -0.3pp 7th 7% below peers
Dublin, CA 4.5% (Jul 26) 15th -0.3pp 8th 2% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 3.8% (Jul 26) 8th -0.2pp 9th 14% below peers
Conway, AR 3.9% (Jul 26) 9th -0.2pp 10th 11% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 4.8% (Jul 26) 18th +0.0pp 11th 9% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 4.2% (Jul 26) 11th +0.0pp 12th 5% below peers
Portland, ME 2.7% (Jul 26) 1st +0.0pp 13th 39% below peers
Shawnee, KS 3.7% (Jul 26) 6th +0.0pp 14th 16% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.8% (Jul 26) 19th +0.1pp 15th 9% above peers
Waukesha, WI 3.2% (Jul 26) 3rd +0.2pp 16th 27% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.1% (Jul 26) 2nd +0.2pp 17th 30% below peers
Commerce City, CO 4.5% (Jul 26) 16th +0.2pp 18th 2% above peers
Schenectady, NY 5.3% (Jul 26) 20th +0.3pp 19th 20% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 4.3% (Jul 26) 12th +0.4pp 20th 2% below peers
Kyle, TX 3.5% (Jul 26) 5th +0.4pp 21st 20% below peers
Ocala, FL 5.4% (Jul 26) 21st +0.6pp 22nd 23% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 4.4% (Jul 26) 14th +0.6pp 23rd on par with peers
Weston, FL 4.7% (Jul 26) 17th +0.7pp 24th 7% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 6.2% (Jul 26) 23rd +0.8pp 25th 41% above peers
Dothan, AL 3.7% (Jul 26) 7th +0.9pp 26th 16% below peers
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics through 2025 administrative trend: robust fit about this metric
Economy

Share of people below the poverty level

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

Poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (10.6% then, 9.8% now; margin ±1.9pp).

Broader trend
30% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Poverty fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (12.2% to 9.8%).
Bright spot 9.8%
20112024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 10.6% -0.8pp
United States ref 12.4%
Shawnee, KS 5.3% 3rd -2.1pp 1st 56% below peers
Commerce City, CO 8.7% 10th -2.9pp 2nd 27% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 11.8% 16th -3.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.6% 6th -2.1pp 4th 44% below peers
Portland, ME 11.2% 14th -3.4pp 5th 5% below peers
Dale City, VA 7.0% 7th -1.9pp 6th 41% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.9% 28th -5.8pp 7th 93% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.8% 2nd -1.2pp 8th 60% below peers
Camden, NJ 30.2% 31st -6.2pp 9th 155% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.5% 15th -1.9pp 10th 3% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.5% 18th -2.0pp 11th 14% above peers
Conway, AR 16.9% 22nd -2.1pp 12th 42% above peers
East Orange, NJ 16.4% 21st -1.6pp 13th 39% above peers
Yuba City, CA 14.3% 19th -1.2pp 14th 21% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 8.8% 11th -0.7pp 15th 26% below peers
Waukesha, WI 9.8% 13th -0.8pp 16th 17% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 7.2% 8th -0.4pp 17th 39% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 17.7% 23rd -1.0pp 18th 50% above peers
Weston, FL 6.1% 4th -0.2pp 19th 48% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.9% 30th +0.4pp 20th 153% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 21.3% 27th +0.3pp 21st 80% above peers
Dothan, AL 19.3% 25th +0.5pp 22nd 63% above peers
Ocala, FL 21.1% 26th +0.8pp 23rd 78% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 14.8% 20th +0.8pp 24th 25% above peers
Lafayette, IN 17.8% 24th +1.1pp 25th 50% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.0% 17th +1.3pp 26th 10% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.5% 1st +0.5pp 27th 62% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 6.4% 5th +1.0pp 28th 46% below peers
Schenectady, NY 23.8% 29th +4.5pp 29th 101% above peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 9th +2.1pp 30th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.9% 12th +3.8pp 31st 25% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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
Loading breakdown…
How breakdowns work →
▸

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 →
  • Clermont, FL down 4.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brentwood, NY down 5.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2017-2022
  • Lawrence, IN down 6.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Share of children below the poverty level

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

Child poverty changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (15.0% then, 13.0% now; margin ±3.7pp). The newest releases lean downward: each of the last 4 annual updates moved the 5-year average the same way - an early signal, not a measured change.*

Broader trend
27% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child poverty fell 5.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (18.9% to 12.9%).
Bright spot 13.0%
20132024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 12.8% -2.1pp
United States ref 16.1%
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 4th -4.8pp 1st 60% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.8% 10th -7.9pp 2nd 27% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.2% 3rd -3.8pp 3rd 65% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.6% 6th -5.4pp 4th 42% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 16.8% 18th -5.8pp 5th 13% above peers
Eastvale, CA 4.4% 2nd -1.2pp 6th 71% below peers
Passaic, NJ 32.1% 28th -7.4pp 7th 116% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.7% 22nd -5.1pp 8th 53% above peers
Camden, NJ 38.9% 31st -8.5pp 9th 162% above peers
Conway, AR 14.8% 15th -3.2pp 10th 1% below peers
Yuba City, CA 17.7% 19th -3.3pp 11th 19% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.5% 11th -1.9pp 12th 22% below peers
Waukesha, WI 12.9% 13th -2.0pp 13th 13% below peers
Portland, ME 14.8% 16th -2.1pp 14th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 15.1% 17th -1.7pp 15th 2% above peers
East Orange, NJ 23.2% 23rd -1.4pp 16th 56% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 11.7% 12th -0.6pp 17th 21% below peers
Commerce City, CO 13.9% 14th -0.4pp 18th 6% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 31.3% 27th -0.4pp 19th 111% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 33.1% 29th +0.2pp 20th 123% above peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 26th +1.4pp 21st 111% above peers
Lafayette, IN 25.8% 24th +1.4pp 22nd 74% above peers
Dothan, AL 31.1% 25th +1.8pp 23rd 110% above peers
Dublin, CA 4.3% 1st +0.3pp 24th 71% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.0% 21st +1.9pp 25th 42% above peers
Schenectady, NY 35.7% 30th +5.1pp 26th 141% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 19.9% 20th +3.0pp 27th 34% above peers
Weston, FL 8.1% 5th +1.5pp 28th 46% below peers
Centreville, VA 9.4% 9th +2.5pp 29th 37% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 9.0% 8th +2.7pp 30th 39% below peers
Kyle, TX 8.7% 7th +3.0pp 31st 41% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 ±2.8pp 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
Economy

