2022 population: 494,574
( 62,348 from 2010
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15,593 from 2020)
Land area: 508.3 square miles
Population density: 972.9 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 401,868 | 81.26% | ![]() |
Black: | 42,105 | 8.51% | ![]() |
Indian: | 1,091 | 0.22% | ![]() |
Asian: | 12,694 | 2.57% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 11,338 | 2.29% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 25,478 | 5.15% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 92,706 | 18.74% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 11,823 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 12,920 | 13.5 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 15,725 | 16.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 802 | 0.8 |
Change in White population: | 39,288 | 9.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 23,060 | 5.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 212,074 | |
Median Value | $248,200 | |
Occupied | 194,842 | 91.9% |
Vacant | 17,232 | 8.1% |
Owned | 126,547 | 64.9% |
Rented | 68,295 | 35.1% |
Median Rent | $1,097 | |
Single-Family Units | 152,224 | 71.8% |
Detached | 140,483 | 66.2% |
Attached | 11,741 | 5.5% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 40,904 | 19.3% |
Mobile Homes | 8,291 | 3.9% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 9,938 | 5.1% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 8,154 | 4.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,896 | 3.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 8,135 | 4.2% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 7,903 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 8,596 | 4.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,948 | 4.1% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,163 | 3.7% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,733 | 4.0% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,502 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 19,619 | 10.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 25,343 | 13.0% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 20,722 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 12,116 | 6.2% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 14,101 | 7.2% |
$200,000 or more | 16,973 | 8.7% |
Median Household Income | 68,580 | |
Per Capita Income | 39,608 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 107 | |
Compared to U.S. | 87 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 7,952 | 4.1% |
Public Assistance | 4,039 | 2.1% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 19,656 | 10.1% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 217,572 | 72.1% |
Unemployed | 8,764 | 2.9% |
In Armed Forces | 417 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 226,753 | 75.2% |
Not in Labor Force | 74,958 | 24.8% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 27.7% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 90,884 | 75,949 | 54.5% |
Non-Profit | 7,236 | 13,100 | 35.6% |
Self-Employed | 12,606 | 7,388 | 63.0% |
Local Government | 5,170 | 7,794 | 39.9% |
State Government | 6,873 | 7,472 | 47.9% |
Federal Government | 4,547 | 2,730 | 62.5% |
Total Private + Self | 103,490 | 83,337 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 23,826 | 31,096 | 43.4% |
Total | 127,316 | 114,433 | 52.7% |
Pct. Govt. | 14.3% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 39,871 | 16.5% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 54,892 | 22.7% |
Professional, Technical | 65,346 | 27.0% |
Service Occupations | 38,593 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 335 | 0.1% |
All others | 43,644 | 18.0% |
White Collar | 66.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 35,113 | 14.5% |
Retail trade | 31,474 | 13.0% |
Educational services | 24,529 | 10.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 20,248 | 8.4% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 19,994 | 8.3% |
Manufacturing | 19,489 | 8.0% |
Construction | 17,184 | 7.1% |
Finance and insurance | 12,446 | 5.1% |
Other services | 11,230 | 4.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 11,089 | 4.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 9,421 | 3.9% |
Public administration | 7,499 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 6,117 | 2.5% |
Information | 4,713 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 4,445 | 1.8% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 3,714 | 1.5% |
Utilities | 2,300 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 691 | 0.3% |
Management | 464 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 186 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 11,401 | 2.37% |
