2022 population: 129,276
( 12,297 from 2010
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540 from 2020)
Land area: 839.5 square miles
Population density: 154.0 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 83,097 | 64.28% | ![]() |
Black: | 30,879 | 23.89% | ![]() |
Indian: | 622 | 0.48% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,348 | 1.82% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 3,092 | 2.39% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 9,238 | 7.15% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 46,179 | 35.72% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 3,610 | 14.0 |
Deaths: | 2,953 | 11.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -536 | -2.1 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 319 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | 2,106 | 1.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 10,191 | 8.7 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 55,638 | |
Median Value | $206,600 | |
Occupied | 48,651 | 87.4% |
Vacant | 6,987 | 12.6% |
Owned | 31,834 | 65.4% |
Rented | 16,817 | 34.6% |
Median Rent | $1,101 | |
Single-Family Units | 39,507 | 71.0% |
Detached | 38,069 | 68.4% |
Attached | 1,438 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,474 | 11.6% |
Mobile Homes | 6,758 | 12.1% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,385 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,790 | 5.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,761 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,466 | 5.1% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,139 | 4.4% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,105 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,348 | 4.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,936 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,800 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,470 | 7.1% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,252 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,503 | 13.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,492 | 9.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,345 | 6.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,600 | 7.4% |
$200,000 or more | 3,259 | 6.7% |
Median Household Income | 64,598 | |
Per Capita Income | 33,873 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 85 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,135 | 6.4% |
Public Assistance | 1,251 | 2.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,324 | 10.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 47,613 | 62.6% |
Unemployed | 2,551 | 3.4% |
In Armed Forces | 4,254 | 5.6% |
Total Labor Force | 54,418 | 71.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 21,623 | 28.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 19,785 | 15,864 | 55.5% |
Non-Profit | 1,371 | 3,112 | 30.6% |
Self-Employed | 3,067 | 1,788 | 63.2% |
Local Government | 1,501 | 2,493 | 37.6% |
State Government | 1,209 | 1,363 | 47.0% |
Federal Government | 1,275 | 1,138 | 52.8% |
Total Private + Self | 22,852 | 17,652 | 56.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,356 | 8,106 | 39.8% |
Total | 28,208 | 25,758 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,354 | 13.6% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 11,823 | 21.9% |
Professional, Technical | 13,234 | 24.5% |
Service Occupations | 10,082 | 18.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 54 | 0.1% |
All others | 11,490 | 21.3% |
White Collar | 60.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 8,594 | 15.9% |
Retail trade | 6,550 | 12.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,247 | 7.9% |
Educational services | 4,152 | 7.7% |
Manufacturing | 3,814 | 7.1% |
Construction | 3,737 | 6.9% |
Public administration | 3,570 | 6.6% |
Other services | 3,460 | 6.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,154 | 5.8% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,652 | 4.9% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,776 | 3.3% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,600 | 3.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,524 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,349 | 2.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,273 | 2.4% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 931 | 1.7% |
Information | 700 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 679 | 1.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 221 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,365 | 4.16% |
Puerto Rican | 450 | 0.35% |
Cuban | 94 | 0.07% |
Dominican | 334 | 0.26% |
Total Central American | 1,798 | 1.40% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 333 | 0.26% |
Honduran | 1,209 | 0.94% |
Nicaraguan | 91 | 0.07% |
Panamanian | 10 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 155 | 0.12% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 133 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 9 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 114 | 0.09% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 10 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 740 | 0.57% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 643 | 0.50% |
Vietnamese | 454 | 0.35% |
Indian | 346 | 0.27% |
Korean | 332 | 0.26% |
Japanese | 214 | 0.17% |
Chinese | 136 | 0.11% |
Cambodian | 53 | 0.04% |
Thai | 53 | 0.04% |
Burmese | 51 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 112,284 | 93.2% |
Spanish | 5,156 | 4.3% |
Other Indo-European | 561 | 0.5% |
Vietnamese | 483 | 0.4% |
Tagalog | 460 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 432 | 0.4% |
Other | 274 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 254 | 0.2% |
Korean | 190 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 12,137 | 9.4% |
English | 10,678 | 8.3% |
Irish | 8,155 | 6.3% |
German | 8,087 | 6.3% |
French | 2,923 | 2.3% |
Italian | 2,403 | 1.9% |
European | 2,208 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 1,353 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 1,214 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,129 | 0.9% |
African | 948 | 0.7% |
Norwegian | 787 | 0.6% |
Polish | 710 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 523 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 446 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 125,899 | 97.7% |
Not a citizen | 2,978 | 2.3% |
Native | 123,606 | 95.9% |
Foreign-born | 5,271 | 4.1% |
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 | ||||||
2,402 | 2.8% | 5,979 | 6.9% | 25,210 | 29.3% | 28,785 | 33.4% | 15,201 | 17.7% | 8,545 | 9.9% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,402 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 5,979 | 6.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 25,210 | 29.3% |
Some College | 28,785 | 33.4% |
Bach. Degree | 15,201 | 17.7% |
Grad Degree | 8,545 | 9.9% |
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 | 40,160 | 37,730 | 2,430 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
1991 | 40,389 | 37,800 | 2,589 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
1992 | 40,921 | 38,435 | 2,486 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
1993 | 40,913 | 38,485 | 2,428 | 5.9% | 7.4% |
1994 | 42,395 | 39,760 | 2,635 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
1995 | 43,056 | 40,598 | 2,458 | 5.7% | 6.9% |
1996 | 44,605 | 41,971 | 2,634 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
1997 | 45,337 | 42,696 | 2,641 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
1998 | 45,217 | 42,831 | 2,386 | 5.3% | 5.5% |
1999 | 45,553 | 43,621 | 1,932 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2000 | 46,913 | 44,731 | 2,182 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
2001 | 47,212 | 44,776 | 2,436 | 5.2% | 5.6% |
2002 | 46,856 | 44,060 | 2,796 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2003 | 47,468 | 44,507 | 2,961 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
2004 | 48,735 | 46,161 | 2,574 | 5.3% | 5.7% |
2005 | 51,697 | 48,923 | 2,774 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
2006 | 52,455 | 50,637 | 1,818 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
2007 | 52,925 | 50,836 | 2,089 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2008 | 54,281 | 51,976 | 2,305 | 4.2% | 4.7% |
2009 | 54,029 | 50,786 | 3,243 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
2010 | 56,595 | 53,369 | 3,226 | 5.7% | 7.5% |
2011 | 57,162 | 53,981 | 3,181 | 5.6% | 7.4% |
2012 | 57,612 | 54,441 | 3,171 | 5.5% | 6.7% |
2013 | 56,900 | 53,608 | 3,292 | 5.8% | 6.4% |
2014 | 57,910 | 54,652 | 3,258 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 57,945 | 54,695 | 3,250 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
2016 | 57,649 | 54,581 | 3,068 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
2017 | 57,713 | 55,138 | 2,575 | 4.5% | 5.1% |
2018 | 58,238 | 55,785 | 2,453 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
2019 | 58,493 | 56,067 | 2,426 | 4.1% | 4.7% |
2020 | 56,750 | 53,138 | 3,612 | 6.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 57,317 | 55,027 | 2,290 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 58,245 | 56,495 | 1,750 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 57,979 | 56,104 | 1,875 | 3.2% | 3.7% |