FYE 14 Budget prelim - City of Norman

CITY OF NORMANINTER-CITY BENCHMARK COMPARISONSFor purposes of comparative analysis, Norman compares (“benchmarks”) itself to 17 other cities fora variety of criteria. These cities are generally selected based on the following factors.1. Population within 20 percent (+ / - 20%) of Norman’s2. Located within a Metropolitan Statistical Area3. Site of a major university4. Located in the state of Oklahoma or a bordering stateCity Population Median AgeSquareMilesPopulation(In Thousands)Norman 114,976 30.4 189.5Broken Arrow, OK 101,000 35.9 58.0Edmond, OK 81,405 35.0 87.0Enid, OK 49,379 36.0 74.1Lawton, OK 90,091 30.2 57.6Midwest City, OK 54,371 35.2 28.0Oklahoma City, OK 580,000 36.2 621.2Stillwater, OK 45,688 23.9 28.0Fort Smith, AR 86,209 35.4 92.4Boulder, CO 97,385 28.7 25.4Westminster, CO 106,114 35.3 33.7Lawrence, KS 87,643 26.7 33.6Columbia, MO 108,207 26.8 63.4St. Joseph, MO 76,780 36.1 44.0Las Cruces, NM 92,897 34.0 52.2Denton, TX 115,662 26.9 94.9Odessa, TX 103,704 32.3 41.8Waco, TX 126,217 28.4 105.0550495440385330275220165110550NormanBroken Arrow, OKEdmond, OKEnid, OKLawton, OKMidwest City, OKOklahoma City, OKStillwater, OKFort Smith, ARBoulder, COWestminster, COLawrence, KSColumbia, MOSt. Joseph, MOLas Cruces, NMDenton, TXOdessa, TXWaco, TXPer Capita IncomeCityPer Capita Income$52,000$49,000$46,000$43,000$40,000$37,000$34,000$31,000$28,000$25,000$22,000$19,000$16,000$13,000$10,000NormanBroken Arrow, OKEdmond, OKEnid, OKLawton, OKMidwest City, OKOklahoma City, OKStillwater, OKFort Smith, ARBoulder, COWestminster, COLawrence, KSColumbia, MOSt. Joseph, MOLas Cruces, NMDenton, TXOdessa, TXWaco, TXNorman $24,586Broken Arrow, OK $36,741Edmond, OK $38,793Enid, OK $22,590Lawton, OK $19,317Midwest City, OK $22,451Oklahoma City, OK $42,822Stillwater, OK $29,030Fort Smith, AR $24,692Boulder, CO $33,981Westminster, CO $40,814Lawrence, KS $23,666Columbia, MO $35,793St. Joseph, MO $21,002Las Cruces, NM $19,943Denton, TX $22,291Odessa, TX $23,646Waco, TX $22,078ANNUAL BUDGET6