2022 population: 157,702
( 3,982 from 2010
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2,662 from 2020)
Land area: 610.3 square miles
Population density: 258.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 90,306 | 57.26% | ![]() |
Black: | 59,490 | 37.72% | ![]() |
Indian: | 411 | 0.26% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,646 | 1.04% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,969 | 1.25% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 3,880 | 2.46% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 67,396 | 42.74% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 4,384 | 13.7 |
Deaths: | 4,485 | 14.0 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -2,763 | -8.6 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 160 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -1,267 | -0.8 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,249 | 3.4 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 70,178 | |
Median Value | $172,800 | |
Occupied | 59,595 | 84.9% |
Vacant | 10,583 | 15.1% |
Owned | 35,465 | 59.5% |
Rented | 24,130 | 40.5% |
Median Rent | $886 | |
Single-Family Units | 47,077 | 67.1% |
Detached | 46,055 | 65.6% |
Attached | 1,022 | 1.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 6,031 | 8.6% |
Mobile Homes | 9,971 | 14.2% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,371 | 10.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,002 | 6.7% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,159 | 5.3% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,421 | 5.7% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,863 | 4.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,086 | 5.2% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,519 | 4.2% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,407 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,273 | 3.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,518 | 5.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,508 | 9.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 6,202 | 10.4% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,426 | 7.4% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,819 | 4.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,636 | 6.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3,385 | 5.7% |
Median Household Income | 49,261 | |
Per Capita Income | 29,670 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 4,793 | 8.0% |
Public Assistance | 3,197 | 5.4% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 11,370 | 19.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 62,763 | 64.0% |
Unemployed | 4,317 | 4.4% |
In Armed Forces | 174 | 0.2% |
Total Labor Force | 67,254 | 68.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 30,820 | 31.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 24,048 | 22,503 | 51.7% |
Non-Profit | 1,613 | 3,949 | 29.0% |
Self-Employed | 3,727 | 2,425 | 60.6% |
Local Government | 1,882 | 3,134 | 37.5% |
State Government | 1,564 | 2,632 | 37.3% |
Federal Government | 265 | 521 | 33.7% |
Total Private + Self | 27,775 | 24,928 | 52.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,324 | 10,236 | 34.2% |
Total | 33,099 | 35,164 | 48.5% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.6% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 8,508 | 12.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 14,544 | 21.3% |
Professional, Technical | 17,348 | 25.4% |
Service Occupations | 13,498 | 19.7% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 136 | 0.2% |
All others | 14,531 | 21.2% |
White Collar | 59.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 13,146 | 19.2% |
Retail trade | 8,536 | 12.5% |
Educational services | 7,328 | 10.7% |
Accommodation and food services | 4,774 | 7.0% |
Manufacturing | 4,357 | 6.4% |
Construction | 3,924 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 3,687 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 3,272 | 4.8% |
Other services | 3,258 | 4.8% |
Finance and insurance | 3,198 | 4.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,712 | 4.0% |
Information | 2,432 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,115 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 1,952 | 2.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,033 | 1.5% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 910 | 1.3% |
Utilities | 770 | 1.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 665 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 299 | 0.4% |
Management | 61 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,317 | 1.45% |
Puerto Rican | 192 | 0.12% |
Cuban | 15 | 0.01% |
