• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	6.1%	8.8%	-2.7%
  $10,000 to $14,999	4.3%	5.6%	-1.3%
  $15,000 to $19,999	4.7%	5.1%	-0.4%
  $20,000 to $24,999	3.4%	5.1%	-1.7%
  $25,000 to $29,999	4.6%	5.1%	-0.5%
  $30,000 to $34,999	3.4%	5.2%	-1.8%
  $35,000 to $39,999	3.0%	5.0%	-2.0%
  $40,000 to $44,999	4.7%	4.9%	-0.2%
  $45,000 to $49,999	4.9%	4.6%	+0.3%
  $50,000 to $59,999	8.4%	8.8%	-0.4%
  $60,000 to $74,999	12.3%	11.3%	+1.0%
  $75,000 to $99,999	16.9%	12.8%	+4.1%
  $100,000 to $124,999	10.1%	7.2%	+2.9%
  $125,000 to $149,999	5.0%	3.7%	+1.3%
  $150,000 to $199,999	4.8%	3.3%	+1.5%
  $200,000 or more	3.3%	3.5%	-0.2%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	6.6%	6.8%	-0.2%
  10.0% to 14.9%	14.2%	12.2%	+2.0%
  15.0% to 19.9%	17.5%	14.2%	+3.3%
  20.0% to 24.9%	12.2%	12.5%	-0.3%
  25.0% to 29.9%	12.2%	11.8%	+0.4%
  30.0% to 34.9%	7.5%	7.7%	-0.2%
  35.0% to 39.9%	3.8%	5.0%	-1.2%
  40.0% to 49.9%	5.9%	6.4%	-0.5%
  50.0% or more	15.0%	17.2%	-2.2%
  Not computed	5.0%	6.2%	-1.2%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	3.1%	9.2%	-6.1%
  25 to 34 years	26.3%	27.9%	-1.6%
  35 to 44 years	20.4%	22.1%	-1.7%
  45 to 54 years	13.7%	14.4%	-0.7%
  55 to 64 years	9.0%	8.5%	+0.5%
  65 to 74 years	9.7%	7.5%	+2.2%
  75 to 84 years	12.1%	7.3%	+4.8%
  85 years and over	5.7%	3.2%	+2.5%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	25.3%	30.9%	-5.6%
  30 to 44 minutes	34.5%	25.7%	+8.8%
  45 to 59 minutes	20.7%	15.8%	+4.9%
  60 or more minutes	19.5%	27.6%	-8.1%

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