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• Government: Mayor Howard Miller/four council members
• Representation: 3rd Congressional District; 8th Legislative District
• 2001 voter registration: 12,393; 2,1407 Democrat, 4,220 Republican, 51 Independent and 5,982 undeclared
• Taxable residential property: 70%
• Taxable commercial property: 15%
• Taxable apartment property: .02%
• Taxes by local school districts (2000): $35,956,202
• School tax rate: $2.072 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Taxes raised by municipal government (1999): $7,069,667
• Municipal tax rate: $0.408 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Taxes raised by county government: $11,043,108.69
• County tax rate: $.637 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Estimated total tax rate (2000): $3.19 per $100 of assessed valuation
• Median home value (2000): $262,265
• Estimated tax on median value home: $7,674
• Taxable vacant land, Class 1: .01%
• Taxable farm land, Class 3A and 3B: .01%
• Taxable industrial land, Class 4B: .09%
Population
| 2000 | 19,017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 (projected) | 19,337 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median age of population | 40.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age of population
| 0-4 years | 1,218 | 5-9 | 1,569 | 10-14 | 1,600 | 15-19 | 1,160 | 20-24 | 517 | 25-34 | 1,613 | 35-44 | 3,221 | 45-54 | 3,021 | 55-64 | 1,978 | 65-74 | 1,403 | 75-84 | 1,160 | 85 and over | 557 | By race | White | 17,162 | Black | 1,176 | Hispanic | 332 | Asian, Pacific Islander | 733 | American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut | 118 | Education | Base is adults aged 25+ | | Less than high school | 1,410 | High school graduate | 2,561 | Some college, no degree | 1,758 | Associate degree | 681 | Bachelor's degree | 3,078 | Graduate degree | 2,180 | | |||
| Employment | |
| At work | 97.0% |
| Out of work | 3.0% |
| White-collar | 76.0% (6,235) |
| Blue-collar | 24.0% (1,969) |
| Types of Jobs | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 104 |
| Machine operators/assemblers | 187 |
| Transport/material moving | 155 |
| Handlers, cleaners, and helpers | 148 |
| Sales | 1,282 |
| Executive, administrative/management | 1,715 |
| Adminsitrative support/clerical | 1,215 |
| Private household service | 23 |
| Professional specialist | 2,023 |
| Technicians and support | 296 |
| Production, craft and repair | 556 |
| Protective services | 69 |
| Other services | 431 |
Households
| 2000 | 6,971 | Income | Under 10,000 | 164 | $10,000 - $14,999 | 232 | $15,000 - $24,999 | 530 | $25,000 - $34,999 | 486 | $35,000 - $49,999 | 707 | $50,000 - $74,999 | 990 | $75,000 - $99,999 | 739 | $100,000 - $149,999 | 1,072 | $150,000 - $249,999 | 805 | $250,000 - $499,999 | 526 | $500,000 and over | 230 | (Sources, U.S. Census 2000 and MapInfo 2000) | |
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