Households with a broadband internet subscription

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

Broadband rose 7.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 87.1% to 94.4% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
93% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Waukesha started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Broadband rose 9.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (84.9% to 94.4%).
Bright spot 94.4%
20172024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 90.6% +7.4pp
United States ref 91.1%
Camden, NJ 86.5% 27th +22.3pp 1st 7% below peers
Passaic, NJ 93.8% 13th +20.1pp 2nd 1% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 83.8% 30th +13.2pp 3rd 9% below peers
Ocala, FL 91.3% 21st +14.0pp 4th 1% below peers
Lafayette, IN 91.4% 20th +11.0pp 5th 1% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 85.9% 29th +10.1pp 6th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 59.1% 31st +6.7pp 7th 36% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 88.8% 25th +9.4pp 8th 4% below peers
Conway, AR 93.7% 14th +9.9pp 9th 1% above peers
East Orange, NJ 89.1% 24th +9.0pp 10th 4% below peers
Dothan, AL 87.5% 26th +8.6pp 11th 6% below peers
Kyle, TX 98.2% 4th +9.3pp 12th 6% above peers
Yuba City, CA 91.1% 22nd +8.2pp 13th 2% below peers
Commerce City, CO 91.8% 18th +7.6pp 14th 1% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 92.9% 15th +7.4pp 15th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 94.4% 12th +7.4pp 16th 2% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 92.4% 17th +6.9pp 17th on par with peers
Gaithersburg, MD 96.5% 8th +7.2pp 18th 4% above peers
Schenectady, NY 86.4% 28th +6.2pp 19th 7% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 96.5% 7th +5.9pp 20th 4% above peers
Portland, ME 91.7% 19th +5.5pp 21st 1% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 92.6% 16th +5.2pp 22nd on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 89.9% 23rd +5.0pp 23rd 3% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 96.4% 9th +5.0pp 24th 4% above peers
Shawnee, KS 95.8% 10th +4.9pp 25th 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 94.8% 11th +4.8pp 26th 2% above peers
Dale City, VA 97.2% 6th +2.9pp 27th 5% above peers
Dublin, CA 98.3% 3rd +2.5pp 28th 6% above peers
Centreville, VA 98.3% 2nd +2.3pp 29th 6% above peers
Weston, FL 97.7% 5th +1.8pp 30th 6% above peers
Eastvale, CA 98.4% 1st +0.5pp 31st 6% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 →
  • Olympia, WA up 11.9pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 84% of this group · 2019-2024
  • The Hammocks, FL up 11.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 81% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Redding, CA up 11.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 80% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Income inequality (Gini index)

▼ Lower is better 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 (0.42 then, 0.42 now; margin ±0.02).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Inequality rose about 3% from 2014 to 2024 (0.40 to 0.42).
Bright spot 0.42
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 0.44 -0.001
United States ref 0.48 +0.001
Eastvale, CA 0.33 1st -0.040 1st 26% below peers
Ocala, FL 0.48 22nd -0.055 2nd 6% above peers
Commerce City, CO 0.36 2nd -0.023 3rd 19% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 0.44 13th -0.028 4th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 0.41 8th -0.025 5th 9% below peers
Conway, AR 0.48 23rd -0.027 6th 6% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 0.40 7th -0.022 7th 10% below peers
Weston, FL 0.45 16th -0.023 8th on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 0.48 21st -0.022 9th 6% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 0.44 14th -0.019 10th 1% below peers
Lafayette, IN 0.41 9th -0.015 11th 9% below peers
Camden, NJ 0.48 25th -0.015 12th 8% above peers
Dothan, AL 0.49 27th -0.010 13th 10% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 0.44 12th -0.005 14th 2% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.55 31st -0.005 15th 23% above peers
Waukesha, WI 0.42 10th -0.002 16th 7% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.50 29th -0.001 17th 10% above peers
Portland, ME 0.46 18th +0.001 18th 3% above peers
Yuba City, CA 0.45 15th +0.005 19th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 0.42 11th +0.006 20th 7% below peers
Dale City, VA 0.38 4th +0.006 21st 15% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 0.49 26th +0.010 22nd 10% above peers
East Orange, NJ 0.46 17th +0.010 23rd 3% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 0.47 19th +0.011 24th 4% above peers
Dublin, CA 0.39 6th +0.010 25th 12% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 0.54 30th +0.015 26th 19% above peers
Centreville, VA 0.39 5th +0.023 27th 13% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 0.48 24th +0.028 28th 7% above peers
Kyle, TX 0.37 3rd +0.024 29th 19% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 0.48 20th +0.045 30th 6% above peers
Schenectady, NY 0.50 28th +0.057 31st 10% above peers
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B19083) through 2024 ±0.02 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Economy

Households receiving SNAP

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

SNAP fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2014-2018 and 2019-2023 surveys, from 11.0% to 9.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.7pp).

Broader trend
33% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way. Waukesha started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
Snap fell 0.4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023 (9.7% to 9.2%).
Bright spot 9.3%
20102023
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 10.8% -0.8pp
United States ref 11.8% -0.5pp
Shawnee, KS 2.3% 1st -2.1pp 1st 79% below peers
Eastvale, CA 3.6% 5th -3.2pp 2nd 67% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 19.7% 25th -11.4pp 3rd 81% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.5% 8th -3.1pp 4th 50% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 4.6% 7th -2.5pp 5th 58% below peers
Centreville, VA 3.3% 3rd -1.6pp 6th 70% below peers
Portland, ME 10.9% 16th -4.1pp 7th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 11.0% 18th -3.9pp 8th 2% above peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 17th -3.6pp 9th 1% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 13.1% 21st -3.1pp 10th 21% above peers
Waukesha, WI 9.2% 12th -1.7pp 11th 15% below peers
Conway, AR 8.8% 11th -1.2pp 12th 19% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 10.5% 14th -1.2pp 13th 4% below peers
Ocala, FL 18.1% 24th -1.8pp 14th 67% above peers
East Orange, NJ 20.7% 28th -1.5pp 15th 91% above peers
Passaic, NJ 38.2% 30th -1.2pp 16th 251% above peers
Yuba City, CA 12.4% 20th -0.2pp 17th 14% above peers
Commerce City, CO 10.3% 13th +0.2pp 18th 5% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 15.6% 22nd +0.3pp 19th 43% above peers
Dothan, AL 16.8% 23rd +0.8pp 20th 55% above peers
Kyle, TX 6.8% 9th +0.5pp 21st 38% below peers
Camden, NJ 43.4% 31st +3.4pp 22nd 300% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 6th +0.4pp 23rd 64% below peers
Schenectady, NY 24.9% 29th +2.6pp 24th 129% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 19.8% 27th +2.2pp 25th 82% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 19.8% 26th +2.8pp 26th 82% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 10.5% 15th +1.5pp 27th 3% below peers
Dale City, VA 8.3% 10th +1.3pp 28th 24% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.8% 2nd +0.5pp 29th 75% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 11.3% 19th +2.1pp 30th 4% above peers
Dublin, CA 3.4% 4th +1.9pp 31st 69% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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.
EconomyHouseholds receiving SNAP
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 →
  • Goose Creek, SC down 5.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Layton, UT down 4.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2018-2023
  • Logan, UT down 5.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 98% of this group · 2018-2023
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2023 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2023 estimate) survey trend: 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 surveys about this metric
See all Economy data →
Housing 6 indicators
Housing

