2022 population: 273,263
( 39,523 from 2010
, 8,688 from 2020)
Land area: 845.3 square miles
Population density: 323.3 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 206,238 | 75.47% | 9.5% |
Black: | 38,944 | 14.25% | 47.3% |
Indian: | 1,254 | 0.46% | 21.6% |
Asian: | 4,263 | 1.56% | 42.7% |
2+ races: | 4,955 | 1.81% | 45.8% |
Hispanic: | 17,609 | 6.44% | 60.5% |
Total non-White: | 67,025 | 24.53% | 47.6% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 6,510 | 12.3 |
Deaths: | 6,273 | 11.9 |
Net Migration: | 7,886 | 14.9 |
Net Immigration: | 658 | 1.2 |
Change in White population: | 17,921 | 7.7 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 21,602 | 9.2 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 110,680 | |
Median Value | $262,400 | |
Occupied | 101,212 | 91.4% |
Vacant | 9,468 | 8.6% |
Owned | 80,039 | 79.1% |
Rented | 21,173 | 20.9% |
Median Rent | $1,247 | |
Single-Family Units | 89,328 | 80.7% |
Detached | 86,465 | 78.1% |
Attached | 2,863 | 2.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 9,420 | 8.5% |
Mobile Homes | 7,750 | 7.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 4,033 | 4.0% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3,641 | 3.6% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 3,657 | 3.6% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 3,471 | 3.4% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 3,616 | 3.6% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 3,596 | 3.6% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 3,575 | 3.5% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 3,924 | 3.9% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 3,923 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 6,924 | 6.8% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 9,069 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13,377 | 13.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 10,769 | 10.6% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 7,517 | 7.4% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 9,425 | 9.3% |
$200,000 or more | 10,695 | 10.6% |
Median Household Income | 76,914 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,393 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 106 | |
Compared to U.S. | 90 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 5,055 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 1,308 | 1.3% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 8,513 | 8.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 106,947 | 69.7% |
Unemployed | 6,205 | 4.0% |
In Armed Forces | 1,202 | 0.8% |
Total Labor Force | 114,354 | 74.5% |
Not in Labor Force | 39,177 | 25.5% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 29.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 44,197 | 37,407 | 54.2% |
Non-Profit | 2,989 | 5,549 | 35.0% |
Self-Employed | 9,988 | 6,212 | 61.7% |
Local Government | 3,945 | 5,002 | 44.1% |
State Government | 1,630 | 2,886 | 36.1% |
Federal Government | 2,081 | 1,409 | 59.6% |
Total Private + Self | 54,185 | 43,619 | 55.4% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 10,645 | 14,846 | 41.8% |
Total | 64,830 | 58,465 | 52.6% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 22,744 | 18.4% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 26,395 | 21.4% |
Professional, Technical | 31,444 | 25.5% |
Service Occupations | 19,654 | 15.9% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 211 | 0.2% |
All others | 23,272 | 18.8% |
White Collar | 65.2% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 18,008 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 13,504 | 10.9% |
Educational services | 11,102 | 9.0% |
Construction | 9,766 | 7.9% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 9,410 | 7.6% |
Accommodation and food services | 8,872 | 7.2% |
Manufacturing | 7,545 | 6.1% |
Other services | 6,746 | 5.5% |
Public administration | 6,696 | 5.4% |
Finance and insurance | 6,210 | 5.0% |
Transportation and warehousing | 5,826 | 4.7% |
Wholesale trade | 4,544 | 3.7% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 4,467 | 3.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,722 | 2.2% |
Information | 2,433 | 2.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 2,205 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,974 | 1.6% |
Utilities | 1,065 | 0.9% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 368 | 0.3% |
Management | 46 | 0.0% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 3,810 | 1.43% |
