2022 population: 146,084
( 3,181 from 2010
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1,853 from 2020)
Land area: 518.7 square miles
Population density: 281.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 119,815 | 82.02% | ![]() |
Black: | 3,839 | 2.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 198 | 0.14% | ![]() |
Asian: | 3,287 | 2.25% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,060 | 1.41% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 16,885 | 11.56% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 26,269 | 17.98% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,991 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 3,381 | 11.7 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 2,226 | 7.7 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 113 | 0.4 |
Change in White population: | -12,669 | -8.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,488 | 6.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 62,709 | |
Median Value | $322,300 | |
Occupied | 56,348 | 89.9% |
Vacant | 6,361 | 10.1% |
Owned | 47,761 | 84.8% |
Rented | 8,587 | 15.2% |
Median Rent | $1,501 | |
Single-Family Units | 53,860 | 85.9% |
Detached | 49,788 | 79.4% |
Attached | 4,072 | 6.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,669 | 7.4% |
Mobile Homes | 1,105 | 1.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,620 | 2.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 642 | 1.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,190 | 2.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,338 | 2.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,173 | 2.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,181 | 2.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 974 | 1.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,227 | 2.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,149 | 2.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,919 | 5.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,147 | 7.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 7,264 | 12.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 6,906 | 12.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,503 | 9.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 8,412 | 14.9% |
$200,000 or more | 10,703 | 19.0% |
Median Household Income | 111,094 | |
Per Capita Income | 54,124 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 103 | |
Compared to U.S. | 112 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,244 | 4.0% |
Public Assistance | 826 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,084 | 3.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 64,557 | 76.5% |
Unemployed | 3,748 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 21 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 68,326 | 81.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 16,051 | 19.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 23.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 28,991 | 24,275 | 54.4% |
Non-Profit | 1,873 | 3,274 | 36.4% |
Self-Employed | 4,457 | 2,354 | 65.4% |
Local Government | 3,416 | 4,868 | 41.2% |
State Government | 1,312 | 1,251 | 51.2% |
Federal Government | 1,153 | 500 | 69.8% |
Total Private + Self | 33,448 | 26,629 | 55.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 7,754 | 9,893 | 43.9% |
Total | 41,202 | 36,522 | 53.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 16.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 13,761 | 17.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 16,879 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 20,442 | 26.3% |
Service Occupations | 10,989 | 14.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 202 | 0.3% |
All others | 15,739 | 20.2% |
White Collar | 65.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 9,372 | 12.0% |
Retail trade | 9,357 | 12.0% |
Educational services | 8,694 | 11.2% |
Manufacturing | 7,512 | 9.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 7,457 | 9.6% |
Construction | 6,721 | 8.6% |
Public administration | 3,650 | 4.7% |
Finance and insurance | 3,633 | 4.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,579 | 4.6% |
Other services | 3,569 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,021 | 3.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,746 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 2,164 | 2.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,826 | 2.3% |
Information | 1,704 | 2.2% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,145 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 779 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 589 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 180 | 0.2% |
Management | 112 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 505 | 0.35% |
