2022 population: 113,017
( 16,574 from 2010
, 1,784 from 2020)
Land area: 707.2 square miles
Population density: 159.8 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 82,405 | 72.91% | 7.4% |
Black: | 19,966 | 17.67% | 58.9% |
Indian: | 367 | 0.32% | 29.7% |
Asian: | 1,568 | 1.39% | 43.7% |
2+ races: | 2,189 | 1.94% | 57.1% |
Hispanic: | 6,522 | 5.77% | 52.5% |
Total non-White: | 30,612 | 27.09% | 55.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,407 | 15.3 |
Deaths: | 2,682 | 12.1 |
Net Migration: | 901 | 4.1 |
Net Immigration: | 130 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | 5,645 | 5.9 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 10,929 | 11.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 47,084 | |
Median Value | $182,600 | |
Occupied | 42,351 | 89.9% |
Vacant | 4,733 | 10.1% |
Owned | 25,279 | 59.7% |
Rented | 17,072 | 40.3% |
Median Rent | $870 | |
Single-Family Units | 32,962 | 70.0% |
Detached | 32,322 | 68.6% |
Attached | 640 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,156 | 13.1% |
Mobile Homes | 2,375 | 5.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,494 | 5.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,677 | 6.3% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,048 | 4.8% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,277 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,896 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,499 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,999 | 4.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,810 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,877 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,326 | 7.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,580 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,708 | 11.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,979 | 9.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,568 | 6.1% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,029 | 4.8% |
$200,000 or more | 2,584 | 6.1% |
Median Household Income | 55,169 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,298 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 100 | |
Compared to U.S. | 76 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,836 | 6.7% |
Public Assistance | 767 | 1.8% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,415 | 12.8% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 46,423 | 68.8% |
Unemployed | 3,029 | 4.5% |
In Armed Forces | 130 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 49,582 | 73.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 17,870 | 26.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 17,488 | 15,375 | 53.2% |
Non-Profit | 1,832 | 3,430 | 34.8% |
Self-Employed | 3,927 | 1,869 | 67.8% |
Local Government | 1,651 | 1,976 | 45.5% |
State Government | 1,310 | 1,977 | 39.9% |
Federal Government | 313 | 322 | 49.3% |
Total Private + Self | 21,415 | 17,244 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,106 | 7,705 | 39.9% |
Total | 26,521 | 24,949 | 51.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,668 | 12.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 10,790 | 21.0% |
Professional, Technical | 12,022 | 23.3% |
Service Occupations | 9,129 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 508 | 1.0% |
All others | 12,885 | 25.0% |
White Collar | 57.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 9,801 | 19.0% |
Retail trade | 6,867 | 13.3% |
Manufacturing | 6,258 | 12.2% |
Educational services | 5,278 | 10.2% |
Construction | 3,669 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,449 | 6.7% |
Other services | 2,451 | 4.8% |
Public administration | 2,137 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,854 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,643 | 3.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,632 | 3.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,517 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 1,320 | 2.6% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 1,093 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 793 | 1.5% |
Information | 729 | 1.4% |
Utilities | 540 | 1.0% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 379 | 0.7% |
Management | 50 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 34 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,184 | 4.67% |
Puerto Rican | 253 | 0.23% |
Cuban | 0 | 0.00% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 230 | 0.21% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 105 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 22 | 0.02% |
Nicaraguan | 24 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 2 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 77 | 0.07% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 16 | 0.01% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 2 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 7 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 7 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 391 | 0.35% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 476 | 0.43% |
Vietnamese | 185 | 0.17% |
Filipino | 163 | 0.15% |
Laotian | 156 | 0.14% |
Indian | 139 | 0.13% |
Korean | 53 | 0.05% |
Bangladeshi | 17 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 16 | 0.01% |
Indonesian | 5 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 97,279 | 93.9% |
Spanish | 4,358 | 4.2% |
Other Indo-European | 440 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 419 | 0.4% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 276 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 234 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 215 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 183 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 113 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 11,720 | 10.6% |
Irish | 11,577 | 10.4% |
English | 11,408 | 10.3% |
German | 11,085 | 10.0% |
Scottish | 2,140 | 1.9% |
Italian | 1,703 | 1.5% |
European | 1,646 | 1.5% |
French | 1,031 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 832 | 0.7% |
Welsh | 759 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 712 | 0.6% |
Polish | 522 | 0.5% |
British | 442 | 0.4% |
African | 370 | 0.3% |
Other Arab | 322 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 108,285 | 97.5% |
Not a citizen | 2,753 | 2.5% |
Native | 107,051 | 96.4% |
Foreign-born | 3,987 | 3.6% |
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 | ||||||
3,154 | 4.4% | 3,829 | 5.4% | 23,522 | 33.1% | 20,534 | 28.9% | 12,275 | 17.3% | 7,777 | 10.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,154 | 4.4% |
9-12 Years | 3,829 | 5.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 23,522 | 33.1% |
Some College | 20,534 | 28.9% |
Bach. Degree | 12,275 | 17.3% |
Grad Degree | 7,777 | 10.9% |
Average years of education: 13.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 37,005 | 34,851 | 2,154 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
1991 | 37,055 | 34,389 | 2,666 | 7.2% | 7.3% |
1992 | 38,070 | 35,730 | 2,340 | 6.1% | 7.0% |
1993 | 37,933 | 36,049 | 1,884 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
1994 | 38,966 | 37,505 | 1,461 | 3.7% | 5.4% |
1995 | 40,833 | 39,375 | 1,458 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
1996 | 41,160 | 39,543 | 1,617 | 3.9% | 5.2% |
1997 | 41,323 | 39,732 | 1,591 | 3.9% | 5.1% |
1998 | 42,263 | 40,731 | 1,532 | 3.6% | 5.1% |
1999 | 43,346 | 41,931 | 1,415 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
2000 | 42,796 | 41,119 | 1,677 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
2001 | 42,047 | 40,147 | 1,900 | 4.5% | 4.8% |
2002 | 42,762 | 40,565 | 2,197 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
2003 | 43,229 | 40,873 | 2,356 | 5.5% | 5.8% |
2004 | 44,255 | 41,887 | 2,368 | 5.4% | 5.6% |
2005 | 44,677 | 42,537 | 2,140 | 4.8% | 5.3% |
2006 | 45,207 | 43,011 | 2,196 | 4.9% | 5.2% |
2007 | 45,366 | 43,058 | 2,308 | 5.1% | 5.4% |
2008 | 45,985 | 43,767 | 2,218 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
2009 | 46,584 | 43,354 | 3,230 | 6.9% | 7.7% |
2010 | 47,751 | 44,346 | 3,405 | 7.1% | 7.9% |
2011 | 48,963 | 45,520 | 3,443 | 7.0% | 7.9% |
2012 | 49,275 | 46,024 | 3,251 | 6.6% | 7.3% |
2013 | 49,628 | 46,453 | 3,175 | 6.4% | 7.1% |
2014 | 49,862 | 47,210 | 2,652 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
2015 | 51,214 | 48,977 | 2,237 | 4.4% | 5.0% |
2016 | 52,315 | 50,613 | 1,702 | 3.3% | 4.0% |
2017 | 53,656 | 52,029 | 1,627 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2018 | 54,536 | 52,890 | 1,646 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
2019 | 56,193 | 54,631 | 1,562 | 2.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 55,775 | 52,803 | 2,972 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
2021 | 56,455 | 54,602 | 1,853 | 3.3% | 4.1% |
2022 | 57,622 | 56,034 | 1,588 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
2023 | 57,392 | 55,816 | 1,576 | 2.7% | 3.3% |