Population: 54,236
Population, age 50+: 16,508
Population growth, age 50+: 6.54%
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
$112,400
Home price gain (2004-2005)
2.80%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$36,573
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,203
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
78.1%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
148
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
169
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
960
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
8,497
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
3
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
276
Bars (within 15 miles)
9
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
10
Libraries (within 15 miles)
6
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)
46.51
Clear days
111
High temp in July ° F
89.7°
Low temp in Jan ° F
30.8°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
14
Doctors' offices
55
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
30
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
240.7
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
309.7
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
35.1
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
47.8%
Married
44.5%
Divorced
9.5%
*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