Typical home value

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

Home value rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 96% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: home value rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 88% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Home value rose about 9% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $423,254 in August 2026, up from $397,438 a year earlier.
Big move $423,254
2000August 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref $339,699 (Aug 26) +5.1%
United States ref $368,697 (Aug 26) +1.2%
Lakewood, NJ $589,571 (Aug 26) 7th +8.0% 1st 38% above peers
Waukesha, WI $423,254 (Aug 26) 15th +6.5% 2nd 1% below peers
Schenectady, NY $333,482 (Aug 26) 20th +5.3% 3rd 22% below peers
Shawnee, KS $426,972 (Aug 26) 14th +4.7% 4th on par with peers
Mount Vernon, NY $601,432 (Aug 26) 6th +4.4% 5th 41% above peers
Lafayette, IN $269,022 (Aug 26) 23rd +2.8% 6th 37% below peers
Conway, AR $250,644 (Aug 26) 25th +2.4% 7th 41% below peers
Passaic, NJ $555,875 (Aug 26) 9th +2.1% 8th 30% above peers
Dothan, AL $206,754 (Aug 26) 26th +1.8% 9th 52% below peers
Grand Junction, CO $422,821 (Aug 26) 16th +1.8% 10th 1% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID $395,714 (Aug 26) 17th +1.4% 11th 7% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $992,645 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.1% 12th 132% above peers
Eastvale, CA $930,341 (Aug 26) 3rd +0.8% 13th 118% above peers
Centreville, VA $618,763 (Aug 26) 5th +0.6% 14th 45% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $367,768 (Aug 26) 18th +0.5% 15th 14% below peers
Yuba City, CA $439,108 (Aug 26) 13th +0.2% 16th 3% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $343,049 (Aug 26) 19th +0.2% 17th 20% below peers
Portland, ME $559,175 (Aug 26) 8th +0.0% 18th 31% above peers
East Orange, NJ $482,835 (Aug 26) 11th -0.2% 19th 13% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ $316,044 (Aug 26) 21st -1.3% 20th 26% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD $517,488 (Aug 26) 10th -1.5% 21st 21% above peers
Weston, FL $719,191 (Aug 26) 4th -1.7% 22nd 68% above peers
Ocala, FL $265,333 (Aug 26) 24th -2.5% 23rd 38% below peers
Commerce City, CO $480,050 (Aug 26) 12th -3.3% 24th 12% above peers
Camden, NJ $152,107 (Aug 26) 27th -4.5% 25th 64% below peers
Dublin, CA $1,230,548 (Aug 26) 1st -6.0% 26th 188% above peers
Kyle, TX $294,393 (Aug 26) 22nd -6.5% 27th 31% 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 Rising recently, faster than peers
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Starter homes rose about 6% over the 12 months ending August 2026, faster than 92% of similar-size cities.

Broader trend
Multi-year view: starter homes rose about 7% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 81% of similar-size cities.
Longer view
Starter homes rose about 11% a year from 2016 to 2026.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $311,451 in August 2026, up from $294,435 a year earlier.
Big move $311,451
2000August 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref $216,317 (Aug 26) +6.6%
United States ref $200,550 (Aug 26) +2.2%
Mount Vernon, NY $306,657 (Aug 26) 15th +13.9% 1st 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS $330,982 (Aug 26) 12th +6.0% 2nd 6% above peers
Waukesha, WI $311,451 (Aug 26) 14th +5.8% 3rd on par with peers
Schenectady, NY $246,797 (Aug 26) 20th +5.5% 4th 21% below peers
Passaic, NJ $369,182 (Aug 26) 9th +4.4% 5th 19% above peers
Conway, AR $186,700 (Aug 26) 24th +4.2% 6th 40% below peers
Lafayette, IN $196,694 (Aug 26) 22nd +3.6% 7th 37% below peers
Dothan, AL $109,182 (Aug 26) 26th +2.9% 8th 65% below peers
Grand Junction, CO $324,346 (Aug 26) 13th +2.7% 9th 4% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID $297,672 (Aug 26) 16th +1.5% 10th 4% below peers
East Orange, NJ $374,002 (Aug 26) 8th +1.3% 11th 20% above peers
Portland, ME $430,673 (Aug 26) 5th +1.2% 12th 38% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $286,884 (Aug 26) 17th +1.1% 13th 8% below peers
Camden, NJ $107,929 (Aug 26) 27th +1.0% 14th 65% below peers
Yuba City, CA $347,912 (Aug 26) 10th +0.9% 15th 12% above peers
Lakewood, NJ $231,297 (Aug 26) 21st +0.7% 16th 26% below peers
Centreville, VA $481,479 (Aug 26) 4th +0.6% 17th 55% above peers
Eastvale, CA $801,504 (Aug 26) 2nd +0.3% 18th 157% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ $249,476 (Aug 26) 19th -1.8% 19th 20% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $493,471 (Aug 26) 3rd -2.0% 20th 58% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $346,190 (Aug 26) 11th -2.5% 21st 11% above peers
Ocala, FL $194,289 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.0% 22nd 38% below peers
Weston, FL $428,813 (Aug 26) 6th -3.6% 23rd 38% above peers
Commerce City, CO $378,739 (Aug 26) 7th -3.9% 24th 22% above peers
Kyle, TX $251,372 (Aug 26) 18th -6.2% 25th 19% below peers
Delray Beach, FL $142,448 (Aug 26) 25th -6.5% 26th 54% below peers
Dublin, CA $834,299 (Aug 26) 1st -6.6% 27th 168% above peers
Zillow Home Value Index through 2026-08 modeled trend: robust fit about this metric
Housing

Homeownership rate

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Homeownership changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (58.1% then, 58.8% now; margin ±2.2pp).

Broader trend
43% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Homeownership fell 0.1 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (58.9% to 58.8%).
58.8%
20112024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 67.8% +0.8pp
United States ref 65.2%
East Orange, NJ 31.0% 30th +5.4pp 1st 51% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 42.9% 27th +5.2pp 2nd 32% below peers
Ocala, FL 52.1% 21st +6.0pp 3rd 18% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 72.8% 7th +7.2pp 4th 15% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 63.5% 14th +5.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 39.1% 28th +3.1pp 6th 38% below peers
Yuba City, CA 57.3% 19th +3.7pp 7th 9% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 62.8% 17th +4.0pp 8th 1% below peers
Passaic, NJ 23.8% 31st +1.5pp 9th 62% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 67.5% 9th +3.5pp 10th 7% above peers
Centreville, VA 73.2% 5th +3.2pp 11th 16% above peers
Commerce City, CO 77.2% 3rd +3.2pp 12th 22% above peers
Portland, ME 46.9% 23rd +1.7pp 13th 26% below peers
Dale City, VA 79.3% 1st +2.4pp 14th 25% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 63.2% 16th +1.3pp 15th on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 63.5% 15th +1.3pp 16th on par with peers
Idaho Falls, ID 64.2% 13th +1.1pp 17th 2% above peers
Waukesha, WI 58.8% 18th +0.7pp 18th 7% below peers
Shawnee, KS 73.7% 4th +0.7pp 19th 17% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.0% 2nd +0.7pp 20th 23% above peers
Dublin, CA 65.7% 11th +0.2pp 21st 4% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 64.4% 12th -0.2pp 22nd 2% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 72.2% 8th -0.3pp 23rd 14% above peers
Kyle, TX 67.0% 10th -0.5pp 24th 6% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 50.8% 22nd -0.4pp 25th 20% below peers
Weston, FL 73.0% 6th -0.8pp 26th 15% above peers
Schenectady, NY 45.6% 25th -1.6pp 27th 28% below peers
Dothan, AL 57.1% 20th -2.1pp 28th 10% below peers
Lafayette, IN 46.7% 24th -1.9pp 29th 26% below peers
Conway, AR 45.4% 26th -2.2pp 30th 28% below peers
Camden, NJ 34.4% 29th -4.9pp 31st 46% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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.
HousingHomeownership rate
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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
Loading breakdown…
How breakdowns work →
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.6pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Typical asking rent

