Population: 51,636
Population, age 50+: 13,467
Population growth, age 50+: 5.01%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
6.00%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
2.00%*
Retirement tax break from state?
Yes
State property taxes
Below average
Sales tax
9.99%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
20.0
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$103,500
Home price gain (2004-2005)
5.10%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$28,351
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$3,099
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
81.9%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
201
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
199
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
1,710
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
9,817
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
2
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
326
Bars (within 15 miles)
34
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
8
Libraries (within 15 miles)
7
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
0
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
0
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
58.04
Clear days
114
High temp in July ° F
94.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F
33.5°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
37
Doctors' offices
168
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
28
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
203.9
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
250.3
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
29.2
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
56.7%
Married
33.3%
Divorced
10.3%
*Income tax notes:
For joint returns, the taxes are twice the tax imposed on half the income. Combined personal exemption and standard deduction.
***County data