2022 population: 156,020
( 9,575 from 2010
, 2,220 from 2020)
Land area: 932.9 square miles
Population density: 167.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 142,649 | 91.43% | 3.3% |
Black: | 2,769 | 1.77% | 90.7% |
Indian: | 359 | 0.23% | 1.1% |
Asian: | 3,734 | 2.39% | 59.1% |
2+ races: | 2,378 | 1.52% | 32.1% |
Hispanic: | 4,131 | 2.65% | 76.6% |
Total non-White: | 13,371 | 8.57% | 59.2% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 2,986 | 9.7 |
Deaths: | 3,525 | 11.5 |
Net Migration: | 2,120 | 6.9 |
Net Immigration: | 553 | 1.8 |
Change in White population: | 4,601 | 3.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 4,974 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 65,744 | |
Median Value | $297,600 | |
Occupied | 59,851 | 91.0% |
Vacant | 5,893 | 9.0% |
Owned | 44,153 | 73.8% |
Rented | 15,698 | 26.2% |
Median Rent | $1,199 | |
Single-Family Units | 45,008 | 68.5% |
Detached | 42,001 | 63.9% |
Attached | 3,007 | 4.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,237 | 14.0% |
Mobile Homes | 4,173 | 6.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,669 | 2.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,828 | 3.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,614 | 2.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,169 | 3.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,720 | 2.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,064 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,651 | 2.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,476 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,022 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,731 | 6.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,414 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,256 | 13.8% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,985 | 11.7% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,227 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,953 | 11.6% |
$200,000 or more | 7,072 | 11.8% |
Median Household Income | 88,806 | |
Per Capita Income | 44,391 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 97 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,778 | 4.6% |
Public Assistance | 2,153 | 3.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,205 | 8.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 72,627 | 74.6% |
Unemployed | 2,758 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 221 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 75,606 | 77.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 21,702 | 22.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.1% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 28,962 | 20,745 | 58.3% |
Non-Profit | 3,458 | 7,589 | 31.3% |
Self-Employed | 4,776 | 2,320 | 67.3% |
Local Government | 2,395 | 3,616 | 39.8% |
State Government | 2,036 | 2,973 | 40.6% |
Federal Government | 847 | 599 | 58.6% |
Total Private + Self | 33,738 | 23,065 | 59.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 8,736 | 14,777 | 37.2% |
Total | 42,474 | 37,842 | 52.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 15.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 13,570 | 16.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 16,759 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 20,358 | 25.3% |
Service Occupations | 12,989 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 214 | 0.3% |
All others | 16,747 | 20.8% |
White Collar | 63.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 12,498 | 15.5% |
Retail trade | 9,609 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 7,771 | 9.7% |
Manufacturing | 7,675 | 9.5% |
Construction | 6,044 | 7.5% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 5,930 | 7.4% |
Public administration | 5,623 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,482 | 5.6% |
Other services | 4,145 | 5.2% |
Finance and insurance | 3,517 | 4.4% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,072 | 3.8% |
Wholesale trade | 2,619 | 3.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,122 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,637 | 2.0% |
Information | 1,471 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 754 | 0.9% |
Utilities | 585 | 0.7% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 566 | 0.7% |
Management | 180 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 123 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 477 | 0.31% |
Puerto Rican | 1,452 | 0.94% |
Cuban | 187 | 0.12% |
Dominican | 204 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 525 | 0.34% |
