2022 population: 419,279
( 69,070 from 2010
, 10,962 from 2020)
Land area: 918.0 square miles
Population density: 456.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 279,642 | 66.70% | 28.7% |
Black: | 99,842 | 23.81% | 3.5% |
Indian: | 963 | 0.23% | 14.9% |
Asian: | 8,388 | 2.00% | 71.0% |
2+ races: | 6,996 | 1.67% | 59.8% |
Hispanic: | 23,448 | 5.59% | 24.2% |
Total non-White: | 139,637 | 33.30% | 5.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 11,101 | 13.6 |
Deaths: | 8,877 | 10.9 |
Net Migration: | 6,944 | 8.5 |
Net Immigration: | 1,761 | 2.2 |
Change in White population: | 62,382 | 17.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,688 | 1.9 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 202,600 | |
Median Value | $415,000 | |
Occupied | 171,795 | 84.8% |
Vacant | 30,805 | 15.2% |
Owned | 108,650 | 63.2% |
Rented | 63,145 | 36.8% |
Median Rent | $1,427 | |
Single-Family Units | 131,972 | 65.1% |
Detached | 118,647 | 58.6% |
Attached | 13,325 | 6.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 46,109 | 22.8% |
Mobile Homes | 10,537 | 5.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 9,614 | 5.6% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,263 | 2.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,149 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,406 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,230 | 3.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,416 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,434 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,491 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,024 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 11,837 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,880 | 8.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 20,021 | 11.7% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 17,347 | 10.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 12,055 | 7.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,827 | 8.6% |
$200,000 or more | 24,801 | 14.4% |
Median Household Income | 78,795 | |
Per Capita Income | 51,480 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 117 | |
Compared to U.S. | 101 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,521 | 3.2% |
Public Assistance | 2,331 | 1.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 12,480 | 7.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 187,290 | 73.9% |
Unemployed | 7,096 | 2.8% |
In Armed Forces | 3,026 | 1.2% |
Total Labor Force | 197,412 | 77.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 55,929 | 22.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 24.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 72,759 | 64,420 | 53.0% |
Non-Profit | 4,905 | 8,423 | 36.8% |
Self-Employed | 15,676 | 9,618 | 62.0% |
Local Government | 4,900 | 8,695 | 36.0% |
State Government | 5,206 | 8,711 | 37.4% |
Federal Government | 4,429 | 2,919 | 60.3% |
Total Private + Self | 88,435 | 74,038 | 54.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,440 | 28,748 | 40.3% |
Total | 107,875 | 102,786 | 51.2% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.5% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 42,697 | 20.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 41,135 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 58,538 | 27.7% |
Service Occupations | 34,474 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 426 | 0.2% |
All others | 34,315 | 16.3% |
White Collar | 67.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 29,193 | 13.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 23,828 | 11.3% |
Retail trade | 21,019 | 10.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 19,559 | 9.3% |
Educational services | 18,870 | 8.9% |
Construction | 14,681 | 7.0% |
Manufacturing | 14,458 | 6.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 10,477 | 5.0% |
Public administration | 9,701 | 4.6% |
Other services | 9,603 | 4.5% |
Finance and insurance | 8,805 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,698 | 3.6% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 6,860 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 5,126 | 2.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 4,995 | 2.4% |
Information | 3,523 | 1.7% |
Utilities | 1,364 | 0.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,026 | 0.5% |
Management | 279 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 94 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11,698 | 2.85% |
Puerto Rican | 2,044 | 0.50% |
Cuban | 413 | 0.10% |
Dominican | 424 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 3,000 | 0.73% |
Costa Rican | 56 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 1,239 | 0.30% |
