

It’s hard to define what is or isn’t American. Although we can’t patent freedom, we can safely lay claim to buffalo wings, bluegrass and David Letterman. But we can’t have it all. Contrary to popular belief, English isn’t our official language. And the rumor that New York’s Italian immigrants invented pizza? That’s been laid to rest. Heck, even Lady Liberty was a French citizen.

So how can we quantify our nation’s identity? Parsing demographics is one way to do so, and it can be surprisingly revealing. Characteristics such as ethnic makeup, household size, educational attainment and household characteristics help encapsulate America’s uniqueness from a statistical perspective. And it’s easy to imagine why the results would matter, whether you’re a parent looking out for your family, an entrepreneur nurturing a nascent business or even a marketer trying to target customers.

So in order to identify which metro areas bleed the most red, white and blue this Independence Day, WalletHub analyzed demographical statistics for 379 of the largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs. Our data set includes simple metrics such as age, gender and income as well as more complex measures such as household makeup and housing tenure. The results, additional expert commentary and a detailed methodology can be found below.

Main Findings

Overall Rank Resemblance Index MSA “Sociodemographic Stats” Rank “Housing Stats” Rank “Economic Stats” Rank “Education Stats” Rank 1 93.50 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 15 3 3 4 2 92.55 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 27 7 6 26 3 91.59 Oklahoma City, OK 1 10 66 40 4 91.55 Columbus, OH 34 20 2 14 5 91.42 Jacksonville, FL 2 27 32 29 6 91.34 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 11 24 8 92 7 91.16 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 5 112 5 30 8 91.01 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 77 39 1 3 9 90.94 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 51 6 41 7 10 90.74 Tulsa, OK 3 14 79 18 11 90.74 Albuquerque, NM 12 4 73 60 12 90.73 Greensboro-High Point, NC 68 23 35 9 13 90.42 Kansas City, MO-KS 13 54 31 8 14 89.79 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 24 135 11 2 15 89.76 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 7 77 76 11 16 89.76 Winston-Salem, NC 45 60 16 12 17 89.72 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 26 25 114 1 18 89.53 Richmond, VA 47 64 42 6 19 89.27 New Orleans-Metairie, LA 161 22 26 186 20 89.09 Baton Rouge, LA 70 78 15 31 21 89.05 Lexington-Fayette, KY 129 30 7 48 22 89.00 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 46 144 10 53 23 88.82 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 32 218 13 5 24 88.80 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 64 101 25 108 25 88.78 Chattanooga, TN-GA 98 67 4 100 26 88.76 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 241 5 21 27 27 88.72 Columbia, SC 78 44 59 25 28 88.62 Tucson, AZ 75 12 81 112 29 88.42 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 192 89 9 73 30 88.41 St. Louis, MO-IL 52 212 12 80 31 88.38 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 121 15 30 52 32 88.28 Savannah, GA 119 58 39 67 33 88.27 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10 129 57 77 34 88.23 Racine, WI 36 56 84 61 35 88.15 Rockford, IL 9 57 130 93 36 88.12 Wichita, KS 21 106 47 35 37 87.97 Burlington, NC 85 80 34 82 38 87.69 Tyler, TX 39 105 53 124 39 87.64 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 29 220 61 10 40 87.55 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 19 175 44 200 41 87.52 Spartanburg, SC 81 92 60 36 42 87.49 Mobile, AL 149 50 54 81 43 87.49 Winchester, VA-WV 143 1 106 134 44 87.47 Worcester, MA-CT 17 229 58 24 45 87.44 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 127 59 116 28 46 87.35 Boise City, ID 189 19 20 144 47 87.34 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 126 81 19 62 48 87.31 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 90 45 115 116 49 87.29 Huntsville, AL 14 165 108 15 50 87.21 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 43 36 179 74 51 87.18 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 56 133 48 38 52 87.15 Syracuse, NY 152 148 33 55 53 87.14 Rochester, NY 146 164 40 33 54 87.11 Kankakee, IL 33 53 65 181 55 87.11 Wilmington, NC 242 49 22 68 56 87.09 Amarillo, TX 55 32 118 250 57 86.87 Gainesville, GA 274 2 95 114 58 86.86 Bowling Green, KY 71 76 51 274 59 86.74 Green Bay, WI 115 21 181 44 60 86.64 Reading, PA 57 62 70 137 61 86.63 Akron, OH 174 181 18 17 62 86.61 Reno, NV 107 169 37 102 63 86.58 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 6 37 271 110 64 86.55 Jackson, TN 151 91 69 203 65 86.51 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 8 271 78 22 66 86.42 Montgomery, AL 188 41 211 46 67 86.31 Lafayette, LA 22 204 38 154 68 86.28 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 41 95 139 111 69 86.21 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 38 200 28 97 70 86.20 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 67 290 24 70 71 86.12 Lynchburg, VA 137 154 63 306 72 85.99 San Angelo, TX 91 85 200 159 73 85.92 Waco, TX 35 102 77 245 74 85.89 Knoxville, TN 