• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	13.8%	8.3%	+5.5%
  $10,000 to $14,999	6.7%	5.5%	+1.2%
  $15,000 to $19,999	6.2%	5.5%	+0.7%
  $20,000 to $24,999	6.3%	5.8%	+0.5%
  $25,000 to $29,999	6.3%	5.9%	+0.4%
  $30,000 to $34,999	6.3%	6.0%	+0.3%
  $35,000 to $39,999	5.9%	5.7%	+0.2%
  $40,000 to $44,999	5.5%	5.6%	-0.1%
  $45,000 to $49,999	4.7%	5.0%	-0.3%
  $50,000 to $59,999	8.4%	9.4%	-1.0%
  $60,000 to $74,999	9.4%	11.4%	-2.0%
  $75,000 to $99,999	9.0%	11.6%	-2.6%
  $100,000 to $124,999	4.8%	6.1%	-1.3%
  $125,000 to $149,999	2.3%	2.9%	-0.6%
  $150,000 to $199,999	2.1%	2.6%	-0.5%
  $200,000 or more	2.5%	2.8%	-0.3%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	7.1%	7.1%	+0.0%
  10.0% to 14.9%	12.2%	13.0%	-0.8%
  15.0% to 19.9%	14.7%	15.2%	-0.5%
  20.0% to 24.9%	12.7%	13.1%	-0.4%
  25.0% to 29.9%	9.9%	10.1%	-0.2%
  30.0% to 34.9%	7.1%	7.0%	+0.1%
  35.0% to 39.9%	4.7%	4.8%	-0.1%
  40.0% to 49.9%	6.5%	6.2%	+0.3%
  50.0% or more	19.6%	17.3%	+2.3%
  Not computed	5.5%	6.3%	-0.8%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	9.8%	12.2%	-2.4%
  25 to 34 years	30.8%	29.1%	+1.7%
  35 to 44 years	22.2%	21.9%	+0.3%
  45 to 54 years	15.2%	14.5%	+0.7%
  55 to 64 years	9.1%	8.2%	+0.9%
  65 to 74 years	6.8%	6.3%	+0.5%
  75 to 84 years	4.5%	5.4%	-0.9%
  85 years and over	1.5%	2.4%	-0.9%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	18.1%	28.2%	-10.1%
  30 to 44 minutes	26.3%	24.2%	+2.1%
  45 to 59 minutes	19.3%	16.4%	+2.9%
  60 or more minutes	36.3%	31.2%	+5.1%

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