Costa Rican | 40 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 46 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 112 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 130 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 35 | 0.02% |
Salvadoran | 162 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 479 | 0.31% |
Argentinean | 4 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 154 | 0.10% |
Ecuadorian | 29 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 122 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 107 | 0.07% |
Venezuelan | 63 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 478 | 0.31% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 560 | 0.36% |
Filipino | 411 | 0.27% |
Indian | 389 | 0.25% |
Vietnamese | 261 | 0.17% |
Korean | 201 | 0.13% |
Japanese | 145 | 0.09% |
Taiwanese | 86 | 0.06% |
Indonesian | 60 | 0.04% |
Cambodian | 52 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 138,789 | 94.4% |
Spanish | 1,851 | 1.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,528 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European | 1,451 | 1.0% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 812 | 0.6% |
Other | 693 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 404 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 355 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 337 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 29,512 | 19.2% |
English | 28,765 | 18.7% |
French | 19,571 | 12.7% |
German | 14,102 | 9.2% |
Italian | 12,244 | 8.0% |
French Canadian | 11,936 | 7.8% |
American | 8,352 | 5.4% |
Scottish | 6,008 | 3.9% |
Polish | 5,299 | 3.4% |
Swedish | 3,278 | 2.1% |
European | 1,852 | 1.2% |
Greek | 1,722 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,702 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 1,581 | 1.0% |
British | 1,478 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 151,236 | 98.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,682 | 1.7% |
Native | 146,574 | 95.2% |
Foreign-born | 7,344 | 4.8% |
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 | ||||||
2,262 | 2.0% | 4,976 | 4.5% | 32,096 | 29.0% | 30,665 | 27.7% | 23,235 | 21.0% | 17,564 | 15.9% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,262 | 2.0% |
9-12 Years | 4,976 | 4.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 32,096 | 29.0% |
Some College | 30,665 | 27.7% |
Bach. Degree | 23,235 | 21.0% |
Grad Degree | 17,564 | 15.9% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 60,565 | 57,635 | 2,930 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
1991 | 66,181 | 62,030 | 4,151 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
1992 | 66,585 | 62,481 | 4,104 | 6.2% | 7.3% |
1993 | 66,826 | 63,802 | 3,024 | 4.5% | 6.1% |
1994 | 70,197 | 67,932 | 2,265 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
1995 | 71,267 | 69,361 | 1,906 | 2.7% | 3.8% |
1996 | 70,853 | 68,902 | 1,951 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
1997 | 72,501 | 70,510 | 1,991 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
1998 | 74,445 | 72,725 | 1,720 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
1999 | 74,844 | 73,241 | 1,603 | 2.1% | 2.7% |
2000 | 74,558 | 72,789 | 1,769 | 2.4% | 2.7% |
2001 | 75,451 | 73,325 | 2,126 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
2002 | 76,827 | 74,180 | 2,647 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
2003 | 77,470 | 74,642 | 2,828 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2004 | 77,051 | 74,600 | 2,451 | 3.2% | 3.8% |
2005 | 78,148 | 75,635 | 2,513 | 3.2% | 3.6% |
2006 | 79,608 | 77,056 | 2,552 | 3.2% | 3.5% |
2007 | 80,318 | 77,659 | 2,659 | 3.3% | 3.5% |
2008 | 81,113 | 78,250 | 2,863 | 3.5% | 3.7% |
2009 | 81,246 | 76,734 | 4,512 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
2010 | 81,501 | 76,938 | 4,563 | 5.6% | 6.1% |
2011 | 81,147 | 77,111 | 4,036 | 5.0% | 5.5% |
2012 | 81,130 | 77,152 | 3,978 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2013 | 81,058 | 77,194 | 3,864 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2014 | 81,094 | 77,972 | 3,122 | 3.8% | 4.3% |
2015 | 81,430 | 78,897 | 2,533 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2016 | 82,033 | 79,939 | 2,094 | 2.6% | 2.9% |
2017 | 82,112 | 80,087 | 2,025 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
2018 | 83,164 | 81,236 | 1,928 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
2019 | 83,811 | 81,879 | 1,932 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
2020 | 82,622 | 77,822 | 4,800 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2021 | 81,529 | 78,985 | 2,544 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2022 | 82,627 | 80,740 | 1,887 | 2.3% | 2.5% |
2023 | 82,275 | 80,709 | 1,566 | 1.9% | 2.2% |