184 138 14 78 75 85.75 New Haven-Milford, CT 20 285 75 121 76 85.58 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 232 47 215 65 77 85.54 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 16 259 71 84 78 85.52 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 76 161 68 205 79 85.52 Lake Charles, LA 69 260 23 58 80 85.50 Sherman-Denison, TX 124 107 62 183 81 85.48 Tuscaloosa, AL 136 96 90 196 82 85.48 Springfield, MO 209 94 137 13 83 85.48 Bellingham, WA 169 35 109 162 84 85.47 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI 156 111 111 136 85 85.46 Dayton, OH 207 140 45 87 86 85.43 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 218 46 154 76 87 85.39 Grand Junction, CO 190 126 49 146 88 85.37 Kennewick-Richland, WA 252 55 82 161 89 85.19 Corpus Christi, TX 131 119 164 174 90 85.15 Sioux Falls, SD 114 43 313 19 91 85.01 Abilene, TX 112 90 243 143 92 84.94 Salem, OR 42 82 312 51 93 84.90 Fort Wayne, IN 30 276 83 118 94 84.86 Port St. Lucie, FL 18 191 88 167 95 84.85 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 122 48 186 180 96 84.80 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 94 263 46 85 97 84.79 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 147 29 132 247 98 84.75 Springfield, MA 116 179 160 50 99 84.75 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 4 261 87 195 100 84.75 Toledo, OH 164 120 98 64 101 84.74 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 165 73 156 106 102 84.74 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 156 13 191 171 103 84.68 Raleigh, NC 25 235 36 166 104 84.65 Jonesboro, AR 88 199 112 244 105 84.65 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 82 203 196 49 106 84.63 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 53 253 193 43 107 84.62 Hattiesburg, MS 130 83 202 132 108 84.58 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 49 275 147 113 109 84.56 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 40 214 52 283 110 84.55 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 44 84 314 37 111 84.55 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 247 202 55 21 112 84.50 Roanoke, VA 212 149 72 71 113 84.44 Macon, GA 226 52 218 59 114 84.34 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 244 100 223 45 115 84.31 Jackson, MS 297 38 148 66 116 84.31 Joplin, MO 101 170 189 91 117 84.27 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 28 178 150 128 118 84.09 Alexandria, LA 48 130 247 147 119 83.95 Manchester-Nashua, NH 104 207 219 149 120 83.82 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 54 283 208 75 121 83.80 St. Joseph, MO-KS 237 110 64 184 122 83.73 Dothan, AL 92 157 105 197 123 83.62 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 86 315 74 79 124 83.55 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 23 297 149 90 125 83.50 Norwich-New London, CT 103 221 217 47 126 83.41 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY 198 16 309 165 127 83.31 Cleveland, TN 168 163 133 191 128 83.31 Lancaster, PA 166 26 230 323 129 83.30 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 100 74 311 168 130 83.28 Bend-Redmond, OR 162 51 207 258 131 83.19 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 59 312 138 237 132 83.15 Goldsboro, NC 50 103 329 133 133 83.13 Decatur, AL 95 302 67 235 134 83.08 Concord, NH 205 172 214 179 135 83.08 Janesville-Beloit, WI 74 249 169 138 136 83.00 Battle Creek, MI 72 190 235 207 137 82.99 Fort Smith, AR-OK 61 210 224 275 138 82.98 Pueblo, CO 93 168 286 198 139 82.97 Monroe, LA 159 151 258 160 140 82.97 Peoria, IL 84 319 113 101 141 82.91 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 139 247 178 127 142 82.82 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 220 230 80 204 143 82.82 Charlottesville, VA 182 18 281 214 143 82.82 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 328 17 272 98 145 82.75 Kingston, NY 229 254 125 57 146 82.74 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 105 141 157 264 147 82.74 Dover, DE 150 99 319 39 148 82.72 Asheville, NC 307 87 101 109 149 82.71 Binghamton, NY 250 236 172 119 150 82.69 Wenatchee, WA 138 277 136 194 151 82.68 Springfield, IL 266 156 237 16 152 82.68 Longview, TX 62 252 177 260 153 82.68 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 160 270 96 95 154 82.67 Hammond, LA 132 131 240 175 155 82.66 Redding, CA 123 34 260 225 156 82.66 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 97 316 29 138 157 82.56 Richmond-Berea, KY 178 124 204 193 158 82.53 Salt Lake City, UT 290 71 100 232 159 82.46 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 78 219 185 230 159 82.46 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 177 158 124 190 161 82.44 Texarkana, TX-AR 66 136 254 300 162 82.39 Wichita Falls, TX 158 150 285 213 163 82.38 Topeka, KS 118 284 248 54 164 82.36 Greeley, CO 256 289 27 187 165 82.33 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 108 194 212 130 166 82.26 Brunswick, GA 167 189 226 212 167 82.23 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 267 139 182 94 168 82.15 Salisbury, MD-DE 65 298 99 236 169 82.14 Evansville, IN-KY 179 266 92 105 170 82.13 York-Hanover, PA 201 109 163 262 171 82.12 Twin Falls, ID 254 40 280 278 172 82.12 Rocky Mount, NC 251 