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Apartment / Condo / Townhouse

Studio

$1,451

1 Bedroom

$1,472

2 Bedroom

$1,793

3 Bedroom

$2,238

4 Bedroom

$2,689

5 Bedroom

$3,258

House

Studio

$1,471

1 Bedroom

$1,387

2 Bedroom

$1,846

3 Bedroom

$2,256

4 Bedroom

$2,765

5 Bedroom

$3,618

Population, total and by age

Total population

25,607

Population density (people per square mile)

112.23

Pct. population under 18 years old

24.7%

Pct. population 65 years old and over

12.6%

Foreign-born

Pct. foreign born population

6.3%

Pct. foreign born population that arrived since 1990

19.4%

Population by race/ethnicity (2000 def.)

Pct. non-Hispanic White alone population

67.6%

Pct. non-Hispanic Black/African American alone population

7%

Pct. non-Hisp. Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander alone pop.

0.6%

Pct. non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native alone population

1.1%

Pct. non-Hispanic other race alone population

0.1%

Pct. non-Hispanic multiracial population

2.6%

Pct. Hispanic/Latino population

20.9%

Household size and type

Total households

7,841

Average household size

2.7

Pct. married-couple hhlds. with own children under 18 years old

30.1%

Pct. single-parent-headed hhlds. with own children under 18 years

7.5%

Pct. family households without own children under 18 years old

39%

Pct. nonfamily households

23.4%

Education

Pct. persons 25+ yrs. old with no high school diploma or GED

18.6%

Pct. pers. 25+ yrs. old with a bachelors or graduate/prof. degree

15.2%

Language

Pct. pers. 5-17 yrs. old who speak English not well or not at all

0.7%

Pct. pers. 18-64 yrs. old who speak English not well / not at all

2.9%

Pct. pers. 65+ years old who speak English not well or not at all

3%

Year Moved In

Pct. households that moved into housing unit before 1980

7.2%

Pct. households that moved into housing unit since 1995

50.5%

Income

Median household income last yr ($)

$47,031

Average household income last yr ($)

$54,081

Pct. hhlds. with interest, dividends, or rental income last year

25.6%

Pct. hhlds. with public assistance income (state/local) in 1999

3.2%

Income of tax filers

Average Adjusted Gross Income

$46,999

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of less than $10,000

16.7%

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $10,000-$19,999

16.1%

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $20,000-$29,999

10.3%

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $30,000-$49,999

17%

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income of $50,000-$99,999

30.7%

Pct. of returns with Adjusted Gross Income greater than $100,000

9.2%

Credit/deductions of tax filers

Returns with Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) information

8,826

Pct. of low-income returns that receive EITC

26.5%

Total dollar amount received from the Earned Income Tax Credit

$1,957,933

Average dollar amount received from EITC

$1,782

Pct. of returns claiming deduction for charitable contributions

47.5%

Average amount of charitable contributions claimed

$2,644

Poverty

Poverty rate

11.6%

Child poverty rate

13.9%

Elderly poverty rate

11.7%

Employment of residents

Pct. pop. 16 years old and over who are employed

40%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Occupation of residents

Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in mgmt. occ. (incl. farms)

31.2%

Pct. pers. 16+ years old employed in personal care/service occ.

23.1%

Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in sales and related occ.

22%

Pct. pers. 16+ yrs. old employed in farming, fishing and forestry

1.5%

Pct. persons 16+ yrs. old employed in construction and extraction

11.6%

Pct. persons 16+ years old employed in production occupations

10.6%

Transportation to work

Average travel time to work (minutes)

31 min

Pct. workers 16+ yrs. old traveling to work by car, truck, or van

91.4%

Establishments, total and by business si

Total number of establishments

381

Number of establishments per 1,000 population

15

Pct. employment in establishments with 1-9 employees

24.1%

Pct. employment in establishments with 10-49 employees

32.3%

Pct. of establishments with 50-99 employees

0.8%

Pct. of establishments with 100-499 employees

1.8%

Pct. of establishments with 500 or more employees

0.0%

Jobs, total and by industry

Estimated employment

3,739

Estimated employment per 1,000 population

146

Residential services

Number of full-service restaurants per 1,000 population

0.5

Number of commercial banks per 1,000 population

0.2

Number of physician offices per 1,000 population

0.4

Number of dentist offices per 1,000 population

0.2

Total housing units

Total housing units

9,205

Vacant housing

Homeowner vacancy rate

4.8%

Rental vacancy rate

14.6%

Vacancy rate

15.1%

Homeownership rates, total & by race

Homeownership rate

72.2%

Homeownership rate for non-Hispanic White households

75%

Homeownership rate for Black/African American households

79.4%

Homeownership rate for Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander hhlds

27.4%

Homeownership rate for American Indian/Alaska Native households

44.9%

Homeownership rate for Hispanic households

55.9%

Housing stock (structure)

Pct. housing units in single-family detached homes

75.2%

Pct. housing units in single-family attached homes

4%

Pct. housing units in structures with 2 to 4 units

9.2%

Pct. housing units in structures with 5 to 9 units

1.9%

Pct. housing units in structures with 10 to 19 units

0.5%

Pct. housing units in structures with 20 or more units

2.4%

Pct. housing units in mobile homes, trailers, or other structures

6.7%

Housing Stock (age)

Median year structure built

1983

Pct. of housing units built before 1970

18.7%

Pct. of housing units built from 1995 to March 2000

5.1%

Housing costs

Median gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)

$514

Average gross rent of specified renter-occ. units with rent ($)

$570

Median value for specified owner-occupied housing units ($)

$121,100

Average value of specified owner-occupied housing units ($)

$146,248

Housing hardship

Pct. housing units that are overcrowded

4.7%

Pct. housing units without complete kitchen facilities

1.5%

Pct. occupied housing units without complete plumbing facilities

0.4%