2022 population: 267,689
( 12,877 from 2010
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3,180 from 2020)
Land area: 798.9 square miles
Population density: 335.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 221,983 | 82.93% | ![]() |
Black: | 19,727 | 7.37% | ![]() |
Indian: | 429 | 0.16% | ![]() |
Asian: | 5,961 | 2.23% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 6,380 | 2.38% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 13,209 | 4.93% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 45,706 | 17.07% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 5,998 | 11.1 |
Deaths: | 7,492 | 13.8 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -2,378 | -4.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 557 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -20,804 | -7.4 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 7,927 | 2.8 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 119,910 | |
Median Value | $160,200 | |
Occupied | 109,474 | 91.3% |
Vacant | 10,436 | 8.7% |
Owned | 74,409 | 68.0% |
Rented | 35,065 | 32.0% |
Median Rent | $851 | |
Single-Family Units | 85,768 | 71.5% |
Detached | 80,930 | 67.5% |
Attached | 4,838 | 4.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 13,342 | 11.1% |
Mobile Homes | 5,491 | 4.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,322 | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,492 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,869 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 5,882 | 5.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 5,728 | 5.2% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,764 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 4,675 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 4,394 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,559 | 4.2% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 8,526 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 10,571 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14,524 | 13.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,001 | 9.1% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 6,495 | 5.9% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,602 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 6,070 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 59,396 | |
Per Capita Income | 32,858 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 88 | |
Compared to U.S. | 81 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 8,447 | 7.7% |
Public Assistance | 4,101 | 3.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,794 | 19.0% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 111,753 | 68.9% |
Unemployed | 6,583 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 191 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 118,527 | 73.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 43,610 | 26.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.0% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 45,847 | 36,160 | 55.9% |
Non-Profit | 5,699 | 12,529 | 31.3% |
Self-Employed | 6,167 | 3,356 | 64.8% |
Local Government | 3,379 | 4,593 | 42.4% |
State Government | 2,286 | 2,373 | 49.1% |
Federal Government | 991 | 910 | 52.1% |
Total Private + Self | 52,014 | 39,516 | 56.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 12,355 | 20,405 | 37.7% |
Total | 64,369 | 59,921 | 51.8% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 18,871 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 24,194 | 19.5% |
Professional, Technical | 27,920 | 22.4% |
Service Occupations | 25,027 | 20.1% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 303 | 0.2% |
All others | 28,376 | 22.8% |
White Collar | 57.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 22,654 | 18.2% |
Manufacturing | 18,951 | 15.2% |
Retail trade | 13,665 | 11.0% |
Educational services | 11,828 | 9.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 9,227 | 7.4% |
Finance and insurance | 6,775 | 5.4% |
Other services | 6,704 | 5.4% |
Construction | 6,209 | 5.0% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,946 | 4.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,734 | 3.8% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,546 | 3.7% |
Public administration | 4,146 | 3.3% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,855 | 2.3% |
Wholesale trade | 2,421 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,582 | 1.3% |
Information | 1,261 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 947 | 0.8% |
Utilities | 780 | 0.6% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 116 | 0.1% |
