• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	6.0%	8.1%	-2.1%
  $10,000 to $14,999	6.0%	6.2%	-0.2%
  $15,000 to $19,999	6.1%	6.5%	-0.4%
  $20,000 to $24,999	6.1%	6.9%	-0.8%
  $25,000 to $29,999	5.7%	6.9%	-1.2%
  $30,000 to $34,999	5.6%	6.8%	-1.2%
  $35,000 to $39,999	5.7%	6.3%	-0.6%
  $40,000 to $44,999	5.7%	6.2%	-0.5%
  $45,000 to $49,999	5.6%	5.4%	+0.2%
  $50,000 to $59,999	12.1%	10.1%	+2.0%
  $60,000 to $74,999	15.6%	11.3%	+4.3%
  $75,000 to $99,999	12.3%	10.2%	+2.1%
  $100,000 to $124,999	4.5%	4.5%	+0.0%
  $125,000 to $149,999	1.3%	1.9%	-0.6%
  $150,000 to $199,999	0.7%	1.4%	-0.7%
  $200,000 or more	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	6.9%	7.3%	-0.4%
  10.0% to 14.9%	15.0%	13.7%	+1.3%
  15.0% to 19.9%	19.4%	15.2%	+4.2%
  20.0% to 24.9%	11.9%	13.1%	-1.2%
  25.0% to 29.9%	11.3%	10.1%	+1.2%
  30.0% to 34.9%	4.4%	6.9%	-2.5%
  35.0% to 39.9%	4.4%	4.7%	-0.3%
  40.0% to 49.9%	8.8%	6.2%	+2.6%
  50.0% or more	14.0%	15.5%	-1.5%
  Not computed	4.1%	7.3%	-3.2%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	13.4%	16.6%	-3.2%
  25 to 34 years	28.6%	27.1%	+1.5%
  35 to 44 years	22.4%	20.8%	+1.6%
  45 to 54 years	15.0%	13.6%	+1.4%
  55 to 64 years	7.7%	7.5%	+0.2%
  65 to 74 years	5.6%	5.9%	-0.3%
  75 to 84 years	5.6%	5.8%	-0.2%
  85 years and over	1.7%	2.6%	-0.9%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	38.4%	42.5%	-4.1%
  30 to 44 minutes	28.0%	24.0%	+4.0%
  45 to 59 minutes	9.2%	11.5%	-2.3%
  60 or more minutes	24.4%	22.0%	+2.4%

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