2022 population: 144,975
( 5,307 from 2010
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1,716 from 2020)
Land area: 722.8 square miles
Population density: 200.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 96,958 | 66.88% | ![]() |
Black: | 30,204 | 20.83% | ![]() |
Indian: | 546 | 0.38% | ![]() |
Asian: | 3,406 | 2.35% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,992 | 2.06% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 10,869 | 7.50% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 48,017 | 33.12% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 3,451 | 12.0 |
Deaths: | 3,785 | 13.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,708 | 6.0 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 299 | 1.0 |
Change in White population: | -712 | -0.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,019 | 4.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 62,473 | |
Median Value | $161,700 | |
Occupied | 55,373 | 88.6% |
Vacant | 7,100 | 11.4% |
Owned | 39,390 | 71.1% |
Rented | 15,983 | 28.9% |
Median Rent | $1,001 | |
Single-Family Units | 46,647 | 74.7% |
Detached | 45,467 | 72.8% |
Attached | 1,180 | 1.9% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,637 | 10.6% |
Mobile Homes | 5,866 | 9.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,743 | 6.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,131 | 5.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,161 | 3.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,402 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,507 | 4.5% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,474 | 4.5% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,900 | 3.4% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,659 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,460 | 4.4% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,232 | 7.6% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,506 | 9.9% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 8,002 | 14.5% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 5,265 | 9.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,651 | 4.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,359 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 2,921 | 5.3% |
Median Household Income | 60,045 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,509 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 77 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,450 | 6.2% |
Public Assistance | 1,334 | 2.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,027 | 10.9% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 54,467 | 64.3% |
Unemployed | 4,613 | 5.4% |
In Armed Forces | 978 | 1.2% |
Total Labor Force | 60,058 | 70.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 24,608 | 29.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 34.5% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 23,088 | 18,348 | 55.7% |
Non-Profit | 1,129 | 1,944 | 36.7% |
Self-Employed | 2,956 | 2,096 | 58.5% |
Local Government | 1,605 | 2,997 | 34.9% |
State Government | 1,271 | 1,965 | 39.3% |
Federal Government | 2,135 | 1,968 | 52.0% |
Total Private + Self | 26,044 | 20,444 | 56.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,140 | 8,874 | 40.9% |
Total | 32,184 | 29,318 | 52.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 19.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 7,534 | 12.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,884 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 14,702 | 23.8% |
Service Occupations | 10,943 | 17.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 156 | 0.3% |
All others | 15,610 | 25.3% |
White Collar | 56.9% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 9,453 | 15.3% |
Health care and social assistance | 8,678 | 14.1% |
Retail trade | 6,578 | 10.7% |
Educational services | 5,356 | 8.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,292 | 8.6% |
Construction | 4,503 | 7.3% |
Public administration | 3,848 | 6.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,613 | 4.2% |
Other services | 2,569 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,568 | 4.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 2,492 | 4.0% |
Finance and insurance | 1,904 | 3.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,641 | 2.7% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,076 | 1.7% |
Wholesale trade | 1,008 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 716 | 1.2% |
