2022 population: 174,150
( 14,051 from 2010
, 5,339 from 2020)
Land area: 1070.7 square miles
Population density: 162.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 113,448 | 65.14% | 4.5% |
Black: | 42,737 | 24.54% | 9.5% |
Indian: | 724 | 0.42% | 22.9% |
Asian: | 2,116 | 1.22% | 54.5% |
2+ races: | 3,788 | 2.18% | 51.0% |
Hispanic: | 11,337 | 6.51% | 44.9% |
Total non-White: | 60,702 | 34.86% | 17.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,257 | 12.6 |
Deaths: | 4,841 | 14.3 |
Net Migration: | 5,532 | 16.4 |
Net Immigration: | 359 | 1.1 |
Change in White population: | 4,882 | 3.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,169 | 5.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 77,577 | |
Median Value | $181,800 | |
Occupied | 67,904 | 87.5% |
Vacant | 9,673 | 12.5% |
Owned | 51,134 | 75.3% |
Rented | 16,770 | 24.7% |
Median Rent | $973 | |
Single-Family Units | 56,266 | 72.5% |
Detached | 53,580 | 69.1% |
Attached | 2,686 | 3.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,963 | 5.1% |
Mobile Homes | 13,953 | 18.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,940 | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,376 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,708 | 4.0% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,535 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,290 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,078 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,624 | 3.9% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,883 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,733 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,701 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,014 | 8.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,187 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,370 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,045 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,708 | 6.9% |
$200,000 or more | 4,712 | 6.9% |
Median Household Income | 63,212 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,786 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 82 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,679 | 5.4% |
Public Assistance | 805 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,397 | 12.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 65,121 | 67.4% |
Unemployed | 4,373 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 625 | 0.6% |
Total Labor Force | 70,119 | 72.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 26,440 | 27.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 27,677 | 22,420 | 55.2% |
Non-Profit | 1,323 | 2,584 | 33.9% |
Self-Employed | 3,211 | 3,158 | 50.4% |
Local Government | 1,956 | 2,878 | 40.5% |
State Government | 1,190 | 2,868 | 29.3% |
Federal Government | 2,836 | 1,772 | 61.5% |
Total Private + Self | 30,888 | 25,578 | 54.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,305 | 10,102 | 42.0% |
Total | 38,193 | 35,680 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,194 | 13.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 14,349 | 19.4% |
Professional, Technical | 18,120 | 24.4% |
Service Occupations | 12,537 | 16.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 280 | 0.4% |
All others | 18,924 | 25.5% |
White Collar | 57.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 11,383 | 15.4% |
Health care and social assistance | 9,448 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 8,292 | 11.2% |
Educational services | 6,007 | 8.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 5,215 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,195 | 7.0% |
Construction | 4,738 | 6.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,336 | 5.8% |
Public administration | 4,160 | 5.6% |
Other services | 3,953 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,815 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 1,868 | 2.5% |
Utilities | 1,751 | 2.4% |
Wholesale trade | 1,103 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 970 | 1.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 925 | 1.2% |
Information | 919 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 687 | 0.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 268 | 0.4% |
Management | 91 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,403 | 2.59% |
Puerto Rican | 1,802 | 1.06% |
Cuban | 714 | 0.42% |
Dominican | 150 | 0.09% |
Total Central American | 1,733 | 1.02% |
Costa Rican | 302 | 0.18% |
Guatemalan | 737 | 0.43% |
Honduran | 267 | 0.16% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 18 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 409 | 0.24% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 423 | 0.25% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 43 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 337 | 0.20% |
Ecuadorian | 16 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 16 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 11 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,241 | 0.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 392 | 0.23% |
Filipino | 383 | 0.23% |
Vietnamese | 375 | 0.22% |
Japanese | 297 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 147 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 28 | 0.02% |
Korean | 25 | 0.01% |
Malaysian | 19 | 0.01% |
Hmong | 4 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 151,270 | 94.3% |
Spanish | 6,667 | 4.2% |
Other Indo-European | 636 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 314 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 287 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 287 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 228 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 204 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 196 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 32,346 | 19.0% |
German | 17,036 | 10.0% |
English | 16,861 | 9.9% |
Irish | 14,877 | 8.8% |
Italian | 5,397 | 3.2% |
Scottish | 3,858 | 2.3% |
European | 3,563 | 2.1% |
French | 3,055 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,940 | 1.7% |
African | 2,233 | 1.3% |
Polish | 2,085 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 1,629 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 1,085 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 967 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 835 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 167,050 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,815 | 1.7% |
Native | 163,854 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 6,011 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
4,403 | 3.7% | 8,131 | 6.8% | 36,634 | 30.5% | 35,421 | 29.5% | 22,589 | 18.8% | 12,979 | 10.8% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,403 | 3.7% |
9-12 Years | 8,131 | 6.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 36,634 | 30.5% |
Some College | 35,421 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 22,589 | 18.8% |
Grad Degree | 12,979 | 10.8% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 61,012 | 58,142 | 2,870 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
1991 | 62,325 | 58,812 | 3,513 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
1992 | 62,720 | 58,583 | 4,137 | 6.6% | 6.7% |
1993 | 64,592 | 59,583 | 5,009 | 7.8% | 7.3% |
1994 | 63,776 | 59,758 | 4,018 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
1995 | 64,663 | 59,983 | 4,680 | 7.2% | 5.1% |
1996 | 63,377 | 59,151 | 4,226 | 6.7% | 5.7% |
1997 | 63,514 | 59,771 | 3,743 | 5.9% | 4.5% |
1998 | 62,967 | 60,218 | 2,749 | 4.4% | 3.6% |
1999 | 63,597 | 60,713 | 2,884 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
2000 | 68,980 | 66,313 | 2,667 | 3.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 68,145 | 64,698 | 3,447 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
2002 | 69,295 | 65,511 | 3,784 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
2003 | 71,277 | 67,304 | 3,973 | 5.6% | 7.2% |
2004 | 73,852 | 69,286 | 4,566 | 6.2% | 7.4% |
2005 | 74,295 | 69,559 | 4,736 | 6.4% | 7.3% |
2006 | 76,562 | 71,344 | 5,218 | 6.8% | 6.9% |
2007 | 75,585 | 71,235 | 4,350 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2008 | 75,469 | 70,744 | 4,725 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
2009 | 77,105 | 69,895 | 7,210 | 9.4% | 11.4% |
2010 | 72,970 | 66,098 | 6,872 | 9.4% | 11.3% |
2011 | 73,635 | 66,901 | 6,734 | 9.1% | 10.4% |
2012 | 73,077 | 66,929 | 6,148 | 8.4% | 9.0% |
2013 | 72,889 | 67,531 | 5,358 | 7.4% | 7.4% |
2014 | 72,954 | 68,338 | 4,616 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2015 | 73,880 | 69,572 | 4,308 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2016 | 73,907 | 70,293 | 3,614 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
2017 | 73,618 | 70,651 | 2,967 | 4.0% | 4.2% |
2018 | 73,715 | 71,286 | 2,429 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2019 | 74,901 | 72,812 | 2,089 | 2.8% | 2.8% |
2020 | 75,531 | 71,743 | 3,788 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
2021 | 73,577 | 71,099 | 2,478 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
2022 | 73,032 | 70,726 | 2,306 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
2023 | 74,151 | 71,936 | 2,215 | 3.0% | 3.0% |