116 232 185 173 82.08 St. Cloud, MN 216 72 246 226 174 82.00 Flint, MI 102 171 288 219 175 81.95 Canton-Massillon, OH 181 269 135 83 176 81.91 Coeur d'Alene, ID 240 65 264 209 177 81.90 Medford, OR 238 8 321 269 178 81.88 Bloomington, IL 173 86 183 298 179 81.83 Florence, SC 311 160 166 88 180 81.76 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 213 195 50 279 181 81.70 Rochester, MN 83 223 331 42 182 81.64 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 31 68 360 182 183 81.62 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 233 173 93 328 184 81.57 Eau Claire, WI 315 113 234 169 185 81.55 Billings, MT 239 176 227 140 186 81.54 Albany, OR 142 97 266 296 187 81.53 Owensboro, KY 202 265 165 96 188 81.51 Rapid City, SD 224 122 308 117 189 81.48 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 89 322 85 242 190 81.47 Tupelo, MS 191 282 158 217 191 81.47 Erie, PA 144 256 203 255 192 81.45 Longview, WA 111 75 275 332 193 81.45 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 60 343 197 34 193 81.45 New Bern, NC 203 28 328 220 195 81.42 Cookeville, TN 180 208 129 327 196 81.41 Utica-Rome, NY 222 217 209 153 197 81.27 Johnson City, TN 269 211 210 148 198 81.25 Midland, TX 186 188 307 63 199 81.23 Dunn, NC 227 63 278 224 200 81.21 Terre Haute, IN 231 313 110 125 201 81.12 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 170 286 97 280 202 81.06 Pittsfield, MA 349 66 143 221 203 81.00 Wausau, WI 230 206 263 142 204 81.00 Columbus, GA-AL 134 250 297 158 205 80.97 Portland-South Portland, ME 309 264 86 107 206 80.86 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 284 132 239 156 207 80.85 Santa Fe, NM 318 145 103 188 208 80.83 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 195 197 144 240 209 80.82 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 96 272 305 201 210 80.82 Harrisonburg, VA 215 31 253 324 211 80.81 Appleton, WI 225 155 339 23 212 80.78 Lima, OH 140 241 270 145 213 80.68 Fort Collins, CO 246 117 140 335 214 80.67 Austin-Round Rock, TX 133 348 43 218 215 80.66 Chico, CA 265 118 249 297 216 80.66 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 125 357 89 56 217 80.63 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 295 115 283 131 218 80.61 Colorado Springs, CO 87 196 291 251 219 80.60 Fond du Lac, WI 228 123 282 271 220 80.57 Odessa, TX 268 121 299 228 221 80.55 Michigan City-La Porte, IN 262 224 131 199 222 80.41 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 341 69 118 263 223 80.38 Lubbock, TX 141 243 187 312 224 80.36 Gadsden, AL 145 291 104 313 225 80.32 Warner Robins, GA 197 42 350 253 225 80.32 Lebanon, PA 210 98 190 346 227 80.30 Panama City, FL 110 238 290 241 228 80.27 Santa Rosa, CA 63 360 121 157 229 80.27 Trenton, NJ 37 339 244 266 230 80.21 Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT 308 166 188 282 231 80.19 Yuba City, CA 276 70 284 311 232 80.17 Pittsburgh, PA 310 279 56 243 233 80.07 Modesto, CA 305 153 222 273 234 80.06 Williamsport, PA 220 215 161 246 235 80.06 Anchorage, AK 154 159 349 104 236 80.04 Jackson, MI 223 288 168 152 237 80.02 Cedar Rapids, IA 172 325 298 32 238 80.01 Eugene, OR 323 184 259 172 239 79.96 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 283 185 173 234 240 79.95 Torrington, CT 243 306 180 115 241 79.89 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 175 108 238 307 242 79.85 Yakima, WA 319 147 302 216 243 79.85 Springfield, OH 171 308 220 151 244 79.83 Saginaw, MI 106 353 233 141 245 79.78 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 204 251 300 126 246 79.69 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 253 340 117 123 247 79.68 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 211 209 184 330 248 79.65 Sheboygan, WI 217 201 316 120 249 79.63 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 58 345 251 329 250 79.58 Jefferson City, MO 187 225 347 122 251 79.53 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 248 280 269 135 252 79.50 Las Cruces, NM 208 33 352 344 253 79.49 Napa, CA 113 362 141 69 254 79.45 Meridian, MS 200 310 267 208 255 79.45 Hilo, HI 286 292 145 150 256 79.41 Madison, WI 285 228 274 192 257 79.38 East Stroudsburg, PA 205 351 236 41 258 79.23 Bangor, ME 324 281 252 72 259 79.20 Sumter, SC 263 127 345 103 260 79.19 Glens Falls, NY 291 237 134 287 261 79.11 Clarksville, TN-KY 287 79 338 222 262 78.97 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 275 146 225 334 263 78.95 Madera, CA 366 9 261 319 264 78.87 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 109 369 17 99 265 78.86 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 326 162 174 238 266 78.76 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 273 352 122 129 267 78.73 Idaho Falls, ID 356 152 127 229 268 78.71 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 245 182 231 314 269 78.67 Danville, VA 292 268 201 215 270 78.44 Houma-Thibodaux, LA 120 327 146 288 271 78.34 Dalton, GA 272 134 342 299 272 78.31 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 294 262 216 223 273 78.13 Lincoln, NE 288 307 123 227 274 78.13 Gettysburg, PA 280 174 296 345 275 78.08 Auburn-Opelika, AL 199 193 268 348 276 78.07 Monroe, MI 264 332 155 248 277 78.05 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 