• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	11.6%	8.2%	+3.4%
  $10,000 to $14,999	8.0%	6.7%	+1.3%
  $15,000 to $19,999	8.1%	6.9%	+1.2%
  $20,000 to $24,999	8.1%	7.5%	+0.6%
  $25,000 to $29,999	6.3%	7.4%	-1.1%
  $30,000 to $34,999	6.4%	7.2%	-0.8%
  $35,000 to $39,999	5.7%	6.8%	-1.1%
  $40,000 to $44,999	4.8%	6.5%	-1.7%
  $45,000 to $49,999	4.4%	5.7%	-1.3%
  $50,000 to $59,999	8.7%	10.2%	-1.5%
  $60,000 to $74,999	9.1%	10.8%	-1.7%
  $75,000 to $99,999	9.1%	8.8%	+0.3%
  $100,000 to $124,999	4.1%	3.4%	+0.7%
  $125,000 to $149,999	2.2%	1.4%	+0.8%
  $150,000 to $199,999	1.6%	1.1%	+0.5%
  $200,000 or more	1.7%	1.3%	+0.4%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	2.7%	7.8%	-5.1%
  10.0% to 14.9%	9.4%	14.6%	-5.2%
  15.0% to 19.9%	12.8%	15.3%	-2.5%
  20.0% to 24.9%	10.4%	12.9%	-2.5%
  25.0% to 29.9%	10.6%	10.1%	+0.5%
  30.0% to 34.9%	8.0%	6.7%	+1.3%
  35.0% to 39.9%	5.8%	4.6%	+1.2%
  40.0% to 49.9%	8.6%	5.8%	+2.8%
  50.0% or more	27.0%	14.4%	+12.6%
  Not computed	4.7%	7.8%	-3.1%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	46.5%	18.6%	+27.9%
  25 to 34 years	29.2%	25.4%	+3.8%
  35 to 44 years	10.8%	19.6%	-8.8%
  45 to 54 years	5.7%	12.8%	-7.1%
  55 to 64 years	2.5%	6.7%	-4.2%
  65 to 74 years	2.0%	6.0%	-4.0%
  75 to 84 years	2.2%	7.1%	-4.9%
  85 years and over	1.2%	3.8%	-2.6%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	58.9%	52.3%	+6.6%
  30 to 44 minutes	13.5%	19.8%	-6.3%
  45 to 59 minutes	13.8%	9.0%	+4.8%
  60 or more minutes	13.8%	18.9%	-5.1%

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