2022 population: 95,789
( 51 from 2010
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822 from 2020)
Land area: 540.4 square miles
Population density: 177.2 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 45,419 | 47.42% | ![]() |
Black: | 39,509 | 41.25% | ![]() |
Indian: | 671 | 0.70% | ![]() |
Asian: | 1,000 | 1.04% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 1,587 | 1.66% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 7,603 | 7.94% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 50,370 | 52.58% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 2,347 | 12.4 |
Deaths: | 2,923 | 15.4 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 1,227 | 6.5 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 119 | 0.6 |
Change in White population: | -6,351 | -6.6 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 6,300 | 6.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 43,320 | |
Median Value | $162,100 | |
Occupied | 37,793 | 87.2% |
Vacant | 5,527 | 12.8% |
Owned | 24,538 | 64.9% |
Rented | 13,255 | 35.1% |
Median Rent | $879 | |
Single-Family Units | 29,411 | 67.9% |
Detached | 28,810 | 66.5% |
Attached | 601 | 1.4% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 3,366 | 7.8% |
Mobile Homes | 7,126 | 16.4% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,855 | 4.9% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 2,302 | 6.1% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,785 | 4.7% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 1,625 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 1,784 | 4.7% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,770 | 4.7% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 1,611 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 1,671 | 4.4% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 1,808 | 4.8% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 3,922 | 10.4% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 3,388 | 9.0% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4,998 | 13.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 3,223 | 8.5% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 2,153 | 5.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2,263 | 6.0% |
$200,000 or more | 1,635 | 4.3% |
Median Household Income | 56,770 | |
Per Capita Income | 31,987 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 95 | |
Compared to U.S. | 80 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,463 | 6.5% |
Public Assistance | 552 | 1.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 6,559 | 17.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 37,126 | 68.0% |
Unemployed | 2,636 | 4.8% |
In Armed Forces | 36 | 0.1% |
Total Labor Force | 39,798 | 72.9% |
Not in Labor Force | 14,784 | 27.1% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 31.9% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 16,603 | 14,972 | 52.6% |
Non-Profit | 913 | 1,437 | 38.9% |
Self-Employed | 2,458 | 774 | 76.1% |
Local Government | 1,041 | 1,764 | 37.1% |
State Government | 823 | 1,418 | 36.7% |
Federal Government | 247 | 625 | 28.3% |
Total Private + Self | 19,061 | 15,746 | 54.8% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 3,024 | 5,244 | 36.6% |
Total | 22,085 | 20,990 | 51.3% |
Pct. Govt. | 13.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 6,100 | 14.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 8,913 | 20.6% |
Professional, Technical | 8,147 | 18.9% |
Service Occupations | 7,433 | 17.2% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 453 | 1.0% |
All others | 12,580 | 29.1% |
White Collar | 53.6% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 7,340 | 17.0% |
Health care and social assistance | 5,336 | 12.4% |
Retail trade | 5,323 | 12.3% |
Construction | 3,664 | 8.5% |
Accommodation and food services | 3,019 | 7.0% |
Educational services | 2,900 | 6.7% |
Transportation and warehousing | 2,502 | 5.8% |
Finance and insurance | 2,134 | 4.9% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 1,904 | 4.4% |
Public administration | 1,761 | 4.1% |
Other services | 1,653 | 3.8% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 1,546 | 3.6% |
Wholesale trade | 945 | 2.2% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 836 | 1.9% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 815 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 634 | 1.5% |
Information | 503 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 204 | 0.5% |
