2022 population: 104,577
( 27,925 from 2010
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8,567 from 2020)
Land area: 549.1 square miles
Population density: 190.5 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 71,877 | 68.73% | ![]() |
Black: | 20,686 | 19.78% | ![]() |
Indian: | 272 | 0.26% | ![]() |
Asian: | 2,742 | 2.62% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,751 | 1.67% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 7,249 | 6.93% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 32,700 | 31.27% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,405 | 12.5 |
Deaths: | 2,595 | 13.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 8,722 | 45.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 100 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | 18,387 | 24.0 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 9,538 | 12.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 41,410 | |
Median Value | $272,100 | |
Occupied | 37,893 | 91.5% |
Vacant | 3,517 | 8.5% |
Owned | 30,906 | 81.6% |
Rented | 6,987 | 18.4% |
Median Rent | $881 | |
Single-Family Units | 33,663 | 81.3% |
Detached | 31,392 | 75.8% |
Attached | 2,271 | 5.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 1,778 | 4.3% |
Mobile Homes | 5,332 | 12.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,394 | 3.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,692 | 4.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,694 | 4.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,669 | 4.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,477 | 3.9% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,402 | 3.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,225 | 3.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,332 | 3.5% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,305 | 3.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 2,385 | 6.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,862 | 10.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,979 | 13.1% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,234 | 11.2% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,510 | 6.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,285 | 8.7% |
$200,000 or more | 3,448 | 9.1% |
Median Household Income | 72,186 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,172 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 92 | |
Compared to U.S. | 79 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,170 | 5.7% |
Public Assistance | 396 | 1.0% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,012 | 10.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 37,788 | 69.4% |
Unemployed | 2,123 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 92 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 40,003 | 73.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,428 | 26.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 30.4% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 18,149 | 13,805 | 56.8% |
Non-Profit | 797 | 1,481 | 35.0% |
Self-Employed | 2,126 | 1,346 | 61.2% |
Local Government | 1,215 | 2,119 | 36.4% |
State Government | 556 | 1,146 | 32.7% |
Federal Government | 380 | 163 | 70.0% |
Total Private + Self | 20,275 | 15,151 | 57.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 2,948 | 4,909 | 37.5% |
Total | 23,223 | 20,060 | 53.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 12.9% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,274 | 16.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 9,432 | 21.7% |
Professional, Technical | 9,691 | 22.3% |
Service Occupations | 5,644 | 13.0% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 35 | 0.1% |
All others | 11,463 | 26.3% |
White Collar | 60.7% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 7,304 | 16.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 4,930 | 11.3% |
Retail trade | 4,826 | 11.1% |
Educational services | 3,549 | 8.2% |
Finance and insurance | 3,395 | 7.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,735 | 6.3% |
Construction | 2,645 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 2,497 | 5.7% |
Other services | 2,115 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,908 | 4.4% |
Transportation and warehousing | 1,822 | 4.2% |
Public administration | 1,269 | 2.9% |
Wholesale trade | 963 | 2.2% |
Information | 847 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 820 | 1.9% |
Utilities | 723 | 1.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 718 | 1.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 201 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 198 | 0.5% |
