2022 population: 320,347
( 24,544 from 2010
, 2,220 from 2020)
Land area: 283.6 square miles
Population density: 1129.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 222,200 | 69.36% | 2.8% |
Black: | 50,204 | 15.67% | 18.6% |
Indian: | 526 | 0.16% | 12.2% |
Asian: | 14,103 | 4.40% | 46.7% |
2+ races: | 9,016 | 2.81% | 46.3% |
Hispanic: | 24,298 | 7.58% | 18.7% |
Total non-White: | 98,147 | 30.64% | 23.1% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 8,224 | 12.7 |
Deaths: | 6,650 | 10.3 |
Net Migration: | -5,036 | -7.8 |
Net Immigration: | 1,248 | 1.9 |
Change in White population: | 6,128 | 2.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 18,416 | 6.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 146,345 | |
Median Value | $247,900 | |
Occupied | 136,104 | 93.0% |
Vacant | 10,241 | 7.0% |
Owned | 73,941 | 54.3% |
Rented | 62,163 | 45.7% |
Median Rent | $1,065 | |
Single-Family Units | 96,490 | 65.9% |
Detached | 86,730 | 59.3% |
Attached | 9,760 | 6.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 37,294 | 25.5% |
Mobile Homes | 1,341 | 0.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 8,245 | 6.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,823 | 3.5% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 4,752 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,424 | 4.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,247 | 4.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 4,939 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,835 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 5,725 | 4.2% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 4,779 | 3.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 10,631 | 7.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 13,157 | 9.7% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 16,202 | 11.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 12,023 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 9,130 | 6.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 10,465 | 7.7% |
$200,000 or more | 12,727 | 9.4% |
Median Household Income | 66,087 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,953 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 105 | |
Compared to U.S. | 84 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,483 | 4.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,820 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 12,603 | 9.3% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 147,993 | 73.2% |
Unemployed | 8,118 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 60 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 156,171 | 77.3% |
Not in Labor Force | 45,988 | 22.7% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 58,228 | 49,775 | 53.9% |
Non-Profit | 6,692 | 10,212 | 39.6% |
Self-Employed | 9,258 | 5,711 | 61.8% |
Local Government | 4,078 | 5,725 | 41.6% |
State Government | 7,303 | 9,070 | 44.6% |
Federal Government | 1,670 | 1,350 | 55.3% |
Total Private + Self | 67,486 | 55,486 | 54.9% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 19,743 | 26,357 | 42.8% |
Total | 87,229 | 81,843 | 51.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 17.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 27,767 | 16.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 35,170 | 20.8% |
Professional, Technical | 50,932 | 30.1% |
Service Occupations | 27,383 | 16.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 915 | 0.5% |
All others | 28,199 | 16.6% |
White Collar | 67.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 25,773 | 15.2% |
Educational services | 24,321 | 14.4% |
Retail trade | 20,552 | 12.1% |
Manufacturing | 15,660 | 9.2% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 13,842 | 8.2% |
Accommodation and food services | 12,141 | 7.2% |
Other services | 8,554 | 5.0% |
Construction | 7,712 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,183 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 6,970 | 4.1% |
Public administration | 5,727 | 3.4% |
Finance and insurance | 5,416 | 3.2% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,614 | 2.1% |
Wholesale trade | 3,428 | 2.0% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 3,026 | 1.8% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 2,180 | 1.3% |
Information | 2,158 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 752 | 0.4% |
Management | 348 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 94 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 15,655 | 4.87% |
Puerto Rican | 1,685 | 0.52% |
Cuban | 629 | 0.20% |