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

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

Broader trend
Multi-year view: rent rose about 6% a year from 2021 to 2026, faster than 75% of similar-size cities.
Latest
Most recent monthly reading: $1,481 in August 2026, up from $1,407 a year earlier.
Big move $1,481
2021August 2026
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 27 similar-size cities by change rank
Place Latest Today's rank Changelast 12 months Change rank History Latest vs. peers
United States ref $1,948 (Aug 26) +2.5%
Waukesha, WI $1,481 (Aug 26) 22nd +5.3% 1st 26% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA $2,959 (Aug 26) 4th +5.1% 2nd 48% above peers
Dublin, CA $3,299 (Aug 26) 3rd +3.9% 3rd 65% above peers
Delray Beach, FL $2,841 (Aug 26) 5th +3.8% 4th 42% above peers
Portland, ME $2,419 (Aug 26) 8th +3.1% 5th 21% above peers
Conway, AR $1,359 (Aug 26) 25th +2.9% 6th 32% below peers
Lafayette, IN $1,296 (Aug 26) 26th +2.8% 7th 35% below peers
Schenectady, NY $1,503 (Aug 26) 21st +2.7% 8th 25% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY $2,628 (Aug 26) 6th +2.4% 9th 31% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID $1,388 (Aug 26) 24th +2.2% 10th 31% below peers
Grand Junction, CO $1,759 (Aug 26) 16th +1.9% 11th 12% below peers
Dothan, AL $1,236 (Aug 26) 27th +1.6% 12th 38% below peers
Commerce City, CO $2,433 (Aug 26) 7th +1.6% 13th 22% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX $1,541 (Aug 26) 20th +1.5% 14th 23% below peers
Weston, FL $3,421 (Aug 26) 2nd +1.3% 15th 71% above peers
Eastvale, CA $3,730 (Aug 26) 1st +0.9% 16th 86% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD $2,167 (Aug 26) 11th +0.9% 17th 8% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ $1,712 (Aug 26) 17th +0.9% 18th 14% below peers
Yuba City, CA $2,136 (Aug 26) 12th +0.7% 19th 7% above peers
Camden, NJ $1,823 (Aug 26) 15th +0.4% 20th 9% below peers
Passaic, NJ $2,093 (Aug 26) 13th +0.4% 21st 5% above peers
East Orange, NJ $2,000 (Aug 26) 14th +0.1% 22nd on par with peers
Centreville, VA $2,407 (Aug 26) 9th -0.1% 23rd 20% above peers
Ocala, FL $1,575 (Aug 26) 18th -0.4% 24th 21% below peers
Shawnee, KS $1,408 (Aug 26) 23rd -3.1% 25th 30% below peers
Kyle, TX $1,555 (Aug 26) 19th -3.3% 26th 22% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 10th 10% 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 (28.9% then, 30.9% now; margin ±3.0pp).

Broader trend
23% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Cost burden fell 3.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.4% to 30.9%).
Bright spot 30.9%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 26.4% -0.8pp
United States ref 32.2% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 26.0% 2nd -5.2pp 1st 24% below peers
Eastvale, CA 33.8% 15th -4.3pp 2nd 1% below peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 12th -3.5pp 3rd 5% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 47.4% 27th -4.8pp 4th 39% above peers
Shawnee, KS 21.8% 1st -2.1pp 5th 36% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 31.6% 11th -2.6pp 6th 8% below peers
Dale City, VA 30.4% 5th -1.8pp 7th 11% below peers
Camden, NJ 50.5% 28th -2.9pp 8th 48% above peers
Passaic, NJ 54.9% 30th -2.8pp 9th 61% above peers
Weston, FL 39.1% 22nd -0.6pp 10th 14% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 36.7% 18th -0.6pp 11th 7% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 28.2% 3rd -0.1pp 12th 17% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.2% 16th +0.3pp 13th on par with peers
North Richland Hills, TX 31.3% 10th +1.0pp 14th 9% below peers
Centreville, VA 29.1% 4th +1.1pp 15th 15% below peers
Dublin, CA 32.9% 14th +1.3pp 16th 4% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 63.0% 31st +2.6pp 17th 84% above peers
Portland, ME 38.8% 21st +1.8pp 18th 14% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 30.6% 7th +1.6pp 19th 10% below peers
East Orange, NJ 51.7% 29th +2.8pp 20th 51% above peers
Waukesha, WI 30.9% 9th +2.1pp 21st 9% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 32.7% 13th +2.2pp 22nd 4% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.0% 25th +3.1pp 23rd 26% above peers
Yuba City, CA 41.1% 23rd +3.0pp 24th 20% above peers
Dothan, AL 30.9% 8th +2.7pp 25th 10% below peers
Ocala, FL 43.1% 26th +3.8pp 26th 26% above peers
Lafayette, IN 35.4% 17th +3.7pp 27th 3% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 38.6% 20th +4.2pp 28th 13% above peers
Schenectady, NY 42.6% 24th +4.9pp 29th 25% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 30.6% 6th +5.3pp 30th 11% below peers
Kyle, TX 37.8% 19th +7.2pp 31st 11% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HousingHousing cost-burdened households
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

Peers worth a call

2
Cities of similar size (50k-100k) that started in the strongest third, like this city, and whose improvement is sustained over several years, larger than the data's normal noise, and big enough to matter. Referral candidates to investigate, not proven interventions. How we pick these →
  • Appleton, WI down 3.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Decatur, IL down 3.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 93% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (tables B25070 + B25091) through 2024 ±2.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Housing

