2022 population: 162,588
( 4,508 from 2010
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283 from 2020)
Land area: 527.2 square miles
Population density: 308.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 134,169 | 82.52% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,869 | 2.99% | ![]() |
Indian: | 279 | 0.17% | ![]() |
Asian: | 9,176 | 5.64% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,523 | 2.17% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 10,572 | 6.50% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 28,419 | 17.48% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,160 | 6.7 |
Deaths: | 3,285 | 10.1 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 4,461 | 13.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 983 | 3.0 |
Change in White population: | -2,080 | -1.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,588 | 4.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 66,174 | |
Median Value | $344,200 | |
Occupied | 61,414 | 92.8% |
Vacant | 4,760 | 7.2% |
Owned | 42,301 | 68.9% |
Rented | 19,113 | 31.1% |
Median Rent | $1,263 | |
Single-Family Units | 43,766 | 66.1% |
Detached | 39,935 | 60.3% |
Attached | 3,831 | 5.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 10,105 | 15.3% |
Mobile Homes | 839 | 1.3% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,606 | 4.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,472 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,017 | 3.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,300 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,971 | 3.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,020 | 3.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,869 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,816 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,233 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,671 | 6.0% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,723 | 7.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,323 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,727 | 11.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,844 | 9.5% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,231 | 10.1% |
$200,000 or more | 7,591 | 12.4% |
Median Household Income | 84,025 | |
Per Capita Income | 43,639 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 87 | |
Compared to U.S. | 109 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,911 | 4.7% |
Public Assistance | 2,024 | 3.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,391 | 12.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 66,773 | 68.4% |
Unemployed | 3,948 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 40 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 70,761 | 72.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 26,824 | 27.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 22,183 | 18,415 | 54.6% |
Non-Profit | 3,812 | 8,778 | 30.3% |
Self-Employed | 4,424 | 3,479 | 56.0% |
Local Government | 2,356 | 4,039 | 36.8% |
State Government | 4,250 | 4,576 | 48.2% |
Federal Government | 691 | 733 | 48.5% |
Total Private + Self | 26,607 | 21,894 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 11,109 | 18,126 | 38.0% |
Total | 37,716 | 40,020 | 48.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 21.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,233 | 15.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 13,966 | 17.9% |
Professional, Technical | 26,854 | 34.5% |
Service Occupations | 13,082 | 16.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 172 | 0.2% |
All others | 11,671 | 15.0% |
White Collar | 68.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Educational services | 18,840 | 24.2% |
Health care and social assistance | 11,213 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 7,612 | 9.8% |
Manufacturing | 6,150 | 7.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 5,481 | 7.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,204 | 6.7% |
Construction | 3,774 | 4.9% |
Other services | 3,297 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 3,043 | 3.9% |
Finance and insurance | 2,652 | 3.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,024 | 2.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,796 | 2.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,769 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 1,273 | 1.6% |
Information | 1,190 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,054 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 716 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 568 | 0.7% |
Management | 119 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 31 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,117 | 0.73% |
