2022 population: 176,353
( 25,222 from 2010
, 4,924 from 2020)
Land area: 423.5 square miles
Population density: 416.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 105,881 | 60.04% | 4.1% |
Black: | 37,647 | 21.35% | 34.5% |
Indian: | 715 | 0.41% | 31.9% |
Asian: | 3,445 | 1.95% | 85.1% |
2+ races: | 3,633 | 2.06% | 67.0% |
Hispanic: | 25,032 | 14.19% | 50.4% |
Total non-White: | 70,472 | 39.96% | 42.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,230 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 4,768 | 13.9 |
Net Migration: | 5,004 | 14.6 |
Net Immigration: | 409 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | 4,163 | 2.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 21,059 | 13.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 74,055 | |
Median Value | $197,700 | |
Occupied | 67,370 | 91.0% |
Vacant | 6,685 | 9.0% |
Owned | 44,487 | 66.0% |
Rented | 22,883 | 34.0% |
Median Rent | $959 | |
Single-Family Units | 51,237 | 69.2% |
Detached | 48,863 | 66.0% |
Attached | 2,374 | 3.2% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,919 | 13.4% |
Mobile Homes | 8,442 | 11.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,653 | 5.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,648 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,967 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,195 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,458 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,377 | 5.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,812 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,878 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,773 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,530 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,464 | 9.6% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,131 | 13.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,425 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,663 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,263 | 6.3% |
$200,000 or more | 3,133 | 4.7% |
Median Household Income | 60,866 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,105 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 98 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,134 | 3.2% |
Public Assistance | 1,779 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,110 | 13.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 67,351 | 71.1% |
Unemployed | 3,646 | 3.8% |
In Armed Forces | 94 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 71,091 | 75.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 23,664 | 25.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 31,389 | 26,992 | 53.8% |
Non-Profit | 1,573 | 3,940 | 28.5% |
Self-Employed | 4,547 | 2,435 | 65.1% |
Local Government | 2,731 | 2,832 | 49.1% |
State Government | 1,678 | 3,201 | 34.4% |
Federal Government | 444 | 380 | 53.9% |
Total Private + Self | 35,936 | 29,427 | 55.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,426 | 10,353 | 38.3% |
Total | 42,362 | 39,780 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 11,986 | 14.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 18,815 | 22.9% |
Professional, Technical | 16,465 | 20.0% |
Service Occupations | 13,073 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 219 | 0.3% |
All others | 21,959 | 26.7% |
White Collar | 57.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 12,641 | 15.4% |
Manufacturing | 11,498 | 14.0% |
Retail trade | 10,793 | 13.1% |
Educational services | 8,021 | 9.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 6,125 | 7.4% |
Construction | 6,091 | 7.4% |
Other services | 3,854 | 4.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,714 | 4.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,666 | 4.5% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,286 | 4.0% |
Public administration | 2,940 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 2,839 | 3.4% |
Wholesale trade | 2,489 | 3.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,280 | 1.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,101 | 1.3% |
Information | 904 | 1.1% |
Utilities | 532 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 484 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 32 | 0.0% |
Management | 8 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 14,777 | 8.60% |
Puerto Rican | 1,349 | 0.79% |
Cuban | 309 | 0.18% |
Dominican | 636 | 0.37% |
Total Central American | 4,131 | 2.40% |
Costa Rican | 197 | 0.11% |
Guatemalan | 188 | 0.11% |
Honduran | 831 | 0.48% |
Nicaraguan | 335 | 0.20% |
Panamanian | 22 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 2,558 | 1.49% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,038 | 0.60% |
Argentinean | 57 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 34 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 49 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 242 | 0.14% |
Ecuadorian | 431 | 0.25% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 61 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 29 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 135 | 0.08% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 960 | 0.56% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 742 | 0.43% |
Vietnamese | 431 | 0.25% |
Chinese | 430 | 0.25% |
Filipino | 385 | 0.22% |
Thai | 172 | 0.10% |
Burmese | 140 | 0.08% |
Korean | 96 | 0.06% |
Japanese | 39 | 0.02% |
Hmong | 13 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 139,317 | 86.0% |
Spanish | 18,561 | 11.5% |
Other Indo-European | 1,050 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 560 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 423 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 358 | 0.2% |
Other | 333 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 323 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 299 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 19,835 | 11.5% |
German | 16,161 | 9.4% |
Irish | 12,738 | 7.4% |
American | 11,294 | 6.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 4,447 | 2.6% |
Italian | 4,240 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 3,949 | 2.3% |
European | 2,720 | 1.6% |
Polish | 1,776 | 1.0% |
French | 1,681 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 1,188 | 0.7% |
African | 902 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 886 | 0.5% |
British | 704 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 608 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 163,182 | 95.0% |
Not a citizen | 8,597 | 5.0% |
Native | 157,276 | 91.6% |
Foreign-born | 14,503 | 8.4% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
5,469 | 4.7% | 8,069 | 7.0% | 32,280 | 27.9% | 38,288 | 33.1% | 21,972 | 19.0% | 9,666 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,469 | 4.7% |
9-12 Years | 8,069 | 7.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 32,280 | 27.9% |
Some College | 38,288 | 33.1% |
Bach. Degree | 21,972 | 19.0% |
Grad Degree | 9,666 | 8.4% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 61,537 | 59,078 | 2,459 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
1991 | 62,256 | 58,550 | 3,706 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
1992 | 62,628 | 59,197 | 3,431 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
1993 | 62,842 | 60,015 | 2,827 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
1994 | 63,388 | 61,157 | 2,231 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
1995 | 64,353 | 61,969 | 2,384 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 66,343 | 63,966 | 2,377 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
1997 | 67,608 | 65,269 | 2,339 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
1998 | 67,428 | 65,462 | 1,966 | 2.9% | 3.5% |
1999 | 68,156 | 66,448 | 1,708 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2000 | 69,404 | 67,206 | 2,198 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2001 | 69,042 | 65,152 | 3,890 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 69,518 | 64,296 | 5,222 | 7.5% | 6.9% |
2003 | 70,642 | 65,336 | 5,306 | 7.5% | 6.7% |
2004 | 69,827 | 65,189 | 4,638 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
2005 | 69,250 | 64,805 | 4,445 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2006 | 69,908 | 65,795 | 4,113 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2007 | 70,249 | 66,406 | 3,843 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
2008 | 71,473 | 66,884 | 4,589 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 72,085 | 63,318 | 8,767 | 12.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 77,083 | 68,786 | 8,297 | 10.8% | 10.7% |
2011 | 77,660 | 70,181 | 7,479 | 9.6% | 10.3% |
2012 | 78,641 | 71,776 | 6,865 | 8.7% | 9.5% |
2013 | 77,398 | 71,939 | 5,459 | 7.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 76,826 | 72,595 | 4,231 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2015 | 77,206 | 73,126 | 4,080 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2016 | 78,694 | 74,964 | 3,730 | 4.7% | 5.1% |
2017 | 79,821 | 76,418 | 3,403 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 80,867 | 77,754 | 3,113 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2019 | 82,991 | 79,907 | 3,084 | 3.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 80,457 | 74,625 | 5,832 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
2021 | 81,023 | 77,064 | 3,959 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2022 | 83,174 | 80,087 | 3,087 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 85,834 | 82,920 | 2,914 | 3.4% | 3.5% |