Puerto Rican | 969 | 0.36% |
Cuban | 584 | 0.22% |
Dominican | 63 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 5,863 | 2.20% |
Costa Rican | 147 | 0.06% |
Guatemalan | 277 | 0.10% |
Honduran | 3,873 | 1.46% |
Nicaraguan | 425 | 0.16% |
Panamanian | 191 | 0.07% |
Salvadoran | 640 | 0.24% |
Other Central American | 310 | 0.12% |
Total South American | 792 | 0.30% |
Argentinean | 98 | 0.04% |
Bolivian | 13 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 10 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 358 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 64 | 0.02% |
Paraguayan | 3 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 99 | 0.04% |
Uruguayan | 61 | 0.02% |
Venezuelan | 86 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 4,131 | 1.55% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Vietnamese | 1,178 | 0.44% |
Filipino | 675 | 0.25% |
Indian | 628 | 0.24% |
Chinese | 579 | 0.22% |
Japanese | 132 | 0.05% |
Korean | 121 | 0.05% |
Laotian | 50 | 0.02% |
Thai | 41 | 0.02% |
Bangladeshi | 29 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 234,934 | 93.6% |
Spanish | 9,030 | 3.6% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 1,440 | 0.6% |
Vietnamese | 948 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European | 858 | 0.3% |
Other | 811 | 0.3% |
Other Asian | 658 | 0.3% |
German, other Germanic | 581 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 421 | 0.2% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
French | 39,774 | 14.9% |
German | 39,544 | 14.9% |
Irish | 35,116 | 13.2% |
Italian | 27,278 | 10.2% |
English | 26,622 | 10.0% |
American | 22,562 | 8.5% |
Scottish | 4,491 | 1.7% |
European | 4,023 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 3,939 | 1.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,983 | 1.1% |
Polish | 2,916 | 1.1% |
Norwegian | 1,884 | 0.7% |
Dutch | 1,672 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 1,407 | 0.5% |
British | 1,244 | 0.5% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 260,101 | 97.7% |
Not a citizen | 6,067 | 2.3% |
Native | 254,602 | 95.7% |
Foreign-born | 11,566 | 4.3% |
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 | ||||||
5,550 | 3.0% | 10,437 | 5.7% | 43,794 | 24.0% | 56,499 | 30.9% | 42,984 | 23.5% | 23,529 | 12.9% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 5,550 | 3.0% |
9-12 Years | 10,437 | 5.7% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 43,794 | 24.0% |
Some College | 56,499 | 30.9% |
Bach. Degree | 42,984 | 23.5% |
Grad Degree | 23,529 | 12.9% |
Average years of education: 13.8 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 68,225 | 64,177 | 4,048 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
1991 | 71,648 | 66,695 | 4,953 | 6.9% | 7.2% |
1992 | 73,384 | 67,195 | 6,189 | 8.4% | 7.8% |
1993 | 76,094 | 69,769 | 6,325 | 8.3% | 7.4% |
1994 | 80,061 | 73,969 | 6,092 | 7.6% | 7.7% |
1995 | 82,768 | 77,432 | 5,336 | 6.4% | 6.9% |
1996 | 86,261 | 81,747 | 4,514 | 5.2% | 6.5% |
1997 | 90,266 | 86,228 | 4,038 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
1998 | 93,372 | 89,607 | 3,765 | 4.0% | 5.5% |
1999 | 94,997 | 91,758 | 3,239 | 3.4% | 5.0% |
2000 | 96,134 | 92,089 | 4,045 | 4.2% | 5.2% |
2001 | 97,346 | 92,908 | 4,438 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
2002 | 98,677 | 93,872 | 4,805 | 4.9% | 6.0% |
2003 | 100,959 | 96,181 | 4,778 | 4.7% | 6.3% |
2004 | 103,681 | 99,363 | 4,318 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ?% | 6.8% |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ?% | 4.0% |
2007 | 116,272 | 112,677 | 3,595 | 3.1% | 4.1% |
2008 | 110,671 | 106,488 | 4,183 | 3.8% | 4.7% |
2009 | 107,945 | 102,102 | 5,843 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
2010 | 108,779 | 102,325 | 6,454 | 5.9% | 7.5% |
2011 | 108,436 | 101,971 | 6,465 | 6.0% | 7.4% |
2012 | 109,310 | 103,152 | 6,158 | 5.6% | 6.7% |
2013 | 111,147 | 105,012 | 6,135 | 5.5% | 6.4% |
2014 | 114,505 | 108,152 | 6,353 | 5.5% | 6.3% |
2015 | 116,999 | 110,740 | 6,259 | 5.3% | 6.3% |
2016 | 117,626 | 111,775 | 5,851 | 5.0% | 6.1% |
2017 | 117,601 | 112,570 | 5,031 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
2018 | 119,398 | 114,463 | 4,935 | 4.1% | 4.8% |
2019 | 121,941 | 117,050 | 4,891 | 4.0% | 4.7% |
2020 | 116,466 | 108,590 | 7,876 | 6.8% | 8.3% |
2021 | 117,390 | 112,701 | 4,689 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
2022 | 119,821 | 116,289 | 3,532 | 2.9% | 3.7% |
2023 | 119,486 | 115,587 | 3,899 | 3.3% | 3.7% |