2022 population: 352,057
( 13,112 from 2010
, 2,606 from 2020)
Land area: 1027.7 square miles
Population density: 342.6 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 327,131 | 92.92% | 5.5% |
Black: | 9,587 | 2.72% | 13.8% |
Indian: | 380 | 0.11% | 24.6% |
Asian: | 3,844 | 1.09% | 39.7% |
2+ races: | 5,861 | 1.66% | 41.0% |
Hispanic: | 5,254 | 1.49% | 65.3% |
Total non-White: | 24,926 | 7.08% | 30.8% |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate |
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Births: | 6,354 | 9.0 |
Deaths: | 11,600 | 16.4 |
Net Migration: | 2,488 | 3.5 |
Net Immigration: | 122 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | -18,980 | -5.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 5,868 | 1.6 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 168,183 | |
Median Value | $181,600 | |
Occupied | 153,237 | 91.1% |
Vacant | 14,946 | 8.9% |
Owned | 119,358 | 77.9% |
Rented | 33,879 | 22.1% |
Median Rent | $822 | |
Single-Family Units | 138,003 | 82.1% |
Detached | 129,586 | 77.1% |
Attached | 8,417 | 5.0% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 11,528 | 6.9% |
Mobile Homes | 8,336 | 5.0% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 6,641 | 4.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6,130 | 4.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,234 | 4.1% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,660 | 4.3% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,302 | 4.1% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 6,194 | 4.0% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 5,851 | 3.8% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 6,067 | 4.0% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 6,217 | 4.1% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 10,963 | 7.2% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 14,390 | 9.4% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 21,271 | 13.9% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 15,335 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 11,234 | 7.3% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 11,967 | 7.8% |
$200,000 or more | 11,781 | 7.7% |
Median Household Income | 69,454 | |
Per Capita Income | 40,193 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 90 | |
Compared to U.S. | 83 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 7,613 | 5.0% |
Public Assistance | 3,765 | 2.5% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 20,567 | 13.4% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 155,175 | 73.2% |
Unemployed | 8,254 | 3.9% |
In Armed Forces | 41 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 163,470 | 77.1% |
Not in Labor Force | 48,483 | 22.9% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 26.8% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 68,425 | 51,560 | 57.0% |
Non-Profit | 6,524 | 14,115 | 31.6% |
Self-Employed | 8,595 | 5,449 | 61.2% |
Local Government | 4,160 | 5,441 | 43.3% |
State Government | 2,246 | 2,283 | 49.6% |
Federal Government | 1,527 | 979 | 60.9% |
Total Private + Self | 77,020 | 57,009 | 57.5% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 14,457 | 22,818 | 38.8% |
Total | 91,477 | 79,827 | 53.4% |
Pct. Govt. | 9.7% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 26,135 | 15.2% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 35,840 | 20.9% |
Professional, Technical | 41,110 | 24.0% |
Service Occupations | 26,333 | 15.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 355 | 0.2% |
All others | 42,194 | 24.6% |
White Collar | 60.1% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Health care and social assistance | 28,414 | 16.6% |
Manufacturing | 25,098 | 14.6% |
Retail trade | 21,063 | 12.3% |
Educational services | 14,346 | 8.4% |
Construction | 11,397 | 6.6% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 10,549 | 6.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 10,496 | 6.1% |
Other services | 8,828 | 5.1% |
Finance and insurance | 7,260 | 4.2% |
Transportation and warehousing | 7,131 | 4.2% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 5,413 | 3.2% |
Wholesale trade | 5,266 | 3.1% |
Public administration | 5,141 | 3.0% |
Utilities | 3,098 | 1.8% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 2,417 | 1.4% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 2,262 | 1.3% |
Information | 1,777 | 1.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 905 | 0.5% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 602 | 0.4% |
