2022 population: 171,275
( 5,117 from 2010
, 917 from 2020)
Land area: 168.6 square miles
Population density: 1016.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 145,532 | 84.97% | 4.3% |
Black: | 4,054 | 2.37% | 87.9% |
Indian: | 539 | 0.31% | 51.8% |
Asian: | 5,269 | 3.08% | 56.1% |
2+ races: | 3,510 | 2.05% | 38.0% |
Hispanic: | 12,371 | 7.22% | 133.0% |
Total non-White: | 25,743 | 15.03% | 83.7% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,325 | 9.8 |
Deaths: | 4,675 | 13.7 |
Net Migration: | 1,920 | 5.6 |
Net Immigration: | 309 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -6,609 | -4.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 11,726 | 7.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 76,104 | |
Median Value | $306,000 | |
Occupied | 72,199 | 94.9% |
Vacant | 3,905 | 5.1% |
Owned | 52,058 | 72.1% |
Rented | 20,141 | 27.9% |
Median Rent | $1,226 | |
Single-Family Units | 54,321 | 71.4% |
Detached | 51,233 | 67.3% |
Attached | 3,088 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 13,130 | 17.3% |
Mobile Homes | 1,090 | 1.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,220 | 3.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,524 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,401 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,480 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,257 | 3.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,273 | 3.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,046 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,070 | 2.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,947 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,511 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,147 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,380 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,454 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 6,281 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 7,723 | 10.7% |
$200,000 or more | 8,485 | 11.8% |
Median Household Income | 85,732 | |
Per Capita Income | 46,564 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 100 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,495 | 6.2% |
Public Assistance | 1,792 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 9,424 | 13.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 78,870 | 76.9% |
Unemployed | 3,685 | 3.6% |
In Armed Forces | 272 | 0.3% |
Total Labor Force | 82,827 | 80.8% |
Not in Labor Force | 19,737 | 19.2% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 22.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 33,584 | 26,972 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 2,822 | 7,297 | 27.9% |
Self-Employed | 4,270 | 2,438 | 63.7% |
Local Government | 2,817 | 3,733 | 43.0% |
State Government | 2,086 | 2,029 | 50.7% |
Federal Government | 1,268 | 718 | 63.8% |
Total Private + Self | 37,854 | 29,410 | 56.3% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,993 | 13,777 | 39.5% |
Total | 46,847 | 43,187 | 52.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 16,197 | 18.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 19,719 | 21.9% |
Professional, Technical | 23,196 | 25.7% |
Service Occupations | 14,371 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 116 | 0.1% |
All others | 16,731 | 18.5% |
White Collar | 65.5% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 14,410 | 16.0% |
Retail trade | 11,181 | 12.4% |
Manufacturing | 9,494 | 10.5% |
Educational services | 8,291 | 9.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 6,689 | 7.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,797 | 6.4% |
Construction | 5,671 | 6.3% |
Finance and insurance | 5,540 | 6.1% |
Public administration | 4,409 | 4.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,138 | 4.6% |
Other services | 3,977 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,960 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 2,308 | 2.6% |
Information | 1,565 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,544 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,107 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 540 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 342 | 0.4% |
Management | 241 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 10 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,493 | 0.88% |
Puerto Rican | 3,594 | 2.11% |
Cuban | 521 | 0.31% |
Dominican | 1,809 | 1.06% |
Total Central American | 1,140 | 0.67% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 671 | 0.39% |
Honduran | 44 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 219 | 0.13% |
Salvadoran | 111 | 0.07% |