Management | 39 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,370 | 2.43% |
Puerto Rican | 493 | 0.51% |
Cuban | 461 | 0.47% |
Dominican | 309 | 0.32% |
Total Central American | 731 | 0.75% |
Costa Rican | 9 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 112 | 0.11% |
Honduran | 346 | 0.35% |
Nicaraguan | 0 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 108 | 0.11% |
Salvadoran | 156 | 0.16% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,083 | 1.11% |
Argentinean | 5 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 35 | 0.04% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 390 | 0.40% |
Ecuadorian | 280 | 0.29% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 67 | 0.07% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 306 | 0.31% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 656 | 0.67% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 1,156 | 1.18% |
Chinese | 372 | 0.38% |
Vietnamese | 144 | 0.15% |
Korean | 97 | 0.10% |
Filipino | 78 | 0.08% |
Japanese | 40 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 84,921 | 92.1% |
Spanish | 4,906 | 5.3% |
Other Indo-European | 904 | 1.0% |
German, other Germanic | 336 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 333 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 258 | 0.3% |
Korean | 97 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 93 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 92 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 12,089 | 12.4% |
Irish | 10,007 | 10.3% |
German | 9,876 | 10.1% |
American | 9,203 | 9.4% |
Italian | 3,539 | 3.6% |
Scottish | 3,268 | 3.3% |
Polish | 2,842 | 2.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,900 | 1.9% |
European | 1,021 | 1.0% |
French | 885 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 559 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 498 | 0.5% |
African | 474 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 460 | 0.5% |
Russian | 416 | 0.4% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 94,406 | 96.7% |
Not a citizen | 3,205 | 3.3% |
Native | 91,759 | 94.0% |
Foreign-born | 5,852 | 6.0% |
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 | ||||||
2,642 | 3.8% | 5,056 | 7.2% | 19,859 | 28.2% | 21,627 | 30.7% | 13,656 | 19.4% | 7,500 | 10.7% |
Average years of education: 13.5 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,642 | 3.8% |
9-12 Years | 5,056 | 7.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 19,859 | 28.2% |
Some College | 21,627 | 30.7% |
Bach. Degree | 13,656 | 19.4% |
Grad Degree | 7,500 | 10.7% |
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 | 28,287 | 26,690 | 1,597 | 5.6% | 4.9% |
1991 | 29,077 | 26,690 | 2,387 | 8.2% | 6.1% |
1992 | 29,224 | 26,513 | 2,711 | 9.3% | 6.7% |
1993 | 29,917 | 27,161 | 2,756 | 9.2% | 7.3% |
1994 | 30,133 | 27,717 | 2,416 | 8.0% | 6.2% |
1995 | 29,194 | 27,497 | 1,697 | 5.8% | 5.1% |
1996 | 28,521 | 26,795 | 1,726 | 6.1% | 5.7% |
1997 | 29,158 | 27,641 | 1,517 | 5.2% | 4.5% |
1998 | 28,936 | 27,640 | 1,296 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
1999 | 29,359 | 28,209 | 1,150 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
2000 | 29,999 | 28,882 | 1,117 | 3.7% | 3.7% |
2001 | 29,872 | 28,218 | 1,654 | 5.5% | 5.3% |
2002 | 29,635 | 27,528 | 2,107 | 7.1% | 6.4% |
2003 | 29,567 | 26,749 | 2,818 | 9.5% | 7.2% |
2004 | 29,902 | 27,024 | 2,878 | 9.6% | 7.4% |
2005 | 29,807 | 27,106 | 2,701 | 9.1% | 7.3% |
2006 | 31,166 | 28,180 | 2,986 | 9.6% | 6.9% |
2007 | 30,290 | 27,187 | 3,103 | 10.2% | 6.1% |
2008 | 29,934 | 26,266 | 3,668 | 12.3% | 7.3% |
2009 | 30,567 | 25,183 | 5,384 | 17.6% | 11.4% |
2010 | 34,271 | 29,158 | 5,113 | 14.9% | 11.3% |
2011 | 34,292 | 29,777 | 4,515 | 13.2% | 10.4% |
2012 | 34,386 | 30,590 | 3,796 | 11.0% | 9.0% |
2013 | 34,399 | 31,284 | 3,115 | 9.1% | 7.4% |
2014 | 35,261 | 32,785 | 2,476 | 7.0% | 6.3% |
2015 | 36,684 | 34,401 | 2,283 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2016 | 38,222 | 36,233 | 1,989 | 5.2% | 4.9% |
2017 | 39,167 | 37,375 | 1,792 | 4.6% | 4.2% |
2018 | 39,963 | 38,469 | 1,494 | 3.7% | 3.4% |
2019 | 41,661 | 40,312 | 1,349 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
2020 | 42,533 | 39,610 | 2,923 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
2021 | 42,882 | 41,051 | 1,831 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2022 | 43,389 | 41,829 | 1,560 | 3.6% | 3.2% |
2023 | 44,903 | 43,430 | 1,473 | 3.3% | 3.0% |