Puerto Rican | 4,942 | 3.41% |
Cuban | 1,516 | 1.05% |
Dominican | 1,355 | 0.94% |
Total Central American | 987 | 0.68% |
Costa Rican | 84 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 147 | 0.10% |
Honduran | 183 | 0.13% |
Nicaraguan | 40 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 3 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 530 | 0.37% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 3,537 | 2.44% |
Argentinean | 449 | 0.31% |
Bolivian | 128 | 0.09% |
Chilean | 154 | 0.11% |
Colombian | 1,394 | 0.96% |
Ecuadorian | 713 | 0.49% |
Paraguayan | 4 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 560 | 0.39% |
Uruguayan | 116 | 0.08% |
Venezuelan | 11 | 0.01% |
Other South American | 8 | 0.01% |
Other Hispanic | 1,501 | 1.04% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 896 | 0.62% |
Filipino | 497 | 0.34% |
Chinese | 407 | 0.28% |
Korean | 181 | 0.12% |
Vietnamese | 118 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 94 | 0.06% |
Thai | 37 | 0.03% |
Taiwanese | 30 | 0.02% |
Cambodian | 14 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 123,611 | 89.4% |
Spanish | 7,825 | 5.7% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,012 | 1.5% |
Other Indo-European | 2,007 | 1.5% |
German, other Germanic | 612 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 568 | 0.4% |
Other | 443 | 0.3% |
Tagalog | 229 | 0.2% |
Chinese | 217 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Irish | 32,564 | 22.5% |
Italian | 31,357 | 21.7% |
German | 28,025 | 19.4% |
English | 12,895 | 8.9% |
Polish | 11,557 | 8.0% |
American | 5,908 | 4.1% |
Dutch | 4,628 | 3.2% |
French | 2,705 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 2,567 | 1.8% |
Russian | 2,302 | 1.6% |
Hungarian | 2,083 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,758 | 1.2% |
Ukrainian | 1,468 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 1,421 | 1.0% |
European | 1,365 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 141,657 | 97.8% |
Not a citizen | 3,151 | 2.2% |
Native | 133,065 | 91.9% |
Foreign-born | 11,743 | 8.1% |
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 | ||||||
1,359 | 1.3% | 3,428 | 3.3% | 30,142 | 28.7% | 29,203 | 27.8% | 26,428 | 25.1% | 14,522 | 13.8% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 1,359 | 1.3% |
9-12 Years | 3,428 | 3.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 30,142 | 28.7% |
Some College | 29,203 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 26,428 | 25.1% |
Grad Degree | 14,522 | 13.8% |
Average years of education: 14.1 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 71,981 | 68,968 | 3,013 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
1991 | 70,420 | 66,097 | 4,323 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
1992 | 72,672 | 66,846 | 5,826 | 8.0% | 8.5% |
1993 | 72,130 | 66,773 | 5,357 | 7.4% | 7.8% |
1994 | 73,028 | 68,385 | 4,643 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
1995 | 74,326 | 70,050 | 4,276 | 5.8% | 6.4% |
1996 | 75,349 | 71,385 | 3,964 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
1997 | 76,426 | 73,004 | 3,422 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
1998 | 76,560 | 73,814 | 2,746 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
1999 | 78,115 | 75,539 | 2,576 | 3.3% | 4.4% |
2000 | 79,520 | 77,188 | 2,332 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
2001 | 80,060 | 77,153 | 2,907 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
2002 | 81,438 | 77,444 | 3,994 | 4.9% | 5.8% |
2003 | 82,345 | 78,091 | 4,254 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
2004 | 82,303 | 78,705 | 3,598 | 4.4% | 4.9% |
2005 | 82,904 | 79,680 | 3,224 | 3.9% | 4.4% |
2006 | 83,876 | 80,455 | 3,421 | 4.1% | 4.6% |
2007 | 84,000 | 80,747 | 3,253 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
2008 | 85,034 | 80,763 | 4,271 | 5.0% | 5.4% |
2009 | 85,415 | 78,167 | 7,248 | 8.5% | 9.0% |
2010 | 82,391 | 74,512 | 7,879 | 9.6% | 9.7% |
2011 | 81,767 | 74,204 | 7,563 | 9.2% | 9.4% |
2012 | 81,122 | 73,778 | 7,344 | 9.1% | 9.4% |
2013 | 79,141 | 72,740 | 6,401 | 8.1% | 8.4% |
2014 | 77,212 | 72,273 | 4,939 | 6.4% | 6.7% |
2015 | 76,021 | 71,927 | 4,094 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2016 | 75,191 | 71,676 | 3,515 | 4.7% | 4.9% |
2017 | 73,664 | 70,488 | 3,176 | 4.3% | 4.5% |
2018 | 73,448 | 70,668 | 2,780 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2019 | 74,565 | 72,105 | 2,460 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
2020 | 73,836 | 66,900 | 6,936 | 9.4% | 9.8% |
2021 | 76,360 | 71,607 | 4,753 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
2022 | 77,612 | 74,747 | 2,865 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2023 | 79,040 | 75,673 | 3,367 | 4.3% | 4.4% |