Honduran | 987 | 0.24% |
Nicaraguan | 113 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 239 | 0.06% |
Salvadoran | 366 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 2,338 | 0.57% |
Argentinean | 340 | 0.08% |
Bolivian | 50 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 118 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 638 | 0.16% |
Ecuadorian | 626 | 0.15% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 149 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 372 | 0.09% |
Other South American | 34 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 2,235 | 0.55% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,722 | 0.42% |
Chinese | 1,694 | 0.41% |
Filipino | 1,158 | 0.28% |
Vietnamese | 989 | 0.24% |
Korean | 329 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 301 | 0.07% |
Taiwanese | 116 | 0.03% |
Bangladeshi | 106 | 0.03% |
Burmese | 90 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 356,806 | 92.2% |
Spanish | 16,542 | 4.3% |
Other Indo-European | 4,222 | 1.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,746 | 0.5% |
Chinese | 1,349 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 1,319 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,006 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 991 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 801 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 56,050 | 13.7% |
English | 53,109 | 13.0% |
German | 41,944 | 10.2% |
Irish | 40,079 | 9.8% |
Italian | 17,958 | 4.4% |
Scottish | 9,175 | 2.2% |
French | 8,706 | 2.1% |
European | 8,023 | 2.0% |
Polish | 7,882 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,508 | 1.3% |
British | 3,294 | 0.8% |
African | 2,721 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 2,608 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 2,595 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 2,438 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 396,793 | 96.8% |
Not a citizen | 13,047 | 3.2% |
Native | 385,967 | 94.2% |
Foreign-born | 23,873 | 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 | ||||||
6,104 | 2.1% | 14,772 | 5.0% | 57,778 | 19.5% | 74,752 | 25.3% | 87,624 | 29.6% | 54,510 | 18.4% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 6,104 | 2.1% |
9-12 Years | 14,772 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 57,778 | 19.5% |
Some College | 74,752 | 25.3% |
Bach. Degree | 87,624 | 29.6% |
Grad Degree | 54,510 | 18.4% |
Average years of education: 14.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 141,449 | 137,206 | 4,243 | 3.0% | 4.9% |
1991 | 145,764 | 139,582 | 6,182 | 4.2% | 6.1% |
1992 | 147,617 | 138,674 | 8,943 | 6.1% | 6.7% |
1993 | 145,312 | 135,811 | 9,501 | 6.5% | 7.3% |
1994 | 141,839 | 132,861 | 8,978 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
1995 | 142,717 | 134,968 | 7,749 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
1996 | 143,207 | 135,134 | 8,073 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
1997 | 154,548 | 148,339 | 6,209 | 4.0% | 4.5% |
1998 | 158,555 | 154,098 | 4,457 | 2.8% | 3.6% |
1999 | 160,610 | 155,662 | 4,948 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
2000 | 152,462 | 147,417 | 5,045 | 3.3% | 3.7% |
2001 | 149,278 | 142,994 | 6,284 | 4.2% | 5.3% |
2002 | 153,609 | 145,882 | 7,727 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
2003 | 159,223 | 150,210 | 9,013 | 5.7% | 7.2% |
2004 | 165,236 | 155,501 | 9,735 | 5.9% | 7.4% |
2005 | 167,312 | 157,443 | 9,869 | 5.9% | 7.3% |
2006 | 172,769 | 163,515 | 9,254 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
2007 | 175,734 | 167,524 | 8,210 | 4.7% | 6.1% |
2008 | 175,535 | 165,562 | 9,973 | 5.7% | 7.3% |
2009 | 174,633 | 159,095 | 15,538 | 8.9% | 11.4% |
2010 | 180,349 | 164,252 | 16,097 | 8.9% | 11.3% |
2011 | 183,865 | 168,779 | 15,086 | 8.2% | 10.4% |
2012 | 186,874 | 173,805 | 13,069 | 7.0% | 9.0% |
2013 | 188,255 | 177,472 | 10,783 | 5.7% | 7.4% |
2014 | 192,347 | 182,709 | 9,638 | 5.0% | 6.3% |
2015 | 198,083 | 188,588 | 9,495 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
2016 | 201,188 | 193,146 | 8,042 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
2017 | 202,633 | 195,661 | 6,972 | 3.4% | 4.2% |
2018 | 205,633 | 199,983 | 5,650 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
2019 | 210,879 | 206,178 | 4,701 | 2.2% | 2.8% |
2020 | 211,939 | 198,552 | 13,387 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
2021 | 209,826 | 202,346 | 7,480 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 215,121 | 209,190 | 5,931 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
2023 | 226,376 | 220,866 | 5,510 | 2.4% | 3.0% |