2022 population: 174,791
( 10,448 from 2010
, 1,583 from 2020)
Land area: 418.1 square miles
Population density: 418.1 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 141,401 | 80.90% | 0.1% |
Black: | 7,981 | 4.57% | 71.7% |
Indian: | 351 | 0.20% | 0.6% |
Asian: | 2,565 | 1.47% | 28.8% |
2+ races: | 2,709 | 1.55% | 34.9% |
Hispanic: | 19,784 | 11.32% | 42.0% |
Total non-White: | 33,390 | 19.10% | 44.5% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 3,594 | 10.4 |
Deaths: | 4,191 | 12.1 |
Net Migration: | 2,004 | 5.8 |
Net Immigration: | 162 | 0.5 |
Change in White population: | 158 | 0.1 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 10,290 | 6.3 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 71,572 | |
Median Value | $242,300 | |
Occupied | 67,945 | 94.9% |
Vacant | 3,627 | 5.1% |
Owned | 52,320 | 77.0% |
Rented | 15,625 | 23.0% |
Median Rent | $1,092 | |
Single-Family Units | 56,254 | 78.6% |
Detached | 53,328 | 74.5% |
Attached | 2,926 | 4.1% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 7,558 | 10.6% |
Mobile Homes | 3,460 | 4.8% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 2,548 | 3.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,523 | 2.2% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 1,697 | 2.5% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 2,631 | 3.9% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 2,735 | 4.0% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 2,295 | 3.4% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 2,485 | 3.7% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 2,046 | 3.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 2,671 | 3.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 4,661 | 6.9% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 5,743 | 8.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9,663 | 14.2% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 8,343 | 12.3% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 5,936 | 8.7% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6,923 | 10.2% |
$200,000 or more | 6,045 | 8.9% |
Median Household Income | 82,915 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,792 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 105 | |
Compared to U.S. | 89 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 2,851 | 4.2% |
Public Assistance | 1,054 | 1.6% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 4,521 | 6.7% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 70,240 | 71.4% |
Unemployed | 3,254 | 3.3% |
In Armed Forces | 43 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 73,537 | 74.7% |
Not in Labor Force | 24,871 | 25.3% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 28.6% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 35,071 | 25,429 | 58.0% |
Non-Profit | 2,368 | 4,359 | 35.2% |
Self-Employed | 4,240 | 2,766 | 60.5% |
Local Government | 2,164 | 3,737 | 36.7% |
State Government | 745 | 1,486 | 33.4% |
Federal Government | 581 | 551 | 51.3% |
Total Private + Self | 39,311 | 28,195 | 58.2% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 5,858 | 10,133 | 36.6% |
Total | 45,169 | 38,328 | 54.1% |
Pct. Govt. | 11.1% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 13,107 | 15.7% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 15,328 | 18.3% |
Professional, Technical | 19,893 | 23.8% |
Service Occupations | 12,077 | 14.5% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 193 | 0.2% |
All others | 23,172 | 27.7% |
White Collar | 57.8% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Manufacturing | 14,886 | 17.8% |
Health care and social assistance | 11,576 | 13.9% |
Retail trade | 8,312 | 9.9% |
Educational services | 7,835 | 9.4% |
Construction | 6,715 | 8.0% |
Accommodation and food services | 5,658 | 6.8% |
Other services | 4,724 | 5.7% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 4,693 | 5.6% |
Transportation and warehousing | 4,060 | 4.9% |
Finance and insurance | 2,977 | 3.6% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 2,914 | 3.5% |
Public administration | 2,567 | 3.1% |
Wholesale trade | 1,486 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,361 | 1.6% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 1,325 | 1.6% |
Information | 1,000 | 1.2% |
Utilities | 802 | 1.0% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 550 | 0.7% |
Management | 87 | 0.1% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 49 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 13,907 | 8.02% |
