2022 population: 166,133
( 29,578 from 2010
, 4,664 from 2020)
Land area: 568.6 square miles
Population density: 292.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 103,432 | 62.26% | 15.7% |
Black: | 42,458 | 25.56% | 21.8% |
Indian: | 874 | 0.53% | 2.5% |
Asian: | 4,005 | 2.41% | 86.9% |
2+ races: | 4,460 | 2.68% | 47.7% |
Hispanic: | 10,904 | 6.56% | 79.5% |
Total non-White: | 62,701 | 37.74% | 33.0% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 4,283 | 13.3 |
Deaths: | 3,547 | 11.0 |
Net Migration: | 3,323 | 10.3 |
Net Immigration: | 520 | 1.6 |
Change in White population: | 14,005 | 10.3 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 15,573 | 11.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 65,088 | |
Median Value | $273,000 | |
Occupied | 59,731 | 91.8% |
Vacant | 5,357 | 8.2% |
Owned | 44,697 | 74.8% |
Rented | 15,034 | 25.2% |
Median Rent | $1,259 | |
Single-Family Units | 46,871 | 72.0% |
Detached | 43,665 | 67.1% |
Attached | 3,206 | 4.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,486 | 11.5% |
Mobile Homes | 7,777 | 11.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,329 | 3.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,647 | 2.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,325 | 2.2% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,214 | 3.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,280 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,543 | 4.3% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,216 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,540 | 4.3% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,225 | 3.7% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,310 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 6,700 | 11.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,036 | 13.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,645 | 11.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 3,987 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,101 | 10.2% |
$200,000 or more | 4,633 | 7.8% |
Median Household Income | 73,686 | |
Per Capita Income | 36,543 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 114 | |
Compared to U.S. | 98 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,898 | 3.2% |
Public Assistance | 726 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 5,205 | 8.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 68,880 | 70.2% |
Unemployed | 4,224 | 4.3% |
In Armed Forces | 1,183 | 1.2% |
Total Labor Force | 74,287 | 75.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 23,881 | 24.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 29,291 | 23,562 | 55.4% |
Non-Profit | 1,063 | 2,699 | 28.3% |
Self-Employed | 3,899 | 2,422 | 61.7% |
Local Government | 2,113 | 3,415 | 38.2% |
State Government | 1,689 | 2,934 | 36.5% |
Federal Government | 2,540 | 1,761 | 59.1% |
Total Private + Self | 33,190 | 25,984 | 56.1% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,405 | 10,809 | 40.7% |
Total | 40,595 | 36,793 | 52.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 12,467 | 16.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 16,409 | 21.2% |
Professional, Technical | 17,915 | 23.1% |
Service Occupations | 11,679 | 15.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 46 | 0.1% |
All others | 19,049 | 24.6% |
White Collar | 60.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 10,296 | 13.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 10,081 | 13.0% |
Retail trade | 8,763 | 11.3% |
Educational services | 6,472 | 8.3% |
Construction | 6,287 | 8.1% |
Public administration | 5,676 | 7.3% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,506 | 7.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 5,174 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,651 | 6.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 3,448 | 4.4% |
Other services | 2,797 | 3.6% |
Finance and insurance | 1,844 | 2.4% |
Information | 1,724 | 2.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,287 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,143 | 1.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,139 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 946 | 1.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 197 | 0.3% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 88 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,357 | 2.69% |
Puerto Rican | 1,864 | 1.15% |
Cuban | 254 | 0.16% |
Dominican | 377 | 0.23% |