Households without a vehicle

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

No vehicle fell 1.4 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 6.8% to 5.3% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.3pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way. Waukesha started mid-pack and has reached a genuinely better level; worth investigating.
Longer view
No vehicle fell 2.4 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (7.7% to 5.3%).
Bright spot 5.3%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 6.4% -0.3pp
United States ref 8.3% -0.3pp
Idaho Falls, ID 3.3% 6th -2.8pp 1st 54% below peers
Dublin, CA 2.4% 4th -1.0pp 2nd 66% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 4.1% 11th -1.7pp 3rd 43% below peers
Passaic, NJ 25.7% 28th -7.6pp 4th 261% above peers
Yuba City, CA 5.6% 14th -1.5pp 5th 22% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.3% 13th -1.4pp 6th 25% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 8.4% 20th -2.2pp 7th 19% above peers
Ocala, FL 8.9% 21st -2.0pp 8th 25% above peers
Commerce City, CO 3.6% 8th -0.7pp 9th 49% below peers
Dale City, VA 2.7% 5th -0.3pp 10th 62% below peers
Camden, NJ 30.8% 29th -3.6pp 11th 333% above peers
Conway, AR 5.7% 15th -0.5pp 12th 20% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 3.7% 9th -0.2pp 13th 49% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.1% 12th -0.3pp 14th 28% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 9.5% 22nd -0.4pp 15th 33% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 9.9% 23rd -0.1pp 16th 40% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 7.1% 16th -0.0pp 17th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 21.0% 27th +0.1pp 18th 196% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 7.3% 17th +0.2pp 19th 3% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 26th +0.6pp 20th 117% above peers
East Orange, NJ 33.0% 30th +2.4pp 21st 363% above peers
Lafayette, IN 11.0% 25th +0.9pp 22nd 55% above peers
Dothan, AL 8.0% 18th +0.9pp 23rd 13% above peers
Weston, FL 1.7% 1st +0.3pp 24th 76% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.0% 31st +5.4pp 25th 364% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.4% 19th +1.4pp 26th 18% above peers
Shawnee, KS 3.8% 10th +1.0pp 27th 46% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 10.4% 24th +2.8pp 28th 46% above peers
Centreville, VA 3.4% 7th +1.3pp 29th 52% below peers
Kyle, TX 1.9% 2nd +0.8pp 30th 73% below peers
Eastvale, CA 2.1% 3rd +1.1pp 31st 71% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 →
  • San Jacinto, CA down 3.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Idaho Falls, ID down 2.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Encinitas, CA down 2.4pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B08201) through 2024 ±0.9pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
See all Housing data →
Health 3 indicators
Health

People without health insurance

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

Uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (5.1% then, 5.9% now; margin ±1.0pp).

Broader trend
50% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Uninsured fell 2.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (8.1% to 5.9%).
Bright spot 5.9%
20132024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 5.2% -0.2pp
United States ref 8.4% -0.4pp
Lakewood, NJ 4.1% 5th -3.8pp 1st 45% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 3.8% 3rd -2.4pp 2nd 49% below peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 1st -1.0pp 3rd 79% below peers
Lafayette, IN 7.5% 16th -3.8pp 4th on par with peers
Yuba City, CA 5.9% 11th -2.7pp 5th 20% below peers
Portland, ME 5.0% 7th -1.9pp 6th 33% below peers
Dale City, VA 10.7% 21st -3.7pp 7th 44% above peers
Schenectady, NY 5.0% 6th -1.5pp 8th 34% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 9.8% 20th -2.5pp 9th 31% above peers
Shawnee, KS 5.0% 8th -1.2pp 10th 33% below peers
Commerce City, CO 7.5% 15th -1.4pp 11th on par with peers
Weston, FL 5.6% 9th -1.0pp 12th 25% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.4% 2nd -0.4pp 13th 68% below peers
Ocala, FL 12.3% 25th -1.5pp 14th 65% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 6.0% 12th -0.7pp 15th 19% below peers
Centreville, VA 7.2% 14th -0.8pp 16th 4% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 8.7% 18th -0.7pp 17th 16% above peers
Conway, AR 8.0% 17th -0.6pp 18th 7% above peers
Eastvale, CA 3.9% 4th -0.3pp 19th 48% below peers
Passaic, NJ 22.6% 31st -0.4pp 20th 204% above peers
East Orange, NJ 12.3% 27th +0.2pp 21st 65% above peers
Kyle, TX 12.3% 24th +0.6pp 22nd 64% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 9.4% 19th +0.6pp 23rd 26% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.8% 28th +0.9pp 24th 72% above peers
Dothan, AL 11.1% 22nd +1.1pp 25th 49% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 12.3% 26th +1.4pp 26th 65% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 7.1% 13th +0.9pp 27th 5% below peers
Waukesha, WI 5.9% 10th +0.8pp 28th 21% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 11.2% 23rd +2.1pp 29th 51% above peers
Camden, NJ 14.7% 30th +3.2pp 30th 97% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 14.4% 29th +4.9pp 31st 92% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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.
HealthPeople without health insurance
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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
Loading breakdown…
How breakdowns work →
▸

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 →
  • Mountain View, CA down 2.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Brookline, MA down 1.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Minnetonka, MN down 1.2pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±0.8pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Health

Adult obesity

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

Adult obesity is roughly in line with the peer median.

34.8%
20202022
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 30 similar-size cities best first
Place Latest Today's rank History Latest vs. peers
Wisconsin ref 37.8%
United States ref 33.4%
Dublin, CA 15.4% 1st 56% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 24.9% 2nd 28% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 25.2% 3rd 27% below peers
Centreville, VA 26.1% 4th 25% below peers
Weston, FL 26.3% 5th 24% below peers
Eastvale, CA 27.6% 6th 20% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.9% 7th 14% below peers
Portland, ME 30.1% 8th 13% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 30.8% 9th 11% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 30.9% 10th 11% below peers
Yuba City, CA 31.3% 11th 10% below peers
Shawnee, KS 33.1% 12th 5% below peers
Kyle, TX 33.9% 13th 2% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 33.9% 14th 2% below peers
Commerce City, CO 34.1% 15th 2% below peers
Dale City, VA 34.7% 16th on par with peers
Waukesha, WI 34.8% 17th on par with peers
East Orange, NJ 35.1% 18th 1% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 35.8% 19th 3% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 35.9% 20th 3% above peers
Passaic, NJ 36.0% 21st 4% above peers
Lafayette, IN 36.7% 22nd 6% above peers
Dothan, AL 37.5% 23rd 8% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 38.0% 24th 10% above peers
Schenectady, NY 38.6% 25th 11% above peers
Ocala, FL 39.5% 26th 14% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 39.6% 27th 14% above peers
Conway, AR 40.0% 28th 15% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 40.8% 29th 18% above peers
Camden, NJ 43.6% 30th 26% above peers
CDC PLACES through 2022 modeled tract map about this metric
Health

Children without health insurance

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

Child uninsured changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (1.8% then, 2.6% now; margin ±1.5pp).