Puerto Rican | 3,033 | 1.75% |
Cuban | 148 | 0.09% |
Dominican | 98 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 315 | 0.18% |
Costa Rican | 15 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 142 | 0.08% |
Honduran | 121 | 0.07% |
Nicaraguan | 14 | 0.01% |
Panamanian | 14 | 0.01% |
Salvadoran | 9 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 240 | 0.14% |
Argentinean | 19 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 11 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 43 | 0.02% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 129 | 0.07% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 38 | 0.02% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 916 | 0.53% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 800 | 0.46% |
Chinese | 787 | 0.45% |
Filipino | 378 | 0.22% |
Korean | 142 | 0.08% |
Vietnamese | 114 | 0.07% |
Thai | 45 | 0.03% |
Japanese | 33 | 0.02% |
Burmese | 2 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 154,125 | 93.7% |
Spanish | 6,169 | 3.8% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,056 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European | 994 | 0.6% |
Chinese | 579 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 315 | 0.2% |
Tagalog | 300 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 241 | 0.1% |
Arabic | 238 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 35,745 | 20.6% |
Irish | 25,548 | 14.7% |
English | 16,343 | 9.4% |
Polish | 14,513 | 8.4% |
Italian | 8,478 | 4.9% |
American | 6,377 | 3.7% |
Swedish | 4,171 | 2.4% |
Dutch | 3,596 | 2.1% |
French | 3,524 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 3,169 | 1.8% |
European | 2,813 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 2,473 | 1.4% |
Hungarian | 1,926 | 1.1% |
Greek | 1,780 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 1,584 | 0.9% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 170,583 | 98.4% |
Not a citizen | 2,772 | 1.6% |
Native | 167,001 | 96.3% |
Foreign-born | 6,354 | 3.7% |
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 | ||||||
2,326 | 1.9% | 4,954 | 4.1% | 41,477 | 34.5% | 35,449 | 29.5% | 22,294 | 18.6% | 13,640 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,326 | 1.9% |
9-12 Years | 4,954 | 4.1% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 41,477 | 34.5% |
Some College | 35,449 | 29.5% |
Bach. Degree | 22,294 | 18.6% |
Grad Degree | 13,640 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.6 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 65,802 | 63,308 | 2,494 | 3.8% | 5.1% |
1991 | 66,833 | 64,014 | 2,819 | 4.2% | 5.7% |
1992 | 68,078 | 64,518 | 3,560 | 5.2% | 6.1% |
1993 | 70,126 | 66,605 | 3,521 | 5.0% | 5.1% |
1994 | 71,523 | 68,270 | 3,253 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
1995 | 73,172 | 69,872 | 3,300 | 4.5% | 4.4% |
1996 | 74,329 | 71,647 | 2,682 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
1997 | 76,247 | 74,061 | 2,186 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
1998 | 76,992 | 74,948 | 2,044 | 2.7% | 3.0% |
1999 | 76,763 | 74,504 | 2,259 | 2.9% | 2.9% |
2000 | 77,430 | 75,226 | 2,204 | 2.8% | 3.0% |
2001 | 78,631 | 75,608 | 3,023 | 3.8% | 4.2% |
2002 | 79,378 | 75,409 | 3,969 | 5.0% | 5.2% |
2003 | 79,751 | 75,729 | 4,022 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
2004 | 79,331 | 75,421 | 3,910 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
2005 | 81,029 | 77,208 | 3,821 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
2006 | 82,867 | 79,280 | 3,587 | 4.3% | 5.0% |
2007 | 82,936 | 79,723 | 3,213 | 3.9% | 4.6% |
2008 | 84,701 | 80,644 | 4,057 | 4.8% | 5.9% |
2009 | 84,794 | 76,748 | 8,046 | 9.5% | 10.5% |
2010 | 81,658 | 74,116 | 7,542 | 9.2% | 10.1% |
2011 | 82,497 | 75,892 | 6,605 | 8.0% | 8.9% |
2012 | 82,465 | 76,282 | 6,183 | 7.5% | 8.2% |
2013 | 83,317 | 77,418 | 5,899 | 7.1% | 7.5% |
2014 | 84,077 | 78,881 | 5,196 | 6.2% | 5.9% |
2015 | 84,689 | 80,174 | 4,515 | 5.3% | 4.8% |
2016 | 86,357 | 81,990 | 4,367 | 5.1% | 4.4% |
2017 | 85,807 | 82,367 | 3,440 | 4.0% | 3.5% |
2018 | 87,272 | 83,998 | 3,274 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
2019 | 86,288 | 83,116 | 3,172 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
2020 | 83,987 | 77,220 | 6,767 | 8.1% | 7.1% |
2021 | 84,495 | 80,973 | 3,522 | 4.2% | 3.9% |
2022 | 86,013 | 83,203 | 2,810 | 3.3% | 3.0% |
2023 | 86,290 | 83,108 | 3,182 | 3.7% | 3.3% |