Management | 41 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,377 | 0.88% |
Puerto Rican | 7,709 | 2.85% |
Cuban | 167 | 0.06% |
Dominican | 271 | 0.10% |
Total Central American | 419 | 0.15% |
Costa Rican | 124 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 112 | 0.04% |
Honduran | 179 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 4 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 590 | 0.22% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 32 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 108 | 0.04% |
Ecuadorian | 65 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 239 | 0.09% |
Uruguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 135 | 0.05% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,104 | 0.41% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,201 | 0.44% |
Chinese | 627 | 0.23% |
Vietnamese | 531 | 0.20% |
Filipino | 455 | 0.17% |
Bhutanese | 340 | 0.13% |
Korean | 282 | 0.10% |
Bangladeshi | 127 | 0.05% |
Japanese | 65 | 0.02% |
Mongolian | 61 | 0.02% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 239,005 | 93.3% |
Spanish | 5,865 | 2.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 2,915 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European | 2,795 | 1.1% |
Arabic | 1,300 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 875 | 0.3% |
Other | 782 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 674 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 607 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 64,425 | 23.8% |
Irish | 37,640 | 13.9% |
Italian | 30,676 | 11.3% |
Polish | 29,743 | 11.0% |
English | 22,270 | 8.2% |
American | 9,366 | 3.5% |
Swedish | 5,289 | 2.0% |
French | 4,515 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 4,488 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 3,397 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,204 | 1.2% |
Russian | 3,054 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 2,637 | 1.0% |
European | 2,478 | 0.9% |
Hungarian | 2,159 | 0.8% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 265,487 | 98.1% |
Not a citizen | 5,008 | 1.9% |
Native | 258,641 | 95.6% |
Foreign-born | 11,854 | 4.4% |
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 | ||||||
4,217 | 2.3% | 9,755 | 5.2% | 69,704 | 37.3% | 47,810 | 25.6% | 34,409 | 18.4% | 20,789 | 11.1% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,217 | 2.3% |
9-12 Years | 9,755 | 5.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 69,704 | 37.3% |
Some College | 47,810 | 25.6% |
Bach. Degree | 34,409 | 18.4% |
Grad Degree | 20,789 | 11.1% |
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 | 133,265 | 125,437 | 7,828 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
1991 | 135,747 | 126,030 | 9,717 | 7.2% | 6.9% |
1992 | 138,721 | 128,187 | 10,534 | 7.6% | 7.5% |
1993 | 140,234 | 130,562 | 9,672 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
1994 | 139,402 | 129,872 | 9,530 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
1995 | 140,327 | 131,328 | 8,999 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
1996 | 141,422 | 132,906 | 8,516 | 6.0% | 5.5% |
1997 | 142,547 | 134,268 | 8,279 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
1998 | 141,779 | 134,336 | 7,443 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
1999 | 143,300 | 135,993 | 7,307 | 5.1% | 4.5% |
2000 | 140,728 | 134,304 | 6,424 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2001 | 140,241 | 132,541 | 7,700 | 5.5% | 4.8% |
2002 | 140,735 | 131,377 | 9,358 | 6.6% | 5.6% |
2003 | 137,906 | 128,777 | 9,129 | 6.6% | 5.7% |
2004 | 139,463 | 130,992 | 8,471 | 6.1% | 5.4% |
2005 | 140,726 | 133,117 | 7,609 | 5.4% | 5.0% |
2006 | 140,395 | 133,129 | 7,266 | 5.2% | 4.7% |
2007 | 140,692 | 133,663 | 7,029 | 5.0% | 4.6% |
2008 | 141,662 | 133,653 | 8,009 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2009 | 139,877 | 127,534 | 12,343 | 8.8% | 8.0% |
2010 | 135,877 | 123,620 | 12,257 | 9.0% | 8.2% |
2011 | 136,976 | 126,054 | 10,922 | 8.0% | 7.8% |
2012 | 137,128 | 126,665 | 10,463 | 7.6% | 7.7% |
2013 | 135,527 | 125,776 | 9,751 | 7.2% | 7.1% |
2014 | 134,490 | 126,078 | 8,412 | 6.3% | 5.9% |
2015 | 134,801 | 127,260 | 7,541 | 5.6% | 5.4% |
2016 | 133,789 | 125,178 | 8,611 | 6.4% | 5.3% |
2017 | 130,659 | 123,019 | 7,640 | 5.8% | 5.0% |
2018 | 129,236 | 122,945 | 6,291 | 4.9% | 4.4% |
2019 | 129,087 | 123,080 | 6,007 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
2020 | 126,749 | 114,331 | 12,418 | 9.8% | 9.1% |
2021 | 127,008 | 118,260 | 8,748 | 6.9% | 6.0% |
2022 | 125,979 | 119,735 | 6,244 | 5.0% | 4.4% |
2023 | 126,496 | 121,633 | 4,863 | 3.8% | 3.4% |