2022 population: 175,515
( 17,548 from 2010
, 5,229 from 2020)
Land area: 901.6 square miles
Population density: 194.7 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 153,364 | 87.38% | 10.3% |
Black: | 13,001 | 7.41% | 6.8% |
Indian: | 222 | 0.13% | 42.8% |
Asian: | 1,957 | 1.12% | 3.1% |
2+ races: | 4,781 | 2.72% | 28.6% |
Hispanic: | 2,190 | 1.25% | 20.9% |
Total non-White: | 22,151 | 12.62% | 0.3% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,828 | 10.6 |
Deaths: | 7,224 | 20.0 |
Net Migration: | -2,185 | -6.0 |
Net Immigration: | 343 | 0.9 |
Change in White population: | -17,605 | -9.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 57 | 0.0 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 90,524 | |
Median Value | $131,200 | |
Occupied | 77,252 | 85.3% |
Vacant | 13,272 | 14.7% |
Owned | 53,855 | 69.7% |
Rented | 23,397 | 30.3% |
Median Rent | $868 | |
Single-Family Units | 65,121 | 71.9% |
Detached | 63,009 | 69.6% |
Attached | 2,112 | 2.3% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,266 | 10.2% |
Mobile Homes | 9,004 | 9.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 5,018 | 6.5% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,443 | 5.8% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,262 | 5.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 4,205 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,508 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,610 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,256 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,385 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,690 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,352 | 8.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 7,727 | 10.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,915 | 11.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,642 | 7.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 4,648 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4,131 | 5.3% |
$200,000 or more | 4,460 | 5.8% |
Median Household Income | 55,226 | |
Per Capita Income | 34,976 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 92 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,283 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 2,666 | 3.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 12,733 | 16.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 70,335 | 64.7% |
Unemployed | 4,295 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 498 | 0.5% |
Total Labor Force | 75,128 | 69.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 33,551 | 30.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 26,257 | 22,149 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 2,910 | 5,547 | 34.4% |
Self-Employed | 2,805 | 2,162 | 56.5% |
Local Government | 2,226 | 2,876 | 43.6% |
State Government | 3,248 | 4,502 | 41.9% |
Federal Government | 1,174 | 775 | 60.2% |
Total Private + Self | 29,062 | 24,311 | 54.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 9,558 | 13,700 | 41.1% |
Total | 38,620 | 38,011 | 50.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 10,672 | 13.9% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 17,926 | 23.3% |
Professional, Technical | 20,287 | 26.4% |
Service Occupations | 13,913 | 18.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 37 | 0.0% |
All others | 14,037 | 18.3% |
White Collar | 63.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 15,059 | 19.6% |
Retail trade | 9,307 | 12.1% |
Public administration | 6,601 | 8.6% |
Educational services | 5,888 | 7.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,487 | 7.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,937 | 6.4% |
Finance and insurance | 4,520 | 5.9% |
Manufacturing | 4,212 | 5.5% |
Other services | 4,009 | 5.2% |
Construction | 3,419 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 3,165 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,709 | 3.5% |
Wholesale trade | 1,489 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,421 | 1.8% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 1,359 | 1.8% |
Information | 1,328 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,013 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 755 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 105 | 0.1% |
Management | 52 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 859 | 0.48% |
Puerto Rican | 482 | 0.27% |
Cuban | 106 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 57 | 0.03% |
Total Central American | 249 | 0.14% |
Costa Rican | 10 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 62 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 22 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 126 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 29 | 0.02% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 94 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 44 | 0.02% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 39 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 5 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 6 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 254 | 0.14% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,016 | 0.56% |
Filipino | 188 | 0.10% |
Korean | 187 | 0.10% |
Chinese | 132 | 0.07% |
Vietnamese | 66 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 59 | 0.03% |
Thai | 47 | 0.03% |
Burmese | 22 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 166,748 | 97.6% |
Spanish | 1,057 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 881 | 0.5% |
Other Asian | 463 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 460 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 383 | 0.2% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 209 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 157 | 0.1% |
Korean | 138 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 26,171 | 14.5% |
German | 20,986 | 11.7% |
Irish | 19,806 | 11.0% |
American | 19,117 | 10.6% |
Italian | 4,702 | 2.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,686 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 3,438 | 1.9% |
European | 3,170 | 1.8% |
French | 2,130 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 2,036 | 1.1% |
Polish | 1,597 | 0.9% |
British | 1,525 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 1,337 | 0.7% |
Hungarian | 855 | 0.5% |
Lebanese | 768 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 178,570 | 99.3% |
Not a citizen | 1,325 | 0.7% |
Native | 176,491 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 3,404 | 1.9% |
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 | ||||||
3,784 | 2.9% | 8,454 | 6.5% | 47,043 | 36.1% | 34,282 | 26.3% | 21,682 | 16.6% | 15,007 | 11.5% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,784 | 2.9% |
9-12 Years | 8,454 | 6.5% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 47,043 | 36.1% |
Some College | 34,282 | 26.3% |
Bach. Degree | 21,682 | 16.6% |
Grad Degree | 15,007 | 11.5% |
Average years of education: 13.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 97,479 | 91,289 | 6,190 | 6.4% | 8.6% |
1991 | 98,899 | 91,220 | 7,679 | 7.8% | 10.6% |
1992 | 100,321 | 91,680 | 8,641 | 8.6% | 11.2% |
1993 | 102,041 | 94,172 | 7,869 | 7.7% | 10.3% |
1994 | 102,555 | 95,832 | 6,723 | 6.6% | 8.8% |
1995 | 102,262 | 96,336 | 5,926 | 5.8% | 8.0% |
1996 | 103,012 | 97,294 | 5,718 | 5.6% | 7.7% |
1997 | 103,343 | 98,209 | 5,134 | 5.0% | 7.0% |
1998 | 103,944 | 99,035 | 4,909 | 4.7% | 6.7% |
1999 | 105,227 | 100,357 | 4,870 | 4.6% | 6.5% |
2000 | 96,101 | 91,267 | 4,834 | 5.0% | 5.6% |
2001 | 95,232 | 90,549 | 4,683 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2002 | 94,156 | 88,715 | 5,441 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
2003 | 92,070 | 86,697 | 5,373 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
2004 | 91,564 | 86,830 | 4,734 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
2005 | 91,073 | 86,345 | 4,728 | 5.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 91,328 | 87,133 | 4,195 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
2007 | 91,237 | 87,393 | 3,844 | 4.2% | 4.8% |
2008 | 91,922 | 88,417 | 3,505 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
2009 | 92,093 | 85,897 | 6,196 | 6.7% | 8.3% |
2010 | 92,476 | 85,647 | 6,829 | 7.4% | 8.7% |
2011 | 91,648 | 85,319 | 6,329 | 6.9% | 7.8% |
2012 | 91,383 | 85,560 | 5,823 | 6.4% | 7.2% |
2013 | 89,513 | 84,281 | 5,232 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2014 | 89,517 | 84,347 | 5,170 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
2015 | 87,250 | 82,145 | 5,105 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
2016 | 85,575 | 80,899 | 4,676 | 5.5% | 6.1% |
2017 | 83,475 | 79,220 | 4,255 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2018 | 83,215 | 78,961 | 4,254 | 5.1% | 5.2% |
2019 | 82,765 | 78,956 | 3,809 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
2020 | 82,800 | 75,431 | 7,369 | 8.9% | 8.3% |
2021 | 80,038 | 75,807 | 4,231 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2022 | 79,669 | 76,671 | 2,998 | 3.8% | 3.9% |
2023 | 81,989 | 79,034 | 2,955 | 3.6% | 3.9% |