2022 population: 129,490
( 25,321 from 2010
, 7,412 from 2020)
Land area: 321.1 square miles
Population density: 403.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 105,318 | 81.33% | 17.8% |
Black: | 10,145 | 7.83% | 40.2% |
Indian: | 230 | 0.18% | 5.0% |
Asian: | 1,678 | 1.30% | 88.8% |
2+ races: | 4,417 | 3.41% | 87.0% |
Hispanic: | 7,702 | 5.95% | 94.4% |
Total non-White: | 24,172 | 18.67% | 63.4% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,424 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 3,360 | 13.8 |
Net Migration: | 7,222 | 29.6 |
Net Immigration: | 176 | 0.7 |
Change in White population: | 15,939 | 15.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,382 | 9.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 51,292 | |
Median Value | $231,600 | |
Occupied | 48,528 | 94.6% |
Vacant | 2,764 | 5.4% |
Owned | 36,589 | 75.4% |
Rented | 11,939 | 24.6% |
Median Rent | $1,154 | |
Single-Family Units | 40,404 | 78.8% |
Detached | 34,878 | 68.0% |
Attached | 5,526 | 10.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,681 | 7.2% |
Mobile Homes | 5,451 | 10.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,751 | 3.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,557 | 3.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,264 | 2.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,375 | 2.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,674 | 3.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,272 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,765 | 3.6% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,908 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,504 | 3.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,047 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,850 | 12.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,757 | 16.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,226 | 10.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,328 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,325 | 8.9% |
$200,000 or more | 2,925 | 6.0% |
Median Household Income | 73,619 | |
Per Capita Income | 35,909 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 104 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,640 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 1,217 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,845 | 12.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 55,531 | 73.5% |
Unemployed | 2,766 | 3.7% |
In Armed Forces | 282 | 0.4% |
Total Labor Force | 58,579 | 77.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,949 | 22.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 23,902 | 18,137 | 56.9% |
Non-Profit | 1,598 | 2,803 | 36.3% |
Self-Employed | 2,085 | 1,180 | 63.9% |
Local Government | 2,372 | 3,157 | 42.9% |
State Government | 1,193 | 1,233 | 49.2% |
Federal Government | 2,018 | 2,182 | 48.0% |
Total Private + Self | 25,987 | 19,317 | 57.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,181 | 9,375 | 43.4% |
Total | 33,168 | 28,692 | 53.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,707 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,286 | 19.8% |
Professional, Technical | 12,551 | 20.3% |
Service Occupations | 9,456 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 195 | 0.3% |
All others | 18,928 | 30.6% |
White Collar | 54.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 8,432 | 13.6% |
Manufacturing | 8,339 | 13.5% |
Retail trade | 7,916 | 12.8% |
Educational services | 6,025 | 9.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,955 | 8.0% |
Public administration | 4,608 | 7.4% |
Construction | 3,943 | 6.4% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,551 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,999 | 4.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,268 | 3.7% |
Other services | 2,240 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,658 | 2.7% |
Wholesale trade | 1,263 | 2.0% |
Information | 1,063 | 1.7% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 824 | 1.3% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 608 | 1.0% |
Utilities | 588 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 389 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 243 | 0.4% |
Management | 16 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,905 | 1.55% |
Puerto Rican | 1,304 | 1.06% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 555 | 0.45% |
Total Central American | 1,585 | 1.29% |
Costa Rican | 218 | 0.18% |