Management | 149 | 0.1% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 1,721 | 0.49% |
Puerto Rican | 1,364 | 0.38% |
Cuban | 276 | 0.08% |
Dominican | 216 | 0.06% |
Total Central American | 264 | 0.07% |
Costa Rican | 0 | 0.00% |
Guatemalan | 108 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 24 | 0.01% |
Nicaraguan | 8 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 94 | 0.03% |
Salvadoran | 30 | 0.01% |
Other Central American | 0 | 0.00% |
Total South American | 385 | 0.11% |
Argentinean | 26 | 0.01% |
Bolivian | 36 | 0.01% |
Chilean | 33 | 0.01% |
Colombian | 24 | 0.01% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 21 | 0.01% |
Peruvian | 68 | 0.02% |
Uruguayan | 34 | 0.01% |
Venezuelan | 143 | 0.04% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 601 | 0.17% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Indian | 977 | 0.28% |
Chinese | 972 | 0.27% |
Korean | 400 | 0.11% |
Filipino | 385 | 0.11% |
Vietnamese | 336 | 0.09% |
Japanese | 95 | 0.03% |
Thai | 43 | 0.01% |
Taiwanese | 34 | 0.01% |
Okinawan | 12 | 0.00% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 330,524 | 97.5% |
Spanish | 2,439 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European | 1,812 | 0.5% |
German, other Germanic | 852 | 0.3% |
Chinese | 842 | 0.2% |
Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 589 | 0.2% |
Other Asian | 482 | 0.1% |
French, Haitian, Cajun | 449 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 307 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
German | 96,714 | 27.3% |
Italian | 62,427 | 17.6% |
Irish | 58,664 | 16.6% |
English | 32,876 | 9.3% |
Polish | 32,615 | 9.2% |
Slovak | 17,640 | 5.0% |
American | 14,862 | 4.2% |
Scottish | 7,131 | 2.0% |
Hungarian | 6,788 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,661 | 1.6% |
French | 5,328 | 1.5% |
Russian | 4,465 | 1.3% |
Croatian | 4,086 | 1.2% |
European | 3,980 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 3,728 | 1.1% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 352,176 | 99.4% |
Not a citizen | 2,238 | 0.6% |
Native | 348,525 | 98.3% |
Foreign-born | 5,889 | 1.7% |
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 | ||||||
3,382 | 1.3% | 8,885 | 3.4% | 93,616 | 35.5% | 75,360 | 28.6% | 52,112 | 19.8% | 30,104 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 3,382 | 1.3% |
9-12 Years | 8,885 | 3.4% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 93,616 | 35.5% |
Some College | 75,360 | 28.6% |
Bach. Degree | 52,112 | 19.8% |
Grad Degree | 30,104 | 11.4% |
Average years of education: 13.7 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 171,435 | 161,308 | 10,127 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
1991 | 174,086 | 162,070 | 12,016 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
1992 | 177,747 | 164,369 | 13,378 | 7.5% | 7.5% |
1993 | 180,024 | 166,106 | 13,918 | 7.7% | 6.9% |
1994 | 180,064 | 166,873 | 13,191 | 7.3% | 6.3% |
1995 | 180,455 | 168,389 | 12,066 | 6.7% | 5.9% |
1996 | 182,726 | 172,015 | 10,711 | 5.9% | 5.5% |
1997 | 184,813 | 174,556 | 10,257 | 5.5% | 5.1% |
1998 | 185,274 | 175,493 | 9,781 | 5.3% | 4.7% |
1999 | 185,968 | 176,835 | 9,133 | 4.9% | 4.5% |
2000 | 182,234 | 173,662 | 8,572 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
2001 | 185,067 | 175,587 | 9,480 | 5.1% | 4.8% |
2002 | 184,912 | 174,222 | 10,690 | 5.8% | 5.6% |
2003 | 184,087 | 173,025 | 11,062 | 6.0% | 5.7% |
2004 | 184,893 | 174,002 | 10,891 | 5.9% | 5.4% |
2005 | 184,337 | 174,520 | 9,817 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2006 | 185,825 | 176,398 | 9,427 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
2007 | 185,955 | 177,143 | 8,812 | 4.7% | 4.6% |
2008 | 188,667 | 178,647 | 10,020 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
2009 | 188,747 | 174,167 | 14,580 | 7.7% | 8.0% |
2010 | 184,724 | 169,950 | 14,774 | 8.0% | 8.2% |
2011 | 185,548 | 171,833 | 13,715 | 7.4% | 7.8% |
2012 | 187,256 | 173,746 | 13,510 | 7.2% | 7.7% |
2013 | 185,755 | 173,182 | 12,573 | 6.8% | 7.1% |
2014 | 183,032 | 172,388 | 10,644 | 5.8% | 5.9% |
2015 | 182,989 | 172,937 | 10,052 | 5.5% | 5.4% |
2016 | 183,064 | 172,471 | 10,593 | 5.8% | 5.3% |
2017 | 180,678 | 171,172 | 9,506 | 5.3% | 5.0% |
2018 | 180,069 | 171,832 | 8,237 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2019 | 181,017 | 172,719 | 8,298 | 4.6% | 4.5% |
2020 | 176,723 | 160,646 | 16,077 | 9.1% | 9.1% |
2021 | 176,380 | 165,810 | 10,570 | 6.0% | 6.0% |
2022 | 175,757 | 167,758 | 7,999 | 4.6% | 4.4% |
2023 | 175,548 | 169,433 | 6,115 | 3.5% | 3.4% |