2022 population: 79,864
( 16,359 from 2010
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3,594 from 2020)
Land area: 681.7 square miles
Population density: 117.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 57,718 | 72.27% | ![]() |
Black: | 8,773 | 10.98% | ![]() |
Indian: | 258 | 0.32% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,014 | 2.52% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,427 | 1.79% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 9,674 | 12.11% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 22,146 | 27.73% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,502 | 9.8 |
Deaths: | 1,986 | 13.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 3,966 | 26.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 154 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | 12,533 | 19.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 3,826 | 6.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 34,190 | |
Median Value | $373,300 | |
Occupied | 31,131 | 91.1% |
Vacant | 3,059 | 8.9% |
Owned | 24,849 | 79.8% |
Rented | 6,282 | 20.2% |
Median Rent | $995 | |
Single-Family Units | 27,196 | 79.5% |
Detached | 25,908 | 75.8% |
Attached | 1,288 | 3.8% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,277 | 3.7% |
Mobile Homes | 4,614 | 13.5% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 765 | 2.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,213 | 3.9% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,101 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,063 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,407 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 943 | 3.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,043 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 653 | 2.1% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,008 | 3.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,063 | 6.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,816 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 3,830 | 12.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 2,528 | 8.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,247 | 7.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,880 | 9.3% |
$200,000 or more | 5,571 | 17.9% |
Median Household Income | 84,222 | |
Per Capita Income | 53,291 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 107 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 975 | 3.1% |
Public Assistance | 289 | 0.9% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 2,029 | 6.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 27,926 | 71.7% |
Unemployed | 725 | 1.9% |
In Armed Forces | 45 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 28,696 | 73.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,265 | 26.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 12,629 | 9,653 | 56.7% |
Non-Profit | 1,215 | 1,779 | 40.6% |
Self-Employed | 2,512 | 1,364 | 64.8% |
Local Government | 772 | 1,436 | 35.0% |
State Government | 1,315 | 2,405 | 35.3% |
Federal Government | 97 | 235 | 29.2% |
Total Private + Self | 15,141 | 11,017 | 57.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,399 | 5,855 | 36.7% |
Total | 18,540 | 16,872 | 52.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,956 | 22.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 5,818 | 16.4% |
Professional, Technical | 9,543 | 26.9% |
Service Occupations | 5,251 | 14.8% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 118 | 0.3% |
All others | 6,890 | 19.4% |
White Collar | 65.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 5,095 | 14.4% |
Educational services | 4,523 | 12.8% |
Manufacturing | 4,108 | 11.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,038 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 3,308 | 9.3% |
Construction | 2,645 | 7.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,044 | 5.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,992 | 5.6% |
Other services | 1,944 | 5.5% |
Finance and insurance | 1,392 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 788 | 2.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 747 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 702 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 564 | 1.6% |
Information | 486 | 1.4% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 430 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 304 | 0.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 289 | 0.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 30 | 0.1% |
Management | 29 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 5,115 | 6.66% |
Puerto Rican | 429 | 0.56% |
Cuban | 220 | 0.29% |
Dominican | 72 | 0.09% |
Total Central American | 2,118 | 2.76% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 1,177 | 1.53% |
Honduran | 626 | 0.82% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 28 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 287 | 0.37% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 731 | 0.95% |
Argentinean | 72 | 0.09% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 21 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 549 | 0.72% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 7 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 82 | 0.11% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 647 | 0.84% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 548 | 0.71% |
Indian | 353 | 0.46% |
Japanese | 133 | 0.17% |
Filipino | 88 | 0.11% |
Vietnamese | 59 | 0.08% |
Korean | 14 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 62,863 | 85.8% |
Spanish | 8,282 | 11.3% |
Chinese | 562 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European | 550 | 0.8% |
German, other Germanic | 273 | 0.4% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 173 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 164 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 148 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 117 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 12,364 | 16.1% |
German | 9,453 | 12.3% |
Irish | 8,064 | 10.5% |
American | 4,681 | 6.1% |
Italian | 3,023 | 3.9% |
European | 2,147 | 2.8% |
Polish | 2,127 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 2,006 | 2.6% |
French | 1,563 | 2.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,561 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 691 | 0.9% |
Russian | 610 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 597 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 587 | 0.8% |
Eastern European | 513 | 0.7% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 71,903 | 93.7% |
Not a citizen | 4,851 | 6.3% |
Native | 69,137 | 90.1% |
Foreign-born | 7,617 | 9.9% |
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 | ||||||
2,644 | 4.7% | 3,360 | 5.9% | 10,332 | 18.2% | 14,012 | 24.7% | 14,026 | 24.7% | 12,368 | 21.8% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,644 | 4.7% |
9-12 Years | 3,360 | 5.9% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 10,332 | 18.2% |
Some College | 14,012 | 24.7% |
Bach. Degree | 14,026 | 24.7% |
Grad Degree | 12,368 | 21.8% |
Average years of education: 14.3 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 22,084 | 21,460 | 624 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
1991 | 22,815 | 21,599 | 1,216 | 5.3% | 5.9% |
1992 | 22,973 | 22,057 | 916 | 4.0% | 6.3% |
1993 | 22,976 | 22,371 | 605 | 2.6% | 5.1% |
1994 | 23,448 | 22,850 | 598 | 2.6% | 4.4% |
1995 | 24,045 | 23,388 | 657 | 2.7% | 4.4% |
1996 | 25,406 | 24,730 | 676 | 2.7% | 4.4% |
1997 | 26,337 | 25,660 | 677 | 2.6% | 3.8% |
1998 | 26,724 | 26,180 | 544 | 2.0% | 3.5% |
1999 | 27,328 | 26,841 | 487 | 1.8% | 3.3% |
2000 | 26,835 | 26,092 | 743 | 2.8% | 3.7% |
2001 | 28,315 | 27,162 | 1,153 | 4.1% | 5.6% |
2002 | 29,127 | 27,505 | 1,622 | 5.6% | 6.9% |
2003 | 29,687 | 28,091 | 1,596 | 5.4% | 6.7% |
2004 | 30,198 | 28,927 | 1,271 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
2005 | 30,955 | 29,622 | 1,333 | 4.3% | 5.6% |
2006 | 32,561 | 31,211 | 1,350 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
2007 | 32,586 | 31,244 | 1,342 | 4.1% | 5.1% |
2008 | 33,898 | 32,226 | 1,672 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
2009 | 34,609 | 31,746 | 2,863 | 8.3% | 11.0% |
2010 | 30,780 | 28,176 | 2,604 | 8.5% | 10.7% |
2011 | 31,285 | 28,750 | 2,535 | 8.1% | 10.3% |
2012 | 31,875 | 29,313 | 2,562 | 8.0% | 9.5% |
2013 | 31,632 | 29,700 | 1,932 | 6.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 32,257 | 30,729 | 1,528 | 4.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 33,354 | 31,789 | 1,565 | 4.7% | 5.7% |
2016 | 34,416 | 32,957 | 1,459 | 4.2% | 5.1% |
2017 | 34,112 | 32,786 | 1,326 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
2018 | 35,110 | 33,902 | 1,208 | 3.4% | 4.0% |
2019 | 36,465 | 35,268 | 1,197 | 3.3% | 3.8% |
2020 | 35,248 | 33,338 | 1,910 | 5.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 35,672 | 34,339 | 1,333 | 3.7% | 4.9% |
2022 | 37,436 | 36,279 | 1,157 | 3.1% | 3.7% |
2023 | 38,077 | 36,951 | 1,126 | 3.0% | 3.5% |