Other Central American | 95 | 0.06% |
Total South American | 1,281 | 0.75% |
Argentinean | 29 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 244 | 0.14% |
Chilean | 103 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 692 | 0.41% |
Ecuadorian | 16 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 149 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 48 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 874 | 0.51% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 2,039 | 1.20% |
Chinese | 730 | 0.43% |
Filipino | 695 | 0.41% |
Cambodian | 348 | 0.20% |
Taiwanese | 310 | 0.18% |
Korean | 257 | 0.15% |
Japanese | 170 | 0.10% |
Vietnamese | 165 | 0.10% |
Hmong | 134 | 0.08% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 147,524 | 90.9% |
Spanish | 5,109 | 3.1% |
Other Indo-European | 3,655 | 2.3% |
Other Asian | 1,941 | 1.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,454 | 0.9% |
Chinese | 652 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 510 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 421 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 322 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 37,713 | 22.2% |
Italian | 32,187 | 18.9% |
English | 25,269 | 14.8% |
French | 17,716 | 10.4% |
Portuguese | 13,293 | 7.8% |
German | 9,661 | 5.7% |
French Canadian | 8,778 | 5.2% |
Polish | 7,432 | 4.4% |
American | 6,214 | 3.7% |
Swedish | 3,940 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 3,163 | 1.9% |
Russian | 1,205 | 0.7% |
European | 1,200 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 1,087 | 0.6% |
British | 1,012 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 165,596 | 97.3% |
Not a citizen | 4,572 | 2.7% |
Native | 158,827 | 93.3% |
Foreign-born | 11,341 | 6.7% |
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 | ||||||
3,059 | 2.4% | 6,121 | 4.8% | 35,488 | 28.0% | 39,404 | 31.1% | 26,052 | 20.6% | 16,439 | 13.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,059 | 2.4% |
9-12 Years | 6,121 | 4.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 35,488 | 28.0% |
Some College | 39,404 | 31.1% |
Bach. Degree | 26,052 | 20.6% |
Grad Degree | 16,439 | 13.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 88,380 | 83,300 | 5,080 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
1991 | 89,484 | 82,022 | 7,462 | 8.3% | 8.4% |
1992 | 90,733 | 82,621 | 8,112 | 8.9% | 9.0% |
1993 | 89,846 | 83,351 | 6,495 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
1994 | 88,804 | 82,965 | 5,839 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
1995 | 88,519 | 82,908 | 5,611 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
1996 | 89,602 | 84,944 | 4,658 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
1997 | 91,458 | 86,685 | 4,773 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
1998 | 91,483 | 87,544 | 3,939 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
1999 | 92,716 | 89,018 | 3,698 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
2000 | 92,683 | 89,182 | 3,501 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2001 | 92,447 | 88,679 | 3,768 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2002 | 93,556 | 89,105 | 4,451 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2003 | 95,467 | 90,510 | 4,957 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2004 | 94,518 | 89,796 | 4,722 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
2005 | 96,078 | 91,382 | 4,696 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2006 | 97,336 | 92,524 | 4,812 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2007 | 97,450 | 92,665 | 4,785 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 96,998 | 90,029 | 6,969 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
2009 | 97,463 | 86,868 | 10,595 | 10.9% | 11.4% |
2010 | 95,049 | 84,080 | 10,969 | 11.5% | 11.6% |
2011 | 93,057 | 83,176 | 9,881 | 10.6% | 11.0% |
2012 | 92,497 | 83,445 | 9,052 | 9.8% | 10.2% |
2013 | 92,146 | 83,894 | 8,252 | 9.0% | 9.5% |
2014 | 91,577 | 84,952 | 6,625 | 7.2% | 7.8% |
2015 | 91,150 | 86,087 | 5,063 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
2016 | 90,719 | 86,415 | 4,304 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
2017 | 90,483 | 86,739 | 3,744 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
2018 | 91,101 | 87,742 | 3,359 | 3.7% | 4.1% |
2019 | 91,305 | 88,333 | 2,972 | 3.3% | 3.6% |
2020 | 88,283 | 80,562 | 7,721 | 8.7% | 9.4% |
2021 | 93,825 | 89,024 | 4,801 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
2022 | 93,535 | 90,836 | 2,699 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
2023 | 94,241 | 91,699 | 2,542 | 2.7% | 3.0% |