259 330 228 254 278 77.98 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 117 192 369 265 279 77.90 Bakersfield, CA 361 88 199 302 280 77.83 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 185 301 265 257 281 77.80 Mansfield, OH 271 311 176 268 282 77.77 Flagstaff, AZ 135 205 317 358 283 77.75 Decatur, IL 289 358 120 164 284 77.74 Stockton-Lodi, CA 345 238 126 249 285 77.52 Bismarck, ND 257 296 333 155 286 77.49 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 282 361 152 89 287 77.46 Missoula, MT 353 222 198 252 288 77.38 Farmington, NM 336 317 128 295 289 77.33 Ottawa-Peru, IL 194 350 159 304 290 77.33 Morristown, TN 196 304 194 331 291 77.31 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 303 318 91 285 292 77.30 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 249 324 192 233 293 77.24 Bay City, MI 234 354 162 276 294 77.12 Ogdensburg-Massena, NY 296 321 310 189 295 77.06 Augusta-Waterville, ME 335 246 250 206 296 76.97 Valdosta, GA 153 274 346 325 297 76.88 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 163 177 364 261 298 76.85 Wooster, OH 281 335 206 293 299 76.74 Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA 330 300 324 177 300 76.66 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 176 336 287 301 301 76.50 Muskegon, MI 73 359 325 256 302 76.20 Ocala, FL 214 294 289 303 303 76.15 Carbondale-Marion, IL 314 185 354 305 304 76.10 Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY 301 328 306 259 305 76.07 Prescott, AZ 331 143 292 321 306 75.95 London, KY 236 257 315 333 307 75.92 Fargo, ND-MN 348 244 221 267 308 75.81 Charleston, WV 313 323 171 318 309 75.74 Bluefield, WV-VA 279 309 276 316 310 75.63 Fayetteville, NC 193 232 366 239 311 75.60 Holland, MI 322 356 229 178 312 75.57 St. George, UT 350 213 245 317 313 75.56 Athens-Clarke County, GA 261 128 351 350 314 75.46 Tallahassee, FL 325 167 334 326 315 75.35 Ashtabula, OH 235 346 255 310 316 75.32 Wheeling, WV-OH 321 344 107 286 317 75.19 Traverse City, MI 278 366 241 210 318 75.10 El Paso, TX 360 137 304 340 319 75.07 Johnstown, PA 317 329 153 343 320 75.00 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 148 371 102 284 321 74.94 Muncie, IN 339 278 293 342 322 74.80 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 346 125 341 338 323 74.77 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 155 373 175 202 324 74.73 Lawton, OK 183 347 368 277 325 74.64 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN 333 248 255 356 326 74.54 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 99 341 363 289 327 74.37 Fresno, CA 355 245 303 336 328 74.33 Albany, GA 299 267 359 308 329 74.32 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 298 326 358 163 330 74.30 Ann Arbor, MI 219 216 295 369 331 74.10 Lumberton, NC 338 198 367 320 332 73.99 Duluth, MN-WI 342 365 213 173 333 73.94 Altoona, PA 270 303 273 352 334 73.92 Morgantown, WV 364 142 320 347 335 73.82 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 316 364 142 309 336 73.71 Salem, OH 302 342 205 353 337 73.70 Cumberland, MD-WV 340 314 257 341 338 73.65 Killeen-Temple, TX 300 231 372 290 339 73.49 Greenville, NC 332 295 294 357 340 72.99 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 128 374 167 281 341 72.93 Roseburg, OR 277 242 361 351 342 72.93 California-Lexington Park, MD 258 320 379 20 343 72.91 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 80 370 332 294 344 72.91 Visalia-Porterville, CA 371 93 336 349 345 72.83 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 369 226 301 337 346 72.57 Pottsville, PA 320 338 170 361 347 72.28 Yuma, AZ 359 293 356 291 348 72.26 Beckley, WV 255 349 318 339 349 71.82 Boulder, CO 293 333 279 364 350 71.73 Gainesville, FL 337 233 353 355 351 71.53 Columbia, MO 334 114 348 367 352 71.49 Iowa City, IA 343 61 365 368 353 71.38 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 306 305 343 354 354 71.12 Salinas, CA 357 367 151 270 355 71.11 State College, PA 370 11 327 376 356 70.76 Champaign-Urbana, IL 329 240 362 366 357 70.34 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 312 375 94 176 358 70.18 Merced, CA 372 234 335 362 359 70.02 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 304 376 195 86 360 68.56 Homosassa Springs, FL 358 355 276 363 361 68.48 Punta Gorda, FL 344 334 323 360 362 68.30 Logan, UT-ID 367 183 340 374 363 68.13 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 260 377 262 231 364 67.97 Jacksonville, NC 368 258 377 211 365 67.90 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 375 299 322 322 366 67.07 Bloomington, IN 365 273 355 371 367 67.03 Barnstable Town, MA 362 372 242 292 368 66.65 College Station-Bryan, TX 327 331 370 375 369 66.30 Ithaca, NY 351 180 357 379 370 66.06 Show Low, AZ 347 363 378 315 371 65.43 El Centro, CA 374 187 373 359 372 65.13 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 373 255 371 365 373 64.97 Lawrence, KS 363 337 337 377 374 64.50 Honolulu, HI 354 379 344 170 375 62.70 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 352 378 326 272 376 62.23 Laredo, TX 379 104 376 373 377 61.79 Provo-Orem, UT 376 227 330 378 378 60.96 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 378 287 375 370 379 53.78 The Villages, FL 377 368 374 372