Puerto Rican | 4,167 | 2.71% |
Cuban | 209 | 0.14% |
Dominican | 632 | 0.41% |
Total Central American | 922 | 0.60% |
Costa Rican | 145 | 0.09% |
Guatemalan | 131 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 175 | 0.11% |
Nicaraguan | 18 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 11 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 442 | 0.29% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,715 | 1.11% |
Argentinean | 195 | 0.13% |
Bolivian | 30 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 65 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 508 | 0.33% |
Ecuadorian | 560 | 0.36% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 214 | 0.14% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 143 | 0.09% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 778 | 0.51% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 2,886 | 1.87% |
Indian | 1,726 | 1.12% |
Korean | 670 | 0.44% |
Vietnamese | 549 | 0.36% |
Filipino | 318 | 0.21% |
Cambodian | 315 | 0.20% |
Japanese | 179 | 0.12% |
Taiwanese | 75 | 0.05% |
Laotian | 40 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 130,948 | 88.0% |
Spanish | 5,842 | 3.9% |
Other Indo-European | 3,145 | 2.1% |
Chinese | 2,230 | 1.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,416 | 1.0% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,317 | 0.9% |
Other Asian | 1,050 | 0.7% |
German, other Germanic | 780 | 0.5% |
Other | 585 | 0.4% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 27,725 | 18.0% |
English | 18,917 | 12.3% |
Polish | 16,158 | 10.5% |
German | 14,633 | 9.5% |
Italian | 14,337 | 9.3% |
French | 13,778 | 9.0% |
French Canadian | 8,326 | 5.4% |
American | 6,980 | 4.5% |
Scottish | 3,472 | 2.3% |
European | 2,781 | 1.8% |
Russian | 2,756 | 1.8% |
Swedish | 2,147 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 2,031 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 1,709 | 1.1% |
Eastern European | 1,523 | 1.0% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 147,424 | 95.8% |
Not a citizen | 6,507 | 4.2% |
Native | 140,396 | 91.2% |
Foreign-born | 13,535 | 8.8% |
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 | ||||||
1,678 | 1.7% | 3,072 | 3.1% | 20,862 | 20.9% | 23,855 | 23.9% | 24,676 | 24.7% | 25,592 | 25.7% |
Average years of education: 14.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,678 | 1.7% |
9-12 Years | 3,072 | 3.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 20,862 | 20.9% |
Some College | 23,855 | 23.9% |
Bach. Degree | 24,676 | 24.7% |
Grad Degree | 25,592 | 25.7% |
Average years of education: 14.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 80,368 | 76,221 | 4,147 | 5.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 78,373 | 72,799 | 5,574 | 7.1% | 8.8% |
1992 | 79,016 | 73,636 | 5,380 | 6.8% | 8.8% |
1993 | 78,910 | 74,547 | 4,363 | 5.5% | 7.3% |
1994 | 79,578 | 75,652 | 3,926 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
1995 | 79,149 | 75,852 | 3,297 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
1996 | 79,919 | 77,190 | 2,729 | 3.4% | 4.6% |
1997 | 81,631 | 79,239 | 2,392 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
1998 | 82,546 | 80,260 | 2,286 | 2.8% | 3.4% |
1999 | 83,175 | 81,060 | 2,115 | 2.5% | 3.3% |
2000 | 85,354 | 83,415 | 1,939 | 2.3% | 2.8% |
2001 | 86,096 | 83,713 | 2,383 | 2.8% | 3.8% |
2002 | 87,517 | 84,433 | 3,084 | 3.5% | 5.2% |
2003 | 88,080 | 84,398 | 3,682 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
2004 | 88,343 | 84,777 | 3,566 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
2005 | 87,867 | 84,341 | 3,526 | 4.0% | 4.8% |
2006 | 88,342 | 84,891 | 3,451 | 3.9% | 4.7% |
2007 | 88,498 | 85,133 | 3,365 | 3.8% | 4.5% |
2008 | 88,793 | 84,929 | 3,864 | 4.4% | 5.3% |
2009 | 87,434 | 81,809 | 5,625 | 6.4% | 8.1% |
2010 | 85,567 | 79,750 | 5,817 | 6.8% | 8.1% |
2011 | 85,352 | 80,106 | 5,246 | 6.1% | 7.2% |
2012 | 85,790 | 80,790 | 5,000 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2013 | 85,523 | 80,405 | 5,118 | 6.0% | 6.6% |
2014 | 87,074 | 82,496 | 4,578 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2015 | 87,374 | 83,444 | 3,930 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2016 | 88,060 | 84,748 | 3,312 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2017 | 88,915 | 85,778 | 3,137 | 3.5% | 3.8% |
2018 | 90,133 | 87,321 | 2,812 | 3.1% | 3.4% |
2019 | 90,266 | 87,730 | 2,536 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2020 | 85,661 | 79,477 | 6,184 | 7.2% | 8.9% |
2021 | 89,213 | 85,169 | 4,044 | 4.5% | 5.5% |
2022 | 89,177 | 86,161 | 3,016 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
2023 | 88,097 | 85,499 | 2,598 | 2.9% | 3.4% |