Broader trend
40% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Child uninsured rose 0.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (2.3% to 2.6%).
Bright spot 2.6%
20122024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 4.1% +0.3pp
United States ref 5.5% +0.4pp
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 0.5% 1st -0.8pp 1st 90% below peers
Portland, ME 1.0% 3rd -1.3pp 2nd 81% below peers
Shawnee, KS 1.6% 6th -2.0pp 3rd 70% below peers
Yuba City, CA 2.8% 11th -2.1pp 4th 46% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 0.9% 2nd -0.7pp 5th 83% below peers
Commerce City, CO 2.6% 10th -1.7pp 6th 50% below peers
Lafayette, IN 3.3% 12th -2.0pp 7th 35% below peers
Dale City, VA 6.2% 24th -2.2pp 8th 20% above peers
Schenectady, NY 2.2% 8th -0.7pp 9th 58% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 1.1% 4th -0.2pp 10th 78% below peers
East Orange, NJ 5.7% 19th -0.7pp 11th 11% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 6.0% 22nd -0.7pp 12th 15% above peers
Kyle, TX 8.3% 27th -1.0pp 13th 62% above peers
Passaic, NJ 5.7% 20th -0.0pp 14th 11% above peers
Centreville, VA 5.8% 21st +0.4pp 15th 13% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 5.2% 16th +0.5pp 16th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.3% 17th +1.0pp 17th 4% above peers
Weston, FL 6.2% 23rd +1.2pp 18th 20% above peers
Eastvale, CA 1.3% 5th +0.3pp 19th 74% below peers
Conway, AR 5.6% 18th +1.6pp 20th 8% above peers
Waukesha, WI 2.6% 9th +0.7pp 21st 50% below peers
Dothan, AL 3.6% 13th +1.1pp 22nd 31% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 12.0% 31st +4.7pp 23rd 132% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 4.5% 15th +1.8pp 24th 14% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 3.8% 14th +1.6pp 25th 27% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 10.5% 30th +4.7pp 26th 104% above peers
Camden, NJ 8.0% 25th +4.1pp 27th 54% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 8.1% 26th +4.2pp 28th 57% above peers
Ocala, FL 9.8% 29th +5.6pp 29th 91% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 9.6% 28th +5.7pp 30th 86% above peers
Dublin, CA 1.6% 7th +1.1pp 31st 68% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 census tracts
Each tract is colored and ranked by its change from 2019 to 2024, between the same two survey periods as the card above, as a share of its own starting level: green tracts improved, red tracts moved the wrong way. Tracts marked * moved less than their own survey margin, so their color is a direction, not a claim. Hover a tract for its numbers and history, or a table row to find that tract on the map; click either for its location or its data in the Explorer.
HealthChildren without health insurance
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 →
  • Newport Beach, CA down 1.3pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Royal Oak, MI down 1.5pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Troy, NY down 1.7pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 97% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey (table B27001) through 2024 ±1.3pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
See all Health data →
Education 3 indicators
Education

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher

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

College attainment rose 3.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 38.1% to 41.7% - more than the combined survey margin (±2.3pp).

Broader trend
62% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction. Waukesha started among the stronger third of similar-size cities and kept improving; worth investigating.
Longer view
College attainment rose 7.3 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (34.4% to 41.7%).
Bright spot 41.7%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ Compare all 30 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
Wisconsin ref 33.4% +3.3pp
United States ref 35.7% +3.5pp
Casa Grande, AZ 21.7% 27th +5.4pp 1st 40% below peers
Ocala, FL 31.2% 19th +7.0pp 2nd 13% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 35.9% 15th +6.8pp 3rd on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 42.5% 11th +7.5pp 4th 18% above peers
Dale City, VA 33.5% 16th +5.0pp 5th 7% below peers
Commerce City, CO 25.8% 23rd +3.8pp 6th 28% below peers
Eastvale, CA 43.4% 9th +6.3pp 7th 21% above peers
Schenectady, NY 25.4% 24th +3.6pp 8th 29% below peers
East Orange, NJ 22.6% 26th +3.0pp 9th 37% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 43.8% 8th +5.4pp 10th 22% above peers
Portland, ME 59.7% 4th +7.1pp 11th 66% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 23.0% 25th +2.5pp 12th 36% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 37.3% 14th +3.7pp 13th 4% above peers
Shawnee, KS 53.1% 6th +4.8pp 14th 48% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 38.1% 13th +3.4pp 15th 6% above peers
Waukesha, WI 41.7% 12th +3.7pp 16th 16% above peers
Lafayette, IN 27.9% 21st +2.4pp 17th 22% below peers
Dothan, AL 27.6% 22nd +2.1pp 18th 23% below peers
Yuba City, CA 20.4% 28th +1.5pp 19th 43% below peers
Conway, AR 42.6% 10th +2.9pp 20th 19% above peers
Weston, FL 67.6% 3rd +4.6pp 21st 88% above peers
Passaic, NJ 16.7% 29th +1.0pp 22nd 54% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70.4% 1st +3.7pp 23rd 96% above peers
Dublin, CA 69.8% 2nd +3.4pp 24th 94% above peers
Camden, NJ 10.1% 30th +0.3pp 25th 72% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 31.7% 18th +1.0pp 26th 12% below peers
Kyle, TX 31.0% 20th +0.8pp 27th 14% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 31.9% 17th +0.4pp 28th 11% below peers
Centreville, VA 58.2% 5th +0.0pp 29th 62% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 52.5% 7th -1.6pp 30th 46% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 Sex · ACS 2024
Loading breakdown…
How breakdowns work →
▸

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 →
  • Celina, TX up 19.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 100% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Leander, TX up 12.1pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 95% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Grapevine, TX up 9.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 87% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±1.7pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Education

Children ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool

▲ Higher is better No measurable change
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Preschool enrollment changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (49.5% then, 50.7% now; margin ±12.4pp).

Broader trend
20% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Preschool enrollment rose 1.2 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (49.5% to 50.7%).
Bright spot 50.7%
20112024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 41.5% -2.5pp
United States ref 45.5%
Kyle, TX 53.1% 11th +18.3pp 1st 13% above peers
Centreville, VA 68.9% 4th +17.9pp 2nd 46% above peers
Grand Junction, CO 47.4% 15th +9.5pp 3rd on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 53.4% 9th +10.6pp 4th 13% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 66.0% 6th +12.3pp 5th 40% above peers
Eastvale, CA 53.4% 10th +9.7pp 6th 13% above peers
Dale City, VA 29.3% 27th +4.8pp 7th 38% below peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 53.1% 12th +1.9pp 8th 12% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 19th +1.4pp 9th 13% below peers
Dothan, AL 45.9% 17th +1.2pp 10th 3% below peers
Waukesha, WI 50.7% 13th +1.1pp 11th 7% above peers
East Orange, NJ 72.8% 1st +1.5pp 12th 54% above peers
Passaic, NJ 67.2% 5th +1.0pp 13th 42% above peers
Dublin, CA 63.8% 7th +0.1pp 14th 35% above peers
Weston, FL 71.2% 2nd -1.7pp 15th 51% above peers
Portland, ME 47.2% 16th -1.3pp 16th on par with peers
Lakewood, NJ 53.9% 8th -1.5pp 17th 14% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 26.7% 31st -2.2pp 18th 43% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70.6% 3rd -7.3pp 19th 50% above peers
Shawnee, KS 45.1% 18th -10.6pp 20th 5% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 38.1% 22nd -11.2pp 21st 19% below peers
Ocala, FL 37.1% 23rd -11.2pp 22nd 21% below peers
Yuba City, CA 32.4% 25th -10.2pp 23rd 31% below peers
Commerce City, CO 39.6% 20th -13.7pp 24th 16% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.3% 30th -10.1pp 25th 42% below peers
Lafayette, IN 27.5% 29th -11.7pp 26th 42% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 47.5% 14th -20.7pp 27th on par with peers
Conway, AR 37.1% 24th -23.8pp 28th 22% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 29.2% 28th -24.1pp 29th 38% below peers
Camden, NJ 39.2% 21st -34.3pp 30th 17% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 31.0% 26th -28.0pp 31st 34% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 →
▸

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 →
  • West Haven, CT up 35.0pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 99% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Castle Rock, CO up 21.6pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 96% of this group · 2019-2024
  • Cedar Park, TX up 20.8pp between its surveys · a larger real gain than 94% of this group · 2019-2024
Census ACS 5-year survey through 2024 ±9.9pp 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 Worsening
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Disconnected youth rose 4.8 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 2.0% to 6.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±3.7pp). That is movement in the wrong direction.

