2022 population: 153,064
( 45,633 from 2010
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16,370 from 2020)
Land area: 850.1 square miles
Population density: 180.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 126,479 | 82.63% | ![]() |
Black: | 13,639 | 8.91% | ![]() |
Indian: | 923 | 0.60% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,264 | 0.83% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,688 | 1.76% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 8,071 | 5.27% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 26,585 | 17.37% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,345 | 8.6 |
Deaths: | 4,142 | 15.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 18,269 | 66.8 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 82 | 0.3 |
Change in White population: | 39,661 | 36.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,972 | 5.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 90,454 | |
Median Value | $284,100 | |
Occupied | 60,915 | 67.3% |
Vacant | 29,539 | 32.7% |
Owned | 51,008 | 83.7% |
Rented | 9,907 | 16.3% |
Median Rent | $1,187 | |
Single-Family Units | 64,968 | 71.8% |
Detached | 61,561 | 68.1% |
Attached | 3,407 | 3.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,348 | 7.0% |
Mobile Homes | 16,967 | 18.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,708 | 4.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,932 | 3.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,895 | 3.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,140 | 3.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,330 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,264 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,069 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,295 | 3.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,953 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 5,302 | 8.7% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,132 | 11.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,126 | 15.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,439 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,070 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5,134 | 8.4% |
$200,000 or more | 4,126 | 6.8% |
Median Household Income | 71,193 | |
Per Capita Income | 42,263 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 102 | |
Compared to U.S. | 86 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,771 | 4.5% |
Public Assistance | 941 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,789 | 9.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 47,320 | 66.0% |
Unemployed | 2,498 | 3.5% |
In Armed Forces | 130 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 49,948 | 69.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 21,752 | 30.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 33.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 20,192 | 18,049 | 52.8% |
Non-Profit | 933 | 2,400 | 28.0% |
Self-Employed | 4,514 | 2,052 | 68.7% |
Local Government | 2,148 | 2,654 | 44.7% |
State Government | 885 | 1,546 | 36.4% |
Federal Government | 483 | 544 | 47.0% |
Total Private + Self | 24,706 | 20,101 | 55.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 4,449 | 7,144 | 38.4% |
Total | 29,155 | 27,245 | 51.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,580 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,896 | 22.8% |
Professional, Technical | 11,741 | 20.8% |
Service Occupations | 10,409 | 18.4% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 281 | 0.5% |
All others | 12,837 | 22.7% |
White Collar | 58.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 8,061 | 14.3% |
Retail trade | 7,871 | 13.9% |
Construction | 5,560 | 9.8% |
Educational services | 4,226 | 7.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,220 | 7.5% |
Manufacturing | 4,019 | 7.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,198 | 5.7% |
Public administration | 3,134 | 5.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,902 | 5.1% |
Other services | 2,227 | 3.9% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,165 | 3.8% |
Finance and insurance | 1,804 | 3.2% |
Utilities | 1,631 | 2.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,466 | 2.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,279 | 2.3% |
Information | 1,149 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 1,073 | 1.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 430 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 35 | 0.1% |
Management | 13 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,383 | 2.42% |
Puerto Rican | 991 | 0.71% |
Cuban | 291 | 0.21% |
Dominican | 330 | 0.24% |
Total Central American | 568 | 0.41% |
Costa Rican | 35 | 0.03% |
Guatemalan | 193 | 0.14% |
Honduran | 162 | 0.12% |
Nicaraguan | 19 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 47 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 112 | 0.08% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 532 | 0.38% |
Argentinean | 51 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 55 | 0.04% |
Colombian | 207 | 0.15% |
Ecuadorian | 33 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 111 | 0.08% |
Uruguayan | 20 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 55 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,019 | 0.73% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 203 | 0.15% |
Filipino | 197 | 0.14% |
Chinese | 166 | 0.12% |
Japanese | 66 | 0.05% |
Korean | 59 | 0.04% |
Thai | 42 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 20 | 0.01% |
Vietnamese | 12 | 0.01% |
Laotian | 6 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 128,791 | 95.7% |
Spanish | 4,027 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European | 399 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 322 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 258 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 215 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 178 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 120 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 110 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 20,857 | 14.9% |
Irish | 20,267 | 14.5% |
German | 19,366 | 13.9% |
American | 10,679 | 7.6% |
Italian | 8,610 | 6.2% |
Scottish | 4,131 | 3.0% |
Polish | 3,417 | 2.4% |
French | 3,321 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,120 | 2.2% |
European | 2,601 | 1.9% |
Welsh | 1,340 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 1,290 | 0.9% |
British | 1,280 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,137 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,060 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 138,026 | 98.8% |
Not a citizen | 1,695 | 1.2% |
Native | 135,266 | 96.8% |
Foreign-born | 4,455 | 3.2% |
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 | ||||||
2,018 | 1.8% | 5,209 | 4.7% | 29,969 | 26.8% | 38,403 | 34.3% | 22,776 | 20.4% | 13,453 | 12.0% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,018 | 1.8% |
9-12 Years | 5,209 | 4.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 29,969 | 26.8% |
Some College | 38,403 | 34.3% |
Bach. Degree | 22,776 | 20.4% |
Grad Degree | 13,453 | 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 | 24,717 | 23,216 | 1,501 | 6.1% | 4.1% |
1991 | 25,904 | 23,670 | 2,234 | 8.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 27,246 | 24,160 | 3,086 | 11.3% | 6.3% |
1993 | 28,033 | 24,953 | 3,080 | 11.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 28,683 | 25,655 | 3,028 | 10.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 29,353 | 26,796 | 2,557 | 8.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 30,894 | 28,659 | 2,235 | 7.2% | 4.4% |
1997 | 32,170 | 30,401 | 1,769 | 5.5% | 3.8% |
1998 | 33,166 | 31,442 | 1,724 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
1999 | 34,917 | 33,426 | 1,491 | 4.3% | 3.3% |
2000 | 35,477 | 33,863 | 1,614 | 4.5% | 3.7% |
2001 | 36,863 | 34,779 | 2,084 | 5.7% | 5.6% |
2002 | 37,756 | 35,027 | 2,729 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
2003 | 39,520 | 36,874 | 2,646 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
2004 | 40,659 | 38,325 | 2,334 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 43,130 | 40,826 | 2,304 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2006 | 46,693 | 44,449 | 2,244 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
2007 | 47,983 | 45,622 | 2,361 | 4.9% | 5.1% |
2008 | 50,139 | 46,940 | 3,199 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 51,452 | 45,703 | 5,749 | 11.2% | 11.0% |
2010 | 46,692 | 40,898 | 5,794 | 12.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 47,271 | 41,500 | 5,771 | 12.2% | 10.3% |
2012 | 47,781 | 42,283 | 5,498 | 11.5% | 9.5% |
2013 | 47,749 | 43,204 | 4,545 | 9.5% | 7.8% |
2014 | 47,685 | 44,026 | 3,659 | 7.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 48,478 | 44,982 | 3,496 | 7.2% | 5.7% |
2016 | 49,551 | 46,354 | 3,197 | 6.5% | 5.1% |
2017 | 51,261 | 48,352 | 2,909 | 5.7% | 4.5% |
2018 | 53,201 | 50,332 | 2,869 | 5.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 54,986 | 52,177 | 2,809 | 5.1% | 3.8% |
2020 | 52,246 | 47,641 | 4,605 | 8.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 53,997 | 50,708 | 3,289 | 6.1% | 4.9% |
2022 | 57,304 | 54,636 | 2,668 | 4.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 59,130 | 56,643 | 2,487 | 4.2% | 3.5% |