Guatemalan | 513 | 0.42% |
Honduran | 187 | 0.15% |
Nicaraguan | 21 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 7 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 639 | 0.52% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 434 | 0.35% |
Argentinean | 95 | 0.08% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 8 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 85 | 0.07% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 128 | 0.10% |
Uruguayan | 49 | 0.04% |
Venezuelan | 69 | 0.06% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 649 | 0.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 390 | 0.32% |
Indian | 272 | 0.22% |
Filipino | 216 | 0.18% |
Korean | 152 | 0.12% |
Chinese | 60 | 0.05% |
Thai | 47 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 44 | 0.04% |
Cambodian | 25 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 24 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 109,232 | 94.4% |
Spanish | 3,820 | 3.3% |
Other | 500 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 478 | 0.4% |
Vietnamese | 375 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 317 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 270 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 173 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 170 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 22,907 | 18.6% |
Irish | 17,285 | 14.0% |
English | 15,272 | 12.4% |
American | 6,972 | 5.7% |
Italian | 5,762 | 4.7% |
European | 2,986 | 2.4% |
Scottish | 2,734 | 2.2% |
French | 2,542 | 2.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,915 | 1.6% |
Polish | 1,841 | 1.5% |
Welsh | 867 | 0.7% |
Russian | 782 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 644 | 0.5% |
British | 610 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 587 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 121,361 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 1,922 | 1.6% |
Native | 117,727 | 95.5% |
Foreign-born | 5,556 | 4.5% |
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 | ||||||
2,540 | 3.0% | 5,506 | 6.5% | 30,966 | 36.3% | 25,462 | 29.9% | 13,653 | 16.0% | 7,065 | 8.3% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,540 | 3.0% |
9-12 Years | 5,506 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 30,966 | 36.3% |
Some College | 25,462 | 29.9% |
Bach. Degree | 13,653 | 16.0% |
Grad Degree | 7,065 | 8.3% |
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 | 29,877 | 27,933 | 1,944 | 6.5% | 8.6% |
1991 | 30,724 | 27,713 | 3,011 | 9.8% | 10.6% |
1992 | 30,972 | 28,032 | 2,940 | 9.5% | 11.2% |
1993 | 30,902 | 28,512 | 2,390 | 7.7% | 10.3% |
1994 | 31,121 | 29,211 | 1,910 | 6.1% | 8.8% |
1995 | 32,067 | 30,134 | 1,933 | 6.0% | 8.0% |
1996 | 32,189 | 30,418 | 1,771 | 5.5% | 7.7% |
1997 | 32,972 | 31,444 | 1,528 | 4.6% | 7.0% |
1998 | 34,199 | 32,865 | 1,334 | 3.9% | 6.7% |
1999 | 34,977 | 33,722 | 1,255 | 3.6% | 6.5% |
2000 | 39,111 | 37,671 | 1,440 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
2001 | 39,885 | 38,253 | 1,632 | 4.1% | 5.4% |
2002 | 40,517 | 38,437 | 2,080 | 5.1% | 6.5% |
2003 | 40,638 | 38,587 | 2,051 | 5.0% | 6.6% |
2004 | 41,945 | 39,991 | 1,954 | 4.7% | 5.8% |
2005 | 43,726 | 41,882 | 1,844 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 45,218 | 43,221 | 1,997 | 4.4% | 5.2% |
2007 | 45,592 | 43,619 | 1,973 | 4.3% | 4.8% |
2008 | 46,105 | 43,729 | 2,376 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2009 | 46,436 | 42,201 | 4,235 | 9.1% | 8.3% |
2010 | 50,958 | 46,578 | 4,380 | 8.6% | 8.7% |
2011 | 51,171 | 47,346 | 3,825 | 7.5% | 7.8% |
2012 | 52,283 | 48,918 | 3,365 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
2013 | 52,621 | 49,687 | 2,934 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
2014 | 53,053 | 50,199 | 2,854 | 5.4% | 6.5% |
2015 | 54,578 | 51,968 | 2,610 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
2016 | 54,260 | 52,110 | 2,150 | 4.0% | 6.1% |
2017 | 56,463 | 54,395 | 2,068 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
2018 | 58,008 | 55,668 | 2,340 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
2019 | 59,163 | 57,053 | 2,110 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
2020 | 58,337 | 54,709 | 3,628 | 6.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 59,357 | 57,192 | 2,165 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
2022 | 60,015 | 58,268 | 1,747 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
2023 | 59,107 | 57,095 | 2,012 | 3.4% | 3.9% |