Population: 67,209
Population, age 50+: 21,070
Population growth, age 50+: 9.01%
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
$127,250
Home price gain (2004-2005)
6.00%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$40,865
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,203
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
60.8%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
204
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
212
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
1,085
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
9,304
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
3
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
548
Bars (within 15 miles)
28
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
54
Libraries (within 15 miles)
15
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
4
Colleges, universities and professional schools
1
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
6
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
44.80
Clear days
104
High temp in July ° F
89.3°
Low temp in Jan ° F
28.6°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
55
Doctors' offices
118
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
28
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
220.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
277.0
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
35.9
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
50.0%
Married
49.3%
Divorced
10.0%
*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