Total Central American | 1,583 | 0.98% |
Costa Rican | 37 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 773 | 0.48% |
Honduran | 375 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 129 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 220 | 0.14% |
Salvadoran | 49 | 0.03% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 782 | 0.48% |
Argentinean | 11 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 23 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 316 | 0.19% |
Ecuadorian | 53 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 163 | 0.10% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 216 | 0.13% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 689 | 0.42% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Filipino | 916 | 0.56% |
Chinese | 671 | 0.41% |
Vietnamese | 533 | 0.33% |
Indian | 311 | 0.19% |
Korean | 209 | 0.13% |
Laotian | 96 | 0.06% |
Bangladeshi | 94 | 0.06% |
Taiwanese | 76 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 59 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 142,057 | 93.0% |
Spanish | 5,920 | 3.9% |
Other Indo-European | 1,273 | 0.8% |
Chinese | 815 | 0.5% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 540 | 0.4% |
German, other Germanic | 517 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 352 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 309 | 0.2% |
Other | 305 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 17,897 | 11.0% |
German | 17,795 | 11.0% |
Irish | 15,954 | 9.8% |
American | 9,354 | 5.8% |
Italian | 7,267 | 4.5% |
Scottish | 4,258 | 2.6% |
French | 3,407 | 2.1% |
European | 2,853 | 1.8% |
Polish | 2,783 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,919 | 1.2% |
British | 1,205 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 1,030 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 931 | 0.6% |
French Canadian | 880 | 0.5% |
African | 755 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 157,366 | 97.1% |
Not a citizen | 4,773 | 2.9% |
Native | 153,342 | 94.6% |
Foreign-born | 8,797 | 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 | ||||||
3,122 | 2.8% | 7,190 | 6.5% | 27,851 | 25.4% | 39,315 | 35.8% | 21,108 | 19.2% | 11,213 | 10.2% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,122 | 2.8% |
9-12 Years | 7,190 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 27,851 | 25.4% |
Some College | 39,315 | 35.8% |
Bach. Degree | 21,108 | 19.2% |
Grad Degree | 11,213 | 10.2% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 38,815 | 37,681 | 1,134 | 2.9% | 4.9% |
1991 | 40,241 | 38,614 | 1,627 | 4.0% | 6.1% |
1992 | 40,921 | 38,801 | 2,120 | 5.2% | 6.7% |
1993 | 41,641 | 39,473 | 2,168 | 5.2% | 7.3% |
1994 | 42,655 | 40,320 | 2,335 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1995 | 41,974 | 39,690 | 2,284 | 5.4% | 5.1% |
1996 | 43,074 | 41,015 | 2,059 | 4.8% | 5.7% |
1997 | 41,332 | 39,726 | 1,606 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
1998 | 42,849 | 41,568 | 1,281 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
1999 | 44,157 | 42,756 | 1,401 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
2000 | 47,075 | 45,627 | 1,448 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2001 | 46,791 | 44,838 | 1,953 | 4.2% | 5.3% |
2002 | 48,572 | 46,297 | 2,275 | 4.7% | 6.4% |
2003 | 51,239 | 48,444 | 2,795 | 5.5% | 7.2% |
2004 | 53,587 | 50,620 | 2,967 | 5.5% | 7.4% |
2005 | 56,728 | 53,472 | 3,256 | 5.7% | 7.3% |
2006 | 61,599 | 58,272 | 3,327 | 5.4% | 6.9% |
2007 | 62,931 | 59,975 | 2,956 | 4.7% | 6.1% |
2008 | 63,993 | 60,124 | 3,869 | 6.0% | 7.3% |
2009 | 64,442 | 58,062 | 6,380 | 9.9% | 11.4% |
2010 | 66,125 | 59,736 | 6,389 | 9.7% | 11.3% |
2011 | 67,330 | 61,361 | 5,969 | 8.9% | 10.4% |
2012 | 68,327 | 63,096 | 5,231 | 7.7% | 9.0% |
2013 | 68,858 | 64,419 | 4,439 | 6.4% | 7.4% |
2014 | 70,276 | 66,286 | 3,990 | 5.7% | 6.3% |
2015 | 72,661 | 68,727 | 3,934 | 5.4% | 5.9% |
2016 | 72,954 | 69,685 | 3,269 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
2017 | 73,776 | 70,981 | 2,795 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
2018 | 75,968 | 73,709 | 2,259 | 3.0% | 3.4% |
2019 | 77,887 | 76,013 | 1,874 | 2.4% | 2.8% |
2020 | 77,693 | 73,174 | 4,519 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
2021 | 77,428 | 74,645 | 2,783 | 3.6% | 3.9% |
2022 | 79,480 | 77,174 | 2,306 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
2023 | 83,627 | 81,492 | 2,135 | 2.6% | 3.0% |