2022 population: 245,117
( 67,274 from 2010
, 15,263 from 2020)
Land area: 1103.6 square miles
Population density: 222.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 152,789 | 62.33% | 34.6% |
Black: | 58,992 | 24.07% | 34.0% |
Indian: | 1,114 | 0.45% | 22.4% |
Asian: | 6,722 | 2.74% | 62.9% |
2+ races: | 6,538 | 2.67% | 66.0% |
Hispanic: | 18,962 | 7.74% | 76.3% |
Total non-White: | 92,328 | 37.67% | 43.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 6,308 | 13.7 |
Deaths: | 4,665 | 10.1 |
Net Migration: | 12,602 | 27.4 |
Net Immigration: | 940 | 2.0 |
Change in White population: | 39,236 | 22.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 28,038 | 15.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 94,468 | |
Median Value | $253,100 | |
Occupied | 86,958 | 92.1% |
Vacant | 7,510 | 7.9% |
Owned | 64,310 | 74.0% |
Rented | 22,648 | 26.0% |
Median Rent | $1,410 | |
Single-Family Units | 65,076 | 68.9% |
Detached | 61,349 | 64.9% |
Attached | 3,727 | 3.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,364 | 12.0% |
Mobile Homes | 15,316 | 16.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,766 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,467 | 2.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,517 | 2.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,645 | 3.0% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,063 | 3.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,422 | 3.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,615 | 3.0% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,699 | 3.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,169 | 3.6% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,377 | 7.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 8,815 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14,270 | 16.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,262 | 11.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,839 | 9.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 7,104 | 8.2% |
$200,000 or more | 5,928 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 77,874 | |
Per Capita Income | 37,563 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 117 | |
Compared to U.S. | 100 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,921 | 3.4% |
Public Assistance | 1,267 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 7,031 | 8.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 95,983 | 69.1% |
Unemployed | 3,572 | 2.6% |
In Armed Forces | 6,151 | 4.4% |
Total Labor Force | 105,706 | 76.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 33,152 | 23.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 39,716 | 33,210 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 2,065 | 3,124 | 39.8% |
Self-Employed | 6,857 | 3,799 | 64.3% |
Local Government | 2,990 | 4,966 | 37.6% |
State Government | 1,802 | 3,717 | 32.7% |
Federal Government | 3,417 | 2,855 | 54.5% |
Total Private + Self | 46,573 | 37,009 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 10,274 | 14,662 | 41.2% |
Total | 56,847 | 51,671 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.2% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 15,183 | 14.0% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 23,931 | 22.0% |
Professional, Technical | 24,130 | 22.2% |
Service Occupations | 16,896 | 15.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 187 | 0.2% |
All others | 28,586 | 26.3% |
White Collar | 58.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 13,785 | 12.7% |
Retail trade | 12,320 | 11.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 11,347 | 10.4% |
Construction | 9,170 | 8.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 8,851 | 8.1% |
Educational services | 8,421 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 7,926 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 6,720 | 6.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 6,064 | 5.6% |
Other services | 5,964 | 5.5% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,969 | 4.6% |
Finance and insurance | 3,005 | 2.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,384 | 2.2% |
Wholesale trade | 2,230 | 2.1% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,709 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 1,646 | 1.5% |
Information | 1,644 | 1.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 519 | 0.5% |
Management | 27 | 0.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 25 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,848 | 2.96% |
Puerto Rican | 3,220 | 1.39% |
Cuban | 466 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 291 | 0.13% |
Total Central American | 2,398 | 1.04% |
