The City Social Data Chart provides a decade-plus view of local social and economic conditions across more than 650 U.S. cities with populations exceeding 65,000. Each line represents a key social indicator — including poverty rate, unemployment, high school and college enrollment, graduation rate, and rent burden — allowing users to explore how these trends have evolved from 2010 to 2024.

Cities can be selected individually using the dropdown menu to reveal long-term trajectories and compare local progress to broader national patterns. This dataset is sourced primarily from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), ensuring consistent methodology and comparability across all locations.

These charts highlight the real dynamics shaping communities — from changing education access to shifts in affordability — providing researchers, policymakers, and residents with an evidence-based perspective on how urban well-being has changed over time.

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​-Some smaller cities intermittently fall below ACS 1-year publication thresholds; those years appear as missing.