Dominican | 119 | 0.04% |
Total Central American | 2,954 | 0.92% |
Costa Rican | 79 | 0.02% |
Guatemalan | 751 | 0.23% |
Honduran | 1,536 | 0.48% |
Nicaraguan | 34 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 272 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 278 | 0.09% |
Other Central American | 4 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,475 | 0.46% |
Argentinean | 138 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 81 | 0.03% |
Colombian | 315 | 0.10% |
Ecuadorian | 25 | 0.01% |
Paraguayan | 11 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 471 | 0.15% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 434 | 0.14% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,322 | 0.41% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Chinese | 3,602 | 1.12% |
Indian | 3,204 | 1.00% |
Japanese | 1,004 | 0.31% |
Korean | 990 | 0.31% |
Filipino | 594 | 0.18% |
Vietnamese | 507 | 0.16% |
Cambodian | 413 | 0.13% |
Indonesian | 167 | 0.05% |
Thai | 138 | 0.04% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 261,669 | 86.4% |
Spanish | 18,586 | 6.1% |
Other Indo-European | 5,351 | 1.8% |
Other | 3,590 | 1.2% |
Chinese | 2,971 | 1.0% |
Other Asian | 2,691 | 0.9% |
Arabic | 2,308 | 0.8% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,943 | 0.6% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,632 | 0.5% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 41,951 | 13.1% |
German | 40,241 | 12.5% |
Irish | 35,948 | 11.2% |
American | 26,026 | 8.1% |
Italian | 8,967 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 8,050 | 2.5% |
European | 7,759 | 2.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,277 | 2.0% |
French | 5,027 | 1.6% |
Polish | 4,937 | 1.5% |
British | 3,509 | 1.1% |
Welsh | 3,039 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 2,640 | 0.8% |
Other Subsaharan African | 2,286 | 0.7% |
African | 1,874 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 300,240 | 93.5% |
Not a citizen | 21,036 | 6.5% |
Native | 288,444 | 89.8% |
Foreign-born | 32,832 | 10.2% |
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 | ||||||
6,735 | 3.2% | 9,715 | 4.6% | 39,312 | 18.8% | 56,256 | 26.8% | 54,431 | 26.0% | 43,109 | 20.6% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 6,735 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 9,715 | 4.6% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 39,312 | 18.8% |
Some College | 56,256 | 26.8% |
Bach. Degree | 54,431 | 26.0% |
Grad Degree | 43,109 | 20.6% |
Average years of education: 14.4 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 127,927 | 123,233 | 4,694 | 3.7% | 6.0% |
1991 | 126,331 | 121,637 | 4,694 | 3.7% | 7.3% |
1992 | 127,983 | 123,262 | 4,721 | 3.7% | 6.9% |
1993 | 131,693 | 127,214 | 4,479 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
1994 | 133,152 | 128,813 | 4,339 | 3.3% | 5.4% |
1995 | 134,291 | 130,779 | 3,512 | 2.6% | 5.4% |
1996 | 135,777 | 132,525 | 3,252 | 2.4% | 5.4% |
1997 | 139,551 | 136,208 | 3,343 | 2.4% | 5.2% |
1998 | 141,256 | 138,449 | 2,807 | 2.0% | 4.5% |
1999 | 143,670 | 140,842 | 2,828 | 2.0% | 4.5% |
2000 | 149,579 | 145,236 | 4,343 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
2001 | 147,454 | 141,948 | 5,506 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
2002 | 145,088 | 138,831 | 6,257 | 4.3% | 5.8% |
2003 | 145,725 | 139,009 | 6,716 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
2004 | 144,215 | 138,235 | 5,980 | 4.1% | 5.5% |
2005 | 145,783 | 139,299 | 6,484 | 4.4% | 5.9% |
2006 | 148,468 | 142,044 | 6,424 | 4.3% | 5.7% |
2007 | 151,497 | 145,461 | 6,036 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
2008 | 150,541 | 143,168 | 7,373 | 4.9% | 6.5% |
2009 | 152,340 | 139,945 | 12,395 | 8.1% | 10.8% |
2010 | 164,103 | 151,818 | 12,285 | 7.5% | 10.3% |
2011 | 165,355 | 154,034 | 11,321 | 6.8% | 9.4% |
2012 | 166,321 | 156,575 | 9,746 | 5.9% | 8.2% |
2013 | 168,491 | 158,808 | 9,683 | 5.7% | 7.9% |
2014 | 167,074 | 159,106 | 7,968 | 4.8% | 6.4% |
2015 | 167,924 | 161,561 | 6,363 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
2016 | 171,498 | 165,460 | 6,038 | 3.5% | 5.0% |
2017 | 175,111 | 168,906 | 6,205 | 3.5% | 4.8% |
2018 | 174,013 | 168,398 | 5,615 | 3.2% | 4.2% |
2019 | 175,727 | 170,118 | 5,609 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
2020 | 172,284 | 162,405 | 9,879 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
2021 | 172,829 | 166,438 | 6,391 | 3.7% | 4.4% |
2022 | 175,935 | 170,528 | 5,407 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
2023 | 175,552 | 169,623 | 5,929 | 3.4% | 4.2% |