Costa Rican | 17 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 199 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 1,584 | 0.68% |
Nicaraguan | 32 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 66 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 500 | 0.22% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,850 | 0.80% |
Argentinean | 74 | 0.03% |
Bolivian | 81 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 134 | 0.06% |
Colombian | 566 | 0.24% |
Ecuadorian | 197 | 0.09% |
Paraguayan | 13 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 304 | 0.13% |
Uruguayan | 82 | 0.04% |
Venezuelan | 399 | 0.17% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,793 | 0.77% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 3,046 | 1.32% |
Chinese | 610 | 0.26% |
Vietnamese | 581 | 0.25% |
Indian | 335 | 0.14% |
Korean | 305 | 0.13% |
Laotian | 142 | 0.06% |
Thai | 109 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 71 | 0.03% |
Bangladeshi | 69 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 198,002 | 91.2% |
Spanish | 11,134 | 5.1% |
Tagalog | 2,255 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European | 2,052 | 0.9% |
German, other Germanic | 947 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 613 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 543 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 370 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 362 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 23,917 | 10.3% |
English | 21,284 | 9.2% |
Irish | 21,140 | 9.1% |
American | 16,870 | 7.3% |
Italian | 7,812 | 3.4% |
French | 5,330 | 2.3% |
European | 4,137 | 1.8% |
Polish | 3,832 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 3,599 | 1.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,356 | 1.5% |
Norwegian | 1,632 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 1,381 | 0.6% |
British | 1,308 | 0.6% |
African | 1,073 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 1,059 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 225,488 | 97.4% |
Not a citizen | 5,931 | 2.6% |
Native | 218,807 | 94.6% |
Foreign-born | 12,612 | 5.4% |
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 | ||||||
4,735 | 3.1% | 10,630 | 6.9% | 44,576 | 28.8% | 50,991 | 32.9% | 28,413 | 18.3% | 15,501 | 10.0% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,735 | 3.1% |
9-12 Years | 10,630 | 6.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 44,576 | 28.8% |
Some College | 50,991 | 32.9% |
Bach. Degree | 28,413 | 18.3% |
Grad Degree | 15,501 | 10.0% |
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 | 55,900 | 54,257 | 1,643 | 2.9% | 4.9% |
1991 | 57,664 | 55,318 | 2,346 | 4.1% | 6.1% |
1992 | 59,271 | 55,945 | 3,326 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
1993 | 60,269 | 56,444 | 3,825 | 6.3% | 7.3% |
1994 | 61,585 | 58,032 | 3,553 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
1995 | 61,106 | 58,622 | 2,484 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
1996 | 59,779 | 57,120 | 2,659 | 4.4% | 5.7% |
1997 | 59,802 | 57,362 | 2,440 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
1998 | 62,152 | 60,476 | 1,676 | 2.7% | 3.6% |
1999 | 64,736 | 62,526 | 2,210 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
2000 | 65,545 | 63,384 | 2,161 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 64,441 | 61,570 | 2,871 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
2002 | 65,520 | 62,359 | 3,161 | 4.8% | 6.4% |
2003 | 67,921 | 63,971 | 3,950 | 5.8% | 7.2% |
2004 | 70,254 | 66,010 | 4,244 | 6.0% | 7.4% |
2005 | 71,621 | 67,485 | 4,136 | 5.8% | 7.3% |
2006 | 74,448 | 70,040 | 4,408 | 5.9% | 6.9% |
2007 | 78,657 | 74,615 | 4,042 | 5.1% | 6.1% |
2008 | 80,474 | 75,200 | 5,274 | 6.6% | 7.3% |
2009 | 80,970 | 72,536 | 8,434 | 10.4% | 11.4% |
2010 | 83,455 | 74,974 | 8,481 | 10.2% | 11.3% |
2011 | 86,190 | 78,035 | 8,155 | 9.5% | 10.4% |
2012 | 88,556 | 81,276 | 7,280 | 8.2% | 9.0% |
2013 | 89,180 | 83,118 | 6,062 | 6.8% | 7.4% |
2014 | 90,863 | 85,561 | 5,302 | 5.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 93,431 | 88,352 | 5,079 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2016 | 96,705 | 92,384 | 4,321 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2017 | 99,320 | 95,591 | 3,729 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
2018 | 101,102 | 98,081 | 3,021 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2019 | 105,463 | 102,879 | 2,584 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
2020 | 104,916 | 99,042 | 5,874 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
2021 | 106,604 | 102,766 | 3,838 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 109,632 | 106,270 | 3,362 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
2023 | 115,330 | 112,230 | 3,100 | 2.7% | 3.0% |