Information | 641 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 461 | 0.7% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 276 | 0.4% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,452 | 1.71% |
Puerto Rican | 3,702 | 2.58% |
Cuban | 325 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 1,173 | 0.82% |
Total Central American | 962 | 0.67% |
Costa Rican | 72 | 0.05% |
Guatemalan | 401 | 0.28% |
Honduran | 326 | 0.23% |
Nicaraguan | 21 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 142 | 0.10% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 474 | 0.33% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 93 | 0.06% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 83 | 0.06% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 298 | 0.21% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,127 | 0.78% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 1,838 | 1.28% |
Filipino | 664 | 0.46% |
Indian | 337 | 0.23% |
Korean | 97 | 0.07% |
Chinese | 49 | 0.03% |
Thai | 23 | 0.02% |
Japanese | 15 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 11 | 0.01% |
Cambodian | 9 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 126,326 | 93.1% |
Spanish | 6,296 | 4.6% |
Vietnamese | 1,172 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European | 700 | 0.5% |
Tagalog | 406 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 163 | 0.1% |
Other | 124 | 0.1% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 117 | 0.1% |
Korean | 106 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 16,143 | 11.2% |
American | 14,794 | 10.3% |
Irish | 11,998 | 8.3% |
German | 11,773 | 8.2% |
French | 5,685 | 4.0% |
Scottish | 3,284 | 2.3% |
Italian | 3,263 | 2.3% |
European | 1,930 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,758 | 1.2% |
Polish | 995 | 0.7% |
British | 928 | 0.6% |
Norwegian | 740 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 704 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 701 | 0.5% |
African | 701 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 141,874 | 98.7% |
Not a citizen | 1,847 | 1.3% |
Native | 138,687 | 96.5% |
Foreign-born | 5,034 | 3.5% |
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 | ||||||
4,248 | 4.3% | 6,882 | 7.0% | 27,369 | 27.7% | 37,006 | 37.4% | 15,190 | 15.4% | 8,129 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 4,248 | 4.3% |
9-12 Years | 6,882 | 7.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 27,369 | 27.7% |
Some College | 37,006 | 37.4% |
Bach. Degree | 15,190 | 15.4% |
Grad Degree | 8,129 | 8.2% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 55,070 | 51,121 | 3,949 | 7.2% | 7.6% |
1991 | 56,184 | 52,384 | 3,800 | 6.8% | 8.4% |
1992 | 58,533 | 54,468 | 4,065 | 6.9% | 8.0% |
1993 | 62,786 | 59,063 | 3,723 | 5.9% | 6.7% |
1994 | 65,387 | 61,705 | 3,682 | 5.6% | 6.3% |
1995 | 64,554 | 60,778 | 3,776 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
1996 | 64,992 | 61,462 | 3,530 | 5.4% | 6.0% |
1997 | 65,744 | 62,322 | 3,422 | 5.2% | 5.7% |
1998 | 67,215 | 64,639 | 2,576 | 3.8% | 5.3% |
1999 | 70,373 | 67,685 | 2,688 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
2000 | 63,281 | 59,702 | 3,579 | 5.7% | 5.3% |
2001 | 60,514 | 57,108 | 3,406 | 5.6% | 5.5% |
2002 | 59,725 | 55,757 | 3,968 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
2003 | 59,841 | 56,207 | 3,634 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2004 | 60,198 | 56,716 | 3,482 | 5.8% | 6.1% |
2005 | 62,187 | 55,992 | 6,195 | 10.0% | 7.6% |
2006 | 57,927 | 53,594 | 4,333 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
2007 | 59,149 | 55,891 | 3,258 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
2008 | 60,927 | 57,380 | 3,547 | 5.8% | 6.7% |
2009 | 60,563 | 55,625 | 4,938 | 8.2% | 9.4% |
2010 | 64,564 | 58,594 | 5,970 | 9.2% | 10.1% |
2011 | 65,709 | 59,024 | 6,685 | 10.2% | 9.8% |
2012 | 63,893 | 57,974 | 5,919 | 9.3% | 8.8% |
2013 | 60,970 | 55,587 | 5,383 | 8.8% | 8.5% |
2014 | 58,907 | 54,152 | 4,755 | 8.1% | 7.6% |
2015 | 58,800 | 54,606 | 4,194 | 7.1% | 6.5% |
2016 | 58,850 | 54,898 | 3,952 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
2017 | 58,454 | 54,904 | 3,550 | 6.1% | 5.2% |
2018 | 58,303 | 54,917 | 3,386 | 5.8% | 5.0% |
2019 | 58,721 | 55,070 | 3,651 | 6.2% | 5.5% |
2020 | 58,435 | 52,868 | 5,567 | 9.5% | 8.1% |
2021 | 58,829 | 55,377 | 3,452 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
2022 | 58,527 | 56,036 | 2,491 | 4.3% | 3.9% |
2023 | 58,292 | 56,388 | 1,904 | 3.3% | 3.2% |