Puerto Rican | 1,874 | 0.39% |
Cuban | 1,120 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 103 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 5,152 | 1.07% |
Costa Rican | 48 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 3,110 | 0.65% |
Honduran | 1,017 | 0.21% |
Nicaraguan | 77 | 0.02% |
Panamanian | 368 | 0.08% |
Salvadoran | 532 | 0.11% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 1,695 | 0.35% |
Argentinean | 311 | 0.06% |
Bolivian | 76 | 0.02% |
Chilean | 117 | 0.02% |
Colombian | 782 | 0.16% |
Ecuadorian | 73 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 1 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 125 | 0.03% |
Uruguayan | 4 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 206 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 1,551 | 0.32% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 3,639 | 0.76% |
Chinese | 2,254 | 0.47% |
Vietnamese | 1,155 | 0.24% |
Korean | 956 | 0.20% |
Filipino | 906 | 0.19% |
Japanese | 395 | 0.08% |
Taiwanese | 216 | 0.04% |
Thai | 209 | 0.04% |
Bangladeshi | 139 | 0.03% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 423,634 | 93.1% |
Spanish | 14,475 | 3.2% |
Other Indo-European | 3,893 | 0.9% |
Arabic | 2,500 | 0.5% |
Other | 1,736 | 0.4% |
Chinese | 1,691 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 1,394 | 0.3% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,316 | 0.3% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,268 | 0.3% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
English | 62,171 | 12.9% |
American | 55,090 | 11.4% |
German | 53,933 | 11.2% |
Irish | 48,927 | 10.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 15,413 | 3.2% |
Italian | 12,703 | 2.6% |
European | 12,113 | 2.5% |
Scottish | 11,988 | 2.5% |
French | 8,132 | 1.7% |
Polish | 7,067 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 5,518 | 1.1% |
British | 4,320 | 0.9% |
Welsh | 4,191 | 0.9% |
Norwegian | 2,799 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 2,629 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 466,678 | 96.9% |
Not a citizen | 14,728 | 3.1% |
Native | 454,730 | 94.5% |
Foreign-born | 26,676 | 5.5% |
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 | ||||||
8,432 | 2.6% | 16,259 | 5.0% | 80,673 | 25.0% | 90,921 | 28.2% | 77,209 | 23.9% | 49,079 | 15.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 8,432 | 2.6% |
9-12 Years | 16,259 | 5.0% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 80,673 | 25.0% |
Some College | 90,921 | 28.2% |
Bach. Degree | 77,209 | 23.9% |
Grad Degree | 49,079 | 15.2% |
Average years of education: 14.0 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 173,667 | 166,481 | 7,186 | 4.1% | 5.3% |
1991 | 176,304 | 168,539 | 7,765 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
1992 | 183,912 | 175,550 | 8,362 | 4.5% | 6.5% |
1993 | 189,257 | 181,767 | 7,490 | 4.0% | 5.8% |
1994 | 193,138 | 186,655 | 6,483 | 3.4% | 4.8% |
1995 | 197,255 | 190,565 | 6,690 | 3.4% | 5.2% |
1996 | 196,981 | 190,218 | 6,763 | 3.4% | 5.2% |
1997 | 197,074 | 190,123 | 6,951 | 3.5% | 5.3% |
1998 | 202,742 | 196,253 | 6,489 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
1999 | 203,020 | 197,901 | 5,119 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
2000 | 200,887 | 194,771 | 6,116 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
2001 | 205,581 | 198,963 | 6,618 | 3.2% | 4.5% |
2002 | 212,042 | 204,526 | 7,516 | 3.5% | 5.1% |
2003 | 212,509 | 204,342 | 8,167 | 3.8% | 5.5% |
2004 | 213,535 | 205,216 | 8,319 | 3.9% | 5.3% |
2005 | 213,289 | 204,363 | 8,926 | 4.2% | 5.5% |
2006 | 222,531 | 213,639 | 8,892 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
2007 | 228,294 | 220,566 | 7,728 | 3.4% | 4.6% |
2008 | 230,698 | 219,362 | 11,336 | 4.9% | 6.5% |
2009 | 229,032 | 211,089 | 17,943 | 7.8% | 10.1% |
2010 | 229,895 | 212,529 | 17,366 | 7.6% | 9.8% |
2011 | 232,694 | 216,377 | 16,317 | 7.0% | 9.1% |
2012 | 230,548 | 216,171 | 14,377 | 6.2% | 8.0% |
2013 | 227,983 | 213,611 | 14,372 | 6.3% | 7.8% |
2014 | 226,266 | 213,912 | 12,354 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
2015 | 228,904 | 218,294 | 10,610 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
2016 | 233,831 | 224,458 | 9,373 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
2017 | 236,943 | 229,432 | 7,511 | 3.2% | 3.7% |
2018 | 240,321 | 233,285 | 7,036 | 2.9% | 3.5% |
2019 | 245,480 | 238,396 | 7,084 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
2020 | 242,643 | 228,282 | 14,361 | 5.9% | 7.5% |
2021 | 246,907 | 238,402 | 8,505 | 3.4% | 4.5% |
2022 | 250,987 | 243,788 | 7,199 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
2023 | 253,277 | 246,156 | 7,121 | 2.8% | 3.3% |