2022 population: 127,189
( 4,424 from 2010
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2,841 from 2020)
Land area: 1320.4 square miles
Population density: 96.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 77,026 | 60.56% | ![]() |
Black: | 40,228 | 31.63% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,027 | 0.81% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,807 | 1.42% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 2,308 | 1.81% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 4,793 | 3.77% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 50,163 | 39.44% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 3,685 | 14.2 |
Deaths: | 4,243 | 16.3 |
Net Migration: ![]() | -2,472 | -9.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 138 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | -4,597 | -3.5 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 173 | 0.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 58,076 | |
Median Value | $171,400 | |
Occupied | 48,544 | 83.6% |
Vacant | 9,532 | 16.4% |
Owned | 31,989 | 65.9% |
Rented | 16,555 | 34.1% |
Median Rent | $925 | |
Single-Family Units | 41,074 | 70.7% |
Detached | 40,100 | 69.0% |
Attached | 974 | 1.7% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 4,403 | 7.6% |
Mobile Homes | 8,618 | 14.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 3,002 | 6.2% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,719 | 5.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 2,858 | 5.9% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,651 | 5.5% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,463 | 5.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,455 | 5.1% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,791 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,894 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,204 | 4.5% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,085 | 8.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 4,052 | 8.3% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5,509 | 11.3% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 4,254 | 8.8% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,821 | 5.8% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3,108 | 6.4% |
$200,000 or more | 2,678 | 5.5% |
Median Household Income | 55,407 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,010 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 94 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 3,824 | 7.9% |
Public Assistance | 601 | 1.2% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,986 | 18.5% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 49,309 | 63.8% |
Unemployed | 3,204 | 4.1% |
In Armed Forces | 503 | 0.7% |
Total Labor Force | 53,016 | 68.6% |
Not in Labor Force | 24,302 | 31.4% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 35.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 17,789 | 16,537 | 51.8% |
Non-Profit | 1,225 | 2,431 | 33.5% |
Self-Employed | 3,491 | 1,612 | 68.4% |
Local Government | 1,980 | 2,969 | 40.0% |
State Government | 1,685 | 2,700 | 38.4% |
Federal Government | 1,583 | 1,503 | 51.3% |
Total Private + Self | 21,280 | 18,149 | 54.0% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 6,473 | 9,603 | 40.3% |
Total | 27,753 | 27,752 | 50.0% |
Pct. Govt. | 22.4% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,540 | 11.8% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 12,012 | 21.6% |
Professional, Technical | 12,552 | 22.6% |
Service Occupations | 11,407 | 20.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 453 | 0.8% |
All others | 13,054 | 23.5% |
White Collar | 56.0% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 11,184 | 20.1% |
Retail trade | 6,626 | 11.9% |
Educational services | 5,500 | 9.9% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,095 | 9.2% |
Public administration | 4,399 | 7.9% |
Construction | 4,249 | 7.6% |
Manufacturing | 2,847 | 5.1% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,281 | 4.1% |
Other services | 2,198 | 4.0% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,036 | 3.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,833 | 3.3% |
Wholesale trade | 1,728 | 3.1% |
Finance and insurance | 1,400 | 2.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 913 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 893 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 844 | 1.5% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 668 | 1.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 473 | 0.9% |
