Population: 117,127
Population, age 50+: 31,816
Population growth, age 50+: 7.80%
Taxes
City stats
State income tax rate (highest bracket)
8.25%*
State income tax rate (lowest bracket)
6.00%*
Retirement tax break from state?
No
State property taxes
Below average
Sales tax
7.00%
State gas tax (cents per gallon)
29.9***
Housing
City stats
Median home price
$102,500
Home price gain (2004-2005)
3.50%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$39,534
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,203
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
57.3%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
250
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
293
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
825
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
7,805
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
5
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
665
Bars (within 15 miles)
71
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
26
Libraries (within 15 miles)
14
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
0
Colleges, universities and professional schools
2
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
0
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
46.78
Clear days
111
High temp in July ° F
90.4°
Low temp in Jan ° F
31.1°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
15
Doctors' offices
197
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
28
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
215.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
200.2
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
32.6
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
58.8%
Married
45.5%
Divorced
11.5%
*Income tax notes:
These states allow personal exemption or standard deductions as provided in the IRC. Utah allows a personal exemption equal to three-fourths the federal exemptions. The tax brackets reported are for single individuals. For married taxpayers, the same rates apply to income brackets ranging from $21,250 to $200,000. Lower exemption amounts allowed for high income taxpayers. Tax rate scheduled to decrease after tax year 2007.
**Gas tax notes:
The gas tax is indexed for inflation in Nebraska, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. North Carolina's indexed rate is revised every six months.
***County data
