• Household Income

  Household Income	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than $10,000	8.9%	7.6%	+1.3%
  $10,000 to $14,999	5.6%	5.5%	+0.1%
  $15,000 to $19,999	5.2%	5.6%	-0.4%
  $20,000 to $24,999	6.0%	6.1%	-0.1%
  $25,000 to $29,999	5.9%	6.2%	-0.3%
  $30,000 to $34,999	6.3%	6.3%	+0.0%
  $35,000 to $39,999	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%
  $40,000 to $44,999	5.4%	5.8%	-0.4%
  $45,000 to $49,999	4.6%	5.3%	-0.7%
  $50,000 to $59,999	8.6%	9.7%	-1.1%
  $60,000 to $74,999	10.3%	11.7%	-1.4%
  $75,000 to $99,999	11.4%	11.6%	-0.2%
  $100,000 to $124,999	6.2%	5.7%	+0.5%
  $125,000 to $149,999	3.2%	2.6%	+0.6%
  $150,000 to $199,999	2.9%	2.1%	+0.8%
  $200,000 or more	3.5%	2.2%	+1.3%

• Cost of Living

  Share of Household Income Spent on Rent	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 10.0%	4.8%	4.8%	+0.0%
  10.0% to 14.9%	9.8%	10.3%	-0.5%
  15.0% to 19.9%	14.8%	14.5%	+0.3%
  20.0% to 24.9%	14.7%	13.9%	+0.8%
  25.0% to 29.9%	12.6%	11.5%	+1.1%
  30.0% to 34.9%	8.9%	8.3%	+0.6%
  35.0% to 39.9%	6.2%	5.7%	+0.5%
  40.0% to 49.9%	7.1%	7.2%	-0.1%
  50.0% or more	17.3%	17.8%	-0.5%
  Not computed	3.8%	5.9%	-2.1%

• Age Demographic of Renters

  Age Demographic of Renters	City	State	City Compared to State
  15 to 24 years	13.5%	14.4%	-0.9%
  25 to 34 years	35.6%	29.1%	+6.5%
  35 to 44 years	19.9%	22.8%	-2.9%
  45 to 54 years	13.5%	14.8%	-1.3%
  55 to 64 years	6.6%	7.2%	-0.6%
  65 to 74 years	4.4%	4.6%	-0.2%
  75 to 84 years	4.2%	4.5%	-0.3%
  85 years and over	2.4%	2.5%	-0.1%

• Travel Time to Work

  Travel Time to Work	City	State	City Compared to State
  Less than 30 minutes	39.6%	35.4%	+4.2%
  30 to 44 minutes	30.9%	24.8%	+6.1%
  45 to 59 minutes	12.2%	13.3%	-1.1%
  60 or more minutes	17.3%	26.5%	-9.2%

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