Rankings by MSA Size

Rank Large MSA Name

(Score) Rank Medium-Sized MSA Name

(Score) Rank Small MSA Name

(Score) 1 Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

(93.50) 1 Charleston-North Charleston, SC

(90.94) 1 Racine, WI

(88.23) 2 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

(92.55) 2 Tulsa, OK

(90.74) 2 Burlington, NC

(87.97) 3 Oklahoma City, OK

(91.59) 3 Albuquerque, NM

(90.74) 3 Winchester, VA-WV

(87.49) 4 Columbus, OH

(91.55) 4 Greensboro-High Point, NC

(90.73) 4 Kankakee, IL

(87.11) 5 Jacksonville, FL

(91.42) 5 Winston-Salem, NC

(89.76) 5 Gainesville, GA

(86.87) 6 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

(91.34) 6 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

(89.72) 6 Bowling Green, KY

(86.86) 7 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

(91.16) 7 Baton Rouge, LA

(89.09) 7 Jackson, TN

(86.55) 8 Birmingham-Hoover, AL

(91.01) 8 Lexington-Fayette, KY

(89.05) 8 San Angelo, TX

(85.99) 9 Kansas City, MO-KS

(90.42) 9 Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC

(88.82) 9 Sherman-Denison, TX

(85.50) 10 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

(89.79) 10 Chattanooga, TN-GA

(88.78) 10 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI

(85.47) 11 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

(89.76) 11 Columbia, SC

(88.72) 11 Grand Junction, CO

(85.39) 12 Richmond, VA

(89.53) 12 Tucson, AZ

(88.62) 12 Abilene, TX

(85.01) 13 New Orleans-Metairie, LA

(89.27) 13 Savannah, GA

(88.28) 13 Jonesboro, AR

(84.65) 14 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

(89.00) 14 Rockford, IL

(88.15) 14 Hattiesburg, MS

(84.62) 15 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

(88.80) 15 Wichita, KS

(88.12) 15 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

(84.58) 16 Memphis, TN-MS-AR

(88.76) 16 Tyler, TX

(87.69) 16 Joplin, MO

(84.31) 17 Cleveland-Elyria, OH

(88.42) 17 Spartanburg, SC

(87.52) 17 Alexandria, LA

(84.09) 18 St. Louis, MO-IL

(88.41) 18 Mobile, AL

(87.49) 18 St. Joseph, MO-KS

(83.80) 19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

(88.38) 19 Worcester, MA-CT

(87.47) 19 Dothan, AL

(83.73) 20 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

(88.27) 20 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

(87.44) 20 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY

(83.41) 21 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

(87.64) 21 Boise City, ID

(87.35) 21 Cleveland, TN

(83.31) 22 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

(87.55) 22 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

(87.31) 22 Bend-Redmond, OR

(83.28) 23 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

(87.34) 23 Huntsville, AL

(87.29) 23 Goldsboro, NC

(83.15) 24 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

(87.18) 24 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

(87.21) 24 Decatur, AL

(83.13) 25 Rochester, NY

(87.14) 25 Syracuse, NY

(87.15) 25 Concord, NH

(83.08) 26 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

(86.51) 26 Wilmington, NC

(87.11) 26 Janesville-Beloit, WI

(83.08) 27 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

(86.21) 27 Amarillo, TX

(87.09) 27 Battle Creek, MI

(83.00) 28 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

(86.20) 28 Green Bay, WI

(86.74) 28 Pueblo, CO

(82.98) 29 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

(84.80) 29 Reading, PA

(86.64) 29 Monroe, LA

(82.97) 30 Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA

(84.75) 30 Akron, OH

(86.63) 30 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

(82.82) 31 Raleigh, NC

(84.68) 31 Reno, NV

(86.61) 31 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

(82.82) 32 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

(84.65) 32 Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS

(86.58) 32 Kingston, NY

(82.75) 33 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

(84.55) 33 Montgomery, AL

(86.42) 33 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

(82.74) 34 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY

(84.55) 34 Lafayette, LA

(86.31) 34 Dover, DE

(82.74) 35 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

(84.34) 35 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

(86.28) 35 Wenatchee, WA

(82.69) 36 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

(83.82) 36 Lynchburg, VA

(86.12) 36 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

(82.68) 37 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

(83.62) 37 Waco, TX

(85.92) 37 Hammond, LA

(82.67) 38 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

(83.55) 38 Knoxville, TN

(85.89) 38 Redding, CA

(82.66) 39 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

(82.91) 39 New Haven-Milford, CT

(85.75) 39 Richmond-Berea, KY

(82.56) 40 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

(82.66) 40 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

(85.58) 40 Texarkana, TX-AR

(82.44) 41 Salt Lake City, UT

(82.53) 41 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

(85.54) 41 Wichita Falls, TX

(82.39) 42 Austin-Round Rock, TX

(80.67) 42 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

(85.52) 42 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC

(82.33) 43 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

(80.41) 43 Lake Charles, LA

(85.52) 43 Brunswick, GA

(82.26) 44 Pittsburgh, PA

(80.17) 44 Tuscaloosa, AL

(85.48) 44 Twin Falls, ID

(82.12) 45 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

(79.69) 45 Springfield, MO

(85.48) 45 Rocky Mount, NC

(82.12) 46 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

(79.63) 46 Bellingham, WA

(85.48) 46 St. Cloud, MN