Broader trend
7% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 10% moved the other way.
Longer view
Disconnected youth rose 2.9 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (3.9% to 6.8%).
Needs attention 6.8%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 5.4% +0.4pp
United States ref 6.9% +0.3pp
East Orange, NJ 5.3% 13th -13.9pp 1st 12% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 2.3% 2nd -2.7pp 2nd 63% below peers
Passaic, NJ 7.6% 22nd -7.9pp 3rd 25% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 4.0% 8th -4.1pp 4th 34% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 5th -3.3pp 5th 40% below peers
Dothan, AL 5.2% 11th -4.4pp 6th 15% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 2.1% 1st -1.3pp 7th 66% below peers
Schenectady, NY 6.6% 17th -3.2pp 8th 9% above peers
Dublin, CA 2.5% 3rd -1.0pp 9th 59% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 9.0% 25th -1.6pp 10th 47% above peers
North Richland Hills, TX 5.2% 12th +0.1pp 11th 15% below peers
Kyle, TX 7.3% 20th +0.2pp 12th 20% above peers
Centreville, VA 4.3% 9th +0.3pp 13th 29% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 8.8% 23rd +0.5pp 14th 44% above peers
Camden, NJ 11.3% 28th +0.8pp 15th 86% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 5.8% 14th +0.5pp 16th 5% below peers
Eastvale, CA 6.1% 16th +0.7pp 17th on par with peers
Dale City, VA 3.1% 4th +0.4pp 18th 49% below peers
Yuba City, CA 7.4% 21st +1.0pp 19th 21% above peers
Lafayette, IN 8.9% 24th +1.3pp 20th 47% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 10.4% 27th +1.8pp 21st 71% above peers
Weston, FL 3.9% 6th +1.2pp 22nd 37% below peers
Portland, ME 9.4% 26th +3.1pp 23rd 54% above peers
Ocala, FL 13.2% 29th +6.2pp 24th 116% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 7.2% 19th +3.4pp 25th 18% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 20.8% 31st +10.2pp 26th 240% above peers
Conway, AR 4.6% 10th +2.4pp 27th 24% below peers
Shawnee, KS 5.9% 15th +3.2pp 28th 3% below peers
Delray Beach, FL 3.9% 7th +2.6pp 29th 37% below peers
Waukesha, WI 6.8% 18th +4.8pp 30th 11% above peers
Commerce City, CO 14.5% 30th +12.3pp 31st 138% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 B14005) through 2024 ±3.4pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
See all Education data →
Demographics 4 indicators
Demographics

Population

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

Population fell about 2% between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 72,412 to 71,233 - more than the combined survey margin (±87). That reverses the previous span, which went up between the 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 surveys.

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 70% moved the other way.
Longer view
Population held roughly steady from 2014 to 2024.
Big move 71,233
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Kyle, TX 56,823 31st +33% 1st 19% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 69,585 18th +24% 2nd 1% below peers
Commerce City, CO 66,445 29th +18% 3rd 5% below peers
Dublin, CA 70,803 10th +16% 4th 1% above peers
Eastvale, CA 70,633 12th +14% 5th 1% above peers
Ocala, FL 66,584 28th +12% 6th 5% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 67,725 26th +10% 7th 3% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 68,142 24th +10% 8th 3% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 60,905 30th +9% 9th 13% below peers
East Orange, NJ 70,090 14th +9% 10th on par with peers
Mount Vernon, NY 72,427 1st +7% 11th 3% above peers
Schenectady, NY 68,847 21st +5% 12th 2% below peers
Dothan, AL 71,514 4th +5% 13th 2% above peers
Shawnee, KS 68,542 23rd +5% 14th 2% below peers
Yuba City, CA 69,471 19th +4% 15th 1% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 70,599 13th +4% 16th 1% above peers
Portland, ME 68,854 20th +3% 17th 2% below peers
Gaithersburg, MD 69,825 17th +3% 18th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 72,059 2nd +3% 19th 3% above peers
Conway, AR 67,642 27th +2% 20th 3% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 70,780 11th +1% 21st 1% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 70,088 15th +1% 22nd on par with peers
Passaic, NJ 70,002 16th -0% 23rd on par with peers
Delray Beach, FL 67,979 25th -0% 24th 3% below peers
Waukesha, WI 71,233 7th -2% 25th 2% above peers
Lafayette, IN 71,159 8th -2% 26th 2% above peers
Dale City, VA 71,016 9th -2% 27th 1% above peers
Weston, FL 68,837 22nd -3% 28th 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 71,706 3rd -3% 29th 2% above peers
Camden, NJ 71,496 5th -3% 30th 2% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 71,236 6th -6% 31st 2% above peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 through 2024 ±71 at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children's share of the population

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

Children fell 1.7 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 21.0% to 19.2% - more than the combined survey margin (±1.2pp).

Broader trend
47% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction.
Longer view
Children fell 2.6 percentage points from 2017 to 2024 (21.9% to 19.2%).
Big move 19.2%
20172024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 21.4% -0.7pp
United States ref 21.9% -0.7pp
Lafayette, IN 23.4% 13th +1.2pp 1st 4% above peers
Mount Vernon, NY 21.1% 22nd +1.0pp 2nd 6% below peers
Dale City, VA 26.6% 8th +0.1pp 3rd 18% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 22.7% 14th -0.2pp 4th 1% above peers
Lakewood, NJ 51.2% 1st -0.9pp 5th 127% above peers
Portland, ME 15.4% 29th -0.3pp 6th 32% below peers
Schenectady, NY 19.9% 24th -0.4pp 7th 12% below peers
Dothan, AL 22.6% 15th -0.5pp 8th on par with peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 18.0% 26th -0.4pp 9th 20% below peers
Conway, AR 20.3% 23rd -0.5pp 10th 10% below peers
Ocala, FL 22.1% 17th -0.6pp 11th 2% below peers
St. Joseph, MO 22.1% 18th -0.6pp 12th 2% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 27.8% 5th -1.0pp 13th 24% above peers
Yuba City, CA 24.8% 11th -0.9pp 14th 10% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 13.4% 31st -0.7pp 15th 40% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 22.1% 19th -1.2pp 16th 2% below peers
Shawnee, KS 23.8% 12th -1.5pp 17th 6% above peers
Dublin, CA 25.0% 10th -1.6pp 18th 11% above peers
Weston, FL 27.2% 7th -1.9pp 19th 21% above peers
Passaic, NJ 30.1% 2nd -2.1pp 20th 34% above peers
Eastvale, CA 28.0% 4th -2.5pp 21st 24% above peers
Waukesha, WI 19.2% 25th -1.8pp 22nd 15% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 15.5% 28th -1.5pp 23rd 31% below peers
East Orange, NJ 21.7% 20th -2.4pp 24th 4% below peers
Centreville, VA 21.7% 21st -2.5pp 25th 4% below peers
Camden, NJ 27.5% 6th -3.4pp 26th 22% above peers
Kyle, TX 25.4% 9th -3.2pp 27th 13% above peers
Casa Grande, AZ 22.5% 16th -3.1pp 28th on par with peers
Commerce City, CO 28.6% 3rd -4.4pp 29th 27% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 14.7% 30th -2.4pp 30th 35% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 17.3% 27th -2.9pp 31st 23% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 through 2024 ±1.1pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
Demographics

