2022 population: 306,601
( 18,313 from 2010
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4,316 from 2020)
Land area: 322.0 square miles
Population density: 952.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 231,742 | 75.58% | ![]() |
Black: | 33,749 | 11.01% | ![]() |
Indian: | 411 | 0.13% | ![]() |
Asian: | 10,065 | 3.28% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 6,401 | 2.09% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 24,233 | 7.90% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 74,859 | 24.42% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 6,422 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 7,188 | 11.9 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 4,723 | 7.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 296 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,953 | -0.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 20,266 | 7.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 117,041 | |
Median Value | $265,200 | |
Occupied | 109,996 | 94.0% |
Vacant | 7,045 | 6.0% |
Owned | 87,641 | 79.7% |
Rented | 22,355 | 20.3% |
Median Rent | $1,435 | |
Single-Family Units | 95,394 | 81.5% |
Detached | 86,523 | 73.9% |
Attached | 8,871 | 7.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 12,992 | 11.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,744 | 2.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,328 | 3.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,653 | 2.4% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,120 | 1.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,849 | 2.6% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,933 | 2.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,472 | 3.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,802 | 2.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,731 | 2.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,337 | 3.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,015 | 5.5% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 9,387 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13,525 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 11,543 | 10.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 11,045 | 10.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,324 | 13.0% |
$200,000 or more | 17,932 | 16.3% |
Median Household Income | 99,668 | |
Per Capita Income | 45,933 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 102 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,203 | 3.8% |
Public Assistance | 2,670 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,176 | 7.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 136,422 | 74.3% |
Unemployed | 7,336 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 209 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 143,967 | 78.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 39,525 | 21.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 25.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 58,217 | 48,241 | 54.7% |
Non-Profit | 4,206 | 8,564 | 32.9% |
Self-Employed | 6,611 | 4,019 | 62.2% |
Local Government | 5,969 | 9,867 | 37.7% |
State Government | 2,607 | 3,657 | 41.6% |
Federal Government | 2,468 | 1,290 | 65.7% |
Total Private + Self | 64,828 | 52,260 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 15,250 | 23,378 | 39.5% |
Total | 80,078 | 75,638 | 51.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 28,156 | 18.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 35,001 | 22.5% |
Professional, Technical | 41,267 | 26.5% |
Service Occupations | 21,265 | 13.6% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 207 | 0.1% |
All others | 30,102 | 19.3% |
White Collar | 67.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 23,373 | 15.0% |
Educational services | 19,077 | 12.2% |
Retail trade | 18,444 | 11.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 11,945 | 7.7% |
Manufacturing | 11,358 | 7.3% |
Construction | 10,821 | 6.9% |
Finance and insurance | 9,222 | 5.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 8,786 | 5.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 8,127 | 5.2% |
Public administration | 7,528 | 4.8% |
Wholesale trade | 5,728 | 3.7% |
Other services | 5,571 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,026 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,817 | 1.8% |
Information | 2,793 | 1.8% |
Utilities | 2,320 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,268 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 331 | 0.2% |
Management | 151 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 105 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,870 | 1.28% |
Puerto Rican | 10,657 | 3.52% |
Cuban | 596 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 1,432 | 0.47% |
Total Central American | 1,574 | 0.52% |
Costa Rican | 30 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 984 | 0.33% |
Honduran | 76 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 112 | 0.04% |
Panamanian | 110 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 262 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,454 | 0.81% |
Argentinean | 197 | 0.07% |
Bolivian | 454 | 0.15% |
Chilean | 105 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 873 | 0.29% |
Ecuadorian | 233 | 0.08% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 172 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 17 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 403 | 0.13% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 994 | 0.33% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 3,050 | 1.01% |
Filipino | 1,861 | 0.61% |
Chinese | 1,442 | 0.48% |
Korean | 776 | 0.26% |
Vietnamese | 744 | 0.25% |
Cambodian | 362 | 0.12% |
Japanese | 247 | 0.08% |
Bangladeshi | 223 | 0.07% |
Thai | 101 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 259,311 | 90.2% |
Spanish | 13,743 | 4.8% |
Other Indo-European | 5,040 | 1.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,486 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 1,472 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 1,394 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 875 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 848 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 836 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 75,392 | 24.9% |
Italian | 70,665 | 23.4% |
German | 52,272 | 17.3% |
English | 29,650 | 9.8% |
Polish | 17,107 | 5.7% |
American | 8,598 | 2.8% |
French | 3,929 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 3,835 | 1.3% |
Welsh | 2,601 | 0.9% |
Russian | 2,421 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 2,348 | 0.8% |
European | 2,333 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 2,047 | 0.7% |
Lithuanian | 1,932 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,900 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 296,345 | 97.9% |
Not a citizen | 6,276 | 2.1% |
Native | 285,017 | 94.2% |
Foreign-born | 17,604 | 5.8% |
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 | ||||||
4,497 | 2.2% | 8,793 | 4.2% | 64,728 | 31.2% | 56,649 | 27.3% | 48,158 | 23.2% | 24,902 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,497 | 2.2% |
9-12 Years | 8,793 | 4.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 64,728 | 31.2% |
Some College | 56,649 | 27.3% |
Bach. Degree | 48,158 | 23.2% |
Grad Degree | 24,902 | 12.0% |
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 | 119,460 | 112,729 | 6,731 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
1991 | 124,138 | 114,706 | 9,432 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
1992 | 123,328 | 112,408 | 10,920 | 8.9% | 8.5% |
1993 | 121,571 | 112,473 | 9,098 | 7.5% | 7.8% |
1994 | 124,442 | 116,046 | 8,396 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
1995 | 125,893 | 117,645 | 8,248 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
1996 | 128,343 | 120,456 | 7,887 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
1997 | 130,962 | 124,316 | 6,646 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
1998 | 132,223 | 126,245 | 5,978 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
1999 | 133,672 | 127,931 | 5,741 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2000 | 134,834 | 129,987 | 4,847 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2001 | 134,955 | 129,640 | 5,315 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
2002 | 138,951 | 131,691 | 7,260 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
2003 | 140,858 | 133,283 | 7,575 | 5.4% | 5.8% |
2004 | 144,459 | 137,624 | 6,835 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
2005 | 147,948 | 141,518 | 6,430 | 4.3% | 4.4% |
2006 | 152,184 | 145,096 | 7,088 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2007 | 153,695 | 147,157 | 6,538 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
2008 | 156,276 | 147,822 | 8,454 | 5.4% | 5.4% |
2009 | 159,515 | 144,922 | 14,593 | 9.1% | 9.0% |
2010 | 152,554 | 136,659 | 15,895 | 10.4% | 9.7% |
2011 | 151,738 | 136,285 | 15,453 | 10.2% | 9.4% |
2012 | 151,319 | 135,938 | 15,381 | 10.2% | 9.4% |
2013 | 149,336 | 135,597 | 13,739 | 9.2% | 8.4% |
2014 | 147,308 | 136,550 | 10,758 | 7.3% | 6.7% |
2015 | 148,033 | 139,153 | 8,880 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2016 | 149,104 | 141,597 | 7,507 | 5.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 149,423 | 142,533 | 6,890 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2018 | 148,379 | 142,339 | 6,040 | 4.1% | 4.0% |
2019 | 150,912 | 145,571 | 5,341 | 3.5% | 3.4% |
2020 | 151,080 | 137,052 | 14,028 | 9.3% | 9.8% |
2021 | 158,400 | 148,428 | 9,972 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
2022 | 161,341 | 155,427 | 5,914 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 164,258 | 157,191 | 7,067 | 4.3% | 4.4% |