(82.08) 47 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

(78.87) 47 Dayton, OH

(85.46) 47 Coeur d'Alene, ID

(81.91) 48 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

(74.77) 48 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

(85.43) 48 Bloomington, IL

(81.88) 49 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

(74.54) 49 Kennewick-Richland, WA

(85.37) 49 Eau Claire, WI

(81.57) 50 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

(70.02) 50 Corpus Christi, TX

(85.19) 50 Billings, MT

(81.55) 51 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

(68.13) 51 Sioux Falls, SD

(85.15) 51 Albany, OR

(81.54) 52 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

(62.70) 52 Salem, OR

(84.94) 52 Owensboro, KY

(81.53) 53 Fort Wayne, IN

(84.90) 53 Rapid City, SD

(81.51) 54 Port St. Lucie, FL

(84.86) 54 Tupelo, MS

(81.47) 55 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

(84.85) 55 Longview, WA

(81.45) 56 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

(84.79) 56 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

(81.45) 57 Springfield, MA

(84.75) 56 New Bern, NC

(81.45) 58 Toledo, OH

(84.75) 58 Cookeville, TN

(81.42) 59 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

(84.74) 59 Midland, TX

(81.25) 60 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

(84.74) 60 Dunn, NC

(81.23) 61 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

(84.63) 61 Terre Haute, IN

(81.21) 62 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

(84.56) 62 Pittsfield, MA

(81.06) 63 Roanoke, VA

(84.50) 63 Wausau, WI

(81.00) 64 Macon, GA

(84.44) 64 Lewiston-Auburn, ME

(80.86) 65 Jackson, MS

(84.31) 65 Santa Fe, NM

(80.85) 66 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

(84.27) 66 Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL

(80.82) 67 Manchester-Nashua, NH

(83.95) 67 Harrisonburg, VA

(80.82) 68 Norwich-New London, CT

(83.50) 68 Lima, OH

(80.78) 69 Lancaster, PA

(83.31) 69 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

(80.63) 70 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

(83.30) 70 Fond du Lac, WI

(80.60) 71 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

(83.19) 71 Odessa, TX

(80.57) 72 Fort Smith, AR-OK

(82.99) 72 Michigan City-La Porte, IN

(80.55) 73 Peoria, IL

(82.97) 73 Gadsden, AL

(80.36) 74 Charlottesville, VA

(82.82) 74 Warner Robins, GA

(80.32) 75 Asheville, NC

(82.72) 74 Lebanon, PA

(80.32) 76 Binghamton, NY

(82.71) 76 Panama City, FL

(80.30) 77 Springfield, IL

(82.68) 77 Yuba City, CA

(80.19) 78 Longview, TX

(82.68) 78 Williamsport, PA

(80.06) 79 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

(82.46) 79 Jackson, MI

(80.04) 79 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

(82.46) 80 Tullahoma-Manchester, TN

(79.96) 81 Topeka, KS

(82.38) 81 Torrington, CT

(79.95) 82 Greeley, CO

(82.36) 82 Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

(79.89) 83 Burlington-South Burlington, VT

(82.23) 83 Springfield, OH

(79.85) 84 Salisbury, MD-DE

(82.15) 84 Saginaw, MI

(79.83) 85 Evansville, IN-KY

(82.14) 85 Elkhart-Goshen, IN

(79.78) 86 York-Hanover, PA

(82.13) 86 Sheboygan, WI

(79.65) 87 Flint, MI

(82.00) 87 Jefferson City, MO

(79.58) 88 Canton-Massillon, OH

(81.95) 88 Napa, CA

(79.49) 89 Medford, OR

(81.90) 89 Meridian, MS

(79.45) 90 Florence, SC

(81.83) 90 Hilo, HI

(79.45) 91 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

(81.76) 91 East Stroudsburg, PA

(79.38) 92 Rochester, MN

(81.70) 92 Bangor, ME

(79.23) 93 Olympia-Tumwater, WA

(81.64) 93 Sumter, SC

(79.20) 94 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

(81.62) 94 Glens Falls, NY

(79.19) 95 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

(81.48) 95 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ

(78.97) 96 Erie, PA

(81.47) 96 Madera, CA

(78.95) 97 Utica-Rome, NY

(81.41) 97 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

(78.76) 98 Johnson City, TN

(81.27) 98 Idaho Falls, ID

(78.73) 99 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

(81.12) 99 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

(78.71) 100 Columbus, GA-AL

(81.00) 100 Danville, VA

(78.67) 101 Portland-South Portland, ME

(80.97) 101 Dalton, GA

(78.34) 102 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

(80.83) 102 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL

(78.31) 103 Appleton, WI

(80.81) 103 Gettysburg, PA

(78.13) 104 Fort Collins, CO

(80.68) 104 Auburn-Opelika, AL

(78.08) 105 Chico, CA

(80.66) 105 Monroe, MI

(78.07) 106 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

(80.66) 106 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ

(77.98) 107 Colorado Springs, CO

(80.61) 107 Mansfield, OH

(77.80) 108 Lubbock, TX

(80.38) 108 Flagstaff, AZ

(77.77) 109 Santa Rosa, CA

(80.27) 109 Decatur, IL

(77.75) 110 Trenton, NJ

(80.27) 110 Bismarck, ND

(77.52) 111 Claremont-Lebanon, NH-VT

(80.21) 111 Missoula, MT

(77.46) 112 Modesto, CA

(80.07) 112 Farmington, NM

(77.38) 113 Anchorage, AK

(80.06) 113 Ottawa-Peru, IL

(77.33) 114 Cedar Rapids, IA

(80.02) 114 Morristown, TN

(77.33) 115 Eugene, OR

(80.01) 115 Bay City, MI

(77.24) 116 Yakima, WA

(79.85) 116 Ogdensburg-Massena, NY

(77.12) 117 Lansing-East Lansing, MI

(79.68) 117 Augusta-Waterville, ME

(77.06) 118 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA

(79.53) 118 Valdosta, GA

(76.97) 119 Las Cruces, NM

(79.50) 119 Wooster, OH

(76.85) 120 Madison, WI

(79.41) 120 Eureka-Arcata-Fortuna, CA

(76.74) 121 Clarksville, TN-KY

(79.11) 121 Muskegon, MI

(76.50) 122 North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

(78.86) 122 Carbondale-Marion, IL

(76.15) 123 Houma-Thibodaux, LA