Children in single-parent families

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

Single-parent changed less than the survey can measure between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys (27.9% then, 32.5% now; margin ±7.1pp).

Broader trend
13% of similar-size cities show a real change in either direction.
Longer view
Single-parent rose 4.6 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (27.9% to 32.5%).
32.5%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 29.7% +0.5pp
United States ref 29.9% -0.2pp
Lakewood, NJ 7.8% 31st +3.6pp 1st 74% below peers
Commerce City, CO 28.9% 19th +8.7pp 2nd 3% below peers
Kyle, TX 29.0% 18th +7.2pp 3rd 2% below peers
Centreville, VA 20.4% 25th +4.1pp 4th 31% below peers
Lafayette, IN 50.7% 4th +9.3pp 5th 71% above peers
Passaic, NJ 51.4% 3rd +9.3pp 6th 73% above peers
Portland, ME 32.1% 15th +4.5pp 7th 8% above peers
Waukesha, WI 32.5% 14th +4.6pp 8th 9% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 38.2% 11th +4.1pp 9th 29% above peers
Dothan, AL 47.6% 5th +3.2pp 10th 60% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 29.1% 17th +1.7pp 11th 2% below peers
Ocala, FL 44.0% 8th +2.0pp 12th 48% above peers
Idaho Falls, ID 25.6% 21st +0.7pp 13th 14% below peers
Weston, FL 14.5% 28th +0.4pp 14th 51% below peers
Grand Junction, CO 29.7% 16th +0.7pp 15th on par with peers
Camden, NJ 75.7% 1st +0.3pp 16th 155% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 41.3% 10th +0.0pp 17th 39% above peers
Conway, AR 32.5% 13th -0.7pp 18th 9% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 23.6% 22nd -0.6pp 19th 21% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 46.9% 7th -1.4pp 20th 58% above peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 42.4% 9th -2.8pp 21st 43% above peers
East Orange, NJ 59.1% 2nd -5.6pp 22nd 99% above peers
Dale City, VA 21.0% 24th -2.2pp 23rd 29% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 36.9% 12th -3.9pp 24th 24% above peers
Yuba City, CA 27.2% 20th -3.4pp 25th 8% below peers
Walnut Creek, CA 17.0% 26th -2.5pp 26th 43% below peers
Schenectady, NY 47.5% 6th -7.3pp 27th 60% above peers
Shawnee, KS 15.5% 27th -5.0pp 28th 48% below peers
Dublin, CA 9.2% 30th -3.2pp 29th 69% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 23.3% 23rd -10.6pp 30th 21% below peers
Eastvale, CA 11.2% 29th -5.3pp 31st 62% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 ±5.7pp 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
Compared against How peers are chosen →
What changed

Working parents rose 9.1 percentage points between the 2015-2019 and 2020-2024 surveys, from 71.7% to 80.8% - more than the combined survey margin (±8.9pp).

Broader trend
17% of similar-size cities show a real change in the same direction; 7% moved the other way.
Longer view
Working parents rose 7.5 percentage points from 2014 to 2024 (73.3% to 80.8%).
Big move 80.8%
20102024
Open in Explorer →
▸ 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
Wisconsin ref 73.1% -0.7pp
United States ref 68.1% +1.9pp
Weston, FL 62.8% 27th +16.8pp 1st 10% below peers
Passaic, NJ 69.7% 17th +14.6pp 2nd on par with peers
Grand Junction, CO 65.7% 20th +13.0pp 3rd 6% below peers
Mount Vernon, NY 90.8% 1st +17.2pp 4th 30% above peers
Kyle, TX 70.1% 15th +10.4pp 5th 1% above peers
Gaithersburg, MD 74.9% 8th +10.4pp 6th 8% above peers
Conway, AR 76.4% 7th +10.5pp 7th 10% above peers
Waukesha, WI 80.8% 2nd +9.1pp 8th 16% above peers
Centreville, VA 80.2% 3rd +8.5pp 9th 15% above peers
Delray Beach, FL 79.1% 4th +6.5pp 10th 14% above peers
Eastvale, CA 78.6% 5th +5.5pp 11th 13% above peers
Walnut Creek, CA 69.7% 16th +4.7pp 12th on par with peers
Schenectady, NY 73.2% 9th +2.1pp 13th 5% above peers
St. Joseph, MO 70.5% 13th +1.7pp 14th 1% above peers
Commerce City, CO 67.3% 18th +0.7pp 15th 3% below peers
Dublin, CA 63.9% 26th -0.3pp 16th 8% below peers
Shawnee, KS 76.8% 6th -1.1pp 17th 10% above peers
Ocala, FL 70.4% 14th -1.2pp 18th 1% above peers
Camden, NJ 71.2% 12th -1.8pp 19th 2% above peers
Portland, ME 71.6% 11th -2.0pp 20th 3% above peers
Casas Adobes, AZ 64.9% 24th -2.1pp 21st 7% below peers
Casa Grande, AZ 64.2% 25th -2.3pp 22nd 8% below peers
Idaho Falls, ID 53.8% 29th -2.2pp 23rd 23% below peers
Yuba City, CA 53.7% 30th -3.5pp 24th 23% below peers
Lafayette, IN 66.0% 19th -4.6pp 25th 5% below peers
Dothan, AL 65.4% 22nd -5.6pp 26th 6% below peers
East Orange, NJ 72.2% 10th -6.7pp 27th 4% above peers
Dale City, VA 65.2% 23rd -6.2pp 28th 6% below peers
North Richland Hills, TX 62.1% 28th -12.8pp 29th 11% below peers
Guaynabo zona urbana, PR 65.7% 21st -13.7pp 30th 6% below peers
Lakewood, NJ 29.3% 31st -13.8pp 31st 58% below peers
▸ Where is this changing? 20 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
Loading tract map…
8 of 20 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 ±7.0pp at 90% confidence (2024 estimate) survey trend: 2015-2019 vs 2020-2024 surveys about this metric
See all Demographics data →