Information | 368 | 0.7% |
Management | 30 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 2,704 | 2.09% |
Puerto Rican | 376 | 0.29% |
Cuban | 286 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 22 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 536 | 0.41% |
Costa Rican | 104 | 0.08% |
Guatemalan | 113 | 0.09% |
Honduran | 204 | 0.16% |
Nicaraguan | 106 | 0.08% |
Panamanian | 3 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 6 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 68 | 0.05% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 29 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 39 | 0.03% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 0 | 0.00% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 580 | 0.45% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 352 | 0.27% |
Chinese | 252 | 0.19% |
Laotian | 250 | 0.19% |
Vietnamese | 154 | 0.12% |
Filipino | 154 | 0.12% |
Thai | 94 | 0.07% |
Japanese | 54 | 0.04% |
Cambodian | 14 | 0.01% |
Korean | 7 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 115,523 | 95.4% |
Spanish | 2,834 | 2.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 784 | 0.6% |
Other Asian | 528 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 471 | 0.4% |
Arabic | 333 | 0.3% |
Vietnamese | 132 | 0.1% |
Other | 125 | 0.1% |
German, other Germanic | 121 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 16,246 | 12.5% |
French | 8,180 | 6.3% |
English | 7,390 | 5.7% |
Irish | 6,199 | 4.8% |
German | 5,206 | 4.0% |
Italian | 2,230 | 1.7% |
European | 1,573 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 1,043 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 925 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 866 | 0.7% |
Belgian | 728 | 0.6% |
Cajun | 715 | 0.6% |
British | 554 | 0.4% |
African | 419 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 404 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 127,703 | 98.6% |
Not a citizen | 1,833 | 1.4% |
Native | 126,191 | 97.4% |
Foreign-born | 3,345 | 2.6% |
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 | ||||||
3,615 | 4.2% | 7,057 | 8.2% | 32,361 | 37.5% | 24,036 | 27.8% | 12,220 | 14.2% | 7,030 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,615 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 7,057 | 8.2% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 32,361 | 37.5% |
Some College | 24,036 | 27.8% |
Bach. Degree | 12,220 | 14.2% |
Grad Degree | 7,030 | 8.1% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 55,889 | 52,556 | 3,333 | 6.0% | 6.2% |
1991 | 56,214 | 52,457 | 3,757 | 6.7% | 7.2% |
1992 | 56,361 | 52,785 | 3,576 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
1993 | 56,127 | 52,868 | 3,259 | 5.8% | 7.4% |
1994 | 57,074 | 53,507 | 3,567 | 6.2% | 7.7% |
1995 | 58,044 | 54,537 | 3,507 | 6.0% | 6.9% |
1996 | 57,962 | 54,400 | 3,562 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
1997 | 57,452 | 54,133 | 3,319 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
1998 | 58,193 | 55,235 | 2,958 | 5.1% | 5.5% |
1999 | 59,640 | 57,106 | 2,534 | 4.2% | 5.0% |
2000 | 55,496 | 52,573 | 2,923 | 5.3% | 5.2% |
2001 | 55,611 | 52,359 | 3,252 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2002 | 56,083 | 52,735 | 3,348 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2003 | 56,133 | 52,570 | 3,563 | 6.3% | 6.3% |
2004 | 56,237 | 53,221 | 3,016 | 5.4% | 5.7% |
2005 | 59,452 | 55,828 | 3,624 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
2006 | 60,069 | 57,814 | 2,255 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
2007 | 59,757 | 57,334 | 2,423 | 4.1% | 4.1% |
2008 | 61,659 | 58,962 | 2,697 | 4.4% | 4.7% |
2009 | 60,831 | 56,962 | 3,869 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 58,785 | 54,571 | 4,214 | 7.2% | 7.5% |
2011 | 58,413 | 54,175 | 4,238 | 7.3% | 7.4% |
2012 | 57,491 | 53,634 | 3,857 | 6.7% | 6.7% |
2013 | 57,222 | 53,455 | 3,767 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
2014 | 57,784 | 53,998 | 3,786 | 6.6% | 6.3% |
2015 | 57,958 | 54,240 | 3,718 | 6.4% | 6.3% |
2016 | 57,346 | 53,805 | 3,541 | 6.2% | 6.1% |
2017 | 56,169 | 53,016 | 3,153 | 5.6% | 5.1% |
2018 | 55,687 | 52,782 | 2,905 | 5.2% | 4.8% |
2019 | 55,555 | 52,841 | 2,714 | 4.9% | 4.7% |
2020 | 55,157 | 51,714 | 3,443 | 6.2% | 8.3% |
2021 | 55,554 | 53,230 | 2,324 | 4.2% | 5.6% |
2022 | 56,381 | 54,566 | 1,815 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2023 | 54,680 | 52,770 | 1,910 | 3.5% | 3.7% |