Management | 84 | 0.2% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 70 | 0.2% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 4,841 | 5.09% |
Puerto Rican | 917 | 0.97% |
Cuban | 26 | 0.03% |
Dominican | 19 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 612 | 0.64% |
Costa Rican | 10 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 92 | 0.10% |
Honduran | 348 | 0.37% |
Nicaraguan | 32 | 0.03% |
Panamanian | 34 | 0.04% |
Salvadoran | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Central American | 96 | 0.10% |
Total South American | 579 | 0.61% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 216 | 0.23% |
Colombian | 124 | 0.13% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 212 | 0.22% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 27 | 0.03% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 128 | 0.13% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 202 | 0.21% |
Chinese | 121 | 0.13% |
Filipino | 77 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 38 | 0.04% |
Japanese | 26 | 0.03% |
Korean | 8 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 82,970 | 92.5% |
Spanish | 5,577 | 6.2% |
Arabic | 479 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European | 191 | 0.2% |
Korean | 165 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 79 | 0.1% |
Tagalog | 77 | 0.1% |
Other | 54 | 0.1% |
Chinese | 45 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 10,577 | 11.1% |
English | 10,146 | 10.7% |
German | 4,308 | 4.5% |
Irish | 3,120 | 3.3% |
Italian | 1,594 | 1.7% |
European | 1,219 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,061 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 792 | 0.8% |
French | 687 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 576 | 0.6% |
Palestinian | 538 | 0.6% |
African | 450 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 444 | 0.5% |
Polish | 335 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 326 | 0.3% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 92,449 | 97.3% |
Not a citizen | 2,566 | 2.7% |
Native | 90,953 | 95.7% |
Foreign-born | 4,062 | 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 | ||||||
2,755 | 4.2% | 6,140 | 9.3% | 21,559 | 32.6% | 21,195 | 32.0% | 10,109 | 15.3% | 4,415 | 6.7% |
Average years of education: 13.0 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,755 | 4.2% |
9-12 Years | 6,140 | 9.3% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 21,559 | 32.6% |
Some College | 21,195 | 32.0% |
Bach. Degree | 10,109 | 15.3% |
Grad Degree | 4,415 | 6.7% |
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 | 41,454 | 39,719 | 1,735 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
1991 | 43,080 | 40,240 | 2,840 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
1992 | 43,626 | 40,291 | 3,335 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
1993 | 43,557 | 40,831 | 2,726 | 6.3% | 5.1% |
1994 | 42,938 | 40,730 | 2,208 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
1995 | 44,360 | 42,014 | 2,346 | 5.3% | 4.4% |
1996 | 45,947 | 43,061 | 2,886 | 6.3% | 4.4% |
1997 | 44,730 | 42,020 | 2,710 | 6.1% | 3.8% |
1998 | 44,315 | 41,848 | 2,467 | 5.6% | 3.5% |
1999 | 44,579 | 42,190 | 2,389 | 5.4% | 3.3% |
2000 | 43,535 | 41,529 | 2,006 | 4.6% | 3.7% |
2001 | 44,069 | 41,250 | 2,819 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2002 | 43,978 | 40,351 | 3,627 | 8.2% | 6.9% |
2003 | 44,688 | 41,333 | 3,355 | 7.5% | 6.7% |
2004 | 44,599 | 41,589 | 3,010 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
2005 | 44,532 | 41,671 | 2,861 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
2006 | 45,007 | 42,344 | 2,663 | 5.9% | 5.1% |
2007 | 46,555 | 43,885 | 2,670 | 5.7% | 5.1% |
2008 | 47,077 | 43,578 | 3,499 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
2009 | 47,839 | 41,828 | 6,011 | 12.6% | 11.0% |
2010 | 47,616 | 41,699 | 5,917 | 12.4% | 10.7% |
2011 | 47,164 | 41,286 | 5,878 | 12.5% | 10.3% |
2012 | 46,530 | 41,042 | 5,488 | 11.8% | 9.5% |
2013 | 45,378 | 40,816 | 4,562 | 10.1% | 7.8% |
2014 | 44,217 | 40,795 | 3,422 | 7.7% | 6.1% |
2015 | 43,809 | 40,658 | 3,151 | 7.2% | 5.7% |
2016 | 43,792 | 40,909 | 2,883 | 6.6% | 5.1% |
2017 | 43,601 | 40,968 | 2,633 | 6.0% | 4.5% |
2018 | 43,404 | 41,153 | 2,251 | 5.2% | 4.0% |
2019 | 43,462 | 41,427 | 2,035 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
2020 | 42,129 | 38,590 | 3,539 | 8.4% | 7.3% |
2021 | 42,216 | 39,540 | 2,676 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
2022 | 42,356 | 40,246 | 2,110 | 5.0% | 3.7% |
2023 | 42,055 | 40,141 | 1,914 | 4.6% | 3.5% |