(78.44) 123 Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia, NY

(76.10) 124 Lincoln, NE

(78.13) 124 London, KY

(75.95) 125 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA

(78.05) 125 Bluefield, WV-VA

(75.74) 126 Bakersfield, CA

(77.90) 126 Holland, MI

(75.60) 127 Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL

(77.83) 127 St. George, UT

(75.57) 128 Stockton-Lodi, CA

(77.74) 128 Athens-Clarke County, GA

(75.56) 129 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

(77.49) 129 Ashtabula, OH

(75.35) 130 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA

(77.31) 130 Wheeling, WV-OH

(75.32) 131 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

(77.30) 131 Traverse City, MI

(75.19) 132 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA

(76.88) 132 Johnstown, PA

(75.07) 133 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

(76.66) 133 Muncie, IN

(74.94) 134 Ocala, FL

(76.20) 134 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

(74.80) 135 Prescott, AZ

(76.07) 135 Lawton, OK

(74.73) 136 Fargo, ND-MN

(75.92) 136 Albany, GA

(74.33) 137 Charleston, WV

(75.81) 137 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

(74.32) 138 Fayetteville, NC

(75.63) 138 Lumberton, NC

(74.10) 139 Tallahassee, FL

(75.46) 139 Altoona, PA

(73.94) 140 El Paso, TX

(75.10) 140 Morgantown, WV

(73.92) 141 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

(75.00) 141 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

(73.82) 142 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

(74.64) 142 Salem, OH

(73.71) 143 Fresno, CA

(74.37) 143 Cumberland, MD-WV

(73.70) 144 Ann Arbor, MI

(74.30) 144 Greenville, NC

(73.49) 145 Duluth, MN-WI

(73.99) 145 Roseburg, OR

(72.93) 146 Killeen-Temple, TX

(73.65) 146 California-Lexington Park, MD

(72.93) 147 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

(72.99) 147 Pottsville, PA

(72.57) 148 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

(72.91) 148 Beckley, WV

(72.26) 149 Visalia-Porterville, CA

(72.91) 149 Columbia, MO

(71.53) 150 Ogden-Clearfield, UT

(72.83) 150 Iowa City, IA

(71.49) 151 Yuma, AZ

(72.28) 151 State College, PA

(71.11) 152 Boulder, CO

(71.82) 152 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI

(70.34) 153 Gainesville, FL

(71.73) 153 Homosassa Springs, FL

(68.56) 154 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

(71.38) 154 Punta Gorda, FL

(68.48) 155 Salinas, CA

(71.12) 155 Logan, UT-ID

(68.30) 156 Champaign-Urbana, IL

(70.76) 156 Jacksonville, NC

(67.97) 157 Merced, CA

(70.18) 157 Hanford-Corcoran, CA

(67.90) 158 Barnstable Town, MA

(67.03) 158 Bloomington, IN

(67.07) 159 College Station-Bryan, TX

(66.65) 159 Ithaca, NY

(66.30) 160 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

(65.13) 160 Show Low, AZ

(66.06) 161 Honolulu, HI

(64.50) 161 El Centro, CA

(65.43) 162 Laredo, TX

(62.23) 162 Lawrence, KS

(64.97) 163 Provo-Orem, UT

(61.79) 163 The Villages, FL

(53.78) 164 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

(60.96)

U.S. Snapshot

Sociodemographic Stats

Gender: % of Female Population: 50.81% % of Male Population: 49.19% Age: % of Population Younger than 19 Years: 26.30% % of Population Between 20 & 24 Years: 7.10% % of Population Between 25 & 34 Years: 13.40% % of Population Between 35 & 44 Years: 13.00% % of Population Between 45 & 54 Years: 14.10% % of Population Between 55 & 64 Years: 12.30% % of Population Aged 65 & Older: 13.70% Race: % of White Population: 73.80% % of Hispanic Population: 16.90% % of Black or African American Population: 12.60% % of American Indian or Alaskan Population: 0.80% % of Asian Population: 5.00% % of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Population: 0.20% % of Other Population: 4.70% Household Makeup: % of Family Households (Families): 66.20% % of Non-Family Households: 33.80% Family Relationship: % of Population Who Are Householders: 38.00% % of Population Who Are Spouses (in Households): 18.40% % of Population Who Are Children (in Households): 30.50% % of Population Represented by Other Relatives (in Households): 7.20% % of Population Represented by Nonrelatives (in Households): 5.90% % of Foreign-Born Population: 13.10%

Housing Stats

Housing Tenure (Renter-to-Owner Ratio): 55.40% Median House Price: $175700 Median Monthly Owner Costs: $1108 Vacancy Rate: 12.5% Average Home Square Footage: 1817

Economic Stats

% of Population with the Following Household Income Levels: Less than $25,000: 23.20% $25,000 – 34,999: 10.20% $35,000 – 49,999: 13.50% $50,000 – $74,999: 17.80% $75,000 – $99,999: 12.20% $100,000 – $149,999: 13.00% $150,000 or More: 11.50% % of Families Below Poverty Line: 11.50% Wealth Gap: 15.93 % of Households Receiving Food Stamps: 13.00% % of Population with Health Insurance Coverage: 85.80% Number of Part-Time Employees for Every 100 Full-Time Employees: 59.61 Unemployment Rate: 5.80% Commute Time: 25.7 minutes Length of Average Workday: 7.68 hours Civilian Employed Population Aged 16 & Older by Industry: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining: 2.00% Construction: 6.20% Manufacturing: 10.40% Wholesale Trade: 2.70% Retail Trade: 11.60% Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities: 4.90% Information: 2.10% Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 6.60% Professional, Scientific, and Management, and Administrative and Waste Management Services: 10.90% Educational Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance: 23.20% Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, and Accommodation and Food Services: 9.50% Other Services, except Public Administration: 5.00% Public Administration: 4.90% % of Government Workers: 14.60% % of Veterans: 8.70%

