• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	7.0%	6.7%	+0.3%
  $10,000 to $14,999	6.2%	5.4%	+0.8%
  $15,000 to $19,999	6.5%	5.4%	+1.1%
  $20,000 to $24,999	7.3%	6.0%	+1.3%
  $25,000 to $29,999	8.0%	6.1%	+1.9%
  $30,000 to $34,999	7.3%	6.3%	+1.0%
  $35,000 to $39,999	7.3%	5.9%	+1.4%
  $40,000 to $44,999	5.7%	5.8%	-0.1%
  $45,000 to $49,999	6.3%	5.3%	+1.0%
  $50,000 to $59,999	10.5%	10.2%	+0.3%
  $60,000 to $74,999	15.1%	12.2%	+2.9%
  $75,000 to $99,999	8.8%	12.1%	-3.3%
  $100,000 to $124,999	2.4%	5.6%	-3.2%
  $125,000 to $149,999	0.4%	2.6%	-2.2%
  $150,000 to $199,999	0.9%	2.1%	-1.2%
  $200,000 or more	0.4%	2.2%	-1.8%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	9.8%	6.4%	+3.4%
  10.0% to 14.9%	13.9%	12.3%	+1.6%
  15.0% to 19.9%	24.6%	15.4%	+9.2%
  20.0% to 24.9%	14.8%	14.1%	+0.7%
  25.0% to 29.9%	7.4%	11.7%	-4.3%
  30.0% to 34.9%	4.1%	7.9%	-3.8%
  35.0% to 39.9%	4.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
  40.0% to 49.9%	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
  50.0% or more	9.8%	15.4%	-5.6%
  Not computed	6.6%	5.0%	+1.6%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	16.8%	17.5%	-0.7%
  25 to 34 years	21.6%	27.6%	-6.0%
  35 to 44 years	13.6%	18.8%	-5.2%
  45 to 54 years	8.8%	11.8%	-3.0%
  55 to 64 years	7.2%	6.3%	+0.9%
  65 to 74 years	7.2%	5.8%	+1.4%
  75 to 84 years	15.2%	7.6%	+7.6%
  85 years and over	9.6%	4.6%	+5.0%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	43.3%	43.9%	-0.6%
  30 to 44 minutes	25.2%	25.7%	-0.5%
  45 to 59 minutes	11.7%	11.7%	+0.0%
  60 or more minutes	19.9%	18.6%	+1.3%

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