The numbers

Homesteaded: 1852

Square miles: .43

Population: 2,407

Median income: $54,531

Median house value: $187,500

Median apartment rent: $857
(1997 Dupre & Scott Apartment Advisors)

Parks: 4

Housing units: 1,524

Median age: 40.4

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 46

Completed four-year college or higher: 25 percent

Below poverty level: 41.2 percent

Home ownership: 29 percent

Renters: 71 percent