Education Stats

Educational Attainment: % of People Aged 25 & Older with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher: 29.30% % of People Aged 25 & Older with Some College Experience or Associate's Degree: 29.10% % of People Aged 25 & Older Who Are High School Graduates: 28.00% % of People Aged 25 & Older Who Did Not Complete High School: 13.60% % of Population Aged 3 & Older Enrolled in School: 27.40% School Enrollment Type: Public School Enrolment: 83.70% Private School Enrolment: 16.30%

Ask The Experts: Cities that resembles the US

Depending on our specific priorities, diversity — or a lack thereof — can be either good or bad. For deeper insight into the advantages and disadvantages of a diverse population, we turned to a panel of experts who shared their thoughts on the following key questions. Click on the experts’ profiles below to read their bios and responses.

Do local economies benefit from having a diverse population that closely resembles the U.S. population? What lessons can we learn from the social, political and economic experience of cities that closely resemble the U.S. that might benefit the country as a whole? Do cities that closely resemble the U.S. benefit from increased attention from advertisers? Politicians?

Methodology

To determine which metro areas mirror the demographics of the U.S. most and least, WalletHub examined 379 of the most populated U.S. metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across four key dimensions: 1) Sociodemographic Stats, 2) Housing Stats, 3) Economic Stats and 4) Education Stats.

We did so using 26 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights and subcomponents. We determined the weight of each metric's subcomponent according to its prevalence at the national level. For instance, the “% of Population Younger than 19 Years” subcomponent accounts for 26.3% of the overall “Age” metric, as this age group comprises 26.3% of the overall U.S. population.

For each metric, we calculated the absolute difference between each MSA’s result and the U.S. average. A score of 100 on this 0-to-100 scale corresponds to a perfect match with the country’s overall demographic breakdown. Final scores were then calculated by tallying the individual metric results to arrive at Overall Resemblance Index scores for each state, with the states being ranked accordingly.

Each MSA was categorized according to the following population sizes:

Large: More than 1 million residents

Medium: 200,000 to 1 million residents

Small: Fewer than 200,000 residents

Sociodemographic Stats – Total Points: 25

Gender: Full Weight (~4.55 Points) % of Female Population % of Male Population Age: Full Weight (~4.55 Points) % of Population Younger than 19 Years % of Population Between 20 & 24 Years % of Population Between 25 & 34 Years % of Population Between 35 & 44 Years % of Population Between 45 & 54 Years % of Population Between 55 & 64 Years % of Population Aged 65 & Older Race: Full Weight (~4.55 Points) % of White Population % of Hispanic Population % of Black or African American Population % of American Indian or Alaskan Population % of Asian Population % of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Population % of Other Population Household Makeup: Full Weight (~4.55 Points) % of Family Households (Families) % of Non-Family Households Family Relationship: Full Weight (~4.55 Points) % of Population Who Are Householders % of Population Who Are Spouses (in Households) % of Population Who Are Children (in Households) % of Population Represented by Other Relatives (in Households) % of Population Represented by Nonrelatives (in Households) % of Foreign-Born Population: Half Weight (~2.27 Points)

Housing Stats – Total Points: 25

Housing Tenure (Renter-to-Owner Ratio): Full Weight (~5.56 Points) Median House Price: Full Weight (~5.56 Points) Median Monthly Owner Costs: Full Weight (~5.56 Points) Vacancy Rate: Half Weight (~2.78 Points) Average Home Square Footage: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)

Economic Stats – Total Points: 25

% of Population with the Following Household Income Levels: Full Weight (~3.33 Points) Less than $25,000 $25,000 – 34,999 $35,000 – 49,999 $50,000 – $74,999 $75,000 – $99,999 $100,000 – $149,999 $150,000 or More % of Families Below Poverty Line: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) Wealth Gap: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) % of Households Receiving Food Stamps: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) % of Population with Health Insurance Coverage: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) Number of Part-Time Employees for Every 100 Full-Time Employees: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) Unemployment Rate: Half Weight (~1.67 Points) Commute Time: Quarter Weight (~0.83 Points) Length of Average Workday: Quarter Weight (~0.83 Points) Civilian Employed Population Aged 16 & Older by Industry: Full Weight (~3.33 Points) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities Information Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Professional, Scientific, and Management, and Administrative and Waste Management Services Educational Services, and Health Care and Social Assistance Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, and Accommodation and Food Services Other Services, except Public Administration Public Administration % of Government Workers: Full Weight (~3.33 Points) % of Veterans: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)

Education Stats – Total Points: 25

Educational Attainment: Full Weight (~8.33 Points) % of People Aged 25 & Older with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher % of People Aged 25 & Older with Some College Experience or Associate's Degree % of People Aged 25 & Older Who Are High School Graduates % of People Aged 25 & Older Who Did Not Complete High School % of Population Aged 3 & Older Enrolled in School: Full Weight (~8.33 Points)

School Enrollment Type: Full Weight (~8.33 Points) Public School Enrolment Private School Enrolment

Sources: Data used to create these rankings were collected from the U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow.

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