Dominican | 0 | 0.00% |
Total Central American | 553 | 0.35% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 0 | 0.00% |
Honduran | 410 | 0.26% |
Nicaraguan | 35 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 46 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 62 | 0.04% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 163 | 0.10% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 5 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 42 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 11 | 0.01% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 105 | 0.07% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 469 | 0.29% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 756 | 0.47% |
Vietnamese | 513 | 0.32% |
Chinese | 165 | 0.10% |
Korean | 89 | 0.06% |
Mien | 83 | 0.05% |
Filipino | 59 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 24 | 0.02% |
Taiwanese | 4 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 144,023 | 96.5% |
Spanish | 2,605 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European | 758 | 0.5% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 413 | 0.3% |
Arabic | 340 | 0.2% |
Vietnamese | 291 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 221 | 0.1% |
Other Asian | 190 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 173 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 15,163 | 9.5% |
American | 12,426 | 7.8% |
Irish | 10,419 | 6.5% |
German | 5,940 | 3.7% |
French | 3,958 | 2.5% |
Italian | 2,749 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 2,091 | 1.3% |
European | 1,711 | 1.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,421 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 759 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 745 | 0.5% |
Polish | 654 | 0.4% |
African | 547 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 530 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 484 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 158,039 | 99.0% |
Not a citizen | 1,546 | 1.0% |
Native | 156,535 | 98.1% |
Foreign-born | 3,050 | 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 | ||||||
3,333 | 3.2% | 9,220 | 8.8% | 33,982 | 32.5% | 31,100 | 29.7% | 17,102 | 16.3% | 9,925 | 9.5% |
Average years of education: 13.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,333 | 3.2% |
9-12 Years | 9,220 | 8.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 33,982 | 32.5% |
Some College | 31,100 | 29.7% |
Bach. Degree | 17,102 | 16.3% |
Grad Degree | 9,925 | 9.5% |
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 | 65,733 | 62,104 | 3,629 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
1991 | 66,811 | 62,810 | 4,001 | 6.0% | 7.2% |
1992 | 67,054 | 63,342 | 3,712 | 5.5% | 7.8% |
1993 | 65,506 | 61,834 | 3,672 | 5.6% | 7.4% |
1994 | 65,552 | 61,601 | 3,951 | 6.0% | 7.7% |
1995 | 67,119 | 63,559 | 3,560 | 5.3% | 6.9% |
1996 | 68,438 | 64,508 | 3,930 | 5.7% | 6.5% |
1997 | 68,486 | 64,408 | 4,078 | 6.0% | 5.9% |
1998 | 68,431 | 64,923 | 3,508 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
1999 | 69,333 | 66,821 | 2,512 | 3.6% | 5.0% |
2000 | 69,592 | 66,383 | 3,209 | 4.6% | 5.2% |
2001 | 70,885 | 67,122 | 3,763 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
2002 | 71,533 | 67,809 | 3,724 | 5.2% | 6.0% |
2003 | 71,933 | 67,709 | 4,224 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
2004 | 71,308 | 67,426 | 3,882 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2005 | 72,697 | 68,303 | 4,394 | 6.0% | 6.8% |
2006 | 72,383 | 69,559 | 2,824 | 3.9% | 4.0% |
2007 | 71,533 | 68,056 | 3,477 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
2008 | 71,150 | 67,661 | 3,489 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
2009 | 71,206 | 66,269 | 4,937 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
2010 | 70,667 | 65,154 | 5,513 | 7.8% | 7.5% |
2011 | 70,080 | 64,533 | 5,547 | 7.9% | 7.4% |
2012 | 71,006 | 65,785 | 5,221 | 7.4% | 6.7% |
2013 | 70,976 | 66,065 | 4,911 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
2014 | 71,668 | 66,761 | 4,907 | 6.8% | 6.3% |
2015 | 71,983 | 67,230 | 4,753 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
2016 | 71,640 | 67,279 | 4,361 | 6.1% | 6.1% |
2017 | 70,733 | 67,014 | 3,719 | 5.3% | 5.1% |
2018 | 71,179 | 67,554 | 3,625 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
2019 | 70,828 | 67,208 | 3,620 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2020 | 69,823 | 64,663 | 5,160 | 7.4% | 8.3% |
2021 | 70,104 | 66,501 | 3,603 | 5.1% | 5.6% |
2022 | 70,659 | 68,082 | 2,577 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
2023 | 69,852 | 67,209 | 2,643 | 3.8% | 3.7% |