Population: 194,102
Population, age 50+: 58,080
Population growth, age 50+: 12.22%
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
$123,000
Home price gain (2004-2005)
4.20%
Financial
City stats
Median household income (per year)
$40,727
Auto insurance premiums (Average for the state)
$2,203
Quality of life
City stats
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good)
52.9%
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
217
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better)
241
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000)
782
Property crime incidents (per 100,000)
6,392
Leisure and culture
City stats
Movie theaters (within 15 miles)
6
Restaurants (within 15 miles)
878
Bars (within 15 miles)
45
Public golf courses (within 30 miles)
51
Libraries (within 15 miles)
19
Museums (accredited by AAM within 30 miles)
6
Colleges, universities and professional schools
5
Ski resorts (within 100 miles)
5
Weather
City stats
Annual precipitation (inches)
45.63
Clear days
104
High temp in July ° F
88.1°
Low temp in Jan ° F
24.8°
Health***
City stats
Hospitals (within 30 miles)
34
Doctors' offices
289
Body mass index (avg. for residents)
27
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted)
199.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
228.9
Meet the neighbors
City stats
Median age
34.3
Completed at least some college (% of residents)
55.2%
Married
42.8%
Divorced
10.5%
*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
